Indiana Mad Ants

Indiana Mad Ants
Indiana Mad Ants
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;
General manager	Chris Taylor
Head coach	Tom Hankins
Ownership	Pacers Sports and Entertainment (PS&E)
Affiliation(s)	Indiana Pacers
Championships	1 (2014)
Conference titles	2 (2014, 2015)
Division titles	2 (2014, 2018)
Showcase Cup titles	0
Retired numbers	1 (19)
Website	fortwayne.gleague.nba.com

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 to 2023, the team played in Fort Wayne's Allen County War Memorial Coliseum and was known as the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. From 2023 to 2024, the team played in Indianapolis' Gainbridge Fieldhouse and was known as the Indiana Mad Ants.

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]

^ "Mad Ants Unveil New Look at Three Rivers Festival Parade". Pacers.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. July 8, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
^ "Team History". FortWayne.GLeague.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2024. The NBA G League underwent an overhaul in sponsorship and appearance prior to the 2017-18 season. With global partners such as Nike and Gatorade joining forces with the NBA, the Mad Ants received a new blue-and-gold look to correspond with its NBA affiliate, the Indiana Pacers.
^ "Indiana Mad Ants Reproduction Guideline Sheet". NBA Properties, Inc. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
^ "Mad Ants promote Chris Taylor to General Manager; announce other basketball operations staff changes". FortWayne.GLeague.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. September 15, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
^ Buckner, Candace (September 9, 2015). "Pacers buy D-League's Mad Ants to enhance player development". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved September 6, 2023.

[1] "Mad Ants Unveil New Look at Three Rivers Festival Parade". Pacers.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. July 8, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2024.

[2] "Team History". FortWayne.GLeague.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2024. The NBA G League underwent an overhaul in sponsorship and appearance prior to the 2017-18 season. With global partners such as Nike and Gatorade joining forces with the NBA, the Mad Ants received a new blue-and-gold look to correspond with its NBA affiliate, the Indiana Pacers.

[3] "Indiana Mad Ants Reproduction Guideline Sheet". NBA Properties, Inc. Retrieved March 30, 2024.

[4] "Mad Ants promote Chris Taylor to General Manager; announce other basketball operations staff changes". FortWayne.GLeague.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. September 15, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2024.

[5] Buckner, Candace (September 9, 2015). "Pacers buy D-League's Mad Ants to enhance player development". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved September 6, 2023.

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