Ruston Hayward

April 13, 2024

BETHANY, OK – The Potawatomi Fire stayed perfect on the year after beating a tough Enid Outlaws team 111-101 on Saturday night. Even though it was an Enid home game, the Fire and Outlaws were playing essentially a neutral site game as Saturdays contest took place at the Sawyer Center on the campus of Southern…

Chuck

April 7, 2024

Fire Finish Weekend Sweep of Santa Ana

BERNALILLO, NM – The Potawatomi Fire once again showed their championship bona fides as they beat the Santa Ana Thunder for the second straight day 109-96. With the win, the Fire stayed undefeated improving to 8-0 on the year. “Anytime you can go get two road wins against a really, really good team like Santa…

Chuck Guy

March 23, 2024

Team Effort Fuels Fire to Big Win Over Texas

SHAWNEE, OK – The Potawatomi Fire remained perfect beating the Texas 7ers 141-119 on Saturday night inside FireLake Arena. The Fire got off to a strong start, scoring the first five points of the game before the 7ers got on the board. The Fire led 39-23 after the first quarter and never looked back as…

Chuck Guy

March 15, 2024

Fire Stay Perfect; Guy Makes History

SHAWNEE, OK – The Potawatomi Fire continued their perfect start to the season as they beat the Wichita SkyKings 148-125 on a historic night at FireLake Arena. Fire point guard Chuck Guy set a new team record with 20 assists on the night. Along with the 20 assists, he also scored 24 points and grabbed…

Chuck Guy

March 8, 2024

Fire Fight Back; Beat 7ers

GREENVILLE, TX – The Potawatomi Fire improved to 3-0 on the year after beating the Texas 7ers 125-116 on Friday night. The Fire struggled out of the gate as the 7ers took an 8-0 lead to start the game. The 7ers eventually led by as many as 16 in the first quarter before the Fire…

Chuck Guy

March 2, 2024

Fire Crush Enid in Season Opener

SHAWNEE, OK – The Potawatomi Fire got their 2024 season started off on the right note with a 136-91 drubbing of Enid Friday night. Enid gave the Fire trouble early, leading by as many as four in the first quarter. However, trailing the Outlaws 20-19 late in the first, the Fire went on a 19-0…

Chuck Guy

February 24, 2024

Fire Defeat CYM in Exhibition

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…

Chuck Guy

February 22, 2024

Fire Finalize 2024 Roster

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….

Chris Brand

January 24, 2024

Fire Sign Big Man Jon Cathey-Macklin

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…

Chris Brand

July 21, 2023

Recapping The 2023 TBL Championship Season With The Fire and Play-by-Play Voice Chris Cox

What a season! Members of the 2023 TBL champion Potawatomi Fire and play-by-play voice Chris Cox recap the memorable 2023 season. Each exit interview will be posted periodically throughout the summer and will cover highlights from the championship campaign as well as each player’s plans for the summer and (in some cases) will look ahead to…

Chris Brand