Corio Bay Stingrays Explained
Corio Bay Stingrays |
Color1: | white |
Color2: | - 1AA7EC
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Color3: | black |
Leagues: | Big V |
History: | Corio Bay Stingrays 2012–2019 |
Arena: | Geelong Basketball Netball Centre |
Location: | Geelong, Victoria |
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.
Team history
CBL origins
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]
Big V
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.[19] That same year, Corio Bay Basketball Association and Basketball Geelong amalgamated under a new banner, Geelong United Basketball.[20]
Post-amalgamation
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]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Season Fixture : Corio Bay Stingrays (Championship Men) . . 29 December 2023.
- Web site: CBL Men Preview . SportsTG.com . 8 October 2016 . 8 December 2016.
- Web site: Grant . Graeme . Supa IGA Blazers go down fighting . MaryboroughAdvertiser.com.au . 22 February 2010 . 27 November 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140305170709/http://www.maryboroughadvertiser.com.au/2010/02/supa-iga-blazers-go-down-fighting/ . 5 March 2014.
- Web site: North East Title Winners Men . SportsTG.com . 27 November 2015.
- Web site: All-Conference Champions Men . SportsTG.com . 27 November 2015.
- Web site: Country Basketball League (CBL) 2010/11 . WorldNet.com.au . 27 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208112939/http://worldnet.com.au/stef_website/performances_cbl1011.htm . 8 December 2015 . dead .
- Web site: South West Title Winners Men . SportsTG.com . 27 November 2015.
- Web site: Corio Bay Enter Big V . BigV.com.au . 1 December 2011 . 27 November 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326085938/http://www.bigv.com.au/index.php?id=755&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2011&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=12&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=2576&cHash=279e5f9aec1a5010eab1c9a1dab313ec . 26 March 2012.
- Web site: Wade . Nick . Sting in the tale for Corio Bay . . 29 February 2012 . 27 November 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404062242/http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2012/02/29/310081_local_sports.html . 4 April 2012.
- Web site: CORIO BAY STINGRAYS - 2013 SCM CHAMPIONS . BigV.com.au . 27 November 2015 . 8 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208060212/http://www.bigv.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Documents/2013/Media/Wraps/LAst_GF/Grandfinal_Series_Round_Up_SCM.pdf . dead .
- Web site: Ringwood loses to Corio Bay in game two of Big V state championship men's grand final . HeraldSun.com.au . 27 August 2013 . 27 November 2015.
- Web site: Taylor . Adam . Corio Bay Stingrays need one more win to claim Big V state crown . . 21 August 2014 . 28 December 2016.
- Web site: Shields . Jason . Stingrays' grand final heartbreak . . 24 August 2014 . 6 December 2023.
- Web site: Ringwood Hawks win two games in Geelong to overcome 1-0 deficit... . HeraldSun.com.au . Maroondah Leader . 25 August 2014 . 26 November 2015.
- Web site: Oats . Alex . Corio Bay Stingrays sign Mark Leader as new head coach . GeelongAdvertiser.com.au . 10 October 2014 . 11 January 2023.
- Web site: Cairns . David . Corio Bay Stingrays clinch 2015 Big V championship . GeelongAdvertiser.com.au . 22 August 2015 . 27 November 2015.
- Web site: Australian Lower Divisions (2016) . australiabasket.com . 4 December 2023.
- Web site: Corio Bay Stingrays . australiabasket.com . 4 December 2023.
- Web site: 2019 Big V Competition Structure Released . bigv.com.au . 9 November 2018 . 29 December 2023 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20181111041817/http://bigv.com.au/2019-big-v-competition-structure-released/ . 11 November 2018.
- Web site: Ractliffe . Damien . Basketball Geelong and Corio Bay Stingrays unify as Geelong United in landmark move . . 31 May 2019 . 29 December 2023 . dead . https://archive.today/20231229151540/https://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/sport/local-sport/basketball-geelong-and-corio-bay-stingrays-unify-as-geelong-united-in-landmark-move/news-story/43a7e0a523aeea37e6c238a39baff75e?amp&nk=4f790a3dcb6bd76013d0ea2b4c4eb3b9-1703862947 . 29 December 2023.
- Web site: Big V 2020 Competition Structure announced! . bigv.com.au . 18 October 2019 . 18 October 2019 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20191018091240/http://bigv.com.au/big-v-2020-competition-structure-announced/ . 18 October 2019.
- Web site: 2020 Geelong United Big V Coaches . geelongunitedbasketball.com.au . 18 October 2019 . 4 May 2020 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200319075030/https://geelongunitedbasketball.com.au/2020-geelong-united-big-v-coaches/ . 19 March 2020.
- Web site: GEELONG UNITED BASKETBALL & CORIO BAY STINGRAYS – SENIOR TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT . geelongunitedbasketball.com.au . 29 November 2019 . 29 December 2023 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231229151243/https://www.geelongunitedbasketball.com.au/2019/11/geelong-united-basketball-corio-bay-stingrays-senior-team-announcement . 29 December 2023.
- Web site: Season Fixture : Corio Bay Stingrays (Division One Men) . . 29 December 2023.
- Web site: Season Fixture : Corio Bay Stingrays (Division Two Women) . . 29 December 2023.
- Web site: Barnes . Josh . Training to continue for Corio Bay as Basketball Victoria halts competition . . 13 March 2020 . 29 December 2023 . dead . https://archive.today/20231229094516/https://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/sport/local-sport/training-to-continue-for-corio-bay-as-basketball-victoria-halts-competition/news-story/3b7989d1bd91b5d2fa05fa18348ceffa?amp&nk=fd06ffa5a8551c6b30cd3f45ba4cf381-1703843123 . 29 December 2023.
- Web site: Geelong announce 2021 coaching line-ups . bigv.com.au . 15 December 2020 . 22 September 2021 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20201215080234/https://bigv.com.au/geelong-announce-2021-coaching-line-ups/ . 15 December 2020 . 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..
- Web site: 2021 COMPETITION STRUCTURE . bigv.com.au . 22 September 2021 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210310075034/https://bigv.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/BigV_2021_CompetitionStructure-1.pdf . 10 March 2021.
- Web site: 2022 Division 1 Men & Division 2 Women Coaches Announced . geelongunitedbasketball.com.au . 18 October 2021 . 25 October 2021.
- Web site: 2022 Divisional Structures . Big V . 29 December 2023 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20211105080242/https://d1dkx4rtpm18tu.cloudfront.net/file/24/tUZaWRItUUR-xsltUKbMtpSFeHU/2022_BigV_divisional_structures.pdf . 5 November 2021.
- Web site: Divisional Structure 2023 . basketballvictoria.com.au . 29 December 2023 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231229101155/https://www.basketballvictoria.com.au/cdn/093b0f5c-c684-41ac-aeb2-0fcd1adecafd.pdf . 29 December 2023.
- Web site: 2024 Big V Divisional Structures . basketballvictoria.com.au . 29 December 2023 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231229084005/https://www.basketballvictoria.com.au/cdn/8op2mlts4c0sws08 . 29 December 2023.