Big V
Current season, competition or edition: 2016 Big V season | |
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Big V logo | |
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| Inaugural season | 2000 |
| No. of teams |
SCM: 12 SCW: 12 |
| Country | Australia |
| Most recent champion(s) |
SCM: Ringwood Hawks (3rd title) SCW: Hume City Broncos (6th title) |
| Most titles |
SCM: Tied (3 titles) SCW: Hume City Broncos (6 titles) |
| Official website | BigV.com.au |
The Big V is a semi-professional basketball league in Victoria, Australia, comprising both a men's and women's State Championship competition. The Big V also comprises Division One and Division Two competition for men and women, and three levels of youth competition for men and women.
History
In 1987, a competition called the Country Victorian Invitation Basketball League (CVIBL) was introduced for women's teams from Country Victorian Associations. The CVIBL was the brain child of Bruce McDonald from Swan Hill, and for many years the League was conducted in an outstanding manner under the direction of Isobel and Frank Smith (also from Swan Hill). In 1989, a men's CVIBL division was introduced, a league that was extremely well conducted and very successful, and had since grown to include many metropolitan teams.[1] Both the men's and women's competitions were run independently until 2000 when the Big V joined the Australian Basketball Association (ABA). For nine years, the Big V State Championship competition was considered one of six ABA conferences, when in 2008, the association ceased operations and the Big V became an independent league.
Current State Championship teams
Men
- Bulleen Boomers
- Corio Bay Stingrays
- Diamond Valley Eagles
- Eltham Wildcats
- Hawthorn Magic
- Hume City Broncos
- Knox Raiders
- McKinnon Cougars
- Ringwood Hawks
- Waverley Falcons
- Werribee Devils
- Whittlesea Pacers
Women
- Bulleen Boomers
- Diamond Valley Eagles
- Eltham Wildcats
- Hume City Broncos
- Knox Raiders
- McKinnon Cougars
- Melbourne Tigers
- Ringwood Hawks
- Southern Peninsula Sharks
- Warrandyte Venom
- Waverley Falcons
- Whittlesea Pacers
Past champions
| Big V State Championship | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Men | Women |
| 2000 | Shepparton Gators | Ballarat Lady Miners |
| 2001 | Shepparton Gators | Ballarat Lady Miners |
| 2002 | Sandringham Sabres | Ballarat Lady Miners |
| 2003 | Shepparton Gators | Melbourne Tigers |
| 2004 | Hume City Broncos | Melbourne Tigers |
| 2005 | Sandringham Sabres | Eltham Wildcats |
| 2006 | Dandenong Rangers | Sandringham Sabres |
| 2007 | Dandenong Rangers | Hume City Broncos |
| 2008 | Melbourne Tigers | Hume City Broncos |
| 2009 | Melbourne Tigers | Hume City Broncos |
| 2010 | Waverley Falcons | Geelong Supercats |
| 2011 | Waverley Falcons | Eltham Wildcats |
| 2012 | Ringwood Hawks | Eltham Wildcats |
| 2013 | Corio Bay Stingrays | Hume City Broncos |
| 2014 | Ringwood Hawks | Hume City Broncos |
| 2015 | Corio Bay Stingrays | Ringwood Hawks |
| 2016 | Ringwood Hawks | Hume City Broncos |
| Country Victorian Invitational Basketball League / Victorian Basketball League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Men Div 1(a) | Men Div 2(b) | Women Div 1(c) | Women Div 2(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 | Broadmeadows/Keilor | |
| 1997 | Warrnambool | Whittlesea | Ballarat | Albury |
| 1998 | Warrnambool | Frankston | Ballarat | Eltham |
| 1999 | Ringwood | Sunbury | Ballarat | Bulleen |
| 2000 | Knox | Horsham | Kilsyth | Mildura |
| 2001 | Geelong | Horsham | Nunawading | Traralgon |
| 2002 | Nunawading | Horsham | Kilsyth | Mildura |
| 2003 | Werribee | Horsham | Shepparton | La Trobe University |
| 2004 | Melbourne University | Keilor | Nunawading | Eltham |
| 2005 | Southern Peninsula | Monash University | Warrnambool | Diamond Valley |
| 2006 | Sherbrooke | Warragul | Warrnambool | Craigieburn |
| 2007 | Hawthorn | Coburg | Warrnambool | Latrobe City |
| 2008 | Sunbury | La Trobe University | Diamond Valley | Craigieburn |
| 2009 | Sunbury | Melbourne University | Werribee | Whittlesea |
| 2010 | Melbourne University | Chelsea | Altona | Chelsea |
| 2011 | Geelong | Blackburn | Warrnambool | Keilor |
| 2012 | Mildura | Cragieburn | Warrnambool | Coburg |
| 2013 | Whittlesea | Melton | Warrandyte | Keilor |
| 2014 | La Trobe City | Shepparton | Geelong | Western Port |
| 2015 | Melton | Keysborough | Whittlesea | Chelsea |
| 2016 | Warrnambool | Western Port | Sunbury | Casey |
(a) Competition known as Country Victorian Invitational Basketball League (1989–1994), Victorian Basketball League – Premier League (1995–2004).
(b) Competition known as Victorian Basketball League – Division 1 (1997–2004)
(c) Competition known as Country Victorian Invitational Basketball League (1987–1997), Victorian Basketball League – Premier League (1998–2004)
(d) Competition known as Country Victorian Invitational Basketball League (1988–1997), Victorian Basketball League – Division 1 (1998–2004)