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2025/26 final9 AugUpdated 23 Oct
TeamKeys Rating · 2025/2672 qualified players
0255075100Median 67.5
Jace CarterFranklin Bulls100.0
Jace Carter#1 · Franklin Bulls100.0
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Playoffs · Week of 9 AugFINAL9 AugClick a game for the box scoreAll games →

Southland Sharks won the 2025/26 NBL New Zealand final, beating Wellington Saints 104-101 on 9 August 2026.

In the regular season the best record belonged to Canterbury Rams, 16-4.

Elijah Pepper of Wellington Saints was the top scorer, with 29.0 points per game.

In 2025/26 the highest TeamKeys Rating belongs to Jace Carter of Franklin Bulls, 100.0 out of 100.

Games played115of 115 scheduled
Points per team91.1per game, this season
Final104-101Southland Sharks
Widest margin+46Manawatu - Franklin

Key facts

  • Final 2025/26: Southland Sharks beat Wellington Saints, 104-101.
  • As of 9 August 2026, Canterbury Rams top the NBL New Zealand 2025/26 standings at 16-4.
  • 115 of 115 scheduled games played in 2025/26.
  • Highest TeamKeys Rating (2025/26): Jace Carter, Franklin Bulls, 100.0.
  • Top scorer (2025/26): Elijah Pepper, Wellington Saints, 29.0 points per game.
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Standings

2025/26 · after Playoffs · Week of 9 Aug
#TeamGPWLPFPA+/-FormNext
1Canterbury Rams2016419381675+263WWWWW
2Auckland Tuatara2016419201671+249WLWLW
3Southland Sharks2016419271768+159WWWWL
4Wellington Saints2015520081802+206WLWWW
5Otago Nuggets20101017181756-38LWWWL
6Manawatu Jets2081218761980-104LWWLW
7Tauranga Whai2081217251829-104LLLWW
8Nelson Giants2061417371816-79WLLWL
9Taranaki Airs2061416641815-151WLLLL
10Franklin Bulls2061417441913-169LLWLL
11Hawkes Bay Hawks2031717231955-232LLLLL
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Games

18 rounds played
Sun 9 Aug · OTSouthland Sharks104Wellington Saints101TopSam Timmins · 23 pts, 21 reb, 3 ast
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TeamKeys Rating

2025/26 · 72 qualified
#1

Jace Carter

Franklin Bulls · GF · 15 games · 34.5 min
TeamKeys Rating
Best in the league100.0
20.3PTS10.9REB2.5AST54.4TS%
  • Scoring93
  • 2PT84
  • 3PT77
  • Free throws70
  • Playmaking48
  • 2Daniel GridaHawkes Bay Hawks · G · 14 GP99.2
  • 3Walter BrownCanterbury Rams · F · 12 GP98.4
  • 4Robert LoeAuckland Tuatara · FC · 15 GP97.6
  • 5Isiah SmallManawatu Jets · F · 8 GP96.8
  • 6Tamenang ChohCanterbury Rams · F · 11 GP96.0
  • 7Craig MollerOtago Nuggets · F · 8 GP95.2
  • 8Kaden SandManawatu Jets · G · 14 GP94.4
  • 9Jamal PoplarManawatu Jets · FC · 15 GP93.7
  • 10Elijah PepperWellington Saints · PG · 12 GP92.9

Profile bars · Scoring · 2PT · 3PT · Free throws · Playmaking

The rating places each player against the league he actually played in, from box score and play by play data, so the same number in two different leagues is not the same player. The new season appears once players reach five games.

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League leaders

2025/26 · per game
Points
Elijah PepperWellington Saints
29.0per game
  1. Jamal Poplar22.6
  2. Caleb Asberry21.9
  3. Derrin Boyd21.6
  4. Reuben Te Rangi21.6
Rebounds
Jace CarterFranklin Bulls
10.9per game
  1. Jamal Poplar10.7
  2. Craig Moller10.5
  3. Sam Timmins10.2
  4. James Moors10.1
Assists
Carter WhittFranklin Bulls
9.9per game
  1. Izayah Mauriohooho Le'Afa7.6
  2. Taylor Britt7.1
  3. Rylan Jones6.9
  4. Carlin Davison6.8
Threes made
Elijah PepperWellington Saints
3.8per game
  1. Taine Murray3.0
  2. Todd Withers2.9
  3. Ethan Rusbatch2.8
  4. Brayden Inger2.7
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Offense against defense

2025/26 · points per 100 possessions
100104108112116120104108112116120Good offense · good defenseStruggling at both endsOffensive rating →↑ Defensive rating (lower is better)
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