Logo Big V |
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| Sport | Basketball |
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| Inaugural season | 1989 |
| No. of teams | 39 |
| Country(ies) | Australia |
| Continent | FIBA Oceania (Oceania) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Waverley |
| Most titles | Shepperton Weribee (4 titles each) |
| Official website | www.BigV.com.au |
The Big V is the senior basketball league in Victoria, Australia comprising 102 semi-professional teams in 10 competitions.
These competitions comprise both genders, and incorporate four levels of senior competition (men), three levels for women and youth leagues. 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.
MEN
| Year | Championship | Div 1(a) | Div 2(b) | Div 3 | 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 | Sandringham | |||||
| 2006 | Dandenong | Sherbrooke | Dandenong | |||
| 2007 | Dandenong | Hawthorn | Coburg | Darebin | Melbourne | Geelong |
| 2008 | Melbourne | Sunbury | La Trobe University | Horsham | Dandenong | Sherbrooke |
| 2009 | Melbourne | Sunbury | Melbourne University | McKinnon | Diamond Valley | Hawthorn |
| 2010 | Waverley | Melbourne University | Chelsea | Mildura | Diamond Valley | Altona |
| 2011 | Waverley | Geelong | Blackburn | Ringwood | Whittlesea |
(a) Competition known as Country Victorian Invitational Basketball League (CVIBL) 1989-1994, Victorian Basketball League - Premier League 1995-2004.
(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 | Diamond Valley | |||
| 2006 | Craigieburn | |||
| 2007 | Hume City | Warrnambool | ||
| 2008 | Hume City | Diamond Valley | Craigieburn | Knox |
| 2009 | Hume City | Werribee | Whittlesea | Eltham |
| 2010 | Geelong | Altona | Chelsea | Diamond Valley |
| 2011 | Eltham | Warrnambool | Keilor | Waverley |
(a) Competition known as Victorian Women's Conference 1987-1988, Country Victorian Invitational Basketball League (CVIBL) 1989-1997, Women's Victorian Basketball League 1998-1999 and Victorian Basketball League (VBL)- Premier League 2000-2004
(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
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