Below is a list of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NBL) champions. The NBL's championship round has predominantly been a one-game decider, with the exception being 1995–97 and 2007–10 when a best-of-three finals series was used. The Wellington Saints have won a league-best 13 championships to go with 22 appearances in the championship round.
Champions Year ChampionsResult(s) Runners-up Source(s)1982AucklandN/AWaitemata Dolphins1983Auckland80 – 77Wellington Saints1984Wellington Saints96 – 83Auckland1985Wellington Saints114 – 111Auckland1986Canterbury Rams87 – 82Wellington Saints1987Wellington Saints100 – 87Canterbury Rams1988Wellington Saints81 – 78North Shore1989Canterbury Rams91 – 83Auckland1990Canterbury Rams76 – 73Nelson Giants1991Hutt Valley Lakers103 – 92Wellington Saints1992Canterbury Rams79 – 71Palmerston North Jets1993Hutt Valley Lakers68 – 66Canterbury Rams1994Nelson Giants67 – 66Canterbury Rams1995Auckland Stars2 – 0(80–74, 70–57)Hawke's Bay Hawks1996Auckland Stars2 – 1(95–110, 109–98, 94–90)Nelson Giants1997Auckland Rebels2 – 0(115–94, 100–82)Nelson Giants1998Nelson Giants81 – 73North Harbour Kings1999Auckland Rebels79 – 72Canterbury Rams2000Auckland Rebels95 – 78Nelson Giants2001Waikato Titans112 – 97Wellington Saints2002Waikato Titans85 – 83Nelson Giants2003Wellington Saints97 – 88Waikato Titans2004Auckland Stars80 – 68Nelson Giants2005Auckland Stars69 – 68Hawke's Bay Hawks2006Hawke's Bay Hawks84 – 69Auckland Stars2007Nelson Giants2 – 0(76–67, 96–83)Hawke's Bay Hawks2008Waikato Pistons2 – 0(95–78, 84–79)Wellington Saints2009Waikato Pistons2 – 0(81–69, 94–84)Nelson Giants2010Wellington Saints2 – 1(74–84, 98–69, 82–79)Waikato Pistons2011Wellington Saints106 – 97Hawke's Bay Hawks2012Auckland Pirates89 – 83Wellington Saints2013Southland Sharks92 – 81Nelson Giants2014Wellington Saints85 – 69Hawke's Bay Hawks2015Southland Sharks72 – 68Wellington Saints2016Wellington Saints94 – 82Super City Rangers2017Wellington Saints108 – 75Southland Sharks2018Southland Sharks98 – 96Wellington Saints2019Wellington Saints78 – 68Hawke's Bay Hawks2020Otago Nuggets79 – 77Manawatu Jets2021Wellington Saints77 – 75Hawke's Bay Hawks2022Otago Nuggets81 – 73Auckland Tuatara2023Canterbury Rams93 – 82Auckland Tuatara2024Canterbury Rams102 – 87Auckland Tuatara2025Wellington Saints88 – 83Southland Sharks2026Southland Sharks104 – 101Wellington Saints
Results by team Team Title(s) Runner(s)-up Total Year(s) won Year(s) lostWellington Saints139221984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 20251983, 1986, 1991, 2001, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2026Auckland Stars94131982, 1983, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004, 20051984, 1985, 1989, 2006Canterbury Rams64101986, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2023, 20241987, 1993, 1994, 1999Waikato Pistons4262001, 2002, 2008, 20092003, 2010Southland Sharks4262013, 2015, 2018, 20262017, 2025Nelson Giants38111994, 1998, 20071990, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2013Hutt Valley Lakers2021991, 1993Otago Nuggets2022020, 2022Hawke's Bay Hawks17820061995, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2019, 2021Auckland Pirates1012012Auckland Tuatara033 2022, 2023, 2024Harbour Heat022 1988, 1998Manawatu Jets022 1992, 2020Waitemata Dolphins011 1982Super City Rangers011 2016
See also Conference Basketball League New Zealand NBL Finals Most Valuable Player Award
References
External links List of NBL champions at NZNBL.Basketball