| 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 |
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
- ^ "NBLC Grants Riptide & Highlanders One-Year Sabbatical". OurSports Central. August 30, 2019.