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2024–25 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix season
Head coachUnited States Josh King
Co-captainsAustralia Jordan Hunter
Australia Nathan Sobey
ArenaJohn Cain Arena
NBL results
Record5–8 (38.5%)
Ladder8th
Finals finishTBD
Stats at NBL.com.au
All statistics correct as of 17 November 2024.
← 2023–24
2025–26 →

The 2024–25 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix season is the 6th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their first under the leadership of interim head coach Sam Mackinnon.[1]

On 13 October 2024, Mike Kelly was released as Phoenix' head coach after the team started the season with a 0–5 record and was replaced by Sam Mackinnon on an interim basis.[2] On 22 October 2024, Josh King was appointed as Phoenix' head coach for two seasons.[3][4]

Roster

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S.E. Melbourne Phoenix roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
C 1 Australia Hunter, Jordan (C) 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 109 kg (240 lb)
G 2 Australia Kenyon, Matt 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
G 5 Australia Glover, Angus 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
G 6 Australia Fennell, Luke (DP) 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
G 10 Australia Ayre, Ben 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
G 11 United States Walton, Derrick (I) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
G 13 Australia Rosendale, Luke (DP) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
F 15 New Zealand Vodanovich, Tom 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 104 kg (229 lb)
G 20 Australia Sobey, Nathan (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
G/F 21 United States Wieskamp, Joe (I) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb)
F/C 22 United States Hurt, Matthew (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 106 kg (234 lb)
C 24 Australia Majok, Majok 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 112 kg (247 lb)
G 30 Australia Foxwell, Owen 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 81 kg (179 lb)
F 33 Trinidad and Tobago Lewis, Malique (NS) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (SRP) Special restricted player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 10 November 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
PG Derrick Walton Owen Foxwell Ben Ayre
SG Angus Glover Nathan Sobey Luke Fennell
SF Joe Wieskamp Matt Kenyon Luke Rosendale
PF Matthew Hurt Malique Lewis Tom Vodanovich
C Jordan Hunter Majok Majok

Standings

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Ladder

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Pos 2024–25 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Melbourne United 14 10 4 71.43% 4–1 W3 6–3 4–1 1334 1224 108.99%
2 New Zealand Breakers 10 7 3 70.00% 4–1 W1 4–1 3–2 852 825 103.27%
3 Illawarra Hawks 11 7 4 63.64% 2–3 W1 3–2 4–2 1052 977 107.68%
4 Adelaide 36ers 11 6 5 54.55% 3–2 L1 5–1 1–4 998 1038 96.15%
5 Sydney Kings 13 7 6 53.85% 2–3 L1 3–2 4–4 1125 1074 104.75%
6 Perth Wildcats 13 6 7 46.15% 2–3 L1 5–2 1–5 1157 1209 95.70%
7 Brisbane Bullets 10 4 6 40.00% 2–3 W1 2–3 2–3 912 927 98.38%
8 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 13 5 8 38.46% 3–2 L1 2–3 3–5 1121 1095 102.37%
9 Tasmania JackJumpers 13 5 8 38.46% 2–3 W2 4–2 1–6 1026 1085 94.56%
10 Cairns Taipans 12 3 9 25.00% 0–5 L8 2–5 1–4 989 1112 88.94%

Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 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

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Leader and qualification to semifinals
Qualification to semifinals
Qualification to play-in
Last place
2024–25 NBL season
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920
Adelaide 36ers886554444
Brisbane Bullets6109978787
Cairns Taipans1074669101010
Illawarra Hawks112211233
Melbourne United235342311
New Zealand Breakers521123122
Perth Wildcats458786666
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix7910101010878
Sydney Kings343435555
Tasmania JackJumpers967897999
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2024. Source: NBL.com.au

Game log

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Pre-season

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Main article: 2024 NBL pre-season
2024 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 2–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 2–0)
September: 2–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 8 September Illawarra L 93–112 Hurt, Sobey (16) Hunter (6) Derrick Walton (6) Carrara Indoor Stadium
n/a 		0–1
2 11 September @ Sydney W 101–113 Joe Wieskamp (24) Lewis, Wieskamp (7) Derrick Walton (7) Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a 		1–1
3 13 September @ Adelaide W 49–101 Ben Ayre (15) Majok, Wieskamp (10) Glover (5) Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a 		2–1

Regular season

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Main article: 2024–25 NBL regular season
2024–25 game log
Total: 5–8 (Home: 2–3; Road: 3–5)
September: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 20 September @ Perth L 106–98 Jordan Hunter (19) Matthew Hurt (12) Derrick Walton (8) Perth Arena
11,530 		0–1
2 26 September Melbourne L 84–96 Matthew Hurt (18) Hunter, Hurt (7) Sobey, Walton (4) John Cain Arena
10,175 		0–2
3 29 September @ New Zealand L 81–79 Nathan Sobey (24) Hunter, Wieskamp (12) Glover, Sobey (4) Spark Arena
5,783 		0–3
October: 2–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 3 October @ Adelaide L 93–83 Matthew Hurt (32) Jordan Hunter (7) Derrick Walton (11) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,377 		0–4
5 12 October Brisbane L 85–87 Matthew Hurt (24) Jordan Hunter (7) Derrick Walton (5) John Cain Arena
6,521 		0–5
6 20 October @ Melbourne W 84–93 Jordan Hunter (20) Jordan Hunter (9) Angus Glover (8) John Cain Arena
10,175 		1–5
7 24 October @ New Zealand W 62–88 Matthew Hurt (19) Hunter, Wieskamp (8) Nathan Sobey (7) Wolfbrook Arena
3,764 		2–5
8 26 October Illawarra L 82–88 Matthew Hurt (18) Matthew Hurt (9) three players (3) John Cain Arena
7,428 		2–6
November: 3–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
9 1 November @ Tasmania W 77–79 Matthew Hurt (24) Nathan Sobey (7) Nathan Sobey (9) Silverdome
3,255 		3–6
10 3 November Perth W 100–76 Nathan Sobey (20) Jordan Hunter (9) Nathan Sobey (5) John Cain Arena
8,362 		4–6
11 8 November @ Sydney L 74–69 Angus Glover (17) Malique Lewis (8) Nathan Sobey (4) Sydney SuperDome
8,052 		4–7
12 10 November Cairns W 97–74 Angus Glover (22) Hunter, Hurt (7) Nathan Sobey (9) John Cain Arena
6,384 		5–7
13 15 November @ Perth L 97–84 Matthew Hurt (27) Matthew Hurt (10) three players (3) Perth Arena
11,086 		5–8
14 30 November Illawarra 0–0 John Cain Arena
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December: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
15 7 December Cairns 0–0 John Cain Arena
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16 12 December @ Brisbane 0–0 Brisbane Entertainment Centre
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17 15 December Melbourne 0–0 John Cain Arena
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18 21 December Adelaide 0–0 John Cain Arena
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19 31 December @ Illawarra 0–0 Wollongong Entertainment Centre
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January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
20 2 January @ Sydney 0–0 Sydney SuperDome
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21 5 January @ Tasmania 0–0 Derwent Entertainment Centre
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22 11 January Brisbane 0–0 Gippsland Indoor Stadium
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23 14 January @ Cairns 0–0 Cairns Convention Centre
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24 18 January New Zealand 0–0 State Basketball Centre
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25 22 January Sydney 0–0 State Basketball Centre
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26 25 January Tasmania 0–0 State Basketball Centre
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27 31 January @ Perth 0–0 Perth Arena
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February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
28 2 February Adelaide 0–0 John Cain Arena
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29 8 February @ Melbourne 0–0 John Cain Arena
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2024–25 season schedule

Transactions

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Re-signed

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Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Luke Rosendale 16 July 2024 1-year deal

Additions

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Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Nathan Sobey 15 April 2024 2-year deal (mutual option) Brisbane Bullets [5]
Angus Glover 16 April 2024 2-year deal Sydney Kings [6]
Jordan Hunter 18 April 2024 3-year deal (mutual option) Sydney Kings [7]
Derrick Walton 3 May 2024 1-year deal Zhejiang Lions [8]
Luke Fennell 6 May 2024 1-year deal Centre of Excellence

Subtractions

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Player Reason left Date Left New team Ref.
Alan Williams Mutual release 7 March 2024 TBC [9]
Rhys Vague Free agent 28 March 2024 TBC
Anzac Rissetto Free agent 28 March 2024 Knox Raiders
Gorjok Gak Free agent 18 April 2024 Tasmania JackJumpers [10]

Awards

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Club awards

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  • Club MVP:
  • Community Player of the Year:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "South East Melbourne Phoenix reportedly sack coach Mike Kelly after winless start to NBL season". FoxSports.com.au. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Phoenix fire coach Kelly after winless NBL start". ESPN.com.au. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Phoenix Sign Josh King as Head Coach". semphoenix.com.au. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  4. ^ "SEM Phoenix set to hire new head coach". ESPN.com. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Sobey, Bullets agree to mutual parting of ways". ESPN.com.au. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Two-time champion heads to the 'heartland'". NBL.com.au. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Champion center inks Phoenix deal". NBL.com.au. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Phoenix sign Derrick Walton Jr. on one-year NBL deal". ESPN.com.au. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  9. ^ "SEM Phoenix, Williams agreed to part ways". ESPN.com.au. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  10. ^ "JackJumpers add NBL tall timber with Gak signing". ESPN.com.au. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
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