Ringwood Hawks

Ringwood Hawks
Ringwood Hawks logo
LeaguesNBL1 South
Founded1990
HistoryRingwood Hawks
1990–present
ArenaThe Rings
LocationRingwood, Victoria
Team colorsGreen, black and white
Head coachM: Damien Smith
W: Jeremy O'Toole
Championships5 (1999, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018) (M)
2 (2015, 2022) (W)
Websiteringwoodhawks.nbl1.com.au

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.

Club history

Ringwood 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "League History 2000 - 2010". BigV.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "2009 Championship Men Results". Big V. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024.
  5. ^ "2010 Championship Men Results". Big V. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024.
  6. ^ "2013 Championship Men Results". Big V. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024.
  7. ^ "2013 Championship Women Results". Big V. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024.
  8. ^ "2014 Championship Women Results". Big V. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024.
  9. ^ "2015 Championship Women Results". Big V. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024.
  10. ^ "2016 Championship Women Results". Big V. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024.
  11. ^ Ward, Roy (31 October 2018). "Basketball Victoria announces new elite league to replace SEABL". SMH.com.au. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  12. ^ "NBL1 to Showcase Next Level of Australia's Basketball Talent". NBL.com.au. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  13. ^ Arsenis, Damian (20 March 2020). "2020 NBL1 season facing uncertainty as South teams withdraw". pickandroll.com.au. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  14. ^ "NBL1 South | 2022 Women's Grand Final". NBL1.com.au. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.