Youngstown Pride
November 23, 2013
The Youngstown Pride were two-time champions of the World Basketball League, a summer time circuit for players 6′ 5″ tall or shorter. The Pride won back-to-back titles in 1989 and 1990. Future NBA regulars Mario Elie (1990) and Tim Legler (1989) both spent summers in Youngstown playing for the Pride on their way to the NBA. But both the Pride and the World Basketball League were ultimately brought down by the financial crimes of local benefactor Mickey Monus.
