Indiana's Oumar Ballo lands NBA Summer League deal with Miami Heat

Indiana's Oumar Ballo (11) watches a video presentation with his family during Senior Day festivities after the Indiana versus Ohio State men's basketball game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
Indiana's Oumar Ballo (11) watches a video presentation with his family during Senior Day festivities after the Indiana versus Ohio State men's basketball game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Saturday, March 8, 2025. | Rich Janzaruk/Herald-Times / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald was the first to report Ballo’s addition to Miami’s summer league roster late Thursday night.

Ballo played in 31 games with 29 starts for the Hoosiers in 2024-25, his only season in Bloomington. He averaged 13.0 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.3 blocks per game. He also shot 62.3 percent from the floor, adding 13 double doubles to the year.

He was named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten by the coaches and the media.

Ballo began his career at Gonzaga before transferring to Arizona for three seasons.

Over 163 career games in college, Ballo averaged 10.3 points, seven rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.1 blocked shots in 21.5 minutes per game.

A two-way contract allows a player to compete for an NBA team’s G League affiliate while being eligible to appear in up to 50 NBA regular-season games. An Exhibit 10 deal is a one-year, non-guaranteed contract at the league minimum salary, giving teams the flexibility to waive the player without financial penalty before the season starts. A Summer League contract is a temporary, non-salaried agreement that typically only covers expenses like travel, lodging and per diem.

The NBA Summer League will take place in Las Vegas and will feature all 30 NBA teams and take place July 10-20, 2025 at the Thomas & Mack Center and Pavilion on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Ballo will also be teamed up with former Hoosier Kel'el Ware in the NBA Summer League in 2025.