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| Sport | Volleyball |
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| League | Pro Volleyball Federation |
| Location | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Arena | Fishers Event Center |
| Owner | Jim Schumacher and Don Hutchinson |
The Indy Ignite are an American professional indoor volleyball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Ignite will begin play in the Pro Volleyball Federation as an expansion team in 2025. [1]
On December 7, 2023, the Pro Volleyball Federation announced that an expansion team was coming to Indianapolis. [2]
On January 28, 2024, the ownership group of Indy Pro Volleyball publicly released the name and logo for Indiana's first professional volleyball team. [3]
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