2017-2018 Fort Wayne Mad Ants Regular Season Roster

* Including all Indiana Mad Ants information

NBA Affiliate: Indiana Pacers

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2017-2018 Fort Wayne Mad Ants Roster

# Player Pos Height Weight Age Pre-NBA Draft Team NBA Draft Status Nationality
13 Ike Anigbogu C 6-9 252 19 UCLA 2017 Rnd 2 Pick 17 United States
32 Duje Dukan F 6-10 220 26 Wisconsin 2015 NBA Draft, Undrafted Croatia
9 C.J. Fair F 6-8 218 26 Syracuse 2014 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
17 Stephan Hicks GF 6-4 200 25 Cal State Northridge 2015 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
1 Tra-Deon Hollins G 6-2 195 22 Omaha 2017 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
6 Je'lon Hornbeak G 6-3 190 23 Monmouth 2017 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
18 DeQuan Jones SF 6-8 221 27 Miami (FL) 2012 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
- T.J. Leaf PF 6-10 225 20 UCLA 2017 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States
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15 Walt Lemon, Jr. G 6-3 180 25 Bradley 2014 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
11 Trey McKinney Jones SG 6-5 220 27 Miami (FL) 2013 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
26 Ben Moore F 6-8 220 22 Southern Methodist 2017 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
3 Michael Orris G 6-3 195 23 South Dakota State 2017 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
0 Alex Poythress F 6-9 235 24 Kentucky 2016 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
- Glenn Robinson SF 6-6 222 24 Michigan 2014 Rnd 2 Pick 10 United States
23 Skylar Spencer PF 6-9 235 23 San Diego State 2016 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
5 Edmond Sumner G 6-4 196 22 Xavier 2017 Rnd 2 Pick 22 United States
20 Jarrod Uthoff F 6-9 221 24 Iowa 2016 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
21 Jamil Wilson SF 6-7 229 27 Marquette 2014 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
34 Adam Woodbury C 7-1 245 24 Iowa 2016 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States

2017-2018 Fort Wayne Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters W. Lemon, Jr. S. Hicks D. Jones J. Wilson J. Uthoff
Rotation E. Sumner T. McKinney Jones   B. Moore  
Rotation T. Hollins        
Lim PT M. Orris J. Hornbeak   D. Dukan  

Recent Fort Wayne Mad Ants History

Season Team Record Conference Rank
2023-2024 Indiana Mad Ants N/A 4th (Eastern)
2022-2023 Fort Wayne Mad Ants N/A 10th (Eastern)
2021-2022 Fort Wayne Mad Ants 17-17 (16-17) 10th (Eastern)
2020-2021 Fort Wayne Mad Ants 6-9 (2-5) 7th (Eastern)
2019-2020 Fort Wayne Mad Ants 21-22 (16-20) 11th (Eastern)
2018-2019 Fort Wayne Mad Ants 23-27 (18-21) 8th (Eastern)
2017-2018 Fort Wayne Mad Ants 29-22 (23-17) 6th (Eastern)
2016-2017 Fort Wayne Mad Ants 30-21 (24-16) 2nd (Eastern)
2015-2016 Fort Wayne Mad Ants 20-30 (17-26) 8th (Eastern)
2014-2015 Fort Wayne Mad Ants 28-23 (14-11) 3rd (Eastern)

2017-2018 Fort Wayne Mad Ants Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
DeQuan Jones Most Improved Player (2018)
Walt Lemon, Jr. Player Of The Month (2018)
DeQuan Jones Player Of The Month (2018)
Walt Lemon, Jr. All-NBA G League 3rd Team (2018)
Trey McKinney Jones East Initial All-Star Selection (2018)
DeQuan Jones Slam Dunk Participant (2018)
DeQuan Jones Slam Dunk Champion (2018)
Walt Lemon, Jr. Midseason All-NBA G League Eastern Conference Team (2018)

2017-2018 Fort Wayne Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
T.J. Leaf 3 32.7 23.3 8.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.3
Walt Lemon, Jr. 40 36.6 22.4 4.7 6.1 2.0 0.2 3.1
Alex Poythress 7 34.1 20.0 8.9 2.7 0.9 1.4 2.6
DeQuan Jones 49 30.6 18.4 4.7 1.5 1.3 0.5 2.5
Jarrod Uthoff 50 32.6 16.5 8.4 2.5 0.9 1.1 1.3
Stephan Hicks 49 29.6 12.6 5.4 1.4 1.1 0.3 1.1
Trey McKinney Jones 36 26.9 12.0 3.1 2.7 1.0 0.2 2.0
Ben Moore 43 28.0 11.7 6.4 1.8 1.0 0.4 1.5
Jamil Wilson 21 29.0 11.4 4.0 2.7 1.0 0.4 1.4
Glenn Robinson 2 30.4 11.0 3.5 2.5 0.5 0.0 2.0
C.J. Fair 33 23.1 9.8 3.6 1.4 0.7 0.5 1.2
Ike Anigbogu 20 24.7 8.7 6.3 1.1 0.2 1.7 1.2
Edmond Sumner 14 16.9 7.2 2.4 2.4 1.1 0.4 1.7
Tra-Deon Hollins 41 17.6 4.0 2.4 4.5 2.1 0.2 2.0
Adam Woodbury 4 9.6 3.2 4.0 0.2 0.5 0.2 1.2
Je'lon Hornbeak 32 9.8 2.6 0.8 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.4
Skylar Spencer 15 9.0 2.1 2.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.5
Michael Orris 5 10.5 1.8 1.4 1.6 0.0 0.4 0.8
Duje Dukan 9 5.9 1.7 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.4

Fort Wayne Mad Ants Affiliation History

SeasonTeamNBA Affiliate
2023-2024 Indiana Mad Ants Pacers
2022-2023 Fort Wayne Mad Ants Pacers
2021-2022 Fort Wayne Mad Ants Pacers
2020-2021 Fort Wayne Mad Ants Pacers
2019-2020 Fort Wayne Mad Ants Pacers
2018-2019 Fort Wayne Mad Ants Pacers
2017-2018 Fort Wayne Mad Ants Pacers
2016-2017 Fort Wayne Mad Ants Pacers
2015-2016 Fort Wayne Mad Ants Pacers
2014-2015 Fort Wayne Mad Ants Hawks, Nets, Hornets, Bulls, Nuggets, Pacers, Clippers, Bucks, Timberwolves, Pelicans, Trail Blazers, Raptors, Wizards
2013-2014 Fort Wayne Mad Ants Hornets, Pistons, Pacers, Grizzlies, Bucks, Magic
2012-2013 Fort Wayne Mad Ants Hornets, Pistons, Pacers, Bucks
2011-2012 Fort Wayne Mad Ants Pistons, Pacers, Bucks
2010-2011 Fort Wayne Mad Ants Pistons, Pacers, Bucks
2009-2010 Fort Wayne Mad Ants Pistons, Pacers, Bucks
2008-2009 Fort Wayne Mad Ants Pistons, Pacers
2007-2008 Fort Wayne Mad Ants Pistons, Pacers

Fort Wayne Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Buck Rogers VP 2017-2018 N/A
Steven Gansey Head Coach 2015-2016 Associate Head Coach (Cleveland Charge, 2014 to 2015)
Jhared Simpson Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Video Coordinator (Indiana Pacers, 2012 to 2017)
Norman Richardson Assistant Coach 2017-2018 Assistant Coach (Erie BayHawks (2008), 2016 to 2017)
Brian Levy General Manager 2015-2016 Assistant General Manager (Bakersfield Jam, 2012 to 2015)
Scott King Basketball Operations 2017-2018 N/A
Alex Cerda Video Coordinator 2017-2018 Basketball Operations (Fort Wayne Mad Ants, 2016 to 2017)
Chris Taylor Director of Basketball Operations 2017-2018 Basketball Operations Administrative Assistant (Indiana Pacers, 2013 to 2017)
Jason Manikowski Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 2015-2016 N/A
Collin Brown Assistant Athletic Trainer 2017-2018 Assistant Athletic Trainer (Fort Wayne Mad Ants, 2016 to 2017)
Kara Stevenson Director of Communications 2014-2015 N/A
Vinessa Needham Director of Communications 2016-2017 N/A