Corio Bay Stingrays | |
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Leagues | Big V |
History | Corio Bay Stingrays 2012–2019 |
Arena | Geelong Basketball Netball Centre |
Location | Geelong, Victoria |
Team colors | White, blue, black |
Championships | 2 (2013, 2015) |
The Corio Bay Stingrays were a basketball team based in Geelong, Victoria. The Stingrays competed in the men's Big V and played their home games at Geelong Basketball Netball Centre. [1] The team was affiliated with Corio Bay Basketball Association (CBBA), which later merged to create Geelong United Basketball.
Corio Bay Basketball Association originated with the Corio Bay-Barwon Bullets entering the men's Country Basketball League (CBL) in Victoria in 2009. [2] [3] The team won back-to-back CBL championships. [4] [5] [6] [7]
In December 2011, the Corio Bay Stingrays were accepted into the Big V for the 2012 season. [8] [9]
In 2013, the Stingrays reached the Big V grand final series, where they defeated the Ringwood Hawks 2–0 to win the championship. [10] [11] In 2014, the Stingrays reached the grand final series for the second straight year, where they lost 2–1 to the Hawks despite winning game one. [12] [13] [14] In 2015, after five years being coached by Dan Riches, the Stingrays appointed Mark Leader as head coach. [15] They went on to reach their third straight grand final series, where they defeated the McKinnon Cougars 2–0 to win their second Big V championship. [16] The Stingrays returned to the grand final series in 2016, where they were defeated 2–0 by the Hawks. [17]
After four straight grand final appearances, the Stingrays fell to eleventh in 2017 and then twelfth in 2018. [18] A ninth-place finish in 2019 marked the team's final season in the top Big V division. [18] [19] That same year, Corio Bay Basketball Association and Basketball Geelong amalgamated under a new banner, Geelong United Basketball. [20]
For the 2020 season, a senior Stingrays women's team entered the Big V for the first time in Division Two. The men's team dropped to Division One. [21] [22] [23] All home games were shifted to Geelong United's home bases of AWA Alliance Bank Stadium and Geelong Arena. [24] [25] The season ultimately did not take place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [26] In 2021 and 2022, the men remained in Division One and the women remained in Division Two. [27] [28] [29] [30] The Corio Bay Stingrays ceased to exist from 2023 onwards. [31] [32]
Hutchy has held the position for four years as Stingrays State Championship Men's coach and welcomes the transition of Corio Bay Stingrays into Div 1 Men.
Corio Bay Stingrays | |
---|---|
Leagues | Big V |
History | Corio Bay Stingrays 2012–2019 |
Arena | Geelong Basketball Netball Centre |
Location | Geelong, Victoria |
Team colors | White, blue, black |
Championships | 2 (2013, 2015) |
The Corio Bay Stingrays were a basketball team based in Geelong, Victoria. The Stingrays competed in the men's Big V and played their home games at Geelong Basketball Netball Centre. [1] The team was affiliated with Corio Bay Basketball Association (CBBA), which later merged to create Geelong United Basketball.
Corio Bay Basketball Association originated with the Corio Bay-Barwon Bullets entering the men's Country Basketball League (CBL) in Victoria in 2009. [2] [3] The team won back-to-back CBL championships. [4] [5] [6] [7]
In December 2011, the Corio Bay Stingrays were accepted into the Big V for the 2012 season. [8] [9]
In 2013, the Stingrays reached the Big V grand final series, where they defeated the Ringwood Hawks 2–0 to win the championship. [10] [11] In 2014, the Stingrays reached the grand final series for the second straight year, where they lost 2–1 to the Hawks despite winning game one. [12] [13] [14] In 2015, after five years being coached by Dan Riches, the Stingrays appointed Mark Leader as head coach. [15] They went on to reach their third straight grand final series, where they defeated the McKinnon Cougars 2–0 to win their second Big V championship. [16] The Stingrays returned to the grand final series in 2016, where they were defeated 2–0 by the Hawks. [17]
After four straight grand final appearances, the Stingrays fell to eleventh in 2017 and then twelfth in 2018. [18] A ninth-place finish in 2019 marked the team's final season in the top Big V division. [18] [19] That same year, Corio Bay Basketball Association and Basketball Geelong amalgamated under a new banner, Geelong United Basketball. [20]
For the 2020 season, a senior Stingrays women's team entered the Big V for the first time in Division Two. The men's team dropped to Division One. [21] [22] [23] All home games were shifted to Geelong United's home bases of AWA Alliance Bank Stadium and Geelong Arena. [24] [25] The season ultimately did not take place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [26] In 2021 and 2022, the men remained in Division One and the women remained in Division Two. [27] [28] [29] [30] The Corio Bay Stingrays ceased to exist from 2023 onwards. [31] [32]
Hutchy has held the position for four years as Stingrays State Championship Men's coach and welcomes the transition of Corio Bay Stingrays into Div 1 Men.