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2024–25 Melbourne United season

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The 2024–25 Melbourne United season was 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]

Head coachAustralia Dean Vickerman
CaptainAustralia Chris Goulding
ArenaJohn Cain Arena
Record19–10 (65.5%)
Quick facts Melbourne United season, Head coach ...
2024–25 Melbourne United season
Head coachAustralia Dean Vickerman
CaptainAustralia Chris Goulding
ArenaJohn Cain Arena
NBL results
Record19–10 (65.5%)
Ladder2nd
Finals finishRunners-up
(lost to Hawks 2–3)
Stats at NBL.com.au
Player records
PointsAustralia Goulding
18.4
ReboundsAustralia White
9.4
AssistsAustralia Dellavedova
7.1
All statistics correct as of 23 March 2025.
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Roster

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

More information Players, Coaches ...
2024–25 Melbourne United roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.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) 90 kg (198 lb)
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) 84 kg (185 lb)
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
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Depth chart

More information Pos., Starting 5 ...
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
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Standings

Ladder

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos 2024–25 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Illawarra Hawks 29 20 9 68.97% 4–1 W3 10–4 10–5 2941 2645 111.19%
2 Melbourne United 29 19 10 65.52% 4–1 W4 9–6 10–4 2771 2652 104.49%
3 Perth Wildcats 29 18 11 62.07% 3–2 W3 10–5 8–6 2903 2811 103.27%
4 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 29 16 13 55.17% 2–3 L1 10–4 6–9 2787 2656 104.93%
5 Sydney Kings 29 16 13 55.17% 2–3 L3 7–7 9–6 2630 2557 102.85%
6 Adelaide 36ers 29 13 16 44.83% 2–3 L3 9–6 4–10 2736 2796 97.85%
7 Tasmania JackJumpers 29 13 16 44.83% 1–4 W1 9–5 4–11 2435 2553 95.38%
8 Brisbane Bullets 29 12 17 41.38% 2–3 L1 6–8 6–9 2678 2838 94.36%
9 New Zealand Breakers 29 10 19 34.48% 1–4 L1 6–9 4–10 2485 2650 93.77%
10 Cairns Taipans 29 8 21 27.59% 3–2 L1 4–11 4–10 2561 2769 92.49%
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Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 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
More information Team ╲ Round, Adelaide 36ers ...
2024–25 NBL season
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920
Adelaide 36ers88655444469888877666
Brisbane Bullets610997878798757788888
Cairns Taipans10746691010101010101010101010101010
Illawarra Hawks11221123322111111111
Melbourne United23534231111222223222
New Zealand Breakers52112312235999999999
Perth Wildcats45878666654465434533
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix791010101087876676555444
Sydney Kings34343555543334342355
Tasmania JackJumpers96789799987543666777
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Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 2025. Source: NBL.com.au

Game log

Pre-season

Main article: 2024 NBL pre-season
More information 2024 NBL Blitz game log Total: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1), Game ...
2024 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
September: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
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Regular season

Main article: 2024–25 NBL regular season
More information 2024–25 game log Total: 19–10 (Home: 9–6; Road: 10–4), Game ...
2024–25 game log
Total: 19–10 (Home: 9–6; Road: 10–4)
September: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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: 5–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 5–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
22 4 January @ Adelaide L 100–81 Chris Goulding (18) Robert Loe (12) Matthew Dellavedova (9) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,588		 13–9
23 9 January @ Sydney W 88–90 Jack White (23) Jack White (10) Matthew Dellavedova (8) Sydney SuperDome
10,328		 14–9
24 13 January @ New Zealand W 89–91 Chris Goulding (42) Jack White (13) Matthew Dellavedova (6) TSB Stadium
2,110		 15–9
25 18 January @ Illawarra L 117–95 Shea Ili (20) Robert Loe (9) Matthew Dellavedova (8) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
5,021		 15–10
26 22 January @ Perth W 93–99 Jack White (26) Jack White (16) Matthew Dellavedova (7) Perth Arena
12,505		 16–10
27 26 January @ Brisbane W 88–115 Ian Clark (24) Robert Loe (8) Shea Ili (8) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
7,229		 17–10
February: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
28 1 February Tasmania W 94–92 Shea Ili (18) Marcus Lee (10) Matthew Dellavedova (8) John Cain Arena
10,175		 18–10
29 8 February S.E. Melbourne W 103–93 Shea Ili (18) Robert Loe (10) Matthew Dellavedova (6) John Cain Arena
10,175		 19–10
2024–25 season schedule
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Postseason

Main article: 2025 NBL Finals
More information 2025 finals game log Total: 4–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 2–2), Game ...
2025 finals game log
Total: 4–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 2–2)
Semifinals: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 27 February Perth W 105–93 Chris Goulding (41) Jack White (10) Matthew Dellavedova (9) John Cain Arena
7,473		 1–0
2 1 March @ Perth L 96–89 Chris Goulding (15) Matthew Dellavedova (8) Matthew Dellavedova (12) Perth Arena
12,961		 1–1
3 4 March Perth W 113–112 Ian Clark (38) Jack White (9) Matthew Dellavedova (11) John Cain Arena
5,618		 2–1
NBL Finals: 2–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 8 March @ Illawarra W 88–96 Matthew Dellavedova (18) Marcus Lee (15) three players (4) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
5,491		 1–0
2 12 March Illawarra L 100–102 Ian Clark (31) Lee, White (6) Matthew Dellavedova (5) John Cain Arena
9,135		 1–1
3 16 March @ Illawarra W 77–83 Jack White (20) Marcus Lee (8) Matthew Dellavedova (11) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
5,512		 2–1
4 19 March Illawarra L 71–80 Dellavedova, Goulding (17) Matthew Dellavedova (7) Matthew Dellavedova (6) John Cain Arena
10,175		 2–2
5 23 March @ Illawarra L 114–104 Chris Goulding (21) Jack White (7) Matthew Dellavedova (7) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
5,686		 2–3
2025 finals schedule
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Transactions

Re-signed

More information Player, Date Signed ...
Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Chris Goulding10 April 20242-year deal[3]
Tom Koppens (DP)2 May 20241-year deal
Campbell Blogg (DP)25 June 20241-year deal
Ian Clark27 July 20241-year deal
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Additions

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Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Robert Loe17 April 20241-year dealAuckland Tuatara[4]
Jack White18 May 20242-year deal (player option)Memphis Grizzlies[5]
Marcus Lee9 August 20241-year dealTasmania JackJumpers[6]
Joel Foxwell (DP)27 August 20241-year dealSandringham Sabres[7]
Akech Aliir5 September 20242-year deal (club option)Adelaide 36ers[8]
Dash Daniels13 December 20242-year deal (next star)BA Centre of Excellence[9]
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Subtractions

More information Player, Reason left ...
Player Reason left Date Left New Team Ref.
Brad NewleyRetired13 February 2024Frankston Blues[10]
Zac TriplettOptions declined9 April 2024Illawarra Hawks[11]
Malith MacharSandringham Sabres[11]
Ariel HukportiNBA Draft8 July 2024New York Knicks[12]
Luke TraversReleased28 August 2024Cleveland Cavaliers[13]
Jo Lual-AcuilFree agent14 September 2024Liaoning Flying Leopards[14]
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Awards

Club awards

  • Club MVP: Chris Goulding[15]
  • Defensive Player: Shea Ili
  • SHARE Award: Shea Ili
  • Melbourne United Belt: Kyle Bowen
  • Bringing the Blue Podcast MVP: Shea Ili
  • Vince Crivelli Club Person of the Year: Ben Stoeckel

See also

References

External links

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