2025–26 NBL season

The 2025–26 NBL season will be the 48th season of the National Basketball League since its establishment in 1979. A total of ten teams will contest the 2025–26 season.

2025–26 NBL season
League	National Basketball League
Season	2025–26
Duration	18 September 2025 – 18 February 2026 March 2026 (Play-in tournament) March 2026 (Semifinals) March – April 2026 (Finals)
Teams	10
TV partner(s)	Australia: ESPN Network 10 New Zealand: ESPN TVNZ Online: Kayo Sports NBL TV 10Play TVNZ+

As Australia and New Zealand will participate in 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification, the league will take a break during the FIBA international windows of 24 November to 2 December 2025 and 23 February to 3 March 2026.^[1]

Teams

All ten teams from the 2024–25 NBL season will continue on in 2025–26.^[1]

Stadiums and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Adelaide 36ers	Adelaide	Adelaide Entertainment Centre	11,300
Brisbane Bullets	Brisbane	Brisbane Entertainment Centre	10,500
Cairns Taipans	Cairns	Cairns Convention Centre	5,300
Illawarra Hawks	Wollongong	Wollongong Entertainment Centre	6,000
Melbourne United	Melbourne	John Cain Arena	10,175
New Zealand Breakers	Auckland	Spark Arena	9,740
Perth Wildcats	Perth	Perth Arena	14,800
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	Melbourne	John Cain Arena	10,175
		State Basketball Centre	3,422
Sydney Kings	Sydney	Sydney SuperDome	18,200
Tasmania JackJumpers	Hobart	Derwent Entertainment Centre	4,340
	Launceston	Silverdome	3,255

Personnel and sponsorship

Team	Coach	Captain	Main sponsor	Kit manufacturer
Adelaide 36ers	Mike Wells	Dejan Vasiljevic	Walker Corporation	Champion
Brisbane Bullets	Stu Lash	Mitch Norton	TBC
Cairns Taipans	Adam Forde	Sam Waardenburg	Kenfrost Homes
Illawarra Hawks	Justin Tatum	Sam Froling Tyler Harvey	TBC
Melbourne United	Dean Vickerman	Chris Goulding	Engie
New Zealand Breakers	Petteri Koponen	Parker Jackson-Cartwright	Bank of New Zealand
Perth Wildcats	John Rillie	Jesse Wagstaff	Mate Internet Mobile
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	Josh King	Jordan Hunter Nathan Sobey	Mountain Goat Beer
Sydney Kings	Brian Goorjian	Shaun Bruce	Harvey Norman
Tasmania JackJumpers	Scott Roth	TBC	Spirit of Tasmania

Player transactions

Free agency began on 4 April 2025.^[2][3]

Coaching transactions

Head coaching transactions

Team	2024–25 season	2025–26 season
Off-season
Brisbane Bullets	Justin Schueller[4]	Stu Lash[5]
Cairns Taipans	Adam Forde[6]
New Zealand Breakers	Petteri Koponen[7]
In-season

Pre-season

Main article: 2025 NBL pre-season

The pre-season games will begin on 27 August 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.^[8][9]

NBL Blitz

The 2025 NBL Blitz will run from 27 to 31 August 2025 with games being played at the AIS Arena, Canberra.^[10][11]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PP	BP	Pts
1	Adelaide 36ers	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2	Brisbane Bullets	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0
3	Cairns Taipans	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0
4	Illawarra Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0
5	Melbourne United	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0
6	New Zealand Breakers	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0
7	Perth Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0
8	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0
9	Sydney Kings	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0
10	Tasmania JackJumpers	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: nblblitz.com.au

Regular season

The regular season will begin on 18 September 2025.^[1] It will consist of 165 games (33 games each) spread across 22 rounds, with the final game being played on 20 February 2026.^[12]

Round 1

Tasmania JackJumpers v Melbourne United

18 September 2025	Tasmania JackJumpers	vs.	Melbourne United	Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart

New Zealand Breakers v Brisbane Bullets

19 September 2025	New Zealand Breakers	vs.	Brisbane Bullets	Spark Arena, Auckland

S.E. Melbourne Phoenix v Cairns Taipans

20 September 2025	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	vs.	Cairns Taipans	John Cain Arena, Melbourne

Perth Wildcats v Tasmania JackJumpers

20 September 2025	Perth Wildcats	vs.	Tasmania JackJumpers	Perth Arena, Perth

Melbourne United v New Zealand Breakers

21 September 2025	Melbourne United	vs.	New Zealand Breakers	John Cain Arena, Melbourne

Round 2

Melbourne United v S.E. Melbourne Phoenix

25 September 2025	Melbourne United	vs.	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	John Cain Arena, Melbourne

Cairns Taipans v Brisbane Bullets

26 September 2025	Cairns Taipans	vs.	Brisbane Bullets	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns

New Zealand Breakers v Perth Wildcats

27 September 2025	New Zealand Breakers	vs.	Perth Wildcats	Spark Arena, Auckland

Illawarra Hawks v Tasmania JackJumpers

27 September 2025	Illawarra Hawks	vs.	Tasmania JackJumpers	Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong

Sydney Kings v Cairns Taipans

28 September 2025	Sydney Kings	vs.	Cairns Taipans	Sydney SuperDome, Sydney

Adelaide 36ers v Brisbane Bullets

28 September 2025	Adelaide 36ers	vs.	Brisbane Bullets	Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide

Round 3

Cairns Taipans v Adelaide 36ers

2 October 2025	Cairns Taipans	vs.	Adelaide 36ers	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns

Perth Wildcats v Illawarra Hawks

2 October 2025	Perth Wildcats	vs.	Illawarra Hawks	Perth Arena, Perth

Sydney Kings v New Zealand Breakers

4 October 2025	Sydney Kings	vs.	New Zealand Breakers	Sydney SuperDome, Sydney

Brisbane Bullets v Tasmania JackJumpers

4 October 2025	Brisbane Bullets	vs.	Tasmania JackJumpers	Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane

Round 4

New Zealand Breakers v Illawarra Hawks

8 October 2025	New Zealand Breakers	vs.	Illawarra Hawks	Spark Arena, Auckland

Sydney Kings v Melbourne United

8 October 2025	Sydney Kings	vs.	Melbourne United	TBC

Adelaide 36ers v Tasmania JackJumpers

9 October 2025	Adelaide 36ers	vs.	Tasmania JackJumpers	Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide

Cairns Taipans v Perth Wildcats

10 October 2025	Cairns Taipans	vs.	Perth Wildcats	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns

Illawarra Hawks v Brisbane Bullets

11 October 2025	Illawarra Hawks	vs.	Brisbane Bullets	Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong

Adelaide 36ers v Sydney Kings

11 October 2025	Adelaide 36ers	vs.	Sydney Kings	Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide

New Zealand Breakers v S.E. Melbourne Phoenix

12 October 2025	New Zealand Breakers	vs.	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	Spark Arena, Auckland

Melbourne United v Cairns Taipans

12 October 2025	Melbourne United	vs.	Cairns Taipans	John Cain Arena, Melbourne

Round 5

Tasmania JackJumpers v Sydney Kings

15 October 2025	Tasmania JackJumpers	vs.	Sydney Kings	Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart

Perth Wildcats v Brisbane Bullets

15 October 2025	Perth Wildcats	vs.	Brisbane Bullets	Perth Arena, Perth

Adelaide 36ers v S.E. Melbourne Phoenix

16 October 2025	Adelaide 36ers	vs.	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide

New Zealand Breakers v Tasmania JackJumpers

17 October 2025	New Zealand Breakers	vs.	Tasmania JackJumpers	Spark Arena, Auckland

Brisbane Bullets v Melbourne United

17 October 2025	Brisbane Bullets	vs.	Melbourne United	Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane

Cairns Taipans v Adelaide 36ers

18 October 2025	Cairns Taipans	vs.	Adelaide 36ers	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns

S.E. Melbourne Phoenix v Illawarra Hawks

18 October 2025	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	vs.	Illawarra Hawks	John Cain Arena, Melbourne

Melbourne United v New Zealand Breakers

19 October 2025	Melbourne United	vs.	New Zealand Breakers	John Cain Arena, Melbourne

Sydney Kings v Perth Wildcats

19 October 2025	Sydney Kings	vs.	Perth Wildcats	Sydney SuperDome, Sydney

Round 6

Cairns Taipans v Perth Wildcats

22 October 2025	Cairns Taipans	vs.	Perth Wildcats	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns

New Zealand Breakers v Brisbane Bullets

23 October 2025	New Zealand Breakers	vs.	Brisbane Bullets	Eventfinda Stadium, Auckland

S.E. Melbourne Phoenix v Sydney Kings

23 October 2025	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	vs.	Sydney Kings	John Cain Arena, Melbourne

Cairns Taipans v Melbourne United

24 October 2025	Cairns Taipans	vs.	Melbourne United	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns

Brisbane Bullets v S.E. Melbourne Phoenix

25 October 2025	Brisbane Bullets	vs.	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane

Perth Wildcats v Illawarra Hawks

25 October 2025	Perth Wildcats	vs.	Illawarra Hawks	Perth Arena, Perth

Melbourne United v Adelaide 36ers

26 October 2025	Melbourne United	vs.	Adelaide 36ers	John Cain Arena, Melbourne

Sydney Kings v Tasmania JackJumpers

26 October 2025	Sydney Kings	vs.	Tasmania JackJumpers	Sydney SuperDome, Sydney

Round 7

Tasmania JackJumpers v Perth Wildcats

29 October 2025	Tasmania JackJumpers	vs.	Perth Wildcats	Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart

Brisbane Bullets v Cairns Taipans

30 October 2025	Brisbane Bullets	vs.	Cairns Taipans	Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane

Illawarra Hawks v New Zealand Breakers

31 October 2025	Illawarra Hawks	vs.	New Zealand Breakers	Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong

Tasmania JackJumpers v Cairns Taipans

1 November 2025	Tasmania JackJumpers	vs.	Cairns Taipans	Silverdome, Launceston

Brisbane Bullets v Sydney Kings

1 November 2025	Brisbane Bullets	vs.	Sydney Kings	Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane

S.E. Melbourne Phoenix v Perth Wildcats

2 November 2025	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	vs.	Perth Wildcats	John Cain Arena, Melbourne

Adelaide 36ers v Illawarra Hawks

2 November 2025	Adelaide 36ers	vs.	Illawarra Hawks	Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide

Melbourne United v Sydney Kings

3 November 2025	Melbourne United	vs.	Sydney Kings	John Cain Arena, Melbourne

Round 8

Illawarra Hawks v Melbourne United

5 November 2025	Illawarra Hawks	vs.	Melbourne United	Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong

New Zealand Breakers v Adelaide 36ers

6 November 2025	New Zealand Breakers	vs.	Adelaide 36ers	Wolfbrook Arena, Christchurch

Tasmania JackJumpers v S.E. Melbourne Phoenix

6 November 2025	Tasmania JackJumpers	vs.	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	Silverdome, Launceston

Cairns Taipans v Illawarra Hawks

7 November 2025	Cairns Taipans	vs.	Illawarra Hawks	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns

Tasmania JackJumpers v Brisbane Bullets

8 November 2025	Tasmania JackJumpers	vs.	Brisbane Bullets	Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart

S.E. Melbourne Phoenix v Melbourne United

8 November 2025	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	vs.	Melbourne United	John Cain Arena, Melbourne

Adelaide 36ers v Perth Wildcats

9 November 2025	Adelaide 36ers	vs.	Perth Wildcats	Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide

Sydney Kings v New Zealand Breakers

9 November 2025	Sydney Kings	vs.	New Zealand Breakers	Sydney SuperDome, Sydney

Round 9

Brisbane Bullets v New Zealand Breakers

12 November 2025	Brisbane Bullets	vs.	New Zealand Breakers	Gold Coast Sports Centre, Gold Coast

Tasmania JackJumpers v Adelaide 36ers

13 November 2025	Tasmania JackJumpers	vs.	Adelaide 36ers	Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart

Cairns Taipans v S.E. Melbourne Phoenix

14 November 2025	Cairns Taipans	vs.	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns

Melbourne United v Brisbane Bullets

15 November 2025	Melbourne United	vs.	Brisbane Bullets	John Cain Arena, Melbourne

Perth Wildcats v New Zealand Breakers

15 November 2025	Perth Wildcats	vs.	New Zealand Breakers	Perth Arena, Perth

Illawarra Hawks v Sydney Kings

16 November 2025	Illawarra Hawks	vs.	Sydney Kings	Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong

Adelaide 36ers v Cairns Taipans

16 November 2025	Adelaide 36ers	vs.	Cairns Taipans	Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide

Round 10

Adelaide 36ers v Illawarra Hawks

19 November 2025	Adelaide 36ers	vs.	Illawarra Hawks	Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide

Brisbane Bullets v S.E. Melbourne Phoenix

20 November 2025	Brisbane Bullets	vs.	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane

Illawarra Hawks v Melbourne United

21 November 2025	Illawarra Hawks	vs.	Melbourne United	Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong

Perth Wildcats v Tasmania JackJumpers

21 November 2025	Perth Wildcats	vs.	Tasmania JackJumpers	Perth Arena, Perth

Cairns Taipans v New Zealand Breakers

22 November 2025	Cairns Taipans	vs.	New Zealand Breakers	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns

S.E. Melbourne Phoenix v Adelaide 36ers

22 November 2025	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	vs.	Adelaide 36ers	John Cain Arena, Melbourne

Tasmania JackJumpers v Sydney Kings

23 November 2025	Tasmania JackJumpers	vs.	Sydney Kings	Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart

Melbourne United v Perth Wildcats

23 November 2025	Melbourne United	vs.	Perth Wildcats	John Cain Arena, Melbourne

Round 11

New Zealand Breakers v Sydney Kings

3 December 2025	New Zealand Breakers	vs.	Sydney Kings	Globox Arena, Hamilton

Illawarra Hawks v S.E. Melbourne Phoenix

4 December 2025	Illawarra Hawks	vs.	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong

Perth Wildcats v Melbourne United

4 December 2025	Perth Wildcats	vs.	Melbourne United	Perth Arena, Perth

Adelaide 36ers v Brisbane Bullets

5 December 2025	Adelaide 36ers	vs.	Brisbane Bullets	Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide

New Zealand Breakers v Tasmania JackJumpers

6 December 2025	New Zealand Breakers	vs.	Tasmania JackJumpers	Spark Arena, Auckland

Illawarra Hawks v Cairns Taipans

6 December 2025	Illawarra Hawks	vs.	Cairns Taipans	Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong

S.E. Melbourne Phoenix v Melbourne United

7 December 2025	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	vs.	Melbourne United	John Cain Arena, Melbourne

Perth Wildcats v Adelaide 36ers

7 December 2025	Perth Wildcats	vs.	Adelaide 36ers	Perth Arena, Perth

Round 12

S.E. Melbourne Phoenix v Tasmania JackJumpers

10 December 2025	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	vs.	Tasmania JackJumpers	Gippsland Indoor Stadium, Traralgon

Illawarra Hawks v Brisbane Bullets

11 December 2025	Illawarra Hawks	vs.	Brisbane Bullets	Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong

Adelaide 36ers v Melbourne United

12 December 2025	Adelaide 36ers	vs.	Melbourne United	Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide

Perth Wildcats v Sydney Kings

12 December 2025	Perth Wildcats	vs.	Sydney Kings	Perth Arena, Perth

Cairns Taipans v Tasmania JackJumpers

13 December 2025	Cairns Taipans	vs.	Tasmania JackJumpers	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns

S.E. Melbourne Phoenix v New Zealand Breakers

13 December 2025	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	vs.	New Zealand Breakers	Gippsland Indoor Stadium, Traralgon

Melbourne United v Sydney Kings

14 December 2025	Melbourne United	vs.	Sydney Kings	John Cain Arena, Melbourne

Brisbane Bullets v Perth Wildcats

14 December 2025	Brisbane Bullets	vs.	Perth Wildcats	Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane

Round 13

Sydney Kings v Adelaide 36ers

17 December 2025	Sydney Kings	vs.	Adelaide 36ers	TBC

Melbourne United v Illawarra Hawks

18 December 2025	Melbourne United	vs.	Illawarra Hawks	John Cain Arena, Melbourne

Perth Wildcats v S.E. Melbourne Phoenix

18 December 2025	Perth Wildcats	vs.	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	Perth Arena, Perth

Cairns Taipans v New Zealand Breakers

19 December 2025	Cairns Taipans	vs.	New Zealand Breakers	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns

Illawarra Hawks v Adelaide 36ers

20 December 2025	Illawarra Hawks	vs.	Adelaide 36ers	Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong

S.E. Melbourne Phoenix v Brisbane Bullets

20 December 2025	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	vs.	Brisbane Bullets	John Cain Arena, Melbourne

Tasmania JackJumpers v Perth Wildcats

21 December 2025	Tasmania JackJumpers	vs.	Perth Wildcats	Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart

Sydney Kings v Cairns Taipans

21 December 2025	Sydney Kings	vs.	Cairns Taipans	Sydney SuperDome, Sydney

Brisbane Bullets v New Zealand Breakers

22 December 2025	Brisbane Bullets	vs.	New Zealand Breakers	Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane

Melbourne United v Tasmania JackJumpers

23 December 2025	Melbourne United	vs.	Tasmania JackJumpers	John Cain Arena, Melbourne

Round 14

Adelaide 36ers v Cairns Taipans

24 December 2025	Adelaide 36ers	vs.	Cairns Taipans	Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide

Sydney Kings v Illawarra Hawks

25 December 2025	Sydney Kings	vs.	Illawarra Hawks	Sydney SuperDome, Sydney

Tasmania JackJumpers v New Zealand Breakers

26 December 2025	Tasmania JackJumpers	vs.	New Zealand Breakers	Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart

Brisbane Bullets v Melbourne United

27 December 2025	Brisbane Bullets	vs.	Melbourne United	Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane

Adelaide 36ers v Perth Wildcats

28 December 2025	Adelaide 36ers	vs.	Perth Wildcats	Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide

Tasmania JackJumpers v S.E. Melbourne Phoenix

29 December 2025	Tasmania JackJumpers	vs.	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart

Sydney Kings v Brisbane Bullets

30 December 2025	Sydney Kings	vs.	Brisbane Bullets	Sydney SuperDome, Sydney

Round 15

Illawarra Hawks v Tasmania JackJumpers

31 December 2025	Illawarra Hawks	vs.	Tasmania JackJumpers	Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong

Cairns Taipans v S.E. Melbourne Phoenix

31 December 2025	Cairns Taipans	vs.	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns

Brisbane Bullets v Perth Wildcats

1 January 2026	Brisbane Bullets	vs.	Perth Wildcats	Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane

Adelaide 36ers v Sydney Kings

2 January 2026	Adelaide 36ers	vs.	Sydney Kings	Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide

Illawarra Hawks v Cairns Taipans

3 January 2026	Illawarra Hawks	vs.	Cairns Taipans	Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong

Tasmania JackJumpers v Melbourne United

3 January 2026	Tasmania JackJumpers	vs.	Melbourne United	Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart

New Zealand Breakers v Perth Wildcats

4 January 2026	New Zealand Breakers	vs.	Perth Wildcats	Spark Arena, Auckland

Brisbane Bullets v Adelaide 36ers

4 January 2026	Brisbane Bullets	vs.	Adelaide 36ers	Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane

Sydney Kings v S.E. Melbourne Phoenix

5 January 2026	Sydney Kings	vs.	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	Sydney SuperDome, Sydney

Round 16

Melbourne United v Cairns Taipans

7 January 2026	Melbourne United	vs.	Cairns Taipans	TBC

S.E. Melbourne Phoenix v Illawarra Hawks

8 January 2026	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	vs.	Illawarra Hawks	State Basketball Centre, Melbourne

New Zealand Breakers v Sydney Kings

9 January 2026	New Zealand Breakers	vs.	Sydney Kings	Spark Arena, Auckland

Adelaide 36ers v Tasmania JackJumpers

9 January 2026	Adelaide 36ers	vs.	Tasmania JackJumpers	Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide

Cairns Taipans v Brisbane Bullets

10 January 2026	Cairns Taipans	vs.	Brisbane Bullets	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns

S.E. Melbourne Phoenix v Perth Wildcats

10 January 2026	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	vs.	Perth Wildcats	State Basketball Centre, Melbourne

Illawarra Hawks v New Zealand Breakers

11 January 2026	Illawarra Hawks	vs.	New Zealand Breakers	Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong

Sydney Kings v Melbourne United

11 January 2026	Sydney Kings	vs.	Melbourne United	Sydney SuperDome, Sydney

Round 17

Sydney Kings v Brisbane Bullets

15 January 2026	Sydney Kings	vs.	Brisbane Bullets	Perth Arena, Perth

Perth Wildcats v Illawarra Hawks

16 January 2026	Perth Wildcats	vs.	Illawarra Hawks	Perth Arena, Perth

Cairns Taipans v New Zealand Breakers

17 January 2026	Cairns Taipans	vs.	New Zealand Breakers	Perth Arena, Perth

Melbourne United v Tasmania JackJumpers

17 January 2026	Melbourne United	vs.	Tasmania JackJumpers	Perth Arena, Perth

Adelaide 36ers v S.E. Melbourne Phoenix

18 January 2026	Adelaide 36ers	vs.	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	Perth Arena, Perth

Round 18

Melbourne United v Brisbane Bullets

21 January 2026	Melbourne United	vs.	Brisbane Bullets	TBC

S.E. Melbourne Phoenix v New Zealand Breakers

21 January 2026	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	vs.	New Zealand Breakers	State Basketball Centre, Melbourne

Sydney Kings v Tasmania JackJumpers

22 January 2026	Sydney Kings	vs.	Tasmania JackJumpers	Sydney SuperDome, Sydney

Perth Wildcats v Cairns Taipans

22 January 2026	Perth Wildcats	vs.	Cairns Taipans	Perth Arena, Perth

New Zealand Breakers v Adelaide 36ers

23 January 2026	New Zealand Breakers	vs.	Adelaide 36ers	Spark Arena, Auckland

S.E. Melbourne Phoenix v Cairns Taipans

24 January 2026	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	vs.	Cairns Taipans	State Basketball Centre, Melbourne

Tasmania JackJumpers v Illawarra Hawks

24 January 2026	Tasmania JackJumpers	vs.	Illawarra Hawks	Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart

Sydney Kings v Adelaide 36ers

25 January 2026	Sydney Kings	vs.	Adelaide 36ers	Sydney SuperDome, Sydney

Perth Wildcats v Melbourne United

25 January 2026	Perth Wildcats	vs.	Melbourne United	Perth Arena, Perth

Brisbane Bullets v Illawarra Hawks

26 January 2026	Brisbane Bullets	vs.	Illawarra Hawks	Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane

Round 19

Brisbane Bullets v Adelaide 36ers

28 January 2026	Brisbane Bullets	vs.	Adelaide 36ers	Gold Coast Sports Centre, Gold Coast

Perth Wildcats v S.E. Melbourne Phoenix

28 January 2026	Perth Wildcats	vs.	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	Perth Arena, Perth

Sydney Kings v Illawarra Hawks

29 January 2026	Sydney Kings	vs.	Illawarra Hawks	Sydney SuperDome, Sydney

New Zealand Breakers v Melbourne United

30 January 2026	New Zealand Breakers	vs.	Melbourne United	Spark Arena, Auckland

Cairns Taipans v Tasmania JackJumpers

30 January 2026	Cairns Taipans	vs.	Tasmania JackJumpers	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns

Adelaide 36ers v S.E. Melbourne Phoenix

31 January 2026	Adelaide 36ers	vs.	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide

Illawarra Hawks v Perth Wildcats

31 January 2026	Illawarra Hawks	vs.	Perth Wildcats	Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong

Tasmania JackJumpers v New Zealand Breakers

1 February 2026	Tasmania JackJumpers	vs.	New Zealand Breakers	Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart

Cairns Taipans v Sydney Kings

1 February 2026	Cairns Taipans	vs.	Sydney Kings	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns

Round 20

New Zealand Breakers v S.E. Melbourne Phoenix

5 February 2026	New Zealand Breakers	vs.	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	Eventfinda Stadium, Auckland

Illawarra Hawks v Adelaide 36ers

5 February 2026	Illawarra Hawks	vs.	Adelaide 36ers	Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong

Tasmania JackJumpers v Brisbane Bullets

6 February 2026	Tasmania JackJumpers	vs.	Brisbane Bullets	Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart

Perth Wildcats v Cairns Taipans

6 February 2026	Perth Wildcats	vs.	Cairns Taipans	Perth Arena, Perth

New Zealand Breakers v Illawarra Hawks

7 February 2026	New Zealand Breakers	vs.	Illawarra Hawks	Spark Arena, Auckland

Melbourne United v Adelaide 36ers

7 February 2026	Melbourne United	vs.	Adelaide 36ers	John Cain Arena, Melbourne

S.E. Melbourne Phoenix v Sydney Kings

8 February 2026	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	vs.	Sydney Kings	John Cain Arena, Melbourne

Brisbane Bullets v Cairns Taipans

8 February 2026	Brisbane Bullets	vs.	Cairns Taipans	Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane

Round 21

Cairns Taipans v Melbourne United

12 February 2026	Cairns Taipans	vs.	Melbourne United	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns

Illawarra Hawks v Sydney Kings

13 February 2026	Illawarra Hawks	vs.	Sydney Kings	Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong

Perth Wildcats v Brisbane Bullets

13 February 2026	Perth Wildcats	vs.	Brisbane Bullets	Perth Arena, Perth

Adelaide 36ers v New Zealand Breakers

14 February 2026	Adelaide 36ers	vs.	New Zealand Breakers	Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide

S.E. Melbourne Phoenix v Tasmania JackJumpers

14 February 2026	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	vs.	Tasmania JackJumpers	John Cain Arena, Melbourne

Melbourne United v Illawarra Hawks

15 February 2026	Melbourne United	vs.	Illawarra Hawks	John Cain Arena, Melbourne

Sydney Kings v Perth Wildcats

15 February 2026	Sydney Kings	vs.	Perth Wildcats	Sydney SuperDome, Sydney

Round 22

Tasmania JackJumpers v Illawarra Hawks

18 February 2026	Tasmania JackJumpers	vs.	Illawarra Hawks	Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart

New Zealand Breakers v Cairns Taipans

19 February 2026	New Zealand Breakers	vs.	Cairns Taipans	Eventfinda Stadium, Auckland

Melbourne United v S.E. Melbourne Phoenix

19 February 2026	Melbourne United	vs.	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	John Cain Arena, Melbourne

Brisbane Bullets v Sydney Kings

20 February 2026	Brisbane Bullets	vs.	Sydney Kings	Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane

Perth Wildcats v Adelaide 36ers

20 February 2026	Perth Wildcats	vs.	Adelaide 36ers	Perth Arena, Perth

Finals

Main article: 2026 NBL 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 seed.

NBL clubs in international competitions

Team	Competition	Progress	Result	W–L
Illawarra Hawks	Intercontinental Cup	Group stage	Flamengo	0–0
			NBA G League United
		Final round	TBD

• 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.^[13]