St. Louis Pioneers
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The St. Louis Phoenix are a team of the Premier Basketball League
set to begin play there for the 2012 season. Based in St. Louis, Missouri
, the Pioneers play their home games in nearby Normandy
on the campus of Normandy High School
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In their inaugural season, the Phoenix were known as the St. Louis Pioneers and played in the American Basketball Association.
Premier Basketball League
The Premier Basketball League, often abbreviated to the PBL, is a men's professional basketball minor league in the United States that began play in January 2008. The league had ten teams for the 2008 season and thirteen teams for the 2009 season. Nine teams from Canada and the United States...
set to begin play there for the 2012 season. Based in St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
, the Pioneers play their home games in nearby Normandy
Normandy, Missouri
Normandy is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 5,008 at the 2010 census.-History:The town is on land once owned by Charles Lucas. Lucas obtained property from the federal government with land grants, and he purchased the land from victims of the New Madrid...
on the campus of Normandy High School
Normandy High School (Missouri)
Normandy High School, is a high school in the town of Normandy, Missouri, in St. Louis County, Missouri.-History:Normandy High was founded in 1923 by a group of educators whose goal was "the ideal high school." They planned a six-year school, from 7th through 12 grades, with plans to add the first...
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In their inaugural season, the Phoenix were known as the St. Louis Pioneers and played in the American Basketball Association.