USC Rip City

USC Rip City is a former NBL1 North club based in Sunshine Coast, Queensland. The club was a division of the University of the Sunshine Coast Basketball Association (USCBA) and played their home games at USC Stadium.

Background
The USCBA was established in July 2008, with their first junior team playing in Basketball Queensland's representative competitions in 2009. In 2014, the association entered both a men's and women's team into the Southern Basketball League (SBL) under the name of Sunshine Coast Rip. The men's team made it through to the SBL Division 2 grand final and won the championship in their first season. Both teams continued in the SBL in 2015.

QBL / NBL1 North
In October 2015, the Sunshine Coast Rip were granted a license to play in the Queensland Basketball League (QBL) in 2016. Both teams missed the playoffs in their first QBL season. For the 2017 season, the club was renamed USC Rip City.

For the 2020 season, USC Rip City joined the newly-established NBL1 North, which replaced the QBL. In 2022, the men's team reached the NBL1 North Grand Final, where they lost the best-of-three series 2–0 to the Gold Coast Rollers.

In October 2023, USC Rip City withdrew from the 2024 NBL1 North season.