The Evansville Purple Aces play at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana, competing in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Aces bring Valley basketball to southwestern Indiana. Evansville's purple and orange colors and Indiana basketball passion create a loyal following.
Evansville has made six NCAA Tournament appearances. The Aces won five Division II national championships before moving to Division I. The program upset top-ranked Kentucky in 2019 in one of the biggest regular-season upsets in college basketball history. Evansville has a proud basketball tradition in basketball-crazy Indiana.
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