Ricky Artis II

December 19, 2024

TBL’s 6th Man Re-Signs With Champion Fire

The Potawatomi Fire are excited to announce the re-signing of The Basketball League’s 6th Man of the Year, Ricardo “Ricky” Artis II, for the upcoming 2025 season. Artis, a 6-6 forward from Austin, Texas, is one of TBL’s most versatile players. Artis is capable of playing multiple positions, giving the Fire a player that provides…

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 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 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

May 30, 2024

Fire Make Statement; Lead Series 1-0

ENID, OK – The Potawatomi Fire started their run toward a second straight Lillie with a statement victory over the Wichita Skykings in Game 1 of the Central Conference Semifinals. The Fire beat Wichita 160-116 to take a 1-0 lead in this best of three series, setting a new team record for points scored in…

Chuck Guy

May 17, 2024

Fire Blitz SkyKings to Move to 18-0

WICHITA, KS – It was another dominant performance by the Fire on Friday night as they beat the Wichita SkyKings 152-126 to stay perfect on the season. Playing without starters K.D. Moore (abdominal/groin injury) and Deshawn Munson (hand injury), the Fire needed other guys to step up and they did as seven players scored in…

Chuck Guy

May 11, 2024

Fire Stay Perfect and Sweep 7ers

SHAWNEE, OK – The Potawatomi Fire continued their winning ways on Saturday beating the Texas 7ers 135-123. With the win, the Fire extended their TBL record win streak to 17. They also extended TBL record home win streak to 33 and swept the regular season series against the Texas 7ers. After going down by six…

Chuck Guy