Saint John’s new basketball team will be called the Saint John Riptide.
Riptide President & CEO Scott VanWart says he loves the name and thinks it relates to Saint John because of the strengh, energy and momentum that’s here right now.
Saint John Riptide President explains the meaning behind the new name and how it relates to the city #SaintJohn pic.twitter.com/8DHftBxOoN
— CHSJ News (@chsjnews) October 26, 2016
VanWart says it was important for fans in the city to be involved in picking the team name to show it’s a community team.
He says the team will get out and support the community in as many ways as they can.
The team also announced that Head Coach Rob Spon will be back this year and he’ll also take on the extra duty as General Manager.
Head Coach and General Manager Rob Spon encourages everyone to come out and check out the new team #SaintJohn pic.twitter.com/ZTBHTS0S8a
— CHSJ News (@chsjnews) October 26, 2016
