# 2024–25 Perth Wildcats season

The 2024–25 Perth Wildcats season is the 44th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their third under the leadership of head coach John Rillie.
On 17 September 2024, Rillie signed a three-year contract extension with the Wildcats to remain as head coach until the end of the 2027–28 season.

## 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 | Inactive |
| PG | Tai Webster | Ben Henshall | Dontae Russo-Nance | |
| SG | Bryce Cotton | Elijah Pepper | Michael Harris | |
| SF | Dylan Windler | Hyrum Harris | Thomas Gerovich | |
| PF | Kristian Doolittle | Izan Almansa | Jesse Wagstaff | Todd Withers |
| C | Keanu Pinder | David Okwera | | |

## 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: 3–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–0) :
September: 3–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
8 September
New Zealand
W 108–102
Bryce Cotton (32)
Keanu Pinder (8)
Hyrum Harris (5)
Carrara Indoor Stadium n/a
1–0
2
19 September
@ Illawarra
W 93–98
Ben Henshall (18)
Ben Henshall (10)
three players (4)
Gold Coast Sports Centre n/a
2–0
3
21 September
@ Cairns
W 76–89
Tai Webster (16)
Izan Almansa (8)
Tai Webster (5)
Gold Coast Sports Centre n/a
3–0 :

### Regular season

2024–25 game log Total: 18–11 (Home: 10–5; Road: 8–6) :
September: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
20 September
S.E. Melbourne
W 106–98
Keanu Pinder (29)
Kristian Doolittle (13)
Ben Henshall (7)
Perth Arena 11,530
1–0
2
27 September
Sydney
L 87–88
Kristian Doolittle (21)
Dylan Windler (16)
Doolittle, Pepper (3)
Perth Arena 11,800
1–1 :
October: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
4 October
Melbourne
L 68–97
Doolittle, Henshall (12)
Keanu Pinder (10)
Bryce Cotton (5)
Perth Arena 12,287
1–2
4
6 October
@ Tasmania
L 84–79 (OT)
Bryce Cotton (24)
Keanu Pinder (14)
Bryce Cotton (4)
Derwent Entertainment Centre 4,340
1–3
5
10 October
@ Cairns
W 87–90
Bryce Cotton (35)
Kristian Doolittle (11)
Kristian Doolittle (4)
Cairns Convention Centre 3,750
2–3
6
19 October
@ New Zealand
L 89–85
Tai Webster (20)
Kristian Doolittle (11)
Tai Webster (6)
Spark Arena 5,822
2–4
7
25 October
Sydney
W 87–84
Keanu Pinder (34)
Kristian Doolittle (14)
Ben Henshall (8)
Perth Arena 11,114
3–4 :
November: 4–3 (Home: 4–0; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
1 November
Illawarra
W 113–105
Ben Henshall (26)
Keanu Pinder (6)
Kristian Doolittle (7)
Perth Arena 10,421
4–4
9
3 November
@ S.E. Melbourne
L 100–76
Elijah Pepper (17)
Kristian Doolittle (8)
Ben Henshall (5)
John Cain Arena 8,362
4–5
10
7 November
Tasmania
W 88–82
Kristian Doolittle (18)
Kristian Doolittle (12)
Tai Webster (6)
Perth Arena 10,793
5–5
11
9 November
@ Melbourne
L 106–97
Kristian Doolittle (21)
Keanu Pinder (10)
Doolittle, Webster (5)
John Cain Arena 7,885
5–6
12
15 November
S.E. Melbourne
W 97–84
Bryce Cotton (33)
Izan Almansa (9)
Kristian Doolittle (5)
Perth Arena 11,086
6–6
13
17 November
@ Brisbane
L 105–84
Keanu Pinder (27)
Dylan Windler (11)
Dylan Windler (4)
Brisbane Entertainment Centre 6,086
6–7
14
29 November
Brisbane
W 117–89
Kristian Doolittle (17)
three players (5)
Kristian Doolittle (7)
Perth Arena 10,937
7–7 :
December: 4–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
15
1 December
New Zealand
W 123–112
Bryce Cotton (59)
Izan Almansa (8)
Bryce Cotton (7)
Perth Arena 12,505
8–7
16
6 December
Illawarra
L 111–121
Bryce Cotton (40)
Izan Almansa (9)
four players (4)
Perth Arena 11,296
8–8
17
8 December
@ Adelaide
W 105–115
Bryce Cotton (49)
Almansa, Withers (7)
Cotton, Henshall (4)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,352
9–8
19
14 December
@ Cairns
W 92–128
Bryce Cotton (44)
Keanu Pinder (10)
Bryce Cotton (6)
Cairns Convention Centre 4,386
10–8
19
22 December
@ Illawarra
L 120–88
Keanu Pinder (16)
H.Harris, Windler (4)
Ben Henshall (4)
Wollongong Entertainment Centre 5,462
10–9
20
28 December
@ Adelaide
W 92–116
Dylan Windler (24)
Keanu Pinder (10)
Bryce Cotton (12)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,495
11–9 :
January: 5–2 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
21
5 January
@ New Zealand
W 86–96
Bryce Cotton (41)
Dylan Windler (7)
Bryce Cotton (5)
Spark Arena 4,781
12–9
22
12 January
@ Tasmania
W 73–105
Bryce Cotton (32)
Dylan Windler (11)
Bryce Cotton (9)
Derwent Entertainment Centre 4,340
13–9
23
15 January
@ Brisbane
W 85–112
Bryce Cotton (36)
Pinder, Windler (6)
Kristian Doolittle (4)
Brisbane Entertainment Centre 4,491
14–9
24
17 January
Adelaide
W 110–103
Kristian Doolittle (27)
Kristian Doolittle (10)
Bryce Cotton (7)
Perth Arena 13,570
15–9
25
22 January
Melbourne
L 93–99
Kristian Doolittle (33)
Doolittle, Pinder (7)
Bryce Cotton (5)
Perth Arena 12,505
15–10
26
25 January
Cairns
L 116–125 (2OT)
Bryce Cotton (38)
Keanu Pinder (11)
Kristian Doolittle (4)
Perth Arena 13,269
15–11
27
31 January
S.E. Melbourne
W 100–99
Bryce Cotton (29)
Kristian Doolittle (13)
Cotton, Doolittle (6)
Perth Arena 13,156
16–11 :
February: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
28
2 February
@ Sydney
W 97–104
Bryce Cotton (30)
Keanu Pinder (10)
Bryce Cotton (4)
Sydney SuperDome 14,112
17–11
29
7 February
Adelaide
W 112–104
Bryce Cotton (49)
Dylan Windler (12)
Kristian Doolittle (9)
Perth Arena 13,559
18–11 :
2024–25 season schedule :

## Transactions
### Re-signed

| Player | Date Signed | Contract |
| Kristian Doolittle | 19 March 2024 | 1-year deal |
| Jesse Wagstaff | 11 April 2024 | 1-year deal |
| Tai Webster | 12 April 2024 | 1-year deal |

### Additions

| Player | Date Signed | Contract | Former team | Ref. |
| Elijah Pepper | 19 April 2024 | 2-year deal (club option) | UC Davis Aggies | |
| Izan Almansa | 29 June 2024 | 1-year deal (next star) | NBA G League Ignite | |

### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | Date Left | New Team |
| Kyle Zunic | Free agent | 21 March 2024 | Keilor Thunder |
| Corey Webster | Option declined | 12 April 2024 | Auckland Tuatara |
| Jordan Usher | Free agent | 13 June 2024 | JL Bourg |
| Alex Sarr | NBA draft | 26 June 2024 | Washington Wizards |

## Awards
### Club awards

* Club MVP:
* Coaches’ Award:
* Most Improved Player:
* Best Defensive Player:
* Players’ Player: