Corio Bay Stingrays

Country Basketball League

The 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.

Big V

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 by 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 made it back to 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.

In 2015, the Stingrays opted to go with just one import, signing 6'5" American swingman Casey Walker. Walker was backed-up by teammates Jason Reardon, Ma'alo Hicks, Michael Rebula and Jordan Latham. The Stingrays finished second in 2015 with a 20–4 win/loss record. They faced their arch rivals the Ringwood Hawks in the quarter-finals, where they were smashed 114–66. They recovered in the preliminary final, defeating the Waverley Falcons 72–69 to return to their third straight Grand Final series. There they faced the McKinnon Cougars after the Cougars defeated Ringwood in their preliminary final contest. The Stingrays were able to successfully sweep the Cougars 2–0 in the best-of-three series, winning their second Big V championship in three years.

In 2016, the Stingrays returned to a two-import squad with Trevon Clayton and Dondray Walker leading the charge. The pair were backed up by teammates Jason Reardon, Ma'alo Hicks, Michael Rebula and Lewis Varley. The Stingrays were crowned minor premiers in 2016 for the first time in their history, as they finished the regular season atop the ladder with a 19–3 record. They faced the Eltham Wildcats in the semi-finals, where they had to fight back from 1–0 down to win 2–1. The win moved them onto their fourth straight Grand Final series, where they once again faced the Ringwood Hawks. There the Stingrays were outclassed and defeated in straight sets.