The 2025–26 NBL Ignite Cup was a multi-stage basketball tournament that was played during the 2025–26 NBL season. It was the first edition of the NBL Ignite Cup. The tournament was hosted from 8 October 2025 to 22 February 2026, beginning in Round 4 with the New Zealand Breakers defeating the Illawarra Hawks, 117–88 at Spark Arena.
The tournament's championship game was played at the Gold Coast Convention Centre on the Gold Coast, Queensland, where the New Zealand Breakers were crowned the inaugural Ignite Cup champions. Parker Jackson-Cartwright was named the Ignite Cup Final Player of the Game.
All 10 teams participated, each playing four regular season games that counted towards the tournament's standings and the league standings.
Prize money The winning team will receive $300,000 AUD, while the runner-up receives $100,000 AUD. 60 percent will go directly to the players, with the remaining 40 percent going to the clubs.
Ignite Cup games
Championship game
Ladder
References
External links
Official NBL All-Time Stats at NBL Insider