The Otago Nuggets are a New Zealand professional men's basketball team based in Dunedin.

The Nuggets compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at the Edgar Centre.

[19] The Nuggets were granted provisional entry back into the NBL in July 2019,[20] but the following month, their formal entry was deferred to the 2021 season, with both the league and the organisation feeling an additional 12 months would help the team to better lay the foundations needed for success.

[22][23][24] The Nuggets had a successful return to the NBL in 2020 as they finished the regular season in first place with a 9–5 record behind Coach of the Year winner Brent Matehaere.

[32] In 2022, the Nuggets finished the regular season in third place with a 10–8 record[33] and went on to reach the NBL final behind the likes of Tray Boyd III, Keith Williams, Todd Withers and Sam Timmins.