The Arena at Innovation Mile
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| Former names | Noblesville Event Center (2023–2025) |
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| Address | 14157 CJ Way |
| Location | Noblesville, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39°59′35.3″N 85°54′54″W / 39.993139°N 85.91500°W |
| Owner | City of Noblesville |
| Operator | Patch Development |
| Capacity | 3,400 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | Fall 2023 |
| Construction cost | $40 million |
| Tenants | |
| Noblesville Boom (2025–)[1] | |
| Website | |
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The Arena at Innovation Mile is an indoor arena under construction in Noblesville, Indiana, United States. Owned by the city of Noblesville, it will have a capacity of 3,400 and open in the summer of 2025. The arena will serve as the home venue for the Noblesville Boom, the NBA G League affiliate of the NBA's Indiana Pacers, and is expected to debut during the 2025–26 G League season.[2]
History
[edit]Founding & construction
[edit]Originally named Noblesville Event Center from 2023 to 2025 and slated to be built in the Finch Creek Park area, the arena is instead being built at the intersection of 141st Street and I-69, east of Olio Road and officially called The Arena at Innovation Mile.[3][4][5] The arena will also host live music and entertainment as well as community sports, events, and conferences.
NBA G League
[edit]Noblesville Boom
[edit]With the recent trend of NBA teams moving their NBA G League affiliate teams closer to their local home markets, on May 8, 2023, the Indiana Pacers announced that they would move their G–League affiliate, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, from Fort Wayne, Indiana to Noblesville, Indiana to play in a new arena to be built.[6][7] To prepare for construction of the new Noblesville arena, the Pacers announced that they would temporarily move the Mad Ants to Indianapolis to play at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, splitting time with the Pacers, for the 2023–24 and 2024–25 G League seasons.[8] During their time at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, the franchise rebranded as the Indiana Mad Ants, with a new name, color scheme, and mascot to be introduced upon moving to Noblesville.[9] On April 16, 2025, the franchise officially rebranded as the Noblesville Boom prior to the 2025–26 season, their first at The Arena.
References
[edit]- ^ "Construction for new Noblesville Events Center underway". Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ "Construction for new Noblesville Events Center underway". Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ "Noblesville announces new site for planned NBA G League arena". Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ^ "Noblesville chooses developer for arena that will serve as home to Pacers' G League team". Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- ^ "UPDATE: Noblesville eyes new site near I-69 for arena and conference center". Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ^ "Pacers' G-League affiliate Mad Ants moving to Noblesville". Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ "Mad Ants' time in Fort Wayne is over: Pacers moving G League team to Indy and then new Noblesville arena". Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ "Noblesville, Pacers Sports & Entertainment Announce New G League Partnership". NBA.com.
- ^ Montgomery, Gregg (May 8, 2023). "Pacers to move NBA G League team to new arena in Noblesville". WISH-TV. Retrieved May 8, 2023.