2025 NBL pre-season

2025 NBL Blitz logo

The pre-season of the 2025–26 NBL season, the 48th season of Australia's National Basketball League, will begin on 28 June to 5 October 2025.[1]

Pre-season games

B.League Global Invitational

28 June 2025 B.League United 64–75 NBL Select OpenHouse Arena Ota, Ōta, Gunma
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 13–12, 16–25, 16–17
NBL TV Pts: Tobin 17
Rebs: Baker 10
Asts: Nakamura 4 		boxscore
report 		Pts: Adnam 14
Rebs: Mitchell, Peatling 9
Asts: McDainel, Peatling 4 		Attendance: 3,094
29 June 2025 B.League United 69–78 NBL Select OpenHouse Arena Ota, Ōta, Gunma
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 14–22, 21–17, 10–17
NBL TV Pts: Imamura 13
Rebs: Baker, Smith 8
Asts: Ikeda 7 		boxscore
report 		Pts: Bannan 23
Rebs: Bannan 19
Asts: Bannan 5 		Attendance: 3,063

Games

18 August 2025 Tasmania JackJumpers 97–101 Sydney Kings Ulverstone Sports Centre, Ulverstone
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 25–31, 20–27, 32–20, 20–23
NBL TV Pts: Richards 21
Rebs: Johnson 7
Asts: Campbell 5 		boxscore
report 		Pts: Maluach 18
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: Dellavedova 6 		Attendance: n/a
19 August 2025 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 108–86 Cairns Taipans State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 29–19, 29–20, 25– 26, 25–21
NBL TV Pts: Mitchell 19
Rebs: Aliir 9
Asts: Maldonado, Sobey 5 		boxscore
report 		Pts: Higgins-Titsha, Stattmann 15
Rebs: Higgins-Titsha 8
Asts: Adnam 5 		Attendance: n/a
20 August 2025 Tasmania JackJumpers 79–89 Sydney Kings Elphin Sports Centre, Launceston
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 23–19, 13–21, 18–19
NBL TV Pts: Hamilton 21
Rebs: Majok, Richards 7
Asts: three players 2 		boxscore
report 		Pts: Davis 25
Rebs: Soares 9
Asts: Dellavedova 4 		Attendance: n/a
21 August 2025 Melbourne United vs. Cairns Taipans Casey Stadium, Melbourne
18:30
boxscore
23 August 2025 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix vs. Melbourne United State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
18:30
24 August 2025 Cairns Taipans vs. Brisbane Bullets Trinity Ford Stadium, Cairns
14:00
11 September 2025 Adelaide 36ers vs. NBL1 Select Wulanda Recreation & Convention Centre, Mount Gambier
19:30
12 September 2025 Brisbane Bullets vs. Melbourne United UniSC Arena, Sunshine Coast
18:30
12 September 2025 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix vs. Ryukyu Golden Kings Perth HPC, Perth
17:00
TBA
12 September 2025 Perth Wildcats vs. Sunrockers Shibuya Perth HPC, Perth
19:30
TBA
12 September 2025 Nagasaki Velca vs. New Zealand Breakers Happiness Arena, Nagasaki
20:00
TBA
13 September 2025 Kumamoto Volters vs. New Zealand Breakers Happiness Arena, Nagasaki
18:00
TBA
14 September 2025 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix vs. Sunrockers Shibuya Perth HPC, Perth
14:00
TBA
14 September 2025 Perth Wildcats vs. Ryukyu Golden Kings Perth HPC, Perth
16:30
TBA

NBL Blitz

The 2025 NBL Blitz is an annual pre-season tournament featuring all teams. All games will takeplace in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.[2]

This season all games will be played at the AIS Arena from 27 to 31 August 2025.[3]

Blitz ladder

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PP BP Pts
1 Adelaide 36ers 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2 Brisbane Bullets 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
3 Cairns Taipans 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
4 Illawarra Hawks 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
5 Melbourne United 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
6 New Zealand Breakers 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
7 Perth Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
8 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
9 Sydney Kings 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
10 Tasmania JackJumpers 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: nblblitz.com.au


Blitz games

27 August 2025 Perth Wildcats vs. Melbourne United AIS Arena, Canberra
17:30 Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
NBL TV boxscore
27 August 2025 Adelaide 36ers vs. Illawarra Hawks AIS Arena, Canberra
20:00 Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
NBL TV boxscore
28 August 2025 Brisbane Bullets vs. Sydney Kings AIS Arena, Canberra
17:30 Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
NBL TV boxscore
28 August 2025 Cairns Taipans vs. Tasmania JackJumpers AIS Arena, Canberra
20:00 Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
NBL TV boxscore
29 August 2025 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix vs. New Zealand Breakers AIS Arena, Canberra
17:30 Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
NBL TV boxscore
29 August 2025 Illawarra Hawks vs. Perth Wildcats AIS Arena, Canberra
20:00 Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
NBL TV boxscore
30 August 2025 Melbourne United vs. Brisbane Bullets AIS Arena, Canberra
17:30 Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
NBL TV boxscore
30 August 2025 Tasmania JackJumpers vs. Adelaide 36ers AIS Arena, Canberra
20:00 Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
NBL TV boxscore
31 August 2025 Sydney Kings vs. S.E. Melbourne Phoenix AIS Arena, Canberra
15:30 Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
NBL TV boxscore
31 August 2025 New Zealand Breakers vs. Cairns Taipans AIS Arena, Canberra
18:00 Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
NBL TV boxscore

NBLxNBA games

Main article: NBLxNBA

The pre-season also features Melbourne United, S.E. Melbourne Phoenix to host games between NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, this will be the seventh NBLxNBA tour.[4][5]

Awards

The winning team will be awarded the Loggins-Bruton Cup, while the tournament’s most outstanding player will take home the Ray Borner Award.

References

  1. ^ Uluc, Olgun (20 June 2025). "Storylines everywhere as NBL releases schedule for 2025-26 season". ESPN Australia. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Blitz heads to Canberra". NBL.com.au. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Canberra back on NBL agenda with hosting of Blitz". CanberraTimes.com.au. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  4. ^ "New Orleans Pelicans to play two NBL teams in 1st NBA games in Australia". National Basketball Association. 11 March 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  5. ^ Uluc, Olgun (7 February 2025). "Sources: NBA to bring exhibition games to Melbourne". ESPN Australia. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
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