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Victoria Titans

Victoria Titans

A defunct NBL club based in Melbourne


The Victoria Titans (known in its final two seasons as the Victoria Giants), were an Australian professional basketball team that competed in the National Basketball League (NBL).[1] The club was based in Melbourne, Victoria.[2]

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History

The Titans were founded as a merger between the South East Melbourne Magic and North Melbourne Giants and competed in the National Basketball League (NBL) between the 1998–99 season and the 2003–04 season, and played their home games at Melbourne Park (1998–2000) and Vodafone Arena (2000–2002) when branded as the Titans. As the Giants the team played their games at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (2002–2004).

Under the Titans name, the team competed in back-to-back NBL Grand Finals in 1999 and 2000, losing to the Adelaide 36ers and Perth Wildcats respectively. After the Titans folded in mid-2002, a group fronted by businessman Peter Fiddes was granted a licence in their place and called the new team the Giants. The club struggled financially for one season before being propped up by Gerry Ryan for the 2003–04 season. Ryan and co-owner Sandy Constantine pulled the team out of the league in 2004, but retained the licence despite the NBL's attempts to take it back.[3]

Season by season

NBL champions League champions Runners-up Finals berth
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As of the end of the 2003–04 season

Source: Victoria Giants Year by Year

Honour roll

The logo used by the Victoria Giants from 2002 to 2004.
NBL Championships: None
NBL finals appearances: 4 (1998/99, 1999/2000, 2000/01, 2001/02)
NBL Grand Final appearances: 2 (1999, 2000)
NBL Most Valuable Player: None
NBL Grand Final MVP: None
All-NBL First Team: Jason Smith (2001), Chris Anstey (2002)
NBL Coach of the Year: Brian Goorjian (2002)
NBL Rookie of the Year: None
NBL Most Improved Player: None
NBL Best Defensive Player: None
NBL Best Sixth Man: Chris Anstey (2001), Jamahl Mosley (2002)

References

  1. "2001 NBL Clubs". NBL.com.au. 8 April 2001. Archived from the original on 8 April 2001. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  2. Uluc, Olgun (16 October 2015). "The NBL's defunct franchises: Sydney Astronauts, Launceston Casino City, Singapore Slingers, and more". FoxSports.com.au. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  3. Howell, Stephen (19 October 2005). "Victoria back to two teams in NBL". TheAge.com.au. Retrieved 26 September 2017.

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