# 2024–25 Brisbane Bullets season

The 2024–25 Brisbane Bullets season was the 39th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their second under the leadership of their head coach Justin Schueller.

## 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 | Development |
| PG | Mitch Norton | James Batemon | Kye Savage |
| SG | Keandre Cook | Isaac White | Tristan Devers |
| SF | Casey Prather | Sam McDaniel | Josh Kunen |
| PF | Josh Bannan | Deng Adel | Jarred Bairstow |
| C | Tyrell Harrison | Rocco Zikarsky | Tohi Smith-Milner |

## 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: 2–0; Road: 1–0) :
September: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
7 September
@ Tasmania
W 76–89
James Batemon (20)
Casey Prather (5)
three players (3)
Carrara Indoor Stadium n/a
1–0
2
10 September
Melbourne
W 111–104
Tyrell Harrison (21)
Tyrell Harrison (10)
James Batemon (6)
Gold Coast Sports Centre n/a
0–2
3
14 September
Cairns
W 85–82
Keandre Cook (20)
Harrison, Prather (7)
James Batemon (4)
Gold Coast Sports Centre n/a
3–0 :

### Regular season

2024–25 game log Total: 12–17 (Home: 6–8; Road: 6–9) :
September: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
21 September
@ New Zealand
L 91–87
Keandre Cook (25)
Tyrell Harrison (5)
James Batemon (4)
Perth Superdrome 2,691
0–1
2
27 September
@ Illawarra
L 113–101
Keandre Cook (17)
Tyrell Harrison (10)
Casey Prather (6)
Wollongong Entertainment Centre 3,542
0–2 :
October: 2–2 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
5 October
Sydney
L 82–91
Casey Prather (17)
Josh Bannan (11)
Tyrell Harrison (5)
Brisbane Entertainment Centre 7,009
0–3
4
12 October
@ S.E. Melbourne
W 85–87
Tyrell Harrison (21)
Tyrell Harrison (17)
Josh Bannan (5)
John Cain Arena 6,521
1–3
5
17 October
New Zealand
W 84–73
James Batemon (21)
Josh Bannan (9)
four players (3)
Brisbane Entertainment Centre 4,391
2–3
6
26 October
Tasmania
L 79–87
Mitch Norton (20)
Tyrell Harrison (10)
Mitch Norton (5)
Brisbane Entertainment Centre 4,756
2–4 :
November: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
2 November
@ Cairns
W 88–92
James Batemon (21)
Tyrell Harrison (20)
Batemon, Cook (3)
Cairns Convention Centre 4,445
3–4
8
7 November
Melbourne
L 103–120
Keandre Cook (23)
Casey Prather (8)
Keandre Cook (5)
Brisbane Entertainment Centre 4,101
3–5
9
15 November
@ Tasmania
L 95–92
Keandre Cook (23)
Josh Bannan (9)
Bannan, Prather (4)
Derwent Entertainment Centre 4,340
3–6
10
17 November
Perth
W 105–84
James Batemon (51)
Josh Bannan (9)
Mitch Norton (6)
Brisbane Entertainment Centre 6,086
4–6
11
29 November
@ Perth
L 117–89
Casey Prather (31)
Rocco Zikarsky (8)
Mitch Norton (4)
Perth Arena 10,937
4–7 :
December: 5–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
12
6 December
Adelaide
W 102–83
Casey Prather (33)
Tyrell Harrison (18)
Mitch Norton (5)
Brisbane Entertainment Centre 5,142
5–7
13
8 December
@ Melbourne
W 114–122
Cook, Prather (27)
Casey Prather (7)
Keandre Cook (5)
John Cain Arena 8,639
6–7
14
12 December
S.E. Melbourne
W 116–108
Keandre Cook (33)
Tyrell Harrison (12)
Keandre Cook (4)
Brisbane Entertainment Centre 3,757
7–7
15
15 December
@ Sydney
L 93–81
Casey Prather (28)
Casey Prather (9)
Cook, Norton (4)
Sydney SuperDome 11,576
7–8
16
20 December
Cairns
W 107–104
Casey Prather (35)
Bannan, Cook (6)
James Batemon (7)
Brisbane Entertainment Centre 4,599
8–8
17
24 December
@ Adelaide
W 90–111
Casey Prather (36)
Tyrell Harrison (12)
Norton, Prather (5)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,457
9–8
18
27 December
Illawarra
L 84–102
Casey Prather (28)
Tyrell Harrison (9)
Naar, Smith-Milner (2)
Brisbane Entertainment Centre 6,405
9–9
19
29 December
@ Tasmania
L 95–86
Keandre Cook (20)
Tyrell Harrison (12)
Mitch Norton (6)
Derwent Entertainment Centre 4,340
9–10 :
January: 3–6 (Home: 1–4; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
20
4 January
Sydney
L 86–91
Casey Prather (18)
Tyrell Harrison (12)
Keandre Cook (5)
Brisbane Entertainment Centre 7,028
9–11
21
8 January
New Zealand
W 83–74
Casey Prather (31)
Casey Prather (10)
Casey Prather (6)
Brisbane Entertainment Centre 5,341
10–11
22
11 January
@ S.E. Melbourne
L 105–86
Josh Bannan (23)
Casey Prather (11)
Casey Prather (2)
Gippsland Indoor Stadium 3,082
10–12
23
15 January
Perth
L 85–112
Casey Prather (32)
Bannan, Prather (11)
Keandre Cook (5)
Brisbane Entertainment Centre 4,491
10–13
24
17 January
Cairns
L 80–111
Casey Prather (22)
Josh Bannan (12)
Adams, Norton (3)
Brisbane Entertainment Centre 5,587
10–14
25
20 January
@ Illawarra
L 121–87
Keandre Cook (19)
Keandre Cook (8)
Josh Bannan (5)
Wollongong Entertainment Centre 4,358
10–15
26
24 January
@ New Zealand
W 87–93
Keandre Cook (26)
Casey Prather (8)
Keandre Cook (6)
Wolfbrook Arena 4,196
11–15
27
26 January
Melbourne
L 88–115
Josh Adams (23)
Tohi Smith-Milner (8)
Josh Adams (4)
Brisbane Entertainment Centre 7,229
11–16
28
31 January
@ Adelaide
W 89–92
Casey Prather (26)
Tohi Smith-Milner (10)
three players (4)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,521
12–16 :
February: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
29
6 February
@ Cairns
L 100–88
Keandre Cook (28)
Cook, Smith-Milner (7)
Keandre Cook (6)
Cairns Convention Centre 4,145
12–17 :
2024–25 season schedule :

## Transactions
### Re-signed

| Player | Date Signed | Contract |
| Isaac White | 10 April 2024 | 1-year deal |
| Mitch Norton | 10 April 2024 | 3-year deal |
| Casey Prather | 10 April 2024 | 1-year deal |
| Tristan Devers | 14 June 2024 | 3-year deal (club option) |
| Tyrell Harrison | 29 September 2024 | 2-year deal |

### Additions

| Player | Date Signed | Contract | Former team |
| Deng Adel | 15 April 2024 | 1-year deal | Boulazac Basket Dordogne |
| Tohi Smith-Milner | 19 April 2024 | 2-year deal (club option) | Adelaide 36ers |
| Keandre Cook | 21 May 2024 | 1-year deal | Crailsheim Merlins |
| Jarred Bairstow | 12 July 2024 | 1-year deal | Tasmania JackJumpers |
| James Batemon | 17 July 2024 | 2-year deal | Ironi Kiryat Ata |
| Emmett Naar | 29 October 2024 | 1-year deal (NRP) | Mackay Meteors |
| Josh Adams | 2 January 2025 | 1-year deal | Maroussi |
| Callum Dalton | 24 January 2025 | 1-year deal (NRP) | Melbourne United |

### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | Date Left | New Team |
| Shannon Scott | Mutual release | 5 March 2024 | Kaohsiung Aquas |
| Nathan Sobey | Released | 29 March 2024 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix |
| Chris Smith | Mutual release | 11 April 2024 | Chiba Jets |
| D. J. Mitchell | Free agent | 25 September 2024 | Manchester Basketball |
| Aron Baynes | Retired | 17 October 2024 | n/a |

## Awards
### Club awards

* Club MVP: Casey Prather
* Players Player: Mitch Norton
* Defensive Player of the Year: Mitch Norton
* Youth Player of the Year: Josh Bannan
* Narelle Kelly Award: Kate Harris
* Volunteer of the Year: Molly Robinson