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Tra-Deon Hollins PG - 6'2, 195lbs - Born 22nd August 1995 Fort Wayne Mad Ants Hollins returned to the Mad Ants to begin this season, having played 41 games with them in 2017/18 in his first professional season out of Omaha. Last year, he was a bench player…
Jared Sam PF - 6'10, 210lbs - Born 17th May 1995 Fort Wayne Mad Ants In his first three years at Southern University - and by the way, the commitment shown by the naming committee back in the formative days of that establishment is something we could all…
Travin Thibodeaux PF/C - 6'8, 242lbs - Born 19th February 1996 Fort Wayne Mad Ants In Thibodeaux's first professional season, he added size, rebounding and some interior defence to a team that otherwise lacked for them. He was not spectacular in any area, but he was solid in…
Jovan Mooring PG/SG - 6'2, 205lbs - Born 14th December 1994 Fort Wayne Mad Ants On a UNLV team built with finishers yet few shooters - Brandon McCoy, Tervell Beck, Will’s brother Kris Clyburn, the always-fun Shakur Juiston - Mooring was charged with the task in his two…
Ike Nwamu SG/SF - 6'5, 205lbs - Born 3rd January 1993 Fort Wayne Mad Ants Nwamu’s best skill is his dunking, and I don’t think anyone will dispute that. He is a very explosive leaper and a player who loves to finish with power at any opportunity; the…
Je'lon Hornbeak PG/SG - 6'3, 190lbs - Born 1st May 1994 Fort Wayne Mad Ants Hornbeak spent two years with Oklahoma, two years at Monmouth and now two years with the Mad Ants, which is pleasingly symmetrical. To have spent two full seasons with a G-League team, even…
Omari Johnson PF - 6'9, 220lbs - Born 26th May 1989 Fort Wayne Mad Ants Johnson finished last season in the NBA with the Memphis Grizzlies, having been called up right at season’s end from their affiliate, the Hustle. In order to obtain his G-League rights, then, the…
Stephan Hicks SG - 6'6, 200lbs - Born 2nd April 1992 Fort Wayne Mad Ants If you come out of a mid-major school, the G-League is often the best way to get from there to the highest levels. As one of many examples, think on how David Nwaba…
Rob Gray PG - 6'2, 182lbs - Born 3rd April 1994 Fort Wayne Mad Ants Having averaged 18.8 points per game over three seasons with the University of Houston, it was likely if not inevitable that Gray would receive a summer league invite and possible training camp contract…
Demetrius Denzel-Dyson SG - 6'5, 200lbs - Born 22nd February 1995 Fort Wayne Mad Ants Denzel-Dyson was very briefly signed by the Pacers in training camp, with the “official” announcements of his signing and his waiving by the team’s Twitter account coming only four hours and 28 minutes…
Jordan Barnett SF - 6'7, 215lbs - Born 31st December 1995 Fort Wayne Mad Ants Barnett was on the cusp of the NBA to begin his first professional season on account of the good job he did as a senior at Missouri of showing how he can fit…
The D-League has bagged itself some more former NBA talent. In five of the last six years, Iowa centre Jared Reiner has appeared in an NBA training camp. In 2004 it was the Bulls ; in 2005 it was both the Clippers and the Suns ; in 2006…