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2024–25 NBL season
Logo of the league sponsored by Hungry Jack's
LeagueNational Basketball League
Season2024–25
Duration
  • 19 September 2024 – 8 February 2025
  • February 2025
    (play-in tournament)
  • February – March 2025 (semifinals)
  • March 2025 (finals)
Matches played49
Teams10
TV partner(s)
Records
Losing streak6 games
Cairns Taipans
(10 October 2024 – present)
Highest attendance12,287 – Perth Arena
Perth vs Melbourne
(4 October 2024)
Lowest attendance2,691 – Perth Superdrome
New Zealand vs Brisbane
(21 September 2024)
Attendance342,713 (6,994 per match)
NBL seasons
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 7 November 2024.

The 2024–25 NBL season will be the 47th season of the National Basketball League since its establishment in 1979. A total of ten teams contested in the 2024–25 season.

The league extended its partnership with ESPN Australia. All games are available live on ESPN, Kayo Sports and Fetch TV.[1] Network 10 will broadcast the marquee 2:30pm Sunday game on Network 10’s main channel and 10 Play. In New Zealand, ESPN New Zealand will be the official league broadcaster.[2][3]

As Australia and New Zealand participated in 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification, the league took a break during the FIBA international windows of 21–24 November 2024 and 20–23 February 2025.[4]

Teams

All ten teams from the 2023–24 NBL season continued on in 2024–25.

Stadiums and locations


Team Location Stadium Capacity
Adelaide 36ers Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre 11,300
Brisbane Bullets Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre 10,500
Cairns Taipans Cairns Cairns Convention Centre 5,300
Illawarra Hawks Wollongong WIN Entertainment Centre 6,000
Melbourne United Melbourne John Cain Arena 10,175
New Zealand Breakers Auckland Spark Arena 9,740
Perth Wildcats Perth RAC Arena 14,800
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix Melbourne John Cain Arena 10,175
State Basketball Centre 3,200
Sydney Kings Sydney Qudos Bank Arena 18,200
Tasmania JackJumpers Hobart MyState Bank Arena 4,865
Launceston Silverdome 3,255

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Coach Captain Main sponsor Kit manufacturer
Adelaide 36ers United States Mike Wells Australia Dejan Vasiljevic Walker Corporation Champion
Brisbane Bullets Australia Justin Schueller Australia Mitch Norton Carnival Cruise Line
Cairns Taipans Australia Adam Forde Australia Taran Armstrong
New Zealand Sam Waardenburg
Kenfrost Homes
Illawarra Hawks United States Justin Tatum Australia Sam Froling
United States Tyler Harvey
Greater Bank
Melbourne United Australia Dean Vickerman Australia Chris Goulding Engie
New Zealand Breakers Finland Petteri Koponen United States Parker Jackson-Cartwright
Australia Mitch McCarron
Bank of New Zealand
Perth Wildcats Australia John Rillie Australia Jesse Wagstaff Mate Internet Mobile
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix Australia Sam Mackinnon Australia Jordan Hunter
Australia Nathan Sobey
Mountain Goat Beer
Sydney Kings Australia Brian Goorjian Australia Xavier Cooks Harvey Norman
Tasmania JackJumpers United States Scott Roth Australia Clint Steindl Spirit of Tasmania

Player transactions

Free agency began on 15 April 2024.[5]

Coaching transactions

Head coaching transactions
Team 2023–24 season 2024–25 season
Off-season
Adelaide 36ers Scott Ninnis[6] Mike Wells[7]
New Zealand Breakers Mody Maor[8] Petteri Koponen[9]
Perth Wildcats John Rillie[10]
Sydney Kings Mahmoud Abdelfattah[11] Brian Goorjian[12]
In-season
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix Mike Kelly[13] Sam Mackinnon (interim)[14] Josh King[15]

Pre-season

The pre-season games will begin on 17 August to 10 October 2024.[16]

The pre-season also featured the New Zealand Breakers to play games between NBA teams, this will be the sixth NBLxNBA tour.[17]

NBL Blitz

The 2024 NBL Blitz will run from 7 to 14 September with games being played at the Carrara Indoor Stadium and the Gold Coast Sports Centre.[18] Gold Coast, Queensland will host the tournament for a second consecutive year.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PP BP Pts
1 Brisbane Bullets 3 3 0 285 262 108.8 6.5 15.5
2 Perth Wildcats 3 3 0 295 271 108.9 5 14
3 Sydney Kings 3 2 1 290 269 107.8 8 14
4 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 3 2 1 307 262 117.2 7.5 13.5
5 Melbourne United 3 2 1 304 298 102.0 7 13
6 Adelaide 36ers 3 2 1 243 256 94.9 5 11
7 Illawarra Hawks 3 1 2 305 297 102.7 7.5 10.5
8 New Zealand Breakers 3 0 3 272 296 91.9 6.5 6.5
9 Cairns Taipans 4 0 4 322 367 87.7 4 4
10 Tasmania JackJumpers 2 0 2 140 185 75.7 3 3
Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2024. Source: nblblitz.com.au


Regular season

The regular season will begin on 19 September 2024.[19] It will consist of 145 games spread across 20 rounds, with the final game being played on 8 February 2025.[20][21]

Round 1

19 September 2024 Melbourne United 88–79 Tasmania JackJumpers Perth Arena, Perth
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 22–23, 27–16, 16–20
ESPN Pts: Dellavedova 21
Rebs: Loe 8
Asts: Dellavedova 6
boxscore
report
Pts: Doyle 23
Rebs: Te Rangi 8
Asts: Magnay 5
Attendance: 4,666
20 September 2024 Perth Wildcats 106–98 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix Perth Arena, Perth
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 29–17, 24–27, 27–21, 26–33
ESPN Pts: Pinder 29
Rebs: Doolittle 13
Asts: Henshall 7
boxscore
report
Pts: Hunter 19
Rebs: Hurt 12
Asts: Walton 8
Attendance: 11,530
21 September 2024 New Zealand Breakers 91–87 Brisbane Bullets Perth Superdrome, Perth
16:00 Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 27–15, 21–18, 19–35
ESPN Pts: Mennenga 22
Rebs: Mennenga 7
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 11
boxscore
report
Pts: Cook 25
Rebs: Harrison 5
Asts: Batemon 4
Attendance: 2,691
21 September 2024 Cairns Taipans 75–102 Illawarra Hawks Perth Superdrome, Perth
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 24–28, 15–18, 15–30
ESPN Pts: Groves 19
Rebs: Bradshaw, Groves 7
Asts: Dufelmeier 3
boxscore
report
Pts: Days 20
Rebs: Days 12
Asts: Kell 4
Attendance: 2,878
22 September 2024 Adelaide 36ers 94–102 Sydney Kings Perth Arena, Perth
12:30 Scoring by quarter: 28–27, 20–24, 27–19, 19–32
Network 10 Pts: Mayen, Vasiljevic 23
Rebs: Harrell 12
Asts: Davis 8
boxscore
report
Pts: Adams 25
Rebs: Cooks 13
Asts: Adams 7
Attendance: 4,168

Round 2

26 September 2024 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 84–96 Melbourne United John Cain Arena, Melbourne
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 12–25, 20–21, 24–29
ESPN Pts: Hurt 18
Rebs: Hunter, Hurt 7
Asts: Sobey, Walton 4
boxscore
report
Pts: Goulding 19
Rebs: White 8
Asts: Dellavedova 10
Attendance: 10,175
27 September 2024 Illawarra Hawks 113–101 Brisbane Bullets Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 38–25, 21–35, 30–20, 24–21
ESPN Pts: Kell 30
Rebs: Olbrich 8
Asts: Olbrich 5
boxscore
report
Pts: Cook 17
Rebs: Harrison 10
Asts: Prather 6
Attendance: 3,542
27 September 2024 Perth Wildcats 88–89 Sydney Kings Perth Arena, Perth
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 11–27, 29–16, 18–24, 29–21
ESPN Pts: Doolittle 21
Rebs: Windler 16
Asts: Doolittle, Pepper 3
boxscore
report
Pts: Adams 27
Rebs: Oliver 7
Asts: Adams 6
Attendance: 11,800
28 September 2024 Cairns Taipans 101–97 Adelaide 36ers Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 28–32, 30–22, 19–23, 24–20
ESPN Pts: Edwards 31
Rebs: Waardenburg 11
Asts: Adnam 5
boxscore
report
Pts: Vasiljevic 24
Rebs: Dech 8
Asts: Davis 8
Attendance: 4,141
28 September 2024 Tasmania JackJumpers 81–72 Melbourne United Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 24–19, 17–16, 20–23
ESPN Pts: Crawford 19
Rebs: Magnay 11
Asts: Doyle 3
boxscore
report
Pts: White 21
Rebs: White 12
Asts: Dellavedova 5
Attendance: 4,340
29 September 2024 Sydney Kings 89–96 Illawarra Hawks Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
14:30 Scoring by quarter: 15–27, 32–21, 20–27, 22–21
Network 10 Pts: Cooks 22
Rebs: Cooks 12
Asts: Adams 9
boxscore
report
Pts: Harvey 21
Rebs: Froling 11
Asts: Hickey 4
Attendance: 11,438
29 September 2024 New Zealand Breakers 81–79 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix Spark Arena, Auckland
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 22–15, 27–23, 21–20
10 Bold Pts: Jackson-Cartwright 19
Rebs: Mennenga 9
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 7
boxscore
report
Pts: Sobey 24
Rebs: Hunter, Wieskamp 12
Asts: Glover, Sobey 4
Attendance: 5,783

Round 3

3 October 2024 Adelaide 36ers 93–83 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 27–19, 19–23, 22–25
ESPN Pts: Humphries, Vasiljevic 22
Rebs: Davis 7
Asts: Martin 11
boxscore
report
Pts: Hurt 32
Rebs: Walton 11
Asts: Hunter 7
Attendance: 9,377
4 October 2024 Cairns Taipans 90–78 Tasmania JackJumpers Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 26–16, 18–24, 19–17
ESPN Pts: Armstrong 20
Rebs: Waardenburg 7
Asts: Armstrong, Edwards 5
boxscore
report
Pts: Doyle 19
Rebs: Deng 9
Asts: Crawford, Drmic 4
Attendance: 4,538
4 October 2024 Perth Wildcats 68–97 Melbourne United Perth Arena, Perth
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 22–31, 19–33, 13–19, 14–14
ESPN Pts: Doolittle, Henshall 12
Rebs: Pinder 10
Asts: Cotton 5
boxscore
report
Pts: Clark 25
Rebs: White 11
Asts: Ili 9
Attendance: 12,287
5 October 2024 Illawarra Hawks 100–102 Adelaide 36ers Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 32–27, 22–25, 27–29, 19–21
ESPN Pts: Kell 29
Rebs: Days 11
Asts: Kell 4
boxscore
report
Pts: Davis 32
Rebs: Harrell 10
Asts: Cadee, Davis 4
Attendance: 4,770
5 October 2024 Brisbane Bullets 82–91 Sydney Kings Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 10–25, 28–28, 27–16
ESPN Pts: Prather 17
Rebs: Bannan 11
Asts: Harrison 5
boxscore
report
Pts: Cooks 23
Rebs: Cooks 7
Asts: Adams 10
Attendance: 7,009
6 October 2024 Melbourne United 88–101 Cairns Taipans John Cain Arena, Melbourne
14:30 Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 27–35, 17–22, 17–21
Network 10 Pts: Goulding 22
Rebs: White 11
Asts: Dellavedova 7
boxscore
report
Pts: Edwards 23
Rebs: Bradshaw 9
Asts: three players 4
Attendance: 9,766
6 October 2024 Tasmania JackJumpers 84–79(OT) Perth Wildcats Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart
16:30 Scoring by quarter: 9–23, 21–13, 17–17, 24–18, Overtime: 13–8
10 Bold Pts: Doyle 20
Rebs: Magnay 13
Asts: Doyle 4
boxscore
report
Pts: Cotton 24
Rebs: Pinder 14
Asts: Cotton 4
Attendance: 4,340

Round 4

10 October 2024 Cairns Taipans 87–90 Perth Wildcats Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 23–29, 18–19, 26–27, 20–15
ESPN Pts: Edwards 24
Rebs: Gak 10
Asts: Waardenburg 7
boxscore
report
Pts: Cotton 35
Rebs: Doolittle 11
Asts: Doolittle 4
Attendance: 3,750
11 October 2024 Adelaide 36ers 89–79 Sydney Kings Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 23–15, 19–25, 21–17
ESPN Pts: Vasiljevic 26
Rebs: Harrell 14
Asts: three players 3
boxscore
report
Pts: Oliver 16
Rebs: Leaupepe 10
Asts: Robertson 5
Attendance: 9,466
12 October 2024 Illawarra Hawks 109–76 Tasmania JackJumpers Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 32–17, 25–22, 27–13, 25–24
ESPN Pts: Froling 21
Rebs: Days 9
Asts: Harvey 4
boxscore
report
Pts: Crawford 19
Rebs: Doyle 5
Asts: Crawford 5
Attendance: 4,885
12 October 2024 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 85–87 Brisbane Bullets John Cain Arena, Melbourne
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 26–27, 17–23, 19–19
ESPN Pts: Hurt 24
Rebs: Hunter 7
Asts: Walton 5
boxscore
report
Pts: Harrison 21
Rebs: Harrison 17
Asts: Bannan 5
Attendance: 6,521
13 October 2024 Sydney Kings 99–73 Cairns Taipans Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
14:30 Scoring by quarter: 28–18, 25–21, 23–18, 23–16
Network 10 Pts: Bruce 21
Rebs: Cooks, Leaupepe 10
Asts: three players 4
boxscore
report
Pts: Waardenburg 22
Rebs: Waardenburg 9
Asts: Adnam 5
Attendance: 11,076
13 October 2024 Melbourne United 106–79 Adelaide 36ers John Cain Arena, Melbourne
16:30 Scoring by quarter: 24–29, 34–23, 21–8, 27–19
10 Bold Pts: Clark 18
Rebs: White 7
Asts: Dellavedova 8
boxscore
report
Pts: Davis 17
Rebs: Harrell 9
Asts: Dech, Marshall 3
Attendance: 9,050

Round 5

17 October 2024 Brisbane Bullets 84–73 New Zealand Breakers Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 17–13, 22–20, 19–17, 26–23
ESPN Pts: Batemon 21
Rebs: Bannan 9
Asts: three players 3
boxscore
report
Pts: Jackson-Cartwright 20
Rebs: Jackson-Cartwright 7
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 6
Attendance: 4,391
18 October 2024 Tasmania JackJumpers 71–80 Sydney Kings Silverdome, Launceston
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 24–20, 8–16, 18–31
ESPN Pts: Crawford 25
Rebs: Doyle 7
Asts: Steindl 5
boxscore
report
Pts: Cooks 15
Rebs: Cooks 12
Asts: Cooks 6
Attendance: 3,255
19 October 2024 New Zealand Breakers 89–85 Perth Wildcats Spark Arena, Auckland
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 17–21, 27–19, 21–27
ESPN Pts: Mooney 28
Rebs: Gillespie 8
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 9
boxscore
report
Pts: Webster 20
Rebs: Doolittle 11
Asts: Webster 6
Attendance: 5,822
19 October 2024 Cairns Taipans 75–87 Illawarra Hawks Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 14–23, 20–19, 17–28
ESPN Pts: Bradshaw 18
Rebs: Bradshaw 14
Asts: Adnam, Waardenburg 4
boxscore
report
Pts: Harvey 20
Rebs: Froling 8
Asts: Kell 7
Attendance: 4,362
20 October 2024 Melbourne United 84–93 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix John Cain Arena, Melbourne
14:30 Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 25–32, 20–18, 21–27
10 Bold Pts: Clark 19
Rebs: White 10
Asts: Dellavedova 9
boxscore
report
Pts: Hunter 20
Rebs: Hunter 9
Asts: Glover 8
Attendance: 10,175
20 October 2024 Adelaide 36ers 77–73 Tasmania JackJumpers Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
16:00 Scoring by quarter: 13–22, 18–17, 23–11, 23–23
10 Bold Pts: Davis 23
Rebs: Harrell, Humphries 7
Asts: Davis 6
boxscore
report
Pts: Doyle 22
Rebs: Deng 9
Asts: Crawford, Doyle 6
Attendance: 9,384

Round 6

24 October 2024 New Zealand Breakers 62–88 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix Wolfbrook Arena, Christchurch
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 17–27, 18–20, 16–18, 11–23
ESPN Pts: Jackson-Cartwright 19
Rebs: Mennenga 5
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 6
boxscore
report
Pts: Hurt 19
Rebs: Hunter, Wieskamp 8
Asts: Sobey 7
Attendance: 3,764
24 October 2024 Illawarra Hawks 87–92 Melbourne United Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 16–22, 21–19, 29–33
ESPN Pts: Hickey 17
Rebs: Days 8
Asts: Hickey 6
boxscore
report
Pts: Goulding 25
Rebs: White 19
Asts: Cameron, Clark 4
Attendance: 3,558
25 October 2024 Adelaide 36ers 99–93(OT) Cairns Taipans Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–27, 22–32, 22–14, 23–15, Overtime: 11–5
ESPN Pts: Harrell 36
Rebs: Harrell 16
Asts: Davis 8
boxscore
report
Pts: Edwards 27
Rebs: Waardenburg 14
Asts: Makoi 6
Attendance: 9,382
25 October 2024 Perth Wildcats 87–84 Sydney Kings Perth Arena, Perth
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 20–23, 24–16, 22–24
ESPN Pts: Pinder 34
Rebs: Doolittle 14
Asts: Henshall 8
boxscore
report
Pts: Cooks 22
Rebs: Cooks 11
Asts: Cooks 6
Attendance: 11,114
26 October 2024 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 82–88 Illawarra Hawks John Cain Arena, Melbourne
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 20–30, 26–29, 17–14
ESPN Pts: Hurt 18
Rebs: Hurt 9
Asts: three players 3
boxscore
report
Pts: Harvey 22
Rebs: Days 7
Asts: Froling 7
Attendance: 7,428
26 October 2024 Brisbane Bullets 79–87 Tasmania JackJumpers Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 9–20, 23–22, 30–17, 17–28
ESPN Pts: Norton 20
Rebs: Harrison 10
Asts: Norton 5
boxscore
report
Pts: Crawford, Deng 16
Rebs: Magnay 9
Asts: Crawford 6
Attendance: 4,756
27 October 2024 Sydney Kings 89–93 New Zealand Breakers Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
14:30 Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 20–31, 24–23, 20–21
Network 10 Pts: Le'afa 23
Rebs: Cooks, Leaupepe 7
Asts: Leaupepe 5
boxscore
report
Pts: Mooney 24
Rebs: López 10
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 8
Attendance: 10,078
27 October 2024 Melbourne United 106–63 Cairns Taipans John Cain Arena, Melbourne
16:30 Scoring by quarter: 23–12, 31–18, 30–19, 22–14
10 Bold Pts: Cameron 18
Rebs: White 13
Asts: Bowen 5
boxscore
report
Pts: Antonio, Waardenburg 11
Rebs: Antonio, Higgins-Titsha 8
Asts: Waardenburg 4
Attendance: 9,210

Round 7

31 October 2024 Melbourne United 87–83 Sydney Kings John Cain Arena, Melbourne
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 25–23, 20–21, 21–19
ESPN Pts: Dellavedova 16
Rebs: White 11
Asts: Dellavedova 5
boxscore
report
Pts: Cooks, Oliver 18
Rebs: Oliver 16
Asts: Adams 7
Attendance: 6,734
1 November 2024 Tasmania JackJumpers 77–79 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix Silverdome, Launceston
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 23–16, 15–20, 20–24
ESPN Pts: Magnay 19
Rebs: Krslovic 9
Asts: Crawford 6
boxscore
report
Pts: Hurt 24
Rebs: Sobey 7
Asts: Sobey 9
Attendance: 3,255
1 November 2024 Perth Wildcats 113–105 Illawarra Hawks Perth Arena, Perth
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 39–31, 23–22, 27–30, 24–22
ESPN Pts: Henshall 26
Rebs: Pinder 6
Asts: Dootlittle 7
boxscore
report
Pts: Harvey 25
Rebs: Days 8
Asts: Lee 5
Attendance: 10,421
2 November 2024 New Zealand Breakers 109–82 Adelaide 36ers Spark Arena, Auckland
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 33–19, 19–20, 34–19, 23–24
ESPN Pts: Jackson-Cartwright 25
Rebs: Bolden 9
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 6
boxscore
report
Pts: Harrell 25
Rebs: Harrell 6
Asts: Davis 6
Attendance: 5,537
2 November 2024 Cairns Taipans 88–92 Brisbane Bullets Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 26–18, 29–23, 15–28
ESPN Pts: Edwards 27
Rebs: Higgins-Titsha 11
Asts: Galloway, Makoi 4
boxscore
report
Pts: Batemon 21
Rebs: Harrison 20
Asts: Batemon Cook 3
Attendance: 4,445
3 November 2024 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 100–76 Perth Wildcats John Cain Arena, Melbourne
14:30 Scoring by quarter: 35–23, 19–21, 27–16, 19–16
Network 10 Pts: Sobey 20
Rebs: Hunter 9
Asts: Sobey 5
boxscore
report
Pts: Pepper 17
Rebs: Dootlittle 8
Asts: Henshall 3
Attendance: 8,362
3 November 2024 Sydney Kings 88–60 Tasmania JackJumpers Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
16:30 Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 14–14, 26–18, 21–9
10 Bold Pts: Noi 26
Rebs: Oliver 11
Asts: Adams, Cooks 4
boxscore
report
Pts: Crawford 12
Rebs: Krslovic 8
Asts: Doyle 4
Attendance: 9,124
4 November 2024 Melbourne United 79–113 New Zealand Breakers John Cain Arena, Melbourne
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 13–25, 18–30, 21–29, 27–29
ESPN Pts: Cameron 20
Rebs: Bowen, Lee 5
Asts: Bowen 4
boxscore
report
Pts: Mennenga 25
Rebs: Bolden, López 10
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 7
Attendance: 9,275

Round 8

7 November 2024 Brisbane Bullets 103–120 Melbourne United Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 25–28, 26–33, 32–33
ESPN Pts: Cook 23
Rebs: Prather 8
Asts: Cook 5
boxscore
report
Pts: Loe 30
Rebs: White 17
Asts: Dellavedova 6
Attendance: 4,101
7 November 2024 Perth Wildcats 88–82 Tasmania JackJumpers Perth Arena, Perth
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 27–27, 20–24, 21–14, 20–17
ESPN Pts: Doolittle 18
Rebs: Doolittle 12
Asts: Webster 6
boxscore
report
Pts: Doyle 30
Rebs: Te Rangi 8
Asts: Doyle 4
Attendance: 10,793
8 November 2024 Sydney Kings 74–69 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN boxscore
9 November 2024 Melbourne Untied vs. Perth Wildcats John Cain Arena, Melbourne
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN boxscore

Round 9

15 November 2024 Perth Wildcats vs. S.E. Melbourne Phoenix Perth Arena, Perth
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN boxscore
17 November 2024 Melbourne United vs. Adelaide 36ers John Cain Arena, Melbourne
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Network 10 boxscore

Round 10

29 November 2024 Cairns Taipans vs. Sydney Kings Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN boxscore
29 November 2024 Perth Wildcats vs. Brisbane Bullets Perth Arena, Perth
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN boxscore
1 December 2024 Melbourne United vs. Sydney Kings John Cain Arena, Melbourne
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Network 10 boxscore
1 December 2024 Perth Wildcats vs. New Zealand Breakers Perth Arena, Perth
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
10 Bold boxscore

Round 11

6 December 2024 Perth Wildcats vs. Illawarra Hawks Perth Arena, Perth
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN boxscore
7 December 2024 New Zealand Breakers vs. Sydney Kings TSB Arena, Wellington
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN boxscore

Round 12

13 December 2024 Melbourne United vs. Illawarra Hawks John Cain Arena, Melbourne
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN boxscore
14 December 2024 Cairns Taipans vs. Perth Wildcats Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN boxscore
15 December 2024 Sydney Kings vs. Brisbane Bullets Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
10 Bold boxscore

Round 13

20 December 2024 New Zealand Breakers vs. Sydney Kings Spark Arena, Auckland
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN boxscore
25 December 2024 Sydney Kings vs. Illawarra Hawks Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN boxscore

Round 14

26 December 2024 Cairns Taipans vs. Melbourne United Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN boxscore
28 December 2024 Adelaide 36ers vs. Perth Wildcats Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN boxscore
30 December 2024 Sydney Kings vs. Adelaide 36ers Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN boxscore

Round 15

2 January 2025 Sydney Kings vs. S.E. Melbourne Phoenix Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN boxscore

Round 16

9 January 2025 Sydney Kings vs. Melbourne United Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN boxscore
11 January 2025 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix vs. Brisbane Bullets Gippsland Indoor Stadium, Traralgon
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN boxscore
12 January 2025 Sydney Kings vs. Cairns Taipans Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
10 Bold boxscore

Round 17

17 January 2025 Perth Wildcats vs. Adelaide 36ers Perth Arena, Perth
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN boxscore
19 January 2025 Sydney Kings vs. Tasmania JackJumpers Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Network 10 boxscore
19 January 2025 Cairns Taipans vs. Adelaide 36ers Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
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22 January 2025 Perth Wildcats vs. Melbourne United Perth Arena, Perth
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Round 18

23 January 2025 Cairns Taipans vs. Illawarra Hawks Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
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24 January 2025 Sydney Kings vs. Adelaide 36ers Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
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25 January 2025 Perth Wildcats vs. Cairns Taipans Perth Arena, Perth
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Round 19

31 January 2025 Perth Wildcats vs. S.E. Melbourne Phoenix Perth Arena, Perth
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1 February 2025 New Zealand Breakers vs. Cairns Taipans Spark Arena, Auckland
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2 February 2025 Sydney Kings vs. Perth Wildcats Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
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Round 20

5 February 2025 New Zealand Breakers vs. Illawarra Hawks Spark Arena, Auckland
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
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6 February 2025 Cairns Taipans vs. Brisbane Bullets Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
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7 February 2025 Perth Wildcats vs. Adelaide 36ers Perth Arena, Perth
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Ladder

Pos 2024–25 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Illawarra Hawks 16 11 5 68.75% 4–1 W3 5–2 6–3 1608 1443 111.43%
2 Sydney Kings 18 11 7 61.11% 4–1 W3 4–2 7–5 1587 1498 105.94%
3 Melbourne United 20 12 8 60.00% 1–4 L4 7–6 5–2 1927 1826 105.53%
4 Brisbane Bullets 17 9 8 52.94% 4–1 W2 5–3 4–5 1640 1636 100.24%
5 Tasmania JackJumpers 17 9 8 52.94% 5–0 W6 5–2 4–6 1399 1415 98.87%
6 Perth Wildcats 19 10 9 52.63% 3–2 L1 7–3 3–6 1839 1848 99.51%
7 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 18 9 9 50.00% 4–1 W2 6–3 3–6 1646 1588 103.65%
8 Adelaide 36ers 17 7 10 41.18% 1–4 L2 6–4 1–6 1546 1643 94.10%
9 New Zealand Breakers 17 7 10 41.18% 0–5 L7 4–5 3–5 1442 1555 92.73%
10 Cairns Taipans 17 3 14 17.65% 0–5 L13 2–7 1–7 1444 1626 88.81%

Updated to match(es) played on 24 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 36ers8865544446988
Brisbane Bullets61099787879875
Cairns Taipans107466910101010101010
Illawarra Hawks1122112332211
Melbourne United2353423111122
New Zealand Breakers5211231223599
Perth Wildcats4587866665446
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix79101010108787667
Sydney Kings3434355554333
Tasmania JackJumpers9678979998754
Updated to match(es) played on 25 December 2024. Source: NBL.com.au

Finals

The 2025 NBL Finals will be played in March 2025 consisting of three play-in games, two best-of-three semifinal series and the best-of-five Grand Final Series. In the semifinals, the higher seed hosts the first and third games. In the Grand Final, the higher seed hosts the first, third and fifth games.

The top two seeds in the regular season will automatically qualify to the semifinals. Teams ranked three to six will compete in the play-in tournament. The third seed will play the fourth seed for third spot and the loser will play the winner of fifth or sixth for the fourth seed.

Awards

Pre-season

Regular season

Awards Night

  • Most Valuable Player (Andrew Gaze Trophy):
  • Next Generation Award:
  • Best Defensive Player (Damian Martin Trophy):
  • Best Sixth Man:
  • Most Improved Player:
  • Fans MVP:
  • Coach of the Year (Lindsay Gaze Trophy):
  • Executive of the Year:
  • Referee of the Year:
  • GameTime by Kmart:
  • All-NBL First Team:
  • All-NBL Second Team:

Post season

NBL clubs in international competitions

Team Competition Progress Result W–L
Tasmania JackJumpers Intercontinental Cup Third place Win vs. Lebanon Al Riyadi 2–1
Group stage Loss vs. United States NBA G League United
Win vs. Argentina Quimsa

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