[7] At the team's inception, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants were affiliated with the Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers, while debuting their maroon, gold, and black colors.

Across these seasons, the franchise had numerous players selected to the All–Star Game: Chris Hunter (2009), Ron Howard & Rob Kurz (2010), Walker Russell Jr. (2009, 2011, 2012), and Darnell Lazare (2012).

The franchise also featured players Alex Acker, Oliver Lafayette, Joe Alexander, Larry Sanders, Chris Kramer, Marvin Phillips, Corey Allmond, Vernon Macklin, Stephen Graham, and Travis Walton.

This season saw assignments from NBA players Khris Middleton, Miles Plumlee, Orlando Johnson, Kim English, and Luke Harangody.

The next year, in the 2013–14 season, the Mad Ants won their division and conference with a 34–16 record and made it to the 2014 D–League Finals for the first time after beating the Sioux Falls Skyforce in the semifinals and the Reno Bighorns in the quarterfinals.

[8] The Mad Ants defeated the Santa Cruz Warriors in two games in the Finals to claim their first D–League title, becoming the first franchise to go undefeated in the playoffs (6–0).

Tyler Hansbrough, Georges Niang, Marquis Teague, John Lucas III, Christian Watford, and Jarrod Uthoff all made appearances for the Mad Ants during this season.

Before the 2017–18 season, the Mad Ants rebranded and changed their colors to match the Pacers: navy blue, gold, cool gray and white.

Hasheem Thabeet, Goga Bitadze, JaKarr Sampson, Naz Mitrou-Long, and Brian Bowen II all played during the cancelled season.

The Mad Ants spent the 2020–21 season at the G League single site in Orlando, Florida during the COVID-19 pandemic, posting a 6–9 record, missing the playoffs.

During the 2022–23 season, the team's last in Fort Wayne, the Mad Ants returned to the playoffs with an 18–14 record, losing in the quarterfinals to Capital City Go-Go.

Other players this season included Chris Duarte, Isaiah Jackson, David Stockton, Pedro Bradshaw, and Norvel Pelle.

"[16] This season also featured Jarace Walker, Ben Sheppard, Quenton Jackson, Jordan Bell, Kendall Brown, and Mojave King.

Before the 2024–25 season, the NBA's G League Ignite folded, resulting in David Stockton's player defer rights being transferred back to the Mad Ants.

[17] On October 3, 2024, as a result of Elfrid Payton signing a training camp deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, the Mad Ants traded him to the Birmingham Squadron for the rights to Landers Nolley II.

Additional players who joined the Mad Ants for their final season in Indianapolis included Johnny Furphy, Tristen Newton, Enrique Freeman, RayJ Dennis, Dakota Mathias, and Kris Wilkes.

Roster Last transaction: January 28, 2025 Established in 2023–24, the award honors Ron Howard and will be "presented to an active player at the end of the regular season.