New Zealand Breakers

New Zealand Breakers
2023–24 New Zealand Breakers season
League	NBL
Founded	2003; 21 years ago (2003)
History	New Zealand Breakers 2003–present
Arena	Spark Arena
Capacity	9,740
Location	Auckland, New Zealand
Team colours	Pink, blue, white, black
Main sponsor	Bank of New Zealand
CEO	Lisa Edser
General manager	Simon Edwards
Head coach	Petteri Koponen
Team captain	TBD
Ownership	Breakers Basketball Ltd
Championships	4 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015)
Retired numbers	3 (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.

The Breakers were owned by Liz and Paul Blackwell from 2005 to 2018 when a consortium headed by former NBA player Matt Walsh became the majority shareholders via a newly formed company called Breakers Basketball Ltd.^[1]