Waverley Falcons
| Waverley Falcons | |
|---|---|
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| Leagues | NBL1 South |
| Founded | 1982 |
| History | Waverley Falcons 1982–present |
| Arena | Waverley Basketball Centre |
| Location | Chadstone, Victoria |
| Team colors | Yellow, Green |
| Championships | Men: Big V (2)Women: CVIBL (1)NBL1 (1)NBL1 South (1) |
| Website | waverleyfalcons.nbl1.com.au |
Waverley Falcons is a NBL1 South club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 South. The club is a division of Waverley Basketball Association (WBA), the major administrative basketball organisation in the City of Monash. The Falcons play their home games at Waverley Basketball Centre.
Club history
[edit]Waverley Basketball Association was established in 1976.[1] Their representative division, the Waverley Falcons, was formed in 1982.[2]
In 1994, the Falcons women won the Country Victorian Invitational Basketball League (CVIBL) championship.[3] Waverley joined the Big V in 2000.[4] Between 2007 and 2009, the women's team lost three straight Big V grand final series to the Hume City Broncos.[5][6][7] In 2010 and 2011, the men's team won back-to-back Big V championships.[8]
Waverley joined the NBL1 in 2019.[9] The 2020 NBL1 season was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[10] In 2023, the women's team lost in the NBL1 South grand final to the Bendigo Braves.[11] The women's team returned to the NBL1 South grand final in 2024,[12] where they won the NBL1 South championship with an 87–82 victory over the Keilor Thunder.[13][14] They went on to win the NBL1 National championship at the 2024 NBL1 National Finals, where they defeated the Bendigo Braves 97–49 in the grand final.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "History". WaverleyBasketball.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ "WAVERLEY FALCONS REPRESENTATIVE TEAMS". WaverleyBasketball.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Women's Champion Teams Year by Year". BigV.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 September 2007.
- ^ "2000 VBL & Big V". BigV.com.au. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012.
- ^ "2007 Championship Women Results". Big V. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024.
- ^ "2008 Championship Women Results". Big V. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024.
- ^ "2009 Championship Women Results". Big V. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Waverley Falcons win premiership". BigV.com.au. 30 August 2011. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012.
- ^ Ward, Roy (31 October 2018). "Basketball Victoria announces new elite league to replace SEABL". SMH.com.au. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ Arsenis, Damian (20 March 2020). "2020 NBL1 season facing uncertainty as South teams withdraw". pickandroll.com.au. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "NBL1 South Recap | Women's Grand Final 2023". NBL1.com.au. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ Everett, Lachlan (8 August 2024). "The "disrespected" hottest team in the country". NBL1.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 August 2024.
- ^ Pike, Chris (10 August 2024). "Recap NBL1 South | Women's Grand Final". NBL1.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Waverley Falcons win the 2024 NBL1 South women's championship". NBL1.com.au. 10 August 2024. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Recap NBL1 National Finals | Women's Championship Game". NBL1.com.au. 18 August 2024. Archived from the original on 18 August 2024.