playa-hater wrote:
What kind of name is "red ants"? p
They were the Ft. Wayne Mad Ants to begin with before moving down closer to Indy this season. The Mad Ant name comes from the “Mad Anthony” nickname of General Anthony Wayne that Ft. Wayne, Indiana is named after. I think this year they play home games in the Pacers regular arena until they complete a new basketball complex in a Northeast suburb of Indy. Not sure if they’ll be called the Noblesville Mad Ants next season when they move into that or the Indiana/Indianapolis Mad Ants.
Fun fact… Ft. Wayne is considered the birthplace of the NBA as it’s where the negotiations to merge the NBL and BAA to form the NBA occurred. The Pistons were first from Ft. Wayne as well.