Tag: Central Region

Jan. 5 Lyons Game Cancelled

Due to the predicted significant winter storm expected to hit the Midwest on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, Sunday’s game between the Indiana Lyons and the River City Gamblers has been cancelled.
The Gamblers would have been traveling on I-70 from St. Louis to be in Danville, and the I-70 corridor is expected to have the heaviest snowfall. We also don’t want our own fans traveling in the expected storm.
Saturday’s game against the Ohio Kings is still on, and we hope to see you there!
On Sunday, however, stay home and stay safe and warm.

Indiana Lyons on Patreon

Beginning Jan. 4, 2025, the Indiana Lyons will be live streaming their home games on Patreon instead of YouTube.
Each live stream will only cost $3 to watch or you can save money with a Purple Membership for $10/month or a Teal Membership for $5/month.
Included in each paid membership are all sorts of perks beyond all the live streams, including discounted game tickets, discounted merchandise, exclusive content, and more, all while supporting your Indiana Lyons!
Need a last-minute holiday gift idea? You can gift a membership, too!
PLUS, the Lyons are offering a 25% discount on your first month’s membership through December 31, 2024!
Check it out and start your membership at: https://www.patreon.com/IndianaLyons

Indiana Lyons Dominate Twice

The Indiana Lyons dominated at Bosstick Gym in Danville this past weekend, crushing two opponents and running their season record to 10-2. Another home game is on the slate this Saturday.

Last Saturday, the Lyons hosted the Windy City Inferno out of Chicago for the first time in their history. Before the game, the Lyons and the Inferno celebrated the recent 100th birthday of Lyons fan Louise Leach with a pregame ceremony that included the Lyons presenting an official American Basketball Association (ABA) basketball to her and a huge ovation from the crowd.

Then the Lyons got down to business.

For the first four game minutes or so, this one was competitive, but after that, it was all purple and teal. Slow starters in many games this season, the Lyons bucked tradition and bolted to a 36-20 lead after the first 12:00. They held a 62-50 advantage at halftime.

After that, an avalanche of fouls rained down on the Inferno, including four costly technical fouls, and the Lyons pulled away with a 149-112 victory to move their record to 9-2.

On Sunday, the Missouri Capitals came to town from Columbia, Missouri. Having faced the Capitals many times over the past seven years, including once in November in Missouri in which the Lyons won 135-100, the home team did not take the visitors for granted.

Instead, they roared out to a 21-0 lead to open the game and held the Capitals scoreless for the first 4:10 of the contest. The Lyons showed no mercy in the first frame, finishing the first quarter with a staggering 52-12 lead.

It never got any better for the Capitals, and with the starters pulled for much of the second half, the Lyons completed the regular season sweep of the Capitals, 177-61, to improve to 10-2 on the season.

The 116-point win was the second-largest margin of victory for the Lyons in franchise history. In 2019, Indiana won a game by 218 points over a now-defunct team from West Virginia.

Just before tipoff on Sunday, the Lyons celebrated rookie Mike Osborne, who wears #1 for the team. Osborne will graduate from Aurora University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business on Saturday.

The dominating victory was a very nice graduation present for Osborne.

Next up for the Lyons are the Akron Aviators, who come to town from Ohio on Saturday. Tipoff is at 5 p.m., with the doors opening at 4 p.m. Tickets are just $10/person. Admission is only $5 for children ages 6-11, seniors ages 55+, active military, military veterans, and first responders. Children ages 5 and under are free.

On Sunday, the Lyons travel to Kentucky in search of revenge against the Maysville Miners. The Miners handed the Lyons one of their two losses back in October at Bosstick Gym, releasing the game-winning shot with 0:00.07 seconds left on the game clock and escaping town with a one-point win.

The Indiana Lyons are owned by Hendricks County residents and business owners Deborah and Tyrone Brown.

Indiana Lyons Return From Long Road Trip

The Indiana Lyons spent the majority of November on the road but will return to Bosstick Gym in Danville for home games on Dec. 7, 8, 14 and 22.

This Saturday, the Lyons host the Windy City Inferno out of Chicago at 5 p.m. in Bosstick Gym. Doors open at 4 p.m. Tickets are just $10 per person or $5 per child, senior aged 55+, military veteran, active military, or first responder. Children ages 5 and under are free.

This will be the first time that the Lyons have ever faced the Inferno.

On Sunday, the Missouri Capitals come to town from St. Louis to face the Lyons at 4 p.m. in Bosstick Gym. Doors open at 3 p.m.

The Lyons and Capitals have faced off many times over the years, including one of the games on the Lyons’ long road trip, when the Lyons won 135-100 in St. Louis.

November sent Hendricks County’s own professional basketball team to Cincinnati, Peoria, Chicago, St. Louis, and New Castle for a total of six games on the road. During that stretch, the Lyons beat one of their biggest rivals, the Ohio Kings, as well as a team ranked in the Top 10 of the American Basketball Association (ABA), the Southland Saints.

Now sitting at 8-2 on the season, the 2022-23 ABA Champions are ready for some home cooking in December.

“Fan support energizes our players,” said Lyons co-owner, CEO, and head coach Tyrone Brown. “We need the Lyons Pride to show up in full force this month to reenergize our guys as we close out 2024 and the first half of our season. We’ve been gone for so long, we really need to feel our fans’ love.”

The Lyons have added a new facet to halftime entertainment — a half-court shot contest. For just $5 per shot, fans can come on the floor at halftime and attempt what would be a 4-point shot in the ABA. Any fan who makes the shot wins half the cumulative pot, with the other half of the pot supporting the Lyons.

Fans can purchase shot attempts at each home game.

Later in December, the Lyons will host the Akron Aviators and the Indiana Legends, and they travel to Kentucky to face the Maysville Miners, who handed them one of their losses in the very last second of the game.

In a heart-stopping finish at Bosstick Gym in October, the Miners shot the ball with 0.007 seconds remaining and scored the game-winning basket. The Lyons hope to repay the favor mid-month in Maysville.

The Lyons also travel to Chicago to visit the Chi-Town Rebels right before Christmas.

The Indiana Lyons are owned by Hendricks County residents and business owners Tyrone and Deborah Brown.

Indiana Lyons Open Season Ticket Sales

Season tickets for the Indiana Lyons’ 2024-25 regular season are now on sale!

The Lyons play 15 home games this season, including the season-opening weekend doubleheader against the Indiana Legends on Oct. 19 and the Maysville Miners on Oct. 20, a Jan. 4 tilt against the Ohio Kings, a Jan. 25 clash versus the Peoria Pitbulls, a Feb. 22 battle against the Columbus Wizards, and more!

For the entire regular season schedule, click here.

For 15 games, a person purchasing individual game tickets would pay $150, but with a $105 season ticket, that person would be saving 30%!

For 15 games for children ages 6-12, seniors 55+, active military, military veterans, and first responders, 15 individual game tickets would cost $75. However, a season ticket knocks $20 off the price for a savings of 27%!

Simply complete the form below, send payment via PayPal or CashApp, and your season ticket(s) will be waiting for you at Will Call at the next home Lyons game! PLUS, you’ll get a fancy Indiana Lyons lanyard to go with it! Pretty cool, huh?

What are you waiting for?? Get your season tickets now!

Indiana Lyons 2024-25 Season Tickets Order Form

Indiana Lyons Announce 2024-25 Regular Season Schedule

The defending American Basketball Association (ABA) Central Region Finalists, the Indiana Lyons, completed a clean 6-0 sweep through the preseason on Saturday and are ready for the 2024-25 ABA regular season to begin Oct. 19 at Bosstick Gym in Danville.

The Lyons began their preseason in Bedford, Indiana, with a 3-0 romp through the IBL ProAm Land of Indiana Nationals tournament in early September on their way to claiming the tournament championship. Their championship banner now hangs on the west side of Bosstick Gym.

They returned home to the Lyons Den to dispatch the Indiana Shuckers in Sept. 21 preseason action, followed by home victories over the Chi-Town Rebels on Sept. 28 and the Indiana Legends on Saturday.

The ABA regular season begins for the Indiana Lyons on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 5 p.m. in Bosstick Gym against the Indiana Legends. The Legends are based in New Castle, Indiana.

Many familiar faces return to the Lyons this season, including multi-year ABA All-Star Gerald “Cam” Campbell, Jordan “Flash” Hidleburg, Preston “The Silent Assassin” Case, Phil Bessick, and 7-year veteran Mike Carter. Carter is the heart and soul of the team and the only athlete to play all 7 seasons of the Lyons’ existence.

Some former Lyons have returned to the pride, too. Vince Hill played the first two seasons in franchise history, took some time off to complete his education that includes a Masters Degree, and has returned for 2024-25. Corey Wright is another former Lyon who took some time off and has now returned to the team.

The Lyons also have a new player, Preston Roberts, who lit up the preseason with entertaining dunks, three-pointers, mid-range shots, a truckload of rebounds, and a wonderful personality.

The team invites the public to join them at Buffalo Wild Wings in Avon on Wednesday, Oct. 16 from 5 to 9 p.m. for a team fundraiser, where BW3 will donate a portion of their sales that evening to the team.

And, of course, everyone is encouraged to attend the season opener on Oct. 19 at 5 p.m. at Bosstick Gym and cheer the team on to victory.

The Lyons play at home again on Oct. 20 at 4 p.m. against the Maysville Miners out of Kentucky. Doors open an hour prior to each contest.

Indiana Lyons Announce 2024 Preseason Schedule

The Indiana Lyons return to the American Basketball Association (ABA) for their seventh season of professional basketball, and the team has announced its 2024 preseason schedule, sponsored by the Glacier Line Jammers Band.

The 2023-24 Lyons finished the season with a 22-3 record and as ABA Central Region Finalists. They are the 2022-23 ABA Champions. In their six previous seasons, the Lyons have earned six winning campaigns, six ABA playoff appearances, two regional finalists finishes, two regional championships, and a league championship.

This season’s squad will be coached by Lyons co-owner and CEO Tyrone Brown and Myishea Richmond.

The preseason begins Sept. 7-8 with the IBL ProAm Land of Indiana Nationals Tournament in Bedford, Indiana. All tournament games, including the Lyons’ games, will be live streamed at youtube.com/@minotaurstreaming. Fans are welcome at the tournament, and admission is free.

The Lyons follow up the tournament with ABA opponents: the Indiana Shuckers on Sept. 21 at 5 p.m. ET in Bosstick Gym, and the Chi-Town Rebels on Sept. 28 at 5 p.m. ET at George Washington High School in Indianapolis.

The team’s preseason comes to an end on Oct. 5 with the first annual Purple and Teal game at 5 p.m. ET at Bosstick Gym. This game will feature current, past, and future Lyons competing against each other.

For more information, please contact Tyrone Brown at (317) 525-8380 or at tyronebrown@indianalyons.com.

Guest Broadcasting Opportunities for Visiting Teams in Red Division Championship Weekend

Hey, Clarksville Phoenix, Ohio Kings and Nashville Aces fans! Want to join our broadcast crew for half of your respective ABA Central Region Red Division Championship Weekend semifinal games to tell the world about your team during our live streams? No experience needed! Simply slap one of our headsets on and join our play-by-play commentator in broadcasting the game live on YouTube for all to see! Don’t worry about all the electronics and computer stuff — we’ve got that covered.
We want YOU to add some fan flavor to our broadcasts for your fans back home! Talk about your favorite players and why you like them! Give the audience fun facts about your team and players! Tell everyone about big games or plays throughout your season! Promote your team! This is a great opportunity for someone who has been tempted to call basketball games or do some sort of sports broadcasting but needs a nudge or an opportunity and to not have to worry about equipment and how everything works. Tweens, teens, adults…any are welcome!
Some housekeeping items:
🎙 Are you interested? Great! Contact YOUR HOME TEAM to express your interest. They may have several interested people to choose from, they probably have their own professional standards that they want upheld, and they’ll want to be able to trust you to represent their organization well. When each team has chosen a representative, have them email us at ericivie@indianalyons.com to let us know!
🎙 Visiting team will get the first half of the game. Home team will get the second half of the game. In the event that one team doesn’t choose a representative, you may have the opportunity to do the entire game with us if you want! (Otherwise, we can cover it. No pressure.)
🎙 No profanity. At all. Our broadcasts are designed for all ages, including kids, to enjoy.
🎙 Be nice. Hey, we get it. Emotions are high. Some teams don’t like other teams. That’s sports for ya. But you’re here to promote your own team, not to disparage any other team, especially your team’s opponent in any given game.
🎙 Have fun and don’t worry about making mistakes! Have you heard our broadcasting crew?? They make mistakes all the time! It’s part of the experience! Our play-by-play announcer will help you through it (and he’s the champion of making mistakes!) and not leave you hanging, so don’t feel like you need to carry the load. You’re serving as a color commentator, so talk when you want to and don’t talk when you don’t want to.
🎙 We have the ability to end this experience at any time, including mid-game, should there be a repeated or egregious problem with profanity or disparaging other teams. Both are a big deal. This is supposed to be fun for everyone.
🎙 On the flip side, if things go well, and we’re groovin’ together, you might be asked back for part of the Red Division Championship Game if your team advances to it!
🎙 The chosen guest announcer for each team gets FREE admission to all the playoffs games all weekend long! 🎟🆓
Sound fun? Excellent! Contact your home team, and we hope to broadcast with you in Danville!

Free Tickets to ABA Central Region Playoffs Available

Lyons Pride, it’s been a rough season, hasn’t it? Cancelled games, a little overexuberance at one game, an unexpected home loss (ouch!), all the technical difficulties in our game videos, there was probably an alien invasion and a pterodactyl attack in there somewhere……. WHEW! It’s been a bumpy ride!
 
But you stuck with us through all of it, and we can’t thank you enough. The crowds at our last three home games were AH-MAZ-ING!!! 
 
We thought about holding a meaningless exhibition intrasquad scrimmage this weekend as a “fan appreciation game,” but then we thought, “You know what? Let’s show the Lyons Pride our sincere appreciation for them in the most meaningful games out there — the playoffs!”
 
So…no scrimmage this weekend. Instead, we will honor all of the free game tickets that are out there for both weekends of the playoffs! Yes, you can gain FREE admission to all six (6) playoff games that we’re hosting over March 16-17 and March 23-24 by getting your hands on some of those tickets! 
 
Already got some free tickets? Cool! You’re set for both weekends of the playoffs!
 
Need some free tickets? No problem. You can find them, while supplies last, at Deka Lash in Plainfield Commons, Hendricks County Parks & Recreation main office in Danville, Hendricks County Senior Center in Danville, The Locker Room Sporting Goods in Danville, McCloud Nature Park outside of North Salem (may we suggest attending Maple Syrup Days this Saturday, March 9?), and the Indianapolis Healthplex during each location’s normal business hours. And staff and residents of Woodland Terrace in Danville, get your free game tickets at your front office.
 
Come watch all the action, cheer us on when we play, and see who the ABA Central Region will be sending to the ABA Championship Weekend in Alabama! For FREE!! So go get those tickets before they run out! And THANK YOU, Lyons Pride!! We 💜💙 you!! Now let’s blow the bricks off the gym for all six games!

Final Regular Season Game vs. River City Gamblers Cancelled

The River City Gamblers informed the Indiana Lyons on the morning of March 3, 2024 that they will not be traveling to Danville to face the Lyons today. Therefore, the game has been cancelled. The Lyons end the regular season with a record of 18-2.

UPDATE: The league has awarded the Indiana Lyons a victory by forfeit. The Lyons end the regular season with a record of 19-2.