Big V
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The Big V consists of 91 basketball teams playing across 9 competitions. These comprise both genders, and incorporate three levels of senior competition and a youth league. As a member of the Australian Basketball Association (ABA), the winner of the Big V Championship League gains automatic entry for the Australian Basketball Club Championships against the winners of the other ABA conferences.
The league commenced under the name "the Victorian Women's Conference" in 1987. The men's and women's competitions were run independently until 2000. Until this time the league was known as either the CVIBL (Country Victorian Invitation Basketball League), the VBL (Victorian Basketball League) or WVBL (Women's Victorian Basketball League). In 2004, the member clubs of the league voted to re-brand the entire league structure as Big V going forward.
Past Winners
MEN| Year | Championship | Div 1(a) | Div 2(b) | Youth League | Youth League 2 |
| 1989 | Swan Hill | ||||
| 1990 | Mildura | ||||
| 1991 | Horsham | ||||
| 1992 | Werribee | ||||
| 1993 | Werribee | ||||
| 1994 | Shepparton | ||||
| 1995 | Werribee | ||||
| 1996 | Werribee | ||||
| 1997 | Warrnambool | Whittlesea | |||
| 1998 | Warrnambool | Frankston | |||
| 1999 | Ringwood | Sunbury | |||
| 2000 | Shepparton | Knox | Horsham | ||
| 2001 | Shepparton | Geelong | Horsham | ||
| 2002 | Sandringham | Nunawading | Horsham | ||
| 2003 | Shepparton | Werribee | Horsham | ||
| 2004 | Hume City | Melbourne University | Keilor | Kilsyth | Eltham |
| 2005 |
(b) Competition known as Victorian Basketball League - Division 1 1997-2004
WOMEN
| Year | Championship | Div 1(a) | Div 2(b) | Youth League |
| 1987 | Eltham | |||
| 1988 | Coburg | Kilsyth | ||
| 1989 | Broadmeadows | Eltham | ||
| 1990 | Eltham | Warrnambool | ||
| 1991 | Bendigo | Moe | ||
| 1992 | Bendigo | Bendigo | ||
| 1993 | Heyfield | Korumburra | ||
| 1994 | Waverley | Broadmeadows | ||
| 1995 | Ballarat | Broadmeadows/Keilor | ||
| 1996 | Ballarat | Broadmeadows/Keilor | ||
| 1997 | Ballarat | Albury | ||
| 1998 | Ballarat | Eltham | ||
| 1999 | Ballarat | Bulleen | ||
| 2000 | Ballarat | Kilsyth | Mildura | |
| 2001 | Ballarat | Nunawading | Traralgon | |
| 2002 | Ballarat | Kilsyth | Mildura | |
| 2003 | Melbourne | Shepparton | La Trobe University | |
| 2004 | Melbourne | Nunawading | Eltham | |
| 2005 |
(b) Competition known as Victorian Women's Conference 1988-1988, Country Victorian Invitational Basketball League (CVIBL) 1989-1997, Women's Victorian Basketball League 1998-1999 and Victorian Basketball League (VBL)- Premier League 2000-2004
External links
| Clubs in the Australian Basketball Association |
| SEABL |
| Australian Institute of Sport | Albury Wodonga Bandits | Ballarat Miners | Bendigo Braves | Canberra Gunners | Frankston Blues | Geelong Supercats | Hobart Chargers | Kilsyth Cobras | Know Raiders | Mildura Mavericks | Mt Gambier Pioneers | Nunawading Spectres | NW Tasmania Thunder |
| QABL |
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| Big V |
| Central ABL |
| Central District Lions | Eastern Mavericks | Forestville Eagles | North Adelaide Rockets | Norwood Flames | South Adelaide Panthers | Southern Tigers | Sturt Sabres | West Adelaide Bearcats | Woodville Warriors |
| Waratah League |
| Bankstown Bruins | Canberra Nationals | Central Coast Basketball | Hornsby Spiders | Illawarra Hawks | Maitland Mustangs | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Newcastle Hunters | Norths Bears | Parramatta Wildcats | Sutherland Sharks | Sydney Comets |
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