| 2025–26 New Zealand Breakers season | |
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| Head coach |  Petteri Koponen |
| Captain |  Parker Jackson-Cartwright |
| Arena | Spark Arena |
| NBL results | |
| Record | 5–10(33.3%) |
| Ladder | 7th |
| Finals finish | TBD |
Stats atNBL.com.au | |
| Ignite Cup results | |
| Record | 2–0(100.0%) |
| Ladder | 1st |
| Ignite Cup finish | TBD |
| All statistics correct as of 23 November 2025. | |
← 2024–25 2026–27 → | |
The2025–26 New Zealand Breakers season will be the 23rd season of the franchise in theNational Basketball League (NBL), and their second under the leadership of head coachPetteri Koponen.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility atFIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Development | Injured |
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| PG | Parker Jackson-Cartwright(I) | Taylor Britt | Alex McNaught(DP) | ||
| SG | Izaiah Brockington(I) | Izayah Le'afa | Tukaha Cooper(DP) | ||
| SF | Karim López(NS) | Sean Bairstow | Carlin Davison | Liam Judd(DP) | |
| PF | Robert Baker(I) | Reuben Te Rangi | Max Darling | ||
| C | Sam Mennenga | Jack Andrew(DP) | Robert Loe |
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| Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP | |
| 1 | Melbourne United | 15 | 13 | 2 | 86.67% | 4–1 | W4 | 7–1 | 6–1 | 1460 | 1288 | 113.35% |
| 2 | Adelaide 36ers | 14 | 11 | 3 | 78.57% | 4–1 | W4 | 6–2 | 5–1 | 1286 | 1203 | 106.90% |
| 3 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 13 | 9 | 4 | 69.23% | 3–2 | L1 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 1255 | 1149 | 109.23% |
| 4 | Perth Wildcats | 14 | 8 | 6 | 57.14% | 3–2 | L1 | 3–3 | 5–3 | 1246 | 1214 | 102.64% |
| 5 | Sydney Kings | 13 | 7 | 6 | 53.85% | 4–1 | L1 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 1184 | 1116 | 106.09% |
| 6 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40.00% | 1–4 | W1 | 2–6 | 4–3 | 1285 | 1302 | 98.69% |
| 7 | New Zealand Breakers | 15 | 5 | 10 | 33.33% | 2–3 | W1 | 2–5 | 3–5 | 1324 | 1322 | 100.15% |
| 8 | Brisbane Bullets | 15 | 5 | 10 | 33.33% | 1–4 | L3 | 1–6 | 4–4 | 1331 | 1442 | 92.30% |
| 9 | Illawarra Hawks | 13 | 4 | 9 | 30.77% | 2–3 | L3 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 1155 | 1264 | 91.38% |
| 10 | Cairns Taipans | 15 | 3 | 12 | 20.00% | 1–4 | L4 | 1–8 | 2–4 | 1221 | 1447 | 84.38% |
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2025. Source:NBL.com.au
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.
| Leader and qualification to semifinals | |
| Qualification to semifinals | |
| Qualification to play-in | |
| Last place |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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| Adelaide 36ers | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Brisbane Bullets | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Cairns Taipans | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Illawarra Hawks | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Melbourne United | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| New Zealand Breakers | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Perth Wildcats | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Sydney Kings | — | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Tasmania JackJumpers | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
The2025 NBL Blitz will run from 27 to 31 August 2025 with games being played at theAIS Arena,Canberra.[2][3]
| 2025 NBL Blitz game log Total: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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August: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
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The regular season will begin on 18 September 2025.[4] It will consist of 165 games (33 games each) spread across 22 rounds, with the final game being played on 20 February 2026.[5]
| 2025–26 game log Total: 5–10 (Home: 2–5; Road: 3–5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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September: 0–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–1)
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October: 3–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–2)
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November: 2–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 2–2)
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December: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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| 2025–26 season schedule |
The NBL introduced the newNBL Ignite Cup tournament for the 2025–26 season, with all games except the championship final counting towards the regular-season standings.[6][7]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | New Zealand Breakers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 230 | 172 | +58 | 7 | 13 | Ignite Cup final |
| 2 | Perth Wildcats | 3 | 2 | 1 | 298 | 272 | +26 | 7 | 13 | |
| 3 | Brisbane Bullets | 2 | 1 | 1 | 194 | 206 | −12 | 5 | 8 | |
| 4 | Illawarra Hawks | 3 | 1 | 2 | 280 | 307 | −27 | 5 | 8 | |
| 5 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 170 | 165 | +5 | 4 | 7 | |
| 6 | Melbourne United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 200 | 200 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 7 | Adelaide 36ers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 85 | +12 | 2 | 5 | |
| 8 | Sydney Kings | 2 | 0 | 2 | 163 | 193 | −30 | 2 | 2 | |
| 9 | Cairns Taipans | 1 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 110 | −32 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Free agency began on 4 April 2025.[8][9]
| Player | Date Signed | Contract | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Jackson-Cartwright | 23 June 2025 | 2-year deal | [10] |
| Player | Date Signed | Contract | Former team | Ref. |
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| Reuben Te Rangi | 8 April 2025 | 2-year deal | Tasmania JackJumpers | [11] |
| Izayah Le'afa | 10 April 2025 | 2-year deal | Sydney Kings | [12] |
| Taylor Britt | 14 April 2025 | 2-year deal (club option) | Canterbury Rams | [13] |
| Robert Loe | 15 April 2025 | 1-year deal | Melbourne United | [14] |
| Izaiah Brockington | 28 July 2025 | 1-year deal | Vancouver Bandits | [15] |
| Player | Reason left | Date Left | New Team | Ref. |
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| Mitch McCarron | Retired | 15 May 2025 | n/a | [16] |
| Tacko Fall | Released | 22 July 2025 | Nanjing Monkey Kings | [17] |
