Pi-oneers
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| Location: Cupertino, CA | |
| Coaches | Arvinder Oswal |
| State Championships | 1 (MS, 2017) |
| National Championships | 2018 MSNCT, 2018 US Academic Bowl, 2018 National History Bowl |
| National Appearances | MSNCT: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 HSNCT: 2017 |
| Program Status | Active |
| School Size | N/A |
| NAQT Page | link |
Team Pi-oneers is a homeschool collective in Cupertino, California. It is coached by Arvinder Oswal. Pi-oneers participated in the MSNCT in 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. Pi-oneers A tied for 8th at the 2016 MSNCT. Pi-oneers B player Arjun Subramanian was the top All-Star player at MSNCT-16.
In the 2016 - 2017 season, the Middle School team only had Shiva Oswal and Bilal Ron, winning the Northern California State Championships, they garnered 8th place (again) in the 2017 MSNCT. Meanwhile, high school players Josh Rollin and Dalton Manbeck-Mosig went to the 2017 HSNCT and the 2017 PACE NSC, where they finished 218th and 87th respectively.
The 2017 - 2018 season saw 8th grader Shiva Oswal post 187 ppg in a Middle School Tournament (playing solo), after lit expert Bilal Ron went to Gunderson High School. Shiva then went on to win the 2018 MSNCT playing solo.
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Team Pi-oneers is known for a friendly local rivalry with Challenger-Ardenwood and a national rivalry with Midtown Classical.