{{update|date=August 2019}} {{Use American English|date=February 2016}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2016}} {{PBL team | logo = IndianaDieselsPBL.PNG | pixels = 200px | founded = 2007 | league = ABA (2010–2011)<br />PBL (2012–2017)<br />NABL (2017–2018) | history = Indiana Diesels (2010–2013)<br />'''Indianapolis Diesels''' (2013–2018) | city = Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | colors = Green, black and blue<br />{{color box|#006400}} {{color box|black}} {{color box|blue}} | owner = Rex Voils et al. | coach = Aaron Hogg | championships = '''0''' | titles = '''1''' (2014 Mid-West) | cheerleaders = Diesel Divas | dancers = Diesel Dance Squad | mascot = Dunkin' Diesel | website = {{url|dieselshoops.com}} }}
The '''Indianapolis Diesels''', formerly known as the '''Indiana Diesels''', were a team in the North American Basketball League (NABL). Based in Indianapolis, Indiana, the Diesels played their home games at Emmerich Manual High School south of downtown Indianapolis during their last seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aroundindy.com/diesels.php |title=Archived copy |access-date=March 19, 2016 |archive-date=March 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329210011/http://aroundindy.com/diesels.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In their inaugural season in the American Basketball Association, the team finished with an 8–4 record and defeated the West Virginia Blazers in the first round of the playoffs before losing to the Chicago Steam. The next year, 2011, they moved to the Premier Basketball League (PBL) and played their next two seasons in Columbus, Indiana. In their last season playing in Columbus, the team reached the PBL semi-finals. The next season, after moving to Manual High School, the team reached the PBL Finals; however, they lost to the Rochester Razorsharks.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://dieselshoops.com/front-office |title=Front Office & Gameday | Indianapolis Diesels #OneTeamOneGoal | Official Website | ItsMyPlay.com |access-date=March 19, 2016 |archive-date=March 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317062054/http://dieselshoops.com/front-office |url-status=dead }}</ref> The team joined the North American Basketball League in 2017,{{citation needed|date=January 2018}} but apparently disbanded after 2018.{{Citation needed|date=March 2026}}
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==External links== * {{Official website|dieselshoops.com}}
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Category:2007 establishments in Indiana Category:Basketball teams established in 2007 Category:Basketball teams in Indianapolis Category:Columbus, Indiana Category:Defunct American Basketball Association (2000–present) teams Category:Former Premier Basketball League teams
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