Halifax Rainmen
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| Founded | 2006 |
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| League | NBL Canada |
| Division | Atlantic |
| Team history |
Halifax Rainmen (ABA) 2007–2008 Halifax Rainmen (PBL) 2008–2011 Halifax Rainmen (NBLC) 2011–2015 |
| Based in | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Arena |
Scotiabank Centre (formerly the Halifax Metro Centre) |
| Colours | Navy blue, Sky blue, White |
| Championships | 0 |
| Division titles | 1 (2015) |
The Halifax Rainmen were a professional basketball team based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. They played in the Atlantic Division of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL) and their home games took place at the Scotiabank Centre, formerly known as the Halifax Metro Centre.Andre Levingston was the owner of the Rainmen since he helped establish the team in 2006. The team played their first season in the American Basketball Association (ABA). However, after becoming unhappy with the ABA, they moved to the Premier Basketball League (PBL) for the next three seasons. In 2011, they joined the NBL Canada as one of the original seven teams. Despite showing success in the four seasons they spent in the Canadian league, making two Finals appearances, the Rainmen filed for bankruptcy in July 2015. The team was coming off a controversial loss in the 2015 NBL Canada Finals against the Windsor Express and forfeited Game 7 after taking part in a pre-game brawl. The Halifax Hurricanes, with a larger ownership group than the Rainmen's single owner, replaced the Rainmen in NBL Canada for the 2015–16 season.
The American Basketball Association announced on August 23, 2006, that Halifax, Nova Scotia, had been granted an expansion franchise for the 2007–08 season. A local contest was later held among fans to help name the team, and on December 19, 2006, the organization unveiled that they would be known as the Halifax Rainmen.
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