# 2024–25 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix season

The 2024–25 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix season is the 6th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their first under the leadership of interim head coach Sam Mackinnon.
On 13 October 2024, Mike Kelly was released as Phoenix' head coach after the team started the season with a 0–5 record and was replaced by Sam Mackinnon on an interim basis. On 22 October 2024, Josh King was appointed as Phoenix' head coach for two seasons.

## 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 | Derrick Walton | Owen Foxwell | Ben Ayre |
| SG | Angus Glover | Nathan Sobey | Luke Fennell |
| SF | Joe Wieskamp | Matt Kenyon | Luke Rosendale |
| PF | Matthew Hurt | Malique Lewis | Tom Vodanovich |
| C | Jordan Hunter | Majok Majok | |

## 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: 2–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 2–0) :
September: 2–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
8 September
Illawarra
L 93–112
Hurt, Sobey (16)
Hunter (6)
Derrick Walton (6)
Carrara Indoor Stadium n/a
0–1
2
11 September
@ Sydney
W 101–113
Joe Wieskamp (24)
Lewis, Wieskamp (7)
Derrick Walton (7)
Gold Coast Sports Centre n/a
1–1
3
13 September
@ Adelaide
W 49–101
Ben Ayre (15)
Majok, Wieskamp (10)
Glover (5)
Gold Coast Sports Centre n/a
2–1 :

### Regular season

2024–25 game log Total: 16–13 (Home: 10–4; Road: 6–9) :
September: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
20 September
@ Perth
L 106–98
Jordan Hunter (19)
Matthew Hurt (12)
Derrick Walton (8)
Perth Arena 11,530
0–1
2
26 September
Melbourne
L 84–96
Matthew Hurt (18)
Hunter, Hurt (7)
Sobey, Walton (4)
John Cain Arena 10,175
0–2
3
29 September
@ New Zealand
L 81–79
Nathan Sobey (24)
Hunter, Wieskamp (12)
Glover, Sobey (4)
Spark Arena 5,783
0–3 :
October: 2–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
3 October
@ Adelaide
L 93–83
Matthew Hurt (32)
Jordan Hunter (7)
Derrick Walton (11)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,377
0–4
5
12 October
Brisbane
L 85–87
Matthew Hurt (24)
Jordan Hunter (7)
Derrick Walton (5)
John Cain Arena 6,521
0–5
6
20 October
@ Melbourne
W 84–93
Jordan Hunter (20)
Jordan Hunter (9)
Angus Glover (8)
John Cain Arena 10,175
1–5
7
24 October
@ New Zealand
W 62–88
Matthew Hurt (19)
Hunter, Wieskamp (8)
Nathan Sobey (7)
Wolfbrook Arena 3,764
2–5
8
26 October
Illawarra
L 82–88
Matthew Hurt (18)
Matthew Hurt (9)
three players (3)
John Cain Arena 7,428
2–6 :
November: 4–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
9
1 November
@ Tasmania
W 77–79
Matthew Hurt (24)
Nathan Sobey (7)
Nathan Sobey (9)
Silverdome 3,255
3–6
10
3 November
Perth
W 100–76
Nathan Sobey (20)
Jordan Hunter (9)
Nathan Sobey (5)
John Cain Arena 8,362
4–6
11
8 November
@ Sydney
L 74–69
Angus Glover (17)
Malique Lewis (8)
Nathan Sobey (4)
Sydney SuperDome 8,052
4–7
12
10 November
Cairns
W 97–74
Angus Glover (22)
Hunter, Hurt (7)
Nathan Sobey (9)
John Cain Arena 6,384
5–7
13
15 November
@ Perth
L 97–84
Matthew Hurt (27)
Matthew Hurt (10)
three players (3)
Perth Arena 11,086
5–8
14
30 November
Illawarra
W 103–100
Jordan Hunter (23)
Jordan Hunter (6)
Owen Foxwell (7)
John Cain Arena 6,040
6–8 :
December: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
15
7 December
Cairns
W 99–94
Nathan Sobey (26)
Matthew Hurt (14)
Owen Foxwell (6)
John Cain Arena 5,103
7–8
16
12 December
@ Brisbane
L 116–108
Matthew Hurt (27)
Hurt, Lewis (5)
Angus Glover (7)
Brisbane Entertainment Centre 3,757
7–9
17
15 December
Melbourne
W 109–97
Matthew Hurt (28)
Jordan Hunter (8)
Sobey, Walton (7)
John Cain Arena 9,437
8–9
18
21 December
Adelaide
W 106–86
Derrick Walton (28)
Jordan Hunter (8)
Nathan Sobey (9)
John Cain Arena 10,175
9–9
19
31 December
@ Illawarra
W 105–110
Nathan Sobey (25)
Joe Wieskamp (6)
Derrick Walton (11)
Wollongong Entertainment Centre 5,487
10–9 :
January: 5–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
20
2 January
@ Sydney
L 110–101
Nathan Sobey (23)
Matthew Hurt (11)
Sobey, Walton (4)
Sydney SuperDome 9,139
10–10
21
5 January
@ Tasmania
W 91–105
Matthew Hurt (20)
Jordan Hunter (8)
Derrick Walton (6)
Derwent Entertainment Centre 4,340
11–10
22
11 January
Brisbane
W 105–86
Matthew Hurt (32)
Matthew Hurt (12)
Nathan Sobey (7)
Gippsland Indoor Stadium 3,082
12–10
23
14 January
@ Cairns
W 102–113
Matthew Hurt (33)
Jordan Hunter (18)
Owen Foxwell (5)
Cairns Convention Centre 3,779
13–10
24
18 January
New Zealand
W 102–89
Nathan Sobey (28)
Jordan Hunter (9)
Nathan Sobey (9)
State Basketball Centre 3,422
14–10
25
22 January
Sydney
L 92–103
Nathan Sobey (28)
Matthew Hurt (10)
Glover, Sobey (4)
State Basketball Centre 3,422
14–11
26
25 January
Tasmania
W 116–80
Matthew Hurt (29)
Joe Wieskamp (9)
Nathan Sobey (10)
State Basketball Centre 3,422
15–11
27
31 January
@ Perth
L 100–99
Matthew Hurt (19)
Jordan Hunter (13)
four players (3)
Perth Arena 13,156
15–12 :
February: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
28
2 February
Adelaide
W 105–99
Nathan Sobey (26)
Matthew Hurt (10)
Nathan Sobey (8)
John Cain Arena 8,230
16–12
29
8 February
@ Melbourne
L 103–93
Ben Ayre (15)
Hurt, Lewis (7)
Owen Foxwell (4)
John Cain Arena 10,175
16–13 :
2024–25 season schedule :

## Transactions
### Re-signed

| Player | Date Signed | Contract | Ref. |
| Luke Rosendale | 16 July 2024 | 1-year deal | |
| Owen Foxwell | 19 January 2025 | 2-year deal | |

### Additions

| Player | Date Signed | Contract | Former team |
| Nathan Sobey | 15 April 2024 | 2-year deal (mutual option) | Brisbane Bullets |
| Angus Glover | 16 April 2024 | 2-year deal | Sydney Kings |
| Jordan Hunter | 18 April 2024 | 3-year deal (mutual option) | Sydney Kings |
| Derrick Walton | 3 May 2024 | 1-year deal | Zhejiang Lions |
| Luke Fennell | 6 May 2024 | 1-year deal | Centre of Excellence |

### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | Date Left | New team |
| Anzac Rissetto | Free agent | 28 March 2024 | Knox Raiders |
| Gorjok Gak | Free agent | 18 April 2024 | Tasmania JackJumpers |
| Alan Williams | Mutual release | 12 June 2024 | Goyang Sono Skygunners |
| Rhys Vague | Free agent | 9 July 2024 | Tokyo United |
| Kody Stattmann | Free agent | 11 July 2024 | Cairns Taipans |
| Reuben Te Rangi | Free agent | 27 July 2024 | Tasmania JackJumpers |
| Mitch Creek | Free agent | 5 November 2024 | Trabzonspor |

## Awards
### Club awards

* Club MVP:
* Community Player of the Year: