{"id":119396,"date":"2023-02-28T12:00:05","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T17:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=119396"},"modified":"2025-06-28T00:57:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T04:57:19","slug":"mad-ants-add-brandon-rachal-from-available-player-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2023\/02\/28\/mad-ants-add-brandon-rachal-from-available-player-pool\/","title":{"rendered":"Mad Ants add Brandon Rachal from available player pool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/tMad_Ants_banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"322\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-112421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/tMad_Ants_banner.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/tMad_Ants_banner-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/tMad_Ants_banner-150x81.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Fort Wayne Mad Ants, the NBA G League affiliate of the Indiana Pacers, have acquired the rights to Brandon Rachal from the available player pool.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Mad Ants Basketball news release:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Mad Ants add Brandon Rachal from available player pool<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne, Indiana (February 28, 2023) &#8211; The Fort Wayne Mad Ants, the NBA G League affiliate of the Indiana Pacers, have acquired the rights to Brandon Rachal from the available player pool.<\/p>\n<p>Rachal began the season with the Long Island Nets, where he also spent the 2021-22 season. Rachal played in one game during the 2022-23 season with the Nets. During last season&#8217;s campaign, Rachal averaged 13.5 points and 5.9 rebounds per game during the regular season with the Nets.<\/p>\n<p>Rachal finished his college career at Tulsa in 2021. As a senior, he averaged 15 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, and was a Second Team All-AAC selection.<\/p>\n<p>Rachal will wear #22 with the Mad Ants.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2007-trf\/24844.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Mad Ants at Headwaters Park East and the Three Rivers Festival.  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