Kael Robinson
October 13, 2026
Carlin Davison
- Nationality: NZL
- Date of Birth: 21/08/03
- Place of Birth: New Plymouth (New Zealand)
- Position: PF
- Height (CM): 196
- Weight (KG): 98
- Junior Assoc: NZ - Taranaki
- College:
- NBL DEBUT: 19/11/23
- AGE AT DEBUT: 20
- LAST NBL GAME: 18/10/26
- NBL History: New Zealand 2025-27
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Carlin Davison was born in New Plymouth (NZ), where he attended New Plymouth Boys’ High School and played junior basketball in the Taranaki representative program.
Davison participated in several sports as a junior and initially concentrated on rugby, earning acceptance into the school’s rugby academy. However, after beginning high school, he chose to concentrate on basketball.
In Year 10, Davison became the youngest player selected for the New Plymouth Boys’ High School First V basketball team. He combined school basketball commitments with junior representative basketball and began training with the Taranaki Airs at 14 years of age.
To accommodate his training and representative basketball commitments, Davison became a boarding student at New Plymouth Boys’ High School.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Carlin Davison made his NBL debut with the New Zealand Breakers at 20 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
New Zealand entered the off-season after finishing sixth with a 13-15 record, defeating Sydney 83-76 in the first play-in game before an 88-85 loss to Illawarra ended its season. Anthony Lamb (to Trento), William McDowell-White (to Berlin), Izayah Le’Afa (to Sydney), Justinian Jessup (to Ulm), Finn Delany (to Shizuoka), Mantas Rubstavicius (to Panevezys), Zylan Cheatham (to Nagoya), Mangok Mathiang (to Ramat Gan), Dan Fotu and Dom Kelman-Poto exited the team, while Thomas Abercrombie and Cameron Gliddon retired. Parker Jackson-Cartwright, Max Darling, Dane Pineau, Carlin Davison and Alex McNaught returned.
Head coach Mody Maor (to Nagasaki) was replaced by Petteri Koponen (via Helsinki), who added Matt Mooney (via Trento), Sam Mennenga (via Cairns), Mojave King (via Indiana), Mitch McCarron (via Adelaide), Jonah Bolden (via Sydney), Sean Bairstow (via Richmond), Grant Anticevich (via Gottingen), Freddie Gillespie (via Belgrade), Karim Lopez (via Badalona) and Kaia Isaac (via Canterbury).
Davison entered the season on a two-year development-player deal which included a team option for a third season.
The athletic forward made his first appearance of the season against South East Melbourne on October 24, playing the final 2 minutes and 14 seconds as Hurt (19 points and 7 rebounds) led the Phoenix to an 88-62 win.
Davison (2 points across 10 games) remained near the end of New Zealand’s rotation and received most of his opportunities late in games. No injury was reported, with his limited appearances coming through his development-player role.
Davison scored his first NBL points against Melbourne on November 4, finishing with 2 points, 2 rebounds, and 1 steal and completing a powerful late dunk as the Breakers won 113-79, while Flynn Cameron (20 points) led United.
Davison’s best game came against Illawarra on November 28, where he made two three-pointers and finished with 6 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 3 steals, and 1 block in 16 minutes. Lachlan Olbrich (21 points) and Trey Kell III (17 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists) led the Hawks to a 109-71 win.
Davison (5 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal) played another 16 minutes against Perth on December 1, but Bryce Cotton (59 points and 7 assists) produced the highest-scoring NBL performance in nearly 30 years as the Wildcats won 123-112.
He matched his season-high against Cairns on February 1, finishing with 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal on 3-of-4 shooting as New Zealand won 99-92 and avoided the wooden spoon, while Sam Waardenburg (16 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists) was among the Taipans’ best.
Jackson-Cartwright (18.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists, and 1.6 steals across 21 games) and Mooney (16.1 points, 4.4 assists, and 1.6 steals across 29 games) led New Zealand’s backcourt, while Mennenga (11.7 points and 5.3 rebounds across 29 games), Fall (11.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks across 18 games), Lopez (9.6 points and 4.7 rebounds across 25 games) and King (8.5 points across 17 games) provided the other main contributions. Jackson-Cartwright won the Breakers’ MVP and Members Choice awards, King was named Defensive Player of the Year and Mennenga’s 29-point and 9-rebound performance against Tasmania was voted the Fans’ Moment of the Year. New Zealand finished ninth with a 10-19 record and missed the postseason.
New Zealand closed the season against Illawarra at Spark Arena on February 5, where Davison grabbed 3 rebounds and blocked 1 shot in eight minutes, while Harvey (29 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists) led the Hawks to a 96-82 win.
2025/26
Following a 10-19 season that left New Zealand ninth and outside the playoffs, the Breakers entered 2025/26 without 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), while Parker Jackson-Cartwright, Sam Mennenga, Karim Lopez, Max Darling, Sean Bairstow, Alex McNaught and Carlin Davison returned.
After returning as President of Basketball Operations in March 2025, Dillon Boucher worked with second-year head coach Petteri Koponen to rebuild around a stronger New Zealand playing core. In April, Boucher said the Breakers had contacted virtually every New Zealander playing outside New Zealand or Australia, directly or through their agents, with Finn Delany and Yanni Wetzell among the overseas players publicly discussed as potential recruits.
Coach Petteri Koponen returned for a second season and 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 Robert Baker II (via Berlin), with Jack Andrew and Liam Judd joining as development players.
The 22-year-old entered the second season of the two-year development agreement he signed in 2024, which included a third-year team option, but was elevated to the full roster after earning the Stan Hill Trophy as the New Zealand NBL’s leading local forward-centre and an All-Star Five selection with Taranaki.
New Zealand opened the season at Spark Arena on 19 September, where Davison (12 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1 block) made an immediate impact during 20 minutes off the bench in a 104-95 loss to Brisbane, with Jackson-Cartwright (16 points, 5 rebounds, 12 assists, and 3 steals) and Brockington (16 points) leading the Breakers while Casey Prather (27 points) was Brisbane’s leading scorer.
Davison (5.2 points and 3.3 rebounds across 34 appearances) became a regular member of the rotation, producing career highs in scoring, rebounding, assists, blocks and field-goal percentage while providing athleticism and defensive versatility across both forward positions.
Le’Afa (3.5 points across 15 games) suffered a season-ending fractured foot in December and was replaced by Tai Webster (via France), while Baker II (10 points and 4.8 rebounds across 25 games) ruptured his ACL in January. Mennenga (17.8 points and 6.8 rebounds across 28 games) then fractured his wrist, creating greater opportunities for Davison during the second half of the campaign.
Davison’s best game came in New Zealand’s final regular-season appearance on 19 February, where Davison (15 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block) recorded his first NBL double-double as the Breakers defeated Cairns 115-84, with Mennenga (32 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 assists) and Jackson-Cartwright (19 points and 13 assists) leading New Zealand while Andrew Andrews (24 points and 7 assists) was Cairns’ best. The victory left the Breakers seventh with a 13-20 record and outside the NBL postseason.
Jackson-Cartwright (17.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 7.4 assists, and 1.8 steals across 34 games) and Mennenga led New Zealand offensively, with 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 II, Webster (7.1 points and 3.1 rebounds across 16 games), Te Rangi (6.8 points across 34 games) and Davison providing further support. Jackson-Cartwright earned All-NBL Second Team honours and received the Breakers’ MVP and Members’ Choice awards, Mennenga won the NBL’s Next Generation Award and Brockington was named the club’s Defensive Player of the Year.
The Ignite Cup Final was played at the Gold Coast Convention Centre on 22 February, where Davison (5 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal) added a poster dunk over two Adelaide defenders as Jackson-Cartwright (29 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals), Mennenga (21 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists), Brockington (21 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 steals), Te Rangi (17 points and 8 rebounds) and Lopez (12 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals) led New Zealand, while Bryce Cotton (34 points and 9 assists), Zylan Cheatham (21 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks, and 2 steals) 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.
2026/27
With New Zealand’s starting point guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright injured, coach Gordon Herbert used Carlin Davison as an emergency playmaker in October 2026.
On 14 October at AIS Arena in Canberra, Davison celebrated his 50th NBL game with 20 points, a career-high 14 assists, 4 rebounds and 4 steals as New Zealand defeated defending champions Sydney 102–101 in the Ignite Cup. His performance was the first combination of at least 20 points, 14 assists and four steals in a single game in Breakers history.
Sam Mennenga (27 points and 13 rebounds) and Mojave King (17 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists) led the supporting cast for New Zealand, while Torrey Craig (28 points), Makuach Maluach (19 points) and Xavier Cooks (18 points) led Sydney.
On 18 October, Davison (17 points and 11 assists) added a second consecutive points-assists double-double in New Zealand’s 98–92 loss to Tasmania.
Carlin Davison currently plays for the New Zealand Breakers and has played 51 games in his NBL career. He has averaged 4.9 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.5 assists since entering the league in 2024.
CURRENT CONTRACT:
New Zealand Breakers – 1 Year Deal (2026-27)
HIGHLIGHTS:
Highlights: Carlin Davison’s 20-point, 14-assist performance against Sydney (14 October 2026)
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 23 | New Zealand | 4-4 (4) | 7 | 145 | 55 | 24 | 32 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 21 | 38 | 55% | 4 | 12 | 33% | 9 | 16 | 56% | 60% | 61% | 20 |
| 2025-26 | 22 | New Zealand | 13-20 (7) | 34 | 536 | 176 | 112 | 39 | 27 | 85 | 19 | 9 | 28 | 64 | 74 | 145 | 51% | 12 | 40 | 30% | 16 | 32 | 50% | 55% | 55% | 15 |
| 2024-25 | 21 | New Zealand | 10-19 (9) | 10 | 55 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 50% | 3 | 7 | 43% | 1 | 2 | 50% | 59% | 59% | 6 | Totals | 51 | 736 | 251 | 150 | 77 | 32 | 118 | 36 | 15 | 47 | 89 | 103 | 199 | 51.8% | 19 | 59 | 32.2% | 26 | 50 | 52.0% | 57% | 57% | 20 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 23 | New Zealand | 4-4 (4) | 7 | 20.7 | 7.9 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 55% | 0.6 | 1.7 | 33% | 1.3 | 2.3 | 56% | 60% | 61% | 20 |
| 2025-26 | 22 | New Zealand | 13-20 (7) | 34 | 15.8 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 51% | 0.4 | 1.2 | 30% | 0.5 | 0.9 | 50% | 55% | 55% | 15 |
| 2024-25 | 21 | New Zealand | 10-19 (9) | 10 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 50% | 0.3 | 0.7 | 43% | 0.1 | 0.2 | 50% | 59% | 59% | 6 | Total | 51 | 14.4 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 51.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.2% | 0.4 | 1.2 | 52.0% | 57% | 57% | 20 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 20 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
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FIBA EXPERIENCE
Carlin Davison was included in Basketball New Zealands 2020 Under-17 mens national selection camp and was listed among Taranakis New Zealand Under-17 mens representatives for 2020.
Davison made the New Zealand team for the 2027 FIBA World Cup qualifiers in November 2025.
Carlin Davison (7.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.4 assists across seven games) played for New Zealand throughout the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers through Window 4. Davison produced 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists against Guam on July 6 as New Zealand completed the First Round with a fourth consecutive victory. He then had 6 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 assists in the 93-91 overtime win over Iran on August 28 and 10 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists in the 126-74 win over Syria on August 30.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- New Zealand - Taranaki (2020–2025), Wellington (2026)
Davison joined Taranaki for the 2020 New Zealand NBL season at age 16 where he was the youngest player in the league that year.
Davison remained with Taranaki in 2021 and played 18 games, averaging 8.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.2 steals in 25.9 minutes per game.
Davison continued with Taranaki in the 2022 New Zealand NBL season and averaged 8.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.
Davison returned to Taranaki in 2023 and, after coming in for the final nine games of the season, averaged 11.2 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game, which replaces the earlier eight-game figure of 12 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists.
Davison stayed with the Taranaki Airs for the 2024 New Zealand NBL season and played 21 games, averaging 17.1 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game, with a then career-high 27 points against the Otago Nuggets in Round 10.
Davison returned to the Taranaki Airs for the 2025 New Zealand NBL season after being announced as the club’s first signing on 29 November 2024, and he produced a career year with 18.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 2.1 steals per game as Taranaki finished third on the ladder for the second straight season.
During the 2025 season, Davison delivered one of his best performances in a 92–78 win over the Otago Nuggets with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists, while also adding 2 steals and 2 blocks.
Earlier in the 2025 season, Davison scored 36 points with 4 rebounds and 4 assists against Wellington, and later in the year he had another major all-round game with 17 points, 9 assists and 4 rebounds against Canterbury.
Later in the 2025 season, Taranaki faced Tauranga in an eliminator after Davison had entered the playoffs averaging 18.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists, and although the Airs were knocked out, he finished the year with All-Star Five honours and the Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre award.
At the end of the 2025 season, Davison was named to the NZNBL All-Star Five alongside Nick Marshall and Sean Macdonald.
Davison signed with the Wellington Saints for the 2026 New Zealand NBL season, with the club formally announcing his arrival on 8 January 2026.
Across 20 regular-season games for Wellington in 2026, Davison averaged 13.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 1.9 steals in 31.2 minutes per game.
In Wellington’s 112–69 semi-final victory over the Auckland Tuatara, Davison contributed 16 points and 6 assists as the Saints advanced to the championship game.
Davison came within one assist of a triple-double in the 2026 Grand Final against Southland, finishing with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists. Wellington led 25–21 after the first quarter behind 10 early points from Davison, but the Saints were defeated 104–101 in overtime as Southland claimed the championship.
AWARDS
- NZNBL All-Star Five (2025)
- New Zealand NBL Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre – Stan Hill Trophy (2025)
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