2024–25 Brisbane Bullets season

2024–25 Brisbane Bullets season
Head coachAustralia Justin Schueller
CaptainAustralia Mitch Norton
ArenaBrisbane Entertainment Centre
NBL results
Record9–10 (47.4%)
Ladder7th
Finals finishTBD
Stats at NBL.com.au
All statistics correct as of 29 December 2024.
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The 2024–25 Brisbane Bullets season is the 39th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their second under the leadership of their head coach Justin Schueller.[1]

Roster

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Brisbane Bullets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
F 0 Australia Kunen, Josh (DP) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
G 1 United States Cook, Keandre (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
G 2 Australia White, Isaac 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
G 3 Australia Savage, Kye (DP) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 5 United States Batemon III, James Injured (IN) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
G 6 Australia Devers, Tristan (DP) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
G 8 Australia Norton, Mitch (C) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
F 10 South Sudan Adel, Deng Injured 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 89 kg (196 lb)
C 11 Australia Zikarsky, Rocco (NS) 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in) 103 kg (227 lb)
F 13 Australia Bannan, Josh 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
F 18 New Zealand Smith-Milner, Tohi 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 117 kg (258 lb)
F 21 Australia Bairstow, Jarred Injured 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 101 kg (223 lb)
G/F 23 United States Prather, Casey (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
C 24 New Zealand Harrison, Tyrell 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) 115 kg (254 lb)
G 26 Australia McDaniel, Sam Injured 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
G 41 Australia Naar, Emmett (NRP) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
G United States Adams, Josh (I) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Australia Matt Hardiman
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: 2 January 2025

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Development
PG Mitch Norton Jame Batemon Kye Savage
SG Keandre Cook Isaac White Tristan Devers
SF Casey Prather Sam McDaniel Josh Kunen
PF Josh Bannan Deng Adel Jarred Bairstow
C Tyrell Harrison Rocco Zikarsky Tohi Smith-Milner

Standings

Ladder

Pos 2024–25 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Illawarra Hawks 19 13 6 68.42% 4–1 L1 5–3 8–3 1926 1745 110.37%
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 20 11 9 55.00% 3–2 L2 4–4 7–5 1791 1720 104.13%
5 Perth Wildcats 20 11 9 55.00% 3–2 W1 7–3 4–6 1955 1940 100.77%
6 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 19 10 9 52.63% 4–1 W3 6–3 4–6 1756 1693 103.72%
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 19 3 16 15.79% 0–5 L15 2–9 1–7 1578 1794 87.96%

Updated to match(es) played on 31 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 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: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
September: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 7 September @ Tasmania W 76–89 James Batemon (20) Casey Prather (5) three players (3) Carrara Indoor Stadium
n/a 		1–0
2 10 September Melbourne W 111–104 Tyrell Harrison (21) Tyrell Harrison (10) James Batemon (6) Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a 		0–2
3 14 September Cairns W 85–82 Keandre Cook (20) Harrison, Prather (7) James Batemon (4) Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a 		3–0

Regular season

Main article: 2024–25 NBL regular season
2024–25 game log
Total: 9–10 (Home: 5–4; Road: 4–6)
September: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 21 September @ New Zealand L 91–87 Keandre Cook (25) Tyrell Harrison (5) James Batemon (4) Perth Superdrome
2,691 		0–1
2 27 September @ Illawarra L 113–101 Keandre Cook (17) Tyrell Harrison (10) Casey Prather (6) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
3,542 		0–2
October: 2–2 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 5 October Sydney L 82–91 Casey Prather (17) Josh Bannan (11) Tyrell Harrison (5) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
7,009 		0–3
4 12 October @ S.E. Melbourne W 85–87 Tyrell Harrison (21) Tyrell Harrison (17) Josh Bannan (5) John Cain Arena
6,521 		1–3
5 17 October New Zealand W 84–73 James Batemon (21) Josh Bannan (9) four players (3) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
4,391 		2–3
6 26 October Tasmania L 79–87 Mitch Norton (20) Tyrell Harrison (10) Mitch Norton (5) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
4,756 		2–4
November: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 2 November @ Cairns W 88–92 James Batemon (21) Tyrell Harrison (20) Batemon, Cook (3) Cairns Convention Centre
4,445 		3–4
8 7 November Melbourne L 103–120 Keandre Cook (23) Casey Prather (8) Keandre Cook (5) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
4,101 		3–5
9 15 November @ Tasmania L 95–92 Keandre Cook (23) Josh Bannan (9) Bannan, Prather (4) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 		3–6
10 17 November Perth W 105–84 James Batemon (51) Josh Bannan (9) Mitch Norton (6) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
6,086 		4–6
11 29 November @ Perth L 117–89 Casey Prather (31) Rocco Zikarsky (8) Mitch Norton (4) Perth Arena
10,937 		4–7
December: 5–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
12 6 December Adelaide W 102–83 Casey Prather (33) Tyrell Harrison (18) Mitch Norton (5) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
5,142 		5–7
13 8 December @ Melbourne W 114–122 Cook, Prather (27) Casey Prather (7) Keandre Cook (5) John Cain Arena
8,639 		6–7
14 12 December S.E. Melbourne W 116–108 Keandre Cook (33) Tyrell Harrison (12) Keandre Cook (4) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
3,757 		7–7
15 15 December @ Sydney L 93–81 Casey Prather (28) Casey Prather (9) Cook, Norton (4) Sydney SuperDome
11,576 		7–8
16 20 December Cairns W 107–104 Casey Prather (35) Bannan, Cook (6) James Batemon (7) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
4,599 		8–8
17 24 December @ Adelaide W 90–111 Casey Prather (36) Tyrell Harrison (12) Norton, Prather (5) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,457 		9–8
18 27 December Illawarra L 84–102 Casey Prather (28) Tyrell Harrison (9) Naar, Smith-Milner (2) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
6,405 		9–9
19 29 December @ Tasmania L 95–86 Keandre Cook (20) Tyrell Harrison (12) Mitch Norton (6) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 		9–10
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
20 4 January Sydney 0–0 Brisbane Entertainment Centre
 –
21 8 January New Zealand 0–0 Brisbane Entertainment Centre
 –
22 11 January @ S.E. Melbourne 0–0 Gippsland Indoor Stadium
 –
23 15 January Perth 0–0 Brisbane Entertainment Centre
 –
24 17 January Cairns 0–0 Brisbane Entertainment Centre
 –
25 20 January @ Illawarra 0–0 Wollongong Entertainment Centre
 –
26 24 January @ New Zealand 0–0 Wolfbrook Arena
 –
27 26 January Melbourne 0–0 Brisbane Entertainment Centre
 –
28 31 January @ Adelaide 0–0 Adelaide Entertainment Centre
 –
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
29 6 February @ Cairns 0–0 Cairns Convention Centre
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2024–25 season schedule

Transactions

Re-signed

Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Isaac White 10 April 2024 1-year deal [2]
Mitch Norton 10 April 2024 3-year deal [3]
Casey Prather 10 April 2024 1-year deal [4]
Tristan Devers 14 June 2024 3-year deal (club option)
Tyrell Harrison 29 September 2024 2-year deal [5]

Additions

Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Deng Adel 15 April 2024 1-year deal Boulazac Basket Dordogne [6]
Tohi Smith-Milner 19 April 2024 2-year deal (club option) Adelaide 36ers [7]
Keandre Cook 21 May 2024 1-year deal Crailsheim Merlins
Jarred Bairstow 12 July 2024 1-year deal Tasmania JackJumpers
James Batemon 17 July 2024 2-year deal Ironi Kiryat Ata
Emmett Naar 29 October 2024 1-year deal (NRP) Mackay Meteors [8]

Subtractions

Player Reason left Date Left New Team Ref.
Shannon Scott Mutual release 5 March 2024 Kaohsiung Aquas [9]
Nathan Sobey Released 29 March 2024 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix [10]
Chris Smith Mutual release 11 April 2024 Chiba Jets [11]
D. J. Mitchell Free agent 25 September 2024 Manchester Basketball [12]
Aron Baynes Retired 17 October 2024 n/a [13]

Awards

Club awards

  • Club MVP:
  • Players Player:
  • Members Moment of the Year:
  • Defensive Player of the Year:
  • Youth Player of the Year:
  • Narelle Kelly Award:
  • Volunteer of the Year:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bullets hire Justin Schueller as head coach". ESPN.com.au. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Core quartet signs on with Bullets". NBL.com.au. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Bullets Core Locked in for NBL25". BrisbaneBullets.com.au. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Prather among Bullets' signings for post-Sobey era". CanberraTimes.com.au. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Harrison commits to Bullets". NBL.com.au. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Adel secures NBL return". NBL.com.au. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Brisbane adds championship-winning big". NBL.com.au. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Bullets sign nominated replacement player". BrisbaneBullets.com.au. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  9. ^ "高雄海神簽下NBA名人堂球星之子 填補後場戰力空缺". ETtoday. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Sobey, Bullets agree to mutual parting of ways". ESPN.com.au. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Smith, Bullets part ways". NBL.com.au. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  12. ^ "DJ Set To Rock Manchester". manchester.basketball. 25 September 2024. Archived from the original on 31 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Australian basketball star, NBA champion Baynes retires". NBL.com.au. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.