NICKNAME/S: T Britt or Tay

BIO: Taylor Britt was born in Christchurch, New Zealand.

NBL EXPERIENCE

Taylor Britt made his NBL debut with the Perth Wildcats at 23 years of age. He scored one point in his first NBL game.

Perth entered the 2019/20 season as defending NBL champions after defeating Melbourne United 3-1 in the previous Grand Final. Trevor Gleeson re-signed on a three-year deal, Damian Martin, Jesse Wagstaff and Terrico White returned, Wani Swaka Lo Buluk (elevated from development player) replaced Greg Hire (retired), while Dario Hunt (via Spirou Charleroi) and Majok Majok (via New Zealand) joined after Tom Jervis (retired) and Angus Brandt (to Europe) departed. Taylor Britt (via Canterbury) signed with Perth as a development player after playing with the Canterbury Rams in New Zealand.

The Wildcats opened the season with a 94-93 victory over Melbourne United. Britt (1.1 points across 16 games) remained a development player throughout the season, making 14 regular-season appearances and two during the playoffs, with no injury reported as the reason for his limited playing time.

Britt made his NBL debut against Illawarra on October 11, where Britt (1 point) scored from the free-throw line during his two minutes on court as Perth defeated the Hawks 103-76. Bryce Cotton (28 points, 7 assists, and 4 steals) led the Wildcats, while LaMelo Ball (15 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals) was Illawarra’s best.

Perth started 5-1 before dropping to 8-5, then won four consecutive games to finish December at 13-6. Martin (3.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.2 steals across 26 games) missed January with a left heel injury, while Hunt (8.6 points and 6 rebounds across 21 games) was released (to Mornar Bar) and replaced by Miles Plumlee (via Zhejiang Lions; 8.6 points and 6.7 rebounds across 12 games).

Britt’s best game of the season came in Perth’s final regular-season game against Adelaide, where Britt (4 points, 2 assists, and 1 block) made both of his field-goal attempts in four minutes as the Wildcats won 94-79. Cotton and White were both unavailable, providing additional opportunities for Perth’s development players, while Nick Kay (23 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, and 2 blocks) led the Wildcats and Daniel Johnson (18 points and 11 rebounds) was Adelaide’s best. Perth won six of its final seven games to finish second with a 19-9 record.

Cotton (22.6 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1.6 steals across 32 games) won his second NBL MVP award and Kay (15.9 points, 8 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.2 steals across 33 games) was named to the All-NBL First Team. White (15 points and 3.6 rebounds across 30 games), Clint Steindl (9.6 points across 32 games), Mitchell Norton (6.8 points across 33 games) and Wagstaff (5.8 points across 33 games) were Perth’s other main contributors.

Britt did not play in semifinal game one, where Perth defeated Cairns 108-107 in overtime behind Cotton (42 points and 6 assists) and Kay (23 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals), while Scott Machado (31 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists) and DJ Newbill (25 points) led Cairns.

Britt (1 rebound) played 54 seconds in game two as Cairns defeated Perth 85-74 behind Cameron Oliver (22 points and 19 rebounds) and Newbill (16 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals), while Steindl (18 points and 3 rebounds) led Perth.

Britt remained on the bench in game three as Perth defeated Cairns 93-82 behind White (26 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists) and Kay (24 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals), while Oliver (20 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals, and 2 blocks) and Machado (19 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals) led Cairns as Perth advanced to the Grand Final.

Britt suited up but did not enter game one of the Grand Final, where Perth defeated Sydney 88-86 behind Cotton (32 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists) and Kay (14 points and 6 rebounds), while Andrew Bogut (18 points) and Kevin Lisch (17 points) led Sydney.

With game two played behind closed doors due to COVID-19, Britt (2 points) scored during his 73 seconds on court as Sydney defeated Perth 97-83. Cotton (27 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists) and Kay (17 points and 7 rebounds) led the Wildcats, while Jae’Sean Tate (20 points), Bogut (19 points and 14 rebounds) and Lisch (19 points) led Sydney.

Britt did not enter game three, where Perth defeated Sydney 111-96 behind Cotton (31 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists) and Kay (30 points, 12 rebounds, and 4 assists), while Tate (20 points and 6 rebounds) and Brad Newley (19 points and 5 rebounds) led Sydney. The Kings withdrew before game four amid concerns surrounding COVID-19 and travel restrictions, with the remaining games cancelled before Perth was awarded its tenth NBL championship two days later.

2020/21
After being awarded the previous season’s championship when Sydney withdrew from the remaining games of the Grand Final series amid COVID-19 concerns, Perth entered NBL21 looking to win a third consecutive title under coach Trevor Gleeson. Damian Martin (retired), Terrico White (overseas), Nick Kay (to Spain) and Rhys Vague (to Japan) departed, while the reduction from three imports to two prevented Perth from retaining Miles Plumlee. John Mooney (via Notre Dame), Todd Blanchfield (via Illawarra) and Kevin White (via Adelaide) were added, while Tom Jervis returned from retirement and Corey Shervill and Andrew Ferguson joined Luke Travers among Perth’s development players.

Britt (0 points in 2:47) made his first appearance of the season against South East Melbourne on February 11 as Perth defeated the Phoenix 106-75, with Blanchfield (22 points and 5 assists), Mooney (18 points and 13 rebounds) and Cotton (15 points and 7 assists) leading the Wildcats, while Kyle Adnam (24 points) led South East Melbourne.

Britt (0.2 points across 13 games) had re-signed as a development player after being part of Perth’s championship team the previous season and producing a strong offseason with Canterbury in New Zealand. He remained behind Norton and White in Perth’s point guard rotation and again saw minimal playing opportunities. “It’s a great opportunity to be a part of something special,” said Britt. No injury was reported for Britt during NBL21, with his limited appearances the result of his development-player role and position outside Perth’s regular rotation.

Britt’s best game of the season came against Brisbane on April 23, where he entered for the final 49 seconds and scored his only field goal and only 2 points of the season as Perth defeated the Bullets 92-74. Cotton (21 points and 6 assists), Mooney (16 points and 7 rebounds) and Wagstaff (12 points and 4 rebounds) led Perth, while Harry Froling (20 points) and Lamar Patterson (19 points and 10 rebounds) were Brisbane’s best.

Britt (0 points, 1 rebound, and 1 assist) received another late opportunity against Cairns on May 21, playing almost four minutes alongside Travers, Shervill and Swaka Lo Buluk as Perth completed a 100-79 win. Cotton (19 points and 4 rebounds), Blanchfield (19 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists) and Mooney (16 points and 8 rebounds) led Perth, while Mirko Djeric (15 points) led Cairns.

Cotton (23.5 points, 5.7 assists, and 1.5 steals across 32 games) was named NBL MVP, Scoring Champion, Fans MVP and to the All-NBL First Team, while Mooney (16.9 points and 11.4 rebounds across 42 games) joined him on the All-NBL First Team and later won Perth’s Gordon Ellis Medal. Blanchfield (15.2 points and 4.1 rebounds across 41 games), Norton (8.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 3.6 assists across 41 games) and Travers (4.9 points and 3.2 rebounds across 40 games) were among Perth’s other main contributors as the Wildcats finished second with a 25-11 record behind Melbourne at 28-8.

Britt did not play in semifinal game one against Illawarra, where Blanchfield (24 points) and Mooney (13 points and 15 rebounds) led Perth, while Justinian Jessup (17 points) and Justin Simon (16 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals) led the Hawks to a 74-72 win.

Britt did not play in game two at WIN Entertainment Centre, where Mooney (18 points and 10 rebounds), Travers (13 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 block) and Steindl (12 points and 3 assists) led Perth to a 79-71 win, while Tyler Harvey (24 points and 4 steals) led Illawarra.

Britt again did not play in game three, where Blanchfield (24 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals), Mooney (16 points, 15 rebounds, and 1 block) and Norton (15 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 steals) led Perth to another 79-71 victory, while Sam Froling (14 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks) and Simon (9 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 assists) were Illawarra’s best as Perth advanced to the Grand Final.

Britt did not enter Grand Final game one against Melbourne, where Blanchfield (27 points and 7 rebounds) and Mooney (8 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, and 5 steals) led Perth, while Chris Goulding (23 points and 2 steals) and Jock Landale (17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks) led Melbourne to a 73-70 win.

Britt remained on the bench in game two, where Mooney (17 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 assists), Blanchfield (13 points and 8 rebounds) and Norton (12 points and 3 rebounds) led Perth, while Goulding (21 points), Yudai Baba (15 points and 4 rebounds) and Landale (12 points, 17 rebounds, and 3 assists) helped Melbourne win 83-74.

Britt did not enter game three at John Cain Arena, where White (14 points), Mooney (14 points, 13 rebounds, and 1 block) and Blanchfield (11 points and 11 rebounds) led Perth, while Landale (15 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks) and Goulding (14 points and 4 rebounds) led Melbourne to an 81-76 win, completing the Grand Final sweep with Landale named Grand Final MVP.

2025/26
New Zealand entered Petteri Koponen’s second season after finishing ninth with a 10-19 record and missing the playoffs. Matt Mooney, Jonah Bolden (to Illawarra), Mojave King (to Cairns), Grant Anticevich (to Belgium), Freddie Gillespie (to Turkey), Tacko Fall (to China), Tai Wynyard, Dane Pineau (retired) and Mitch McCarron (retired) departed, while Parker Jackson-Cartwright, Sam Mennenga, Karim Lopez, Max Darling, Sean Bairstow and Carlin Davison returned.

Koponen added Reuben Te Rangi (via Tasmania), Izayah Le’Afa (via Sydney), Rob Loe (via Melbourne), Taylor Britt (via Canterbury), imports Izaiah Brockington (via Vancouver) and Rob Baker II (via Germany), with Jack Andrew and Liam Judd joining as development players.

The Christchurch guard signed a two-year deal, with a club option for the second season, after averaging 15.6 points and 5.9 assists for Canterbury during the 2025 NZNBL season. The move returned him to the Australian league almost five years after his previous NBL stint with Perth, where he had been part of the Wildcats’ 2020 championship squad.

After missing New Zealand’s opening game through injury, Britt (2 rebounds and 1 assist) made his Breakers debut against Melbourne at John Cain Arena on September 21, playing five minutes off the bench as United won 114-82. Brockington (21 points and 6 rebounds) and Baker (17 points and 3 rebounds) led New Zealand, while Jesse Edwards (22 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks, and 1 steal) was Melbourne’s best.

Britt (1.3 points across 20 games) appeared exclusively off the bench as the reserve point guard behind Jackson-Cartwright, providing pace, ball movement and another option capable of playing both guard positions during limited minutes.

His best scoring game came in New Zealand’s regular-season finale against Cairns on February 19, where Britt (6 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists, and 1 steal) played 16 minutes as the Breakers defeated the Taipans 115-84. Mennenga (32 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 assists) and Jackson-Cartwright (19 points and 13 assists) led New Zealand, while Andrew Andrews (24 points and 7 assists) was Cairns’ best as the Breakers finished seventh with a 13-20 record and missed the postseason.

Le’Afa (3.5 points across 15 games) suffered a fractured foot in December and was replaced by Tai Webster (via France). Webster (7.1 points and 3.1 rebounds across 16 games) added another experienced ball-handler as injuries continued to affect New Zealand’s rotation during the second half of the season.

Jackson-Cartwright (17.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 7.4 assists, and 1.8 steals across 34 games) and Mennenga (17.8 points and 6.8 rebounds across 28 games) were New Zealand’s two leading offensive players, while Brockington (16.1 points and 3.8 rebounds across 33 games), Lopez (11.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 1.2 steals across 31 games), Baker (10 points and 4.8 rebounds across 25 games) and Te Rangi (6.8 points across 34 games) provided the main support. Mennenga won the NBL’s Next Generation Award, Jackson-Cartwright received the Breakers’ club MVP and Members’ Choice awards and Brockington was named the club’s Defensive Player of the Year.

Although New Zealand missed the NBL postseason, its 3-1 Ignite Cup record earned the Breakers a place in the inaugural final against Adelaide at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre on February 22. Jackson-Cartwright (29 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals), Mennenga (21 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists) and Brockington (21 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 steals) led New Zealand, while Bryce Cotton (34 points, 3 rebounds, and 9 assists), Zylan Cheatham (21 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 3 blocks) and Nick Rakocevic (21 points and 11 rebounds) were Adelaide’s best as the Breakers won 111-107 to claim the inaugural Ignite Cup and $300,000, with Jackson-Cartwright named Ignite Cup MVP. Britt (1 rebound) played 4:11 minutes in the win.

Taylor Britt currently plays for the New Zealand Breakers and has played 49 games in his NBL career. He has averaged 0.9 points, 0.4 rebounds, and 0.6 assists since entering the league in 2019.