The Bittners changed their name to Oakland Blue 'n Gold Atlas in 1949 getting a sponsorship from an engineering company, called Atlas-Pacific.
Don Barksdale was the most prominent player of the league and he set the ABL's scoring record.
That team was coached by Lou Bittner and had the likes of the later NBA stars Don Barksdale and Jim Pollard.
In the 1949-1950 season the team with Hal Fischer as a coach reached the AAU Final once again but lost to the Phillips 66ers by 65–42.
The next season the Oakland Blue 'n Gold Atlas-Pacific entered the National Industrial Basketball League where they competed for two years.