Australian NBL

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Established
1979 (46 years old)

First Recorded Event
1979-02-24

Current Season
2025-2026

Current Round
11

Sport
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Basketball

Location
Australia

Gender
Male

TV Rights

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Upcoming
05 Dec	Adelaide	8:30am	Brisbane
06 Dec	New Zeala	6:30am	Tasmania
06 Dec	Illawarra	9:00am	Cairns Ta
07 Dec	South Eas	3:30am	Melbourne
07 Dec	Perth Wil	5:30am	Adelaide
10 Dec	South Eas	8:30am	Tasmania
11 Dec	Illawarra	8:30am	Brisbane
12 Dec	Adelaide	8:30am	Melbourne
12 Dec	Perth Wil	10:30am	Sydney Ki
13 Dec	Cairns Ta	6:30am	Tasmania
Results
04 Dec	Perth Wil	96 - 84	Melbourne
04 Dec	Illawarra	113 - 109	South Eas
03 Dec	New Zeala	95 - 90	Sydney Ki
23 Nov	Melbourne	98 - 87	Perth Wil
23 Nov	Tasmania	104 - 81	Sydney Ki
22 Nov	South Eas	81 - 94	Adelaide
22 Nov	Cairns Ta	96 - 102	New Zeala
21 Nov	Perth Wil	P - P	Tasmania
21 Nov	Illawarra	P - P	Melbourne
20 Nov	Brisbane	76 - 103	South Eas

Description

The National Basketball League (NBL) is a men's professional basketball league in Australasia, currently composed of ten teams: nine in Australia and one in New Zealand. It is the premier professional men's basketball league in Australia and New Zealand.

The NBL was established as the National Invitation Basketball League (NIBL) in 1978 and commenced its first season in 1979. It was renamed to the NBL in 1980. The league was played in the Australian winter until 1998 when it switched to summer seasons beginning with the 1998–99 season. The NBL's regular season runs from October to February, with each team playing 28 games. The league's finals extends into March, culminating with the Championship grand final series.

Seasons

Teams

Adelaide 36ers	Brisbane Bullets	Cairns Taipans	Illawarra Hawks
Melbourne United	New Zealand Break	Perth Wildcats	South East Melbou
Sydney Kings	Tasmania JackJump