Waverley Falcons

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Waverley Falcons
Waverley Falcons logo.png
Leagues NBL1 South
Founded1982
HistoryWaverley Falcons
1982–present
ArenaWaverley Basketball Centre
Location Chadstone, Victoria
Team colorsYellow, Green
Championships2 (2010, 2011) (M)
1 (1994) (W)
Website waverleyfalcons.nbl1.com.au

Waverley Falcons 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 Waverley Basketball Association (WBA), the major administrative basketball organisation in the City of Monash. The Falcons play their home games at Waverley Basketball Centre.

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Club history

Waverley Basketball Association was established in 1976. [1] Their representative division, the Waverley Falcons, was formed in 1982. [2]

In 1994, the Falcons women won the Country Victorian Invitational Basketball League (CVIBL) championship. [3] Waverley joined the Big V in 2000. [4] The Falcons men won back-to-back Big V championships in 2010 and 2011. [5]

Waverley joined the NBL1 in 2019. [6] The 2020 NBL1 season was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. [7] In 2023, the women's team lost in the NBL1 South grand final to the Bendigo Braves. [8]

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