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This vacant Kmart building in the Vermillion Plaza in Pontiac is slated to house the Basketball Museum of Illinois. — Google Earth

March 23, 2017

Old Kmart In Pontiac To House Illinois Basketball Museum

The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association says a former Kmart building in Pontiac will become the home of a museum devoted to Illinois basketball.

The Pontiac 66ers and Champaign Swarm start play at Pontiac Township High School on March 6. — Jeff Bossert/Illinois Public Media

March 31, 2016

Pro Basketball Launches In Pontiac

The Livingston County city of Pontiac, home to one of the country's long-running high school basketball tournaments, has used that history to lure in a minor league franchise. The Pontiac 66ers, part of the Midwest Professional Basketball Association, play on the same court as the high school team, en route to a 12-4 mark this season. They'll play in the league championship Friday night.

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