Jachai Simmons

April 4, 2025

ST. LOUIS, MO – In a historic regular season matchup, the Potawatomi Fire saw their 36-game winning streak snapped by the St. Louis Griffins. The Fire, who last lost in Game One of the 2023 TBL Finals on June 23rd, 2023, fell to the Griffins 121-118 on Friday night. “We just did not start well,”…

March 21, 2025

Fire Stay Perfect, Beat Little Rock

LITTLE ROCK, ARK – The Potawatomi Fire stayed perfect on the year as they beat the Little Rock Lightning 121-83. This win was the 35th consecutive win for the Fire dating back to the 2023 season. “It wasn’t our cleanest game, but we were able to work our way through it and get the win,”…

Chuck Guy

March 16, 2025

Fire Ground Skykings Once Again

ALTUS, OK – Another night, another dominant performance, and another record broken. For the second time in eight days the Potawatomi Fire grounded the Western Oklahoma Skykings, winning 146-75. The 71-point margin of victory is the largest in Fire history besting the previous record of 69 points set against the Oklahoma Panthers in March of…

Chuck Guy

March 8, 2025

Fire Make History, Ground Skykings

SHAWNEE, OK – It was a record setting night inside FireLake Arena as the Potawatomi Fire beat the Western Oklahoma Skykings 116-81. With the win, the Fire extended two TBL-record winning streak. The Fire have now won 32 games straight, dating back to June of 2023. They have also won 37 consecutive games inside FireLake…

Chuck Guy

December 12, 2024

Simmons Re-Signs for 2025

The Potawatomi Fire have re-signed Jachai Simmons for The Basketball League’s upcoming 2025 season. Simmons, a 6-8 wing originally from Plainfield, New Jersey, is back with the Fire for the second consecutive year. A proven scorer, Simmons showed his all-around game last year and led the Fire in blocks (25) over the course of the…

David Qualls

TBL Finals Game 2 - Fire 119 Griffins 108

June 24, 2024

Potawatomi Perfection!

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…

Chuck Guy

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 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 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