| 2012 New Zealand NBL season | |
| League: | New Zealand NBL |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Duration: | 1 March – 27 May |
| No Of Games: | 16 |
| No Of Teams: | 9 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Minor Premiers: | Hawke's Bay Hawks |
| Mvp: | Nick Horvath (Manawatu Jets) |
| Mvp Link: | New Zealand NBL Most Valuable Player Award |
| Top Scorer: | Josh Pace (Manawatu Jets) |
| Top Scorer Link: | New Zealand NBL Scoring Champion |
| Finals: | Final Four |
| Finals Champ: | Auckland Pirates |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Wellington Saints |
| Finals Mvp: | Alex Pledger |
| Finals Mvp Link: | New Zealand NBL Finals Most Valuable Player Award |
| Seasonslistnames: | New Zealand NBL |
| Prevseason Link: | 2011 New Zealand NBL season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2011 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2013 New Zealand NBL season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2013 |
The 2012 NBL season was the 31st season of the National Basketball League. While the Harbour Heat returned for the 2012 season, the Waikato Pistons dropped out of the league. It marked the first time the league had no Waikato presence since 1983.
The Hawke's Bay Hawks were regular season winners in 2012.[1] The final Four weekend was held in Wellington, with the semifinals on Saturday 26 May, followed by the championship game on Sunday 27 May. In the final, the Auckland Pirates were victorious over the two-time defending champion Wellington Saints.
| Team | City | Arena | Head coach | Import | Import |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland Pirates | Kohimarama, Auckland | ASB Stadium |  Judd Flavell |  Ron Dorsey | Isma'il Muhammad |
| Harbour Heat | Wairau Valley, Auckland | North Shore Events Centre | Alex Stojkovic | Zack Atkinson | Justin Bailey |
| Hawke's Bay Hawks | Napier | Pettigrew Green Arena | Paul Henare | Kareem Johnson | Galen Young |
| Manawatu Jets | Palmerston North | Arena Manawatu | Ryan Weisenberg | Chris Hagan | Josh Pace |
| Nelson Giants | Nelson | Trafalgar Centre | Chris Tupu | Pete Campbell | Michael Harrison |
| Otago Nuggets | Dunedin | Edgar Centre | Anthony Arlidge | Antoine Tisby | Akeem Wright |
| Southland Sharks | Invercargill | Stadium Southland | Richard Dickel | Larry Abney | Kevin Braswell |
| Taranaki Mountainairs | New Plymouth | TSB Stadium | Dave Bublitz | Darryl Hudson | Jack Leasure |
| Wellington Saints | Wellington | TSB Bank Arena | Pero Cameron | Jason Crowe | Ernest Scott |
| Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 3 | |
| 2 | 13 | 3 | |
| 3 | 10 | 6 | |
| 4 | 9 | 7 | |
| 5 | 7 | 9 | |
| 6 | 6 | 10 | |
| 7 | 6 | 10 | |
| 8 | 5 | 11 | |
| 9 | 3 | 13 | |
| Round | Player | Team | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akeem Wright | [2] | ||
| 2 | ||||
| 3 | ||||
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | Anthony Gurley | |||
| 6 | Antoine Tisby | |||
| 7 | ||||
| 8 | ||||
| 9 | Darryl Hudson | |||
| 10 | [3] | |||
| 11 | [4] | |||
| 12 |
Stats as of the end of the regular season[5]
| Category | Player | Team | Stat | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 23.0 | |||
| Rebounds per game | 15.8 | |||
| Assists per game | 8.7 | |||
| Steals per game | 3.0 | |||
| Blocks per game | Michael Harrison | 2.1 |