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| [[Izayah Le'afa]] || Free agent || 19 April 2024 || [[Sydney Kings]] ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Le'afa joins Kings, Wildcats snare college star Pepper|url=https://www.espn.com.au/nbl/story/_/id/39973007/nbl-free-agency-izayah-leafa-sydney-kings-perth-wildcats-college-star-elijah-pepper|website=ESPN.com.au|date=19 April 2024|access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref>
| [[Izayah Le'afa]] || Free agent || 19 April 2024 || [[Sydney Kings]] ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Le'afa joins Kings, Wildcats snare college star Pepper|url=https://www.espn.com.au/nbl/story/_/id/39973007/nbl-free-agency-izayah-leafa-sydney-kings-perth-wildcats-college-star-elijah-pepper|website=ESPN.com.au|date=19 April 2024|access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref>
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| [[William McDowell-White]] || Free agent || 15 May 2024 || [[Alba Berlin]] ||<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/alba-berlin-official-signing-of-mcdowell-white/|title=Alba Berlin, official signing of McDowell-White|last=|first=|date=15 May 2024|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=19 October 2024|last1=Martorano|first1=Kevin}}</ref>
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| [[Mangok Mathiang]] || Free agent || 26 September 2024 || [[Ningbo Rockets]] ||<ref>{{cite web|title=宁波男篮签下尼古拉斯-拉科塞维奇和芒格-马帝昂|url=https://sports.cctv.com/2024/09/26/ARTI8F5NQVm50AkP4YxzFdnL240926.shtml|website=央视网|access-date=19 October 2024|date=26 September 2024}}</ref>
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Revision as of 03:37, 19 October 2024

2024–25 New Zealand Breakers season
Head coachFinland Petteri Koponen
Co-captainsUnited States Parker Jackson-Cartwright
Australia Mitch McCarron
ArenaSpark Arena
NBL results
Record2–1 (66.7%)
Ladder4th
Finals finishTBD
Stats at NBL.com.au
All statistics correct as of 17 October 2024.
← 2023–24
2025–26 →

The 2024–25 New Zealand Breakers season is the 22nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their first under the leadership of their new head coach Petteri Koponen.[1]

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

New Zealand Breakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
G 0 New Zealand McNaught, Alex (DP) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
G/F 1 Mexico López, Karim (NS) 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
G/F 2 Australia Bairstow, Sean 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 93 kg (205 lb)
F 3 New Zealand Mennenga, Sam 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb)
G 5 New Zealand Isaac, Kaia (DP) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 6 United States Jackson-Cartwright, Parker (S) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 74 kg (163 lb)
G 7 New Zealand King, Mojave 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
G 8 Australia McCarron, Mitch (C) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 97 kg (214 lb)
F 11 Australia Anticevich, Grant 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 104 kg (229 lb)
F 12 New Zealand Darling, Max 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 118 kg (260 lb)
G 13 United States Mooney, Matt (I) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
F 21 New Zealand Davison, Carlin (DP) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
C 22 Australia Pineau, Dane Injured 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 103 kg (227 lb)
F 43 Australia Bolden, Jonah 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 106 kg (234 lb)
F/C 62 New Zealand Wynyard, Tai 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 116 kg (256 lb)
C 99 Senegal Fall, Tacko (I) 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in) 141 kg (311 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Croatia Mario Dugandzic
  • Lithuania Laimonas Eglinskas
  • United States Daniel Sokolovsky
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • United States Shane Connolly
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • (SRP) Special restricted player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 1 January 2025

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
PG Parker Jackson-Cartwright Mitch McCarron Alex McNaught
SG Matt Mooney Sean Bairstow Kaia Isaac
SF Mojave King Karim López Carlin Davison
PF Jonah Bolden Grant Anticevich Max Darling
C Sam Mennenga Freddie Gillespie Dane Pineau

Standings

Ladder

Pos 2024–25 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Illawarra Hawks 19 13 6 68.42% 4–1 L1 5–3 8–3 1926 1745 110.37%
2 Melbourne United 21 13 8 61.90% 1–4 W1 7–6 6–2 2003 1892 105.87%
3 Tasmania JackJumpers 19 11 8 57.89% 5–0 W8 7–2 4–6 1591 1583 100.51%
4 Sydney Kings 20 11 9 55.00% 3–2 L2 4–4 7–5 1791 1720 104.13%
5 Perth Wildcats 20 11 9 55.00% 3–2 W1 7–3 4–6 1955 1940 100.77%
6 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 19 10 9 52.63% 4–1 W3 6–3 4–6 1756 1693 103.72%
7 Brisbane Bullets 19 9 10 47.37% 2–3 L2 5–4 4–6 1810 1833 98.75%
8 Adelaide 36ers 19 8 11 42.11% 2–3 W1 6–5 2–6 1749 1855 94.29%
9 New Zealand Breakers 19 8 11 42.11% 1–4 W1 4–5 4–6 1616 1720 93.95%
10 Cairns Taipans 19 3 16 15.79% 0–5 L15 2–9 1–7 1578 1794 87.96%

Updated to match(es) played on 31 December 2024. Source: NBL.com.au

The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the overall points percentage will determine order of seeding.

Ladder progression

Leader and qualification to semifinals
Qualification to semifinals
Qualification to play-in
Last place
2024–25 NBL season
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920
Adelaide 36ers88655444469888
Brisbane Bullets610997878798757
Cairns Taipans10746691010101010101010
Illawarra Hawks11221123322111
Melbourne United23534231111222
New Zealand Breakers52112312235999
Perth Wildcats45878666654465
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix791010101087876676
Sydney Kings34343555543334
Tasmania JackJumpers96789799987543
Updated to match(es) played on 31 December 2024. Source: NBL.com.au

Game log

Pre-season

Main article: 2024 NBL pre-season
2024 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
September: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 8 September @ Perth L 108–102 Parker Jackson-Cartwright (21) Jonah Bolden (10) Matt Mooney (5) Carrara Indoor Stadium
n/a 		0–1
2 11 September Adelaide L 91–98 Parker Jackson-Cartwright (21) McCarron, Mennenga (5) Parker Jackson-Cartwright (8) Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a 		0–2
3 13 September @ Sydney L 90–79 Matt Mooney (25) Gillespie, Mennenga (5) Matt Mooney (8) Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a 		0–3

NBLxNBA games

Main article: NBLxNBA
2024 pre-season game log
Total: 0–3 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–3)
October: 0–3 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 4 October @ Utah L 87–116 Parker Jackson-Cartwright (16) Karim López (7) Parker Jackson-Cartwright (9) Delta Center
14,121 		0–1
2 7 October @ Philadelphia L 84–139 Parker Jackson-Cartwright (26) Freddie Gillespie (6) Mitch McCarron (3) Wells Fargo Center
19,767 		0–2
3 10 October @ Oklahoma City L 89–117 Matt Mooney (19) Freddie Gillespie (8) Parker Jackson-Cartwright (8) BOK Center
n/a 		0–3

Regular season

Main article: 2024–25 NBL regular season
2024–25 game log
Total: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
September: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 21 September Brisbane W 91–87 Sam Mennenga (22) Sam Mennenga (7) Parker Jackson-Cartwright (11) Perth Superdrome
2,691 		1–0
2 29 September S.E. Melbourne W 81–79 Parker Jackson-Cartwright (19) Sam Mennenga (9) Parker Jackson-Cartwright (7) Spark Arena
5,783 		2–0
October: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 17 October @ Brisbane L 84–73 Parker Jackson-Cartwright (20) Parker Jackson-Cartwright (7) Parker Jackson-Cartwright (6) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
4,391 		2–1
4 19 October Perth 0–0 Spark Arena
 –
5 24 October S.E. Melbourne 0–0 Wolfbrook Arena
 –
6 27 October @ Sydney 0–0 Sydney SuperDome
 –
November: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 2 November Adelaide 0–0 Spark Arena
 –
8 4 November @ Melbourne 0–0 John Cain Arena
 –
9 9 November @ Tasmania 0–0 Derwent Entertainment Centre
 –
10 16 November @ Cairns 0–0 Cairns Convention Centre
 –
11 28 November @ Illawarra 0–0 Wollongong Entertainment Centre
 –
December: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
12 1 December @ Perth 0–0 Perth Arena
 –
13 5 December Melbourne 0–0 Wolfbrook Arena
 –
14 7 December Sydney 0–0 TSB Arena
 –
15 12 December Tasmania 0–0 Eventfinda Stadium
 –
16 14 December @ Adelaide 0–0 Adelaide Entertainment Centre
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17 20 December Sydney 0–0 Spark Arena
 –
18 25 December @ Tasmania 0–0 Derwent Entertainment Centre
 –
19 31 December @ Cairns 0–0 Cairns Convention Centre
 –
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
20 5 January Perth 0–0 Spark Arena
 –
21 8 January @ Brisbane 0–0 Brisbane Entertainment Centre
 –
22 11 January @ Illawarra 0–0 Wollongong Entertainment Centre
 –
23 13 January Melbourne 0–0 TSB Stadium
 –
24 16 January Tasmania 0–0 Spark Arena
 –
25 18 January @ S.E. Melbourne 0–0 State Basketball Centre
 –
26 24 January Brisbane 0–0 Wolfbrook Arena
 –
27 26 January @ Adelaide 0–0 Adelaide Entertainment Centre
 –
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
28 1 February Cairns 0–0 Spark Arena
 –
29 5 February Illawarra 0–0 Spark Arena
 –
2024–25 season schedule

Transactions

Re-signed

Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Parker Jackson-Cartwright 5 April 2024 1-year deal [2]

Additions

Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Sam Mennenga 15 March 2024 2-year deal Cairns Taipans [3]
Mojave King 18 April 2024 1-year deal Indiana Mad Ants [4]
Mitch McCarron 26 April 2024 2-year deal Adelaide 36ers [5]
Jonah Bolden 2 May 2024 1-year deal Sydney Kings [6]

Subtractions

Player Reason left Date Left New Team Ref.
Thomas Abercrombie Retired 13 February 2024 N/A [7]
Izayah Le'afa Free agent 19 April 2024 Sydney Kings [8]
William McDowell-White Free agent 15 May 2024 Alba Berlin [9]
Mangok Mathiang Free agent 26 September 2024 Ningbo Rockets [10]

Awards

Club awards

  • Club MVP:
  • Defensive Player:
  • Fan's Memorable Moment:
  • Blackwell Community Cup:
  • Clubman Award:
  • Member’s Choice Award:

See also

References

  1. ^ "BNZ Breakers Name New Head Coach". NZBreakers.Basketball. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Jackson-Cartwright re-signs with Breakers". ESPN.com.au. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  3. ^ "New Zealand Breakers poach Kiwi star from Cairns". ESPN.com.au. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  4. ^ "NBA draftee heads to Breakers". NBL.com.au. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  5. ^ "'The right decision' - Former NBL champ joins Breakers". 1news.co.nz. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Aussie Jonah Bolden signs one-year deal with New Zealand Breakers". ESPN.com.au. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Abercrombie to call time on 15-year NBL career". ESPN.com.au. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Le'afa joins Kings, Wildcats snare college star Pepper". ESPN.com.au. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  9. ^ Martorano, Kevin (15 May 2024). "Alba Berlin, official signing of McDowell-White". Sportando. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  10. ^ "宁波男篮签下尼古拉斯-拉科塞维奇和芒格-马帝昂". 央视网. 26 September 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
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