Jerry Sloan
Gerald Eugene “Jerry” Sloan (March 28, 1942 – May 22, 2020) was an American basketball player and coach who became one of the most respected figures in NBA history. Before becoming the legendary head coach of the Utah Jazz and the player known as “The Original Bull” in Chicago, Sloan starred for Evansville College, now […]
Colt Ryan
Colt Ryan is a former American basketball player best known for his standout career with the University of Evansville Purple Aces from 2009 to 2013. The 6-foot-5 guard finished his career as one of the greatest scorers in University of Evansville basketball history. High School Ryan grew up in Batesville, Indiana, and attended Batesville High […]
Walter Riggs
Walter Riggs was a former basketball player and coach inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. High School Riggs went to Central High School in Evansville, Indiana. On the basketball team he led Central to a regional title as a senior after leading them to a city title. College Riggs played at Evansville College […]
Bruce Pearl
Bruce Pearl Bruce Pearl (born March 18, 1960) is an American former college basketball coach and television analyst who began his head-coaching career at the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville. Pearl transformed USI into one of the nation’s premier NCAA Division II basketball programs, winning the 1995 NCAA Division II National Championship. Pearl later […]
Porter Louis Meriwether
Porter Louis Meriwether (March 16, 1940 – November 13, 2009) was an American professional basketball player. Early Life Meriwether was born March 16, 1940 in Evansville, Indiana. He played high school basketball at Lincoln High School in Evansville. College Career He played college basketball at Tennessee State University. He was a 4 year starter and averaged […]
Arad McCutchan
Arad A. McCutchan (July 4, 1912 – June 16, 1993) was an American basketball coach, educator and athletic director from Evansville, Indiana, best known for building the University of Evansville men’s basketball program into a national powerhouse. Known throughout Evansville as “Coach Mac,” McCutchan coached the Purple Aces for 31 seasons from 1946 to 1977, […]
Kyle Kuric
Kyle Matthew Kuric (born August 25, 1989) is an American-Slovak professional basketball player from Evansville, Indiana. A standout at Reitz Memorial High School and the University of Louisville, Kuric has gone on to a lengthy professional career in Europe, including five seasons with FC Barcelona. Evansville and Reitz Memorial High School Kuric grew up in […]
Larry Humes
Larry Humes (born April 24, 1944) is a former American basketball player and one of the greatest players in University of Evansville history. A native of Madison, Indiana, Humes came to Evansville after being named Indiana Mr. Basketball in 1962. University of Evansville Humes starred for coach Arad McCutchan and the Purple Aces from 1963 […]
Lee Hamilton
Lee Herbert Hamilton (April 20, 1931 – February 3, 2026) was an American politician and statesman who grew up in Evansville, Indiana. He represented Indiana’s 9th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years, from 1965 to 1999, and later served as vice chairman of the 9/11 Commission. Evansville and Early Life […]
Scott Haffner
Scott Richard Haffner (born February 2, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player. Haffner, a 6-foot-3-inch (1.91 m), 180 lb (81+3⁄4 kg) point guard, played two years in the National Basketball Association (NBA), for the Miami Heat during the 1989–90 season and for the Charlotte Hornets during the 1990–91 season. His best year as […]