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New Zealand NBL



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Established
1981 (45 years old)

First Recorded Event
2010-03-04

Current Season
2026

Current Round
200

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US - ESPN [2020-2021]

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tiny league badge icon 09 Aug 26SouthlandSouthland Sharks tiny home badge icon 104 - 101 tiny away badge icon WellingtoWellington Saints
tiny league badge icon 02 Aug 26CanterburCanterbury Rams tiny home badge icon 74 - 84 tiny away badge icon SouthlandSouthland Sharks
tiny league badge icon 01 Aug 26Auckland Auckland Tuatara tiny home badge icon 69 - 112 tiny away badge icon WellingtoWellington Saints
tiny league badge icon 30 Jul 26WellingtoWellington Saints tiny home badge icon 94 - 81 tiny away badge icon Otago NugOtago Nuggets
tiny league badge icon 29 Jul 26SouthlandSouthland Sharks tiny home badge icon 96 - 81 tiny away badge icon Tauranga Tauranga Whai
tiny league badge icon 26 Jul 26CanterburCanterbury Rams tiny home badge icon 89 - 66 tiny away badge icon Franklin Franklin Bulls
tiny league badge icon 26 Jul 26Auckland Auckland Tuatara tiny home badge icon 109 - 85 tiny away badge icon Taranaki Taranaki Airs
tiny league badge icon 25 Jul 26Nelson GiNelson Giants tiny home badge icon 78 - 91 tiny away badge icon Tauranga Tauranga Whai
tiny league badge icon 25 Jul 26WellingtoWellington Saints tiny home badge icon 119 - 94 tiny away badge icon SouthlandSouthland Sharks
tiny league badge icon 24 Jul 26Manawatu Manawatu Jets tiny home badge icon 122 - 76 tiny away badge icon Franklin Franklin Bulls

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The National Basketball League (NBL) is a men's semi-professional basketball league in New Zealand.

In 1981, a group of club and provincial teams came together to create a men's national basketball league. The following year, the league was brought under the management of the New Zealand Basketball Federation. The league quickly grew in size and popularity due to the influx of sponsors and American import players. The early 1990s held dwindling fortunes for New Zealand basketball, with reduced TV coverage, sponsorships, and crowd numbers. The sport's popularity increased in the 2000s with the success of the Tall Blacks and the introduction of the New Zealand Breakers in the Australian NBL.

In the early days, Auckland, Canterbury and Wellington were the benchmark teams of the league. During the 1990s, Auckland and Nelson were the teams to beat, before Waikato joined Auckland as the dominant sides during the 2000s. During the 2010s, Wellington and Southland became the league's premier teams.
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