The Potawatomi Fire Team, along with Citizen Potawatomi Nation Chairman John 'Rocky' Barrett, The Basketball League CEO Evelyn Magley (back to camera) and Lillie Mae Greer (hidden by her daughter), celebrate their Three-Peat by lifting 'The Lillie' TBL 2025 Champion trophy high, amid confetti on June 23 at FireLake Arena. This is the third year in a row they have won this national title, the first in the TBL to do so. Their record for the season is 27-1, and 8-0 for the playoffs.
Potawatomi Fire Forward Ricky Artis II reaches for a bucket in the fourth quarter of The Basketball League Finals Championship game against the Capital Seahawks at FireLake Arena on June 23. Artis led the game with 33 points and was named the TBL Playoff MVP, according to potawatomifire.com. The Fire sank the Seahawks, 105-91, to take the 2025 TBL Champion trophy for the third time straight. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
Along with being a two-time TBL MVP, Potawatomi Fire Guard Chuck Guy made his 3,000th career point with the league during a free-throw in the second quarter of the TBL Finals first game on June 21. Guy was first to reach 2,000 points earlier this season, and is certainly the first to see 3,000 points in the TBL, according to potawatomifire.com. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
The Potawatomi Fire Girls Dance Team perform during the TBL Championship game on June 23. They won TBL Dance Team of the Year for the second time since 2022, according to potawatomifire.com. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
Potawatomi Fire Forward Ricky Artis II speaks to family and fans after being named TBL Playoff MVP following the TBL Championship, won by the Fire for the third year straight. Artis made 33 points, seven rebounds, two assists, and a steal during their second game against the Capital Seahawks on June 23, and he overcame an injury from the first game on June 21, according to potawatomifire.com. Also shown are Charles Lampten (#42) and Isaiah Wade.
Potawatomi Fire players Jachai Simmons and K.T. Boucham share a hug, as Chuck Guy looks on, after their team won The Basketball League Championship on June 23 at FireLake Arena. This is the third year in a row they have won this national title, the first in The Basketball League to do so. Their record for the season is 27-1, and 8-0 for the playoffs, according to potawatomifire.com. For the TBL Finals, they beat the Capital Seahawks, 113-102 on June 21, and 105-91 that night.
Potawatomi Fire Forward Ke'Tarrious "K.T." Boucham makes a slam dunk in the fourth quarter of The Basketball League Finals Championship game against the Capital Seahawks at FireLake Arena on June 23. Boucham is the TBL Sixth Man of the Year and contributed 22 points to the game, according to potawatomifire.com.
The Basketball League's Coach of the Year for the third season, Mark Dannhoff cuts part of the TBL Championship game net for a souvenir after the Potawatomi Fire won their second game against the Capital Seahawks on June 23. Several players and other people who contributed to the team also took home part of the net.
Potawatomi Fire fans Andrea Gabel and Lisa Otipoby talk with Forward Jay Hedgeman after his team won The Basketball League National Championship for the third year straight on June 23.
Potawatomi Fire Forward Jay Hedgeman launches the ball for two points in the third quarter of The Basketball League Finals Championship game against the Capital Seahawks at FireLake Arena on June 23. Hedgeman added 13 points, eight boards, three assists and four steals, according to potawatomifire.com.
Potawatomi Fire Guard Deshawn Munson puts up a shot in the fourth quarter of The Basketball League Finals Championship game against the Capital Seahawks at FireLake Arena on June 23. Munson added 10 points in the final game, according to potawatomifire.com.
Potawatomi Fire Guard Chuck Guy hoists "The Lillie" TBL 2025 Champion trophy high as its namesake Lillie Mae Greer and his teammates look on and celebrate on June 23 at FireLake Arena. This is the third year in a row they have won this national title, the first in The Basketball League to do so. Their record for the season is 27-1, and 8-0 for the playoffs, according to potawatomifire.com. For the TBL Finals, they beat the Capital Seahawks, 113-102 on June 21, and 105-91 that night.
The Potawatomi Fire pose with their 2025 TBL Champion trophy, "The Lillie," its namesake Lillie Mae Greer (mother of TBL CEO Evelyn Magley), Assistant Coach Emmanuel Toney, Athletic Trainer Taylor Williams and her son, Team Doctor Justin Phillips and General Manager David Qualls. This is the third year in a row they have won this national title, the first in The Basketball League to do so. Their record for the season is 27-1, and 8-0 for the playoffs, according to potawatomifire.com.
Potawatomi Fire Guard Deshawn Munson has intense concentration as he goes in for a shot during The Basketball League Finals first game against the Capital Seahawks on June 21. They won that game, 113-102, and the second game, 105-91, to become the first TBL team to win the national title three times in a row. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
SHAWNEE, OK – The Potawatomi Fire are TBL Champions once again!
The Fire clinched their third consecutive title on Monday night, beating the Capital Seahawks 105-91. The Fire are now TBL’s only three-time champ and have won all three titles in back-to-back fashion.
“This was an incredible team,” said Fire head coach, and now three-time TBL Coach of the Year, Mark Dannhoff. “We talked at the beginnin…
