Maine Celtics

Maine Celtics
Maine Celtics logo
ConferenceEastern
LeagueNBA G League
Founded2009
HistoryMaine Red Claws
2009–2021
Maine Celtics
2021–present
ArenaPortland Exposition Building
LocationPortland, Maine
Team colorsGreen, white, black, brown[1][2]
       
Main sponsorVistaprint
PresidentDajuan Eubanks
General managerJarell Christian
Head coachTyler Lashbrook
OwnershipBoston Celtics
Affiliation(s)Boston Celtics
Championships0
Conference titles1 (2024)
Division titles3 (2015, 2016, 2017)
Websitemaine.gleague.nba.com

The Maine Celtics are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Portland, Maine, and are affiliated with the Boston Celtics. The Maine Celtics play their home games at the Portland Expo Building. The team debuted in the 2009–10 season as the Maine Red Claws and have since won three division titles. The Boston Celtics purchased the franchise in July 2019 from Maine Basketball, LLC, a company chaired by William Ryan Jr.,[3] and renamed the team the Maine Celtics in 2021.[4]

  1. ^ Boston, Evans (September 15, 2015). "Contact Us". Maine.GLeague.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2021. Team Colors: Green, White & Black
  2. ^ "Maine Celtics Reproduction Guideline Sheet". NBA Properties, Inc. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  3. ^ Mike Lowe (June 29, 2009). "Red Claws, Celtics make their partnership official". Portland Press Herald. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012.
  4. ^ Boston, Evans (May 24, 2021). "Maine Red Claws Renamed Maine Celtics". Maine.GLeague.NBA.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2021.