FireLake Arena Hosts First Pro-Am Basketball Tournament

The MVP of the TBL, DeShawn Munson, goes in for a basket during the FireLake Arena Fall Shootout Basketball Tournament on Oct. 15. Munson was playing on the "Shawnee Fire" team against "New Era," and there were seven teams total in the pro-am tournament held at FireLake Arena and the Shawnee YMCA. The Fire won first in the tournament. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
The MVP of the TBL, DeShawn Munson, goes in for a basket during the FireLake Arena Fall Shootout Basketball Tournament on Oct. 15. Munson was playing on the "Shawnee Fire" team against "New Era," and there were seven teams total in the pro-am tournament held at FireLake Arena and the Shawnee YMCA. The Fire won first in the tournament. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

For those missing the sound of dribbling and the swish of the net, FireLake Arena offered a healthy dose of basketball this weekend.

The inaugural FireLake Arena Fall Shootout Basketball Tournament invited eight Pro-Am (professional/ amateur) teams to compete for a total purse of $10,000.

There was one team from Springfield, MO; one from Memphis, TN; two from Oklahoma City; two from Dallas; and one …