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Fast Facts
Did you know these 37 facts about NBL26?
Bryce Cotton of the 36ers shoots a free throw during the round nine NBL match between Tasmania Jackjumpers and Adelaide 36ers at MyState Bank Arena on November 13, 2025 in Hobart. Photo: Steve Bell/Getty Images
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Bryce Cotton leads NBL26 in scoring as 37 key stats and trends define the 2025–26 season so far.
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Fifty-nine of the 165 regular season NBL26 games are in the books. Here are 37 things you need to know right now about the 2025-26 season.
- Adelaide 36ers star Bryce Cotton leads the league in scoring with 26.2 points per game.
- 36ers teammate Zylan Cheatham is the top rebounder at 10.8 boards per game.
- New Zealand Breakers point guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright leads all players with 7.8 assists per game.
- Cotton also tops the steals chart with 2.4 per game.
- Perth Wildcats big man Jo Lual-Acuil Jr is the league’s best shot blocker with 2.0 blocks per game.
- Melbourne United's Jesse Edwards is the most efficient shooter at 68% from the field.
- South East Melbourne Phoenix's Jordan Hunter has the best three-point percentage at 52%.
- Perth's Sunday Dech is perfect at the line, hitting 100% of free throws.
- Cotton makes the most three-pointers — 3.6 per game.
- Illawarra Hawks' three-time NBA champion JaVale McGee makes the most field goals — 9.6 per game.
- Cotton also makes the most free throws — 6.4 per game.
- The average player scores 8.0 points per game.
- The median scoring mark is 7.0 points per game.
- The average field-goal percentage across the league is 42.5%.
- The average three-point percentage is 31.3%.
- The average free-throw percentage is 72.5%.
- Players grab an average of 3.4 rebounds per game.
- Players dish an average of 1.7 assists per game.
- The average player records 0.6 steals per game.
- The average player blocks 0.3 shots per game.
- Players commit an average of 1.0 turnover per game.
- Most regular scorers in the league average between 10 and 16 points per game.
- Consistent rebounders generally pull down 6 to 11 rebounds per game.
- Reliable playmakers hand out 4 or more assists per game.
- Quality three-point shooters hit around 38% or better from deep.
- Strong interior shooters make half their shots or more.
- Melbourne United's Tanner Krebs has the best ball control among regular players, averaging just 0.3 turnovers per game across 12 games.
- High scorers tend to take more shots — volume strongly drives scoring output.
- There’s only a small link between scoring and three-point accuracy.
- Passing numbers don’t strongly affect overall shooting efficiency.
- Centres are the highest-scoring position, averaging 12.3 points per game.
- Centres also shoot the best from three at 41.8%, an unexpected trend.
- Guards are the best free-throw shooters at 75.4%.
- Players attempt an average of 1.8 free throws per game.
- Lual-Acuil Jr draws the most fouls, taking 7.5 free throws per game.
- McGee leads the league in combined defensive impact (“stocks”) with 3.1 per game.
- A total of 145 players have recorded statistics in NBL26 so far.
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