Ringwood Hawks 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 Ringwood Basketball Association (RBA), the major administrative basketball organisation in the Ringwood region. The Hawks play their home games at The Rings.
| Ringwood Hawks | |
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| Leagues | NBL1 South |
| Founded | 1990 |
| History | Ringwood Hawks 1990–present |
| Arena | The Rings |
| Location | Ringwood, Victoria |
| Team colors | Green, black and white |
| Head coach | M: Damien Smith W: Jeremy O'Toole |
| Championships | 5 (1999, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018) (M) 2 (2015, 2022) (W) |
| Website | ringwoodhawks.nbl1.com.au |
Club history
editRingwood Basketball Association (RBA) was founded in 1990, with a men's team debuting in the Country Victorian Invitation Basketball League (CVIBL) that year followed by a women's team in 1991.[1] In 1999, the men's team won the VBL Division One championship.[1]
The Hawks were inaugural members of the Big V Championship Men's division in 2000, with the women's team joining Big V Championship Women in 2003.[2] In 2009 and 2010, the men's team finished as Big V runners-up.[3][4][5] In 2012, the men's team won their first Big V championship.[1] After a runner-up finish in 2013,[6] the men went on to win titles in 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018.[1] For the women, they played in four straight grand final series between 2013 and 2016,[7][8][9][10] winning their maiden Big V championship in 2015.[1]
In 2019, the Hawks joined the NBL1 for its inaugural season.[11][12] The NBL1 South season did not go ahead in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] In the 2022 NBL1 season, the Hawks women won the NBL1 South championship[14] and reached the grand final of the NBL1 National Finals.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Senior Teams History". ringwoodhawks.nbl1.com.au. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "League History 2000 - 2010". BigV.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016.
- ^ "SCM: Tigers too much artillery for Hawks". BigV.com.au. 24 August 2009. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "2009 Championship Men Results". Big V. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024.
- ^ "2010 Championship Men Results". Big V. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024.
- ^ "2013 Championship Men Results". Big V. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024.
- ^ "2013 Championship Women Results". Big V. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024.
- ^ "2014 Championship Women Results". Big V. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024.
- ^ "2015 Championship Women Results". Big V. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024.
- ^ "2016 Championship Women Results". Big V. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024.
- ^ Ward, Roy (31 October 2018). "Basketball Victoria announces new elite league to replace SEABL". SMH.com.au. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ "NBL1 to Showcase Next Level of Australia's Basketball Talent". NBL.com.au. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ Arsenis, Damian (20 March 2020). "2020 NBL1 season facing uncertainty as South teams withdraw". pickandroll.com.au. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "NBL1 South | 2022 Women's Grand Final". NBL1.com.au. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.