They joined the NBL (who later formed the NBA) in 1937 but they stayed there for 1 year, returning to their amateur status.
In 1936, they joined the Midwest Basketball Conference (MBC) and they won their divisional playoff round by forfeit.
The Electrics were scheduled to host the Dayton London Bobby's, but just hours before the game the Bobby's manager, Ray Lindemuth called Electrics manager Bill Hosket and told him the game would not be played, and when Hosket inquired as into why, Lindemuth hung up the phone.
But Fort Wayne would lose the Championship series two-games-to-none to the Akron Wingfoots.
During their NBL time, Scott Armstrong and Bart Quinn were the team's top players.