Geelong United Basketball
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- Big V
- NBL1 South
- Victorian Junior Basketball League
- Women's National Basketball League
- Beyond Bank Stadium
- Geelong Arena
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| Founded | 2019 |
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| Location | Geelong, Victoria |
| CEO | Mark Neeld |
| Chairman | Jessica Chappell |
| Website | Geelong United Basketball |
Geelong United Basketball (GUB) is a basketball association in Geelong, Victoria.
The city of Geelong and its surrounding region had two large associations fighting for resources over a 20-year period. Basketball Geelong had a strong club competition focusing on junior programs where as Corio Bay Basketball Association had a more adult-orientated program focusing on social basketball competitions.[1] Geelong United Basketball was established in 2019 as a joint partnership of Basketball Geelong and Corio Bay.[2]
GUB manages the Geelong United NBL1 program (formerly the Geelong Supercats) in the NBL1 South[3][4] and enters teams in the Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) and the Big V youth divisions. The organisation previously managed Country Basketball League (CBL) teams[5] and the Corio Bay Stingrays in the Big V senior divisions.[6][7][8]
In March 2024, Geelong United Basketball and a consortium of local private investors from Geelong expressed interest in acquiring the Melbourne Boomers' Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) licence.[9][10] Two months later, the license was officially transferred to GUB, which saw the Geelong United WNBL team enter for the 2024–25 WNBL season.[11][12] On 1 July 2025, GUB rebranded the WNBL team as Geelong Venom.[13]
In October 2025, GUB was appointed as the new venue manager of Geelong Arena on a three-year deal.[14][15]