The Indianapolis Diesels, formerly known as the Indiana Diesels, were a team in the

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(NABL). Based in

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, the Diesels played their home games at

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south of downtown Indianapolis during their last seasons. In their inaugural season in the

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, the team finished with an 8–4 record and defeated the

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in the first round of the playoffs before losing to the

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. The next year, 2011, they moved to the

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(PBL) and played their next two seasons in

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. 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. The team joined the

in 2017, but apparently disbanded after 2018.

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