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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 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.

Lyons Roar Pre-Game Show Debuts [VIDEO]

In the inaugural episode of The Lyons Roar pre-game show, Eric Ivie and Jim Holtsclaw discuss their experiences at the ABA Final Eight tournament in Missouri in April, the upcoming games against the Burning River Buckets and Louisville Pros, the ABA’s Power Rankings, and a controversial play from the last preseason game involving Jackson Stone.

A subscription to Lyons Pride + is required to view the video.

Click here to watch The Lyons Roar S1, E1.