The Rockford Riverdawgs are a semi-professional basketball team and a member of the Independent Basketball Association (IBA).

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Rockford Riverdawgs

Founded	2011
League	IBA (2011-present)
Team history	Rockford Riverdawgs (2011-present)
Based in	Rockford, Illinois
Arena	Patriots' Gateway Center
Colors	Purple, black, gold
Owner	Melvin Smith
Head coach	James Fischer
Championships	0
Division titles	0
Website	Rockford Riverdawgs

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Rockford are one of six original members of the IBA. Based in Rockford, Illinois, the Riverdawgs played their home games at the Clinton Sports Complex in nearby Loves Park for two seasons. For their third IBA season the team moved to the Patriots' Gateway Center^[1] in Rockford.

The Riverdawgs went on hiatus after the 2013–14 season. They are scheduled to return to the IBA in 2016.^{[needs update]}