New Zealand Breakers
| New Zealand Breakers | |||
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| 2025–26 New Zealand Breakers season | |||
| League | NBL | ||
| Founded | 2003 | ||
| History | New Zealand Breakers 2003–present | ||
| Arena | Spark Arena | ||
| Capacity | 9,740 | ||
| Location | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Team colours | Black, sky blue, white | ||
| Main sponsor | Bank of New Zealand | ||
| CEO | Troy Georgiu | ||
| Chairman | Marc Mitchell | ||
| General manager | Dillon Boucher (president of basketball operations) | ||
| Head coach | Vacant | ||
| Team captain | Parker Jackson-Cartwright | ||
| Ownership | Marc Mitchell (majority owner) | ||
| Championships | 4 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015) | ||
| NBL Ignite Cup titles | 1 (2026) | ||
| Retired numbers | 4 (10, 23, 24, 32) | ||
| Website | NZ Breakers | ||
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The New Zealand Breakers (also known as the BNZ Breakers for sponsorship reasons) are a New Zealand professional basketball team based in Auckland. The Breakers are the only non-Australian side currently competing in Australia's National Basketball League (NBL), and one of only two non-Australian sides to have done so (the other being the now-absent Singapore Slingers). They play their home games at multiple venues, mainly Spark Arena in Auckland. In 2011, the Breakers won their first NBL championship and successfully defended it in 2012 and 2013, claiming the second three-peat in NBL history. They won their fourth title in 2015.
From 2005 to 2018, the Breakers were owned by Liz and Paul Blackwell. In 2018, a consortium led by former NBA player Matt Walsh acquired a majority stake through a newly established company, Breakers Basketball Ltd. In March 2025, Kiwi-American businessman and attorney Marc Mitchell acquired the club.