Geelong United unveil Venom as new moniker ahead of 2025/26 WNBL season

Geelong United has unveiled a new WNBL name, with the club confident it will be a driving force for the future of women’s basketball in the region.

Geelong United has unveiled a new name ahead of its upcoming WNBL season – dropping United in favour of Venom.

The new Geelong Venom logo. Picture: supplied

The rebrand comes as the WNBL enters new ownership under a Robyn Denholm-NBL-led consortium ahead of the 2025-26 season.

“This is a really exciting time for both us, and the WNBL,” Geelong United Basketball chief executive Mark Neeld said.

“When creating our new identity, we wanted to make sure we chose something that fans could really get behind as a strong representation of our region.

“The Geelong Venom rebrand not only matches the new direction of the league itself but will be a driving force in the future of women’s basketball for our city as a brand that young players can aspire to be a part of through our Geelong basketball pathway”.

The naming process is understood to have taken eight weeks, with more than 100 names whittled down to 14, before two – Venom and Force – went to a public vote on social media, with the former prevailing.

It’s believed the Supercats name could not be used as its owned by the NBL.

Geelong United retired the Supercats moniker from its NBL1 teams several years ago following a rebranding process after the merger of Basketball Geelong and the Corio Bay Stingrays.

• Geelong Venom kicks off its season with a home game against Sydney Flames on Saturday, October 18.

Originally published as Geelong United unveil Venom as new moniker ahead of 2025/26 WNBL season