# 2024–25 New Zealand Breakers season

The 2024–25 New Zealand Breakers season was 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.

## Roster

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

### 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

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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP |
| 1 | Illawarra Hawks | 29 | 20 | 9 | 68.97% | 4–1 | W3 | 10–4 | 10–5 | 2941 | 2645 | 111.19% |
| 2 | Melbourne United | 29 | 19 | 10 | 65.52% | 4–1 | W4 | 9–6 | 10–4 | 2771 | 2652 | 104.49% |
| 3 | Perth Wildcats | 29 | 18 | 11 | 62.07% | 3–2 | W3 | 10–5 | 8–6 | 2903 | 2811 | 103.27% |
| 4 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 29 | 16 | 13 | 55.17% | 2–3 | L1 | 10–4 | 6–9 | 2787 | 2656 | 104.93% |
| 5 | Sydney Kings | 29 | 16 | 13 | 55.17% | 2–3 | L3 | 7–7 | 9–6 | 2630 | 2557 | 102.85% |
| 6 | Adelaide 36ers | 29 | 13 | 16 | 44.83% | 2–3 | L3 | 9–6 | 4–10 | 2736 | 2796 | 97.85% |
| 7 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 29 | 13 | 16 | 44.83% | 1–4 | W1 | 9–5 | 4–11 | 2435 | 2553 | 95.38% |
| 8 | Brisbane Bullets | 29 | 12 | 17 | 41.38% | 2–3 | L1 | 6–8 | 6–9 | 2678 | 2838 | 94.36% |
| 9 | New Zealand Breakers | 29 | 10 | 19 | 34.48% | 1–4 | L1 | 6–9 | 4–10 | 2485 | 2650 | 93.77% |
| 10 | Cairns Taipans | 29 | 8 | 21 | 27.59% | 3–2 | L1 | 4–11 | 4–10 | 2561 | 2769 | 92.49% |
Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 2025. 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 ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Adelaide 36ers | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Brisbane Bullets | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Cairns Taipans | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Illawarra Hawks | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Melbourne United | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| New Zealand Breakers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Perth Wildcats | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Sydney Kings | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Tasmania JackJumpers | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |

## Game log
### 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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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

2024 pre-season game log Total: 0–3 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–3) :
October: 0–3 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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

2024–25 game log Total: 10–19 (Home: 6–9; Road: 4–10) :
September: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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
W 89–85
Matt Mooney (28)
Freddie Gillespie (8)
Parker Jackson-Cartwright (9)
Spark Arena 5,822
3–1
5
24 October
S.E. Melbourne
L 62–88
Parker Jackson-Cartwright (19)
Sam Mennenga (5)
Parker Jackson-Cartwright (6)
Wolfbrook Arena 3,764
3–2
6
27 October
@ Sydney
W 89–93
Matt Mooney (24)
Karim López (10)
Parker Jackson-Cartwright (8)
Sydney SuperDome 10,078
4–2 :
November: 3–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
2 November
Adelaide
W 109–82
Parker Jackson-Cartwright (25)
Jonah Bolden (9)
Parker Jackson-Cartwright (6)
Spark Arena 5,537
5–2
8
4 November
@ Melbourne
W 79–113
Sam Mennenga (25)
Bolden, López (10)
Parker Jackson-Cartwright (7)
John Cain Arena 9,275
6–2
9
9 November
@ Tasmania
L 83–64
Parker Jackson-Cartwright (15)
López, Mennenga (7)
Parker Jackson-Cartwright (9)
Derwent Entertainment Centre 4,340
6–3
10
16 November
@ Cairns
W 69–77
Matt Mooney (15)
Freddie Gillespie (8)
Parker Jackson-Cartwright (5)
Cairns Convention Centre 4,767
7–3
11
28 November
@ Illawarra
L 109–71
Parker Jackson-Cartwright (19)
Sam Mennenga (6)
Jackson-Cartwright, McCarron (3)
Wollongong Entertainment Centre 3,774
7–4 :
December: 1–7 (Home: 0–4; Road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
12
1 December
@ Perth
L 123–112
Parker Jackson-Cartwright (34)
Sam Mennenga (8)
Parker Jackson-Cartwright (10)
Perth Arena 12,505
7–5
13
5 December
Melbourne
L 70–97
Mennenga, Mooney (17)
Grant Anticevich (8)
three players (2)
Wolfbrook Arena 3,818
7–6
14
7 December
Sydney
L 83–98
Parker Jackson-Cartwright (21)
three players 8
Parker Jackson-Cartwright (6)
TSB Arena 3,863
7–7
15
12 December
Tasmania
L 76–100
Tacko Fall (16)
Karim López (6)
Parker Jackson-Cartwright (4)
Eventfinda Stadium 2,845
7–8
16
14 December
@ Adelaide
L 111–94
Parker Jackson-Cartwright (25)
Tacko Fall (10)
Parker Jackson-Cartwright (8)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,449
7–9
17
20 December
Sydney
L 84–92
Parker Jackson-Cartwright (25)
Bolden, Fall (9)
Parker Jackson-Cartwright (8)
Spark Arena 5,006
7–10
18
25 December
@ Tasmania
L 97–82
Parker Jackson-Cartwright (23)
Tacko Fall (9)
Parker Jackson-Cartwright (6)
Derwent Entertainment Centre 4,340
7–11
19
31 December
@ Cairns
W 68–92
Matt Mooney (23)
Tacko Fall (12)
Matt Mooney (10)
Cairns Convention Centre 4,870
8–11 :
January: 1–7 (Home: 1–3; Road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
20
5 January
Perth
L 86–96
Fall, Mooney (28)
Tacko Fall (9)
Matt Mooney (6)
Spark Arena 4,781
8–12
21
8 January
@ Brisbane
L 83–74
Matt Mooney (21)
Sam Mennenga (9)
Bolden, McCarron (2)
Brisbane Entertainment Centre 5,341
8–13
22
11 January
@ Illawarra
L 108–100
Matt Mooney (33)
Tacko Fall (5)
Matt Mooney (8)
Wollongong Entertainment Centre 5,562
8–14
23
13 January
Melbourne
L 89–91
López, Mooney (19)
Tacko Fall (9)
Matt Mooney (8)
TSB Stadium 2,110
8–15
24
16 January
Tasmania
W 85–75
Sam Mennenga (29)
Sam Mennenga (9)
Matt Mooney (11)
Spark Arena 4,818
9–15
25
18 January
@ S.E. Melbourne
L 102–89
López, Mooney (20)
Jonah Bolden (10)
Parker Jackson-Cartwright (6)
State Basketball Centre 3,422
9–16
26
24 January
Brisbane
L 87–93
Matt Mooney (24)
Jonah Bolden (8)
Parker Jackson-Cartwright (9)
Wolfbrook Arena 4,196
9–17
27
26 January
@ Adelaide
L 94–78
Mojave King (20)
Karim López (11)
Matt Mooney (9)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,505
9–18 :
February: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
28
1 February
Cairns
W 99–92
Matt Mooney (24)
Bolden, Fall (9)
Matt Mooney (8)
Spark Arena 5,625
10–18
29
5 February
Illawarra
L 82–98
Tacko Fall (16)
López, Mennenga (6)
Mitch McCarron (5)
Spark Arena 6,223
10–19 :
2024–25 season schedule :

## Transactions
### Re-signed

| Player | Date Signed | Contract | Ref. |
| Parker Jackson-Cartwright | 5 April 2024 | 1-year deal | |
| Max Darling | 7 August 2024 | 3-year deal (club option) | |

### Additions

| Player | Date Signed | Contract | Former team |
| Sam Mennenga | 15 March 2024 | 2-year deal | Cairns Taipans |
| Mojave King | 18 April 2024 | 1-year deal | Indiana Mad Ants |
| Mitch McCarron | 26 April 2024 | 2-year deal | Adelaide 36ers |
| Jonah Bolden | 2 May 2024 | 1-year deal | Sydney Kings |
| Sean Bairstow | 23 July 2024 | 2-year deal (club option) | VCU Rams |
| Grant Anticevich | 23 July 2024 | 1-year deal | BG Göttingen |
| Freddie Gillespie | 25 July 2024 | 1-year deal | Crvena zvezda |
| Kaia Isaac | 7 August 2024 | 2-year deal (DP) | Canterbury Rams |
| Matt Mooney | 9 August 2024 | 1-year deal | Aquila Basket Trento |
| Karim López | 10 August 2024 | 2-year deal (next star) | Joventut Badalona |
| Tacko Fall | 26 November 2024 | 2-year deal | Nanjing Monkey Kings |
| Tai Wynyard | 7 December 2024 | 1-year deal (NRP) | Shanghai Sharks |

### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | Date Left | New Team |
| Thomas Abercrombie | Retired | 13 February 2024 | n/a |
| Justinian Jessup | Mutual release | 10 March 2024 | ratiopharm Ulm |
| Izayah Le'afa | Free agent | 19 April 2024 | Sydney Kings |
| William McDowell-White | Free agent | 15 May 2024 | Alba Berlin |
| Finn Delany | Free agent | 17 June 2024 | Veltex Shizuoka |
| Mantas Rubštavičius | Free agent | 29 July 2024 | Lietkabelis Panevėžys |
| Zylan Cheatham | Free agent | 1 August 2024 | Nagoya Diamond Dolphins |
| Anthony Lamb | Free agent | 2 August 2024 | Aquila Basket Trento |
| Cameron Gliddon | Retired | 6 September 2024 | Auckland Tutara |
| Mangok Mathiang | Free agent | 26 September 2024 | Ningbo Rockets |
| Freddie Gillespie | Released | 19 November 2024 | Olimpia Milano |

## Awards
### Club awards

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