2024–25 NBL season
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League	National Basketball League
Season	2024–25
Duration	19 September 2024 – 8 February 2025 February 2025 (play-in tournament) February – March 2025 (semifinals) March 2025 (finals)
Matches played	139
Teams	10
TV partner(s)	Australia: ESPN Network 10 10 Bold New Zealand: ESPN TVNZ Online: Kayo Sports NBL TV 10Play TVNZ+
Records
Winning streak	8 games Tasmania JackJumpers (9 November 2024 – 29 December)
Losing streak	15 games Cairns Taipans (10 October 2024 – 31 December)
Highest attendance	16,705 – Sydney SuperDome Sydney vs Tasmania (19 January 2025)
Lowest attendance	2,110 – TSB Stadium New Zealand vs Melbourne (13 January 2025)
Attendance	980,274 (7,052 per match)
NBL seasons
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 2 February 2025.

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.^[1] 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.^[2][3]

As Australia and New Zealand participated in 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification, the league took a break during the FIBA international windows of 21–24 November 2024 and 20–23 February 2025.^[4]

All ten teams from the 2023–24 NBL season continued on in 2024–25.

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
		State Basketball Centre	3,422
Sydney Kings	Sydney	Sydney SuperDome	18,200
Tasmania JackJumpers	Hobart	Derwent Entertainment Centre	4,340
	Launceston	Silverdome	3,255

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
Cairns Taipans	Adam Forde	Taran Armstrong	Kenfrost Homes
Illawarra Hawks	Justin Tatum	Sam Froling Tyler Harvey	Greater Bank
Melbourne United	Dean Vickerman	Chris Goulding	Engie
New Zealand Breakers	Petteri Koponen	Parker Jackson-Cartwright Mitch McCarron	Bank of New Zealand
Perth Wildcats	John Rillie	Jesse Wagstaff	Mate Internet Mobile
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	Josh King	Jordan Hunter Nathan Sobey	Mountain Goat Beer
Sydney Kings	Brian Goorjian	Shaun Bruce Xavier Cooks	Harvey Norman
Tasmania JackJumpers	Scott Roth	Clint Steindl	Spirit of Tasmania

Free agency began on 15 April 2024.^[5]

Head coaching transactions

Team	2023–24 season	2024–25 season
Off-season
Adelaide 36ers	Scott Ninnis[6]	Mike Wells[7]
New Zealand Breakers	Mody Maor[8]	Petteri Koponen[9]
Perth Wildcats	John Rillie[10]
Sydney Kings	Mahmoud Abdelfattah[11]	Brian Goorjian[12]
In-season
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	Mike Kelly[13]	Sam Mackinnon (interim)[14]	Josh King[15]

The pre-season games will begin on 17 August to 10 October 2024.^[16]

The pre-season also featured the New Zealand Breakers to play games between NBA teams, this will be the sixth NBLxNBA tour.^[17]

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.^[18] Gold Coast, Queensland will host the tournament for a second consecutive year.

Pos	Team v t e	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

The regular season will begin on 19 September 2024.^[19] It will consist of 145 games spread across 20 rounds, with the final game being played on 8 February 2025.^[20][21]

Pos	2024–25 NBL season v t e
	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	Last 5	Streak	Home	Away	PF	PA	PP
1	Illawarra Hawks	27	18	9	66.67%	3–2	W1	9–4	9–5	2750	2488	110.53%
2	Melbourne United	28	18	10	64.29%	4–1	W3	8–6	10–4	2668	2559	104.26%
3	Perth Wildcats	28	17	11	60.71%	3–2	W2	9–5	8–6	2791	2707	103.10%
4	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	28	16	12	57.14%	3–2	W1	10–4	6–8	2694	2553	105.52%
5	Sydney Kings	28	16	12	57.14%	3–2	L2	7–7	9–5	2555	2462	103.78%
6	Adelaide 36ers	28	13	15	46.43%	3–2	L2	9–6	4–9	2632	2684	98.06%
7	Tasmania JackJumpers	28	12	16	42.86%	0–5	L6	8–5	4–11	2345	2470	94.94%
8	Brisbane Bullets	28	12	16	42.86%	2–3	W1	6–8	6–8	2590	2738	94.59%
9	New Zealand Breakers	28	10	18	35.71%	2–3	W1	6–8	4–10	2403	2554	94.09%
10	Cairns Taipans	27	7	20	25.93%	3–2	L1	3–11	4–9	2378	2591	91.78%

Updated to match(es) played on 1 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.

	Leader and qualification to semifinals
	Qualification to semifinals
	Qualification to play-in
	Last place

The 2025 NBL Finals will be played in 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.

Team	Date of qualification	Round of qualification	Finals appearance	Previous appearance	Previous best performance	Ref.
Illawarra Hawks	21 January 2025	17	24th	2024	Champions (2001)	[22]
Melbourne United	26 January 2025	18	29th	2024	Champions (1993, 1997, 2006, 2008, 2018, 2021)	[23]
Sydney Kings	26 January 2025	18	19th	2024	Champions (2003, 2004, 2005, 2022, 2023)	[23]
Perth Wildcats	30 January 2025	19	38th	2024	Champions (1990, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020)	[24]
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	30 January 2025	19	3rd	2023	Semifinalist (2021)	[24]
TBD

• Loggins-Bruton Cup: Brisbane Bullets^[25][26]
• Most Valuable Player (Ray Borner Medal): Tyrell Harrison (Brisbane Bullets)^[27]

• Most Valuable Player (Andrew Gaze Trophy):
• Next Generation Award:
• Best Defensive Player (Damian Martin Trophy):
• Best Sixth Man:
• Most Improved Player:
• Fans MVP:
• Coach of the Year (Lindsay Gaze Trophy):
• Executive of the Year:
• Referee of the Year:
• GameTime by Kmart:
• All-NBL First Team:
• All-NBL Second Team:

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

Points Per Game

Player	Team	PPG
Bryce Cotton	Perth Wildcats	27.5
Kendric Davis	Adelaide 36ers	25.4
Casey Prather	Brisbane Bullets	21.4
Matt Hurst	SEM Pheonix	20.5
Montrezl Harrel	Adelaide 36ers	20.4

Last Updated: 31 January 2025

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	6.3
Derrick Walton Jr	SEM Pheonix	4.8

Last Updated: 31 January 2025

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	9.7
Montrezl Harrel	Adelaide 36ers	9.3
Xavier Cooks	Sydney Kings	8.6
Josh Bannan	Brisbane Bullets	8.6

Last Updated: 31 January 2025

Blocks Per Game

Player	Team	BPG
Marcus Lee	Melbourne United	1.7
Tacko Fall	New Zealand	1.6
Xavier Cooks	Sydney Kings	1.3
Isaac Humphries	Adelaide 36ers	1.3
Sam Waardenburg	Cairns Taipans	1.0

Last Updated: 31 January 2025

Steals Per Game

Player	Team	SPG
Jaylen Adams	Sydney Kings	1.8
Keandre Cook	Brisbane Bullets	1.7
Matthew Mooney	New Zealand	1.6
Parker Jackson-Cartwright	New Zealand	1.6
Nathan Sobey	SEM Pheonix	1.5

Last Updated: 31 January 2025

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

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

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