Big V/Youth League
The Big V is the senior basketball league in Victoria comprising 137 semi-professional sides from 49 Associations in 12 competitions.
These competitions comprise of both genders, and incorporate three levels of senior competition and three levels of youth league competition.
The league commenced under the name “The Victorian Women’s Conference” in 1987. The men’s and women’s competitions were run independently until 2000. Until this time the league was known as either the CVIBL (Country Victorian Invitation Basketball League), the VBL (Victorian Basketball League) or WVBL (Women’s Victorian Basketball League). In 2004, the member clubs of the league voted to re-brand the entire league structure as Big V going forward.
Diamond Valley Eagles play in both the Victorian Youth Championship Men’s and Victorian Youth Championship Women’s competitions.
Youth League Women’s
The Diamond Valley Eagles Youth Women play in the Big V Victorian Youth Championship Women’s competition
Our 2025 Youth League Womens Team:
Tessa Coen | Lilly Nolen | Emily Andrews | Lucy Oakford | Aleisha Cadee | Grace Hasler | Bella Nolen | Sia Cukier | Indianna Lecordier | Tayha Watkins | Rachel Smith
Development Players
Alysse Gassparini | Taya Hanan-Datson | Grace Ellis | Mackenzie Hall | Molly Stockwell
Head Coach: Micheal Fortune
Assistant Coaches: Erin Milton and Julie Gasparini
Team Manager: Andrea Andrews
Youth League Men’s
The Diamond Valley Eagles Youth Men play in the Big V Victorian Youth Championship Men’s competition
Our 2025 Youth League Men’s Team:
Marley Lambert | Ethan Reytomas | Brodie Johnson | Max Tatter | Johnson Uwandu | James Coleman | Caleb Bruggerman | Lebron Hodge | Banjo Koster | Samuel Miles | Bailey Milligan | Cooper York
Development Players:
Isaac Callaghan | Blake Ferguson |Rafi Haldon | Cohen Melli | Ben Shinkfield | Zein Osman
Head Coach: Dan Girolami
Assistant Coaches: Mark Girolami and Dan Melli
Team Manager: Jamie Gunn