# 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 |
| 1982 | Auckland | N/A | Waitemata Dolphins |
| 1983 | Auckland | 80 – 77 | Wellington Saints |
| 1984 | Wellington Saints | 96 – 83 | Auckland |
| 1985 | Wellington Saints | 114 – 111 | Auckland |
| 1986 | Canterbury Rams | 87 – 82 | Wellington Saints |
| 1987 | Wellington Saints | 100 – 87 | Canterbury Rams |
| 1988 | Wellington Saints | 81 – 78 | North Shore |
| 1989 | Canterbury Rams | 91 – 83 | Auckland |
| 1990 | Canterbury Rams | 76 – 73 | Nelson Giants |
| 1991 | Hutt Valley Lakers | 103 – 92 | Wellington Saints |
| 1992 | Canterbury Rams | 79 – 71 | Palmerston North Jets |
| 1993 | Hutt Valley Lakers | 68 – 66 | Canterbury Rams |
| 1994 | Nelson Giants | 67 – 66 | Canterbury Rams |
| 1995 | Auckland Stars | 2 – 0 (80–74, 70–57) | Hawke's Bay Hawks |
| 1996 | Auckland Stars | 2 – 1 (95–110, 109–98, 94–90) | Nelson Giants |
| 1997 | Auckland Rebels | 2 – 0 (115–94, 100–82) | Nelson Giants |
| 1998 | Nelson Giants | 81 – 73 | North Harbour Kings |
| 1999 | Auckland Rebels | 79 – 72 | Canterbury Rams |
| 2000 | Auckland Rebels | 95 – 78 | Nelson Giants |
| 2001 | Waikato Titans | 112 – 97 | Wellington Saints |
| 2002 | Waikato Titans | 85 – 83 | Nelson Giants |
| 2003 | Wellington Saints | 97 – 88 | Waikato Titans |
| 2004 | Auckland Stars | 80 – 68 | Nelson Giants |
| 2005 | Auckland Stars | 69 – 68 | Hawke's Bay Hawks |
| 2006 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 84 – 69 | Auckland Stars |
| 2007 | Nelson Giants | 2 – 0 (76–67, 96–83) | Hawke's Bay Hawks |
| 2008 | Waikato Pistons | 2 – 0 (95–78, 84–79) | Wellington Saints |
| 2009 | Waikato Pistons | 2 – 0 (81–69, 94–84) | Nelson Giants |
| 2010 | Wellington Saints | 2 – 1 (74–84, 98–69, 82–79) | Waikato Pistons |
| 2011 | Wellington Saints | 106 – 97 | Hawke's Bay Hawks |
| 2012 | Auckland Pirates | 89 – 83 | Wellington Saints |
| 2013 | Southland Sharks | 92 – 81 | Nelson Giants |
| 2014 | Wellington Saints | 85 – 69 | Hawke's Bay Hawks |
| 2015 | Southland Sharks | 72 – 68 | Wellington Saints |
| 2016 | Wellington Saints | 94 – 82 | Super City Rangers |
| 2017 | Wellington Saints | 108 – 75 | Southland Sharks |
| 2018 | Southland Sharks | 98 – 96 | Wellington Saints |
| 2019 | Wellington Saints | 78 – 68 | Hawke's Bay Hawks |
| 2020 | Otago Nuggets | 79 – 77 | Manawatu Jets |
| 2021 | Wellington Saints | 77 – 75 | Hawke's Bay Hawks |
| 2022 | Otago Nuggets | 81 – 73 | Auckland Tuatara |
| 2023 | Canterbury Rams | 93 – 82 | Auckland Tuatara |
| 2024 | Canterbury Rams | 102 – 87 | Auckland Tuatara |

## 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 |