Former Indiana Player, Jamarcus Ellis, Dead at Age 38

[Trish 14,374]

https://x.com/wwarriorsbball/status/1717935447257567618?s=46
 

 

Sad news. He was part of one of my favorite teams at Indiana (Eric Gordon, DJ White, Lance, Bassett, etc.)

 

RIP. 

 

[Alford Bailey 13,189]

Sad any clue what happened?

[Hoosier987 2,587]

19 minutes ago, Trish said:

https://x.com/wwarriorsbball/status/1717935447257567618?s=46
 

 

Sad news. He was part of one of my favorite teams at Indiana (Eric Gordon, DJ White, Lance, Bassett, etc.)

 

RIP. 

 

Very sad. RIP. I was at so many of those games. Tough player. 
 

Actually happened to stumble upon the below link of an interview with Eric Gordon and AJ Guyton from 2 years ago regarding that team. It was a really good listen. Here’s the the link.

 

[hoosierdogg 3,329]

Very sad news.  Jamarcus "Tom Tom" Ellis, JUCO player of the year. Came in with Chiploa teammate DeAndre Thomas.  He was a triple double threat at Chipola.  He had a very tough life as a child.  RIP JE.  

[RaceToTheTop 30,054]

Not great at any one thing but rebounded well for his size.  6.8 pts, 7.0 reb, and 3.4 assists the year he was here.  Was dismissed from the team in the offseason after Sampson was fired.

[Rico 3,485]

RIP

[Scotty R 3,300]

54 minutes ago, Trish said:

https://x.com/wwarriorsbball/status/1717935447257567618?s=46
 

 

Sad news. He was part of one of my favorite teams at Indiana (Eric Gordon, DJ White, Lance, Bassett, etc.)

 

RIP. 

 

Very sad news but are you serious that is one of your favorite teams. For me that was my least favorite team of all time

[Hoosier987 2,587]

9 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

Very sad news but are you serious that is one of your favorite teams. For me that was my least favorite team of all time

Scott, you’ve made it very clear about your position on the 07-08 team throughout the years. Regardless, it shouldn’t come as a shock to you, that many of Hoosier Nation found that team to be exciting — They were a dominant group that started the season 17-1 and  despite a couple of bad apples…had quite a few high character guys that were easy to root for. Regardless, let’s not turn this into a bash of the 2008 team…a young man who donned the cream and crimson tragically lost his life. 

[Stuhoo 87,990]

1 hour ago, Hoosier987 said:

Scott, you’ve made it very clear about your position on the 07-08 team throughout the years. Regardless, it shouldn’t come as a shock to you, that many of Hoosier Nation found that team to be exciting — They were a dominant group that started the season 17-1 and  despite a couple of bad apples…had quite a few high character guys that were easy to root for. Regardless, let’s not turn this into a bash of the 2008 team…a young man who donned the cream and crimson tragically lost his life. 

I’m with Scott on this one.FWIW, Gordon, DJ, and Stemler didn’t enjoy the experience either.

Very sad and probably not the day to discuss though. RIP J Ellis.

[go iu bb 8,793]

He died in a car accident.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/10/27/23935267/jamarcus-ellis-westinghouse-basketball-chicago-dead

[HoosierHoopster 7,979]

Very sad news. RIP Jamarcus

[OGIUAndy 1,010]

3 hours ago, Alford Bailey said:

Sad any clue what happened?

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/10/27/23935267/jamarcus-ellis-westinghouse-basketball-chicago-dead

Didn't think Sun Times was behind a paywall. Sorry. Car crash. Hit a pillar of a viaduct. 

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/former-iu-basketball-player-jamarcus-ellis-has-passed-away/

 

[Josh 13,176]

I thought for sure Ellis would get a triple double for us.  His numbers were never spectacular but he did a bit of everything.  A really talented player.

Rest in peace brother

[RaceToTheTop 30,054]

1 hour ago, Josh said:

I thought for sure Ellis would get a triple double for us.  His numbers were never spectacular but he did a bit of everything.  A really talented player.

Rest in peace brother

Came close.....10 pts, 10 assists, and 7 rebounds once.

[str8baller 7,187]

On 10/27/2023 at 2:23 PM, Scotty R said:

Very sad news but are you serious that is one of your favorite teams. For me that was my least favorite team of all time

That team kind of embodied everything IU basketball post Knight. Desperate to return to glory, bunch of corners cut, and talented but flawed. Lots of hype and early success only to blame out. Can’t say I was a huge fan either. 
 

I did appreciate certain aspects of Ellis’s game. RIP