Waverley Falcons
LeaguesNBL1 South
Founded1982
HistoryWaverley Falcons
1982–present
ArenaWaverley Basketball Centre
LocationChadstone, Victoria
Team colorsYellow, Green
Championships2 (2010, 2011) (M)
1 (1994) (W)
Websitewaverleyfalcons.nbl1.com.au

Waverley Falcons is a member club of the NBL1 South based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club fields both a men's and women's team. The club is a division of Waverley Basketball Association (WBA), the major administrative basketball organisation in the region. The Falcons play their home games at Waverley Basketball Centre.

Club history

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] The Falcons men won back-to-back Big V championships in 2010 and 2011.[5]

Waverley joined the NBL1 in 2019.[6] The 2020 NBL1 season was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[7] In 2023, the women's team lost in the NBL1 South grand final to the Bendigo Braves.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "History". WaverleyBasketball.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "WAVERLEY FALCONS REPRESENTATIVE TEAMS". WaverleyBasketball.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Women's Champion Teams Year by Year". BigV.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 September 2007.
  4. ↑ "2000 VBL & Big V". BigV.com.au. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012.
  5. ↑ "Waverley Falcons win premiership". BigV.com.au. 30 August 2011. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012.
  6. ↑ Ward, Roy (31 October 2018). "Basketball Victoria announces new elite league to replace SEABL". SMH.com.au. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  7. ↑ Arsenis, Damian (20 March 2020). "2020 NBL1 season facing uncertainty as South teams withdraw". pickandroll.com.au. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  8. ↑ "NBL1 South Recap | Women's Grand Final 2023". NBL1.com.au. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
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