2025 NBL pre-season

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

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	116–91	Cairns Taipans	Casey Stadium, Melbourne
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 41–15, 26–31, 27–30, 22–15
NBL TV	Pts: Doyle 22 Rebs: Krslovic 7 Asts: Krslovic 7	boxscore report	Pts: Galloway 24 Rebs: Higgins-Titsha 10 Asts: Mag 4	Attendance: n/a

23 August 2025	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	101–107	Melbourne United	State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 25–13, 24–27, 26–34, 26–33
NBL TV	Pts: Sobey 21 Rebs: Hunter 8 Asts: Bleijenbergh 9	boxscore report	Pts: Walker 27 Rebs: Krebs 6 Asts: Krebs 8	Attendance: n/a

24 August 2025	Cairns Taipans	84–92	Brisbane Bullets	Trinity Ford Stadium, Cairns
14:00	Scoring by quarter: 16–26, 27–16, 24–27, 17–23
NBL TV	Pts: Stattmann 20 Rebs: Lee 6 Asts: Dennis 4	boxscore report	Pts: Freeman-Liberty 17 Rebs: Harrison 9 Asts: Adams 5	Attendance: n/a

11 September 2025	Adelaide 36ers	99–82	NBL1 South Select	Wulanda Convention Centre, Mount Gambier
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 27–28, 25–9, 23–27
NBL TV	Pts: Vasiljevic, White 18 Rebs: Cheatham 9 Asts: Cameron, Harris 3	boxscore report	Pts: Barker 25 Rebs: Lawton 7 Asts: Tata 4	Attendance: n/a

12 September 2025	Brisbane Bullets	90–108	Melbourne United	UniSC Arena, Sunshine Coast
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 14–33, 23–19, 24–25, 29–31
NBL TV	Pts: Prather 17 Rebs: Harrison 7 Asts: Adams 7	boxscore report	Pts: Edwards 17 Rebs: Edwards 10 Asts: Doyle, Walker 6	Attendance: n/a

12 September 2025	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	90–75	Ryukyu Golden Kings	Perth HPC, Perth
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 26–12, 25–21, 21–16, 18–26
NBL TV	Pts: Foxwell, Maldonado 18 Rebs: Maldonado 7 Asts: Foxwell 5	boxscore report	Pts: Law, Sakihama 11 Rebs: Cooley, Kirk 7 Asts: Law 4	Attendance: n/a

12 September 2025	Perth Wildcats	86–66	Sunrockers Shibuya	Perth HPC, Perth
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 28–10, 16–20, 21–17
NBL TV	Pts: Lual-Acuil 22 Rebs: Doolittle 9 Asts: Henshall 6	boxscore report	Pts: Hawkinson 28 Rebs: Welsh 10 Asts: Vendrame 6	Attendance: n/a

12 September 2025	Nagasaki Velca	90–93	New Zealand Breakers	Happiness Arena, Nagasaki
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 26–28, 20–17, 22–24
not available	Pts: Johnson 37 Rebs: Brantley 9 Asts: Brantley 4	boxscore report	Pts: Baker 26 Rebs: Baker 11 Asts: Davison 3	Attendance: n/a

13 September 2025	Kumamoto Volters	90–81	New Zealand Breakers	Happiness Arena, Nagasaki
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 27–17, 26–27, 22–24
not available		boxscore report		Attendance: n/a

14 September 2025	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	85–72	Sunrockers Shibuya	Perth HPC, Perth
14:00	Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 30–16, 22–18, 14–19
NBL TV	Pts: Glover 17 Rebs: Maldonado 10 Asts: four players 3	boxscore report	Pts: Hawkinson 19 Rebs: Welsh 10 Asts: Harper 6	Attendance: n/a

14 September 2025	Perth Wildcats	103–93	Ryukyu Golden Kings	Perth HPC, Perth
16:30	Scoring by quarter: 21–27, 31–27, 22–19, 29–20
NBL TV	Pts: Jones 22 Rebs: Windler 8 Asts: Jones 7	boxscore report	Pts: Cooley 24 Rebs: Kirk 10 Asts: Law 5	Attendance: n/a

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 AIS Arena from 27 to 31 August 2025.^[3] The Blitz coincided with the NBL1 National Finals, which also took place in Canberra at Southern Cross Stadium.^[4]^[5]

Blitz ladder

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PP	BP	Pts
1	New Zealand Breakers (C)	2	2	0	203	176	115.3	7	13

2	Tasmania JackJumpers	2	2	0	194	190	102.1	3	9
3	Adelaide 36ers	2	1	1	199	180	110.6	5.5	8.5
4	Melbourne United	2	1	1	176	144	122.2	5	8
5	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	2	1	1	203	190	106.8	4	7
6	Perth Wildcats	2	1	1	176	178	98.9	4	7
7	Brisbane Bullets	2	1	1	160	190	84.2	4	7
8	Illawarra Hawks	2	1	1	183	196	93.4	2.5	5.5
9	Cairns Taipans	2	0	2	170	191	89.0	3	3
10	Sydney Kings	2	0	2	173	202	85.6	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2025. Source: nblblitz.com.au
(C) Champions

Blitz games

27 August 2025	Perth Wildcats	84–78	Melbourne United	AIS Arena, Canberra
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 21–22, 24–29, 16–10
Disney+/Kayo	Pts: Henshall 16 Rebs: Henshall 7 Asts: three players 2	boxscore report	Pts: Doyle 15 Rebs: Edwards 9 Asts: Doyle 3	Attendance: n/a

27 August 2025	Adelaide 36ers	104–83	Illawarra Hawks	AIS Arena, Canberra
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 21–21, 31–23, 29–22
Disney+/Kayo	Pts: White 20 Rebs: Cheatham 6 Asts: White 6	boxscore report	Pts: Hickey 14 Rebs: Grida 10 Asts: H.Froling, McLaughlin 3	Attendance: n/a

28 August 2025	Brisbane Bullets	100–92	Sydney Kings	AIS Arena, Canberra
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 18–28, 24–21, 31–22, 27–21
Disney+/Kayo	Pts: Freeman-Liberty 27 Rebs: McDaniel, Smith-Milner 6 Asts: Adams 6	boxscore report	Pts: Soares 22 Rebs: Cooks 9 Asts: Dellavedova 10	Attendance: n/a

28 August 2025	Cairns Taipans	95–97(OT)	Tasmania JackJumpers	AIS Arena, Canberra
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 7–18, 33–27, 23–19, 24–23, Overtime: 8–10
Disney+/Kayo	Pts: Schofield 24 Rebs: Lee 11 Asts: Stattmann 6	boxscore report	Pts: Hamilton 25 Rebs: Bannan 11 Asts: Campbell 8	Attendance: n/a

29 August 2025	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	101–109	New Zealand Breakers	AIS Arena, Canberra
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 27–31, 26–28, 22–27, 26–23
Disney+/Kayo	Pts: Hunter 21 Rebs: Lewis, Sobey 6 Asts: Foxwell, Sobey 5	boxscore report	Pts: Brockington 22 Rebs: Brockington 13 Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 5	Attendance: n/a

29 August 2025	Illawarra Hawks	100–92	Perth Wildcats	AIS Arena, Canberra
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 26–34, 22–28, 34–21, 18–9
Disney+/Kayo	Pts: McLaughlin 24 Rebs: Blanchfield, Bolden 7 Asts: McLaughlin 5	boxscore report	Pts: Windler 27 Rebs: Russo-Nance 8 Asts: three players 5	Attendance: n/a

30 August 2025	Melbourne United	98–60	Brisbane Bullets	AIS Arena, Canberra
17:45	Scoring by quarter: 20–11, 23–28, 21–17, 34–4
Disney+/Kayo	Pts: Walker 18 Rebs: Edwards 11 Asts: Walker 6	boxscore report	Pts: Smith-Milner 16 Rebs: Bradtke, Purchase 5 Asts: Freeman-Liberty 4	Attendance: n/a

30 August 2025	Tasmania JackJumpers	97–95	Adelaide 36ers	AIS Arena, Canberra
20:15	Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 23–19, 32–27, 21–27
Disney+/Kayo	Pts: Johnson 25 Rebs: Magnay 8 Asts: Campbell 8	boxscore report	Pts: Harris, White 18 Rebs: Cheatham 6 Asts: White 5	Attendance: n/a

31 August 2025	Sydney Kings	81–102	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	AIS Arena, Canberra
15:30	Scoring by quarter: 16–28, 26–27, 23–22, 16–25
Disney+/Kayo	Pts: Soares 14 Rebs: Soares 8 Asts: Dellavedova 8	boxscore report	Pts: Glover 20 Rebs: Sobey 9 Asts: Foxwell 9	Attendance: n/a

31 August 2025	New Zealand Breakers	94–75	Cairns Taipans	AIS Arena, Canberra
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 26–25, 26–17, 25–21, 17–12
Disney+/Kayo	Pts: Te Rangi 20 Rebs: Bairstow, Te Rangi 6 Asts: Le'afa 7	boxscore report	Pts: Stattmann 15 Rebs: Higgins-Titsha 10 Asts: Adnam, Waardenburg 4	Attendance: n/a

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.

Loggins-Bruton Cup: New Zealand Breakers^[6]
Most Valuable Player (Ray Borner Medal): Izaiah Brockington (New Zealand Breakers)^[7]

Pavlos Giannakopoulos Tournament

18 September 2025	Panathinaikos B.C.	91–82	KK Partizan	John Cain Arena, Melbourne
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 20–27, 17–17, 25–14, 29–24
Fox Sports	Pts: Nunn 21 Rebs: Yurtseven 13 Asts: Nunn 8	boxscore report	Pts: Washington Jr. 19 Rebs: Parker 8 Asts: Brown 5	Attendance: 10,500

21 September 2025	KK Partizan	93–90	Sydney Kings	Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
16:30	Scoring by quarter: 30–23, 20–23, 19–20, 24–24
Fox Sports	Pts: Parker 24 Rebs: Parker 12 Asts: Jones 5	boxscore report	Pts: Galloway 20 Rebs: Cooks 13 Asts: Dellavedova 10	Attendance: n/a

21 September 2025	Panathinaikos B.C.	106–89	Adelaide 36ers	Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 22–28, 34–21, 33–21
Fox Sports	Pts: Nunn 26 Rebs: Rogkavopoulos 8 Asts: Grant 10	boxscore report	Pts: Cotton 24 Rebs: Cheatham 9 Asts: Cotton 9	Attendance: n/a

3 October 2025	Melbourne United	97–107	New Orleans Pelicans	Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 24–35, 27–27, 28–23, 18–22
10 Drama	Pts: Doyle 25 Rebs: Delany 9 Asts: Walker 5	boxscore report	Pts: Murphy 18 Rebs: Missi 8 Asts: Williamson 5	Attendance: 14,880 Referees: Brian Forte, Jason Goldenberg, Brandon Adair

5 October 2025	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	92–127	New Orleans Pelicans	Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
14:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–35, 34–39, 20–25, 17–28
Network 10	Pts: Hunter 17 Rebs: Brown 7 Asts: Sobey 5	boxscore report	Pts: Bey 21 Rebs: Williamson 9 Asts: Alvarado, Poole 4	Attendance: 15,164 Referees: Brian Forte, Jason Goldenberg, Brandon Adair

2025 NBL pre-season

B.League Global Invitational

Games

NBL Blitz

Blitz ladder

Blitz games

Awards

Pavlos Giannakopoulos Tournament

NBLxNBA games

References

External links

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