🏀 2025 EBA Premier League Season
The East Auckland Basketball Premier League is the top-tier basketball competition in East Auckland, featuring current and former NBL talent.
Games are played every Saturday at Panmure Lagoon Stadium, and the league is home to some of the most competitive and entertaining basketball in the region.
📅 Regular Season Schedule
All games held on Saturdays at Panmure Lagoon Stadium:
Game Times: 1:00 PM, 2:20 PM, 3:40 PM
Round 1 – 5 April
1:00 PM: Paladins vs. Giapo
2:20 PM: Centurions vs. Sonics
3:40 PM: R.I.P vs. Royal
Round 2 – 12 April
1:00 PM: Paladins vs. Sonics
2:20 PM: Centurions vs. Royal
3:40 PM: R.I.P vs. Giapo
19 April – EASTER WEEKEND: BREAK
26 April – ANZAC WEEKEND: BREAK
3 May – ANNUAL LEAVE: BREAK
Round 3 – 10 May
Paladins vs. R.I.P
Sonics vs. Royals
Giapo vs. Centurions
Round 4 – 17 May
Paladins vs. Centurions
Giapo vs. Sonics
R.I.P vs. Royals
Round 5 – 24 May
Paladins vs. Royals
Sonics vs. Centurions
R.I.P vs. Giapo
31 May – KING’S BIRTHDAY: BREAK
Round 6 – 7 June
Paladins vs. Sonics
Centurions vs. Royals
R.I.P vs. Giapo
Round 7 – 14 June
Paladins vs. Centurions
Giapo vs. Royals
R.I.P vs. Sonics
21 June – MATARIKI WEEKEND: BREAK
Round 8 – 28 June
Paladins vs. Royals
R.I.P vs. Centurions
Sonics vs. Giapo
Round 9 – 5 July
Paladins vs. Giapo
Centurions vs. R.I.P
Royals vs. Sonics
Round 10 – 12 July
Paladins vs. Royals
Sonics vs. Giapo
R.I.P vs. Centurions
Round 11 – 19 July
Paladins vs. Sonics
Centurions vs. Giapo
R.I.P vs. Royals
Round 12 – 26 July
Paladins vs. Giapo
Centurions vs. R.I.P
Royals vs. Sonics
Round 13 – 2 August
Paladins vs. Centurions
Sonics vs. R.I.P
Royals vs. Giapo
Round 14 – 9 August
Paladins vs. R.I.P
Royals vs. Centurions
Sonics vs. Giapo
Round 15 – 16 August
Paladins vs. Sonics
Centurions vs. Royals
R.I.P vs. Giapo
🌟 All-Star Weekend
🔥 All Star Saturday – 23 August
🏆 Playoffs Schedule (Subject to Change)
Seeding Round – 25 August
2:00 PM – 3rd Seed vs. 4th Seed (Seeding Qualifier – SQ)
3:30 PM – 5th Seed vs. 6th Seed (Play-In Qualifier – PQ)
Play-In Game – 30 August
7:30 PM – Loser of SQ vs. Winner of PQ (Play-In Game – PI)
Semi-Finals
Game 1 – 6 September
1st Seed vs. Winner of PI
2nd Seed vs. Winner of SQ
Game 2 – 8 September
1st Seed vs. Winner of PI
2nd Seed vs. Winner of SQ
Game 3 – 13 September
1st Seed vs. Winner of PI
2nd Seed vs. Winner of SQ
🏆 Grand Finals
Game 1 – 20 September
Game 2 – 22 September
Game 3 – 27 September
Finals format: First team to win 2 games is crowned champion
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Get ready for 2026
Want to join a league but don't have a full team?!
OR
Local team needing a rising star?!
Come to the 2025 East Auckland Player Drafts!
Sign Up.
If you're wanting to play and be put on a team for the 2026 comps, sign up today. Once sign ups close a venue & time will be announced (aim to be on a weekend, or after work in a weekday evening) depending on the total number of players.
After sign ups close the date and venue will be announced within 1 week.
To lock in your spot there, a $20 fee will be required
Draft Day.
There will be 2 or more sessions, where players will be put into teams prior to the day based on experience and position (aiming for fairly even teams for competitive trial games).
Players will play several 7min half games in the 2 hour session to display their skills to other team managers and trial operators.
Players may receive an "OFFER TO DRAFT" sheet from another team manager during a session. If they desire to be on that team, they'll respond accordingly and remove from the draft effective immediate.
Remaining players on completion will be allocated into teams by the trial operators.
Teams will be set up to have similar skill levels, then referred onto one of the following competitions:
- Howick Leisure Centre Adult Basketball League (Casual - Monday Evenings)
- Barfoot & Thompson Centre Adult League (Casual - Thursday Nights)
- EBA Men's League at The Y Panmure (Premier - Saturday Midday/afternoons)
- Keep Hoopin' Underdog League (Pro - Pakuranga College, underdog website for details)
Where: Howick/Pakuranga - TBC
What: 2026 Draft
When: Sign ups close 6th Jan
Who: YOU! Anyone who's not in school anymore and wanting to play in a basketball team (not age/gender specific, if we get 10 in your group we will make a team!)
There is a maximum allocation due to venue sizes around the area so registerer today.
Who is this for?
The EBA will be hosting Adult Team formation and selection for the local East Auckland Basketball Leagues. Only for players in Howick, Pakuranga, Botany, Panmure, St Johns & Ormiston Suburbs.
Player Draft, how does it work?
Sign ups open
Sign ups close: 5pm 06/01/2026
To service East Akl Open Adult competitions
Meet Up
Join us every Sunday at Rombus Cafe for EBA's weekly meet and greet with players in Howick, Auckland from 2 to 5 PM.
NBA & Beers on tap.
Not having a home base has always made local baller life challenging, so come down and thank Rombus for allowing us a spot!
Venue
Rombus Cafe, Howick
Time
Sundays 2-4 PM