| Arkansas Diamonds | |
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 Current season | |
| General information | |
| Founded | 2024 |
| Headquartered | Bank OZK Arena in Hot Springs, Arkansas |
| Colors | Black, Red, Gray |
| Mascot | Diamond |
| Website | arkansasdiamonds.com |
| Personnel | |
| Owner | The Dels Corporation |
| General manager | Lauren Hatten |
| Head coach | Bones Bagaunte |
| Team history | |
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| Home fields | |
| Bank OZK Arena (2025–present) | |
| League / conference affiliations | |
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| Playoff appearances (1) | |
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The Arkansas Diamonds are an indoor American football team that began play in 2025 as an expansion team of The Arena League (The AL or TAL). Based in Hot Springs, Arkansas, the Diamonds play their home games at the Bank OZK Arena.
The Diamonds are the first ever arena/indoor football team based in Hot Springs.
History
[edit]On April 26, 2024, Hot Springs was announced as the fifth team of the Arena League and its first of two expansion teams for the 2025 season.[1][2]
After a name-the-team contest was held, the Wiseguys name, logo and color scheme were announced on July 25, 2024. The Wiseguys name references Hot Springs' history with organized crime (most notably with the Hot Springs Gunfight of 1899 as well as the Arlington Hotel serving as a favorite retreat for Al Capone), while the horse mascot and logo references its history with horse racing (most notably as home of Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort, which was the only legal gambling establishment in Hot Springs until 2007).[3]
On August 29th, 2025 the team unveiled their new name and logo, now being known as the Arkansas Diamonds. The name change was to allow them to represent the entire state of Arkansas.[4]
Roster
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| Players
currently vacant |
Reserve lists
currently vacant
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Season-by-season
[edit]| Season | GP | Record | PF | PA | Finish | Playoffs |
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| 2025 | 10 | 6-4 | 389 | 420 | 2nd of 6 TAL | W 57-36 vs. Iowa Woo L 56-27 vs. Duluth Harbor Monsters ArenaMania II Runner-Ups |
Staff
[edit]Front office
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Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
Athletic trainer
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External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Hot Springs to Get Professional Arena League Football Team; Play Will Begin in Summer of 2025 at Bank OZK Arena". HotSprings.org. 2024-04-26. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
- ^ Rice, Bryan (2024-04-26). "WATCH: Arena League football comes to Hot Springs in 2025". Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
- ^ Williams, Kylon (2024-07-25). "Hot Springs unveil their logo and name for new Arena League team". KATV. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
- ^ Ringo, Brandon (2025-08-29). "Hot Springs Wiseguys officially rebrand to Arkansas Diamonds". KARK. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
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