Shreveport Mavericks

May 14, 2023

Fire Bounce Back With Win Over In-State Rival Outlaws

SHAWNEE, OKLA — In year one of this in-state rivalry, it was the Enid Outlaws taking five of six regular season meetings from the Potawatomi Fire. In year two, it’s the Fire with the upper hand, taking three or four regular season meetings from the Outlaws. Led by last year’s TBL MVP Deshawn Munson as…

May 11, 2023

Turnovers and Free Throw Shooting Woes Cost Fire In Loss At Shreveport

SHREVEPORT, LA — Two of the issues that have been negatives throughout this year, even in big wins for the Potawatomi Fire, unfortunately, came back to bite them on the road Thursday night. Turnovers and poor free throw shooting cost the Fire in a first place battle with the Shreveport Mavericks, as the visiting Fire…

Chuck Guy

May 7, 2023

Fire Cruise To Comfortable Win Over Warriors; Maintain Top Spot In TBL Central

SHAWNEE, OKLA — The Potawatomi Fire jumped out to a big first quarter lead of 41-18, and never looked back as they cruised to a 130–102 victory over the Pearland (Texas) Warriors. Deshawn Munson led the Fire with 20 points and 15 rebounds, on 10 of 14 shooting. The Fire had nine of their 11…

Chris Brand

April 21, 2023

Huge Mid-Game Run Sparks Fire Win Over Mavericks, Keeps Fire On Top In Central

SHAWNEE, OKLA — Behind a 40-point swing in the mid part of the game, the Potawatomi Fire kept the top spot in the TBL Central with another convincing 122-103 win over the defending TBL champion Shreveport Mavericks. After the Mavericks took their largest lead at 50-36 with six minutes left in the second quarter, the…

Chuck Guy

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 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 2, 2023

Defense and Balanced Scoring Key Fire to Opening Night Domination of Defending Champs, 128-89

SHREVEPORT, LA — Statement made. On the ‘official’ opening night for the 2023 TBL season, the Potawatomi Fire delivered a resounding statement to the defending TBL champions and the rest of the league, with a 128-89 road domination of the Shreveport Mavericks. The new-look Fire held the high-powered Mavs to just 89 points, with 35.2% shooting…

A.J. Turner

March 1, 2023

Reloaded Potawatomi Fire Set to Open Second Season At Defending TBL Champs Shreveport

2023 OPENING NIGHT Potawatomi Fire (0-0) at Shreveport Mavericks (0-0) Wednesday, March 1 • Tipoff 7:05 PM Gold Dome – Centenary College, Shreveport, La. Listen to the action on KGFF 100.9 FM/1450 AM with the play-by-play voice Chris Cox on the call. Watch the action on TBLTV.tv (with paid subscription). Stream and announcers are provided…

A.J. Turner