Je'lon Hornbeak

June 15, 2023

Fire Compete In TBL Regional Finals With Seattle For Right To Play For TBL Championship, ‘The Lillie’

SEATTLE, WASH. — There are just four teams remaining in TBL, and just four wins are needed by any of those clubs to claim the TBL Championship. Two of TBL’s top teams all season long will battle it out late Friday night on the west coast to get one of those wins. The Potawatomi Fire,…

June 8, 2023

Fire And Mavericks Meet For Central Conference Title And Right To Be One Of TBL’s Last Four Standing

SHREVEPORT, LA. — Hello Mavericks, our old friends. We’ve come to play you again. The Potawatomi Fire and Shreveport Mavericks renew their intense rivalry in the best-of-three Central Conference Championship round of The Basketball League Playoffs. Game one of what promises to be a knock-down-drag-out series will be Thursday, June 8 at 7 p.m. from…

Chris Brand

June 1, 2023

Fire Open 2023 Playoffs As Overall Top Seed; Take On Enid In Second Round Matchup Of In-State Rivals

SHAWNEE, OKLA— The Central Conference Champion Fire will open their TBL playoff run on Thursday night, June 1, when they visit their in-state rival Enid. Tipoff for game one of the second round best-of-three playoff series against the Outlaws will be 7 p.m. from the Stride Bank Center in Enid. Live stats for game one…

Chris Brand

April 15, 2023

Fire And Lightning Game Suspended Due To Power Outage; 86-82 Contest To Be Concluded On May 27 In Shawnee

LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — In one of the stranger “endings” fans may ever see, the Potawatomi Fire led the Little Rock Lightning 86-82 with 2:55 remaining in regulation as they went to a timeout. Then severe storms in the Little Rock area knocked out power at Southwest High School where the game was being played….

Chuck Guy

April 3, 2023

Fire Win Thriller Over Sky Kings To Reclaim First Place In TBL Central

SHAWNEE, OKLA. — The first-ever meeting between the Potawatomi Fire and the new Wichita Sky Kings did not disappoint. The battle for first place in the TBL Central Conference came right down to the wire, with the Fire edging the visiting Sky Kings, 119-117. Paced by their recently named TBL All-Stars, Chuck Guy and Deshawn…

Chuck Guy

April 1, 2023

Huge Third Quarter Sparks Potawatomi Fire To Big Win Over Shreveport Mavericks

SHAWNEE, OKLA. — What was a close game at halftime between two of the TBL’s top teams, turned into a rout as the Potawatomi Fire used a 35-17 third quarter surge to top the Shreveport Mavericks, 131-106. Behind 2022 TBL Most Valuable Player Deshawn Munson‘s first triple-double of 2023, a Fire team record 34 assists, and…

Chuck Guy

March 31, 2023

Fire Look to Rebound From First Loss; Big Weekend Ahead With Shreveport and Wichita Coming to Shawnee

BATTLE FOR THE TOP OF TBL CENTRAL Shreveport Mavericks (6-1) at Potawatomi Fire (6-1) Friday, March 31 • Tipoff 7:00 PM FireLake Arena, Shawnee, Okla. Wichita Sky Kings (7-1) at Potawatomi Fire (6-1) Sunday, April 2 • Tipoff 2:00 PM FireLake Arena, Shawnee, Okla. • Chick-fil-a Day at the Fire Listen to the action on…

Chris Brand

March 26, 2023

Fire Fall At Rival Enid, Suffer First Loss Of The Season

ENID, OKLA – Having played their third game in four days against tough, physical opponents, the Fire struggled to put the ball in the basket and suffered their first loss of the season, losing 91-86 at in-state rival Enid. A combination of tired legs and the tough Enid Outlaw defense held the Fire to 37%…

Chris Brand

March 25, 2023

Fire Burn Lightning With Second Quarter Surge To Stay Undefeated

SHAWNEE, OKLA —The Potawatomi Fire used a 37-20 second quarter surge to rout the Little Rock Lightning, 122–96. Seven fire players were in double figures, led by K.D. Moore with 20 points. Moore also had six rebounds and three steals. Theo Johnson was next on the scoring leaders list with 16 points off the bench…

Chuck Guy

March 23, 2023

The Big 50 and Balance Bring Fire To 5-0 In Comeback Win Over Outlaws

SHAWNEE, OKLA — The Potawatomi Fire withstood a hot start from their visiting in-state rivals and rallied to beat the Enid Outlaws, 102-91. The Outlaws jumped out to quick lead on 7 of 8 field goal shooting and led 16-8 midway through the first period, then stretched that lead to as much as 14 before…

Chuck Guy