— Wembanyama and Ignite’s Scoot Henderson Among Potential Top 2023 NBA Draft Prospects Featured in Pair of Preseason Games — HENDERSON, Nev., Sept. 9, 2022 – Top 2023 NBA Draft prospects Scoot Henderson of NBA G League Ignite and Victor Wembanyama of Boulogne-Levallois Metropolitans 92 will headline a pair of preseason games on Tuesday, Oct. […]
— Ignite Roster Boosted by Addition of 2023 NBA Draft Prospects in Canadian Standout Miller and NBA Global Academy Graduate King — HENDERSON, Nev., Sept. 7, 2022 – Australia’s Mojave King, a graduate of the NBA Global Academy, and Canadian forward Leonard Miller have signed with NBA G League Ignite, NBA G League President Shareef […]
— NBA G League Ignite Eligible to Compete for NBA G League Championship with Full NBA G League Season Schedule — HENDERSON, Nev., Sept. 1, 2022 – For the first time, NBA G League Ignite will play a full 50-game NBA G League schedule, making the team eligible to compete for an NBA G League […]
After a stellar first professional campaign with NBA G League Ignite, top 2022 NBA Draft prospect MarJon Beauchamp set his sights on a new goal – buying his mother a house. Back in early April, the 6-foot-6 wing Tweeted out his desire to purchase a new home for his mom, who hasn’t owned a house […]
HENDERSON, Nev., July 19, 2022 – Guard Sidy Cissoko, a standout international prospect from France, has signed with NBA G League Ignite, NBA G League President Shareef Abdur-Rahim announced today. A member of the French U18 National Team, Cissoko becomes the first European-born prospect to join Ignite. Cissoko played the 2021-22 season with Iraurgi Saski […]
NEW YORK, July 15, 2022 – With three top 10 NBA Draft picks in the last two seasons – the most by any program in that span – NBA G League Ignite looks to continue building on its success with a state-of-the-art new home in Henderson, Nev. Ignite will begin playing its home games at […]
PHILADELPHIA – JULY 10, 2022 – Philadelphia 76ers President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey announced today that the team has signed Michael Foster Jr. Per team policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed. Foster Jr. joined the 76ers’ Salt Lake City Summer League roster and appeared in each of the team’s games at Vivint Arena, including one […]
WALNUT CREEK, Calif., June 24, 2022 – Forward Efe Abogidi, an NBA Academy graduate and standout at Washington State, has signed with NBA G League Ignite, NBA G League President Shareef Abdur-Rahim announced today. “NBA Africa offered me a platform to begin my journey, and I am so thankful for the opportunities that NBA Academy […]
NBA G League Ignite is a first-of-its-kind team dedicated to developing top young prospects in preparation for the NBA Draft. Ignite’s first season was pioneered by Jalen Green, Jonathan Kuminga, Isaiah Todd, and Daishen Nix along with NBA and NBA G League veterans who served as mentors to the young talent. The initial Ignite season […]
A five-star recruit out of Hillcrest Prep in Arizona, Foster originally committed to play college basketball at Arizona State before reopening his recruitment. In April of 2021, the 6-foot-8 forward announced he would join G League Ignite, passing up offers from Florida State and Georgia. Foster averaged 32.2 points, 18.4 rebounds and 4.1 assists in […]
Fanbo joined Ignite as one of the world’s top youth prospects, ranked as one of the top forwards and 33rd overall by ESPN in the draft class of 2022. He spent two years at Windermere Prep in Florida before returning to China in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a sophomore in 2019-20, […]
Beauchamp joined Ignite after playing 12 games with Yakima Valley College, where he averaged 30.7 points, 10.5 rebounds, and 4.8 assists while shooting 52.5 percent from the field and 39.8 percent from three-point range. He was the No. 47 prospect in ESPN’s Class of 2020 but opted to train with NBA Draft prep program Chameleon […]
A highly-touted guard and top international prospect, Daniels joined Ignite from the NBA Global Academy, an elite basketball training center at Basketball Australia’s Centre of Excellence at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, Australia. He represented Australia in July’s FIBA U19 World Cup, averaging 14 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.6 assists through seven games […]
ESPN’s top guard and No. 2 player overall in the recruiting class of 2021, Hardy averaged 30.4 points, 9.1 rebounds and 8.4 assists as a junior at Coronado High School in Henderson, Nev., earning the Nevada Gatorade Player of the Year and the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s Boys Athlete of the Year awards. He was unable […]
From massive throwdowns to clutch game-winning shots, the G League Ignite prospects made some incredible plays during the 2021-22 NBA G League season. In a new series, Ignite Reax, Scoot Henderson, Dyson Daniels, and Michael Foster Jr. look back at some of their top plays of the season and recount what was going on in […]
See below for cumulative player stats for NBA G League Ignite Players from the 2021 Showcase Cup and 2022 G League Ignite Tour. You can download a PDF of these stats here
Episode 2: Team Ignite is ready and eager to start playing in the NBA bubble. But these young guys have a target on their backs. They will be facing competition unlike anything they’ve seen before as they compete against older, more experienced professional basketball players. Not only are they playing for the honor of the […]
Episode 1: A group of four, elite high school basketball players are given the opportunity of a lifetime. The chance to be trained, mentored, and mentally prepared for the NBA. Jalen Green, Jonathan Kuminga, Isaiah Todd and Daishen Nix are the first four players to join the Pathway program, where they will join the G-League’s […]
— Updated Identity Introduces New Color, Font System and Logos for NBA G League Ignite — WALNUT CREEK, Calif., April 21, 2022 – NBA G League Ignite today unveiled its new brand identity, which is inspired by the groundbreaking and electric nature of its top prospects. Developed in partnership with Rare Design, the new identity […]
DETROIT, Feb. 15, 2022 – Michael Foster Jr. scored 20 first-half points, but the Motor City Cruise downed NBA G League Ignite, 126-108, Tuesday in Detroit. Foster’s 20 points in just under 18 minutes highlighted Ignite’s first-half action. He scored six points in the first quarter, and Fanbo Zeng also got off to a strong […]