The Franklin Bulls are a New Zealand professional basketball team based in Pukekohe. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball League (NBL), playing their home games at the Franklin Pool and Leisure Centre, known as the Stockyard.

In July 2019, the Franklin Bulls were granted conditional entry into the National Basketball League for the 2021 season. This application was then expedited when they completed a set of requirements set down by the league. In November 2019, they were granted entry into the NBL for the 2020 season. The team was co-founded by Jamie Reddish and Scott Kelso.

Mascot design - Before the Bulls joined the NBL, they ran a competition among its members to select a name for the team. The winning vote was going to see them called the Franklin "Blitz" however, it was later decided to name their newly created mascot Blitz and name the team the Bulls. Following this a logo was designed and the Franklin Pool and Leisure centre gained its nickname "The Stockyard". Blitz also has notable features in his design that members are aware of. He can be seen and heard making a lot of noise at home games, dishing out cowbells to fans.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 season was initially suspended indefinitely. The league returned in a reduced format based entirely in Auckland at The Trusts Arena; it also included the first and only player draft. The inaugural Bulls team was coached by Liam Simmons, featuring FIBA 3x3 Tall Black Dom Kelman-Poto, Isaac Davidson, former Tall Black Everard Bartlett and Sam Timmins (who was their first draft choice). The team finished fifth in the regular season with a 7–7 record and lost 99–90 in their elimination final against the Taranaki Mountainairs.

In 2021, the Bulls finished their first full season in the league in eighth place with a 5–13 record. The team was coached by Jamie Reddish featuring Tall Black Isaac Davidson along with Denhym Brooke, imports Zane Waterman and former NBA Draft pick Josh Selby from the US. The Bulls also signed Kyrin Galloway from the New Zealand Breakers when Waterman's season was ended with a broken wrist. Josh Selby parted ways with the team on June 1 after sustaining an injury and requesting a return to the US.

In 2021 the Bulls played host for the New Zealand Breakers while dealing with schedule clashes with their normal home venue. The Pukekohe based Bulls stepped up and the Breakers took on the Illawarra Hawks at the Stockyard on May 28. The Hawks however took the win 84-73.

For the 2022 season, Rookie Tall Blacks Jayden Bezzant and Anzaz Risseto joined the team with Isaac Davidson returning for a third season. They also announced the return of NBL legend Leon Henry and star signing of Tall Blacks guard Corey Webster alongside new coach Morgan Maskell. They played most of the season with an all New Zealand born team, until Giddy Potts joined them as their only import on the roster, mid season.

They finished the regular season in eighth place with a 7–11 record and failed to make the playoffs.