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NBL
NBL
Date18 Sep 2025 – Mar 2026
First season1979
LocationAustralia and New Zealand
Winner 2024–25Illawarra Hawks
Expert pickAdelaide 36ers
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Fast facts
Sydney Kings (2003–05) and New Zealand Breakers (2011–13) jointly hold the record for the most consecutive Grand Final series victories, with three each.
NBL legend and all-round nice guy Andrew Gaze holds the mantle for the highest scoring average in a season, with 44.1 in 20 games (1987). He also holds the record for the most individual career points, with 18,908.
St Kilda Saints won the first two NBL titles (1979 and 1980) but folded after the 1991 season.
The most points scored in a game by an individual goes to Al Green with 71 (1984). For a team, that honour goes to Melbourne, who scored 186 points against Wollongong in 1997.
The team with the longest winning streak is Brisbane, who won 21 games on the fly in 2007.
NBL SEASON
NBL SEASON DATES
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NBL GAMES TO WATCH
BEST NBL PLAYERS TO WATCH
NBL WINNERS AND RESULTS
NBL PICKS
Best bet
Adelaide 36ers
The arrival of Bryce Cotton in Adelaide is impossible not to get excited about.
Best value
Illawarra Hawks
Coming off a wonderful maiden title-winning campaign, the Hawks could go to another level with McGee despite a couple of big subtractions.
Dark horse
Sydney Kings
Success tends to follow Dellavedova and the Kings weren’t far off last season.
NBL Winners
Below are some previous winners and runners-up of the NBL:
Year | Winner | Result | Runners-Up |
2024/25 | Illawarra Hawks | 3-2 | Melbourne United |
2023/24 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 3-2 | Melbourne United |
2022/23 | Sydney Kings | 3-2 | New Zealand Breakers |
2021/22 | Sydney Kings | 3-0 | Tasmania JackJumpers |
2020/21 | Melbourne United | 3-0 | Perth Wildcats |
2019/20 | Perth Wildcats | 2-1 | Sydney Kings |
2018/19 | Perth Wildcats | 3-1 | Melbourne United |
2017/18 | Melbourne United | 3-2 | Adelaide 36ers |
2016/17 | Perth Wildcats | 3-0 | Illawarra Hawks |
2015/16 | Perth Wildcats | 2-1 | New Zealand Breakers |
2014/15 | New Zealand Breakers | 2-0 | Cairns |
2013/14 | Perth Wildcats | 2-1 | Adelaide 36ers |
2012/13 | New Zealand Breakers | 2-0 | Perth Wildcats |
2011/12 | New Zealand Breakers | 2-1 | Perth Wildcats |
2010/11 | New Zealand Breakers | 2-0 | Cairns Taipans |
2009/10 | Perth Wildcats | 2-1 | Wollongong Hawks |
2008/09 | South Dragons | 3-2 | Melbourne Tigers |
2007/08 | Melbourne Tigers | 3-2 | Sydney Kings |
2006/07 | Brisbane Bullets | 3-1 | Melbourne Tigers |
2005/06 | Melbourne Tigers | 3-0 | Sydney Kings |
2004/05 | Sydney Kings | 3-0 | Wollongong Hawks |
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