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2024–25 Sydney Kings season
Head coachAustralia Brian Goorjian
CaptainAustralia Xavier Cooks
ArenaSydney SuperDome
NBL results
Record7–6 (53.8%)
Ladder5th
Finals finishTBD
Stats at NBL.com.au
All statistics correct as of 16 November 2024.
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The 2024–25 Sydney Kings season is the 36th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their seventh under the leadership of their head coach Brian Goorjian.[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.

Sydney Kings roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
F 0 South Sudan Kuol, Bul 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
F/C 1 United States Oliver, Cameron (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 109 kg (240 lb)
G 2 United States Adams, Jaylen (I) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
G/F 3 Australia Robertson, Tyler 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 107 kg (236 lb)
G 4 New Zealand Le'afa, Izayah 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
F 6 Australia Galloway, Jaylin Injured 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 92 kg (203 lb)
G 7 Australia Bruce, Shaun 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb)
F 8 Australia Lau, Henry (DP) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
F 10 Australia Cooks, Xavier (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 83 kg (183 lb)
G/F 11 Australia Amir, Klairus (DP) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
F 12 South Sudan Noi, Kouat 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 103 kg (227 lb)
C 14 Australia Spurgin, Jason (DP) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 113 kg (249 lb)
F 15 South Sudan Maluach, Makuach 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 89 kg (196 lb)
F 22 Australia Toohey, Alex (NS) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 103 kg (227 lb)
F 34 Australia Leaupepe, Keli 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 109 kg (240 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: 31 October 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Development
PG Jaylen Adams Shaun Bruce Klairus Amir
SG Bul Kuol Izayah Le'afa Tyler Robertson
SF Alex Toohey Jaylin Galloway Makuach Maluach Henry Lau
PF Xavier Cooks Keli Leaupepe Kouat Noi
C Cameron Oliver Jason Spurgin

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: 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0)
September: 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 9 September @ Cairns W 77–99 Izayah Le'afa (21) Cameron Oliver (12) Shaun Bruce (8) Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a 		1–0
2 11 September S.E. Melbourne L 101–113 Alex Toohey (26) three players (6) Izayah Le'afa (6) Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a 		1–1
3 13 September New Zealand W 90–79 Alex Toohey (24) three players (5) Shaun Bruce (4) 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: 7–6 (Home: 3–2; Road: 4–4)
September: 2–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 22 September @ Adelaide W 94–102 Jaylen Adams (25) Xavier Cooks (13) Jaylen Adams (7) Perth Arena
4,168 		1–0
2 27 September @ Perth W 88–89 Jaylen Adams (27) Cameron Oliver (7) Jaylen Adams (6) Perth Arena
11,800 		2–0
3 29 September Illawarra L 89–96 Xavier Cooks (22) Xavier Cooks (12) Jaylen Adams (9) Sydney SuperDome
11,438 		2–1
October: 3–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 5 October @ Brisbane W 82–91 Xavier Cooks (23) Xavier Cooks (7) Jaylen Adams (10) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
7,009 		3–1
5 11 October @ Adelaide L 89–79 Cameron Oliver (16) Keli Leaupepe (10) Tyler Robertson (5) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,466 		3–2
6 13 October Cairns W 99–73 Shaun Bruce (21) Cooks, Leaupepe (10) three players (4) Sydney SuperDome
11,076 		4–2
7 18 October @ Tasmania W 71–80 Xavier Cooks (15) Xavier Cooks (12) Xavier Cooks (6) Silverdome
3,255 		5–2
8 25 October @ Perth L 87–84 Xavier Cooks (22) Xavier Cooks (11) Xavier Cooks (6) Perth Arena
11,114 		5–3
9 27 October New Zealand L 89–93 Izayah Le'afa (23) Cooks, Leaupepe (7) Keli Leaupepe (5) Sydney SuperDome
10,078 		5–4
10 31 October @ Melbourne L 87–83 Cooks, Oliver (18) Cameron Oliver (16) Jaylen Adams (7) John Cain Arena
6,734 		5–5
November: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 3 November Tasmania W 88–60 Kouat Noi (26) Cameron Oliver (11) Adams, Cooks (4) Sydney SuperDome
9,124 		6–5
12 8 November S.E. Melbourne W 74–69 Jaylen Adams (20) Xavier Cooks (12) Jaylen Adams (7) Sydney SuperDome
8,052 		7–5
13 16 November @ Illawarra L 86–79 Jaylen Adams (23) Xavier Cooks (10) Adams, Le'afa (6) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
5,321 		7–6
14 29 November @ Cairns 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
15 1 December @ Melbourne 0–0 John Cain Arena
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16 7 December @ New Zealand 0–0 TSB Arena
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17 15 December Brisbane 0–0 Sydney SuperDome
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18 20 December @ New Zealand 0–0 Spark Arena
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19 25 December Illawarra 0–0 Sydney SuperDome
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20 30 December Adelaide 0–0 Sydney SuperDome
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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 2 January S.E. Melbourne 0–0 Sydney SuperDome
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22 4 January @ Brisbane 0–0 Brisbane Entertainment Centre
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23 9 January Melbourne 0–0 Sydney SuperDome
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24 12 January Cairns 0–0 Sydney SuperDome
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25 19 January Tasmania 0–0 Sydney SuperDome
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26 22 January @ S.E. Melbourne 0–0 State Basketball Centre
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27 24 January Adelaide 0–0 Sydney SuperDome
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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 Perth 0–0 Sydney SuperDome
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29 7 February @ Illawarra 0–0 Wollongong 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.
Shaun Bruce 12 March 2024 2-year deal [2]
Kouat Noi 2 April 2024 3-year deal (club option) [3]
Makuach Maluach 10 April 2024 1-year deal [4]

Additions

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Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Keli Leaupepe 15 April 2024 3-year deal (club option) Loyola Marymount University [5]
Izayah Le'afa 19 April 2024 2-year deal (mutual option) New Zealand Breakers [6]
Tyler Robertson 23 April 2024 3-year deal (club option) University of Portland [7]
Bul Kuol 30 April 2024 3-year deal (mutual option) Cairns Taipans [8]
Jason Spurgin 9 May 2024 3-year deal Bowling Green State University
Xavier Cooks 27 May 2024 3-year deal Chiba Jets [9]
Roman Siulepa 9 June 2024 2-year deal (next star) Centre of Excellence
Cameron Oliver 10 June 2024 1-year deal Hong Kong Bulls

Subtractions

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Player Reason left Date Left New team Ref.
Jaylin Galloway Released 3 March 2024 Milwaukee Bucks [10]
Angus Glover Mutual release 3 April 2024 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix [11]
D. J. Hogg Parted ways 11 April 2024 Chiba Jets [12]
Jackson Makoi Released 22 April 2024 Cairns Taipans [13]

Awards

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Club awards

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  • Club MVP:
  • Coaches Award:
  • Player's Player:
  • Defensive Player:
  • Hard Work Award:
  • Members Player of the Year:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Brian Goorjian returns to coach Sydney Kings". ESPN.com.au. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Bruce inks deal to stay with Kings". NBL.com.au. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  3. ^ "King Kouat inks three-year deal with Sydney". NBL.com.au. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Maluach to run it back for Kings in NBL25". NBL.com.au. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Kings confirm college superstar signing". NBL.com.au. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Le'afa joins Kings, Wildcats snare college star Pepper". ESPN.com.au. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Sharpshooting college King inks deal with Sydney". NBL.com.au. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Bul Kuol signs three-year deal with Sydney Kings". ESPN.com.au. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Xavier Cooks to sign record deal with Sydney Kings". ESPN.com.au. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Milwaukee Bucks Sign Jaylin Galloway". NBA.com. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Angus Glover to be released by Kings, eyes Phoenix move". ESPN.com.au. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Kings confirm star's exit". NBL.com.au. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  13. ^ "South Sudan superstar heads to Far North Queensland". NBL.com.au. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
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