After finishing the season with a record of 14-8, the Steel City Yellow Jackets are back in the American Basketball Association playoffs for the third year in a row. They finished with a home record of 10-3 and a record of 4-5 on the road capping off the 2016/2017 regular season.
Pittsburgh is known as the City of Champions. Whether it be the Pittsburgh Steelers with their NFL record six Super Bowl Championships, The Pittsburgh Pirates five World Series Championships, or the Pittsburgh Penguins capturing five Stanley Cup Championships including two in the past ten years. Winning has been a way of life in the Pittsburgh sports scene and fans expect nothing less from the teams they support.
The Steel City Yellow Jackets, Pittsburgh's Professional basketball team in the American Basketball Association, look to keep this standard of winning going as they make the trip to the 2016/2017 American Basketball Association playoffs this weekend. This is not their first rodeo in the playoff scene as they have made the playoffs in each of their first two years of existence as well under head coach Averill Pippens.
Last season, their playoff run took them to the windy city of Chicago, Illinois for the first round of the 2015/2016 playoffs. Unfortunately, that playoff run was cut short as they would fall to the Windy City Groove by the final score of 112-91. The Yellow Jackets have four players returning from last year's loss and they are more determined then ever to make a run at the elusive ABA Championship.
The road will not be easy, with the top seed being occupied by the undefeated DMV Warriors, who the Yellow Jackets played tight all season long. However, the goal from the beginning of the season has been to win a championship for the city of Pittsburgh. Coach Ace has preached this to the team all season long, and now he looks to put that preaching into action in the 2017 playoffs.
The Yellow Jackets were supposed to play a home game in the first round of the playoffs where they would have faced off against Team Network at the Neighborhood Academy. However, that game got cancelled and as a result the Yellow Jackets automatically advanced to the second round where they will travel to Muskegon, Michigan to take on the West Michigan Lake Hawks, a team they battled once already in the regular season.
In their only matchup of the regular season in Muskegon, Michigan the Yellow Jackets came out on top picking up a 107-101 victory. Antonio Reddic would lead the Yellow Jackets with 32 points on that night and was helped out by a fast start from the team. The road was not a kind place to the Yellow Jackets early in the season, but after that game against West Michigan, things started to click and the Jackets got better and better with each coming weekend.
The Yellow Jackets home record speaks for itself as they ended with a record of 10-3 at the Neighborhood Academy. That being said, the Yellow Jackets would have loved the opportunity to play at home in the playoffs, but they are excited for the opportunity to participate in the tournament for the third straight season.
The Yellow Jackets finished the 2016/2017 regular season in the top 20 of the American Basketball Association power rankings with their 14-8 record. They were helped out by a comeback victory over the number 18 ranked Fredericksburg Grizzlies 128-126 in overtime. It was the game that defined the season for the Yellow Jackets as they never gave up and picked up the much needed victory.
The Steel City Yellow Jackets are looking to keep up the winning tradition that is the standard in the Pittsburgh area. Coach Ace is excited to lead his team to the playoffs for the third straight year. He wants to help bring this city together through basketball and hopefully bring the city another championship to add to its trophy case. You can follow the Yellow Jackets playoff run live on Facebook and be sure to catch all of the recaps right here. Be sure to support and Catch the Buzz.
The Yellow Jackets home record speaks for itself as they ended with a record of 10-3 at the Neighborhood Academy. That being said, the Yellow Jackets would have loved the opportunity to play at home in the playoffs, but they are excited for the opportunity to participate in the tournament for the third straight season.
The Yellow Jackets finished the 2016/2017 regular season in the top 20 of the American Basketball Association power rankings with their 14-8 record. They were helped out by a comeback victory over the number 18 ranked Fredericksburg Grizzlies 128-126 in overtime. It was the game that defined the season for the Yellow Jackets as they never gave up and picked up the much needed victory.
The Steel City Yellow Jackets are looking to keep up the winning tradition that is the standard in the Pittsburgh area. Coach Ace is excited to lead his team to the playoffs for the third straight year. He wants to help bring this city together through basketball and hopefully bring the city another championship to add to its trophy case. You can follow the Yellow Jackets playoff run live on Facebook and be sure to catch all of the recaps right here. Be sure to support and Catch the Buzz.
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