2025 NBL1 season

The season began on 29 March for the Central,^[1] East^[2] and South Conferences,^[3][4] 4 April for the West Conference,^[5] and 1 May for the North Conference.^[6][7] All conference finals were concluded by 23 August.^[8][9]

The women's minor premiers were Geelong United with a 22–0 record while the men's minor premiers were the Knox Raiders with a 17–5 record.^[10] Due to a power outage in the opening game of the season at Harcourts Stadium in Ulverstone, the North-West Tasmania Thunder and Hobart Chargers men's teams finished the season with 21 games played instead of the 22 scheduled games.^[11][12] Jaz Shelley of Geelong United was named women's MVP while Tom Wilson of the Melbourne Tigers was named men's MVP.^[13]

The top-eight finals took place over four rounds across four weekends.^[14][15] The women's grand final saw the Knox Raiders defeat Geelong United 84–64^[16] while the men's grand final saw the Sandringham Sabres defeat the Melbourne Tigers 99–80.^[17][18] Paige Bradley of the Knox Raiders was named women's grand final MVP^[16] while Tom Koppens of the Sandringham Sabres was named men's grand final MVP.^[17]

The women's minor premiers were the Southern Districts Spartans with a 13–1 record while the men's minor premiers were the Gold Coast Rollers with a 9–5 record.^[10] Unique Thompson of the Mackay Meteorettes was named women's MVP while Lamar Patterson of the Ipswich Force was named men's MVP.^[19]

The top-six finals took place over three rounds across three weekends.^[14][15] The women's grand final series saw the Logan Thunder defeat the Southern Districts Spartans 2–1, with the Spartans winning 87–69 in game one and the Thunder winning 89–60 in game two and 78–76 in game three,^[20][21][22] while the men's grand final series saw the Southern Districts Spartans defeat the Brisbane Capitals 2–0, with 90–78 in game one and 93–88 in game two.^[20][21] Leah Scott of the Logan Thunder was named women's grand final MVP^[22] while Tamuri Wigness of the Southern Districts Spartans was named men's grand final MVP.^[21]

The women's minor premiers were the Forestville Eagles with a 15–3 record while the men's minor premiers were also the Forestville Eagles with a 16–2 record.^[10] Olivia Levicki of the West Adelaide Bearcats was named women's MVP while Keanu Rasmussen also of the West Adelaide Bearcats was named men's MVP.^[23]

The top-five finals took place over four rounds across four weekends.^[14][15] The women's grand final saw the Woodville Warriors defeat the Sturt Sabres 73–65^[24] while the men's grand final saw the West Adelaide Bearcats defeat the Central Districts Lions 83–73.^[25] Laura Erikstrup of the Woodville Warriors was named women's grand final MVP^[24] while Cameron Huefner of the West Adelaide Bearcats was named men's grand final MVP.^[25][26]

The women's minor premiers were the Cockburn Cougars with a 20–0 record while the men's minor premiers were the Rockingham Flames with a 19–3 record.^[10] Teige Morrell of the Lakeside Lightning was named women's MVP^[27] while Isaac White of the Rockingham Flames was named men's MVP.^[28][29]

The top-eight finals took place over four rounds across three weekends.^[14][15] The women's grand final saw the Cockburn Cougars defeat the Warwick Senators 91–71^[30][31] while the men's grand final saw the Geraldton Buccaneers defeat the Warwick Senators 81–78.^[32][33][34] Ruby Porter of the Cockburn Cougars was named women's grand final MVP^[30][35] while Johny Narkle of the Geraldton Buccaneers was named men's grand final MVP.^[30][36]

The women's minor premiers were the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles with an 18–2 record while the men's minor premiers were the Illawarra Hawks with an 15–5 record.^[10] Nicole Munger of the Newcastle Falcons was named women's MVP while Todd Blanchfield of the Illawarra Hawks was named men's MVP.^{[37][38][39][40]}

The top-eight finals took place over four rounds across four weekends.^[14][15] The women's grand final saw the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles defeat the BA Centre of Excellence 89–61^[41][42] while the men's grand final saw the Canberra Gunners defeat the Illawarra Hawks 99–91.^[43] Taylor Wurtz of the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles was named women's grand final MVP^[41] while Derek Emelifeonwu of the Canberra Gunners was named men's grand final MVP.^[43]