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2024–25 Cairns Taipans season
Head coachAustralia Adam Forde
Co-captainsAustralia Taran Armstrong
New Zealand Sam Waardenburg
ArenaCairns Convention Centre
NBL results
Record3–9 (25%)
Ladder10th
Finals finishTBD
Stats at NBL.com.au
All statistics correct as of 16 November 2024.
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2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Cairns Taipans season is the 26th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL).

Roster

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Cairns Taipans roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
G 1 Australia Armstrong, Taran (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
G 2 United States Edwards, Rob (S) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb)
F 3 Australia Stith, Dillon 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb)
G 4 Australia Adnam, Kyle 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
G 5 Australia Dufelmeier, Tad (NRP) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 79 kg (174 lb)
G 6 Australia Antonio, Jonah 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
G 9 South Sudan Makoi, Jackson 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 89 kg (196 lb)
F 11 Australia Higgins-Titsha, Alex (DP) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
F 13 Australia Gak, Akoldah 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
F 14 Australia Galloway, Kyrin 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb)
G 20 Australia Stattmann, Kody (DP) 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
F 21 New Zealand Waardenburg, Sam (C) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
F/C 22 United States Groves, Tanner (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 109 kg (240 lb)
G 23 United States Taylor, Deshon (I) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
G/F 32 United States Bradshaw, Pedro Injured (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Australia Will Lopez
  • Australia Kerry Williams
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: 10 November 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
PG Taran Armstrong Kyle Adnam Jackson Makoi
SG Rob Edwards Jonah Antonio Kody Stattmann
SF Pedro Bradshaw Dillon Stith Alex Higgins-Titsha
PF Sam Waardenburg Kyrin Galloway
C Tanner Groves Akoldah Gak

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
2023 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2)
September: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 7 September @ Melbourne L 94–87 Rob Edwards (24) three players (8) Pedro Bradshaw (4) Carrara Indoor Stadium
n/a 		0–1
2 9 September Sydney L 77–99 Tanner Groves (15) Tanner Groves (11) Jackson Makoi (6) Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a 		0–2
3 12 September Perth L 76–89 Rob Edwards (16) Tanner Groves (9) Pedro Bradshaw (4) Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a 		0–3
4 14 September @ Brisbane L 85–82 Antonio, Stith (16) Akoldah Gak (7) Tad Dufelmeier (5) Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a 		0–4

Regular season

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Main article: 2024–25 NBL regular season
2024–25 game log
Total: 3–9 (Home: 2–5; Road: 1–4)
September: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 21 September Illawarra L 75–102 Tanner Groves (17) Bradshaw, Groves (7) Tad Dufelmeier (3) Perth Superdrome
2,878 		0–1
2 28 September Adelaide W 101–97 Rob Edwards (31) Sam Waardenburg (11) Kyle Adnam (5) Cairns Convention Centre
4,141 		1–1
October: 2–5 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 4 October Tasmania W 90–78 Taran Armstrong (20) Sam Waardenburg (7) Armstrong, Edwards (5) Cairns Convention Centre
4,538 		2–1
4 6 October @ Melbourne W 88–101 Rob Edwards (23) Pedro Bradshaw (9) three players (4) John Cain Arena
9,766 		3–1
5 10 October Perth L 87–90 Rob Edwards (24) Akoldah Gak (10) Sam Waardenburg (7) Cairns Convention Centre
3,750 		3–2
6 13 October @ Sydney L 99–73 Sam Waardenburg (22) Sam Waardenburg (9) Kyle Adnam (5) Sydney SuperDome
11,076 		3–3
7 19 October Illawarra L 75–87 Pedro Bradshaw (18) Pedro Bradshaw (14) Adnam, Waardenburg (4) Cairns Convention Centre
4,362 		3–4
8 25 October @ Adelaide L 99–93 (OT) Rob Edwards (27) Sam Waardenburg (14) Jackson Makoi (6) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,382 		3–5
9 27 October @ Melbourne L 106–63 Antonio, Waardenburg (11) Antonio, Higgins-Titsha (8) Sam Waardenburg (4) John Cain Arena
9,210 		3–6
November: 0–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
10 2 November Brisbane L 88–92 Rob Edwards (27) Alex Higgins-Titsha (11) Galloway, Makoi (4) Cairns Convention Centre
4,445 		3–7
11 10 November @ S.E. Melbourne L 97–74 Sam Waardenburg (16) Armstrong, Gak (7) Jackson Makoi (7) John Cain Arena
6,384 		3–8
12 16 November New Zealand L 69–77 Rob Edwards (33) Akoldah Gak (8) Taran Armstrong (7) Cairns Convention Centre
4,767 		3–9
13 29 November Sydney 0–0 Cairns Convention Centre
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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
14 5 December @ Tasmania 0–0 Derwent Entertainment Centre
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15 7 December @ S.E. Melbourne 0–0 John Cain Arena
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16 14 December Perth 0–0 Cairns Convention Centre
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17 20 December @ Brisbane 0–0 Brisbane Entertainment Centre
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18 26 December Melbourne 0–0 Cairns Convention Centre
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19 31 December New Zealand 0–0 Cairns Convention 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 3 January @ Illawarra 0–0 Wollongong Entertainment Centre
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21 12 January @ Sydney 0–0 Sydney SuperDome
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22 14 January S.E. Melbourne 0–0 Cairns Convention Centre
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23 17 January @ Brisbane 0–0 Brisbane Entertainment Centre
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24 19 January Adelaide 0–0 Cairns Convention Centre
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25 23 January Illawarra 0–0 Cairns Convention Centre
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26 25 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
27 1 February @ New Zealand 0–0 Spark Arena
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28 6 February Brisbane 0–0 Cairns Convention Centre
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29 8 February @ Tasmania 0–0 Derwent Entertainment Centre
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2024–25 season schedule

Transactions

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Re-signed

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Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Sam Waardenburg 11 April 2024 1-year deal [1]
Jonah Antonio 3 May 2024 1-year deal [2]

Additions

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Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Jackson Makoi 22 April 2024 1-year deal Sydney Kings [3]
Kyrin Galloway 29 April 2024 2-year deal Adelaide 36ers [4]
Tanner Groves 7 May 2024 1-year deal SC Rasta Vechta [5]
Rob Edwards 24 May 2024 1-year deal Delaware Blue Coats [6]
Dillon Stith 2 July 2024 2-year (club option) Casey Cavaliers
Alex Higgins-Titsha 11 July 2024 2-year deal (club option) Inner West Bulls
Kody Stattmann 11 July 2024 1-year deal S.E. Melbourne Phoenix
Pedro Bradshaw 30 July 2024 1-year deal Indiana Mad Ants
Kyle Adnam 7 August 2024 2-year deal (club option) Illawarra Hawks
Tad Dufelmeier 11 September 2024 1-year deal (NRP) Dandenong Rangers [7]
Deshon Taylor 30 October 2024 1-year deal (NRP) Hapoel Haifa [8]

Subtractions

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Player Reason left Date Left New Team Ref.
Bul Kuol Free agent 30 April 2024 Sydney Kings [9]
Josh Roberts Free agent 17 August 2024 Aris B.C. [10]

Awards

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Club awards

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  • Club MVP:
  • Defensive Player:
  • Players’ Player:
  • Commitment to Community:
  • Members’ Choice MVP:
  • Coaches Award:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sam Waardenburg signs extension with Cairns Taipans". ESPN.com.au. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Cairns retain hot-hand sharpshooter". NBL.com.au. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  3. ^ "South Sudan superstar heads to Far North Queensland". NBL.com.au. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Done deal: Taipans officially sign Kyrin Galloway". Taipans.com. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Taipans welcome Tanner Groves". Taipans.com. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Roster heats up with Rob Edwards". Taipans.com. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Roster Update: Dufelmeier named Nominated Injury Replacement". Taipans.com. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Deshon Taylor joins the Taipans". Taipans.com. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Bul Kuol signs three-year deal with Sydney Kings". ESPN.com.au. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Josh Roberts at ARIS Midea". arisbc.gr. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
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