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TBL Finals Game 2 - Fire 119 Griffins 108

June 24, 2024

SHAWNEE, OK – A historic season came to a historic end on Sunday night as the Potawatomi Fire beat the St. Louis Griffins 119-108 to win the 2024 TBL Championship. The Fire become not only the first-ever back-to-back champion but also the first-ever two-time champion in The Basketball League’s history. The Fire also completed the…

June 22, 2024

Fire Can Complete History With Win Sunday

SHAWNEE, OK — The Potawatomi Fire can complete their season-long mission and accomplish several major goals with a win Sunday night. A win by the Fire against the St. Louis Griffins in game two of the TBL Finals makes the Fire the first ever back-t0-back champions in TBL history. A win also completes the first…

Chuck Guy

June 20, 2024

Fire Beat St. Louis Take 1-0 Series Lead

ST. LOUIS, MO – The Potawatomi are one win from another championship as they beat the St. Louis Griffins 120-106 in Game 1 of the 2024 TBL Finals. “I was proud of our guys tonight,” said Fire head coach Mark Dannhoff. “St. Louis is a very good team that doesn’t quit. I…

June 20, 2024

Dannhoff Wins Coach of the Year

SHAWNEE, OK – Potawatomi Fire head coach Mark Dannhoff is the 2024 TBL Coach of the Year. Dannhoff was presented with the award on Saturday, June 15th prior to the Fire’s 120-96 win over the Los Angeles Ignite. “I’m very honored to win this award,” said Dannhoff. “There are a lot of good coaches in…

Coach of the Year

June 19, 2024

Run It Back: Fire and Griffins Meet For Second Straight Season In TBL Finals

ST. LOUIS, MO — It’s fitting that the Run It Back Tour ’24 would come down to this. After a perfect 20-0 regular season and 6-0 playoffs so far, the Potawatomi Fire are just two wins away from completing their mission and becoming the first-ever back-to-back champions in TBL history. In their way stands the…

Chris Brand

June 15, 2024

Fire Win West Region; Move on to TBL Finals

SHAWNEE, OK – For the second consecutive season, the Potawatomi Fire are the West Region Champions in TBL. The Fire beat the LA Ignite 120-96 on Saturday night to finish off the sweep of LA and claim the West Region crown. With the win, the Fire continued their perfect season and moved to 26-0 on…

Chuck Guy

June 12, 2024

Fire Stay Hot and Burn Ignite

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Potawatomi Fire are now just one win away from their second straight appearance in the TBL Finals. The Fire beat the LA Ignite 140-108 on Wednesday night to take a 1-0 lead in the Western Regional Finals. After a back-and-forth start to the game, the Fire found their rhythm following…

Chuck Guy

June 8, 2024

Fire Sweep Texas to Win Central Conference

SHAWNEE, OK – The Potawatomi Fire won their second consecutive Central Conference title Saturday night beating the Texas 7ers 142-116 to finish off the 2-0 series sweep. “It’s hard to win a conference championship,” said Fire head coach Mark Dannhoff. “As I’ve said all season long, all the credit goes to these guys. They come…

Chuck Guy

June 6, 2024

Fire Dominate 7ers; Lead 1-0

TERRELL, TX – The Potawatomi Fire took a 1-0 lead in the Central Conference Finals after a big 143-108 victory over the Texas 7ers on Thursday night. The Fire jumped to a commanding 33-14 lead after the first quarter. From there, the Fire went on to cruise to the victory. The Fire have now scored…

June 1, 2024

Fire Finish Off Sweep of Wichita

SHAWNEE, OK – The Potawatomi Fire clinched their spot in the Central Conference Finals with a 146-126 win over the Wichita Skykings on Saturday night. The Fire got off to a strong start, scoring the first six points of the game. From there, the Fire never looked back and never trailed. The Fire did hit…

Chuck Guy