Draft:2024–25 Nairobi City Thunder season

Road to BAL

Main article: 2025 BAL season

The Thunder entered the Road to BAL as the KBF Premier League champions.

  Win   Loss   Fixtures

First round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Urunani	4	4	0	247	149	+98	8	Advance to Elite 16
2	Nairobi City Thunder	4	3	1	359	270	+89	7
3	GNBC	4	2	2	303	352	−49	6
4	JKT (H)	4	1	3	260	317	−57	5
5	Beau Vallon Heat	4	0	4	232	364	−132	4

Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

Beau Vallon Heat v Nairobi City Thunder

16 October 2024 1	Beau Vallon Heat	53–89	Nairobi City Thunder	Kibaha, Tanzania
16:00	Scoring by quarter: Not reported
	Pts: Bouchereau 19 Rebs: Mutyambizi 6 Asts: Mutyambizi 8	Boxscore	Pts: Davis 28 Rebs: Davis, Okoth 11 Asts: Iroegbu 7	Arena: The Filbert Bayi Olympafrica Centre Attendance: 200 Referees: Guy Sani (CMR), Silver Jacques Houngbedji (BEN), Didier Shema Nshuti (RWA)

Nairobi City Thunder v Urunani

18 October 2024 2	Nairobi City Thunder	88–89	Urunani	Kibaha, Tanzania
	Pts: T. Ongwae 23 Rebs: G. Diing 10 Asts: U. Iroegbu 7		Pts: J. Boissy 28 Rebs: P. Olisemeka 11 Asts: J. Boissy 9	Arena: The Filbert Bayi Olympafrica Centre

GNBC v Nairobi City Thunder

19 October 2024 3	GNBC	60–96	Nairobi City Thunder	Kibaha, Tanzania
16:00
		Boxscore		Arena: The Filbert Bayi Olympafrica Centre Attendance: 200

Nairobi City Thunder v JKT

20 October 2024 4	Nairobi City Thunder	86–63	JKT	Kibaha, Tanzania
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 23–9, 20–23, 25–11
	Pts: Ogechi 23 Rebs: Diing 9 Asts: Ongwae 8	Boxscore	Pts: Mushi 18 Rebs: Felesian 10 Asts: Ndula 10	Arena: The Filbert Bayi Olympafrica Centre Attendance: 160 Referees: SANI, Guy (CMR) HOUNGBEDJI, Silver Jacques (BEN) MOCKEY, Gnoambilé Guillaume (CIV)

Elite 16

The draw for the Elite 16 was held on November 24, 2024.

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nairobi City Thunder (H)	3	3	0	297	198	+99	6	Advance to final round
2	Kriol Star	3	2	1	223	220	+3	5
3	MBB	3	1	2	207	226	−19	4
4	Bravehearts	3	0	3	187	270	−83	3

Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

MBB v Nairobi City Thunder

28 November 2024 1	MBB	59–102	Nairobi City Thunder	Kasarani Indoor Arena, Nairobi
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 18–31, 17–22, 5–32
	Pts: Mothiba 14 Rebs: Mokwena 12 Asts: Pfachi 6	Boxscore	Pts: Harouna 18 Rebs: Koranga 8 Asts: Iroegbu 7	Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Michel Djeugoue (CMR), Amr Zahed (EGY), Shabani Shabani (TAN)

Nairobi City Thunder v Kriol Star

29 November 2024 2	Nairobi City Thunder	104–71	Kriol Star	Kasarani Indoor Arena, Nairobi
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 27–15, 21–17, 32–23
	Pts: Odero 15 Rebs: Okoth 11 Asts: Adera 4	Boxscore	Pts: McGlynn 17 Rebs: Enoh 11 Asts: Almeida, Richardson 3	Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Tonton Banza Kalume (COD), Mahamadou Diallo (MLI), Amr Zahed (EGY)

Bravehearts v Nairobi City Thunder

30 November 2024 3	Bravehearts	68–91	Nairobi City Thunder	Kasarani Indoor Arena, Nairobi
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 20–21, 14–27, 21–23
	Pts: Williams 25 Rebs: Banda 15 Asts: Banda 2	Boxscore	Pts: Ogechi 18 Rebs: Diing 10 Asts: Iroegbu 4	Attendance: 500 Referees: Shabani Shabani (TAN), Francisco Tando (ANG), Didier Shema (RWA)

Final round

Nairobi City Thunder v City Oilers

2 December 2024 Semifinals	Nairobi City Thunder	80–59	City Oilers	Nairobi, Kenya
20:30 (GMT+3)	Scoring by quarter: 18–11, 16–15, 20–19, 18–17
	Pts: Majok 17 Rebs: Majok 10 Asts: Iroegbu 7	Boxscore	Pts: Petty 23 Rebs: Otobo 11 Asts: Jones 3	Arena: Kasarani Indoor Arena Attendance: 1,000

Nairobi City Thunder v Kriol Star

3 December 2024 Final	Nairobi City Thunder	99–86	Kriol Star	Nairobi, Kenya
20:30 (GMT+3)	Scoring by quarter: 27–22, 30–19, 23–16, 19–29
	Pts: Diing 20 Rebs: Diing 7 Asts: Adera 14	Boxscore	Pts: Richardson 26 Rebs: Mendes 15 Asts: Lahrichi 11	Arena: Kasarani Indoor Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Tonton Banza Kalume (COD), Mahamadou Diallo (MLI), Michel Djeugoue (CMR)