2024–25 Illawarra Hawks season

2024–25 Illawarra Hawks season
Head coachUnited States Justin Tatum
Co-captainsAustralia Sam Froling
United States Tyler Harvey
ArenaWollongong Entertainment Centre
NBL results
Record11–5 (68.8%)
Ladder1st
Finals finishTBD
Stats at NBL.com.au
All statistics correct as of 22 December 2024.
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The 2024–25 Illawarra Hawks season is the 47th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL).

Roster

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

Illawarra Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
F 0 United States Days, Darius (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 111 kg (245 lb)
G 1 United States Harvey, Tyler (I & C) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
G/F 2 South Korea Lee Hyun-jung (SRP) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
G 3 Syria Kell, Trey (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 99 kg (218 lb)
G 6 Australia Hickey, William 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb)
G 7 Australia Triplett, Zac 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
G/F 8 South Sudan Kuany, Kuany (TP) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
G/F 9 Australia Swaka Lo Buluk, Wani 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
G 10 Australia McDowell-White, Kobe (DP) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
G/F 11 Australia Grida, Daniel 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb)
F/C 13 Australia Froling, Sam (C) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 109 kg (240 lb)
F/C 19 Australia Yates, Luca (DP) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
F 21 Australia Blanchfield, Todd 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb)
F 22 Australia Peatling, Mason 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb)
F/C 30 Australia Olbrich, Lachlan 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 107 kg (236 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Australia Tom Cranney
  • Australia Matt Flinn
  • Australia Sam Gruggen
  • Australia Joel Khalu
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Australia Alex Moore
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • (SRP) Special restricted player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 22 December 2024

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Development
PG Trey Kell William Hickey Kobe McDowell-White
SG Tyler Harvey Daniel Grida Zac Triplett
SF Wani Swaka Lo Buluk Lee Hyun-jung Todd Blanchfield Brad Ballinger
PF Darius Days Mason Peatling Kuany Kuany
C Sam Froling Lachlan Olbrich Luca Yates

Standings

Ladder

Pos 2024–25 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Illawarra Hawks 16 11 5 68.75% 4–1 W3 5–2 6–3 1608 1443 111.43%
2 Sydney Kings 18 11 7 61.11% 4–1 W3 4–2 7–5 1587 1498 105.94%
3 Melbourne United 20 12 8 60.00% 1–4 L4 7–6 5–2 1927 1826 105.53%
4 Brisbane Bullets 17 9 8 52.94% 4–1 W2 5–3 4–5 1640 1636 100.24%
5 Tasmania JackJumpers 17 9 8 52.94% 5–0 W6 5–2 4–6 1399 1415 98.87%
6 Perth Wildcats 19 10 9 52.63% 3–2 L1 7–3 3–6 1839 1848 99.51%
7 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 18 9 9 50.00% 4–1 W2 6–3 3–6 1646 1588 103.65%
8 Adelaide 36ers 17 7 10 41.18% 1–4 L2 6–4 1–6 1546 1643 94.10%
9 New Zealand Breakers 17 7 10 41.18% 0–5 L7 4–5 3–5 1442 1555 92.73%
10 Cairns Taipans 17 3 14 17.65% 0–5 L13 2–7 1–7 1444 1626 88.81%

Updated to match(es) played on 24 December 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

Leader and qualification to semifinals
Qualification to semifinals
Qualification to play-in
Last place
2024–25 NBL season
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920
Adelaide 36ers8865544446988
Brisbane Bullets61099787879875
Cairns Taipans107466910101010101010
Illawarra Hawks1122112332211
Melbourne United2353423111122
New Zealand Breakers5211231223599
Perth Wildcats4587866665446
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix79101010108787667
Sydney Kings3434355554333
Tasmania JackJumpers9678979998754
Updated to match(es) played on 25 December 2024. Source: NBL.com.au

Game log

Pre-season

Main article: 2024 NBL pre-season
2024 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 1–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1)
September: 1–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 8 September @ S.E. Melbourne W 93–112 William Hickey (20) Lee, Olbrich (5) Harvey, Hickey (4) Carrara Indoor Stadium
n/a 		1–0
2 10 September Perth L 93–98 Tyler Harvey (16) Days, Hickey (7) Trey Kell (5) Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a 		1–1
3 12 September @ Melbourne L 106–100 three players (22) Darius Days (10) William Hickey (7) Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a 		1–2

Regular season

Main article: 2024–25 NBL regular season
2024–25 game log
Total: 11–5 (Home: 5–2; Road: 6–3)
September: 3–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 21 September @ Cairns W 75–102 Darius Days (20) Darius Days (12) Trey Kell (4) Perth Superdrome
2,878 		1–0
2 27 September Brisbane W 113–101 Trey Kell (30) Lachlan Olbrich (8) Lachlan Olbrich (5) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
3,542 		2–0
3 29 September @ Sydney W 89–96 Tyler Harvey (21) Sam Froling (11) William Hickey (4) Sydney SuperDome
11,438 		3–0
October: 3–2 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 5 October Adelaide L 100–102 Trey Kell (29) Darius Days (11) Trey Kell (4) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
4,770 		3–1
5 12 October Tasmania W 109–76 Sam Froling (21) Darius Days (9) Tyler Harvey (4) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
4,885 		4–1
6 19 October @ Cairns W 75–87 Tyler Harvey (20) Sam Froling (8) Trey Kell (7) Cairns Convention Centre
4,362 		5–1
7 24 October Melbourne L 87–92 William Hickey (17) Darius Days (8) William Hickey (6) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
3,558 		5–2
8 26 October @ S.E. Melbourne W 82–88 Tyler Harvey (22) Darius Days (7) Sam Froling (7) John Cain Arena
7,428 		6–2
November: 2–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
9 1 November @ Perth L 113–105 Tyler Harvey (25) Darius Days (8) Hyun-jung Lee (5) Perth Arena
10,421 		6–3
10 10 November @ Adelaide L 93–79 Trey Kell (18) Darius Days (8) Lachlan Olbrich (4) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,423 		6–4
11 16 November Sydney W 86–79 Trey Kell (19) three players (6) Trey Kell (5) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
5,321 		7–4
12 28 November New Zealand W 109–71 Lachlan Olbrich (21) three players (7) Tyler Harvey (5) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
3,774 		8–4
13 30 November @ S.E. Melbourne L 103–100 Tyler Harvey (19) Days, Peatling (9) Tyler Harvey (5) John Cain Arena
6,040 		8–5
December: 3–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
14 6 December @ Perth W 111–121 Trey Kell (26) Darius Days (11) Tyler Harvey (6) Perth Arena
11,296 		9–5
15 13 December @ Melbourne W 93–106 Tyler Harvey (31) Sam Froling (11) Tyler Harvey (4) John Cain Arena
7,692 		10–5
16 22 December Perth W 120–88 Trey Kell (31) Sam Froling (6) Trey Kell (5) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
5,462 		11–5
17 25 December @ Sydney 0–0 Sydney SuperDome
 –
18 27 December @ Brisbane 0–0 Brisbane Entertainment Centre
 –
19 31 December S.E. Melbourne 0–0 Wollongong Entertainment Centre
 –
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
20 3 January Cairns 0–0 Wollongong Entertainment Centre
 –
21 7 January Tasmania 0–0 Wollongong Entertainment Centre
 –
22 11 January New Zealand 0–0 Wollongong Entertainment Centre
 –
23 13 January @ Adelaide 0–0 Adelaide Entertainment Centre
 –
24 18 January Melbourne 0–0 Wollongong Entertainment Centre
 –
25 20 January Brisbane 0–0 Wollongong Entertainment Centre
 –
26 23 January @ Cairns 0–0 Cairns Convention Centre
 –
27 30 January @ Tasmania 0–0 Derwent 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 5 February @ New Zealand 0–0 Spark Arena
 –
29 7 February Sydney 0–0 Wollongong Entertainment Centre
 –
2024–25 season schedule

Transactions

Re-signed

Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
William Hickey 12 April 2024 1-year deal [1]
Tyler Harvey 9 May 2024 3-year deal (club option) [2]

Additions

Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Trey Kell 29 June 2024 1-year deal Adelaide 36ers [3]
Kobe McDowell-White 9 October 2024 2-year deal (club option) Sunshine Coast Phoenix [4]
Kuany Kuany 8 November 2024 1-year deal (NRP) VCU Rams [5]

Subtractions

Player Reason left Date Left New team Ref.
Kyle Adnam Free agent 7 August 2024 Cairns Taipans [6]
AJ Johnson NBA draft 26 June 2024 Milwaukee Bucks [7]
Justin Robinson Free agent 22 July 2024 Trapani Shark [8]
Gary Clark Free agent 6 August 2024 Yokohama B-Corsairs [9]
Biwali Bayles Free agent 19 August 2024 BBC Nyon [10]

Awards

Club awards

  • Club MVP:
  • Community Award:
  • Defensive Player:
  • Members Award:
  • Club Person of the Year:
  • Volunteer of the Year:
  • Player's Player Award:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hickey a Hawk for NBL25". NBL.com.au. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Tyler Harvey agrees to multi-year deal to stay with Hawks". ESPN.com.au. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Hawks sign import guard Trey Kell III". ESPN.com.au. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Hawks add final exciting piece". NBL.com.au. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Kuany Kuany to represent South Sudan in the Afrobasket 2025 Qualfiers". Hawks.com.au. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Veteran scorer completes Cairns roster". NBL.com.au. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Milwaukee Bucks Select AJ Johnson With 23rd Pick In 2024 NBA Draft". NBA.com. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Ecco Justin Robinson". trapanishark.it (in Italian). 22 July 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Gary Clark ex Illawarra joins B Corsairs". Asiabasket. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  10. ^ "BBC Nyon inks two more players". eurobasket. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.