2025 New Zealand NBL season

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2025 New Zealand NBL season
League New Zealand NBL
Sport Basketball
Duration12 March – 20 July
Number of games20
Number of teams11
Regular season
  Minor premiers Wellington Saints
Season MVP Josiah Allick (Southland Sharks)
Top scorer Jeremy Combs (Nelson Giants)
Finals
Champions Wellington Saints
  Runners-up Southland Sharks
Grand Final MVP Hyrum Harris (Wellington Saints)
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The 2025 NBL season was the 44th season of the National Basketball League. The competition increased to 12 teams in 2025 with the debut of the Indian Panthers, but later decreased to 11 teams in May following the withdrawal of the Panthers.

Contents

The 2025 season saw the pre-season blitz return, [1] followed by the regular season starting on 12 March. [2] The finals took place from 9 to 20 July. [3]

Team information

TeamCityArenaColoursHead CoachImportImportImport
Auckland Tuatara Auckland Eventfinda Stadium    Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Gliddon Flag of the United States.svg Luther Muhammad Flag of Ethiopia.svg Buay Tuach Flag of the United States.svg Charles Pride
Canterbury Rams Christchurch Cowles Stadium    Flag of New Zealand.svg Quinn Clinton Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kyle Bowen Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sean Macdonald Flag of the United States.svg CJ Penha
Franklin Bulls Pukekohe Franklin Pool and Leisure Centre    Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Gleim Flag of Germany.svg Till Gloger Flag of the United States.svg Tae Hardy Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Okwera
Hawke's Bay Hawks Napier Pettigrew Green Arena     Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Gruggen Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Alston Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Grida Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wani Swaka Lo Buluk
Manawatu Jets Palmerston North Arena Manawatu     Flag of the United States.svg Tony Webster Flag of the United States.svg Miles Gibson Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Goins Flag of the United States.svg Quinton Rose
Nelson Giants Nelson Trafalgar Centre    Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Fitchett Flag of the United States.svg Jeremy Combs Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Jones Flag of the United States.svg Alex Robinson
Otago Nuggets Dunedin Edgar Centre     Flag of the United States.svg Mike Kelly Flag of the United States.svg Donald Carey Flag of the United States.svg Jaylen Sebree
Southland Sharks Invercargill Stadium Southland     Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Yim Flag of the United States.svg Josiah Allick Flag of the United States.svg Caleb Asberry Flag of the United States.svg Keylan Boone
Taranaki Airs New Plymouth TSB Stadium    Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Mackinnon Flag of Australia (converted).svg Deng Dut Flag of the United States.svg Armon Fletcher Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Moller
Tauranga Whai Tauranga Mercury Baypark    Flag of New Zealand.svg Matt Lacey Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sean Bairstow
Wellington Saints Wellington TSB Bank Arena    Flag of New Zealand.svg Aaron Young Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shaun Bruce Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Marshall Flag of the United States.svg Nick Muszynski

Mid-season withdrawal

TeamCityArenaColoursHead CoachImportImportImport
Indian Panthers Auckland Pulman Arena     Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jonathan Goodman Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shengzhe Li

Summary

On 1 May 2025, the Indian Panthers were suspended from the 2025 season with immediate effective, following the team's failure to take the court for their 29 April game against the Canterbury Rams. [4] On 9 May, the league postponed the Panthers' scheduled games for 14 May against the Southland Sharks and 16 May against the Otago Nuggets. [5] On 19 May, the Panthers' 20 May game against the Tauranga Whai was postponed. [6] On 22 May, the Panthers officially withdrew from the NBL due to not being in a position to meet the requirements of the league to complete the season for a variety of reasons. As a result of the Panthers withdrawal, the NBL advised that the 2025 season would be completed with 11 teams and that all results from the nine games played by the Panthers would be removed entirely. [7] The Panthers had a 0–9 record at the time of their withdrawal. [8]

Regular season standings

PosTeamPldWLQualification
1 Wellington Saints 20164 Semi Finals
2 Canterbury Rams 20155
3 Taranaki Airs 20128 Play-in
4 Southland Sharks 20128
5 Auckland Tuatara 201010
6 Tauranga Whai 20911
7 Franklin Bulls 20911
8 Manawatu Jets 20911
9 Nelson Giants 20812
10 Hawke's Bay Hawks 20713
11 Otago Nuggets 20317
12 Indian Panthers 000Withdrawn
Source: NZNBL

Finals

Play-In Matches Semi Finals Final
1 Wellington Saints 93
3 Taranaki Airs 67 6 Tauranga Whai 68
6 Tauranga Whai 83 Gold Cup icon.svg Wellington Saints 88
Southland Sharks 83
2 Canterbury Rams 82
4 Southland Sharks 914 Southland Sharks 101
5 Auckland Tuatara 75

Awards

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season [9] [10] [11]

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per game Jeremy Combs Nelson Giants 24.4
Rebounds per game Josiah Allick Southland Sharks 11.1
Assists per game Owen Foxwell Taranaki Airs 8.0
Steals per game Quinton Rose Manawatu Jets 3.7
Blocks per game Nick Muszynski Wellington Saints 2.7

Regular season

Finals

References

  1. ↑ "NBL Blitz Returns to the West Coast, Bigger and Better in '25". nznbl.basketball. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Sal's NBL 2025 Schedule Unveiled". nznbl.basketball. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "NBL 2025 Schedule" (PDF). nznbl.basketball. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Indian Panthers Suspended". nznbl.basketball. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Indian Panthers Update". nznbl.basketball. 9 May 2025. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Indian Panthers Game Postponed". nznbl.basketball. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  7. ↑ Frank, Casey (22 May 2025). "Indian Panthers Withdraw From National Basketball League". NZNBL. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  8. ↑ Hinton, Marc (22 May 2025). "Indian Panthers withdraw from New Zealand NBL, unable to meet conditions to continue". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "STAT LEADERS AFTER ROUND 16". facebook.com/NZNBL. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Competition Stats". nznbl.basketball. Archived from the original on 8 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "Leaders". nznbl.basketball. Archived from the original on 8 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "Congratulations to Josiah Allick, our 2025 Sal's NBL Most Valuable Player". facebook.com/NZNBL. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "2025 Sal's NBL Awards Winners Unveiled". NZNBL. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "Congratulations to Jackson Ball, our 2025 Sal's NBL Most Improved Player". facebook.com/NZNBL. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  15. ↑ "Congratulations to Hyrum Harris, our 2025 Sal's NBL Defensive Player of the Year". facebook.com/NZNBL. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  16. ↑ "Congratulations to Jackson Ball, our 2025 Sal's NBL Youth Player of the Year". facebook.com/NZNBL. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  17. ↑ "Congratulations to Aaron Young, our 2025 Sal's NBL Coach of the Year". facebook.com/NZNBL. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  18. ↑ "Congratulations to our 2025 Sal's NBL All-Star Five". facebook.com/NZNBL. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  19. ↑ "Big time players show up in big time games". facebook.com/NZNBL. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  20. ↑ Egan, Brendon (20 July 2025). "Hyrum Harris shines as Wellington Saints capture NBL title No 13". thepost.co.nz. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  21. ↑ Francis, Ben (20 July 2025). "Basketball: Wellington Saints beat Southland Sharks to clinch 13th National Basketball League title". NZ Herald. Archived from the original on 20 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  22. ↑ "Basketball: Welington Saints player dedicates NBL victory to late coach". RNZ. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
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