The Arena at Innovation Mile is an

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under construction in

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, 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

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affiliate of the

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, and is expected to debut during the 2025–26 G League season.

History

Founding & construction

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

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, east of Olio Road and officially called The Arena at Innovation Mile. The arena will also host live music and entertainment as well as community sports, events, and conferences.

NBA G League

Noblesville Boom

With the recent trend of

teams moving their

affiliate teams closer to their local home markets, on May 8, 2023, the

announced that they would move their G–League affiliate, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, from

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to play in a new arena to be built. To prepare for construction of the new Noblesville arena, the Pacers announced that they would temporarily move the Mad Ants to

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to play at

Gainbridge Fieldhouse Gainbridge Fieldhouse is an indoor arena located in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It opened in November 1999 to replace Market Square Arena. The arena is the home of the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) ...

, splitting time with the Pacers, for the 2023–24 and 2024–25 G League seasons. 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. On April 16, 2025, the franchise officially rebranded as the Noblesville Boom prior to the 2025–26 season, their first at The Arena.

References

External links

Official Site
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