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2024–25 Cairns Taipans season
Head coachAustralia Adam Forde
CaptainNew Zealand Sam Waardenburg
ArenaCairns Convention Centre
NBL results
Record1–1 (50%)
Ladder7th
Finals finishTBD
Stats at NBL.com.au
All statistics correct as of 28 September 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 Injured 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
G 2 United States Edwards, Rob (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb)
F 3 Australia Stith, Dillon Injured 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 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/F 32 United States Bradshaw, Pedro (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: 28 September 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Development
PG Taran Armstrong
SG Jonah Antonio
SF
PF Sam Waardenburg
C 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 Illawarra Hawks 3 3 0 100.00% 3–0 W3 1–0 2–0 311 265 117.36%
2 New Zealand Breakers 2 2 0 100.00% 2–0 W2 2–0 0–0 172 166 103.61%
3 Melbourne United 3 2 1 66.67% 2–1 L1 1–0 1–1 256 244 104.92%
4 Sydney Kings 3 2 1 66.67% 2–1 L1 0–1 2–0 279 277 100.72%
5 Perth Wildcats 2 1 1 50.00% 1–1 L1 1–1 0–0 193 186 103.76%
6 Tasmania JackJumpers 2 1 1 50.00% 1–1 W1 1–0 0–1 160 160 100.00%
7 Cairns Taipans 2 1 1 50.00% 1–1 W1 1–1 0–0 176 199 88.44%
8 Adelaide 36ers 2 0 2 0.00% 0–2 L2 0–1 0–1 191 203 94.09%
9 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 3 0 3 0.00% 0–3 L3 0–1 0–2 261 283 92.23%
10 Brisbane Bullets 2 0 2 0.00% 0–2 L2 0–0 0–2 188 204 92.16%

Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 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
Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 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: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
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: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 4 October Tasmania 0–0 Cairns Convention Centre
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4 6 October @ Melbourne 0–0 John Cain Arena
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5 10 October Perth 0–0 Cairns Convention Centre
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6 13 October @ Sydney 0–0 Sydney SuperDome
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7 19 October Illawarra 0–0 Cairns Convention Centre
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8 25 October @ Adelaide 0–0 Adelaide Entertainment Centre
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9 27 October @ Melbourne 0–0 John Cain Arena
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November: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
10 18 November Tasmania L 87–90 (OT) Patrick Miller (26) Taran Armstrong (7) three players (4) Cairns Convention Centre
4,194 		4–6
December: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 1 December Brisbane L 79–84 Tahjere McCall (29) Bul Kuol (6) Patrick Miller (7) Cairns Convention Centre
4,007 		4–7
12 3 December @ Melbourne W 103–115 Patrick Miller (32) Josh Roberts (5) Patrick Miller (10) John Cain Arena
9,384 		5–7
13 7 December Sydney L 83–86 Patrick Miller (22) Tahjere McCall (6) Patrick Miller (7) Cairns Convention Centre
4,126 		5–8
14 9 December @ Adelaide W 101–116 Patrick Miller (26) Sam Waardenburg (9) Tahjere McCall (15) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
8,954 		6–8
15 15 December New Zealand L 82–111 Taran Armstrong (15) Sam Waardenburg (6) Patrick Miller (5) Cairns Convention Centre
3,584 		6–9
16 17 December @ Brisbane W 101–102 Tahjere McCall (25) Armstrong, Waardenburg (7) Tahjere McCall (9) Nissan Arena
4,722 		7–9
17 22 December S.E. Melbourne W 94–75 Sam Waardenburg (20) Tahjere McCall (8) Patrick Miller (9) Cairns Convention Centre
3,651 		8–9
18 26 December Perth L 102–105 Bobi Klintman (24) Sam Mennenga (10) Patrick Miller (7) Cairns Convention Centre
4,050 		8–10
19 29 December @ Sydney L 101–82 Patrick Miller (18) Sam Waardenburg (8) McCall, Miller (6) Sydney SuperDome
12,783 		8–11
20 31 December Melbourne W 95–78 Patrick Miller (31) Sam Mennenga (11) Tahjere McCall (10) Cairns Convention Centre
4,802 		9–11
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
21 6 January @ Tasmania L 103–86 Tahjere McCall (20) Sam Mennenga (8) Tahjere McCall (6) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 		9–12
22 13 January Adelaide W 111–101 (OT) Tahjere McCall (30) Akoldah Gak (14) Tahjere McCall (9) Cairns Convention Centre
4,659 		10–12
23 18 January @ Illawarra W 92–93 Tahjere McCall (28) Akoldah Gak (11) Armstrong, McCall (6) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
3,711 		11–12
24 21 January Brisbane L 84–102 Bul Kuol (19) Tahjere McCall (6) Patrick Miller (5) Cairns Convention Centre
4,601 		11–13
25 27 January @ Adelaide L 88–71 Lat Mayen (15) Lat Mayen (9) Tahjere McCall (7) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,741 		11–14
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
26 1 February Tasmania L 86–94 Patrick Miller (31) Patrick Miller (7) Taran Armstrong (6) Cairns Convention Centre
3,645 		11–15
27 10 February @ Perth L 117–88 Patrick Miller (25) three players (4) Patrick Miller (5) Perth Arena
12,895 		11–16
28 16 February Melbourne W 97–88 Tahjere McCall (23) Tahjere McCall (9) Tahjere McCall (10) Cairns Convention Centre
4,378 		12–16
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]

Subtractions

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Player Reason left Date Left New Team Ref.
Bul Kuol Free agent 30 April 2024 Sydney Kings [7]

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. ^ "Bul Kuol signs three-year deal with Sydney Kings". ESPN.com.au. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
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