NBL 2025-26 Fixtures: Every round, every game schedule, venue, date, Timetable, how to watch

The NBL is Australia and New Zealand’s top pro basketball league — fast, loud, and far more competitive than outsiders expect. Founded in 1979, it’s grown from a fringe experiment into a genuine sports staple, with ten teams, packed arenas, and a season that runs from October to March.

It’s a launchpad for local talent, a magnet for imports looking to reboot their careers, and a league where Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, and New Zealand scrap fiercely for supremacy. The basketball is quick, physical, and stylish, and the fan culture has a scrappy charm that sets it apart. The league keeps expanding its reach, proving the southern hemisphere has serious hoops energy waiting to be noticed.

Round 1

Thursday, 18 September 2025: Tasmania Jackjumpers 84 Melbourne United 88 (MyState Bank Arena)
Friday, 19 September 2025: New Zealand Breakers 95 Brisbane Bullets 104 (Spark Arena)
Saturday, 20 September 2025: South East Melbourne Phoenix 114 Cairns Taipans 77 (John Cain Arena)
Saturday, 20 September 2025: Perth Wildcats 72 Tasmania Jackjumpers 75 (RAC Arena)
Sunday, 21 September 2025: Melbourne United 114 New Zealand Breakers 82 (John Cain Arena)

Round 2
6. Thursday, 25 September 2025: Melbourne United 103 South East Melbourne Phoenix 83 (John Cain Arena)
7. Friday, 26 September 2025: Cairns Taipans 83 Brisbane Bullets 82 (Cairns Convention Centre)
8. Saturday, 27 September 2025: New Zealand Breakers 78 Perth Wildcats 89 (Spark Arena)
9. Saturday, 27 September 2025: Illawarra Hawks 86 Tasmania Jackjumpers 91 (WIN Entertainment Centre)
10. Sunday, 28 September 2025: Sydney Kings 74 Cairns Taipans 77 (Qudos Bank Arena)
11. Sunday, 28 September 2025: Adelaide 36ers 87 Brisbane Bullets 80 (Adelaide Entertainment Centre)

Round 3
12. Thursday, 2 October 2025: Cairns Taipans 79 Adelaide 36ers 110 (Cairns Convention Centre)
13. Thursday, 2 October 2025: Perth Wildcats 92 Illawarra Hawks 84 (RAC Arena)
14. Saturday, 4 October 2025: Sydney Kings 97 New Zealand Breakers 75 (Qudos Bank Arena)
15. Saturday, 4 October 2025: Brisbane Bullets 82 Tasmania Jackjumpers 84 (Brisbane Entertainment Centre)

Round 4
16. Wednesday, 8 October 2025: New Zealand Breakers 117 Illawarra Hawks 88 (Spark Arena)
17. Wednesday, 8 October 2025: Sydney Kings 93 Melbourne United 107
18. Thursday, 9 October 2025: Adelaide 36ers 98 Tasmania Jackjumpers 89 (Adelaide Entertainment Centre)
19. Friday, 10 October 2025: Cairns Taipans 77 Perth Wildcats 80 (Cairns Convention Centre)
20. Saturday, 11 October 2025: Illawarra Hawks 116 Brisbane Bullets 89 (WIN Entertainment Centre)
21. Saturday, 11 October 2025: Adelaide 36ers 79 Sydney Kings 103 (Adelaide Entertainment Centre)
22. Sunday, 12 October 2025: New Zealand Breakers 81 South East Melbourne Phoenix 87 (Spark Arena)
23. Sunday, 12 October 2025: Melbourne United 95 Cairns Taipans 60 (John Cain Arena)

Round 5
24. Wednesday, 15 October 2025: Tasmania Jackjumpers 86 Sydney Kings 70 (MyState Bank Arena)
25. Wednesday, 15 October 2025: Perth Wildcats 93 Brisbane Bullets 110 (RAC Arena)
26. Thursday, 16 October 2025: Adelaide 36ers 88 South East Melbourne Phoenix 71 (Adelaide Entertainment Centre)
27. Friday, 17 October 2025: New Zealand Breakers 82 Tasmania Jackjumpers 65 (Spark Arena)
28. Friday, 17 October 2025: Brisbane Bullets 86 Melbourne United 95 (Brisbane Entertainment Centre)
29. Saturday, 18 October 2025: Cairns Taipans 86 Adelaide 36ers 91 (Cairns Convention Centre)
30. Saturday, 18 October 2025: South East Melbourne Phoenix 116 Illawarra Hawks 76 (John Cain Arena)
31. Sunday, 19 October 2025: Melbourne United 104 New Zealand Breakers 88 (John Cain Arena)
32. Sunday, 19 October 2025: Sydney Kings 94 Perth Wildcats 72 (Qudos Bank Arena)

Round 6
33. Wednesday, 22 October 2025: Cairns Taipans 78 Perth Wildcats 110 (Cairns Convention Centre)
34. Thursday, 23 October 2025: New Zealand Breakers 83 Brisbane Bullets 84 (Auckland, NZ)
35. Thursday, 23 October 2025: South East Melbourne Phoenix 112 Sydney Kings 95 (John Cain Arena)
36. Friday, 24 October 2025: Cairns Taipans 67 Melbourne United 94 (Cairns Convention Centre)
37. Saturday, 25 October 2025: Brisbane Bullets 86 South East Melbourne Phoenix 109 (Brisbane Entertainment Centre)
38. Saturday, 25 October 2025: Perth Wildcats 84 Illawarra Hawks 85 (RAC Arena)
39. Sunday, 26 October 2025: Melbourne United 81 Adelaide 36ers 80 (John Cain Arena)
40. Sunday, 26 October 2025: Sydney Kings 89 Tasmania Jackjumpers 90 (Qudos Bank Arena)

Round 7
41. Wednesday, 29 October 2025: Tasmania Jackjumpers 84 Perth Wildcats 95 (MyState Bank Arena)
42. Thursday, 30 October 2025: Brisbane Bullets 113 Cairns Taipans 85 (Brisbane Entertainment Centre)
43. Friday, 31 October 2025: Illawarra Hawks 60 New Zealand Breakers 102 (WIN Entertainment Centre)
44. Saturday, 1 November 2025: Tasmania Jackjumpers 69 Cairns Taipans 75 (Silverdome)
45. Saturday, 1 November 2025: Brisbane Bullets 79 Sydney Kings 116 (Brisbane Entertainment Centre)
46. Sunday, 2 November 2025: South East Melbourne Phoenix 94 Perth Wildcats 89 (John Cain Arena)
47. Sunday, 2 November 2025: Adelaide 36ers 90 Illawarra Hawks 88 (Adelaide Entertainment Centre)
48. Monday, 3 November 2025: Melbourne United 92 Sydney Kings 95 (John Cain Arena)

Round 8
49. Wednesday, 5 November 2025: Illawarra Hawks 107 Melbourne United 93 (WIN Entertainment Centre)
50. Thursday, 6 November 2025: New Zealand Breakers 79 Adelaide 36ers 83 (Wolfbrook Arena, Christchurch)
51. Thursday, 6 November 2025: Tasmania Jackjumpers 102 South East Melbourne Phoenix 103 (Silverdome)
52. Friday, 7 November 2025: Cairns Taipans 90 Illawarra Hawks 107 (Cairns Convention Centre)
53. Saturday, 8 November 2025: Tasmania Jackjumpers 81 Brisbane Bullets 83 (MyState Bank Arena)
54. Saturday, 8 November 2025: South East Melbourne Phoenix 81 Melbourne United 92 (John Cain Arena)
55. Sunday, 9 November 2025: Adelaide 36ers 87 Perth Wildcats 94 (Adelaide Entertainment Centre)
56. Sunday, 9 November 2025: Sydney Kings 79 New Zealand Breakers 72 (Qudos Bank Arena)

Round 9
57. Wednesday, 12 November 2025: Brisbane Bullets 84 New Zealand Breakers 113 (Gold Coast)
58. Thursday, 13 November 2025: Tasmania Jackjumpers 86 Adelaide 36ers 97 (MyState Bank Arena)
59. Friday, 14 November 2025: Cairns Taipans 90 South East Melbourne Phoenix 101 (Cairns Convention Centre)
60. Saturday, 15 November 2025: Melbourne United 99 Brisbane Bullets 93 (John Cain Arena)
61. Saturday, 15 November 2025: Perth Wildcats 88 New Zealand Breakers 75 (RAC Arena)
62. Sunday, 16 November 2025: Illawarra Hawks 71 Sydney Kings 98 (WIN Entertainment Centre)
63. Sunday, 16 November 2025: Adelaide 36ers 105 Cairns Taipans 101 (Adelaide Entertainment Centre)

Round 10
64. Wednesday, 19 November 2025: Adelaide 36ers 97 Illawarra Hawks 85 (Adelaide Entertainment Centre)
65. Thursday, 20 November 2025: Brisbane Bullets 76 South East Melbourne Phoenix 103 (Brisbane Entertainment Centre)
66. Friday, 21 November 2025: Illawarra Hawks 102 Melbourne United 105 (WIN Entertainment Centre)
67. Friday, 21 November 2025: Perth Wildcats 101 Tasmania Jackjumpers 95 (RAC Arena)
68. Saturday, 22 November 2025: Cairns Taipans 96 New Zealand Breakers 96 (Cairns Convention Centre)
69. Saturday, 22 November 2025: South East Melbourne Phoenix 81 Adelaide 36ers 93 (John Cain Arena)
70. Sunday, 23 November 2025: Tasmania Jackjumpers 104 Sydney Kings 81 (MyState Bank Arena)
71. Sunday, 23 November 2025: Melbourne United 98 Perth Wildcats 87 (John Cain Arena)

Round 11 (After FIBA Break)
72. Wednesday, 3 December 2025: New Zealand Breakers v Sydney Kings (TBC) at 7:30pm
73. Thursday, 4 December 2025: Illawarra Hawks v South East Melbourne Phoenix (WIN Entertainment Centre) at 7:30pm
74. Thursday, 4 December 2025: Perth Wildcats v Melbourne United (RAC Arena) at 6:30pm
75. Friday, 5 December 2025: Adelaide 36ers v Brisbane Bullets (Adelaide Entertainment Centre) at 7:00pm
76. Saturday, 6 December 2025: New Zealand Breakers v Tasmania Jackjumpers (Spark Arena) at 7:30pm
77. Saturday, 6 December 2025: Illawarra Hawks v Cairns Taipans (WIN Entertainment Centre) at 8:00pm
78. Sunday, 7 December 2025: South East Melbourne Phoenix v Melbourne United (John Cain Arena) at 2:30pm*
79. Sunday, 7 December 2025: Perth Wildcats v Adelaide 36ers (RAC Arena) at 1:30pm*
80. Wednesday, 10 December 2025: South East Melbourne Phoenix v Tasmania Jackjumpers (Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium) at 7:30pm
81. Thursday, 11 December 2025: Illawarra Hawks v Brisbane Bullets (WIN Entertainment Centre) at 7:30pm
82. Friday, 12 December 2025: Adelaide 36ers v Melbourne United (Adelaide Entertainment Centre) at 7:00pm
83. Friday, 12 December 2025: Perth Wildcats v Sydney Kings (RAC Arena) at 6:30pm
84. Saturday, 13 December 2025: Cairns Taipans v Tasmania Jackjumpers (Cairns Convention Centre) at 4:30pm
85. Saturday, 13 December 2025: South East Melbourne Phoenix v New Zealand Breakers (Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium) at 8:00pm
86. Sunday, 14 December 2025: Melbourne United v Sydney Kings (John Cain Arena) at 2:30pm*
87. Sunday, 14 December 2025: Brisbane Bullets v Perth Wildcats (Brisbane Entertainment Centre) at 3:30pm*
88. Wednesday, 17 December 2025: Sydney Kings v Adelaide 36ers (TBC) at 7:30pm
89. Thursday, 18 December 2025: Melbourne United v Illawarra Hawks (John Cain Arena) at 7:30pm
90. Thursday, 18 December 2025: Perth Wildcats v South East Melbourne Phoenix (RAC Arena) at 6:30pm
91. Friday, 19 December 2025: Cairns Taipans v New Zealand Breakers (Cairns Convention Centre) at 6:30pm
92. Saturday, 20 December 2025: Illawarra Hawks v Adelaide 36ers (WIN Entertainment Centre) at 5:30pm
93. Saturday, 20 December 2025: South East Melbourne Phoenix v Brisbane Bullets (John Cain Arena) at 8:00pm
94. Sunday, 21 December 2025: Tasmania Jackjumpers v Perth Wildcats (MyState Bank Arena) at 2:30pm*
95. Sunday, 21 December 2025: Sydney Kings v Cairns Taipans (Qudos Bank Arena) at 4:30pm*
96. Monday, 22 December 2025: Brisbane Bullets v New Zealand Breakers (Brisbane Entertainment Centre) at 6:30pm
97. Tuesday, 23 December 2025: Melbourne United v Tasmania Jackjumpers (John Cain Arena) at 8:00pm
98. Wednesday, 24 December 2025: Adelaide 36ers v Cairns Taipans (Adelaide Entertainment Centre) at 5:00pm
99. Thursday, 25 December 2025: Sydney Kings v Illawarra Hawks (Qudos Bank Arena) at TBC
100. Friday, 26 December 2025: Tasmania Jackjumpers v New Zealand Breakers (MyState Bank Arena) at 7:30pm
101. Saturday, 27 December 2025: Brisbane Bullets v Melbourne United (Brisbane Entertainment Centre) at 7:00pm
102. Sunday, 28 December 2025: Adelaide 36ers v Perth Wildcats (Adelaide Entertainment Centre) at 2:00pm*
103. Monday, 29 December 2025: Tasmania Jackjumpers v South East Melbourne Phoenix (MyState Bank Arena) at 7:30pm
104. Tuesday, 30 December 2025: Sydney Kings v Brisbane Bullets (Qudos Bank Arena) at 7:30pm
105. Wednesday, 31 December 2025: Illawarra Hawks v Tasmania Jackjumpers (WIN Entertainment Centre) at 5:30pm
106. Wednesday, 31 December 2025: Cairns Taipans v South East Melbourne Phoenix (Cairns Convention Centre) at 6:30pm

Perfect! Here’s the rest of the NBL 2025–26 schedule (matches 107–165) in the same clean, numbered, single-block format with round breaks:

Round 12
107. Thursday, 1 January 2026: Brisbane Bullets v Perth Wildcats (Brisbane Entertainment Centre) at 6:30pm
108. Friday, 2 January 2026: Adelaide 36ers v Sydney Kings (Adelaide Entertainment Centre) at 7:00pm
109. Saturday, 3 January 2026: Illawarra Hawks v Cairns Taipans (WIN Entertainment Centre) at 5:30pm
110. Saturday, 3 January 2026: Tasmania Jackjumpers v Melbourne United (MyState Bank Arena) at 8:00pm
111. Sunday, 4 January 2026: New Zealand Breakers v Perth Wildcats (Spark Arena) at 4:30pm*
112. Sunday, 4 January 2026: Brisbane Bullets v Adelaide 36ers (Brisbane Entertainment Centre) at 3:30pm*
113. Monday, 5 January 2026: Sydney Kings v South East Melbourne Phoenix (Qudos Bank Arena) at 7:30pm

Round 13
114. Wednesday, 7 January 2026: Melbourne United v Cairns Taipans (TBC) at 7:30pm
115. Thursday, 8 January 2026: South East Melbourne Phoenix v Illawarra Hawks (State Basketball Centre) at 7:30pm
116. Friday, 9 January 2026: New Zealand Breakers v Sydney Kings (Spark Arena) at 7:30pm
117. Friday, 9 January 2026: Adelaide 36ers v Tasmania Jackjumpers (Adelaide Entertainment Centre) at 7:00pm
118. Saturday, 10 January 2026: Cairns Taipans v Brisbane Bullets (Cairns Convention Centre) at 4:30pm
119. Saturday, 10 January 2026: South East Melbourne Phoenix v Perth Wildcats (State Basketball Centre) at 8:00pm
120. Sunday, 11 January 2026: Illawarra Hawks v New Zealand Breakers (WIN Entertainment Centre) at 4:30pm*
121. Sunday, 11 January 2026: Sydney Kings v Melbourne United (Qudos Bank Arena) at 4:30pm*

Round 14
122. Thursday, 15 January 2026: Sydney Kings v Brisbane Bullets (RAC Arena) at 6:30pm
123. Friday, 16 January 2026: Perth Wildcats v Illawarra Hawks (RAC Arena) at 6:30pm
124. Saturday, 17 January 2026: Cairns Taipans v New Zealand Breakers (RAC Arena) at 4:00pm
125. Saturday, 17 January 2026: Melbourne United v Tasmania Jackjumpers (RAC Arena) at 6:30pm
126. Sunday, 18 January 2026: Adelaide 36ers v South East Melbourne Phoenix (RAC Arena) at 11:30am*

Round 15
127. Wednesday, 21 January 2026: Melbourne United v Brisbane Bullets (TBC) at 5:30pm
128. Wednesday, 21 January 2026: South East Melbourne Phoenix v New Zealand Breakers (State Basketball Centre) at 7:30pm
129. Thursday, 22 January 2026: Sydney Kings v Tasmania Jackjumpers (Qudos Bank Arena) at 7:30pm
130. Thursday, 22 January 2026: Perth Wildcats v Cairns Taipans (RAC Arena) at 6:30pm
131. Friday, 23 January 2026: New Zealand Breakers v Adelaide 36ers (Spark Arena) at 7:30pm
132. Saturday, 24 January 2026: South East Melbourne Phoenix v Cairns Taipans (State Basketball Centre) at 5:30pm
133. Saturday, 24 January 2026: Tasmania Jackjumpers v Illawarra Hawks (MyState Bank Arena) at 8:00pm
134. Sunday, 25 January 2026: Sydney Kings v Adelaide 36ers (Qudos Bank Arena) at 2:30pm*
135. Sunday, 25 January 2026: Perth Wildcats v Melbourne United (RAC Arena) at 1:30pm*
136. Monday, 26 January 2026: Brisbane Bullets v Illawarra Hawks (Brisbane Entertainment Centre) at 6:30pm

Round 16
137. Wednesday, 28 January 2026: Brisbane Bullets v Adelaide 36ers (TBC) at 6:30pm
138. Wednesday, 28 January 2026: Perth Wildcats v South East Melbourne Phoenix (RAC Arena) at 6:30pm
139. Thursday, 29 January 2026: Sydney Kings v Illawarra Hawks (Qudos Bank Arena) at 7:30pm
140. Friday, 30 January 2026: New Zealand Breakers v Melbourne United (Spark Arena) at 7:30pm
141. Friday, 30 January 2026: Cairns Taipans v Tasmania Jackjumpers (Cairns Convention Centre) at 6:30pm
142. Saturday, 31 January 2026: Adelaide 36ers v South East Melbourne Phoenix (Adelaide Entertainment Centre) at 5:00pm
143. Saturday, 31 January 2026: Illawarra Hawks v Perth Wildcats (WIN Entertainment Centre) at 8:00pm

Round 17
144. Sunday, 1 February 2026: Tasmania Jackjumpers v New Zealand Breakers (MyState Bank Arena) at 2:30pm*
145. Sunday, 1 February 2026: Cairns Taipans v Sydney Kings (Cairns Convention Centre) at 3:30pm*
146. Thursday, 5 February 2026: New Zealand Breakers v South East Melbourne Phoenix (TBC) at 7:30pm
147. Thursday, 5 February 2026: Illawarra Hawks v Adelaide 36ers (WIN Entertainment Centre) at 7:30pm
148. Friday, 6 February 2026: Tasmania Jackjumpers v Brisbane Bullets (MyState Bank Arena) at 7:30pm
149. Friday, 6 February 2026: Perth Wildcats v Cairns Taipans (RAC Arena) at 6:30pm
150. Saturday, 7 February 2026: New Zealand Breakers v Illawarra Hawks (Spark Arena) at 7:30pm
151. Saturday, 7 February 2026: Melbourne United v Adelaide 36ers (John Cain Arena) at 8:00pm
152. Sunday, 8 February 2026: South East Melbourne Phoenix v Sydney Kings (John Cain Arena) at 2:30pm*
153. Sunday, 8 February 2026: Brisbane Bullets v Cairns Taipans (Brisbane Entertainment Centre) at 3:30pm*

Round 18
154. Thursday, 12 February 2026: Cairns Taipans v Melbourne United (Cairns Convention Centre) at 6:30pm
155. Friday, 13 February 2026: Illawarra Hawks v Sydney Kings (WIN Entertainment Centre) at 7:30pm
156. Friday, 13 February 2026: Perth Wildcats v Brisbane Bullets (RAC Arena) at 6:30pm
157. Saturday, 14 February 2026: Adelaide 36ers v New Zealand Breakers (Adelaide Entertainment Centre) at 5:00pm
158. Saturday, 14 February 2026: South East Melbourne Phoenix v Tasmania Jackjumpers (John Cain Arena) at 8:00pm
159. Sunday, 15 February 2026: Melbourne United v Illawarra Hawks (John Cain Arena) at 2:30pm*
160. Sunday, 15 February 2026: Sydney Kings v Perth Wildcats (Qudos Bank Arena) at 4:30pm*

Round 19
161. Wednesday, 18 February 2026: Tasmania Jackjumpers v Illawarra Hawks (MyState Bank Arena) at 7:30pm
162. Thursday, 19 February 2026: New Zealand Breakers v Cairns Taipans (Eventfinda Stadium) at 7:30pm
163. Thursday, 19 February 2026: Melbourne United v South East Melbourne Phoenix (John Cain Arena) at 7:30pm
164. Friday, 20 February 2026: Brisbane Bullets v Sydney Kings (Brisbane Entertainment Centre) at 6:30pm
165. Friday, 20 February 2026: Perth Wildcats v Adelaide 36ers (RAC Arena) at 6:30pm

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