The Steel City Yellow Jackets were created in 2014 in Pittsburgh, PA and we compete in the American Basketball Association(ABA).
The 2014-2015 regular season begins Saturday, November 8th when the Yellow Jackets host the Baltimore Hawks in Pittsburgh, PA.For more information, visit the Yellow Jackets’ website at www.catchthebuzz.net or follow them on Twitter @SCYellowJackets.Photo Courtesy of Steel City Yellow Jackets FacebookThe latest sport stories from the team that is behind Pittsburgh Sporting News.Jordy Mercer grew up in Oklahoma with the dream of being a big league baseball player.
The objective is to build relationships and promote businesses while connecting the community. North Allegheny ...The Pittsburgh Penguins have announced their roster for the 2015 rookie tournament to be held in London, Ontario on September ...Sign up to become an insider and wake up to all things He’s proud to be a part of a team coached by Pippens, who he said dedicates himself to the community even when he’s not coaching. We are looking to build and inspire the Community of Pittsburgh. Our ideal customer stems from businesses and organizations to families and schooling institutions. “You need to be professional like any other job you work.”While the league shares the name of the original ABA, whose first champions where the To make the game faster and more entertaining for fans, the league has altered its Gerald Brooks, a power forward for the Yellow Jackets, said another change requires players to make it to the offensive side of the court in a quick seven seconds.“It’s lightning fast, there’s no games, no lollygagging,” said Brooks. When Averill “Ace” Pippens received a call about becoming a head coach and general manager of a semi-professional basketball team, he had no hesitation.Pippens, a coach of local basketball teams for 14 years, said the call came from a former player, about a new team called the Steel City Yellow Jackets.At the beginning of their inaugural season in 2014, the team was thriving on the court, but struggling financially and threatening to fold. 3:28. Because pro basketball, for whatever reasons, has failed in the past since 1946, Pittsburgh has had seven basketball teams. The team also announced their coaching staff for the 2014-2015 season.The Steel City Yellow Jackets have already generated a little buzz around the ABA and will begin this season ranked 19th in the American Basketball Association (ABA) Power Rankings, the highest ranking of any first year expansion team in this year’s class.The Power Rankings are determined by a number of factors, including won-loss records, number of games, and difficulty of schedule, also the Preseason rankings take in to account successful business practices off of the court.Joining Steel City in the Preseason Top 32 are divisional rivals (6) Jersey Express, (23) Providence Sky Chiefs and (26) Brooklyn SkyRockets.
Nobody owns their own basketball court,” said Brooks.Co-captain Antonio "Tone Red" Reddic said he's proud of what the team's been able to accomplish in Pittsburgh. Sept. 29., 2017 “The purpose was for these young men to have an outlet and an opportunity to play basketball after college.”The team made the playoffs that year, and have made an appearance every season since.All teams struggled with finances in an already saturated Pittsburgh sports market.Being a semi-professional team isn't easy, either. "I’ve worked with the West Michigan Lake Hawks ABA basketball team and Steel City was always great when they came, as well as an amazing team, tough competition!" "I’ve worked with the West Michigan Lake Hawks ABA basketball team and Steel City was always great..." Pippens said he sat down with the team and asked them if they wanted were willing to finish the season without a paycheck. The team is set to have its inaugural season start in November of 2014. He’s played alongside former Pitt standout Dejuan Blair at Schenley High School, and with similar undersized bigs at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Slippery Rock, and on a professional team in Ecuador.“We’ve always been the leading rebounders and the hearts of the team, it’s what I bring to the team every day,” said Brooks.Brooks said the smaller size of the team has allowed him to gain experience in operations off the court, like helping secure sponsorships. The Steel City Yellow Jackets put their hands in at the end of a pre-season practice on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2017. And will we ever get one?As University of Pittsburgh junior Brooke McEvoy walks through the Holiday traditions from around the globe converge at the University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning inside its Nationality Rooms, a collection of 30 classrooms representing the cultures of various groups that settled in Allegheny County. But he said he’s used to tough competition. Overseeing all basketball operations. “We’ve shown we can compete with the best, and beat the best. Courtesy of www.abalive.com The Steel City Yellow Jackets are members of the American Basketball Association (ABA). Steel City Yellow Jackets announce roster & coaching staff October 16, 2014 by The PSN Staff 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 …