The first season is now officially in the books for the Steel City Yellow Jackets following a 106-105 loss in the North East Divisional Championship to the Philadelphia Spirit. Steel City, the top seed, beat the Staten Island Vipers 142-135 on Saturday night to earn a showdown with Philadelphia and the game was back and forth most of the way. Javis Williams hit the winning shot with 3.2 seconds left for Philadelphia to cap off a 28 point scoring night and pulled down 11 boards. Andre Woodlin ... Read More

Pittsburgh City Council declared today to be “Steel City Yellow Jackets” day in honor of the city’s ABA franchise which begins its final playoff pursuit of an ABA championship this weekend. The full proclamation, sponsored by councilwoman Theresa Kail-Smith, reads: "WHEREAS, Steel City Yellow Jackets are in their inaugural season of the American Basketball Association (ABA) representing the City of Pittsburgh; and, WHEREAS, after much hard work, dedication and tryouts, the Yellow ... Read More

All good things come to an end. The Steel City Yellow Jackets got their first taste of defeat in franchise history as they fell 111-105 to the visiting Staten Island Vipers Saturday night at CCAC Allegheny. The Yellow Jackets (7-1) shot an ice cold 27.5% from the three point line, including a meager 13% in the first half. Free throws were a big difference in this game as Staten Island (1-1) hit on 64% of their attempts while the Yellow Jackets only converted 56%. Gilmore Cummings and ... Read More

The Steel City Yellow Jackets continued their perfect season Sunday with a 125-114 victory over the Jersey Express. Continuing to rely on a total team attack, this time it was Antonio Reddic’s time to shine for the Yellow Jackets (7-0) as he scored 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds and five steals in the victory. Gilmore Cummings was strong from the three point arc, hitting four of his six three point shots as part of a 15 point effort. Lawrence Baker returned to the lineup after missing ... Read More

The Steel City Yellow Jackets continued their hot start over the weekend by sweeping a pair of games from the Brooklyn Skyrockets. In the featured game of the week on ESPN3 Saturday night the Yellow Jackets won 128-113 and they followed it up on Sunday by coming from a 10 point 3rd quarter deficit to win 90-85. Stats and box scores from these games were not available to the media. This puts the team at 4-0 as they get ready to host the 27th ranked Fayetteville Flight at 7 PM on Saturday and ... Read More

The newest ABA Power Rankings are out and the Steel City Yellow Jackets have jumped from 19th to 6th place on the heels of two opening week wins. Steel City took down the previously 9th ranked Baltimore Hawks 127-119 and demolished Team Network 170-118. Here are all the top 32 teams as voted on by the league. 1. Shreveport/Bossier Mavericks (1-0) 2. Jacksonville Giants (0-0) 3. South Florida Gold (4-0) 4. Chicago Steam (0-0) 5. Atlanta Wildcats (0-0) 6. Steel City Yellow Jackets ... Read More

One night after taking down the 9th-ranked Baltimore Hawks 127-119, the Steel City Yellow Jackets crushed an overmatched Team Network (Detroit) 170-118. Team Network (1-1) arrived late for the game, pushing the start back 30 minutes, and never did get their game going in this one, falling behind 86-47 at the half. The Yellow Jackets (2-0) dominated the boards and outrebounded Team Network by a 72-49 margin and also limited their turnovers to 14, showing a great improvement over opening ... Read More

The Steel City Yellow Jackets got their franchise off to the right start with a 127-119 win over the visiting Baltimore Hawks Saturday night. It was the inaugural game and home opener for the city's newest pro basketball team. Fans crowded into the bleachers at CCAC Allegheny campus on the North Side to see what the buzz was about. They were loud and boisterous the entire night as they saw the Yellow Jackets (1-0) lead for most of the game. The crowd was especially alive on a few thunderous ... Read More

Every team wants to look good and early feedback on Facebook and Twitter indicates fans are digging the look of the jerseys the Steel City Yellow Jackets will be sporting this year. The team showed off their home jerseys for the first time at team photo day Saturday afternoon on the northside and I think fans will be pleased with the aesthetics of the uniform. The jerseys are a golden yellow color and feature the black and gold color scheme Pittsburgh teams are known for. The shorts also ... Read More

  As the inaugural tip-off game for the Steel City Yellow Jackets creeps closer, the team has been busy finalizing the roster and coaching staff to get ready for their first game against the Baltimore Hawks on November 8th. Here are the players who will represent Pittsburgh this year. #1 Antonio Reddic, Guard, 6’4” (CCBC) #2 Gilmore Cummings, Guard, 6’2” (Edinboro) #4 Keith Johnson, Guard, 5’6” (Penn State Wilkes-Barre) #5 Aujani Ogbonna, Guard, 5’10” (CCAC) #7 Lawrence Baker, ... Read More