San Francisco Pioneers | |
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Division | Western Division (1979–1980) Coastal Division (1980–1981) |
League | Women's Professional Basketball League |
Founded | 1979 |
Folded | 1981 |
History | San Francisco Pioneers 1979–1981 |
Arena | San Francisco Civic Auditorium (1979-1981) |
Location | San Francisco, CA |
Team colors | Columbia Blue, yellow, white |
The San Francisco Pioneers were an American professional basketball team that played two seasons in the Women's Professional Basketball League (WBL) from 1979 to 1981.[1] The first women's professional basketball team in San Francisco, California, it was owned by a stockbroker named Marshall Geller and partners, including Alan Alda and Mike Conners, and played its home games at the San Francisco Civic Auditorium.[2] Geller, who named the team,[1] and his ownership group acquired the basketball team for a $100,000 expansion fee.[2]