2024–25 Illawarra Hawks season

2024–25 Illawarra Hawks season
2024–25 Illawarra Hawks season
Head coach	Justin Tatum
Co-captains	Sam Froling; Tyler Harvey
Arena	Wollongong Entertainment Centre
NBL results
Record	3–0 (100.0%)
Ladder	1st
Finals finish	TBD
	Stats at NBL.com.au
	All statistics correct as of 29 September 2024.
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Illawarra Hawks season is the 47th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL).

Roster

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Illawarra Hawks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.
F	0	Days, Darius (I)	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	111 kg (245 lb)
G	1	Harvey, Tyler (I & C)	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	84 kg (185 lb)
G/F	2	Lee Hyun-jung (SRP)	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	95 kg (209 lb)
G	3	Kell, Trey (I)	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	99 kg (218 lb)
G	6	Hickey, William	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	92 kg (203 lb)
G/F	9	Swaka Lo Buluk, Wani	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	88 kg (194 lb)
G/F	11	Grida, Daniel	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	93 kg (205 lb)
F/C	13	Froling, Sam (C)	2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)	109 kg (240 lb)
F/C	19	Yates, Luca (DP)	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	102 kg (225 lb)
F	21	Blanchfield, Todd	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	98 kg (216 lb)
F	22	Peatling, Mason	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	105 kg (231 lb)
F/C	30	Olbrich, Lachlan	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	107 kg (236 lb)

Head coach

Justin Tatum

Assistant coach(es)

Tom Cranney
Matt Flinn
Sam Gruggen
Joel Khalu

Strength & conditioning coach(es)

Alex Moore

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Development player
(I) Import player
(SRP) Special restricted player
(NS) Next Star player
Injured

Roster

Updated: 3 September 2024

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
PG	Justin Robinson	William Hickey
SG	Tyler Harvey	Lee Hyun-jung	Wani Swaka Lo Buluk
SF	Todd Blanchfield	Daniel Grida
PF	Darius Days	Mason Peatling
C	Sam Froling	Lachlan Olbrich	Luca Yates

Standings

Ladder

Pos	2024–25 NBL season v t e
Pos	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

	Leader and qualification to semifinals
	Qualification to semifinals
	Qualification to play-in
	Last place

2024–25 NBL season
Team ╲ Round	1	2
Team ╲ Round
Adelaide 36ers	8	8
Brisbane Bullets	6	10
Cairns Taipans	10	7
Illawarra Hawks	1	1
Melbourne United	2	3
New Zealand Breakers	5	2
Perth Wildcats	4	5
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	7	9
Sydney Kings	3	4
Tasmania JackJumpers	9	6

Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 2024. Source: NBL.com.au

Game log

Pre-season

2024 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 1–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1)

September: 1–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	8 September	@ S.E. Melbourne	W 93–112	William Hickey (20)	Lee, Olbrich (5)	Harvey, Hickey (4)	Carrara Indoor Stadium n/a	1–0
2	10 September	Perth	L 93–98	Tyler Harvey (16)	Days, Hickey (7)	Trey Kell (5)	Gold Coast Sports Centre n/a	1–1
3	12 September	@ Melbourne	L 106–100	three players (22)	Darius Days (10)	William Hickey (7)	Gold Coast Sports Centre n/a	1–2

Regular season

2024–25 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	21 September	@ Cairns	W 75–102	Darius Days (20)	Darius Days (12)	Trey Kell (4)	Perth Superdrome 2,878	1–0
2	27 September	Brisbane	W 113–101	Trey Kell (30)	Lachlan Olbrich (8)	Lachlan Olbrich (5)	Wollongong Entertainment Centre 3,542	2–0
3	29 September	@ Sydney	W 89–96	Tyler Harvey (21)	Sam Froling (11)	William Hickey (4)	Sydney SuperDome 11,438	3–0

October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
4	5 October	Adelaide	0–0	Wollongong Entertainment Centre	–
5	12 October	Tasmania	0–0	Wollongong Entertainment Centre	–
6	19 October	@ Cairns	0–0	Cairns Convention Centre	–
7	24 October	Melbourne	0–0	Wollongong Entertainment Centre	–
8	26 October	@ S.E. Melbourne	0–0	John Cain Arena	–

November: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
9	11 November	@ Cairns	L 81–71	Gary Clark (19)	Sam Froling (10)	Tyler Harvey (4)	Cairns Convention Centre 4,614	2–7
10	19 November	@ New Zealand	W 65–69	Froling, Harvey (16)	Sam Froling (12)	Justin Robinson (4)	Spark Arena 5,703	3–7

December: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
11	3 December	@ Brisbane	L 78–77	Clark, Robinson (13)	Gary Clark (9)	Olbrich, Robinson (4)	Nissan Arena 3,572	3–8
12	8 December	Perth	W 100–82	Sam Froling (21)	Sam Froling (10)	Tyler Harvey (7)	Wollongong Entertainment Centre 2,921	4–8
13	16 December	@ S.E. Melbourne	W 72–100	Tyler Harvey (25)	Gary Clark (13)	Justin Robinson (5)	Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium 3,082	5–8
14	23 December	Tasmania	L 89–100	Sam Froling (22)	Sam Froling (11)	Harvey, Robinson (5)	Wollongong Entertainment Centre 4,037	5–9
15	25 December	@ Sydney	W 90–94	Sam Froling (20)	Lachlan Olbrich (10)	Justin Robinson (5)	Sydney SuperDome 8,578	6–9
16	31 December	Adelaide	W 91–84	Justin Robinson (19)	Gary Clark (12)	three players (3)	Wollongong Entertainment Centre 5,101	7–9

January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
17	5 January	S.E. Melbourne	W 116–78	Sam Froling (20)	Gary Clark (13)	Gary Clark (4)	Wollongong Entertainment Centre 4,079	8–9
18	12 January	@ Tasmania	W 107–108 (2OT)	Gary Clark (25)	Gary Clark (15)	Justin Robinson (5)	Derment Entertainment Centre 4,340	9–9
19	14 January	@ Brisbane	L 110–103	Tyler Harvey (29)	Gary Clark (8)	Clark, Robinson (3)	Nissan Arena 5,500	9–10
20	18 January	Cairns	L 92–93	Gary Clark (36)	Sam Froling (11)	Tyler Harvey (6)	Wollongong Entertainment Centre 3,711	9–11
21	20 January	Adelaide	L 89–96	Hyunjung Lee (24)	Sam Froling (10)	Tyler Harvey (4)	Wollongong Entertainment Centre 3,555	9–12
22	25 January	@ Perth	W 77–95	Gary Clark (17)	Lachlan Olbrich (7)	Harvey, Robinson (4)	Perth Arena 12,771	10–12
23	28 January	New Zealand	W 89–85	Gary Clark (29)	Gary Clark (8)	Froling, Robinson (4)	Wollongong Entertainment Centre 4,239	11–12

February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
24	3 February	Brisbane	W 89–76	Gary Clark (19)	Gary Clark (10)	Justin Robinson (5)	Wollongong Entertainment Centre 4,991	12–12
25	9 February	@ New Zealand	L 88–85	Tyler Harvey (22)	Sam Froling (10)	Justin Robinson (4)	Spark Arena 3,941	12–13
26	11 February	@ Sydney	W 95–106	Gary Clark (22)	Sam Froling (11)	Harvey, Robinson (5)	Sydney SuperDome 14,832	13–13
27	15 February	Perth	W 108–92	Gary Clark (26)	Gary Clark (11)	Justin Robinson (5)	Wollongong Entertainment Centre 4,486	14–13
28	18 February	@ Melbourne	L 92–87	Justin Robinson (14)	Sam Froling (9)	Froling, Robinson (5)	John Cain Arena 10,175	14–14

2024–25 season schedule

Transactions

Re-signed

Player	Date Signed	Contract	Ref.
William Hickey	12 April 2024	1-year deal	^[1]
Tyler Harvey	9 May 2024	3-year deal (club option)	^[2]

Additions

Player	Date Signed	Contract	Former team	Ref.
Trey Kell	29 June 2024	1-year deal	Adelaide 36ers	^[3]

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	Date Left	New team	Ref.
Kyle Adnam	Free agent	7 August 2024	Cairns Taipans	^[4]

Awards

Club awards

Club MVP:
Community Award:
Defensive Player:
Members Award:
Club Person of the Year:
Volunteer of the Year:
Player's Player Award:

References

^ "Hickey a Hawk for NBL25". NBL.com.au. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
^ "Tyler Harvey agrees to multi-year deal to stay with Hawks". ESPN.com.au. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
^ "Hawks sign import guard Trey Kell III". ESPN.com.au. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
^ "Veteran scorer completes Cairns roster". NBL.com.au. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.

External links

Official Website

[1] "Hickey a Hawk for NBL25". NBL.com.au. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.

[2] "Tyler Harvey agrees to multi-year deal to stay with Hawks". ESPN.com.au. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.

[3] "Hawks sign import guard Trey Kell III". ESPN.com.au. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.

[4] "Veteran scorer completes Cairns roster". NBL.com.au. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.

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