Los Angeles Ignite
American basketball club
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The Los Angeles Ignite are an American professional basketball team based out of Los Angeles, California, a member of The Basketball League (TBL), and a member of The Basketball Tournament (TBT).
2024–
| Los Angeles Ignite | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | LA Ignite | ||
| League | The Basketball League & The Basketball Tournament | ||
| Founded | 2024 | ||
| History | Los Angeles Ignite 2024– | ||
| Arena | Eagle's Nest Arena | ||
| Location | Los Angeles, California | ||
| Team colors | |||
| General manager | Dwight Walton | ||
| Head coach | Vicken Eskidjian | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
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History
In April 2024, The Basketball Tournament (TBT), announced a new team called the Los Angeles Ignite. That same month, The Basketball League announced that the team would join for the 2024 TBL season.[1] That season, they went 19-1 and lost in the semifinals. The TBL later announced that the team wouldn't compete for the 2025 TBL season.
In TBT 2024, they were listed as the #8 seed in the Houston Regional,[2] they lost 78-63 to North Texas Alumni Bleed Green. In TBT 2025, the team made it all the way to the regional championship, but loss to Sideline Cancer.[3]
TBT
2024
| Date | Round | Location | Score | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 19 | First round | Houston, Texas | 63–78 | Bleed Green |
2025
| Date | Round | Location | Score | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 18 | First round | Louisville, Kentucky | 93–82 | Team Diesel |
| July 20 | Second round | 83–79 | Team 901 | |
| July 23 | Third Round (Louisville Regional Championship) | 71–74 | Sideline Cancer |
Roster[citation needed]
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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