2025–26 NBL season

All ten teams from the 2024–25 NBL season will continue on in 2025–26. Coaching transactions == Pre-season ==

The pre-season games began on 28 June to 5 October 2025. The pre-season also features Melbourne United, S.E. Melbourne Phoenix to host games between NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, this will be the seventh NBLxNBA tour. NBL Blitz The 2025 NBL Blitz will run from 27 to 31 August 2025 with games being played at the AIS Arena, Canberra. == Regular season ==

The regular season will begin on 18 September 2025. Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8 Round 9 Round 10 Round 11 Round 12 Round 13 Round 14 Round 15 Round 16 Round 17 Round 18 Round 19 Round 20 Round 21 Round 22 == NBL Ignite Cup ==

The NBL introduced the new NBL Ignite Cup tournament for the 2025–26 season, with all games except the championship final counting towards the regular-season standings. Championship game == Ladder ==

The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the overall points percentage will determine order of seeding. Ladder progression == Finals ==

The 2026 NBL Finals will be played in March and April 2026, consisting of three play-in games, two best-of-three semifinal series and the best-of-five NBL Championship series. In the semifinals, the higher seed hosts the first and third games. In the Grand Final, the higher seed hosts the first, third and fifth games. The top two seeds in the regular season will automatically qualify to the semifinals. Teams ranked three to six will compete in the play-in tournament. The third seed will play the fourth seed for third spot and the loser will play the winner of fifth or sixth for the fourth spot. Playoff Bracket == Awards ==

Pre-season • Loggins-Bruton Cup: New Zealand Breakers • Most Valuable Player (Ray Borner Medal): Izaiah Brockington (New Zealand Breakers) Regular season Awards Night • Most Valuable Player (Andrew Gaze Trophy): Bryce Cotton (Adelaide 36ers) • Next Generation Award: Sam Mennenga (New Zealand Breakers) • Best Defensive Player (Damian Martin Trophy): John Brown (S.E. Melbourne Phoenix) • Best Sixth Man: Angus Glover (S.E. Melbourne Phoenix) • Most Improved Player: Flynn Cameron (Adelaide 36ers) • Fans MVP: Bryce Cotton (Adelaide 36ers) • Coach of the Year (Lindsay Gaze Trophy): Brian Goorjian (Sydney Kings) • Executive of the Year: Nic Barbato (Adelaide 36ers) • Referee of the Year: Michael Aylen • GameTime by Kmart: Malith Machar (Melbourne United) • Three-Pointer of the Year: Bryce Cotton (Adelaide 36ers) • Dunk of the Year: Sam Mennenga (New Zealand Breakers) • All-NBL First Team: • Bryce Cotton (Adelaide 36ers) • Kendric Davis (Sydney Kings) • Nathan Sobey (S.E. Melbourne Phoenix) • Kristian Doolittle (Perth Wildcats) • John Brown (S.E. Melbourne Phoenix) • All-NBL Second Team: • Jack McVeigh (Cairns Taipans) • Parker Jackson-Cartwright (New Zealand Breakers) • Xavier Cooks (Sydney Kings) • Bryce Hamilton (Tasmania JackJumpers) • Zylan Cheatham (Adelaide 36ers) Post season • Grand Final Series MVP (Larry Sengstock Medal): Kendric Davis (Sydney Kings) • NBL Champions: Sydney Kings (6th title) == NBL clubs in international competitions ==

• As reigning NBL champions, the Hawks will compete in the 2025 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, becoming the second team from Oceania to play in the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. == References ==