# 2024–25 Melbourne United season

The 2024–25 Melbourne United season is the 42nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their 11th under the banner of Melbourne United. This is their eighth season under head coach Dean Vickerman.

## 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 | Shea Ili | Flynn Cameron | Joel Foxwell |
| SG | Matthew Dellavedova | Ian Clark | Campbell Blogg |
| SF | Chris Goulding | Tanner Krebs | |
| PF | Jack White | Kyle Bowen | Tom Koppens |
| C | Marcus Lee | Robert Loe | Akech Aliir |

## 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: 2–0; Road: 0–1) :
September: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
7 September
Cairns
W 94–87
Ian Clark (16)
Robert Loe (12)
Shea Ili (5)
Gold Coast Sports Centre n/a
1–0
2
10 September
@ Brisbane
L 111–104
Ian Clark (23)
Jack White (13)
Shea Ili (6)
Gold Coast Sports Centre n/a
1–1
3
12 September
Illawarra
W 106–100
Jack White (24)
Loe, White (9)
Shea Ili (9)
Gold Coast Sports Centre n/a
2–1 :

### Regular season

2024–25 game log Total: 19–10 (Home: 9–6; Road: 10–4) :
September: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
19 September
Tasmania
W 88–79
Matthew Dellavedova (21)
Robert Loe (8)
Matthew Dellavedova (6)
Perth Arena 4,666
1–0
2
26 September
@ S.E. Melbourne
W 84–96
Chris Goulding (19)
Jack White (8)
Matthew Dellavedova (10)
John Cain Arena 10,175
2–0
3
28 September
@ Tasmania
L 81–72
Jack White (21)
Jack White (12)
Matthew Dellavedova (5)
Derwent Entertainment Centre 4,340
2–1 :
October: 5–2 (Home: 3–2; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
4 October
@ Perth
W 68–97
Ian Clark (25)
Jack White (11)
Shea Ili (9)
Perth Arena 12,287
3–1
5
6 October
Cairns
L 88–101
Chris Goulding (22)
Jack White (11)
Matthew Dellavedova (7)
John Cain Arena 9,766
3–2
6
13 October
Adelaide
W 106–79
Ian Clark (18)
Jack White (7)
Matthew Dellavedova (8)
John Cain Arena 9,050
4–2
7
20 October
S.E. Melbourne
L 84–93
Ian Clark (19)
Jack White (10)
Matthew Dellavedova (9)
John Cain Arena 10,175
4–3
8
24 October
@ Illawarra
W 87–92
Chris Goulding (25)
Jack White (19)
Cameron, Clark (4)
Wollongong Entertainment Centre 3,558
5–3
9
27 October
Cairns
W 106–63
Flynn Cameron (18)
Jack White (13)
Kyle Bowen (5)
John Cain Arena 9,210
6–3
10
31 October
Sydney
W 87–83
Matthew Dellavedova (16)
Jack White (11)
Matthew Dellavedova (5)
John Cain Arena 6,734
7–3 :
November: 3–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
11
4 November
New Zealand
L 79–113
Flynn Cameron (20)
Bowen, Lee (5)
Kyle Bowen (4)
John Cain Arena 9,275
7–4
12
7 November
@ Brisbane
W 103–120
Robert Loe (30)
Jack White (17)
Matthew Dellavedova (6)
Brisbane Entertainment Centre 4,101
8–4
13
9 November
Perth
W 106–97
Chris Goulding (46)
Bowen, Ili (5)
Matthew Dellavedova (12)
John Cain Arena 7,885
9–4
14
17 November
Adelaide
W 113–93
Flynn Cameron (21)
Kyle Bowen (9)
Matthew Dellavedova (7)
John Cain Arena 9,747
10–4 :
December: 3–4 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
15
1 December
Sydney
W 101–98
Chris Goulding (28)
Jack White (12)
Matthew Dellavedova (9)
John Cain Arena 10,175
11–4
16
5 December
@ New Zealand
W 70–97
Robert Loe (25)
Jack White (10)
Matthew Dellavedova (7)
Wolfbrook Arena 3,818
12–4
17
8 December
Brisbane
L 114–122
Ian Clark (24)
Jack White (10)
Matthew Dellavedova (7)
John Cain Arena 8,639
12–5
18
13 December
Illawarra
L 93–106
Robert Loe (19)
Tom Koppens (9)
Matthew Dellavedova (8)
John Cain Arena 7,692
12–6
19
15 December
@ S.E. Melbourne
L 109–97
Ian Clark (20)
Jack White (5)
Matthew Dellavedova (8)
John Cain Arena 9,437
12–7
20
23 December
Tasmania
L 91–97
Chris Goulding (18)
Jack White (9)
Matthew Dellavedova (9)
John Cain Arena 10,175
12–8
21
26 December
@ Cairns
W 66–76
Chris Goulding (19)
Marcus Lee (10)
Matthew Dellavedova (6)
Cairns Convention Centre 4,428
13–8 :
January: 5–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 5–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
22
4 January
@ Adelaide
L 100–81
Chris Goulding (18)
Robert Loe (12)
Matthew Dellavedova (9)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,588
13–9
23
9 January
@ Sydney
W 88–90
Jack White (23)
Jack White (10)
Matthew Dellavedova (8)
Sydney SuperDome 10,328
14–9
24
13 January
@ New Zealand
W 89–91
Chris Goulding (42)
Jack White (13)
Matthew Dellavedova (6)
TSB Stadium 2,110
15–9
25
18 January
@ Illawarra
L 117–95
Shea Ili (20)
Robert Loe (9)
Matthew Dellavedova (8)
Wollongong Entertainment Centre 5,021
15–10
26
22 January
@ Perth
W 93–99
Jack White (26)
Jack White (16)
Matthew Dellavedova (7)
Perth Arena 12,505
16–10
27
26 January
@ Brisbane
W 88–115
Ian Clark (24)
Robert Loe (8)
Shea Ili (8)
Brisbane Entertainment Centre 7,229
17–10 :
February: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
28
1 February
Tasmania
W 94–92
Shea Ili (18)
Marcus Lee (10)
Matthew Dellavedova (8)
John Cain Arena 10,175
18–10
29
8 February
S.E. Melbourne
W 103–93
Shea Ili (18)
Robert Loe (10)
Matthew Dellavedova (6)
John Cain Arena 10,175
19–10 :
2024–25 season schedule :

### Postseason

2025 finals game log Total: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1) :
Semifinals: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
27 February
Perth
W 105-93
Chris Goulding (41)
Jack White (10)
Matthew Dellavedova (9)
John Cain Arena 7,473
1–0
2
1 March
@ Perth
L 96–89
Chris Goulding (15)
Matthew Dellavedova (8)
Matthew Dellavedova (12)
Perth Arena 12,961
1–1
3
4 March
Perth
W 113-112
Ian Clark (38)
Jack White (9)
Matthew Dellavedova (11)
John Cain Arena 5,618
2–1 :
NBL Finals: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
8 March
@ Illawarra
W 88–96
Matthew Dellavedova (18)
Marcus Lee (15)
three players (4)
Wollongong Entertainment Centre 5,491
1–0
2
12 March
Illawarra
boxscore
John Cain Arena
3
16 March
@ Illawarra
boxscore
Wollongong Entertainment Centre
2025 finals schedule :

## Transactions
### Re-signed

| Player | Date Signed | Contract |
| Chris Goulding | 10 April 2024 | 2-year deal |
| Tom Koppens (DP) | 2 May 2024 | 1-year deal |
| Campbell Blogg (DP) | 25 June 2024 | 1-year deal |
| Ian Clark | 27 July 2024 | 1-year deal |

### Additions

| Player | Date Signed | Contract | Former team |
| Robert Loe | 17 April 2024 | 1-year deal | Auckland Tuatara |
| Jack White | 18 May 2024 | 2-year deal (player option) | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Marcus Lee | 9 August 2024 | 1-year deal | Tasmania JackJumpers |
| Joel Foxwell (DP) | 27 August 2024 | 1-year deal | Sandringham Sabres |
| Akech Aliir | 5 September 2024 | 2-year deal (club option) | Adelaide 36ers |
| Dash Daniels | 13 December 2024 | 2-year deal (next star) | BA Centre of Excellence |

### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | Date Left | New Team |
| Brad Newley | Retired | 13 February 2024 | Frankston Blues |
| Zac Triplett | Options declined | 9 April 2024 | Illawarra Hawks |
| Malith Machar | Options declined | 9 April 2024 | Sandringham Sabres |
| Ariel Hukporti | NBA Draft | 8 July 2024 | New York Knicks |
| Luke Travers | Released | 28 August 2024 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Jo Lual-Acuil | Free agent | 14 September 2024 | Liaoning Flying Leopards |

## Awards
### Club awards

* Club MVP:
* Defensive Player:
* SHARE Award:
* Vince Crivelli Club Person of the Year: