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2025–26 NBL season
Champions
Sydney Kings
Beat the Adelaide 36ers 3–2 in the Grand Final
The Sydney Kings won the 2025–26 NBL championship, beating the Adelaide 36ers 3–2 in the Grand Final series. The Sydney Kings finished top of the regular season at 24–9, so took the double; ten clubs played 33 games each.
Bryce Cotton (Adelaide 36ers) led the league in scoring with 25.9 points a game. Zylan Cheatham led in rebounds (10.0 a game) and Bryce Cotton in assists (7.6). The season's best single-game score was Bryce Cotton's 53 points for the Adelaide 36ers against the Cairns Taipans on 18 October 2025. The biggest win was the Tasmania JackJumpers' 44-point defeat of the Brisbane Bullets, 114–70.
Final ladder
Regular season| # | Team | P | W | L | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney Kings | 33 | 24 | 9 | +397 |
| 2 | Adelaide 36ers | 33 | 23 | 10 | +152 |
| 3 | South East Melbourne Phoenix | 33 | 22 | 11 | +263 |
| 4 | Perth Wildcats | 33 | 21 | 12 | +156 |
| 5 | Melbourne United | 33 | 20 | 13 | +136 |
| 6 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 33 | 14 | 19 | -11 |
| 7 | NZ Breakers | 33 | 13 | 20 | -36 |
| 8 | Illawarra Hawks | 33 | 13 | 20 | -131 |
| 9 | Cairns Taipans | 33 | 9 | 24 | -440 |
| 10 | Brisbane Bullets | 33 | 6 | 27 | -486 |
Marked: the teams that played finals. Ordered by wins, then points difference; the league's own tiebreakers aren't applied.
Finals
Grand FinalKings 3 – 36ers 2
Semi-finalKings 2 – Wildcats 0
Semi-final36ers 2 – Phoenix 1
Play-inWildcats 1 – United 0
Play-inUnited 1 – JackJumpers 0
Play-inPhoenix 1 – Wildcats 0
Leaders
Per game, half the season's games or more
Results
Every game, with its box scoreRound 15 games
Round 26 games
Round 34 games
Round 48 games
Round 59 games
- Tasmania JackJumpers86Sydney Kings70
- Perth Wildcats93Brisbane Bullets110
- Adelaide 36ers88South East Melbourne Phoenix71
- NZ Breakers82Tasmania JackJumpers65
- Brisbane Bullets86Melbourne United95
- Cairns Taipans86Adelaide 36ers91
- South East Melbourne Phoenix116Illawarra Hawks76
- Melbourne United104NZ Breakers88
- Sydney Kings94Perth Wildcats72
Round 68 games
Round 78 games
Round 88 games
- Illawarra Hawks107Melbourne United93
- NZ Breakers79Adelaide 36ers83
- Tasmania JackJumpers102South East Melbourne Phoenix103
- Cairns Taipans90Illawarra Hawks107
- Tasmania JackJumpers81Brisbane Bullets83
- South East Melbourne Phoenix81Melbourne United92
- Adelaide 36ers87Perth Wildcats94
- Sydney Kings79NZ Breakers72
Round 97 games
Round 108 games
- Adelaide 36ers97Illawarra Hawks85
- Brisbane Bullets76South East Melbourne Phoenix103
- Illawarra Hawks102Melbourne United105
- Perth Wildcats101Tasmania JackJumpers95
- Cairns Taipans96NZ Breakers102
- South East Melbourne Phoenix81Adelaide 36ers94
- Tasmania JackJumpers104Sydney Kings81
- Melbourne United98Perth Wildcats87
Round 118 games
Round 128 games
- South East Melbourne Phoenix81Tasmania JackJumpers89
- Illawarra Hawks100Brisbane Bullets85
- Adelaide 36ers114Melbourne United105
- Perth Wildcats79Sydney Kings108
- Cairns Taipans68Tasmania JackJumpers81
- South East Melbourne Phoenix92NZ Breakers80
- Melbourne United86Sydney Kings92
- Brisbane Bullets62Perth Wildcats86
Round 1310 games
- Sydney Kings97Adelaide 36ers93
- Melbourne United97Illawarra Hawks75
- Perth Wildcats76South East Melbourne Phoenix77
- Cairns Taipans99NZ Breakers95
- Illawarra Hawks78Adelaide 36ers84
- South East Melbourne Phoenix107Brisbane Bullets78
- Tasmania JackJumpers85Perth Wildcats94
- Sydney Kings119Cairns Taipans77
- Brisbane Bullets99NZ Breakers85
- Melbourne United73Tasmania JackJumpers92
Round 147 games
Round 159 games
- Illawarra Hawks92Tasmania JackJumpers90
- Cairns Taipans96South East Melbourne Phoenix111
- Brisbane Bullets75Perth Wildcats95
- Adelaide 36ers85Sydney Kings79
- Illawarra Hawks96Cairns Taipans78
- Tasmania JackJumpers84Melbourne United75
- NZ Breakers91Perth Wildcats99
- Brisbane Bullets86Adelaide 36ers97
- Sydney Kings117South East Melbourne Phoenix124
Round 168 games
Round 175 games
Round 1810 games
- Melbourne United98Brisbane Bullets66
- South East Melbourne Phoenix123NZ Breakers116
- Sydney Kings105Tasmania JackJumpers94
- Perth Wildcats106Cairns Taipans69
- NZ Breakers110Adelaide 36ers112
- South East Melbourne Phoenix118Cairns Taipans91
- Tasmania JackJumpers91Illawarra Hawks101
- Sydney Kings106Adelaide 36ers101
- Perth Wildcats73Melbourne United74
- Brisbane Bullets75Illawarra Hawks113
Round 199 games
- Brisbane Bullets74Adelaide 36ers107
- Perth Wildcats101South East Melbourne Phoenix93
- Sydney Kings122Illawarra Hawks104
- NZ Breakers97Melbourne United95
- Cairns Taipans96Tasmania JackJumpers93
- Adelaide 36ers77South East Melbourne Phoenix97
- Illawarra Hawks99Perth Wildcats106
- Tasmania JackJumpers91NZ Breakers89
- Cairns Taipans92Sydney Kings106
Round 208 games
Round 217 games
Round 225 games
Ignite Cup Final1 game
NBL 2025–26 FAQ
Who won the 2025–26 NBL championship?
Sydney Kings, who beat the Adelaide 36ers 3–2 in the Grand Final series.
Who finished top of the 2025–26 NBL ladder?
The Sydney Kings, with a 24–9 record in the regular season.
Who led the NBL in scoring in 2025–26?
Bryce Cotton, with 25.9 points a game over 40 games.
Every champion since 1979: NBL champions. All seasons on file: the NBL archive.