The 2025 NBL1 season was the sixth season of the NBL1. The season consisted of five conferences: South, North, Central, West and East.
The fourth annual National Finals was held in Canberra, with the East's Canberra Gunners men and South's Knox Raiders women crowned the NBL1 National champions.
The season began on 29 March for the Central, East and South Conferences, 4 April for the West Conference, and 1 May for the North Conference. All conference finals were concluded by 23 August.
The women's minor premiers were Geelong United with a 22âÂÂ0 record while the men's minor premiers were the Knox Raiders with a 17âÂÂ5 record. Due to a power outage in the opening game of the season at Harcourts Stadium in Ulverstone, the North-West Tasmania Thunder and Hobart Chargers men's teams finished the season with 21 games played instead of the 22 scheduled games. Jaz Shelley of Geelong United was named women's MVP while Tom Wilson of the Melbourne Tigers was named men's MVP.
The top-eight finals took place over four rounds across four weekends. The women's grand final saw the Knox Raiders defeat Geelong United 84âÂÂ64 while the men's grand final saw the Sandringham Sabres defeat the Melbourne Tigers 99âÂÂ80. Paige Bradley of the Knox Raiders was named women's grand final MVP while Tom Koppens of the Sandringham Sabres was named men's grand final MVP.
The women's minor premiers were the Southern Districts Spartans with a 13âÂÂ1 record while the men's minor premiers were the Gold Coast Rollers with a 9âÂÂ5 record. Unique Thompson of the Mackay Meteorettes was named women's MVP while Lamar Patterson of the Ipswich Force was named men's MVP.
The top-six finals took place over three rounds across three weekends. The women's grand final series saw the Logan Thunder defeat the Southern Districts Spartans 2âÂÂ1, with the Spartans winning 87âÂÂ69 in game one and the Thunder winning 89âÂÂ60 in game two and 78âÂÂ76 in game three, while the men's grand final series saw the Southern Districts Spartans defeat the Brisbane Capitals 2âÂÂ0, with 90âÂÂ78 in game one and 93âÂÂ88 in game two. Leah Scott of the Logan Thunder was named women's grand final MVP while Tamuri Wigness of the Southern Districts Spartans was named men's grand final MVP.
The women's minor premiers were the Forestville Eagles with a 15âÂÂ3 record while the men's minor premiers were also the Forestville Eagles with a 16âÂÂ2 record. Olivia Levicki of the West Adelaide Bearcats was named women's MVP while Keanu Rasmussen also of the West Adelaide Bearcats was named men's MVP.
The top-five finals took place over four rounds across four weekends. The women's grand final saw the Woodville Warriors defeat the Sturt Sabres 73âÂÂ65 while the men's grand final saw the West Adelaide Bearcats defeat the Central Districts Lions 83âÂÂ73. Laura Erikstrup of the Woodville Warriors was named women's grand final MVP while Cameron Huefner of the West Adelaide Bearcats was named men's grand final MVP.
The women's minor premiers were the Cockburn Cougars with a 20âÂÂ0 record while the men's minor premiers were the Rockingham Flames with a 19âÂÂ3 record. Teige Morrell of the Lakeside Lightning was named women's MVP while Isaac White of the Rockingham Flames was named men's MVP.
The top-eight finals took place over four rounds across three weekends. The women's grand final saw the Cockburn Cougars defeat the Warwick Senators 91âÂÂ71 while the men's grand final saw the Geraldton Buccaneers defeat the Warwick Senators 81âÂÂ78. Ruby Porter of the Cockburn Cougars was named women's grand final MVP while Johny Narkle of the Geraldton Buccaneers was named men's grand final MVP.
The women's minor premiers were the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles with an 18âÂÂ2 record while the men's minor premiers were the Illawarra Hawks with an 15âÂÂ5 record. Nicole Munger of the Newcastle Falcons was named women's MVP while Todd Blanchfield of the Illawarra Hawks was named men's MVP.
The top-eight finals took place over four rounds across four weekends. The women's grand final saw the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles defeat the BA Centre of Excellence 89âÂÂ61 while the men's grand final saw the Canberra Gunners defeat the Illawarra Hawks 99âÂÂ91. Taylor Wurtz of the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles was named women's grand final MVP while Derek Emelifeonwu of the Canberra Gunners was named men's grand final MVP.
The 2025 NBL1 National Finals took place at Southern Cross Stadium in Canberra from Friday 29 August to Sunday 31 August. The National Finals coincided with the NBL Blitz preseason tournament, which also took place in Canberra at AIS Arena.
The 2024 defending champions, the Waverley Falcons women and the Knox Raiders men, earned automatic qualification into the 2025 NBL1 National Finals. Joining them in the tournament were the 2025 champions from each of the five conferences. Due to being unable to field a team for the National Finals, the Knox Raiders men were replaced by the minor premiers of the hosting conference, the NBL1 East's Illawarra Hawks.
Following the conclusion of the 10 Conference Grand Finals, the six women's and men's teams were seeded and the day one match-ups were set. The day one fixtures were announced on 25 August. The day two fixture announcement saw two semi finals for both men and women, plus one consolation game in each.
In the Championship Games, the East's Canberra Gunners men and South's Knox Raiders women were crowned the NBL1 National champions.