2025–26 New Zealand Breakers season

The 2025–26 New Zealand Breakers season was the 23rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their second under the leadership of head coach Petteri Koponen.

Roster

Depth chart

Standings

Ladder

The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the overall points percentage will determine order of seeding.

Ladder progression

Game log

Pre-season

The 2025 NBL Blitz will run from 27 to 31 August 2025 with games being played at the AIS Arena, Canberra.

|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 1 | 29 August | @ S.E. Melbourne | W 101–109 | Izaiah Brockington (22) | Izaiah Brockington (13) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (5) | AIS Arenan/a | 1–0 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 2 | 31 August | Cairns | W 94–75 | Reuben Te Rangi (20) | Reuben Te Rangi (6) | Izayah Le'afa (7) | AIS Arenan/a | 2–0

Regular season

The regular season will begin on 18 September 2025. It will consist of 165 games (33 games each) spread across 22 rounds, with the final game being played on 20 February 2026.

|-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 1 | 19 September | Brisbane | L 95–104 | Brockington, Jackson-Cartwright (16) | Sam Mennenga (8) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (12) | Spark Arena4,443 | 0–1 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 2 | 21 September | @ Melbourne | L 114–82 | Izaiah Brockington (21) | López, Brockington (6) | Davison, Jackson-Cartwright (4) | John Cain Arena9,101 | 0–2 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 3 | 27 September | Perth | L 78–89 | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (18) | López, Mennenga (7) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (5) | Spark Arena4,047 | 0–3

|-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 4 | 4 October | @ Sydney | L 97–75 | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (16) | Sam Mennenga (12) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (5) | Sydney SuperDome10,798 | 0–4 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 5 | 8 October | Illawarra | W 117–88 | Jackson-Cartwright, Mennenga (20) | Karim López (9) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (17) | Spark Arena3,101 | 1–4 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 6 | 12 October | S.E. Melbourne | L 81–87 | Sam Mennenga (29) | Sam Mennenga (11) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (9) | Spark Arena4,520 | 1–5 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 7 | 17 October | Tasmania | W 82–65 | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (21) | Sam Mennenga (8) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (6) | Spark Arena3,212 | 2–5 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 8 | 19 October | @ Melbourne | L 104–88 | Izaiah Brockington (25) | Jackson-Cartwright, López (9) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (9) | John Cain Arena8,092 | 2–6 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 9 | 23 October | Brisbane | L 83–84 | Sam Mennenga (27) | four players (6) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (5) | Eventfinda Stadium2,841 | 2–7 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 10 | 31 October | @ Illawarra | W 60–102 | Sam Mennenga (21) | Sam Mennenga (11) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (6) | Wollongong Entertainment Centre4,080 | 3–7

|-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 11 | 6 November | Adelaide | L 79–83 | Izaiah Brockington (25) | Robert Baker (9) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (10) | Wolfbrook Arena3,859 | 3–8 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 12 | 9 November | @ Sydney | L 79–72 | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (23) | Brockington, López (8) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (7) | Sydney SuperDome10,067 | 3–9 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 13 | 12 November | @ Brisbane | W 84–113 | Sam Mennenga (25) | Robert Baker (11) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (7) | Gold Coast Sports Centre2,275 | 4–9 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 14 | 15 November | @ Perth | L 88–75 | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (22) | Karim López (10) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (9) | Perth Arena12,350 | 4–10 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 15 | 22 November | @ Cairns | W 96–102 | Brockington, Mennenga (22) | Izaiah Brockington (11) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (6) | Cairns Convention Centre3,989 | 5–10

|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 16 | 3 December | Sydney | W 95–90 | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (24) | López, Mennenga (6) | Izaiah Brockington (5) | Claudelands Arena2,770 | 6–10 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 17 | 6 December | Tasmania | W 99–86 | Izaiah Brockington (22) | Baker, Mennenga (9) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (12) | Spark Arena3,638 | 7–10 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 18 | 13 December | @ S.E. Melbourne | L 92–80 | Baker, Jackson-Cartwright (16) | Jackson-Cartwright, Mennenga (9) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (6) | Gippsland Indoor Stadium2,581 | 7–11 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 19 | 19 December | @ Cairns | L 99–95 | Sam Mennenga (24) | Sam Mennenga (8) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (11) | Cairns Convention Centre3,749 | 7–12 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 20 | 22 December | @ Brisbane | L 99–85 | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (26) | Carlin Davison (7) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (4) | Brisbane Entertainment Centre4,538 | 7–13 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 21 | 26 December | @ Tasmania | W 80–81 (OT) | Sam Mennenga (20) | Jackson-Cartwright, Mennenga (7) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (10) | Derwent Entertainment Centre4,340 | 8–13

|-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 22 | 4 January | Perth | L 91–99 | Sam Mennenga (19) | Jackson-Cartwright, López (7) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (7) | Spark Arena5,141 | 8–14 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 23 | 9 January | Sydney | L 62–103 | Karim López (11) | Sam Mennenga (6) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (3) | Spark Arena3,229 | 8–15 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 24 | 11 January | @ Illawarra | W 96–101 | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (23) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (7) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (8) | Wollongong Entertainment Centre5,323 | 9–15 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 25 | 17 January | @ Cairns | W 86–104 | Sam Mennenga (28) | Karim López (11) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (10) | Perth Arena7,034 | 10–15 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 26 | 21 January | @ S.E. Melbourne | L 123–116 | Sam Mennenga (28) | Karim López (8) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (9) | State Basketball Centre3,422 | 10–16 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 27 | 23 January | Adelaide | L 110–112 (OT) | three players (21) | Sam Mennenga (12) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (10) | Spark Arena3,866 | 10–17 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 28 | 30 January | Melbourne | W 97–95 | Karim López (32) | Karim López (8) | three players (3) | Spark Arena4,917 | 11–17

|-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 29 | 1 February | @ Tasmania | L 91–89 | Izaiah Brockington (24) | Brockington, Jackson-Cartwright (7) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (5) | Derwent Entertainment Centre4,340 | 11–18 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 30 | 5 February | S.E. Melbourne | L 83–114 | Izaiah Brockington (19) | Tai Webster (8) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (5) | Eventfinda Stadium1,703 | 11–19 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 31 | 7 February | Illawarra | W 106–95 | Izaiah Brockington (27) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (8) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (6) | Spark Arena2,750 | 12–19 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 32 | 14 February | @ Adelaide | L 92–89 | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (25) | Sean Bairstow (8) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (7) | Adelaide Entertainment Centre10,044 | 12–20 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 33 | 19 February | Cairns | W 115–84 | Sam Mennenga (32) | Carlin Davison (11) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (13) | Eventfinda Stadium1,791 | 13–20 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | Cup | 22 February | @ Adelaide | W 107–111 | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (29) | López, Te Rangi (8) | López, Jackson-Cartwright (5) | Gold Coast Convention Centre5,078 | –

NBL Ignite Cup

The NBL introduced the new NBL Ignite Cup tournament for the 2025–26 season, with all games except the championship final counting towards the regular-season standings.

Transactions Free agency began on 4 April 2025. Re-signed Player Date Signed Contract Ref. Parker Jackson-Cartwright 23 June 2025 2-year deal

Additions Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref. Reuben Te Rangi 8 April 2025 2-year deal Tasmania JackJumpers Izayah Le'afa 10 April 2025 2-year deal Sydney Kings Taylor Britt 14 April 2025 2-year deal (club option) Canterbury Rams Robert Loe 15 April 2025 1-year deal Melbourne United Izaiah Brockington 28 July 2025 1-year deal Vancouver Bandits

Subtractions Player Reason left Date Left New Team Ref. Mitch McCarron Retired 15 May 2025 n/a Tacko Fall Released 22 July 2025 Nanjing Monkey Kings

Awards Club awards Club MVP: Parker Jackson-Cartwright Fan's Memorable Moment: Sam Mennenga Defensive Player: Izaiah Brockington Member’s Choice Award: Parker Jackson-Cartwright Clubman Award: Bryce Abernethy Blackwell Community Cup: Jayden Boucher

See also 2025–26 NBL season New Zealand Breakers

References

External links

Official Website