2024–25 NBL season

2024–25 NBL season
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)
Number of games	145
Number of teams	10
TV partner(s)	Australia: ESPN Network 10 New Zealand: Sky Sport Online: Kayo Sports NBL TV 10Play

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 will broadcast the marquee 2:30pm Sunday game on Network 10’s main channel and 10 Play. In New Zealand, Sky Sport will continue as the official league broadcaster.

Teams

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

Stadiums and locations

Adelaide 36ers

Brisbane Bullets

Cairns Taipans

Illawarra Hawks

Melbourne United

New Zealand Breakers

Perth Wildcats

S.E. Melbourne Phoenix

Sydney Kings

Tasmania JackJumpers

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	WIN 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	3,200
Sydney Kings	Sydney	Qudos Bank Arena	18,200
Tasmania JackJumpers	Hobart	MyState Bank Arena	4,865
	Launceston	Silverdome	4,000

Personnel and sponsorship

Team	Coach	Captain	Main sponsor	Kit manufacturer
Adelaide 36ers	Scott Ninnis	TBC		Champion
Brisbane Bullets	Justin Schueller	TBC
Cairns Taipans	Adam Forde	TBC	CQUniversity
Illawarra Hawks	Justin Tatum	Sam Froling Tyler Harvey
Melbourne United	Dean Vickerman	Chris Goulding	Engie
New Zealand Breakers	TBC	TBC	Bank of New Zealand
Perth Wildcats	John Rillie	Jesse Wagstaff	Pentanet
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	Mike Kelly	Mitch Creek
Sydney Kings	Brian Goorjian	Shaun Bruce	Harvey Norman
Tasmania JackJumpers	Scott Roth	Clint Steindl	Spirit of Tasmania

Player transactions

Free agency began on 15 April 2024.

Coaching transactions

Head coaching transactions

Team	2023–24 season	2024–25 season
Off-season
New Zealand Breakers	Mody Maor	TBC
Sydney Kings	Mahmoud Abdelfattah	Brian Goorjian
In-season
TBC	TBC

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 1

Melbourne United v Tasmania JackJumpers

19 September 2024	Melbourne United	vs.	Tasmania JackJumpers	Perth Arena, Perth
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN		boxscore

Perth Wildcats v S.E. Melbourne Phoenix

20 September 2024	Perth Wildcats	vs.	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	Perth Arena, Perth
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN		boxscore

New Zealand Breakers v Brisbane Bullets

21 September 2023	New Zealand Breakers	vs.	Brisbane Bullets	Perth Superdrome, Perth
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN		boxscore

Cairns Taipans v Illawarra Hawks

21 September 2024	Cairns Taipans	vs.	Illawarra Hawks	Perth Superdrome, Perth
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN		boxscore

Adelaide 36ers v Sydney Kings

22 September 2024	Adelaide 36ers	vs.	Sydney Kings	Perth Arena, Perth
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Network 10		boxscore

Round 2

S.E. Melbourne Phoenix v Melbourne United

26 September 2024	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	vs.	Melbourne United	John Cain Arena, Melbourne
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN		boxscore

Illawarra Hawks v Brisbane Bullets

27 September 2024	Illawarra Hawks	vs.	Brisbane Bullets	Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN		boxscore

Perth Wildcats v Sydney Kings

27 September 2024	Perth Wildcats	vs.	Sydney Kings	Perth Arena, Perth
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN		boxscore

Cairns Taipans v Adelaide 36ers

28 September 2024	Cairns Taipans	vs.	Adelaide 36ers	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN		boxscore

Tasmania JackJumpers v Melbourne United

28 September 2024	Tasmania JackJumpers	vs.	Melbourne United	Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN		boxscore

Sydney Kings v Illawarra Hawks

29 September 2024	Sydney Kings	vs.	Illawarra Hawks	Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Network 10		boxscore

New Zealand Breakers v S.E. Melbourne Phoenix

29 September 2024	New Zealand Breakers	vs.	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	Spark Arena, Auckland
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Sky Sport		boxscore

Round 3

Adelaide 36ers v S.E. Melbourne Phoenix

3 October 2024	Adelaide 36ers	vs.	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN

Cairns Taipans v Tasmania JackJumpers

4 October 2024	Cairns Taipans	vs.	Tasmania JackJumpers	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN

Perth Wildcats v Melbourne United

4 October 2024	Perth Wildcats	vs.	Melbourne United	Perth Arena, Perth
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN

Illawarra Hawks v Adelaide 36ers

5 October 2024	Illawarra Hawks	vs.	Adelaide 36ers	Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN

Brisbane Bullets v Sydney Kings

5 October 2024	Brisbane Bullets	vs.	Sydney Kings	Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN

Melbourne United v Cairns Taipans

6 October 2024	Melbourne United	vs.	Cairns Taipans	John Cain Arena, Melbourne
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Network 10

Tasmania JackJumpers v Perth Wildcats

6 October 2024	Tasmania JackJumpers	vs.	Perth Wildcats	Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN

Round 4

Cairns Taipans v Perth Wildcats

10 October 2024	Cairns Taipans	vs.	Perth Wildcats	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN		boxscore

Adelaide 36ers v Sydney Kings

11 October 2024	Adelaide 36ers	vs.	Sydney Kings	Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN		boxscore

Illawarra Hawks v Tasmania JackJumpers

12 October 2024	Illawarra Hawks	vs.	Tasmania JackJumpers	Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN		boxscore

S.E. Melbourne Phoenix v Brisbane Bullets

12 October 2024	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	vs.	Brisbane Bullets	John Cain Arena, Melbourne
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN		boxscore

Sydney Kings v Cairns Taipans

13 October 2024	Sydney Kings	vs.	Cairns Taipans	Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Network 10		boxscore

Melbourne United v Adelaide 36ers

13 October 2024	Melbourne United	vs.	Adelaide 36ers	John Cain Arena, Melbourne
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN		boxscore

Round 5

Brisbane Bullets v New Zealand Breakers

17 October 2024	Brisbane Bullets	vs.	New Zealand Breakers	Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN		boxscore

Tasmania JackJumpers v Sydney Kings

18 October 2024	Tasmania JackJumpers	vs.	Sydney Kings	Silverdome, Launceston
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN		boxscore

New Zealand Breakers v Perth Wildcats

19 October 2024	New Zealand Breakers	vs.	Perth Wildcats	Spark Arena, Auckland
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Sky Sport		boxscore

Cairns Taipans v Illawarra Hawks

19 October 2024	Cairns Taipans	vs.	Illawarra Hawks	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN		boxscore

Melbourne United v S.E. Melbourne Phoenix

20 October 2024	Melbourne United	vs.	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	John Cain Arena, Melbourne
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Network 10		boxscore

Adelaide 36ers v Tasmania JackJumpers

20 October 2024	Adelaide 36ers	vs.	Tasmania JackJumpers	Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN		boxscore

Round 6

Brisbane Bullets v S.E. Melbourne Phoenix

24 October 2024	Brisbane Bullets	vs.	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	Spark Arena, Auckland
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN		boxscore

Illawarra Hawks v S.E. Melbourne Phoenix

24 October 2024	Illawarra Hawks	vs.	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN		boxscore

Adelaide 36ers v Cairns Taipans

25 October 2024	Adelaide 36ers	vs.	Cairns Taipans	Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN		boxscore

Perth Wildcats v Sydney Kings

25 October 2024	Perth Wildcats	vs.	Sydney Kings	Perth Arena, Perth
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN		boxscore

S.E. Melbourne Phoenix v Illawarra Hawks

26 October 2024	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	vs.	Illawarra Hawks	John Cain Arena, Melbourne
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN		boxscore

Brisbane Bullets v Tasmania JackJumpers

26 Ocotber 2024	Brisbane Bullets	vs.	Tasmania JackJumpers	Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN		boxscore

Sydney Kings v New Zealand Breakers

27 October 2024	Sydney Kings	vs.	New Zealand Breakers	Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Network 10		boxscore

Melbourne United v Cairns Taipans

27 October 2024	Melbourne United	vs.	Cairns Taipans	John Cain Arena, Melbourne
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN		boxscore

Round 7

Melbourne United v Sydney Kings

31 October 2024	Melbourne United	vs.	Sydney Kings	John Cain Arena, Melbourne
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN		boxscore

Tasmania JackJumpers v S.E. Melbourne Phoenix

1 November 2024	Tasmania JackJumpers	vs.	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	Silverdome, Launceston
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN		boxscore

Perth Wildcats v Illawarra Hawks

1 November 2024	Perth Wildcats	vs.	Illawarra Hawks
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN		boxscore

New Zealand Breakers v Adelaide 36ers

2 November 2024	New Zealand Breakers	vs.	Adelaide 36ers
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Sky Sport		boxscore

Cairns Taipans v Brisbane Bullets

2 November 2024	Cairns Taipans	vs.	Brisbane Bullets
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN		boxscore

S.E. Melbourne Phoenix v Perth Wildcats

3 November 2024	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	vs.	Perth Wildcats
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Network 10		boxscore

Sydney Kings v Tasmania JackJumpers

3 November 2024	Sydney Kings	vs.	Tasmania JackJumpers
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
ESPN		boxscore

Melbourne United v New Zealand Breakers

4 November 2024	Melbourne United	vs.	New Zealand Breakers
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ESPN		boxscore

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Round 9

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Round 10

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External links

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