Victoria Titans>

Established	1998
Final Season	2002
Former Home Venue	Vodafone Arena Vodafone Arena Hisense Arena is a sports venue that is part of the Melbourne Park complex, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The current arena's name was purchased in July of 2008.-History:... , 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	Black, Teal and White
Championships	None
Team History	St. Kilda Saints/Nunawading Spectres (1979-1986) Westside (South) Melbourne Saints/Eastside Spectres (1987-1991) South East Melbourne Magic (1991-1998) Victoria Titans (1998/99-2001) Victoria Giants (2002-2004)

The Victoria Titans were an Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 team, that played in Melbourne, Victoria, in the National Basketball League

National Basketball League (Australia)

The National Basketball League, also known as the iiNet NBL Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Australasia....

. The team was the result of a merger of two Melbourne clubs (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...

 and the North Melbourne Giants

North Melbourne Giants

The North Melbourne Giants were an Australian basketball team, that played in Melbourne, Victoria, in the National Basketball League.-History :The team was formed in 1980 as the Coburg Giants and were renamed in 1987 as the North Melbourne Giants...

) for the inaugural NBL summer season of 1998/99. The "Titans" moniker also symbolised this merger as a Titan

Titan (mythology)

In Greek mythology, the Titans were a race of powerful deities, descendants of Gaia and Uranus, that ruled during the legendary Golden Age....

, in mythology, is a "magical giant".

The Titans appeared in two Grand Finals series, but failed to win any championships. The Titans lost two games to one against the Adelaide 36ers

Adelaide 36ers

The Adelaide 36ers are Adelaide's men's professional basketball team, established as the Adelaide City Eagles when they joined the National Basketball League in 1982. The Adelaide 36ers tally of four championships is equal with the Melbourne Tigers and second behind the Perth Wildcats as the most...

 in their first season, and were defeated two games to nil against the Perth Wildcats

Perth Wildcats

The Perth Wildcats are an Australian professional basketball team competing in the National Basketball League. The Wildcats are the only team in the league representing the state of Western Australia and are based in the state capital, Perth...

 in 2000.

After the 2001-02 season, the financially struggling Titans went into financial administration. The club was eventually sold and rebranded the Victoria Giants.

Honour Roll

NBL Championships:	None
NBL Finals Appearances:	2000-2002
NBL Grand Final Appearances:	2 (1999, 2000)
NBL Most Valuable Players:	None
NBL Grand Final MVPs:	None
All-NBL First Team:	Jason Smith (2001), Chris Anstey Chris Anstey Christopher John Anstey is a former Australian professional basketball player. At 7'0" his career included stints in the NBA, Russia and Spain. Anstey was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the 1997 NBA Draft. He played for the Melbourne Tigers in the Australian NBL...  (2002)
NBL Coach of the Year:	Brian Goorjian Brian Goorjian Brian Goorjian is an American-Australian basketball coach. He is the most successful coach in Australian basketball history...  (2002)
NBL Rookie of the Year:	None
NBL Most Improved Player:	None
NBL Best Defensive Player:	None
NBL Best Sixth Man:	Chris Anstey Chris Anstey Christopher John Anstey is a former Australian professional basketball player. At 7'0" his career included stints in the NBA, Russia and Spain. Anstey was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the 1997 NBA Draft. He played for the Melbourne Tigers in the Australian NBL...  (2001), Jamahl Mosley (2002)