Victoria Titans

For the minor league baseball team, see Victoria Giants (baseball).

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]

Victoria Titans
Leagues	NBL
Founded	1998
Dissolved	2004
History	Victoria Titans 1998–2002 Victoria Giants 2002–2004
Arena	Melbourne Park (1998–2000) Vodafone Arena (2000–2002) MSAC (2002–2004)
Capacity	MP – 15,000 VA – 10,500 MSAC – 2,000
Location	Melbourne, Victoria
Team colors	Titans – Black, teal, white       Giants – Carolina blue, orange, white, black
Main sponsor	Liberty
Championships	0
Website	www.giants.com.au
Home Away

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

Season	Tier	League	Regular season					Post-season	Head coach	Captain	Club MVP
			Finish	Played	Wins	Losses	Win %
Victoria Titans
1998–99	1	NBL	4th	26	16	10	.615	Won qualifying finals (Wollongong) 2–0 Won semifinals (Melbourne) 2–0 Lost NBL finals (Adelaide) 1–2	Brian Goorjian	Tony Ronaldson	Tony Ronaldson
1999–2000	1	NBL	4th	28	20	8	.714	Won elimination finals (Melbourne 2–1 Won semifinals (Adelaide) 2–1 Lost NBL finals (Perth) 0–2	Brian Goorjian	Tony Ronaldson	Jason Smith
2000–01	1	NBL	1st	28	22	6	.786	Lost qualifying finals (Adelaide) 1–2 Lost semifinals (Townsville) 1–2	Brian Goorjian	Tony Ronaldson	Chris Anstey
2001–02	1	NBL	1st	30	21	9	.700	Lost qualifying finals (Melbourne) 1–2 Lost semifinals (Adelaide) 1–2	Brian Goorjian	Tony Ronaldson	Chris Anstey
Victoria Giants
2002–03	1	NBL	10th	30	9	21	.300	Did not qualify	Mark Wright	Darryl McDonald	Jamahl Mosley
2003–04	1	NBL	11th	33	11	22	.333	Did not qualify	Mark Wright	Rob Feaster	Ben Pepper
Regular season record				175	99	76	.566	2 regular season champions
Finals record				27	13	14	.481	0 NBL championships

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.

External links

• NBL official website