Team-by-Team: NBL26/27 Off-Season Wrap

10 Aug 2026

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Keep track of how the stars of NBL26/27 are performing, both locally and overseas.

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NBL.com.au

Keep tabs on how the stars of NBL26/27 are faring during the off-season with our weekly off-season wrap, covering action from the local NBL1 competition to all corners of the globe.

This weekend in NBL1 was highlighted by numerous strong performances by New Zealand's Preston Le Gassick, who claimed North Grand Final Series MVP after guiding Gold Coast to the title and Sydney duo Tyler Robertson and Jason Spurgin, who both recorded double-doubles in Sutherland's overtime win against Illawarra.
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Overseas, Elijah Pepper, fresh off being crowned NZNBL's MVP, fell just short of a perfect season with Wellington, as his Saints lost Sunday's decider to Southland.

‍‍Check out the full wrap below.

Last updated: Monday, August 10, 2026

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The Rockingham Flames stormed into the West Grand Final by defeating Perry Lakes and Cockburn across the weekend.

Across those two games, Isaac White totalled 43 points, 6 rebounds and 10 dimes, while Blake Jones had 48 points and 23 boards in the pair of wins.

The Flames now face Geraldton in Saturday's decider.

Elsewhere, Ben Griscti and his Nunawading Spectres went down to Eltham in their preliminary final, despite 24 points (including 5 triples) and 12 boards from the big man.

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Ipswich lost their North Grand Final to Gold Coast 2-0, but it wasn't due to the play of Lamar Patterson, who averaged 36 points, 4 boards and 5 dimes across the two games.

Fellow Bullets Jack Purchase (17 points and 11 boards) and Rio Burton (3 points, 1 steal and 1 block) both lost their respective finals fixtures with Melbourne and South Adelaide.

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A double-double from Lloyd McVeigh (11 points and 10 boards) wasn't enough for South Adelaide, who lost their Central Grand Final to Forestville on Saturday.

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The back-to-back West championship dream is over for Johny Narkle, after his Cockburn Cougars lost to Rockingham in their Preliminary Final.

In the defeat, he had 28 points, 6 boards and 6 dimes.

Illawarra pair Todd Blanchfield (16 points and 21 rebounds) and Mason Peatling (10 points and 5 rebounds) did all they could in Saturday's Preliminary Final, but lost to Sutherland.

But Wani Swaka Lo Buluk bucked the trend and was triumphant on Saturday.

The wing had 12 points and 2 rebounds as Norths outlasted Central Coast.

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Jensen Bradtke was massive across the weekend, helping Gold Coast win the North crown.

The big man averaged 22 points, 7.5 boards, 2.5 steals and 2.5 blocks across the two wins over Ipswich.

Fabian Krslovic also tasted victory with Norths, adding 23 points (including 5 triples) and 10 boards in their victory against Central Coast.

In the South, both Nunawading's Christian D'Angelo (8 points, 5 rebounds and 3 dimes) and Melbourne's Tom Wilson (25 points, 7 boards and 7 assists) lost their respective Preliminary Finals to Eltham and Frankston.

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Preston Le Gassick had a weekend to remember for the Gold Coast Rollers.

Not only did he take out the North title, but the guard was named Grand Final Series MVP after averaging 26 points, 6 boards and 10 dimes across the two games.

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In the NZNBL Grand Final, Carlin Davison came close to a triple-double despite the overtime loss to the Sharks, finishing with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists. He averaged 14 points, 7.4 assists and 7 rebounds per game throughout the season.

NBL26 Development Player Tukaha Cooper also played a key role in the Sharks' championship victory.

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Perry Lakes' Cameron Huefner (10 points and 6 rebounds) and Willetton's Thomas Gerovich (9 points, 14 boards and 5 dimes) both lost their respective West Semi-Finals to Rockingham and Geraldton.

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Despite being crowned NZNBL League MVP, Elijah Pepper couldn't lead the Saints over the line, falling to Southland in the Grand Final after missing a three that would have sent the game into double overtime.

He finished with 32 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, including eight three-pointers. Pepper averaged 29.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game across the season.

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Hunter Goodrick double-doubled (18 points and 13 boards) as Norths edged Central Coast to book their spot in the East Grand Final.

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Akech Aliir put together a strong performance in the NZNBL Grand Final despite the loss, recording 22 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. He averaged 16.6 points and 6.5 rebounds per game throughout the season.

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They needed overtime to do it, but the Sutherland Sharks are into the East Grand Final after outlasting Illawarra at the Snakepit.

Duo Tyler Robertson (19 points and 16 boards) and Jason Spurgin (19 points and 13 rebounds) were both massive, setting up a Grand Final with Norths next Saturday.

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