The Noblesville Boom, the G League affiliate of the Indiana Pacers, are without a president of business operations for the second time in six months.

Ryan Grant left his position in January, league sources told Fieldhouse Files.

Grant did not return multiple messages, but sources said the pull to return home to Des Moines, Iowa, became too strong.

Grant previously served as team president of the Iowa Wolves — the G League affiliate of the Minnesota Timberwolves— from 2017 to 2023. The team is based in Des Moines.

According to his LinkedIn page, Grant has since launched Corner 3, described as “a consulting firm specializing in marketing and sales strategies, sports marketing, and event management and production.”

Grant was hired in the fall after Tim Bawmann, who had served as team president since 2016, resigned in August.

“To work for Pacers Sports and Entertainment is like a dream,” Grant told me in November. “They are a fantastic organization and a great group. And so it was a no-brainer for me to move into this opportunity.”

It’s a pivotal time for the franchise. The team recently completed a full rebrand — from the Indiana Mad Ants to the Noblesville Boom — and now plays home games at the newly opened, 3,400-seat venue: The Arena at Innovation Mile in Noblesville.

“Opening up this building, it’s a fantastic building,” Grant said in November. “It’s a great venue for basketball.

“… If we can sell this thing out and we have all the enthusiasm around it, we saw it with the open scrimmage. We weren’t anticipating that many people, and turned around having 1,500 people in the building for an open scrimmage, for a free event to watch our guys practice. I mean, it’s fantastic. This is great, it’s awesome.”

The Boom’s primary business contact with Pacers Sports & Entertainment, Todd Taylor, also left his role in November.

In the meantime, Chris Taylor continues to oversee basketball operations. He has been with the organization for more than a decade and has served as general manager since 2021. He is joined by assistant general manager Tim Brown Jr.

Grant was with the Boom in Orlando, Fla., just before Christmas, for the G League Winter Showcase.

Ryan Grant, Mel Raines, Mayor Chris Jensen, Rachel Simon, and Bobby the Bobcat at opening night.

Soon after joining the franchise, Grant said he felt strong alignment between the Pacers and Boom.

“It’s been unbelievable, right? We are one unit. We make decisions, and everybody falls in line, and we have support all the way up and down the organization,” Grant said in November.

“It’s been fantastic. Coming here from a team where I was three and a half hours away from — I ran the Iowa Wolves and was with the Timberwolves organization — (this is) really different. Here we have so much support, and it’s made it awesome. It’s how we can do what we do.”

Grant’s departure leaves another leadership vacancy on the business side during a transitional stretch for the franchise. With a new brand and venue established, the organization now faces the task of maintaining momentum while again reshaping its executive structure.

The Boom have a 13-8 record in the regular season and will be represented by Ethan Thompson and Gabe McGlothan at NBA All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles.