List of New Zealand NBL champions

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 12 championships to go with 20 appearances in the championship round.

Champions

Year Champions Result(s) Runners-up Source(s)
1982 Auckland N/A Waitemata Dolphins [1]
1983 Auckland 80 – 77 Wellington Saints [2]
1984 Wellington Saints 96 – 83 Auckland [3]
1985 Wellington Saints 114 – 111 Auckland [4]
1986 Canterbury Rams 87 – 82 Wellington Saints [5]
1987 Wellington Saints 100 – 87 Canterbury Rams [6]
1988 Wellington Saints 81 – 78 North Shore [7]
1989 Canterbury Rams 91 – 83 Auckland [8]
1990 Canterbury Rams 76 – 73 Nelson Giants [9]
1991 Hutt Valley Lakers 103 – 92 Wellington Saints [10]
1992 Canterbury Rams 79 – 71 Palmerston North Jets [11]
1993 Hutt Valley Lakers 68 – 66 Canterbury Rams [12]
1994 Nelson Giants 67 – 66 Canterbury Rams [13]
1995 Auckland Stars 2 – 0
(80–74, 70–57)		 Hawke's Bay Hawks [14]
1996 Auckland Stars 2 – 1
(95–110, 109–98, 94–90)		 Nelson Giants [15]
1997 Auckland Rebels 2 – 0
(115–94, 100–82)		 Nelson Giants [16]
1998 Nelson Giants 81 – 73 North Harbour Kings [17]
1999 Auckland Rebels 79 – 72 Canterbury Rams [18]
2000 Auckland Rebels 95 – 78 Nelson Giants [19]
2001 Waikato Titans 112 – 97 Wellington Saints [20]
2002 Waikato Titans 85 – 83 Nelson Giants [21]
2003 Wellington Saints 97 – 88 Waikato Titans [22]
2004 Auckland Stars 80 – 68 Nelson Giants [23]
2005 Auckland Stars 69 – 68 Hawke's Bay Hawks [24]
2006 Hawke's Bay Hawks 84 – 69 Auckland Stars [25]
2007 Nelson Giants 2 – 0
(76–67, 96–83)		 Hawke's Bay Hawks [26]
2008 Waikato Pistons 2 – 0
(95–78, 84–79)		 Wellington Saints [27]
2009 Waikato Pistons 2 – 0
(81–69, 94–84)		 Nelson Giants [28]
2010 Wellington Saints 2 – 1
(74–84, 98–69, 82–79)		 Waikato Pistons [29]
2011 Wellington Saints 106 – 97 Hawke's Bay Hawks [30]
2012 Auckland Pirates 89 – 83 Wellington Saints [31]
2013 Southland Sharks 92 – 81 Nelson Giants [32]
2014 Wellington Saints 85 – 69 Hawke's Bay Hawks [33]
2015 Southland Sharks 72 – 68 Wellington Saints [34]
2016 Wellington Saints 94 – 82 Super City Rangers [35]
2017 Wellington Saints 108 – 75 Southland Sharks [36]
2018 Southland Sharks 98 – 96 Wellington Saints [37]
2019 Wellington Saints 78 – 68 Hawke's Bay Hawks [38]
2020 Otago Nuggets 79 – 77 Manawatu Jets [39][40]
2021 Wellington Saints 77 – 75 Hawke's Bay Hawks [41]
2022 Otago Nuggets 81 – 73 Auckland Tuatara [42]
2023 Canterbury Rams 93 – 82 Auckland Tuatara [43]
2024 Canterbury Rams 102 – 87 Auckland Tuatara [44]

Results by team

Team Title(s) Runner(s)-up Total Year(s) won Year(s) lost
Wellington Saints 12 8 20 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021 1983, 1986, 1991, 2001, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2018
Auckland Stars 9 4 13 1982, 1983, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005 1984, 1985, 1989, 2006
Canterbury Rams 6 4 10 1986, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2023, 2024 1987, 1993, 1994, 1999
Waikato Pistons 4 2 6 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009 2003, 2010
Nelson Giants 3 8 11 1994, 1998, 2007 1990, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2013
Southland Sharks 3 1 4 2013, 2015, 2018 2017
Hutt Valley Lakers 2 0 2 1991, 1993
Otago Nuggets 2 0 2 2020, 2022
Hawke's Bay Hawks 1 7 8 2006 1995, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2019, 2021
Auckland Pirates 1 0 1 2012
Auckland Tuatara 0 3 3 2022, 2023, 2024
Harbour Heat 0 2 2 1988, 1998
Manawatu Jets 0 2 2 1992, 2020
Waitemata Dolphins 0 1 1 1982
Super City Rangers 0 1 1 2016

See also

References

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