Big V


The Big V is a semi-professional basketball league in Victoria, Australia. The league comprises 12 competitions, with its two main ones being the men's and women's State Championship divisions. Below the SCM and SCW is: Division One Men, Division One Women, Division Two Men, and Division Two Women. The remaining six competitions are youth divisions, with those being: Victorian Youth Championship Men, Victorian Youth Championship Women, Youth League One Men, Youth League One Women, Youth League Two Men, and Youth League Two Women.

History

In 1987, the Victorian Women's Conference was introduced for women's teams from Country Victorian basketball associations. It quickly grew to include many metropolitan teams, and in 1989, a men's division was introduced and the competition was renamed the Country Victorian Invitation Basketball League. In 1991, control of the CVIBL was shifted from the Basketball Victoria Country Council in order for it to be run by a separate body. The CVIBL later became known as the Victorian Basketball League.
In 2000, the Australian Basketball Association decided to introduce a Victorian conference and invited the VBL to join. The new elite competition was named the Big V and became the ABA's fifth conference, joining the South, East, North and Central conferences. The ABA ceased operations following the 2008 season, resulting in the Big V becoming independent.

Current teams

SCM