Lots of talent on floor for Ants

Mad Antics

The D-League will hold its annual national tryouts June 15 in New York. The one-day event will see 200 hopefuls in full-court games in front of team executives, coaches and scouts.May 16, 2013

Howard, Smith work at Development League camp

Mad Ants guard Ron Howard and center Tommy Smith accepted invitations to the NBA Development League Elite Mini Camp, which started Monday and runs through Tuesday in Chicago.May 13, 2013

Record year for D-League

It wasn't only the Mad Ants that made 2012-13 their best season; the rest of the NBA Development League had a record-setting year, as well.May 1, 2013

Santa Cruz comes into Memorial Coliseum tonight with a 9-2 record, a five-game winning streak and the best record in the D-League. The Warriors may need all of the positive vibe they can get, because the Mad Ants will be waiting for them.

Earlier today, the Indiana Pacers sent center Miles Plumlee and Orlando Johnson to the Mad Ants - again.

The 6-foot-11 Plumlee has played in four games with the Ants and has averaged 14.7 points and 11.2 rebounds.

For the 6-5 Johnson, this will be his third trip to Fort Wayne, where he averages 22.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.0 steals.

Add those two with former Notre Dame great Luke Harangody, who joined the Ants a week ago, and the Mad Ants have one of the more potent lineups in the D-League.

Harangody has given the Ants a kick-start since joining the team after Christmas, averaging 22 points and 12 rebounds. Since his arrival, the Ants have won two in a row.

Santa Cruz has a couple familiar names on its roster. Cam Jones and Darington Hobson are both former Mad Ants players from last season. Jones averages 10 points per game, and Hobson was recently claimed off the player pool by the Wizards.