Corio Bay Stingrays
| Corio Bay Stingrays | |
|---|---|
| Leagues | Big V |
| History |
Corio Bay-Barwon Bullets 2009–2010 Corio Bay Stingrays 2010–present |
| Arena | Geelong Basketball Netball Centre |
| Location | Geelong, Victoria |
| Team colors | White, blue, black |
| President | Mike Nelson |
| Head coach | Tim O'Leary |
| Championships | 2 (2013, 2015) |
| Website | Corio Bay Basketball |
The Corio Bay Stingrays are an Australian basketball team based in Geelong, Victoria. The Stingrays compete in the Big V State Championship Men's division and play their home games at Geelong Basketball Netball Centre. The team is affiliated with Corio Bay Basketball Association (CBBA), one of the major administrative basketball organisations in the region.
Corio Bay Basketball Association entered an inaugural men's team in the Country Basketball League (CBL) for the 2009/10 season. The team was dubbed the Corio Bay-Barwon Bullets and went on to win both the North East Conference title and the overall CBL Championship behind an undefeated campaign. The team was renamed the Corio Bay Stingrays for the 2010/11 season and joined the newly-formed South West Conference, once again taking out conference and overall championship honours.
Following their CBL success in 2010/11, the Stingrays applied to enter the Big V Division One competition for the 2012 season. Their Big V application was accepted, but after signing a number of big-name players, it was determined that the Stingrays would be competitive enough to enter the State Championship division. With their move up to the Big V, a Stingrays side continued to compete in the CBL in 2011/12 and 2012/13. A Stingrays side re-entered the CBL for the 2016/17 season after a three-year hiatus.
In their inaugural Big V season in 2012, the Stingrays finished in fourth place on the ladder with a 12–8 win/loss record. They were led by American import Eric Williams, and Australians Jason Reardon, Stefan Osborne and Paul Hutchison. They faced the No. 1-seeded Ringwood Hawks in the best-of-three semi-final series, where they were defeated 2–0.
In 2013, the Stingrays finished in third place on the ladder with a 14–4 win/loss record. They were once again led by import Eric Williams, and Australians Jason Reardon, Stefan Osborne, Ma'alo Hicks and Liam Norton. After defeating the Waverley Falcons 2–1 in the semi-finals, the Stingrays faced off against the Ringwood Hawks in the best-of-three Grand Final series. The Stingrays revenged their 2012 semi-final defeat at the hands of the Hawks by sweeping the series 2–0 behind a Finals MVP performance from Eric Williams.
With the departure of Eric Williams following the 2013 season, the Stingrays recruited two new imports for the 2014 season in guard Scooter Renkin and forward Duane Johnson. The team moved up the ladder once again in 2014, this time finishing in second place with a 22–2 win/loss record. Renkin and Johnson both averaged over 20 points per game in 2014, and they were backed-up by teammates Jason Reardon, Ma'alo Hicks and Michael Rebula. The Stingrays qualified for their second straight Grand Final series, where they once again faced the Ringwood Hawks. The Stingrays managed to claim a Game 1 victory with a 92–85 win, but were outclassed by the Hawks in Games 2 and 3, losing the series 2–1.
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