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Deutsch2025 New Zealand NBL season
| 2025 New Zealand NBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | New Zealand NBL |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | 12 March – 20 July |
| Number of games | 22 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Regular season | |
| Minor premiers | TBD |
| Season MVP | TBD |
| Top scorer | TBD |
| Finals | |
| Champions | TBD |
| Runners-up | TBD |
| Grand Final MVP | TBD |
The 2025 NBL season will be the 44th season of the National Basketball League. The competition increased to 12 teams in 2025 with the Indian Panthers joining the league for the first time.
The 2025 season will see the pre-season blitz return,[1] followed by the regular season starting on 12 March.[2] The finals will take place from 9 to 20 July.[3]
Team information
[edit]| Team | City | Arena | Colours | Head Coach | Import | Import | Import | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland Tuatara | Auckland | Eventfinda Stadium |  Cameron Gliddon | |||||
| Canterbury Rams | Christchurch | Cowles Stadium |  Quinn Clinton | |||||
| Franklin Bulls | Auckland | Franklin Pool and Leisure Centre |  Sebastian Gleim | |||||
| Hawke's Bay Hawks | Napier | Pettigrew Green Arena | Sam Gruggen | |||||
| Indian Panthers | Auckland | Pulman Arena | TBD | |||||
| Manawatu Jets | Palmerston North | Arena Manawatu |  Tony Webster | |||||
| Nelson Giants | Nelson | Trafalgar Centre | Michael Fitchett | |||||
| Otago Nuggets | Dunedin | Edgar Centre | Mike Kelly | |||||
| Southland Sharks | Invercargill | Stadium Southland | Jonathan Yim | |||||
| Taranaki Airs | New Plymouth | TSB Stadium | Sam Mackinnon | |||||
| Tauranga Whai | Tauranga | Mercury Baypark | Matt Lacey | |||||
| Wellington Saints | Wellington | TSB Bank Arena | Aaron Young |
Summary
[edit]Regular season standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | W | L | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland Tuatara | 0 | 0 | Semi Finals |
| 2 | Canterbury Rams | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Nelson Giants | 0 | 0 | Play-in |
| 4 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Otago Nuggets | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Franklin Bulls | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Southland Sharks | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Taranaki Airs | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Manawatu Jets | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Wellington Saints | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Tauranga Whai | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Indian Panthers | 0 | 0 |
Source: NZNBL
Finals
[edit]| Play-In Matches | Semi Finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
Awards
[edit]Performance of the Week
[edit]| Round | Player | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 5 | |||
| 6 | |||
| 7 | |||
| 8 | |||
| 9 | |||
| 10 | |||
| 11 | |||
| 12 | |||
| 13 | |||
| 14 | |||
| 15 | |||
| 16 |
Statistics leaders
[edit]| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | |||
| Rebounds per game | |||
| Assists per game | |||
| Steals per game | |||
| Blocks per game |
Regular season
[edit]- Most Valuable Player: TBD
- Most Outstanding Guard: TBD
- Most Outstanding NZ Guard: TBD
- Most Outstanding Forward: TBD
- Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: TBD
- Scoring Champion: TBD
- Rebounding Champion: TBD
- Assist Champion: TBD
- Most Improved Player: TBD
- Defensive Player of the Year: TBD
- Youth Player of the Year: TBD
- Coach of the Year: TBD
- All-Star Five:
- G: TBD
- G: TBD
- F: TBD
- F: TBD
- C: TBD
Finals
[edit]- Grand Final MVP: TBD
References
[edit]- ^ "NBL Blitz Returns to the West Coast, Bigger and Better in '25". nznbl.basketball. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "Sal's NBL 2025 Schedule Unveiled". nznbl.basketball. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "NBL 2025 Schedule" (PDF). nznbl.basketball. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
External links
[edit]- 2025 schedule
- "NBL rosters filling up as season approaches" at nzsportswire.com