# 2024–25 NBL season

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. Network 10 broadcasts the marquee 2:30pm Sunday game on Network 10’s main channel followed by the second game at 4:30pm on 10 Bold and 10Play. In New Zealand, ESPN New Zealand will be the official league broadcaster.
As Australia and New Zealand participated in 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification, the league took a break during the FIBA international windows of 18–27 November 2024 and 17–25 February 2025.

## 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 | Wollongong 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 |
| S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | Melbourne | State Basketball Centre | 3,422 |
| Sydney Kings | Sydney | Sydney SuperDome | 18,200 |
| Tasmania JackJumpers | Hobart | Derwent Entertainment Centre | 4,340 |
| Tasmania JackJumpers | Launceston | Silverdome | 3,255 |

### Personnel and sponsorship

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

### Player transactions

Free agency began on 15 April 2024.

### Coaching transactions

Head coaching transactions :
| Team | 2023–24 season | 2024–25 season | 2024–25 season |
| Off-season ||||
| Adelaide 36ers | Scott Ninnis | Mike Wells | Mike Wells |
| New Zealand Breakers | Mody Maor | Petteri Koponen | Petteri Koponen |
| Perth Wildcats | John Rillie | John Rillie | John Rillie |
| Sydney Kings | Mahmoud Abdelfattah | Brian Goorjian | Brian Goorjian |
| In-season ||||
| S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | Mike Kelly | Sam Mackinnon (interim) | Josh King |

## Pre-season

The pre-season games will begin on 17 August to 10 October 2024.
The pre-season also featured the New Zealand Breakers to play games between NBA teams, this will be the sixth NBLxNBA tour.

### 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. Gold Coast, Queensland will host the tournament for a second consecutive year.
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

## Regular season

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

### Round 20
## Ladder

| Pos | 2024–25 NBL season vte | 2024–25 NBL season vte | 2024–25 NBL season vte | 2024–25 NBL season vte | 2024–25 NBL season vte | 2024–25 NBL season vte | 2024–25 NBL season vte | 2024–25 NBL season vte | 2024–25 NBL season vte | 2024–25 NBL season vte | 2024–25 NBL season vte | 2024–25 NBL season vte |
| 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 |

## Finals

The 2025 NBL Finals will be played in February and 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.

### Playoff Bracket

| Play-in / Seeding qualifier | Play-in / Seeding qualifier | Play-in / Seeding qualifier | Play-in game | Play-in game | Play-in game | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | Sydney Kings | 88 | | | | 1 | Illawarra Hawks |
| 6 | Adelaide 36ers | 95 | | | | 4 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix |
| | | | 4 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 85 | | |
| | | | 6 | Adelaide 36ers | 75 | | |
| 3 | Perth Wildcats | 122 | | | | 2 | Melbourne United |
| 4 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 105 | | | | 3 | Perth Wildcats |

## Awards
### Pre-season

* Loggins-Bruton Cup: Brisbane Bullets
* Most Valuable Player (Ray Borner Medal): Tyrell Harrison (Brisbane Bullets)

### Regular season
#### Awards Night

* Most Valuable Player (Andrew Gaze Trophy): Bryce Cotton (Perth Wildcats)
* Next Generation Award: Alex Toohey (Sydney Kings)
* Best Defensive Player (Damian Martin Trophy): Shea Ili (Melbourne United)
* Best Sixth Man: Kouat Noi (Sydney Kings)
* Most Improved Player: Tyrell Harrison (Brisbane Bullets)
* Fans MVP: Bryce Cotton (Perth Wildcats)
* Coach of the Year (Lindsay Gaze Trophy): Justin Tatum (Illawarra Hawks)
* Executive of the Year: Malcolm Watts (Brisbane Bullets)
* Referee of the Year: Vaughan Mayberry
* GameTime by Kmart: Majok Deng (Tasmania JackJumpers)
* Three-Pointer of the Year: Tyler Robertson (Sydney Kings)
* All-NBL First Team:
** Bryce Cotton (Perth Wildcats)
** Kendric Davis (Adelaide 36ers)
** Matthew Hurt (S.E. Melbourne Phoenix)
** Trey Kell (Illawarra Hawks)
** Tyler Harvey (Illawarra Hawks)
* All-NBL Second Team:
** Casey Prather (Brisbane Bullets)
** Chris Goulding (Melbourne United)
** Montrezl Harrell (Adelaide 36ers)
** Sam Froling (Illawarra Hawks)
** Xavier Cooks (Sydney Kings)

### Post season

* Grand Final Series MVP (Larry Sengstock Medal):
* NBL Champions:

## Statistics
### Individual

Points Per Game :
| Player | Team | PPG |
| Bryce Cotton | Perth Wildcats | 28.6 |
| Kendric Davis | Adelaide 36ers | 25.6 |
| Casey Prather | Brisbane Bullets | 21.3 |
| Montrezl Harrel | Adelaide 36ers | 20.7 |
| Matt Hurt | SEM Pheonix | 20.1 |
Last Updated: end of regular season
Assists Per Game :
| Player | Team | APG |
| Kendric Davis | Adelaide 36ers | 8.0 |
| Matthew Dellavedova | Melbourne United | 7.1 |
| Parker Jackson-Cartwright | New Zealand | 6.7 |
| Jaylen Adams | Sydney Kings | 6.1 |
| Derrick Walton Jr | SEM Pheonix | 4.8 |
Last Updated: end of regular season
Free Throws Per Game :
| Player | Team | FTPG |
| Bryce Cotton | Perth Wildcats | 7.1 |
| Kendric Davis | Adelaide 36ers | 6.6 |
| Trey Kell III | Illawara Hawks | 5.6 |
| Jaylen Adams | Sydney Kings | 4.9 |
| Montrezl Harrel | Adelaide 36ers | 4.8 |
Last Updated: 31 January 2025
Three- Points Made Per Game :
| Player | Team | 3PG |
| Chris Goulding | Melbourne United | 3.8 |
| Bryce Cotton | Perth Wildcats | 3.4 |
| Dejan Vasiljevic | Adelaide 36ers | 3.2 |
| Tyler Harvey | Illawara Hawks | 2.9 |
| Rob Edwards | Cairns Taipans | 2.8 |
Last Updated: 31 January 2025
Rebounds Per Game :
| Player | Team | RPG |
| Tyrell Harrison | Brisbane Bullets | 9.7 |
| Jack White | Melbourne United | 9.4 |
| Montrezl Harrel | Adelaide 36ers | 9.2 |
| Xavier Cooks | Sydney Kings | 8.7 |
| Josh Bannan | Brisbane Bullets | 8.6 |
Last Updated: end of regular season
Blocks Per Game :
| Player | Team | BPG |
| Marcus Lee | Melbourne United | 1.7 |
| Will Magnay | Tasmania JackJumpers | 1.6 |
| Tacko Fall | New Zealand | 1.6 |
| Xavier Cooks | Sydney Kings | 1.3 |
| Isaac Humphries | Adelaide 36ers | 1.3 |
Last Updated: end of regular season
Steals Per Game :
| Player | Team | SPG |
| Keandre Cook | Brisbane Bullets | 1.7 |
| Matthew Mooney | New Zealand | 1.7 |
| Parker Jackson-Cartwright | New Zealand | 1.6 |
| Jaylen Adams | Sydney Kings | 1.6 |
| Dylan Windler | Perth Wildcats | 1.5 |
Last Updated: end of regular season

### Team

Points Per Game :
| Rank | Team | PPG |
| 1 | Illawara Hawks | 101.9 |
| 2 | Perth Wildcats | 99.5 |
| 3 | SEM Pheonix | 95.8 |
| 4 | Melbourne United | 95.3 |
| 5 | Adelaide 36ers | 94.0 |
| 6 | Brisbane Bullets | 92.5 |
| 7 | Sydney Kings | 91.0 |
| 8 | Cairns Taipans | 87.9 |
| 9 | New Zealand | 85.3 |
| 10 | Tasmania Jackjumpers | 83.4 |
Last Updated: January 30 2025
Three-Points Made Per Game :
| Rank | Team | 3PG |
| 1 | Perth Wildcats | 11.5 |
| 2 | Melbourne United | 11.4 |
| 3 | SEM Pheonix | 11.0 |
| 4 | Cairns Taipans | 10.9 |
| 5 | Sydney Kings | 10.3 |
| 6 | Tasmania Jackjumpers | 10.0 |
| 7 | Illawara Hawks | 10.0 |
| 8 | Brisbane Bullets | 9.7 |
| 9 | Adelaide 36ers | 9.1 |
| 10 | New Zealand | 8.7 |
Last Updated: January 30 2025

## NBL clubs in international competitions

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