Indiana Mad Ants
American professional basketball team of the NBA G League / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Indiana Mad Ants are an American professional basketball team of the NBA G League based in Noblesville, Indiana, and are affiliated with the Indiana Pacers. The team plays their home games at Noblesville Event Center. From 2007–2023, the team played in Fort Wayne's Allen County War Memorial Coliseum and was known as the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. From 2023–2024, the team played in Indianapolis' Gainbridge Fieldhouse and was known as the Indiana Mad Ants.
Indiana Mad Ants | |
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Conference | Eastern |
League | NBA G League |
Founded | 2007 |
History | Fort Wayne Mad Ants 2007–2023 Indiana Mad Ants 2023–2024 |
Arena | Noblesville Event Center |
Location | Noblesville, Indiana |
Team colors | Navy blue, gold, cool gray[1][2][3] |
General manager | Chris Taylor[4] |
Head coach | Tom Hankins |
Ownership | Pacers Sports and Entertainment |
Affiliation(s) | Indiana Pacers |
Championships | 1 (2014) |
Conference titles | 2 (2014, 2015) |
Division titles | 2 (2014, 2018) |
Retired numbers | 1 (19) |
Website | fortwayne |
The franchise won their first and only championship in 2013–14, and lost in the 2014–15 finals, when the G League was known as the NBA D-League. In September 2015, Pacers Sports & Entertainment (PS&E), parent company of the Indiana Pacers purchased the Mad Ants.[5]