Yogi Ferrell to again play for Assembly Ball in The Basketball Tournament alongside newcomer
BLOOMINGTON — A pair of former teammates became this summer's first two roster commitments for Assembly Ball, the IU alumni outfit entering The Basketball Tournament for a second straight summer.
Per a news release distributed Tuesday, Yogi Ferrell will return to Assembly Ball for a second straight season, after leading the team to a regional championship appearance in 2024 and scoring 20.3 points per game. He'll be joined by James Blackmon Jr., alongside whom Ferrell played two of his four seasons in Bloomington.
This will be Blackmon's first time participating in the TBT with Assembly Ball.
The pair now anchor what has become Indiana's sturdiest effort at participating in TBT, an annual summer tournament centered around teams comprised of collegiate alumni. Teams are not always uniformly stocked by just one college program, but many (including Assembly Ball) draw the bulk of their talent from a single alma mater.
It was IU vs Purdue (sort of) at Hinkle: 'It's pretty cool to be a part of.'
Last year, Ferrell, Christian Watford, Devonte Green, Jordan Hulls and Juwan Morgan were among the notable former Hoosiers to compete in the event, which saw Assembly Ball finish 2-1. This year, the IU-based team will co-host TBT's regional alongside a Butler alumni team, All Good Dawgs, from July 19-22 at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
Further roster additions will be announced in the coming weeks.
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