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Waverley Falcons

FieldValue
nameWaverley Falcons
color1#097969
color2gold
logoWaverley Falcons logo.png
leaguesNBL1 South
founded1982
historyWaverley Falcons
1982–present
arenaWaverley Basketball Centre
locationChadstone, Victoria
colorsYellow, Green
gmElias Palioyiannis
coachM: Elias Palioyiannis
W: Tom Bandilovski
league_champsMen:
Big V (2)Women:
CVIBL (1)NBL1 (1)NBL1 South (1)
websitewaverleyfalcons.nbl1.com.au

1982–present | vice-presidents = W: Tom Bandilovski Big V (2)Women: CVIBL (1)NBL1 (1)NBL1 South (1) 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

Waverley Basketball Association was established in 1976. Their representative division, the Waverley Falcons, was formed in 1982.

In 1994, the Falcons women won the Country Victorian Invitational Basketball League (CVIBL) championship. Waverley joined the Big V in 2000. Between 2007 and 2009, the women's team lost three straight Big V grand final series to the Hume City Broncos. In 2010 and 2011, the men's team won back-to-back Big V championships.

Waverley joined the NBL1 in 2019. The 2020 NBL1 season was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023, the women's team lost in the NBL1 South grand final to the Bendigo Braves. The women's team returned to the NBL1 South grand final in 2024, where they won the NBL1 South championship with an 87–82 victory over the Keilor Thunder. 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.

References

References

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  2. "WAVERLEY FALCONS REPRESENTATIVE TEAMS". WaverleyBasketball.com.
  3. "Women's Champion Teams Year by Year". BigV.com.au.
  4. "2000 VBL & Big V". BigV.com.au.
  5. "2007 Championship Women Results". Big V.
  6. "2008 Championship Women Results". Big V.
  7. "2009 Championship Women Results". Big V.
  8. (30 August 2011). "Waverley Falcons win premiership". BigV.com.au.
  9. Ward, Roy. (31 October 2018). "Basketball Victoria announces new elite league to replace SEABL". SMH.com.au.
  10. Arsenis, Damian. (20 March 2020). "2020 NBL1 season facing uncertainty as South teams withdraw". pickandroll.com.au.
  11. (12 August 2023). "NBL1 South Recap | Women's Grand Final 2023". NBL1.com.au.
  12. Everett, Lachlan. (8 August 2024). "The "disrespected" hottest team in the country". NBL1.com.au.
  13. Pike, Chris. (10 August 2024). "Recap NBL1 South {{pipe}} Women's Grand Final". NBL1.com.au.
  14. (10 August 2024). "Waverley Falcons win the 2024 NBL1 South women's championship". NBL1.com.au.
  15. (18 August 2024). "Recap NBL1 National Finals {{pipe}} Women's Championship Game". NBL1.com.au.
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