The Pontiac Pharaohs are an American professional basketball team based out of Pontiac, Michigan, and a member of the

Basketball Super League Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

(BSL).

History

It was announced that

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would be awarded a franchise for the upcoming 2022 TBL season. The team is owned by entrepreneur Chris Jackson. Scott Newman was announced as the team's head coach. Previously he served as the assistant coach of

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. On November 6, 2022 the team announced it would move to

Oakland County, Michigan Oakland County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the metropolitan Detroit area, located northwest of the city. As of the 2020 Census, its population was 1,274,395, making it the second-most populous county in Michigan, b ...

, sit out 2023 and be renamed as the Oakland County Pharaohs in 2024. On June 12, 2023 it was announced that the team will compete in Pontiac, Michigan for the 2024 season. On August 13, 2024 it was announced that the team would be joining the

(BSL) for the 2024-25 season

References

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