The Basketball League

December 17, 2024

Mahone Re-Signs for 2025

The Potawatomi Fire have re-signed Jaylen Mahone for The Basketball League’s upcoming 2025 season. Mahone, a 6-2 guard from Brandon, Wisconsin, will be back with the Fire for his second season as a professional basketball player. Mahone, who was the Fire’s first round draft pick in the 2024 TBL Draft, appeared in 19 games during…

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

December 10, 2024

Fire Re-Sign Three-Time TBL Champ Harrison

The Potawatomi Fire have re-signed The Basketball League’s only three-time champion, Paul Harrison, for the upcoming 2025 season. Harrison, a 6-9 forward from Alpharetta, Georgia, has won the TBL Championship every year he has played in TBL. He won his first championship in 2022 with the Shreveport Mavericks before winning back-to-back titles with the Fire…

David Qualls

December 5, 2024

Munson Staying In Shawnee, Re-Signs With Fire

The Potawatomi Fire are thrilled to announce the re-signing of the longest tenured Fire player, Deshawn Munson, for the upcoming 2025 TBL season. Munson, a 6-4 guard from East St. Louis, Illinois, has been a cornerstone player for the Fire since the team’s inaugural season. Munson is the only player to have been on the…

Chuck Guy

December 3, 2024

Reigning MVP Re-Signs With Fire

The Potawatomi Fire are excited to announce the re-signing of the reigning TBL MVP, Daylon “Chuck” Guy for the upcoming 2025 TBL season. Guy, a 6-foot guard from Ft. Worth Texas, is arguably the best player in The Basketball League. Along with winning the 2024 TBL MVP award, Guy was named Defensive Player of the…

Chuck Guy

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 20, 2024

Dannhoff Wins Coach of the Year

SHAWNEE, OK – Potawatomi Fire head coach Mark Dannhoff is the 2024 TBL Coach of the Year. Dannhoff was presented with the award on Saturday, June 15th prior to the Fire’s 120-96 win over the Los Angeles Ignite. “I’m very honored to win this award,” said Dannhoff. “There are a lot of good coaches in…

Coach of the Year

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 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

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