National Basketball League
The pre-eminent professional men's basketball competition in Australasia
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| 2025 | Illawarra Hawks win their first NBL championship title. |
| January 2025 | Following the success of the NBA Cup, the league again discussed the possibility of a mid-season tournament. |
| 2024 | Melbourne United win their seventh NBL championship title. |
| 2024 | Tasmania JackJumpers win their first NBL championship. |
| 2024 | Network 10 and 10 Bold Drama take over broadcasting rights in Australia, with ESPN/Kayo continuing coverage. In New Zealand, TVNZ+ and ESPN/Sky Sport will broadcast the league. |
| 2024 | The NBL reached one million fans attending games for the first time since 1996 in the 2023–24 season. |
| June 2024 | Carmelo Anthony joined the NBL's Next Stars program as a Global Ambassador and potential future NBL team owner. |
| April 2024 | NBA legend Kenny Smith appointed as Head of Next Stars' Player Initiatives (North America). |
| January 2024 | The NBL announced a partnership with the Japanese B.League, exploring potential future collaborations including pre-season game crossovers and the possibility of a Japanese team joining the league. |
| 2023 | Sydney Kings win their fifth NBL championship. |
| 2023 | Entire NBL season to be carried on ESPN3 and the ESPN App in the United States. |
| 2023 | The NBL set multiple all-time attendance records during the 2022–23 season and finals series. |
| May 2023 | League raised the potential for a return of a cup tournament, suggesting a Magic Round-style basketball event. |
| 2022 | Melbourne United win their sixth NBL championship title. |
| 2022 | Sydney Kings win their fourth NBL championship. |
| 2022 | National Basketball League (Australia) introduced play-in games for the first time, modifying the traditional finals format. Teams ranked three to six now compete in a play-in tournament, with the top two seeds automatically qualifying for the semi-finals. |
| August 2022 | FanDuel TV acquires broadcasting rights for the NBL in the United States. |
| April 2022 | NBL owner Larry Kestelman flagged Canberra as a potential 11th team, suggesting a similar expansion model to the Tasmania JackJumpers. |
| 2021 | Melbourne United win their sixth NBL championship. |
| 2021 | NBL signs a three-year broadcasting deal with ESPN, Foxtel, Kayo Sports, and News Corp, with every game broadcast on ESPN and Kayo Sports, and selected games on free-to-air partner 10 Peach. |
| 2021 | The NBL returned to its standard 28-game regular season format after the previous season's midseason tournament experiment. |
| 2020 | Sydney Kings win their sixth NBL championship title. |
| 2020 | Perth Wildcats win their tenth NBL championship. |
| 2020 | Champion became the official uniform supplier for all NBL teams, starting with the 2020-21 season. |
| 2020 | NBL reduced the number of imports per club from 3 to 2. |
| 2020 | Broadcasting diversifies with SBS, SBS Viceland, and NITV covering the National Basketball League in Australia, while ESPN and Kayo Sports begin providing coverage. |
| 2020 | The NBL introduced a modified season format for the 2020–21 season, expanding each team's games to 36 matches with the introduction of the NBL Cup tournament. |
| February 28 2020 | The NBL and Tasmanian Government announced an agreement to establish the Tasmania JackJumpers as the 10th team in the league, set to join for the 2021-22 season. |
| 2019 | Perth Wildcats win their ninth NBL championship. |
| 2019 | The NBL expanded the Indigenous Round to include all teams, making it a league-wide celebration of Indigenous culture. |
| 2019 | Nine Network and 9Go! return as broadcasters for the National Basketball League in Australia. |
| 2019 | First 'Throwdown' between Melbourne United and South East Melbourne Phoenix, with Phoenix winning 91-88 in the season opener. |
| 2019 | The league signed LaMelo Ball and R.J. Hampton, two highly rated NBA 2020 draft picks, marking a significant recruitment period. |
| 2018 | Melbourne United win their fifth NBL championship. |
| 2018 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix were announced as the latest club to join the league. |
| December 2018 | The Illawarra Hawks and Sydney Kings wore Indigenous-themed jerseys to celebrate Indigenous culture in basketball, marking the first Indigenous Round in the NBL. |
| August 7 2018 | Brian Bowen became the first player signed to a Next Stars contract, assigned to the Sydney Kings. |
| March 2 2018 | NBL announced the 'Next Stars' initiative to provide professional opportunities for young elite overseas players directly out of secondary school. |
| 2017 | NBLxNBA series is inaugurated, involving clubs from the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) and the North American National Basketball Association (NBA), with games held in the United States and Canada. |
| 2017 | Adelaide 36ers win their sixth NBL championship title. |
| 2017 | Perth Wildcats win their eighth NBL championship. |
| 2017 | SBS takes over broadcasting rights for the National Basketball League in Australia, with Fox Sports continuing coverage. |
| 2017 | SBS expands broadcasting to two live games per week (Saturday and Sunday), while ABC begins broadcasting a delayed Friday night game. |
| October 5 2017 | Hungry Jack's became the naming rights sponsor for the NBL, with their logo featured on player jerseys and around venues, and closely associated with Heritage Month in January. |
| September 2017 | First NBLxNBA series games are played during September and early October, establishing an international basketball exchange between the two leagues. |
| 2016 | Melbourne United win their third NBL championship title. |
| 2016 | Perth Wildcats win their seventh NBL championship. |
| 2016 | NBL increased import roster slots from two to three and allowed one additional player from FIBA Asia or FIBA Oceania countries to be signed as a local player. |
| 2016 | Nine Network becomes the primary Australian broadcaster for the National Basketball League, replacing previous networks. |
| 2016 | SBS secures exclusive free-to-air rights for the 2016–17 season, broadcasting one live Sunday match each week. |
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