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The early 1990s held dwindling fortunes for New Zealand basketball and many teams in the NZNBL, with reduced TV coverage, sponsorships, and crowd numbers. [2] With the success of the Tall Blacks at the 2002 FIBA World Championship and the introduction of the New Zealand Breakers in the Australian NBL in 2003, basketball in New Zealand rose in ...
In New Zealand, ESPN New Zealand will be the official league broadcaster. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] As Australia and New Zealand participated in 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification , the league took a break during the FIBA international windows of 21–24 November 2024 and 20–23 February 2025.
The 2024–25 New Zealand Breakers season is the 22nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their first under the leadership of their new head coach Petteri Koponen. [ 1 ]
The 2024 NBL season was the 43rd season of the National Basketball League. The competition increased to 11 teams in 2024 with the Tauranga Whai joining the league for the first time. The 2024 season saw the return of a pre-season blitz for the first time since 2018 [ 1 ] as well as the introduction of a mid-season trade window.
The 2024 NBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball League's 2023–24 season. As Australia and New Zealand participated in 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification , the league took a break during the FIBA international window of 18–28 February 2024.
This is a complete listing of National Basketball League (NBL) Finals series, grouped by franchise. Series featuring relocated and/or renamed teams are kept with their ultimate relocation franchises. Bolded years indicate wins. Years in italics indicate series in progress. Tables are sorted first by the number of series, then the number of wins ...
2021–22 New Zealand Breakers season; Head coach: Dan Shamir: Captain: Thomas Abercrombie: Arena: Derwent Entertainment Centre: NBL results; Record: 5–23 (17.9%) Ladder: 10th: Finals finish: Did not qualify
The New Zealand Breakers (also known as the BNZ Breakers for sponsorship reasons) are a New Zealand professional basketball team based in Auckland.The Breakers are the only non-Australian side currently competing in Australia's National Basketball League (NBL), and one of only two non-Australian sides to have done so (the other being the now-absent Singapore Slingers).