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2024–25 Perth Wildcats season

The 2024–25 Perth Wildcats season is the 44th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL).

2024–25 Perth Wildcats season
Head coachAustralia John Rillie
CaptainAustralia Jesse Wagstaff
ArenaPerth Arena
NBL results
Record0–0  
Finals finishTBD
Stats at NBL.com.au
All statistics correct as of 17 September 2024.
← 2023–24
2025–26 →

On 17 September 2024, Rillie signed a three-year contract extension with the Wildcats to remain as head coach until the end of the 2027–28 season.[1]

Roster

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Perth Wildcats roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
G 0   Webster, Tai 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 89 kg (196 lb)
G 1   Russo-Nance, Dontae (DP) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
G/F 3   Windler, Dylan (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 89 kg (196 lb)
F 5   Doolittle, Kristian (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 105 kg (231 lb)
F/C 8   Almansa, Izan (NS) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 104 kg (229 lb)
G/F 10   Henshall, Ben 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
G 11   Cotton, Bryce (I) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 76 kg (168 lb)
F 13   Harris, Hyrum 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 110 kg (243 lb)
G 17   Harris, Michael 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
F 22   Gerovich, Thomas (DP) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
F 24   Wagstaff, Jesse (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 103 kg (227 lb)
F/C 25   Pinder, Keanu 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 103 kg (227 lb)
F 35   Okwera, David 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
G 40   Pepper, Elijah 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
F   Withers, Todd (NRP) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Keegan Crawford
  •   Gerard Martin
  •   Aaron Young
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  •   Josh Cavanagh
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • (SRP) Special restricted player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  •   Injured
Updated: 8 September 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
PG Tai Webster Dontae Russo-Nance
SG Bryce Cotton Ben Henshall
SF Michael Harris David Okwera
PF Kristian Doolittle Hyrum Harris Jesse Wagstaff
C Keanu Pinder

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 Adelaide 36ers 0 0 0 0.00% 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0 0 0.0%
2 Brisbane Bullets 0 0 0 0.00% 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0 0 0.0%
3 Cairns Taipans 0 0 0 0.00% 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0 0 0.0%
4 Illawarra Hawks 0 0 0 0.00% 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0 0 0.0%
5 Melbourne United 0 0 0 0.00% 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0 0 0.0%
6 New Zealand Breakers 0 0 0 0.00% 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0 0 0.0%
7 Perth Wildcats 0 0 0 0.00% 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0 0 0.0%
8 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 0 0 0 0.00% 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0 0 0.0%
9 Sydney Kings 0 0 0 0.00% 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0 0 0.0%
10 Tasmania JackJumpers 0 0 0 0.00% 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0 0 0.0%

Updated to match(es) played on 19 September 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
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: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 17 September @ Cairns W 95–102 Bryce Cotton (31) Pinder, Sarr (8) Cotton, H.Harris, Sarr (4) Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a 		1–0
2 19 September Adelaide W 112–80 Michael Harris (18) Alexandre Sarr (8) 5 players (3) Gold Coast Convention
n/a 		2–0
3 21 September New Zealand W 93–89 Jordan Usher (26) Keanu Pinder (13) Ben Henshall (4) Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a 		3–0

Regular season

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Main article: 2024–25 NBL regular season
2024–25 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 29 September Tasmania W 101–95 Jordan Usher (35) Pinder, Sarr (5) Bryce Cotton (6) Perth Arena
12,361 		1–0
October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 1 October @ S.E. Melbourne L 110–99 Ben Henshall (24) three players (5) Bryce Cotton (10) John Cain Arena
6,641 		1–1
3 6 October Adelaide W 82–75 Bryce Cotton (19) Keanu Pinder (7) Bryce Cotton (5) Perth Arena
11,306 		2–1
4 13 October Melbourne L 81–88 Keanu Pinder (25) Alexandre Sarr (9) Corey Webster (5) Perth Arena
10,982 		2–2
5 15 October @ Sydney L 99–86 Bryce Cotton (22) Keanu Pinder (7) Tai Webster (5) Sydney SuperDome
10,546 		2–3
6 21 October @ Adelaide L 89–78 Keanu Pinder (17) Keanu Pinder (13) Keanu Pinder (5) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
8,140 		2–4
7 27 October Brisbane L 79–84 Keanu Pinder (22) Kristian Doolittle (11) Bryce Cotton (5) Perth Arena
10,481 		2–5
November: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 4 November Adelaide W 99–88 Bryce Cotton (29) Kristian Doolittle (8) Bryce Cotton (5) Perth Arena
11,326 		3–5
9 6 November @ Melbourne W 95–102 (OT) Bryce Cotton (24) Jesse Wagstaff (8) Kristian Doolittle (5) John Cain Arena
10,175 		4–5
10 10 November New Zealand W 94–76 Bryce Cotton (37) Kristian Doolittle (11) Doolittle, H.Harris (4) Perth Arena
10,685 		5–5
11 16 November Cairns W 88–80 Bryce Cotton (25) Kristian Doolittle (8) Bryce Cotton (4) Perth Arena
9,976 		6–5
12 18 November @ Brisbane W 76–79 Bryce Cotton (25) Keanu Pinder (10) three players (3) Nissan Arena
4,869 		7–5
December: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
13 1 December Sydney W 114–105 Bryce Cotton (41) Keanu Pinder (9) Bryce Cotton (7) Perth Arena
11,897 		8–5
14 8 December @ Illawarra L 100–82 Jordan Usher (17) Keanu Pinder (10) Bryce Cotton (7) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
2,921 		8–6
15 15 December Tasmania W 89–88 Bryce Cotton (28) Bryce Cotton (8) Cotton, Pinder (4) Perth Arena
12,600 		9–6
16 23 December @ Melbourne L 109–103 (OT) Bryce Cotton (36) Keanu Pinder (9) Doolittle, Pinder (4) John Cain Arena
10,175 		9–7
17 26 December @ Cairns W 102–105 Bryce Cotton (33) Kristian Doolittle (16) Pinder, T.Webster (4) Cairns Convention Centre
4,050 		10–7
19 28 December @ Adelaide W 82–100 Bryce Cotton (24) Doolittle, Pinder (5) Bryce Cotton (6) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,468 		11–7
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
19 7 January @ New Zealand W 102–108 Bryce Cotton (31) Hyrum Harris (8) Tai Webster (6) Spark Arena
6,280 		12–7
20 13 January S.E. Melbourne W 100–79 Bryce Cotton (34) four players (6) Tai Webster (4) Perth Arena
12,859 		13–7
21 19 January Brisbane W 118–86 Bryce Cotton (28) Hyrum Harris (11) Bryce Cotton (7) Perth Arena
12,836 		14–7
22 21 January @ Sydney W 98–104 Bryce Cotton (29) Kristian Doolittle (7) Usher, T.Webster (5) Sydney SuperDome
13,138 		15–7
23 25 January Illawarra L 77–95 Tai Webster (16) Kristian Doolittle (10) Bryce Cotton (3) Perth Arena
12,771 		15–8
24 27 January @ S.E. Melbourne W 91–103 Tai Webster (23) Keanu Pinder (11) Bryce Cotton (8) State Basketball Centre
3,422 		16–8
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
25 4 February New Zealand L 78–89 Keanu Pinder (21) Keanu Pinder (15) Bryce Cotton (6) Perth Arena
12,975 		16–9
26 10 February Cairns W 117–88 Bryce Cotton (26) Alexandre Sarr (12) Bryce Cotton (4) Perth Arena
12,895 		17–9
28 15 February @ Illawarra L 108–92 Bryce Cotton (20) Hyrum Harris (7) Tai Webster (5) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
4,486 		17–10
28 17 February @ Tasmania L 86–72 Alexandre Sarr (17) Kristian Doolittle (5) Henshall, Usher (3) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 		17–11
2024–25 season schedule

Transactions

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Re-signed

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Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Kristian Doolittle 19 March 2024 1-year deal [2]
Jesse Wagstaff 11 April 2024 1-year deal [3]
Tai Webster 12 April 2024 1-year deal [4]

Additions

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Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Elijah Pepper 19 April 2024 2-year deal (club option) UC Davis [5]

Subtractions

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Player Reason left Date Left New Team Ref.

Awards

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Club awards

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  • Club MVP:
  • Coaches’ Award:
  • Most Improved Player:
  • Best Defensive Player:
  • Players’ Player:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rillie good news as Wildcats coach re-signs". Wildcats.com.au. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Doolittle rewarded with new deal". NBL.com.au. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Sweet 16 in NBL for Wildcats captain Wagstaff". ESPN.com.au. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  4. ^ "'We have a great chance': Tai locked in for NBL25". Wildcats.com.au. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Perth adds Pepper for NBL25". NBL.com.au. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
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