NZ Breakers to start ANBL season at home
- Dave Worsley
- Jun 22
- 3 min read
NZ Breakers fans will not have to wait long before getting to see their team at home next season.
The Breakers will open their 2025-26 Australian National Basketball League (ANBL) schedule on their home floor at Auckland's Spark Arena against the Brisbane Bullets on Friday, September 19.
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The ANBL announced all games for the 165-game regular season on Friday, with the Tasmania JackJumpers and Melbourne United set to get the season underway on Thursday, September 18 in Hobart.
The Breakers will play five of their first seven games, and seven of their first 11, at home, with the first five locked in for Spark Arena, and the other two at their spiritual home, Eventfinda Stadium on Auckland's North Shore and Christchurch's Wolfbrook Arena.
In all, the Breakers will play five of their 16 home games away from Spark Arena, with three at Eventfinda Stadium (October 23, vs Brisbane Bullets; February 5, vs South East Melbourne Phoenix; and February 15, vs Cairns Taipans).
They will take on the Adelaide 36ers in Christchurch on November 6 and host the Sydney Kings at Hamilton's Globox Arena on December 3.
The Kings contest is one of four Wednesday night games played as part of the ANBL's new in-season tournament, the Ignite Cup. Teams will compete for separate prizemoney and trophy during those games, which will also count in the regular season standings.
The team's other Ignite Cup games are scheduled for October 8 (vs Illawarra Hawks at Spark Arena), November 12 (at Brisbane Bullets on the Gold Coast) and January 21 (at the Phoenix in Melbourne).
“We’re pumped to bring 11 games back to our home court at Auckland’s Spark Arena and to return to our roots with three showdowns at Eventfinda Stadium on Auckland's North Shore," said Breakers president of basketball operations Dillon Boucher.
"As NBL26 takes us south to Hamilton and Christchurch, we’re fired up to reconnect with Kiwi fans across the country, 'Back in Black' and ready to rise to the roar of Breaker Nation."
NZ BREAKERS' 2025-26 ANBL SCHEDULE
Round 1: vs Brisbane Bullets, Spark Arena, Friday, September 19, 7.30pm NZT
Round 1: at Melbourne United, John Cain Arena, Sunday, September 21, 4.30pm NZT
Round 2: vs Perth Wildcats, Spark Arena, Saturday, September 27, 7.30pm NZT
Round 3: at Sydney Kings, Qudos Bank Arena, Saturday, October 4, 7.30pm NZT
Round 4: vs Illawarra Hawks, Spark Arena, Wednesday, October 8, 7.30pm NZT
Round 4: vs SE Melbourne Phoenix, Spark Arena, Sunday, October 12, 4.30pm NZT
Round 5: vs Tasmania JackJumpers, Spark Arena, Friday, October 17, 7.30pm NZT
Round 5: at Melbourne United, John Cain Arena, Sunday, October 19, 4.30pm NZT
Round 6: vs Brisbane Bullets, Eventfinda Stadium, Thursday, October 23, 7.30pm NZT
Round 7: at Illawarra Hawks, WIN Entertainment Centre, Friday, October 31, 9.30pm NZT
Round 8: vs Adelaide 36ers, Wolfbrook Arena, Christchurch, Thursday, November 6, 7.30pm NZT
Round 8: at Sydney Kings, Qudos Bank Arena, Sunday, November 9, 6.30pm NZT
Round 9: at Brisbane Bullets, Gold Coast, Wednesday, November 12, 8.30pm NZT
Round 9: at Perth Wildcats, RAC Arena, Saturday, November 15, 10pm NZT
Round 10: at Cairns Taipans, Cairns Convention Centre, Saturday, November 22, 7.30pm NZT
Round 11: vs Sydney Kings, Globox Arena, Hamilton, Wednesday, December 3, 7.30pm NZT
Round 11: vs Tasmania JackJumpers, Spark Arena, Saturday, December 6, 7.30pm NZT
Round 12: at SE Melbourne Phoenix, Gippsland Stadium, Saturday, December 13, 10pm NZT
Round 13: at Cairns Taipans, Cairns Convention Centre, Friday, December 19, 9.30pm NZT
Round 13: at Brisbane Bullets, Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Monday, December 22, 9.30pm NZT
Round 14: at Tasmania JackJumpers, MyState Bank Arena, Friday, December 26, 9.30pm NZT
Round 15: vs Perth Wildcats, Spark Arena, Sunday, January 4, 4.30pm NZT
Round 16: vs Sydney Kings, Spark Arena, Friday, January 9, 7.30pm NZT
Round 16: at Illawarra Hawks, WIN Entertainment Centre, Sunday, January 11, 4.30pm NZT
Round 17: at Cairns Taipans, RAC Arena, Perth, Saturday, January 17, 9pm NZT
Round 18: at SE Melbourne Phoenix, State Basketball Centre, Wednesday, January 21, 9.30pm NZT
Round 18: vs Adelaide 36ers, Spark Arena, Friday, January 23, 7.30pm NZT
Round 19: vs Melbourne United, Spark Arena, Friday, January 30, 7.30pm NZT
Round 19: at Tasmania JackJumpers, Mystate Bank Arena, Sunday, February 1, 4.30pm NZT
Round 20: vs SE Melbourne Phoenix, Eventfinda, Thursday, February 5, 7.30pm NZT
Round 20: vs Illawarra Hawks, Spark Arena, Saturday, February 7, 7.30pm NZT
Round 21: at Adelaide 36ers, Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Saturday, February 14, 7.30pm NZT
Round 22: vs Cairns Taipans, Eventfinda Stadium, Thursday, February 19, 7.30pm NZT
