SHAWNEE, OK – In their lone exhibition game of the preseason, the Potawatomi Fire dismantled Creating Young Minds (CYM) 154-113. The Fire showed why they are arguably the best team in The Basketball League (TBL) jumping out to an early 38-12 lead. To CYM’s credit, the Leopards kept battling and were able to cut the…
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SHAWNEE, OK – The Potawatomi Fire have finalized their roster for the 2024 season. The Fire have 12 players on their opening day roster including seven returners from the 2023 championship team. They are, in alphabetical order, Ricardo Artis II, Chris Brand, Daylon “Chuck” Guy, Ruston Hayward,Terry “T.J.” Maston, Kierre “K.D.” Moore, and Deshawn Munson….
SHAWNEE, OK – The Potawatomi Fire are pleased to announce the signing of Jon Cathey-Macklin for their upcoming 2024 season. Cathey-Macklin, 32, is a 6-9 forward that brings a wealth of experience. He has played professionally in Bolivia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Mexico. Originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Cathey-Macklin played college basketball at Tarleton…
SHAWNEE, OK – The Potawatomi Fire are happy to announce the re-signing of Ruston Hayward for the upcoming 2024 TBL season. Hayward, a 6-5 forward, from Houston, Texas is re-signing with the Fire after playing in 14 games for The Basketball League (TBL) Champions in 2023. In 14 games, Hayward averaged 9.2 points, 4.9 rebounds,…
SHAWNEE – The Potawatomi Fire would like to invite ALL Fire fans to celebrate the team’s 2023 TBL Championship at a special ring ceremony and dinner on Thursday, January 18th. Dinner includes your choice of carved roast beef with au jus or grilled chicken with a mushroom cream sauce, parsley new potatoes, seasoned green beans,…
SHAWNEE, OK – The Potawatomi Fire are pleased to announce the re-signing of Ricardo Artis II for the upcoming 2024 TBL season. Artis II, a 6-6 forward, is originally from Austin, Texas. He averaged 7.8 points and 3.3 rebounds in 12 games for the Fire last season. Artis II joined the team in May following…
SHAWNEE, OK – The Potawatomi Fire are pleased to announce the signing of Myron McGowan for their upcoming 2024 season. McGowan, 34, is a 6-8 forward with several years of professional experience, including a season with The Basketball League’s Dayton Flight. In his lone season with Dayton, McGowan averaged 13.1 points and 4.0 rebounds per…
SHAWNEE, OK – The 2023 TBL champion Potawatomi Fire are excited to announce the signing of Jachai Simmons for the upcoming 2024 TBL season. “I’m excited to have Jachai on board for the upcoming season,” said Fire general manager David Qualls. “Every time I watched him last year, he seemed to come up with big…
SHAWNEE, OK – The Potawatomi Fire announced the re-signing of five key players from last year’s TBL (The Basketball League) Championship team. Chris Brand, Daylon “Chuck” Guy, Terry “TJ” Maston, Kierre “KD” Moore, and Deshawn Munson have all signed TBL contracts for the upcoming 2024 season. “I’m excited to have Chuck, Deshawn, KD, TJ, and…