Noblesville's New Arena Ready for NBA G League

Professional sports have officially arrived in Noblesville with the completion of The Arena at Innovation Mile. The Indiana Pacers' NBA G League team has moved to the 3,500-seat arena and been renamed the Noblesville Boom.

"The players deserve an arena that is fitting for NBA-style basketball," said Noblesville mayor Chris Jensen. "People are now coming here to see NBA-quality basketball right in their backyard."

The Arena at Innovation Mile is poised to attract basketball fans to Noblesville and developers to the empty plots of land near Interstate 69 and Ruoff Music Center.

"Noblesville is only about 60% built out, and this is the underdeveloped part of the city here," Jensen said. "This is what's going to take Noblesville into being a top-five population city in the state of Indiana. Don't tell our friends across the interstate."

Ricardo Zermeno grew up in Noblesville and is intrigued by the new development in his city.

"It's changed a lot. I remember when the Hamilton Town Center first opened and I said, 'Oh my God, we have a mall, let's go check it out,'" Zermeno said. "I guess I'm getting old because I'm reminiscing, but it's cool. I like seeing the new mixed with the old."

The Arena at Innovation Mile will officially open during Noblesville's State of the City event on August 8. It will host concerts by a Pink Floyd cover band and Vanilla Ice before the G League season starts.