2025–26 Melbourne United season

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The 2025–26 Melbourne United season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their 12th under the banner of Melbourne United.

Head coachAustralia Dean Vickerman
CaptainAustralia Chris Goulding
ArenaJohn Cain Arena
Record20–13 (60.6%)
Quick facts Melbourne United season, Head coach ...
2025–26 Melbourne United season
Head coachAustralia Dean Vickerman
CaptainAustralia Chris Goulding
ArenaJohn Cain Arena
NBL results
Record20–13 (60.6%)
Ladder5th
Finals finishPlay-in finalist
(lost to Wildcats 77–95)
Stats at NBL.com.au
Ignite Cup results
Record2–2 (50%)
Ladder4th
Ignite Cup finishDid not qualify
All statistics correct as of 7 March 2026.
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Roster

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More information Players, Coaches ...
2025–26 Melbourne United roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
G 2 United States Walker, Tyson (I) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
G 3 Australia Blogg, Campbell (DP) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
G 4 Australia Daniels, Dash (NS) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
F 7 New Zealand Delany, Finn 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 106 kg (234 lb)
G 9 South Sudan Machar, Malith 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 77 kg (170 lb)
G 12 Australia Wilson, Tom 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 77 kg (170 lb)
G 13 Australia Krebs, Tanner 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
C 14 Netherlands Edwards, Jesse (I) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 107 kg (236 lb)
F 15 Australia Bowen, Kyle (VC) 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 101 kg (223 lb)
F 18 Australia Krslovic, Fabijan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 106 kg (234 lb)
C 22 Australia Tata, Nicolas (NRP) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 118 kg (260 lb)
F 30 Australia Koppens, Tom (DP) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
C 32 Australia Sewell, Henry (DP) 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
G 35 United States Doyle, Milton (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
G 43 Australia Goulding, Chris (C) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb)
G 51 New Zealand Ili, Shea (VC) 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
  • (NRP) Nominated replacement player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 30 January 2026
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Depth chart

More information Pos., Starting 5 ...
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Development
PG Tyson Walker (I) Shea Ili Dash Daniels (NS) Campbell Blogg (DP)
SG Chris Goulding Tanner Krebs Tom Wilson
SF Milton Doyle (I) Malith Machar Tom Koppens (DP)
PF Finn Delany Kyle Bowen Nicolas Tata (NRP)
C Jesse Edwards (I) Fabijan Krslovic Henry Sewell (DP)
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Standings

Ladder

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Pos 2025–26 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Sydney Kings 33 24 9 72.73% 5–0 W11 13–4 11–5 3276 2879 113.79%
2 Adelaide 36ers 33 23 10 69.70% 2–3 L1 12–5 11–5 3042 2890 105.26%
3 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 33 22 11 66.67% 3–2 L1 11–5 11–6 3324 3061 108.59%
4 Perth Wildcats 33 21 12 63.64% 4–1 W1 10–7 11–5 2996 2840 105.49%
5 Melbourne United 33 20 13 60.61% 2–3 W1 11–6 9–7 3041 2905 104.68%
6 Tasmania JackJumpers 33 14 19 42.42% 2–3 L2 6–10 8–9 2873 2884 99.62%
7 New Zealand Breakers 33 13 20 39.39% 2–3 W1 7–9 6–11 3022 3058 98.82%
8 Illawarra Hawks 33 13 20 39.39% 3–2 W2 7–9 6–11 3074 3205 95.91%
9 Cairns Taipans 33 9 24 27.27% 1–4 L2 4–13 5–11 2754 3194 86.22%
10 Brisbane Bullets 33 6 27 18.18% 0–5 L13 2–14 4–13 2710 3196 84.79%
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Updated to match(es) played on 20 February 2026. 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 ...
2025–26 NBL season
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Adelaide 36ers—212233322111111111122
Brisbane Bullets37897777889999910101010101010
Cairns Taipans7477810910101010101010109999999
Illawarra Hawks—99810810879888878878888
Melbourne United2121111111223234444555
New Zealand Breakers6101010998997677787787777
Perth Wildcats5643655554455555555444
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix1564322233332422223333
Sydney Kings—856564445544343332211
Tasmania JackJumpers4335446666766666666666
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Updated to match(es) played on 20 February 2026. Source: NBL.com.au

Game log

Pre-season

Main article: 2025 NBL pre-season

The 2025 NBL Blitz will run from 27 to 31 August 2025 with games being played at the AIS Arena, Canberra.[1][2]

More information 2025 NBL Blitz game log Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1), Game ...
2025 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
August: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 27 August @ Perth L 84–78 Milton Doyle (15) Jesse Edwards (9) Milton Doyle (3) AIS Arena
n/a		 0–1
2 30 August Brisbane W 98–60 Tyson Walker (18) Jesse Edwards (11) Tyson Walker (6) AIS Arena
n/a		 1–1
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NBLxNBA games

Main article: NBLxNBA
More information 2025 pre-season game log Total: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1), Game ...
2025 pre-season game log
Total: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
October: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 3 October @ New Orleans L 97–107 Milton Doyle (25) Finn Delany (9) Tyson Walker (5) Rod Laver Arena
14,800		 0–1
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Regular season

Main article: 2025–26 NBL regular season

The regular season will begin on 18 September 2025.[3] It will consist of 165 games (33 games each) spread across 22 rounds, with the final game being played on 20 February 2026.[4]

More information 2025–26 game log Total: 20–13 (Home: 11–6; Road: 9–7), Game ...
2025–26 game log
Total: 20–13 (Home: 11–6; Road: 9–7)
September: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 18 September @ Tasmania W 84–88 Milton Doyle (22) Fabijan Krslovic (10) three players (3) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340		 1–0
2 21 September New Zealand W 114–82 Jesse Edwards (22) Fabijan Krslovic (8) Shea Ili (8) John Cain Arena
9,101		 2–0
3 25 September S.E. Melbourne W 103–83 Milton Doyle (18) Jesse Edwards (6) Tyson Walker (8) John Cain Arena
10,035		 3–0
October: 6–0 (Home: 3–0; Road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
4 8 October @ Sydney W 93–107 Tyson Walker (27) Jesse Edwards (12) Milton Doyle (6) Sydney SuperDome
9,528		 4–0
5 12 October Cairns W 95–60 Edwards, Goulding (16) Jesse Edwards (12) Finn Delany (4) John Cain Arena
9,233		 5–0
6 17 October @ Brisbane W 86–95 Chris Goulding (22) Jesse Edwards (7) Tyson Walker (6) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
4,899		 6–0
7 19 October New Zealand W 104–88 Chris Goulding (23) Jesse Edwards (10) Tyson Walker (9) John Cain Arena
8,092		 7–0
8 24 October @ Cairns W 67–94 Chris Goulding (14) Delany, Doyle (6) Doyle, Walker (4) Cairns Convention Centre
3,505		 8–0
9 26 October Adelaide W 81–80 Jesse Edwards (25) Fabijan Krslovic (8) Milton Doyle (5) John Cain Arena
10,175		 9–0
November: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
10 3 November Sydney L 92–95 Tyson Walker (22) Tyson Walker (9) Tyson Walker (5) John Cain Arena
10,175		 9–1
11 5 November @ Illawarra L 107–93 Finn Delany (21) Edwards, Krslovic (6) Milton Doyle (11) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
3,012		 9–2
12 8 November @ S.E. Melbourne W 81–92 Tyson Walker (24) Jesse Edwards (11) Tyson Walker (6) John Cain Arena
8,806		 10–2
13 15 November Brisbane W 99–93 Milton Doyle (28) Kyle Bowen (7) Doyle, Ili (4) John Cain Arena
8,930		 11–2
14 21 November @ Illawarra W 102–105 Chris Goulding (23) Jesse Edwards (8) Milton Doyle (7) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
3,872		 12–2
15 23 November Perth W 98–87 Milton Doyle (24) Jesse Edwards (16) Tyson Walker (7) John Cain Arena
9,212		 13–2
December: 2–5 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
16 4 December @ Perth L 96–84 Tanner Krebs (29) Jesse Edwards (9) Tyson Walker (5) Perth Arena
10,210		 13–3
17 7 December @ S.E. Melbourne L 111–86 Milton Doyle (22) Finn Delany (7) Doyle, Walker (5) John Cain Arena
10,175		 13–4
18 12 December @ Adelaide L 114–105 (OT) Chris Goulding (24) Delany, Edwards (9) Doyle, Ili (3) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
10,032		 13–5
19 14 December Sydney L 86–92 (OT) Milton Doyle (21) Fabijan Krslovic (12) Tyson Walker (5) John Cain Arena
9,402		 13–6
20 18 December Illawarra W 97–75 Tyson Walker (21) Jesse Edwards (9) Tyson Walker (10) John Cain Arena
7,205		 14–6
21 23 December Tasmania L 73–92 Tyson Walker (15) Tanner Krebs (5) Tyson Walker (6) John Cain Arena
10,175		 14–7
22 27 December @ Brisbane W 87–92 Chris Goulding (19) Kyle Bowen (8) Milton Doyle (8) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
4,299		 15–7
January: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
23 3 January @ Tasmania L 84–75 Tyson Walker (20) Jesse Edwards (9) Milton Doyle (6) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340		 15–8
24 7 January Cairns L 92–93 Chris Goulding (27) Tanner Krebs (8) Delany, Walker (4) Bendigo Stadium
4,003		 15–9
25 11 January @ Sydney L 97–94 Jesse Edwards (23) Tanner Krebs (9) Milton Doyle (8) Sydney SuperDome
12,634		 15–10
26 17 January Tasmania W 79–77 Jesse Edwards (21) Jesse Edwards (10) Tyson Walker (6) Perth Arena
7,032		 16–10
27 21 January Brisbane W 98–66 Tyson Walker (17) Fabijan Krslovic (8) Tyson Walker (5) Bendigo Stadium
3,978		 17–10
28 25 January @ Perth W 73–74 Milton Doyle (24) Jesse Edwards (17) Milton Doyle (8) Perth Arena
12,707		 18–10
29 30 January @ New Zealand L 97–95 Jesse Edwards (23) Jesse Edwards (14) Milton Doyle (9) Spark Arena
4,917		 18–11
February: 2–2 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
30 7 February Adelaide L 76–87 Chris Goulding (18) Jesse Edwards (8) Tyson Walker (4) John Cain Arena
10,175		 18–12
31 12 February @ Cairns W 85–89 Milton Doyle (25) Jesse Edwards (13) Fabijan Krslovic (5) Cairns Convention Centre
3,650		 19–12
32 15 February Illawarra L 91–100 Tyson Walker (30) Jesse Edwards (9) Milton Doyle (6) John Cain Arena
10,175		 19–13
33 19 February S.E. Melbourne W 95–91 Milton Doyle (25) Jesse Edwards (11) Tyson Walker (5) John Cain Arena
8,919		 20–13
2025–26 season schedule
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NBL Ignite Cup

Main article: 2025–26 NBL Ignite Cup

The NBL introduced the new NBL Ignite Cup tournament for the 2025–26 season, with all games except the championship final counting towards the regular-season standings.[5][6]

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PP BP Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide 36ers 4 3 1 390 329 118.5 12 21 Ignite Cup final
2 New Zealand Breakers 4 3 1 441 385 114.5 11 20
3 Perth Wildcats 4 3 1 399 365 109.3 9.5 18.5
4 Melbourne United 4 2 2 390 359 108.6 9.5 15.5
5 Tasmania JackJumpers 4 2 2 349 338 103.3 8.5 14.5
6 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 4 2 2 408 402 101.5 8 14
7 Illawarra Hawks 4 2 2 372 397 93.7 7 13
8 Brisbane Bullets 4 1 3 334 411 81.3 6 9
9 Sydney Kings 4 1 3 350 381 91.9 5 8
10 Cairns Taipans 4 1 3 340 406 83.7 3.5 6.5
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Updated to match(es) played on 28 January 2026. Source: Ignitecup.com.au

Postseason

Main article: 2026 NBL Finals
More information 2026 finals game log Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1), Game ...
2026 finals game log
Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
Play-in qualifier: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 5 March Tasmania W 82–68 Finn Delany (33) Fabijan Krslovic (7) Doyle, Walker (6) John Cain Arena
5,071		 1–0
Play-in game: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2 7 March @ Perth L 95–77 Milton Doyle (13) Jesse Edwards (8) Finn Delany (3) Perth Arena
6,731		 1–1
2026 finals schedule
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Transactions

Free agency began on 4 April 2025.[7][8]

Re-signed

More information Player, Date Signed ...
Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Kyle Bowen4 April 20252-year deal[9]
Shea Ili7 April 20252-year deal[10]
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Additions

More information Player, Date Signed ...
Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Dash Daniels13 December 20242-year deal (next star)BA Centre of Excellence[11]
Fabijan Krslovic11 April 20252-year dealTasmania JackJumpers[12]
Tom Wilson14 April 20251-year dealMelbourne Tigers[13]
Finn Delany22 May 20252-year deal (mutual option)Utsunomiya Brex[14]
Tyson Walker30 June 20251-year dealTexas Legends
Jesse Edwards12 August 20251-year dealIowa Wolves
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Subtractions

More information Player, Reason left ...
Player Reason left Date Left New Team Ref.
Flynn CameronFree agent9 April 2025Adelaide 36ers[15]
Akech AliirFree agent10 April 2025S.E. Melbourne Phoenix[16]
Robert LoeFree agent15 April 2025New Zealand Breakers[17]
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Awards

Club awards

See also

References

External links

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