2024–25 Melbourne United season

2024–25 Melbourne United season
Head coachAustralia Dean Vickerman
CaptainAustralia Chris Goulding
ArenaJohn Cain Arena
NBL results
Record13–8 (61.9%)
Ladder2nd
Finals finishTBD
Stats at NBL.com.au
All statistics correct as of 26 December 2024.
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The 2024–25 Melbourne United season is the 42nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their 11th under the banner of Melbourne United. This is their eighth season under head coach Dean Vickerman.[1][2]

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Melbourne United roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
F/C 2 New Zealand Loe, Robert 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 115 kg (254 lb)
G 3 Australia Blogg, Campbell (DP) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
G 4 Australia Daniels, Dash (TP) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
G 5 Australia Foxwell, Joel (DP) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
F 7 Australia Aliir, Akech 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
G 8 Australia Dellavedova, Matthew 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
G 11 New Zealand Cameron, Flynn 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
G 13 Australia Krebs, Tanner 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
F 14 Australia White, Jack 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
F 15 Australia Bowen, Kyle 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 101 kg (223 lb)
G 21 United States Clark, Ian (I) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 79 kg (174 lb)
F/C 24 United States Lee, Marcus (I) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 99 kg (218 lb)
F 30 Australia Koppens, Tom (DP) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
G 43 Australia Goulding, Chris (C) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb)
G 51 New Zealand Ili, Shea 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Australia Stephan Semerci
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (TP) Training player
  • (SRP) Special restricted player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 23 December 2024

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Development
PG Shea Ili Flynn Cameron Joel Foxwell
SG Matthew Dellavedova Ian Clark Campbell Blogg
SF Chris Goulding Tanner Krebs
PF Jack White Kyle Bowen Tom Koppens
C Marcus Lee Robert Loe Akech Aliir

Standings

Ladder

Pos 2024–25 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Illawarra Hawks 20 13 7 65.00% 3–2 L2 5–4 8–3 2031 1853 109.61%
2 Melbourne United 21 13 8 61.90% 1–4 W1 7–6 6–2 2003 1892 105.87%
3 Tasmania JackJumpers 19 11 8 57.89% 5–0 W8 7–2 4–6 1591 1583 100.51%
4 Sydney Kings 21 12 9 57.14% 3–2 W1 5–4 7–5 1901 1821 104.39%
5 Perth Wildcats 20 11 9 55.00% 3–2 W1 7–3 4–6 1955 1940 100.77%
6 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 20 10 10 50.00% 3–2 L1 6–3 4–7 1857 1803 103.00%
7 Brisbane Bullets 19 9 10 47.37% 2–3 L2 5–4 4–6 1810 1833 98.75%
8 Adelaide 36ers 19 8 11 42.11% 2–3 W1 6–5 2–6 1749 1855 94.29%
9 New Zealand Breakers 19 8 11 42.11% 1–4 W1 4–5 4–6 1616 1720 93.95%
10 Cairns Taipans 20 4 16 20.00% 1–4 W1 2–9 2–7 1686 1899 88.78%

Updated to match(es) played on 3 January 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.

Ladder progression

Leader and qualification to semifinals
Qualification to semifinals
Qualification to play-in
Last place
2024–25 NBL season
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920
Adelaide 36ers88655444469888
Brisbane Bullets610997878798757
Cairns Taipans10746691010101010101010
Illawarra Hawks11221123322111
Melbourne United23534231111222
New Zealand Breakers52112312235999
Perth Wildcats45878666654465
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix791010101087876676
Sydney Kings34343555543334
Tasmania JackJumpers96789799987543
Updated to match(es) played on 31 December 2024. Source: NBL.com.au

Game log

Pre-season

Main article: 2024 NBL pre-season
2024 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
September: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 7 September Cairns W 94–87 Ian Clark (16) Robert Loe (12) Shea Ili (5) Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a 		1–0
2 10 September @ Brisbane L 111–104 Ian Clark (23) Jack White (13) Shea Ili (6) Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a 		1–1
3 12 September Illawarra W 106–100 Jack White (24) Loe, White (9) Shea Ili (9) Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a 		2–1

Regular season

Main article: 2024–25 NBL regular season
2024–25 game log
Total: 13–8 (Home: 7–6; Road: 6–2)
September: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 19 September Tasmania W 88–79 Matthew Dellavedova (21) Robert Loe (8) Matthew Dellavedova (6) Perth Arena
4,666 		1–0
2 26 September @ S.E. Melbourne W 84–96 Chris Goulding (19) Jack White (8) Matthew Dellavedova (10) John Cain Arena
10,175 		2–0
3 28 September @ Tasmania L 81–72 Jack White (21) Jack White (12) Matthew Dellavedova (5) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 		2–1
October: 5–2 (Home: 3–2; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 4 October @ Perth W 68–97 Ian Clark (25) Jack White (11) Shea Ili (9) Perth Arena
12,287 		3–1
5 6 October Cairns L 88–101 Chris Goulding (22) Jack White (11) Matthew Dellavedova (7) John Cain Arena
9,766 		3–2
6 13 October Adelaide W 106–79 Ian Clark (18) Jack White (7) Matthew Dellavedova (8) John Cain Arena
9,050 		4–2
7 20 October S.E. Melbourne L 84–93 Ian Clark (19) Jack White (10) Matthew Dellavedova (9) John Cain Arena
10,175 		4–3
8 24 October @ Illawarra W 87–92 Chris Goulding (25) Jack White (19) Cameron, Clark (4) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
3,558 		5–3
9 27 October Cairns W 106–63 Flynn Cameron (18) Jack White (13) Kyle Bowen (5) John Cain Arena
9,210 		6–3
10 31 October Sydney W 87–83 Matthew Dellavedova (16) Jack White (11) Matthew Dellavedova (5) John Cain Arena
6,734 		7–3
November: 3–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 4 November New Zealand L 79–113 Flynn Cameron (20) Bowen, Lee (5) Kyle Bowen (4) John Cain Arena
9,275 		7–4
12 7 November @ Brisbane W 103–120 Robert Loe (30) Jack White (17) Matthew Dellavedova (6) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
4,101 		8–4
13 9 November Perth W 106–97 Chris Goulding (46) Bowen, Ili (5) Matthew Dellavedova (12) John Cain Arena
7,885 		9–4
14 17 November Adelaide W 113–93 Flynn Cameron (21) Kyle Bowen (9) Matthew Dellavedova (7) John Cain Arena
9,747 		10–4
December: 3–4 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
15 1 December Sydney W 101–98 Chris Goulding (28) Jack White (12) Matthew Dellavedova (9) John Cain Arena
10,175 		11–4
16 5 December @ New Zealand W 70–97 Robert Loe (25) Jack White (10) Matthew Dellavedova (7) Wolfbrook Arena
3,818 		12–4
17 8 December Brisbane L 114–122 Ian Clark (24) Jack White (10) Matthew Dellavedova (7) John Cain Arena
8,639 		12–5
18 13 December Illawarra L 93–106 Robert Loe (19) Tom Koppens (9) Matthew Dellavedova (8) John Cain Arena
7,692 		12–6
19 15 December @ S.E. Melbourne L 109–97 Ian Clark (20) Jack White (5) Matthew Dellavedova (8) John Cain Arena
9,437 		12–7
20 23 December Tasmania L 91–97 Chris Goulding (18) Jack White (9) Matthew Dellavedova (9) John Cain Arena
10,175 		12–8
21 26 December @ Cairns W 66–76 Chris Goulding (19) Marcus Lee (10) Matthew Dellavedova (6) Cairns Convention Centre
4,428 		13–8
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
22 4 January @ Adelaide 0–0 Adelaide Entertainment Centre
 –
23 9 January @ Sydney 0–0 Sydney SuperDome
 –
24 13 January @ New Zealand 0–0 TSB Stadium
 –
25 18 January @ Illawarra 0–0 Wollongong Entertainment Centre
 –
26 22 January @ Perth 0–0 Perth Arena
 –
27 26 January @ Brisbane 0–0 Brisbane Entertainment Centre
 –
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
28 1 February Tasmania 0–0 John Cain Arena
 –
29 8 February S.E. Melbourne 0–0 John Cain Arena
 –
2024–25 season schedule

Transactions

Re-signed

Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Chris Goulding 10 April 2024 2-year deal [3]
Tom Koppens (DP) 2 May 2024 1-year deal
Campbell Blogg (DP) 25 June 2024 1-year deal
Ian Clark 27 July 2024 1-year deal

Additions

Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Robert Loe 17 April 2024 1-year deal Auckland Tuatara [4]
Jack White 18 May 2024 2-year deal (player option) Memphis Grizzlies [5]
Marcus Lee 9 August 2024 1-year deal Tasmania JackJumpers [6]
Joel Foxwell (DP) 27 August 2024 1-year deal Sandringham Sabres [7]
Akech Aliir 5 September 2024 2-year deal (club option) Adelaide 36ers [8]
Dash Daniels 13 December 2024 2-year deal (next star) BA Centre of Excellence [9]

Subtractions

Player Reason left Date Left New Team Ref.
Brad Newley Retired 13 February 2024 Frankston Blues [10]
Zac Triplett Options declined 9 April 2024 Illawarra Hawks [11]
Malith Machar Sandringham Sabres [11]
Ariel Hukporti NBA Draft 8 July 2024 New York Knicks [12]
Luke Travers Released 28 August 2024 Cleveland Cavaliers [13]
Jo Lual-Acuil Free agent 14 September 2024 Liaoning Flying Leopards [14]

Awards

Club awards

  • Club MVP:
  • Defensive Player:
  • SHARE Award:
  • Vince Crivelli Club Person of the Year:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Coach Vickerman commits to United NBL charge until 2028". bendigoadvertiser.com.au. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Coach Vickerman commits to United NBL charge until 2028". ESPN.com.au. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Goulding sticks with Melbourne after Lual-Acuil departs". ESPN.com.au. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  4. ^ "United coax veteran big out of NBL retirement". NBL.com.au. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Jack White returns to NBL, signs two-year United deal". ESPN.com.au. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Marcus Lee coming back to Melbourne United for NBL25 season". MelbourneUtd.com.au. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Melbourne sign national star". NBL.com.au. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Akech Aliir elevated into main roster ahead of NBL25". MelbourneUtd.com.au. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Dash Daniels, brother of Hawks' Dyson, signs with Melbourne at 16". ESPN.com. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  10. ^ "NBL veteran Brad Newley calls time on 20-year career". ESPN.com.au. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Player and Club Options". MelbourneUtd.com.au. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  12. ^ "New York Knicks Sign Ariel Hukporti to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Cavaliers Sign Luke Travers to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  14. ^ "辽宁男篮官宣大外援阿丘尔加盟！身披0号球衣". 沈阳晚报. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.