2024–25 New Zealand Breakers season

2024–25 New Zealand Breakers season
Head coachFinland Petteri Koponen
Co-captainsUnited States Parker Jackson-Cartwright
Australia Mitch McCarron
ArenaSpark Arena
NBL results
Record8–11 (42.1%)
Ladder9th
Finals finishTBD
Stats at NBL.com.au
All statistics correct as of 31 December 2024.
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The 2024–25 New Zealand Breakers season is the 22nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their first under the leadership of their new head coach Petteri Koponen.[1]

Roster

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

New Zealand Breakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
G 0 New Zealand McNaught, Alex (DP) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
G/F 1 Mexico López, Karim (NS) 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
G/F 2 Australia Bairstow, Sean 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 93 kg (205 lb)
F 3 New Zealand Mennenga, Sam 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb)
G 5 New Zealand Isaac, Kaia (DP) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 6 United States Jackson-Cartwright, Parker (S) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 74 kg (163 lb)
G 7 New Zealand King, Mojave 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
G 8 Australia McCarron, Mitch (C) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 97 kg (214 lb)
F 11 Australia Anticevich, Grant 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 104 kg (229 lb)
F 12 New Zealand Darling, Max 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 118 kg (260 lb)
G 13 United States Mooney, Matt (I) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
F 21 New Zealand Davison, Carlin (DP) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
C 22 Australia Pineau, Dane Injured 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 103 kg (227 lb)
F 43 Australia Bolden, Jonah 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 106 kg (234 lb)
F/C 62 New Zealand Wynyard, Tai 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 116 kg (256 lb)
C 99 Senegal Fall, Tacko (I) 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in) 141 kg (311 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Croatia Mario Dugandzic
  • Lithuania Laimonas Eglinskas
  • United States Daniel Sokolovsky
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • United States Shane Connolly
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • (SRP) Special restricted player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 1 January 2025

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
PG Parker Jackson-Cartwright Mitch McCarron Alex McNaught
SG Matt Mooney Sean Bairstow Kaia Isaac
SF Mojave King Karim López Carlin Davison
PF Jonah Bolden Grant Anticevich Max Darling
C Sam Mennenga Freddie Gillespie Dane Pineau

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 22 13 9 59.09% 1–4 L1 7–6 6–3 2084 1992 104.62%
3 Sydney Kings 22 13 9 59.09% 3–2 W2 5–4 8–5 1992 1907 104.46%
4 Tasmania JackJumpers 19 11 8 57.89% 5–0 W8 7–2 4–6 1591 1583 100.51%
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 20 9 11 45.00% 2–3 L3 5–5 4–6 1896 1924 98.54%
8 Adelaide 36ers 20 9 11 45.00% 2–3 W2 7–5 2–6 1849 1936 95.51%
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 4 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: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
September: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 8 September @ Perth L 108–102 Parker Jackson-Cartwright (21) Jonah Bolden (10) Matt Mooney (5) Carrara Indoor Stadium
n/a 		0–1
2 11 September Adelaide L 91–98 Parker Jackson-Cartwright (21) McCarron, Mennenga (5) Parker Jackson-Cartwright (8) Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a 		0–2
3 13 September @ Sydney L 90–79 Matt Mooney (25) Gillespie, Mennenga (5) Matt Mooney (8) Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a 		0–3

NBLxNBA games

Main article: NBLxNBA
2024 pre-season game log
Total: 0–3 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–3)
October: 0–3 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 4 October @ Utah L 87–116 Parker Jackson-Cartwright (16) Karim López (7) Parker Jackson-Cartwright (9) Delta Center
14,121 		0–1
2 7 October @ Philadelphia L 84–139 Parker Jackson-Cartwright (26) Freddie Gillespie (6) Mitch McCarron (3) Wells Fargo Center
19,767 		0–2
3 10 October @ Oklahoma City L 89–117 Matt Mooney (19) Freddie Gillespie (8) Parker Jackson-Cartwright (8) BOK Center
n/a 		0–3

Regular season

Main article: 2024–25 NBL regular season
2024–25 game log
Total: 8–11 (Home: 4–5; Road: 4–6)
September: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 21 September Brisbane W 91–87 Sam Mennenga (22) Sam Mennenga (7) Parker Jackson-Cartwright (11) Perth Superdrome
2,691 		1–0
2 29 September S.E. Melbourne W 81–79 Parker Jackson-Cartwright (19) Sam Mennenga (9) Parker Jackson-Cartwright (7) Spark Arena
5,783 		2–0
October: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 17 October @ Brisbane L 84–73 Parker Jackson-Cartwright (20) Parker Jackson-Cartwright (7) Parker Jackson-Cartwright (6) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
4,391 		2–1
4 19 October Perth W 89–85 Matt Mooney (28) Freddie Gillespie (8) Parker Jackson-Cartwright (9) Spark Arena
5,822 		3–1
5 24 October S.E. Melbourne L 62–88 Parker Jackson-Cartwright (19) Sam Mennenga (5) Parker Jackson-Cartwright (6) Wolfbrook Arena
3,764 		3–2
6 27 October @ Sydney W 89–93 Matt Mooney (24) Karim López (10) Parker Jackson-Cartwright (8) Sydney SuperDome
10,078 		4–2
November: 3–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 2 November Adelaide W 109–82 Parker Jackson-Cartwright (25) Jonah Bolden (9) Parker Jackson-Cartwright (6) Spark Arena
5,537 		5–2
8 4 November @ Melbourne W 79–113 Sam Mennenga (25) Bolden, López (10) Parker Jackson-Cartwright (7) John Cain Arena
9,275 		6–2
9 9 November @ Tasmania L 83–64 Parker Jackson-Cartwright (15) López, Mennenga (7) Parker Jackson-Cartwright (9) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 		6–3
10 16 November @ Cairns W 69–77 Matt Mooney (15) Freddie Gillespie (8) Parker Jackson-Cartwright (5) Cairns Convention Centre
4,767 		7–3
11 28 November @ Illawarra L 109–71 Parker Jackson-Cartwright (19) Sam Mennenga (6) Jackson-Cartwright, McCarron (3) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
3,774 		7–4
December: 1–7 (Home: 0–4; Road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
12 1 December @ Perth L 123–112 Parker Jackson-Cartwright (34) Sam Mennenga (8) Parker Jackson-Cartwright (10) Perth Arena
12,505 		7–5
13 5 December Melbourne L 70–97 Mennenga, Mooney (17) Grant Anticevich (8) three players (2) Wolfbrook Arena
3,818 		7–6
14 7 December Sydney L 83–98 Parker Jackson-Cartwright (21) three players 8 Parker Jackson-Cartwright (6) TSB Arena
3,863 		7–7
15 12 December Tasmania L 76–100 Tacko Fall (16) Karim López (6) Parker Jackson-Cartwright (4) Eventfinda Stadium
2,845 		7–8
16 14 December @ Adelaide L 111–94 Parker Jackson-Cartwright (25) Tacko Fall (10) Parker Jackson-Cartwright (8) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,449 		7–9
17 20 December Sydney L 84–92 Parker Jackson-Cartwright (25) Bolden, Fall (9) Parker Jackson-Cartwright (8) Spark Arena
5,006 		7–10
18 25 December @ Tasmania L 97–82 Parker Jackson-Cartwright (23) Tacko Fall (9) Parker Jackson-Cartwright (6) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 		7–11
19 31 December @ Cairns W 68–92 Matt Mooney (23) Tacko Fall (12) Matt Mooney (10) Cairns Convention Centre
4,870 		8–11
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
20 5 January Perth 0–0 Spark Arena
 –
21 8 January @ Brisbane 0–0 Brisbane Entertainment Centre
 –
22 11 January @ Illawarra 0–0 Wollongong Entertainment Centre
 –
23 13 January Melbourne 0–0 TSB Stadium
 –
24 16 January Tasmania 0–0 Spark Arena
 –
25 18 January @ S.E. Melbourne 0–0 State Basketball Centre
 –
26 24 January Brisbane 0–0 Wolfbrook Arena
 –
27 26 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
28 1 February Cairns 0–0 Spark Arena
 –
29 5 February Illawarra 0–0 Spark Arena
 –
2024–25 season schedule

Transactions

Re-signed

Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Parker Jackson-Cartwright 5 April 2024 1-year deal [2]
Max Darling 7 August 2024 3-year deal (club option) [3]

Additions

Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Sam Mennenga 15 March 2024 2-year deal Cairns Taipans [4]
Mojave King 18 April 2024 1-year deal Indiana Mad Ants [5]
Mitch McCarron 26 April 2024 2-year deal Adelaide 36ers [6]
Jonah Bolden 2 May 2024 1-year deal Sydney Kings [7]
Sean Bairstow 23 July 2024 2-year deal (club option) VCU Rams [8]
Grant Anticevich 23 July 2024 1-year deal BG Göttingen [9]
Freddie Gillespie 25 July 2024 1-year deal Crvena zvezda [10]
Kaia Isaac 7 August 2024 2-year deal (DP) Canterbury Rams [11]
Matt Mooney 9 August 2024 1-year deal Aquila Basket Trento [12]
Karim López 10 August 2024 2-year deal (next star) Joventut Badalona [13]
Tacko Fall 26 November 2024 2-year deal Nanjing Monkey Kings [14]
Tai Wynyard 7 December 2024 1-year deal (NRP) Shanghai Sharks [15]

Subtractions

Player Reason left Date Left New Team Ref.
Thomas Abercrombie Retired 13 February 2024 n/a [16]
Justinian Jessup Mutual release 10 March 2024 ratiopharm Ulm [17]
Izayah Le'afa Free agent 19 April 2024 Sydney Kings [18]
William McDowell-White Free agent 15 May 2024 Alba Berlin [19]
Finn Delany Free agent 17 June 2024 Veltex Shizuoka [20]
Mantas Rubštavičius Free agent 29 July 2024 Lietkabelis Panevėžys [21]
Zylan Cheatham Free agent 1 August 2024 Nagoya Diamond Dolphins [22]
Anthony Lamb Free agent 2 August 2024 Aquila Basket Trento [23]
Cameron Gliddon Retired 6 September 2024 Auckland Tutara [24]
Mangok Mathiang Free agent 26 September 2024 Ningbo Rockets [25]
Freddie Gillespie Released 19 November 2024 Olimpia Milano [26]

Awards

Club awards

  • Club MVP:
  • Defensive Player:
  • Fan's Memorable Moment:
  • Blackwell Community Cup:
  • Clubman Award:
  • Member’s Choice Award:

See also

References

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