The Breakers' 2016-17 Australian NBL campaign was more than a little bittersweet but club MVP Kirk Penney intends to focus on the

Adelaide's Jerome Randle has taken out his first Andrew Gaze Trophy, convincingly winning the NBL's MVP award for the 2016/17 season.

The NZ Breakers have missed the Australian NBL playoffs, but the future appears bright.

The Breakers are facing an anxious weekend in front of the television after beating Melbourne at the NSEC tonight.

After 27 games, almost as many fluctuations in form and about the same number of injuries, the Breakers' season all comes down to

NZ Breakers face a must-win game and a myriad of countback possibilities, as the Aussie NBL heads into the final week.

The Breakers tonight mounted an incredible fourth-quarter resurgence to keep alive their slim playoff hopes.

Basketball star Corey Webster has denied two charges of assault and one count of assault with intent to injure.

If the Breakers do indeed miss the Australian NBL playoffs, tonight's disaster in Sydney will explain why.

The Breakers held their nerve to secure a fourth straight victory tonight, beating Perth to leap into the top four.

Kevin Dillard and Kirk Penney combined for 49 points to help the Breakers earn an impressive victory over Illawarra.

With their season starting to slip away, Kevin Dillard stepped up and made himself a Breakers hero.

An emphatic final quarter has snapped the New Zealand Breakers' losing streak and kept their slim playoff hopes alive.

Adelaide proved too strong for the Breakers this afternoon as both teams continued along divergent paths.

The Breakers' worst offensive performance of the season produced a predictable result: a loss that left them last.

The New Zealand Breakers have reportedly called upon their fifth import in a testing ANBL season.

Big man Alex Pledger will join an illustrious club on Friday night when he joins his Breakers teammates in facing the Cairns Taipans. Pledger

Melbourne United have surged into second spot on the NBL ladder after crushing the Adelaide 36ers 104-73.

The New Zealand Breakers are set to unveil their latest import, just in time for a crucial stretch of their season.

Perth Wildcats coach Trevor Gleeson blames referee inconsistency for his team's latest defeat at the hands of NBL leaders Adelaide.

Coach Paul Henare was non-committal today when quizzed on Corey Webster's future with the Breakers.

The New Zealand Breakers have been dealt a significant blow, with swingman Tom Abercrombie ruled out for four to six weeks.

Breakers coach Paul Henare received an early Christmas present in the gritty Australian NBL win over Perth but has another couple of items on his wishlist.

The Breakers beat rivals Perth tonight at Vector Arena, beginning life without Corey Webster by edging an ugly contest.

With coach Paul Henare warning about the folly of studying the table, Kirk Penney suggested something else the Breakers need to take a good, hard look at.

Paul Henare, coach of the New Zealand Breakers, is hitting out at his team for a lack of consistency.

The New Zealand Breakers' revival has been short-lived, going down 102-92 to the Adelaide 36ers tonight.

The Breakers snapped their four-game losing streak in heart-stopping style at Vector Arena, eking out victory against the Bullets.

A fourth straight loss left the Breakers in last place in the Australian NBL, completing a truly forgettable fortnight.

Missing the suspended Corey Webster the Breakers fell to a third straight defeat against Illawarra at home tonight.