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2024–25 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix season
Head coachUnited States Mike Kelly
Co-captainsAustralia Jordan Hunter
Australia Nathan Sobey
ArenaJohn Cain Arena
NBL results
Record0–3 (0%)
Ladder9th
Finals finishTBD
Stats at NBL.com.au
All statistics correct as of 29 September 2024.
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2025–26 →

The 2024–25 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix season is the 6th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their second under the leadership of head coach Mike Kelly.[1]

Roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

S.E. Melbourne Phoenix roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
C 1 Australia Hunter, Jordan (C) 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 109 kg (240 lb)
G 2 Australia Kenyon, Matt 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
G 5 Australia Glover, Angus 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
G 6 Australia Fennell, Luke (DP) 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
G 10 Australia Ayre, Ben 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
G 11 United States Walton, Derrick (I) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
G 13 Australia Rosendale, Luke (DP) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
F 15 New Zealand Vodanovich, Tom 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 104 kg (229 lb)
G 20 Australia Sobey, Nathan (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
G/F 21 United States Wieskamp, Joe (I) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb)
F/C 22 United States Hurt, Matthew (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 106 kg (234 lb)
C 24 Australia Majok, Majok 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 112 kg (247 lb)
G 30 Australia Foxwell, Owen 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 81 kg (179 lb)
F 33 Trinidad and Tobago Lewis, Malique (NS) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (SRP) Special restricted player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 8 September 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
PG Ben Ayre Owen Foxwell
SG Matt Kenyon Luke Rosendale
SF
PF
C

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
2024 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 2–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 2–0)
September: 2–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 8 September Illawarra L 93–112 Hurt, Sobey (16) Hunter (6) Derrick Walton (6) Carrara Indoor Stadium
n/a 		0–1
2 11 September @ Sydney W 101–113 Joe Wieskamp (24) Lewis, Wieskamp (7) Derrick Walton (7) Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a 		1–1
3 13 September @ Adelaide W 49–101 Ben Ayre (15) Majok, Wieskamp (10) Glover (5) Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a 		2–1

Regular season

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Main article: 2024–25 NBL regular season
2024–25 game log
Total: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
September: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 20 September @ Perth L 106–98 Jordan Hunter (19) Matthew Hurt (12) Derrick Walton (8) Perth Arena
11,530 		0–1
2 26 September Melbourne L 84–96 Matthew Hurt (18) Hunter, Hurt (7) Sobey, Walton (4) John Cain Arena
10,225 		0–2
3 29 September @ New Zealand L 81–79 Nathan Sobey (24) Hunter, Wieskamp (12) Glover, Sobey (4) Spark Arena
5,783 		0–3
October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 3 October @ Adelaide 0–0 Adelaide Entertainment Centre
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5 12 October Brisbane 0–0 John Cain Arena
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6 20 October @ Melbourne 0–0 John Cain Arena
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7 24 October @ New Zealand 0–0 Wolfbrook Arena
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8 26 October Illawarra 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
9 2 November @ Brisbane L 108–92 Gary Browne (25) Gary Browne (8) Gary Browne (5) Nissan Arena
2,834 		5–4
10 5 November Cairns W 91–78 Mitch Creek (21) Alan Williams (15) Gary Browne (8) John Cain Arena
7,511 		6–4
11 12 November Melbourne L 83–92 Mitch Creek (19) Craig Moller (9) Browne, Cummings (4) John Cain Arena
10,175 		6–5
12 17 November @ Adelaide L 96–93 Alan Williams (23) Alan Williams (11) Ben Ayre (4) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
7,833 		6–6
December: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
13 2 December New Zealand W 90–79 Mitch Creek (26) Alan Williams (14) Alan Williams (8) John Cain Arena
6,244 		7–6
14 10 December @ Sydney W 94–104 Mitch Creek (33) Alan Williams (15) Gary Browne (9) Sydney SuperDome
13,197 		8–6
15 14 December Melbourne L 78–106 Gary Browne (22) Alan Williams (16) Mitch Creek (6) John Cain Arena
7,672 		8–7
16 16 December Illawarra L 72–100 Alan Williams (17) Alan Williams (12) Gary Browne (6) Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium
3,082 		8–8
17 22 December @ Cairns L 94–75 Alan Williams (29) Alan Williams (8) Gary Browne (6) Cairns Convention Centre
3,651 		8–9
18 25 December @ Tasmania W 77–85 Browne, Nader (20) Gary Browne (11) Gary Browne (6) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 		9–9
19 30 December @ Brisbane L 95–83 Matt Kenyon (14) Creek, Williams (11) Ben Ayre (5) Nissan Arena
4,208 		9–10
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
20 5 January @ Illawarra L 116–78 Mitch Creek (24) Mitch Creek (7) Owen Foxwell (5) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
4,079 		9–11
21 13 January @ Perth L 100–79 Mitch Creek (36) Gorjok Gak (11) Ben Ayre (4) Perth Arena
12,859 		9–12
22 17 January Adelaide L 85–110 Abdel Nader (18) Gorjok Gak (8) Ayre, Foxwell (3) State Basketball Centre
3,422 		9–13
23 20 January @ New Zealand L 106–75 Mitch Creek (27) Mitch Creek (7) Ayre, Te Rangi (4) Spark Arena
4,940 		9–14
24 25 January Sydney W 104–98 Mitch Creek (31) Mitch Creek (10) Owen Foxwell (6) State Basketball Centre
3,422 		10–14
25 27 January Perth L 91–103 Mitch Creek (29) Gorjok Gak (8) Ben Ayre (8) State Basketball Centre
3,422 		10–15
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
26 3 February @ Melbourne L 99–83 Abdel Nader (18) Gorjok Gak (11) Ben Ayre (9) John Cain Arena
10,175 		10–16
27 10 February Tasmania L 67–94 Abdel Nader (19) Gorjok Gak (7) Ayre, Nader (3) John Cain Arena
10,175 		10–17
28 17 February Sydney L 67–122 Owen Foxwell (16) Kody Stattmann (5) three players (3) John Cain Arena
8,279 		10–18
2024–25 season schedule

Transactions

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Re-signed

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Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Luke Rosendale 16 July 2024 1-year deal

Additions

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Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Nathan Sobey 15 April 2024 2-year deal (mutual option) Brisbane Bullets [2]
Angus Glover 16 April 2024 2-year deal Sydney Kings [3]
Jordan Hunter 18 April 2024 3-year deal (mutual option) Sydney Kings [4]
Derrick Walton 3 May 2024 1-year deal Zhejiang Lions [5]
Luke Fennell 6 May 2024 1-year deal Centre of Excellence

Subtractions

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Player Reason left Date Left New team Ref.
Alan Williams Mutual release 7 March 2024 TBC [6]
Rhys Vague Free agent 28 March 2024 TBC
Anzac Rissetto Free agent 28 March 2024 Knox Raiders
Gorjok Gak Free agent 18 April 2024 Tasmania JackJumpers [7]

Awards

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Club awards

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  • Club MVP:
  • Community Player of the Year:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mike Kelly named South East Melbourne Phoenix new NBL coach". HeraldSun.com.au. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Sobey, Bullets agree to mutual parting of ways". ESPN.com.au. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Two-time champion heads to the 'heartland'". NBL.com.au. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Champion center inks Phoenix deal". NBL.com.au. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Phoenix sign Derrick Walton Jr. on one-year NBL deal". ESPN.com.au. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  6. ^ "SEM Phoenix, Williams agreed to part ways". ESPN.com.au. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  7. ^ "JackJumpers add NBL tall timber with Gak signing". ESPN.com.au. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
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