Big V

The Big V is a semi-professional basketball league in Victoria, Australia, comprising both a men's and women's competition.

This article is about the basketball league in Australia. For the Australian rules football team also known as the Big V, see Victoria Australian rules football team.

Big V
SportBasketball
Founded2000
No. of teamsMen: 10
Women: 8
CountryAustralia
ContinentFIBA Oceania (Oceania)
Most recent
champion(s)		Men: McKinnon Cougars (2nd title)
Women: Bulleen Boomers (1st title)
Most titlesMen: Ringwood Hawks (5 titles)
Women: Hume City Broncos (6 titles)
Official websiteBasketballVictoria.com.au

History

The Big V's history began in 1987 with the introduction of the Country Victorian Invitation Basketball League (CVIBL).[1] The league had multiple divisions and was re-named the Victorian Basketball League (VBL) in the mid 1990s.[2][3]

In 2000, the Big V Conference joined the Australian Basketball Association (ABA).[4] The ABA ceased operations following the 2008 season, resulting in the Big V becoming independent.[5]

In addition to the league's Championship Men and Championship Women divisions, the Big V has Division One and Division Two as well as a number of youth divisions.[6]

Current teams

Men
  • Bellarine Storm
  • Blackburn Vikings
  • Camberwell Dragons
  • Hume City Broncos
  • Keysborough Cougars
  • Melbourne University
  • McKinnon Cougars
  • Sunbury Jets
  • Western Port Steelers
  • Wyndham Basketball

Women
  • Bulleen Boomers
  • Camberwell Dragons
  • Hume City Broncos
  • McKinnon Cougars
  • Pakenham Warriors
  • Sherbrooke Suns
  • Sunbury Jets
  • Wyndham Basketball

List of Champions
YearMenWomenRef
2000SheppartonBallarat[2][3]
2001SheppartonBallarat
2002SandringhamBallarat
2003SheppartonMelbourne
2004Hume CityMelbourne
2005SandringhamEltham
2006DandenongSandringham
2007DandenongHume City
2008MelbourneHume City
2009MelbourneHume City
2010WaverleyGeelong
2011WaverleyEltham
2012RingwoodEltham
2013Corio BayHume City
2014RingwoodHume City
2015Corio BayRingwood
2016RingwoodHume City
2017RingwoodSunbury
2018RingwoodSunbury
2019McKinnonWerribee[7][8]
2020Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021Season abandoned mid-season due to COVID-19 pandemic[9]
2022WyndhamWyndham[10]
2023McKinnonBulleen[11]

References
  1. "History". Country Basketball League. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015.
  2. "Women's Champion Teams Year by Year". BigV.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 September 2007.
  3. "Men's Champion Teams Year by Year". BigV.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 September 2007.
  4. "Basketball Australia Annual Report 2000" (PDF). Basketball Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2012.
  5. "ACC National Finals 2009 and onwards". Basketball Queensland. 26 November 2008. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  6. "2023 Big V Fixture Launched!". BasketballVictoria.com.au. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  7. "After only losing two games for the ENTIRE SEASON (!)..." facebook.com/BigVBasketball. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  8. "After an epic 3-game series Werribee Basketball Association have been crowned..." facebook.com/BigVBasketball. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  9. "BV RETURN TO SPORT UPDATE (01/09/2021)". fdba.com.au. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  10. "Big V Champions List". BasketballVictoria.com.au. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  11. "Championship Men & Women 2023 Champions List!". BasketballVictoria.com.au. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
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