Canadian professional basketball team based in Saint John, New Brunswick
Saint John Riptide
Division
Atlantic Division
League
ABA 2007–2008 PBL 2009–2011 NBLC 2011–2019
Founded
2007
History
Manchester Millrats (ABA) 2007–2008 Manchester Millrats (PBL) 2008–2010 Saint John Mill Rats (PBL) 2010–2011 Saint John Mill Rats (NBLC) 2011–2016 Saint John Riptide (NBLC) 2016–2019
Arena
Harbour Station
Location
Saint John, New Brunswick
Team colours
Navy blue, gold, white
President
Kelly Patterson[1]
Head coach
Nelson Terroba
Website
www.sjriptide.ca
The Saint John Riptide were a Canadian professional basketball team based in Saint John, New Brunswick, that had home games at Harbour Station. They were a member of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada) in the Atlantic Division. The team was one of two professional basketball teams from the province of New Brunswick, the other being the Moncton Magic.
Established in 2007 as the Manchester Millrats (an expansion team based in Manchester, New Hampshire, which played in the American Basketball Association (ABA), a year later it moved to the Premier Basketball League (PBL).[2] In 2010, it relocated to Saint John as the Saint John Mill Rats, and in 2016 it was renamed as the Riptide.
In 2019, the team was granted a one-season hiatus by the league,[3] but has since been inactive.
^"Saint John Riptide 9 April 2019 Facebook post". Facebook. 9 April 2019.
^First Ever Canadian National Professional Basketball League Launched, Our Sports Central, 2011-05-12, retrieved 2011-05-12
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