National Basketball League (2025)
National Basketball League 2025
Regular Season Champion: Wellington Saints
Finals MVP & Defensive POY: Hyrum Harris
Domestic POY: Carlin Davison
Prospect POY: Jackson Ball
Coach of the Year: Jonathan Yim
Quarterfinals Semis Final Semis Quarterfinals
Airs67
Whai83
Wellington93
Whai68
Wellington88
Sharks83
Rams82
Sharks101
Sharks91
Tuatara75
 
- qualified to the play-offs
- newly prompted
Stats Leaders 2025
PPG
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
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Giants
201 F/C 30y
Avg: 24.4 ppg

1
24.4
2
23.6
3
23.0
4
22.4
6
21.2
7
20.9
8
20.8
9
20.0
10
19.8
Player of the Week: Round 25(RS)
Carlin Davison

Airs
(197-SF-03)

National Basketball League Final
Saints beat Sharks to clinch 13th National Basketball League title (Photo: nzherald.co.nz)
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Nick Marshall
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Hyrum Harris
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Nick Muszynski
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Izayah Le'afa
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Jordan Ngatai
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# Name CM (INCH) Pos Age Nat
0 * XaZV biQshill 026 (8'8'') y/G 98 Australia
05 * HFQuB HiQQas 917 (8'2'') y 92 New Zealand
55 * XaZV busJFjsVa 900 (8'00'') C 94 USA
9 * oJiFih vR'ifi 066 (8'9'') G 92 New Zealand
00 * zIQdij XDiUia 026 (8'8'') y 59 New Zealand
4 Ahiuj mQuZR 029 (8'7'') G 57 Australia
93 KiJlI qLijs zQ. 061 (3'00'') OG 99 New Zealand
09 eijDaBiQaR gIuDill-baUi 021 (8'5'') G 98 New Zealand
5 AiBuRl GIld 910 (8'4'') y New Zealand
2 KRRlij biDilIDI New Zealand
97 vuVih eaZhiQds 910 (8'4'') y 90 New Zealand
8 Hissij bujaQ 061 (3'00'') OG 91 New Zealand
1 wFQiRl-CiDR HRVR 918 (8'2'') Ay 90 New Zealand
94 SQUhuQ OalZhRQ 062 (8'5'') G 90 New Zealand
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Finals MVP & Defensive POY
League MVP & Import POY
Top Scorer
Domestic POY
Prospect POY
Coach of the Year
Wellington Saints beat Southland Sharks to clinch 13th National Basketball League title-Jul 20, 2025
Saints - Sharks 88-83

Saints made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of the international forward Hyrum Harris (204-1996, college: Umpqua CC) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 20 points and 14 rebounds. Australian swingman Nick Marshall (198-1999, college: Clarke) contributed with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. The former international power forward Samuel Timmins (211-1997, college: Washington) answered with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists and American forward Josiah Allick (203-2001, college: Nebraska) added 15 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists in the effort for Sharks. Four Saints and five Sharks players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Saints: H.Harris 20+14reb+3ast, J.Ngatai 19+4reb, N.Marshall 16+11reb+3ast, S.Bruce 13+1reb+1ast, I.Le'afa 11+5reb+6ast, N.Muszynski 9+6reb+5ast
Sharks: K.Boone 19+6reb+1ast, S.Timmins 17+11reb+5ast, J.Allick 15+9reb+6ast, C.Asberry 15+6reb+7ast, T.Cooper 14+4reb+2ast, B.Inger 3+3reb
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Australiabasket.com All-New Zealand NBL Awards 2025-Jul 21, 2025
Josiah Allick, American center from the finalist team Southland Sharks, was honored as the Player of the Year at the National Basketball League. He graduated from the Nebraska last year. Allick received multiple other awards, earned the Import Player of the Year, Center of the Year, and was voted to the First Team and Imports Team. His best performance made his team reach the final but they lost against the Saints 83 to 88. Allick averaged 19 points per game in the league. He was the Player of the Week honoree in the league. Allick led the NBL in rebounds per game with over 11. He has totalled 11 games of 20 or more points and recorded double-doubles in 14 games on the year. Allick's 29 points against the Jets were the most he scored in the 2025 season. Carlin Davison, 21-year old small forward from the Taranaki Airs, picked up the Domestic Player of the Year of National Basketball League. He collected multiple other honors, was selected to the First Team and Domestic Players Team. Davison was previously named to Award 2024 Honorable Mention last year selection. He received Player of the Week award twice during the 25 campaign. Davison registered almost 19 points and 8 rebounds per game that season in the league. He has totalled 8 games of 20 or more points on the year and had 30 or more points in 2 games. Davison recorded double-doubles in 6 games at the event. His 36 points against the Saints were the most he scored in the 2025 season. Davison's team won the New Zealand League Regular Season in 2022. The standout Australian swingman Nick Marshall was named the Guard of the Year of the championship-winning champion team Wellington Saints. He Is the Clarke alumni from 2021. Marshall received multiple other awards, was chosen to the First Team and Imports Team. With Marshall's excellent performance, the champion team Wellington Saints achieved the best record of the season in the league, finishing with an impressive 16 to 4 in the regular season. His excellent performance assisted his team in beating the Sharks 88 to 83 in the final. Marshall was voted Player of the Week in the league. He logged almost 20 points and 8 rebounds per game over the season in the league. Marshall has totalled 11 games of 20 or more points and registered double-doubles in 7 games on the year. His 35 points against the Sharks were the most he scored in the 2025 season. Jeremy Combs, 29-year old American power forward from the Nelson Giants, was voted the Forward of the Year at the National Basketball League. He Is ex Texas Southern from 2019. Combs collected multiple other honors, was named to the First Team and Imports Team. He averaged 7 rebounds per game in the league. Combs led the NBL in points per game with over 24. He has totalled 10 games of 20 or more points on the year and notched 30 or more points in 2 games. Combs recorded double-doubles in 3 games at the event. His 36 points against the Hawks were the most he scored in the 2025 season. As evident, the league is predominantly led by former college players, with 6 out of the 10 scorers having graduated from US schools. Combs' team won the Australian NBL1 Regular Season in 2023. Sean Macdonald, 25-year old Australian guard from the runner-up team Canterbury Rams, earned a spot in the First Team of National Basketball League. He was also voted to the Imports Team. Macdonald showcased his talent by ranking fifth in points per game with an average of almost 22. He also registered almost 6 assists per game that season in the league. Macdonald has totalled 8 games of 20 or more points and had double-doubles in 3 games on the year. His 31 points against the Tuatara were the most he scored in the 2025 season. As evident, the league is predominantly led by former college players, with 6 out of the 10 scorers having graduated from US schools. Among many awards he was selected to the Australiabasket All-Australian NBL Most Improved Player of the Year in 2024.
Player of the Year: USA Josiah Allick (203-C-24) of Sharks
Finals MVP: New Zealand Hyrum Harris (204-F-29) of Saints
Defensive Player of the Year: New Zealand Hyrum Harris (204-F-29) of Saints
Domestic Player of the Year: New Zealand Carlin Davison (197-SF-22) of Airs
Import Player of the Year: USA Josiah Allick (203-C-24) of Sharks
Guard of the Year: Australian Nick Marshall (198-F/G-26) of Saints
Forward of the Year: USA Jeremy Combs (201-F/C-30) of Giants
Center of the Year: USA Josiah Allick (203-C-24) of Sharks
Best Prospect of the Year: New Zealand Jackson Ball (191-G-17) of Hawks
Coach of the Year: USA Jonathan Yim of Sharks

Australiabasket.com New Zealand NBL First Team 2025
Marshall
Allick
Macdonald
Combs
Davison

First Team
Australian Nick Marshall (198-F/G-26) of Saints
USA Josiah Allick (203-C-24) of Sharks
Australian Sean Macdonald (188-G-25) of Rams
USA Jeremy Combs (201-F/C-30) of Giants
New Zealand Carlin Davison (197-SF-22) of Airs

Australiabasket.com New Zealand NBL Second Team 2025
Hardy
King
Grida
Gibson
Boone

Second Team
USA Tae Hardy (190-G-27) of Bulls
USA Mojave King (196-G/F-23) of Whai
Australian Daniel Grida (195-G/F-27) of Hawks
USA Miles Gibson (198-F-27) of Jets
USA Keylan Boone (203-F-25) of Sharks

Australiabasket.com New Zealand NBL Honorable Mention 2025
Muhammad
Carey
Ball
Harris
Webster

Honorable Mention
USA Luther Muhammad (191-G-26) of Tuatara
USA Donald Carey (196-G-26) of Nuggets
New Zealand Jackson Ball (191-G-17) of Hawks
New Zealand Hyrum Harris (204-F-29) of Saints
New Zealand Corey Webster (188-SG-37) of Jets

Australiabasket.com New Zealand NBL All-Domestic Players Team 2025
Harris
Davison
King
Webster
Ball

All-Domestic Players Team
New Zealand Hyrum Harris (204-F-29) of Saints
New Zealand Carlin Davison (197-SF-22) of Airs
USA Mojave King (196-G/F-23) of Whai
New Zealand Corey Webster (188-SG-37) of Jets
New Zealand Jackson Ball (191-G-17) of Hawks

Australiabasket.com New Zealand NBL All-Imports Team 2025
Marshall
Allick
Gibson
Macdonald
Combs

All-Imports Team
Australian Nick Marshall (198-F/G-26) of Saints
USA Josiah Allick (203-C-24) of Sharks
USA Miles Gibson (198-F-27) of Jets
Australian Sean Macdonald (188-G-25) of Rams
USA Jeremy Combs (201-F/C-30) of Giants
*The awards were created by Australiabasket.com staff based on the stats (if available), teams' performance and players' performance. It very often required deeper research and collecting various data about the players and their teams.