Big V
Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | 1987 |
No. of teams | SCM: 10 SCW: 10 |
Country | Australia |
Continent | FIBA Oceania (Oceania) |
Most recent champion(s) | SCM: McKinnon Cougars (1st title) SCW: Werribee Devils (1st title) |
Most titles | SCM: Ringwood Hawks (5 titles) SCW: Hume City Broncos (6 titles) |
Official website | BigV.com.au |
The Big V is a semi-professional basketball league in Victoria, Australia. The league comprises 12 competitions, with its two main ones being the men's (SCM) and women's (SCW) State Championship divisions. Below the SCM and SCW is: Division One Men (D1M), Division One Women (D1W), Division Two Men (D2M), and Division Two Women (D2W). The remaining six competitions are youth divisions, with those being: Victorian Youth Championship Men (VYCM), Victorian Youth Championship Women (VYCW), Youth League One Men (YL1M), Youth League One Women (YL1W), Youth League Two Men (YL2M), and Youth League Two Women (YL2W).[1]
History[]
In 1987, the Victorian Women's Conference was introduced for women's teams from Country Victorian basketball associations. It quickly grew to include many metropolitan teams, and in 1989, a men's division was introduced and the competition was renamed the Country Victorian Invitation Basketball League (CVIBL). In 1991, control of the CVIBL was shifted from the Basketball Victoria Country Council in order for it to be run by a separate body.[2] The CVIBL later became known as the Victorian Basketball League (VBL).
In 2000, the Australian Basketball Association (ABA) decided to introduce a Victorian conference and invited the VBL to join. The new elite competition was named the Big V and became the ABA's fifth conference, joining the South, East, North and Central conferences. The ABA ceased operations following the 2008 season, resulting in the Big V becoming independent.[3]
Current teams[]
SCM[]
SCW[]
List of Champions[]
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Year | SCM | SCW | D1M[a] | D2M[b] | D1W[c] | D2W[d] |
1987 | Eltham | |||||
1988 | Coburg | Kilsyth | ||||
1989 | Swan Hill | Broadmeadows | Eltham | |||
1990 | Mildura | Eltham | Warrnambool | |||
1991 | Horsham | Bendigo | Moe | |||
1992 | Werribee | Bendigo | Bendigo | |||
1993 | Werribee | Heyfield | Korumburra | |||
1994 | Shepparton | Waverley | Broadmeadows | |||
1995 | Werribee | Ballarat | Broadmeadows/Keilor | |||
1996 | Werribee | Ballarat | Keilor/Broadmeadows | |||
1997 | Warrnambool | Whittlesea | Ballarat | Albury | ||
1998 | Warrnambool | Frankston | Ballarat | Eltham | ||
1999 | Ringwood | Sunbury | Ballarat | Bulleen | ||
2000 | Shepparton Gators | Ballarat Lady Miners | Knox | Horsham | Kilsyth | Mildura |
2001 | Shepparton Gators | Ballarat Lady Miners | Geelong | Horsham | Nunawading | Traralgon |
2002 | Sandringham Sabres | Ballarat Lady Miners | Nunawading | Horsham | Kilsyth | Mildura |
2003 | Shepparton Gators | Melbourne Tigers | Werribee | Horsham | Shepparton | La Trobe University |
2004 | Hume City Broncos | Melbourne Tigers | Melbourne University | Keilor | Nunawading | Eltham |
2005 | Sandringham Sabres | Eltham Wildcats | Southern Peninsula | Monash University | Warrnambool | Diamond Valley |
2006 | Dandenong Rangers | Sandringham Sabres | Sherbrooke | Warragul | Warrnambool | Craigieburn |
2007 | Dandenong Rangers | Hume City Broncos | Hawthorn | Coburg | Warrnambool | Latrobe City |
2008 | Melbourne Tigers | Hume City Broncos | Sunbury | La Trobe University | Diamond Valley | Craigieburn |
2009 | Melbourne Tigers | Hume City Broncos | Sunbury | Melbourne University | Werribee | Whittlesea |
2010 | Waverley Falcons | Geelong Lady Cats | Melbourne University | Chelsea | Altona | Chelsea |
2011 | Waverley Falcons | Eltham Wildcats | Geelong | Blackburn | Warrnambool | Keilor |
2012 | Ringwood Hawks | Eltham Wildcats | Mildura | Cragieburn | Warrnambool | Coburg |
2013 | Corio Bay Stingrays | Hume City Broncos | Whittlesea | Melton | Warrandyte | Keilor |
2014 | Ringwood Hawks | Hume City Broncos | La Trobe City | Shepparton | Geelong | Western Port |
2015 | Corio Bay Stingrays | Ringwood Hawks | Melton | Keysborough | Whittlesea | Chelsea |
2016 | Ringwood Hawks | Hume City Broncos | Warrnambool | Western Port | Sunbury | Casey |
2017 | Ringwood Hawks | Sunbury Jets | Keilor | Collingwood | Chelsea | Warrnambool |
2018 | Ringwood Hawks | Sunbury Jets | Chelsea | Coburg | Warrnambool | Craigieburn |
2019 | McKinnon Cougars | Werribee Devils | Sunbury | Southern Peninsula | Hawthorn | Melbourne University |
Notes[]
- ^ Country Victorian Invitational Basketball League (1989–1994); Victorian Basketball League (1995–2004)[4]
- ^ Victorian Basketball League (1997–2004)[4]
- ^ Victorian Women's Conference (1987–1988); Country Victorian Invitational Basketball League (1989–1997); Women's Victorian Basketball League (1998–1999); Victorian Basketball League (2000–2004)[5]
- ^ Victorian Women's Conference (1988); Country Victorian Invitational Basketball League (1989–1997); Women's Victorian Basketball League (1998–1999); Victorian Basketball League (2000–2004)[5]
References[]
- ^ 2019 Big V Competition Structure Released
- ^ Basketball Victoria Country History
- ^ "ACC National Finals 2009 and onwards". Basketball Queensland. 26 November 2008. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ a b Men's Champion Teams Year by Year
- ^ a b Women's Champion Teams Year by Year
External links[]
- Big V
- Basketball leagues in Australia
- Basketball in Victoria (Australia)
- Sports competitions in Melbourne
- 2000 establishments in Australia
- Sports leagues established in 2000