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2024–25 Perth Wildcats season

The 2024–25 Perth Wildcats season is the 44th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their third under the leadership of head coach John Rillie.

2024–25 Perth Wildcats season
Head coachAustralia John Rillie
CaptainAustralia Jesse Wagstaff
ArenaPerth Arena
NBL results
Record6–7 (46.2%)
Ladder6th
Finals finishTBD
Stats at NBL.com.au
All statistics correct as of 17 November 2024.
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On 17 September 2024, Rillie signed a three-year contract extension with the Wildcats to remain as head coach until the end of the 2027–28 season.[1]

Roster

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Perth Wildcats roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
G 0   Webster, Tai   1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 89 kg (196 lb)
G 1   Russo-Nance, Dontae (DP) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
G/F 3   Windler, Dylan (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 89 kg (196 lb)
F 5   Doolittle, Kristian (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 105 kg (231 lb)
F/C 8   Almansa, Izan (NS) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 104 kg (229 lb)
G/F 10   Henshall, Ben 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
G 11   Cotton, Bryce   (I) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 76 kg (168 lb)
F 13   Harris, Hyrum 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 110 kg (243 lb)
G 17   Harris, Michael 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
F 22   Gerovich, Thomas (DP) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
F 24   Wagstaff, Jesse (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 103 kg (227 lb)
F/C 25   Pinder, Keanu 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 103 kg (227 lb)
F 33   Withers, Todd (NRP) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb)
F 35   Okwera, David 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
G 40   Pepper, Elijah 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Keegan Crawford
  •   Gerard Martin
  •   Aaron Young
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  •   Josh Cavanagh
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • (SRP) Special restricted player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  •   Injured
Updated: 24 October 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Inactive
PG Tai Webster Ben Henshall Dontae Russo-Nance
SG Bryce Cotton Elijah Pepper Michael Harris
SF Dylan Windler Hyrum Harris Thomas Gerovich
PF Kristian Doolittle Izan Almansa Jesse Wagstaff Todd Withers
C Keanu Pinder David Okwera

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: 3–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–0)
September: 3–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 8 September New Zealand W 108–102 Bryce Cotton (32) Keanu Pinder (8) Hyrum Harris (5) Carrara Indoor Stadium
n/a 		1–0
2 19 September @ Illawarra W 93–98 Ben Henshall (18) Ben Henshall (10) three players (4) Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a 		2–0
3 21 September @ Cairns W 76–89 Tai Webster (16) Izan Almansa (8) Tai Webster (5) Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a 		3–0

Regular season

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Main article: 2024–25 NBL regular season
2024–25 game log
Total: 6–7 (Home: 5–2; Road: 1–5)
September: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 20 September S.E. Melbourne W 106–98 Keanu Pinder (29) Kristian Doolittle (13) Ben Henshall (7) Perth Arena
11,530 		1–0
2 27 September Sydney L 88–89 Kristian Doolittle (21) Dylan Windler (16) Doolittle, Pepper (3) Perth Arena
11,800 		1–1
October: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 4 October Melbourne L 68–97 Doolittle, Henshall (12) Keanu Pinder (10) Bryce Cotton (5) Perth Arena
12,287 		1–2
4 6 October @ Tasmania L 84–79 (OT) Bryce Cotton (24) Keanu Pinder (14) Bryce Cotton (4) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 		1–3
5 10 October @ Cairns W 87–90 Bryce Cotton (35) Kristian Doolittle (11) Kristian Doolittle (4) Cairns Convention Centre
3,750 		2–3
6 19 October @ New Zealand L 89–85 Tai Webster (20) Kristian Doolittle (11) Tai Webster (6) Spark Arena
5,822 		2–4
7 25 October Sydney W 87–84 Keanu Pinder (34) Kristian Doolittle (14) Ben Henshall (8) Perth Arena
11,114 		3–4
November: 3–3 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 1 November Illawarra W 113–105 Ben Henshall (26) Keanu Pinder (6) Kristian Doolittle (7) Perth Arena
10,421 		4–4
9 3 November @ S.E. Melbourne L 100–76 Elijah Pepper (17) Kristian Doolittle (8) Ben Henshall (5) John Cain Arena
8,362 		4–5
10 7 November Tasmania W 88–82 Kristian Doolittle (18) Kristian Doolittle (12) Tai Webster (6) Perth Arena
10,793 		5–5
11 9 November @ Melbourne L 106–97 Kristian Doolittle (21) Keanu Pinder (10) Doolittle, Webster (5) John Cain Arena
7,885 		5–6
12 15 November S.E. Melbourne W 97–84 Bryce Cotton (33) Izan Almansa (9) Kristian Doolittle (5) Perth Arena
11,086 		6–6
13 17 November @ Brisbane L 105–84 Keanu Pinder (27) Dylan Windler (11) Dylan Windler (4) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
6,086 		6–7
14 29 November Brisbane 0–0 Perth 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 1 December New Zealand 0–0 Perth Arena
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16 6 December Illawarra 0–0 Perth Arena
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17 8 December @ Adelaide 0–0 Adelaide Entertainment Centre
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19 14 December @ Cairns 0–0 Cairns Convention Centre
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19 22 December @ Illawarra 0–0 Wollongong Entertainment Centre
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20 28 December @ Adelaide 0–0 Adelaide 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
21 5 January @ New Zealand 0–0 Spark Arena
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22 12 January @ Tasmania 0–0 Derwent Entertainment Centre
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23 15 January @ Brisbane 0–0 Brisbane Entertainment Centre
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24 17 January Adelaide 0–0 Perth Arena
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25 22 January Melbourne 0–0 Perth Arena
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26 25 January Cairns 0–0 Perth Arena
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27 31 January S.E. Melbourne 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 @ Sydney 0–0 Sydney SuperDome
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29 7 February Adelaide 0–0 Perth Arena
2024–25 season schedule

Transactions

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Re-signed

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Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Kristian Doolittle 19 March 2024 1-year deal [2]
Jesse Wagstaff 11 April 2024 1-year deal [3]
Tai Webster 12 April 2024 1-year deal [4]

Additions

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Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Elijah Pepper 19 April 2024 2-year deal (club option) UC Davis Aggies [5]
Izan Almansa 29 June 2024 1-year deal (next star) NBA G League Ignite [6]

Subtractions

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Player Reason left Date Left New Team Ref.
Kyle Zunic Free agent 21 March 2024 Keilor Thunder [7]
Corey Webster Option declined 12 April 2024 Auckland Tuatara [8]
Jordan Usher Free agent 13 June 2024 JL Bourg [9]
Alex Sarr NBA draft 26 June 2024 Washington Wizards [10]

Awards

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Club awards

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  • Club MVP:
  • Coaches’ Award:
  • Most Improved Player:
  • Best Defensive Player:
  • Players’ Player:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rillie good news as Wildcats coach re-signs". Wildcats.com.au. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Doolittle rewarded with new deal". NBL.com.au. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Sweet 16 in NBL for Wildcats captain Wagstaff". ESPN.com.au. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  4. ^ "'We have a great chance': Tai locked in for NBL25". Wildcats.com.au. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Perth adds Pepper for NBL25". NBL.com.au. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Spanish sensation joins Wildcats as Next Star". Wildcats.com.au. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Thunder Nation, Get Ready to Roar!". facebook.com/northsidewizards. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Mixed fortunes for Webster brothers". NBL.com.au. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Jordan Usher, nouvelle recrue burgienne". jlbourg-basket.com (in French). 13 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  10. ^ Trister, Noah (26 June 2024). "Washington Wizards take French 7-footer Alex Sarr with the No. 2 pick in the NBA draft". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
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