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. All games are available live on

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and

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broadcasts the marquee 2:30pm Sunday game on Network 10’s main channel followed by the second game at 4:30pm on

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and

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. In New Zealand, ESPN New Zealand will be the official league broadcaster. As

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and

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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. The Illawarra Hawks won their second championship, ending a 24-year title drought, after defeating

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in the Grand Final series.

Teams

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

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and sponsorship

Player transactions

Free agency began on 15 April 2024.

Coaching transactions

Pre-season

The

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games will begin on 17 August to 10 October 2024. The pre-season also featured the

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to play games between

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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

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and the Gold Coast Sports Centre. Gold Coast,

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will host the tournament for a second consecutive year.

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

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Ladder

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

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

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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

Awards

Pre-season

* Loggins-Bruton Cup:

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* Most Valuable Player ( Ray Borner Medal): Tyrell Harrison (

)

Regular season

Awards Night

* Most Valuable Player ( Andrew Gaze Trophy): Bryce Cotton (

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) * Next Generation Award: Alex Toohey (

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) * Best Defensive Player ( Damian Martin Trophy): Shea Ili (

) * Best Sixth Man: Kouat Noi (Sydney Kings) * Most Improved Player: Tyrell Harrison (

) * 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 (

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) **

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( 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):

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(

) * NBL Champions: Illawarra Hawks (2nd title)

Statistics

Individual

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Team

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NBL clubs in international competitions

References

External links

*
Official NBL All-Time Stats
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