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2024–25 Brisbane Bullets season

The 2024–25 Brisbane Bullets season is the 39th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their second under the leadership of their head coach Justin Schueller.[1]

2024–25 Brisbane Bullets season
Head coachAustralia Justin Schueller
CaptainAustralia Mitch Norton
ArenaBrisbane Entertainment Centre
NBL results
Record3–4 (42.9%)
Ladder7th
Finals finishTBD
Stats at NBL.com.au
All statistics correct as of 2 November 2024.
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Roster

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Brisbane Bullets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
F 0   Kunen, Josh (DP) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
G 1   Cook, Keandre (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
G 2   White, Isaac 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
G 3   Savage, Kye (DP) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 5   Batemon III, James (I) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
G 6   Devers, Tristan (DP) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
G 8   Norton, Mitch (C) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
F 10   Adel, Deng   2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 89 kg (196 lb)
C 11   Zikarsky, Rocco (NS) 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in) 103 kg (227 lb)
F 13   Bannan, Josh 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
F 18   Smith-Milner, Tohi 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 117 kg (258 lb)
F 21   Bairstow, Jarred 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 101 kg (223 lb)
G/F 23   Prather, Casey (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
C 24   Harrison, Tyrell 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) 115 kg (254 lb)
G 26   McDaniel, Sam   1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
G 41   Naar, Emmett (NRP) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 78 kg (172 lb)
Head coach
  •   Justin Schueller
Assistant coach(es)
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  •   Matt Hardiman
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (TP) Training player
  • (SRP) Special restricted player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  •   Injured
Updated: 29 October 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Development
PG Mitch Norton Jame Batemon Kye Savage
SG Keandre Cook Isaac White Tristan Devers
SF Casey Prather Sam McDaniel Josh Kunen
PF Josh Bannan Deng Adel Jarred Bairstow
C Tyrell Harrison Rocco Zikarsky Tohi Smith-Milner

Standings

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Ladder

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Pos 2024–25 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 New Zealand Breakers 8 6 2 75.00% 4–1 W3 4–1 2–1 711 673 105.65%
2 Illawarra Hawks 9 6 3 66.67% 3–2 L1 2–2 4–1 887 805 110.19%
3 Melbourne United 11 7 4 63.64% 3–2 L1 4–3 3–1 995 931 106.87%
4 Adelaide 36ers 9 5 4 55.56% 3–2 L1 4–1 1–3 812 846 95.98%
5 Sydney Kings 11 6 5 54.55% 2–3 W1 2–2 4–3 972 919 105.77%
6 Perth Wildcats 9 4 5 44.44% 3–2 L1 3–2 1–3 791 832 95.07%
7 Brisbane Bullets 7 3 4 42.86% 3–2 W1 1–2 2–2 612 628 97.45%
8 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 10 4 6 40.00% 4–1 W2 1–3 3–3 871 850 102.47%
9 Tasmania JackJumpers 10 3 7 30.00% 1–4 L2 2–2 1–5 766 841 91.08%
10 Cairns Taipans 10 3 7 30.00% 0–5 L6 2–4 1–3 846 938 90.19%

Updated to match(es) played on 4 November 2024. 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

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Leader and qualification to semifinals
Qualification to semifinals
Qualification to play-in
Last place
2024–25 NBL season
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920
Adelaide 36ers8865544
Brisbane Bullets61099787
Cairns Taipans107466910
Illawarra Hawks1122112
Melbourne United2353423
New Zealand Breakers5211231
Perth Wildcats4587866
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix79101010108
Sydney Kings3434355
Tasmania JackJumpers9678979
Updated to match(es) played on 4 November 2024. Source: NBL.com.au

Game log

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Pre-season

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Main article: 2024 NBL pre-season
2024 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
September: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 7 September @ Tasmania W 76–89 James Batemon (20) Casey Prather (5) three players (3) Carrara Indoor Stadium
n/a 		1–0
2 10 September Melbourne W 111–104 Tyrell Harrison (21) Tyrell Harrison (10) James Batemon (6) Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a 		0–2
3 14 September Cairns W 85–82 Keandre Cook (20) Harrison, Prather (7) James Batemon (4) Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a 		3–0

Regular season

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Main article: 2024–25 NBL regular season
2024–25 game log
Total: 3–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–2)
September: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 21 September @ New Zealand L 91–87 Keandre Cook (25) Tyrell Harrison (5) James Batemon (4) Perth Superdrome
2,691 		0–1
2 27 September @ Illawarra L 113–101 Keandre Cook (17) Tyrell Harrison (10) Casey Prather (6) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
3,542 		0–2
October: 2–2 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 5 October Sydney L 82–91 Casey Prather (17) Josh Bannan (11) Tyrell Harrison (5) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
7,009 		0–3
4 12 October @ S.E. Melbourne W 85–87 Tyrell Harrison (21) Tyrell Harrison (17) Josh Bannan (5) John Cain Arena
6,521 		1–3
5 17 October New Zealand W 84–73 James Batemon (21) Josh Bannan (9) four players (3) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
4,391 		2–3
6 26 October Tasmania L 79–87 Mitch Norton (20) Tyrell Harrison (10) Mitch Norton (5) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
4,756 		2–4
November: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 2 November @ Cairns W 88–92 James Batemon (21) Tyrell Harrison (20) Batemon, Cook (3) Cairns Convention Centre
4,445 		3–4
8 7 November Melbourne 0–0 Brisbane Entertainment Centre
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9 15 November @ Tasmania 0–0 Derwent Entertainment Centre
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10 17 November Perth 0–0 Brisbane Entertainment Centre
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11 29 November @ Perth 0–0 Perth Arena
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December: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
12 6 December Adelaide 0–0 Brisbane Entertainment Centre
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13 8 December @ Melbourne 0–0 John Cain Arena
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14 12 December S.E. Melbourne 0–0 Brisbane Entertainment Centre
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15 15 December @ Sydney 0–0 Sydney SuperDome
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16 20 December Cairns 0–0 Brisbane Entertainment Centre
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17 24 December @ Adelaide 0–0 Adelaide Entertainment Centre
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18 27 December Illawarra 0–0 Brisbane Entertainment Centre
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19 29 December @ Tasmania 0–0 Derwent Entertainment Centre
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January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
20 4 January Sydney 0–0 Brisbane Entertainment Centre
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21 8 January New Zealand 0–0 Brisbane Entertainment Centre
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22 11 January @ S.E. Melbourne 0–0 Gippsland Indoor Stadium
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23 15 January Perth 0–0 Brisbane Entertainment Centre
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24 17 January Cairns 0–0 Brisbane Entertainment Centre
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25 20 January @ Illawarra 0–0 Wollongong Entertainment Centre
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26 24 January @ New Zealand 0–0 Wolfbrook Arena
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27 26 January Melbourne 0–0 Brisbane Entertainment Centre
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28 31 January @ Adelaide 0–0 Adelaide Entertainment Centre
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February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
29 6 February @ Cairns 0–0 Cairns Convention Centre
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2024–25 season schedule

Transactions

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Re-signed

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Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Isaac White 10 April 2024 1-year deal [2]
Mitch Norton 10 April 2024 3-year deal [3]
Casey Prather 10 April 2024 1-year deal [4]
Tristan Devers 14 June 2024 3-year deal (club option)
Tyrell Harrison 29 September 2024 2-year deal [5]

Additions

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Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Deng Adel 15 April 2024 1-year deal Boulazac Basket Dordogne [6]
Tohi Smith-Milner 19 April 2024 2-year deal (club option) Adelaide 36ers [7]
Keandre Cook 21 May 2024 1-year deal Crailsheim Merlins
Jarred Bairstow 12 July 2024 1-year deal Tasmania JackJumpers
James Batemon 17 July 2024 2-year deal Ironi Kiryat Ata

Subtractions

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Player Reason left Date Left New Team Ref.
Nathan Sobey Mutual release 29 March 2024 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix [8]
Chris Smith Parted ways 11 April 2024 Chiba Jets [9]
Aron Baynes Retired 17 October 2024 n/a [10]

Awards

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Club awards

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  • Club MVP:
  • Players Player:
  • Members Moment of the Year:
  • Defensive Player of the Year:
  • Youth Player of the Year:
  • Narelle Kelly Award:
  • Volunteer of the Year:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bullets hire Justin Schueller as head coach". ESPN.com.au. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Core quartet signs on with Bullets". NBL.com.au. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Bullets Core Locked in for NBL25". BrisbaneBullets.com.au. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Prather among Bullets' signings for post-Sobey era". CanberraTimes.com.au. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Harrison commits to Bullets". NBL.com.au. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Adel secures NBL return". NBL.com.au. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Brisbane adds championship-winning big". NBL.com.au. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Sobey, Bullets agree to mutual parting of ways". ESPN.com.au. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Smith, Bullets part ways". NBL.com.au. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Australian basketball star, NBA champion Baynes retires". NBL.com.au. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
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