List of New Zealand NBL champions

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Below is a list of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NBL) champions. The NBL's championship round has predominantly been a one-game decider, with the exception being 1995–97 and 2007–10 when a best-of-three finals series was used. The Wellington Saints have won a league-best 12 championships to go with 20 appearances in the championship round.

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Champions

YearChampionResultRunner-upRef
1982 Auckland Waitemata Dolphins [1]
1983 Auckland 80 – 77 Wellington Saints [2]
1984 Wellington Saints 96 – 83 Auckland [3]
1985 Wellington Saints 114 – 111 Auckland [4]
1986 Canterbury Rams 87 – 82 Wellington Saints [5]
1987 Wellington Saints 100 – 87 Canterbury Rams [6]
1988 Wellington Saints 81 – 78 North Shore [7]
1989 Canterbury Rams 91 – 83 Auckland [8]
1990 Canterbury Rams 76 – 73 Nelson Giants [9]
1991 Hutt Valley Lakers 103 – 92 Wellington Saints [10]
1992 Canterbury Rams 79 – 71 Palmerston North Jets [11]
1993 Hutt Valley Lakers 68 – 66 Canterbury Rams [12]
1994 Nelson Giants 67 – 66 Canterbury Rams [13]
1995 Auckland Stars 2 – 0
(80–74, 70–57)		 Hawke's Bay Hawks [14]
1996 Auckland Stars 2 – 1
(95–110, 109–98, 94–90)		 Nelson Giants [15]
1997 Auckland Rebels 2 – 0
(115–94, 100–82)		 Nelson Giants [16]
1998 Nelson Giants 81 – 73 North Harbour Kings [17]
1999 Auckland Rebels 79 – 72 Canterbury Rams [18]
2000 Auckland Rebels 95 – 78 Nelson Giants [19]
2001 Waikato Titans 112 – 97 Wellington Saints [20]
2002 Waikato Titans 85 – 83 Nelson Giants [21]
2003 Wellington Saints 97 – 88 Waikato Titans [22]
2004 Auckland Stars 80 – 68 Nelson Giants [23]
2005 Auckland Stars 69 – 68 Hawke's Bay Hawks [24]
2006 Hawke's Bay Hawks 84 – 69 Auckland Stars [25]
2007 Nelson Giants 2 – 0
(76–67, 96–83)		 Hawke's Bay Hawks [26]
2008 Waikato Pistons 2 – 0
(95–78, 84–79)		 Wellington Saints [27]
2009 Waikato Pistons 2 – 0
(81–69, 94–84)		 Nelson Giants [28]
2010 Wellington Saints 2 – 1
(74–84, 98–69, 82–79)		 Waikato Pistons [29]
2011 Wellington Saints 106 – 97 Hawke's Bay Hawks [30]
2012 Auckland Pirates 89 – 83 Wellington Saints [31]
2013 Southland Sharks 92 – 81 Nelson Giants [32]
2014 Wellington Saints 85 – 69 Hawke's Bay Hawks [33]
2015 Southland Sharks 72 – 68 Wellington Saints [34]
2016 Wellington Saints 94 – 82 Super City Rangers [35]
2017 Wellington Saints 108 – 75 Southland Sharks [36]
2018 Southland Sharks 98 – 96 Wellington Saints [37]
2019 Wellington Saints 78 – 68 Hawke's Bay Hawks [38]
2020 Otago Nuggets 79 – 77 Manawatu Jets [39] [40]
2021 Wellington Saints 77 – 75 Hawke's Bay Hawks [41]
2022 Otago Nuggets 81 – 73 Auckland Tuatara [42]

Results by team

TeamWinsLossesTotalYear(s) wonYear(s) lost
Wellington Saints 12820 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021 1983, 1986, 1991, 2001, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2018
Auckland Stars 9413 1982, 1983, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005 1984, 1985, 1989, 2006
Canterbury Rams 448 1986, 1989, 1990, 1992 1987, 1993, 1994, 1999
Waikato Pistons 426 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009 2003, 2010
Nelson Giants 3811 1994, 1998, 2007 1990, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2013
Southland Sharks 314 2013, 2015, 2018 2017
Hutt Valley Lakers 202 1991, 1993
Otago Nuggets 202 2020, 2022
Hawke's Bay Hawks 178 2006 1995, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2019, 2021
Auckland Pirates 101 2012
Harbour Heat 022 1988, 1998
Manawatu Jets 022 1992, 2020
Waitemata Dolphins 011 1982
Super City Rangers 011 2016
Auckland Tuatara 011 2022

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