The 2025 NBA Draft is nearing and while the Los Angeles Lakers don’t have a first-round pick, they do own a second-rounder at 55th overall. The odds of landing a contributor in that range aren’t great ...

The Los Angeles Lakers have a limited number of resources they can use to upgrade their team this summer, so they will need to make the absolute most of them. That includes the No. 55 pick in this ...

As the Indiana offseason continues, and as new coach Darian DeVries tries to build a new roster for the Hoosiers, Hoosiers On SI will give out grades for individual players based on their performances ...

Former IU basketball big man Oumar Ballo will reportedly play for the Miami Heat in the 2025 NBA Summer League. The 7-footer was not selected in the 2025 NBA draft. Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald ...

Oumar Ballo played his final season of college basketball at Indiana University. He also played for Gonzaga and Arizona over five total NCAA seasons. The 22-year-old finished the 2024-25 season with ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – One way to describe the career of Oumar Ballo, who just completed his lone season with Indiana, was that he was a divisive figure among Indiana’s fans. His strengths and weaknesses ...

While UCLA’s Jaylen Clark might be the leading candidate for the award based on a fast-developing two-way game that is firmly on the NBA radar, Ballo has become more and more dependable for the ...

February 27 - Oumar Ballo scored 20 points and pulled down 12 rebounds for Indiana, which finished strong for an 83-78 win over Penn State on Wednesday in Bloomington, Ind. Trey Galloway added 16 ...

Miami Heat fans are buzzing with excitement following the announcement that the team has added Oumar Ballo, a 7’0” center from Indiana, as a potential backup to star Bam Adebayo on top of Kel’el Ware.

Oumar Ballo was brought to Indiana from Arizona to continue the line of excellent big men in the Mike Woodson coaching era. Ballo mostly delivered. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – As the Indiana offseason ...