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Evansville's athletics teams were originally known as the Pioneers in the early part of the 1900s. In the 1920s, the name Aces arose after a local sports writer wrote in a game story of the men's basketball team, "They played like Aces."
Tremendous community support brought back the basketball program the next year. Brad Leaf played for the Evansville Purple Aces from 1979 to 1982, and was a co-captain in his last year. [7] [8] [9] As a sophomore, he set the then-Evansville season free throw percentage record at 81.1%. [10]
EVANSVILLE — If there was a theme for the Evansville men's basketball program this season, it's continued positive momentum. The Aces are less than two weeks from the start of the 2024-25 season ...
The 2025 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament will be the final event of the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in the Ohio Valley Conference. The tournament will be held March 5–8, 2025 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana .
Evansville’s Antonio Thomas (2) eyes a three-point shot as the University of Evansville Purple Aces play the University of Northern Iowa Panthers at Ford Center in Evansville, Ind., Saturday ...
No. 10-seeded Evansville bowed out of the Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball tournament on Friday night with a 79-58 loss to No. 2 Drake.
The 2023–24 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represented the University of Evansville during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.The Purple Aces, led by second-year head coach David Ragland, played their home games at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).
Evansville’s Ben Humrichous (13) takes the court as the University of Evansville Purple Aces play the University of Northern Iowa Panthers at Ford Center in Evansville, Ind., Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023.