2025-26 Panini Signature Series Basketball Checklist, Team Set Lists and Details

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2025-26 Panini Signature Series Basketball gives a long-running autograph concept within the Donruss flagship brand a chance to shine on its own for the first time in the basketball card industry.

Because Topps took over exclusive licensing rights for NBA cards this season, these cards are not fully licensed, so they only include player names and team cities instead of full logos and team nicknames. But Panini seems to have been mindful of its limitations, utilizing lots of close-up portrait photography throughout the product.

Collectors can expect one slabbed autograph, two base parallels, one insert, and one base card in every hobby box of this premium product.

2025-26 Panini Signature Series Basketball Checklist Overview

Signature Series first appeared as a staple in the trading card industry with the 1997 Donruss Signature Series Baseball set. It’s been used by Donruss, Playoff, and Panini in several ways ever since but hasn’t been a standalone product since 2016 Donruss Signature Series Football.

The base set (/199) will be comprised of current stars, rookies, retried greats, and up-and-coming amateurs signed to NIL deals with Panini.

All parallels will be numbered to /99 or fewer.

  • Silver /99
  • Red /75
  • Green /65
  • Fuchsia /55
  • Blue /49
  • Purple /35
  • Cracked Ice /25
  • Plaid /15
  • Gold /10
  • Pandora /5
  • Gold Glitter /3
  • Platinum /1

Collectors will find one slabbed autograph in every box, and all signed cards are numbered to /49 or fewer.

Among players collectors can find are rookies VJ Edgecombe, Jeremiah Fears, Tre Johnson, Carter Bryant, Hugo Gonzalez, Derik Queen, Cedric Coward, and Hansen Yang, and stars and legends like Cade Cunningham, Damian Lillard, Ja Morant, James Harden, Chris Webber, Dirk Nowitzki, Kevin Garnett, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Ray Allen, Allen Iverson, Derrick Rose, and Steve Nash.

Leading NIL prospects include Darius Acuff Jr., Neoklis Avdalas, Braylon Mullins, Nikolas Khamenia, Azzi Fudd, Sarah Strong, Olivia Mills, Lauren Betts, Tyran Stokes, Babatunde Oladotun, Christian Collins, Jordan Smith Jr., and Miikka Muurinen.

Standard Rookie Patch Autographs are horizontal issues with an oversized patch and hard-signed signature.

First-year talent remains in focus in Rookie Endorsements, another horizontal set that features on-card autographs.

Signature Pride cards include a hard-signed autograph and the flag of a player’s home country.

Made To Frame pays tribute to players whose jersey fans would want hanging on their wall. These cards combine two small photos, a mock-up of a player’s jersey, and a hard-struck signature all inside a framed shadowbox-style design.

Cover Athletes are designed as signed magazine covers.

The Decision features players making their choice about where to spend the next step in the career, utilizing a line made famous by LeBron James back in 2010.

Inserts fall once per box, and concepts include Class Masters, Perpetual Talents, and Profiles.

Much like the Cover Athlete Autographs, the Signature Headlines insert draws inspiration from print media, with a design reminiscent of a newspaper page.

The popular Kaboom SSPs make the jump here. The long-running insert has been in play since 2013-14 and always thrill collectors. Parallels include Gold (/10) and Black (1/1).

2025-26 Panini Signature Series Basketball cards at a glance:

Cards per pack: Hobby – 5
Packs per box: Hobby – 1
Boxes per case: Hobby – 12
Set size: 100 cards
Release date (subject to change): May 27, 2026

Shop for 2025-26 Panini Signature Series Basketball cards:

  • Hobby Boxes — eBay

What to expect in a hobby box:

  • Slabbed Autographs – 1
  • Base Cards – 1
  • Base Parallels – 2
  • Inserts – 1

2025-26 Panini Signature Series Basketball Checklist

You can also download a customizable spreadsheet copy of the checklist:

Please note that print runs for cards without serial numbers have not been announced.

Base
Autographs
Inserts
Sketch Cards
Full Checklist
NBA Team Sets
NCAA Team Sets

2025-26 Panini Signature Series Basketball NCAA Team Set Checklists

Want to know what cards your favorite college has in 2025-26 Panini Signature Series Basketball? Here’s the checklist broken down by team. This list is sorted alphabetically by school name.

Please note that parallels are not included here. Please check the main checklist in the other tab for parallel specifics and insertion rates.

Arizona

Base
42 KJ Lewis

Arkansas

Base
65 Darius Acuff Jr.
84 Meleek Thomas

Baseline Generals
7 John Calipari

Classification
30 Meleek Thomas

Dual Autographs
18 Meleek Thomas/Darius Acuff Jr.

Jersey Autographs
15 Meleek Thomas
24 Darius Acuff Jr.

Kaboom
13 Meleek Thomas
20 Darius Acuff Jr.

Perpetual Talents
19 Darius Acuff Jr.

Quad Autographs
4 Roy Williams/Jim Calhoun/John Calipari/Jim Boeheim
9 Meleek Thomas/Alijah Arenas/Kingston Flemings/Darius Acuff Jr.

Recognition Signatures
5 Darius Acuff Jr.

Signature Headlines
17 Darius Acuff Jr.

The Decision
2 Darius Acuff Jr.
6 Meleek Thomas

Tools of the Trade
19 Meleek Thomas
22 Darius Acuff Jr.

Triple Autographs
6 Meleek Thomas/John Calipari/Darius Acuff Jr.

Auburn

Base
62 Tahaad Pettiford

Perpetual Talents
21 Tahaad Pettiford

Duke

Dual Autographs
6 Christian Laettner/Grant Hill

Hardwood Graphs
15 Nikolas Khamenia

Recognition Signatures
15 Nikolas Khamenia

The Decision
7 Nikolas Khamenia

Tools of the Trade
25 Nikolas Khamenia

Florida

Baseline Generals
4 Todd Golden
8 Billy Donovan

Signature Inscriptions
25 Todd Golden

Triple Autographs
7 Walter Clayton Jr./Todd Golden/Alijah Martin

High School

Base
63 Tyran Stokes
73 Jordan Smith Jr.
78 Christian Collins
82 Caleb Holt

Classification
12 Tyran Stokes
13 Caleb Holt
14 Ryan Hampton
16 Jordan Smith Jr.
18 Babatunde Oladotun
19 Christian Collins

Dual Autographs
21 Tyran Stokes/Jordan Smith Jr.

Hardwood Graphs
5 Babatunde Oladotun
6 Tyran Stokes
8 Ryan Hampton
10 Jordan Smith Jr.
11 Alex Constanza
12 Caleb Holt

Kaboom
15 Christian Collins
18 Tyran Stokes

Perpetual Talents
17 Tyran Stokes

Quad Autographs
1 Jordan Smith Jr./Caleb Holt/Christian Collins/Tyran Stokes

Recognition Signatures
3 Babatunde Oladotun
7 Jordan Smith Jr.
8 Tyran Stokes
12 Alex Constanza
13 Caleb Holt
14 Christian Collins
20 Ryan Hampton

Signature Inscriptions
3 Tyran Stokes
4 Babatunde Oladotun

Signature Series Retro
18 Christian Collins
19 Alex Constanza
21 Tyran Stokes
22 Ryan Hampton
23 Jordan Smith Jr.
24 Babatunde Oladotun

The Decision
1 Tyran Stokes
4 Caleb Holt
9 Christian Collins
10 Jordan Smith Jr.
11 Babatunde Oladotun
13 Alex Constanza
16 Braylon Mullins

Triple Autographs
5 Christian Collins/Tyran Stokes/Babatunde Oladotun

Houston

Base
51 Kingston Flemings
76 Mercy Miller

Classification
26 Kingston Flemings

Dual Autographs
7 Clyde Drexler/Hakeem Olajuwon
7 Clyde Drexler/Hakeem Olajuwon

Hardwood Graphs
19 Mercy Miller

Jersey Autographs
16 Mercy Miller

Quad Autographs
9 Meleek Thomas/Alijah Arenas/Kingston Flemings/Darius Acuff Jr.

Recognition Signatures
6 Mercy Miller

The Decision
5 Mercy Miller

Illinois

Hardwood Graphs
13 Andrej Stojakovic

Jersey Autographs
11 Andrej Stojakovic

The Decision
8 Andrej Stojakovic

Indiana

Base
77 Bobby Knight

Baseline Generals
1 Bobby Knight

Dual Autographs
12 Dick Vitale/Bobby Knight

International Prospects

Base
69 Karim Lopez
87 Miikka Muurinen

Classification
15 Karim Lopez

Dual Autographs
4 Miikka Muurinen/Neoklis Avdalas

Hardwood Graphs
7 Miikka Muurinen

Kaboom
8 Miikka Muurinen
21 Karim Lopez

Profiles
22 Karim Lopez

Recognition Signatures
2 Karim Lopez
10 Miikka Muurinen

Signature Series Retro
25 Miikka Muurinen

The Decision
12 Miikka Muurinen

Kansas

Baseline Generals
9 Bill Self

Classification
20 Flory Bidunga

Kentucky

Base
67 Jayden Quaintance
80 Otega Oweh

Classification
10 Jayden Quaintance

Hardwood Graphs
16 Jayden Quaintance
18 Otega Oweh

Jersey Autographs
10 Otega Oweh
23 Jayden Quaintance

Kaboom
19 Jayden Quaintance

Perpetual Talents
11 Jayden Quaintance

Recognition Signatures
16 Jayden Quaintance
18 Otega Oweh

The Decision
18 Jayden Quaintance

Tools of the Trade
21 Jayden Quaintance

Memphis

Dual Autographs
1 Derrick Rose/John Calipari

Michigan

Base
22 Elliot Cadeau
68 Yaxel Lendeborg

Classification
17 Elliot Cadeau

Hardwood Graphs
21 Elliot Cadeau

Jersey Autographs
14 Elliot Cadeau
25 Yaxel Lendeborg

Signature Headlines
5 Yaxel Lendeborg

The Decision
15 Yaxel Lendeborg
19 Elliot Cadeau

Tools of the Trade
20 Yaxel Lendeborg

North Carolina

Baseline Generals
5 Roy Williams

Quad Autographs
4 Roy Williams/Jim Calhoun/John Calipari/Jim Boeheim

Triple Autographs
9 Roy Williams/Jim Boeheim/Jim Calhoun

Oregon

Base
72 KJ Evans

St. John’s

Base
75 Ian Jackson

Syracuse

Baseline Generals
6 Jim Boeheim

Quad Autographs
4 Roy Williams/Jim Calhoun/John Calipari/Jim Boeheim

Triple Autographs
9 Roy Williams/Jim Boeheim/Jim Calhoun

TCU

Kaboom
23 Olivia Miles

Quad Autographs
3 Lauren Betts/Azzi Fudd/Olivia Miles/Janiah Barker

Signature Inscriptions
16 Olivia Miles

The Decision
14 Olivia Miles

Tennessee

Quad Autographs
3 Lauren Betts/Azzi Fudd/Olivia Miles/Janiah Barker

Texas Tech

Base
61 JT Toppin

Hardwood Graphs
9 JT Toppin

Jersey Autographs
19 JT Toppin

Profiles
17 JT Toppin

Signature Inscriptions
5 JT Toppin

Signature Series Retro
17 JT Toppin

The Decision
17 JT Toppin

UCLA

Base
98 Lauren Betts

Classification
25 Lauren Betts

Dual Autographs
2 Lauren Betts/Azzi Fudd

Quad Autographs
3 Lauren Betts/Azzi Fudd/Olivia Miles/Janiah Barker

Recognition Signatures
19 Lauren Betts

UCONN

Base
66 Sarah Strong
79 Alex Karaban
90 Braylon Mullins

Baseline Generals
2 Geno Auriemma
3 Dan Hurley
10 Jim Calhoun

Classification
28 Sarah Strong
29 Azzi Fudd

Cornerstones
15 Azzi Fudd

Dual Autographs
2 Lauren Betts/Azzi Fudd
17 Sarah Strong/Azzi Fudd
20 Jim Calhoun/Richard Hamilton

Jersey Autographs
18 Braylon Mullins
20 Sarah Strong
21 Azzi Fudd

Kaboom
22 Azzi Fudd

Profiles
4 Alex Karaban

Quad Autographs
3 Lauren Betts/Azzi Fudd/Olivia Miles/Janiah Barker
4 Roy Williams/Jim Calhoun/John Calipari/Jim Boeheim

Signature Inscriptions
17 Sarah Strong
24 Geno Auriemma

Triple Autographs
3 Sarah Strong/Geno Auriemma/Azzi Fudd
8 Dan Hurley/Jim Calhoun/Geno Auriemma
9 Roy Williams/Jim Boeheim/Jim Calhoun

USC

Base
64 Alijah Arenas
81 Jerry Easter II

Classification
11 Jerry Easter II

Jersey Autographs
12 Jerry Easter II
17 Alijah Arenas

Quad Autographs
9 Meleek Thomas/Alijah Arenas/Kingston Flemings/Darius Acuff Jr.

Recognition Signatures
4 Alijah Arenas

Signature Headlines
12 Alijah Arenas

The Decision
3 Alijah Arenas

Tools of the Trade
23 Alijah Arenas

Virginia Tech

Base
46 Neoklis Avdalas

Classification
23 Neoklis Avdalas

Dual Autographs
4 Miikka Muurinen/Neoklis Avdalas

Kaboom
10 Neoklis Avdalas

Signature Series Retro
7 Neoklis Avdalas

Wake Forest

Base
74 Omaha Biliew

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Andrew was surrounded by trading cards during adolescence. A lifelong, second-generation collector, he maintains a sizable Tim Salmon collection and has previously published written work with Sports Illustrated, Fanatics, and the Society for American Baseball Research.

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