North Melbourne Giants
Established	1980
Final Season	1998
Former Home Venue	Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre, Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
Team Colours	Teal and White, previously Maroon, Gold, Silver and White
Championships	1989, 1994
Team History	Coburg Giants (1980-1986) North Melbourne Giants (1987-1998) Victoria Titans (1998/99-2001) Victoria Giants (2002-2004)

The North Melbourne Giants were an Australia

Australia

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n basketball

Basketball

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 team, that played in Melbourne

Melbourne

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, Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

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, in the National Basketball League

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History

The team was formed in 1980 as the Coburg

Coburg, Victoria

Coburg is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland, although a handful of properties on Coburg's Eastern boundary are located in the City of Darebin...

 Giants and were renamed in 1987 as the North Melbourne Giants. After a successful run in the league, with two championships and four grand final appearances, the club merged with a cross-town rival, the South East Melbourne Magic

South East Melbourne Magic

The South East Melbourne Magic were an Australian basketball team, that played in Melbourne, Victoria, in the National Basketball League. The team was the result of a merger of two Melbourne clubs for the 1992 season...

, for the 1998/99 season. The resulting Victoria Titans

Victoria Titans

The Victoria Titans were an Australian basketball team, that played in Melbourne, Victoria, in the National Basketball League. The team was the result of a merger of two Melbourne clubs for the inaugural NBL summer season of 1998/99...

 were as successful as their predecessors, but after succumbing to financial difficulties were rebranded the Victoria Giants in 2002 and ultimately folded as such in 2004.

Continuation of the club

The team spirit lives on today through representative and domestic basketball leagues from under 10s through to the senior level. The Coburg Basketball Association also has a stadium situated in North Coburg. The club continues to be successful both on and off the court.

Honour roll

NBL Championships:	1989, 1994
NBL Finals Appearances:	1988, 1989, 1994, 1995
NBL Grand Final Appearances:	4 (1988, 1989, 1994, 1995)
NBL Most Valuable Players:	Ray Borner Ray Borner Ray Helmut Borner AM is a former Australian basketball player who competed in the National Basketball League...  (1985), Scott Fisher Scott Fisher (basketball) Scott Fisher is a retired American-Australian basketball player and former head coach of the National Basketball League's Perth Wildcats.-Playing career:...  (1989, 1992)
NBL Grand Final MVPs:	Scott Fisher (1989), Paul Rees (1994)
All-NBL First Team:	?
NBL Coach of the Year:	Bruce Palmer (1988), Brett Brown (1994)
NBL Rookie of the Year:	David Smith (1998)
NBL Most Improved Player:	None
NBL Best Defensive Player:	None
NBL Best Sixth Man:	None
NBL Good Hands Award:	Darryl McDonald Darryl McDonald Darryl McDonald is a retired American-Australian professional basketball player who last played for the Melbourne Tigers in Australia's National Basketball League...  (1994-1997)
NBL Hall of Fame:	Ray Borner Ray Borner Ray Helmut Borner AM is a former Australian basketball player who competed in the National Basketball League...  (2006), Scott Fisher Scott Fisher Scott Fisher may refer to:*Scott Fisher *Scott Fisher See also*Scott Fischer, American climber*Scott Fischer, Author... (2007)