IUwins0708 Posted October 27, 2023 Report Share Posted October 27, 2023 Per X or Twitter Ellis has passed away. Don’t have any details. 1 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted October 27, 2023 Report Share Posted October 27, 2023 8 minutes ago, IUwins0708 said: Per X or Twitter Ellis has passed away. Don’t have any details. Darn it man. That just stinks. Impossible childhood, lived in his car did some street stuff but hoops was his way out. RIP to him and his family. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier987 Posted October 27, 2023 Report Share Posted October 27, 2023 (edited) Sad news. Not sure if it’s been verified but reports are in a car accident. Edited October 27, 2023 by Hoosier987 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier987 Posted October 27, 2023 Report Share Posted October 27, 2023 11 minutes ago, Seeking6 said: Darn it man. That just stinks. Impossible childhood, lived in his car did some street stuff but hoops was his way out. RIP to him and his family. He was a very good player. Tough and an excellent rebounder for his height, as I recall. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted October 27, 2023 Report Share Posted October 27, 2023 39 minutes ago, Hoosier987 said: He was a very good player. Tough and an excellent rebounder for his height, as I recall. Good playmaker too. I'd take a player like him on our team every year if I could. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
go_iu_bb Posted October 27, 2023 Report Share Posted October 27, 2023 He died in a car accident. https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/10/27/23935267/jamarcus-ellis-westinghouse-basketball-chicago-dead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steubenhoosier Posted October 27, 2023 Report Share Posted October 27, 2023 1 hour ago, KoB2011 said: Good playmaker too. I'd take a player like him on our team every year if I could. Player, yes. Locker room presence, good character, leader…. Hell no! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier987 Posted October 27, 2023 Report Share Posted October 27, 2023 13 minutes ago, Steubenhoosier said: Player, yes. Locker room presence, good character, leader…. Hell no! Keep in mind he had a very unfortunate and tough upbringing and young people do grow up. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted October 27, 2023 Report Share Posted October 27, 2023 32 minutes ago, Steubenhoosier said: Player, yes. Locker room presence, good character, leader…. Hell no! Did that need to be said in this particular thread? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steubenhoosier Posted October 27, 2023 Report Share Posted October 27, 2023 1 hour ago, KoB2011 said: Did that need to be said in this particular thread? Sorry, forgot that you are the moral compass of the board. RIP Jamarcus, but your time we knew you at IU was undeserving of platitudes, Imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted October 28, 2023 Report Share Posted October 28, 2023 3 hours ago, Steubenhoosier said: Sorry, forgot that you are the moral compass of the board. RIP Jamarcus, but your time we knew you at IU was undeserving of platitudes, Imo. It has absolutely nothing to do with morality. It is just a shitty time to talk about someone’s flaws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steubenhoosier Posted October 28, 2023 Report Share Posted October 28, 2023 4 minutes ago, KoB2011 said: It has absolutely nothing to do with morality. It is just a shitty time to talk about someone’s flaws. The guy was a ringleader for one of the blackest spots in IU basketball history. He may very well have grown up to be an upstanding guy but his time as relevant to IU, there’s nothing redeemable about him. I’d have the same sentiment about most any drug dealer. This one just happened to have a big hand in wrecking a beloved basketball program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted October 28, 2023 Report Share Posted October 28, 2023 2 minutes ago, Steubenhoosier said: The guy was a ringleader for one of the blackest spots in IU basketball history. He may very well have grown up to be an upstanding guy but his time as relevant to IU, there’s nothing redeemable about him. I’d have the same sentiment about most any drug dealer. This one just happened to have a big hand in wrecking a beloved basketball program. You quoted a post that literally only talked about him as a basketball player. It’s okay to not piss on someone’s grave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steubenhoosier Posted October 28, 2023 Report Share Posted October 28, 2023 5 minutes ago, KoB2011 said: You quoted a post that literally only talked about him as a basketball player. It’s okay to not piss on someone’s grave. Too bad he wasn’t just a basketball player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted October 28, 2023 Report Share Posted October 28, 2023 Courtesy of @The Daily Hoosier https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/former-iu-basketball-player-jamarcus-ellis-has-passed-away/ It appears he improved himself over 20 years. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cthomas Posted October 28, 2023 Report Share Posted October 28, 2023 I've always thought that it's possible to be sorry for someone's passing without making them out to be someone they were not. He had a difficult early life and that is hard to overcome. However, that doesn't excuse what happens later. I'm sorry at his passing and feel for the pain that those close to him are feeling. Also, not at all sorry that Sampson is no longer our coach. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted October 28, 2023 Report Share Posted October 28, 2023 16 minutes ago, cthomas said: I've always thought that it's possible to be sorry for someone's passing without making them out to be someone they were not. He had a difficult early life and that is hard to overcome. However, that doesn't excuse what happens later. I'm sorry at his passing and feel for the pain that those close to him are feeling. Also, not at all sorry that Sampson is no longer our coach. People say life is short. I somewhat disagree. It can or cannot be based on you're individual life experience. My sister lost her husband in August 2021 to the covid. Every day for her is an eternity but getting easier. Ellis had a tough early life but ended up being a father and working in a Chicago school helping teach kids. Time changes things. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUALUM03 Posted October 30, 2023 Report Share Posted October 30, 2023 (edited) On 10/28/2023 at 7:20 PM, mrflynn03 said: People say life is short. I somewhat disagree. It can or cannot be based on you're individual life experience. My sister lost her husband in August 2021 to the covid. Every day for her is an eternity but getting easier. Ellis had a tough early life but ended up being a father and working in a Chicago school helping teach kids. Time changes things. People need to be allowed to evolve and get better. I am all for holding people accountable, but if they are never afforded the ability to get better and move forward, then what is the point? He was still in his formative years at IU and, as you mentioned, appears to have grown and matured. God help me if I am judged for the stupid mistakes and wrong decisions I made early on in life. RIP Jamarcus. Edited October 30, 2023 by IUALUM03 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyhoosier29 Posted October 30, 2023 Report Share Posted October 30, 2023 Just now, IUALUM03 said: People need to be allowed to evolve and get better. I am all for holding people accountable, but if they are never afforded the ability to get better and move forward, then what is the point. He was still in his formative years at IU and, as you mentioned, appears to have grown and matured. God help me if I am judged for the stupid mistakes and wrong decisions I made early on in life. Maybe not the place for this discussion, but I agree with you in general, but some things are on a different level. Kudos that he was able to overcome his shortcomings, but I also think it’s okay for an IU fan to have certain feelings about him based on his time at IU. I’m confident he knew the magnitude of what he was doing at IU. With that said, I hope he found peace later in life (sounds like he did) and hope he RIP. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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