2024 NBL pre-season

The pre-season of the 2024–25 NBL season, the 47th season of Australia's National Basketball League, will begin on 17 August to 10 October 2024.^[1]^[2]

Pre-season games

17 August 2024	Illawarra Hawks	101–88	Shanghai Sharks	Beaton Park Stadium, Wollongong
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 26–25, 28–23, 24–24, 23–16
NBL TV	Pts: Froling 22 Rebs: Blanchfield, Olbrich 7 Asts: Harvey 5	boxscore report	Pts: Days 22 Rebs: Dai Hao 6 Asts: Yuen Tongman 6	Attendance: n/a

23 August 2024	Brisbane Bullets	94–75	Shanghai Sharks	Nissan Arena, Brisbane
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 31–21, 21–15, 28–26, 14–13
NBL TV	Pts: Harrison 18 Rebs: Harrison 10 Asts: Adel 6	boxscore report	Pts: Liu Zheng 21 Rebs: Wang Zhelin 10 Asts: Liu, Yuen 4	Attendance: n/a

23 August 2024	Perth Wildcats	118–100	NBL1 West	Morley Recreation Centre, Perth
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 32–21, 25–32, 33–16, 28–31
NBL TV	Pts: Pepper 22 Rebs: Doolittle 7 Asts: Webster 5	boxscore report	Pts: Turnage 17 Rebs: Narkle 7 Asts: Nelson 7	Attendance: 350

25 August 2024	Perth Wildcats	131–108	NBL1 West	Lakeside Recreation Centre, Perth
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 34–27, 39–23, 28–24, 30–34
NBL TV	Pts: Okwera 24 Rebs: Okwera 9 Asts: Henshall 7	boxscore report	Pts: Nelson 18 Rebs: Davey 8 Asts: Parsons 3	Attendance: n/a

27 August 2024	Melbourne United	75–90	Brisbane Bullets	Casey Stadium, Melbourne
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 9–22, 13–26, 26–22
NBL TV	Pts: Krebs 11 Rebs: Loe 7 Asts: Foxwell, Ili 3	boxscore report	Pts: Adel 24 Rebs: Zikarsky 8 Asts: Batemon 5	Attendance: n/a

29 August 2024	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	86–92	Brisbane Bullets	Wangaratta Sports & Aquatic Centre, Wangaratta
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 12–25, 28–20, 23–17, 23–30
NBL TV	Pts: Lewis 15 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Walton 8	boxscore report	Pts: Harrison 24 Rebs: Harrison 11 Asts: Batemon 8	Attendance: 1,100

30 August 2024	Sydney Kings	120–76	New Zealand Breakers	State Sports Centre, Sydney
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 29–16, 31–16, 29–24, 31–20
NBL TV	Pts: Noi 19 Rebs: Oliver 9 Asts: Bruce 10	boxscore report	Pts: King 22 Rebs: Gillespie, King 5 Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 6	Attendance: 400

31 August 2024	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	120–1210(2OT)	Melbourne United	State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 30–23, 11–28, 25–18, 30–27, Overtime: 14–14, 10–11
NBL TV	Pts: Vodanovich 32 Rebs: Majok 8 Asts: Ayre 5	boxscore report	Pts: Ili 26 Rebs: Lee 14 Asts: Ili 5	Attendance: 2,953

4 September 2024	Adelaide 36ers	97–96	Brisbane Bullets	Wulanda Recreation & Convention Centre, Mount Gambier
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 21–29, 26–24, 26–28
NBL TV	Pts: Davis 25 Rebs: Mayen 7 Asts: Davis 6	boxscore report	Pts: Smith-Milner 19 Rebs: Zikarsky 10 Asts: White 3	Attendance: 1,200

NBL Blitz

The 2024 NBL Blitz is an annual pre-season tournament featuring all teams. All games will takeplace in Gold Coast, Queensland for a second consecutive year.^[3]

This season all games will be played at the Carrara Indoor Stadium and the Gold Coast Sports Centre from 7 to 14 September 2024.

Blitz ladder

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PP	BP	Pts
1	Brisbane Bullets	3	3	0	285	262	108.8	6.5	15.5

2	Perth Wildcats	3	3	0	295	271	108.9	5	14
3	Sydney Kings	3	2	1	290	269	107.8	8	14
4	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	3	2	1	307	262	117.2	7.5	13.5
5	Melbourne United	3	2	1	304	298	102.0	7	13
6	Adelaide 36ers	3	2	1	243	256	94.9	5	11
7	Illawarra Hawks	3	1	2	305	297	102.7	7.5	10.5
8	New Zealand Breakers	3	0	3	272	296	91.9	6.5	6.5
9	Cairns Taipans	4	0	4	322	367	87.7	4	4
10	Tasmania JackJumpers	2	0	2	140	185	75.7	3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2024. Source: nblblitz.com.au

Games

7 September 2024	Tasmania JackJumpers	76–89	Brisbane Bullets	Carrara Indoor Stadium, Gold Coast
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 19–29, 22–17, 16–26, 19–17
Kayo Sports	Pts: Crawford 15 Rebs: Krslovic 7 Asts: Crawford, Nunn 4	boxscore report	Pts: Batemon 20 Rebs: Prather 5 Asts: three players 3	Attendance: n/a

7 September 2024	Melbourne United	94–87	Cairns Taipans	Carrara Indoor Stadium, Gold Coast
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 23–27, 26–22, 21–15, 24–23
Kayo Sports	Pts: Clark 16 Rebs: Loe 12 Asts: Ili 5	boxscore report	Pts: Edwards 24 Rebs: three players 8 Asts: Bradshaw 4	Attendance: n/a

8 September 2024	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	93–112	Illawarra Hawks	Carrara Indoor Stadium, Gold Coast
13:00	Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 29–38, 23–27, 16–23
Kayo Sports	Pts: Hurt, Sobey 16 Rebs: Hunter 6 Asts: Walton 6	boxscore report	Pts: Hickey 20 Rebs: Lee, Olbrich 5 Asts: Harvey, Hickey 4	Attendance: n/a

8 September 2024	Perth Wildcats	108–102	New Zealand Breakers	Carrara Indoor Stadium, Gold Coast
15:30	Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 26–32, 21–25, 41–21
Kayo Sports	Pts: Cotton 31 Rebs: Pinder 8 Asts: Harris 5	boxscore report	Pts: Jackson-Cartwright 21 Rebs: Bolden 10 Asts: Mooney 5	Attendance: n/a

9 September 2024	Adelaide 36ers	96–64	Tasmania JackJumpers	Gold Coast Sports Centre, Gold Coast
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 31–15, 18–22, 24–14, 23–13
Kayo Sports	Pts: Vasiljevic 22 Rebs: Dech 7 Asts: Davis 5	boxscore report	Pts: Doyle 16 Rebs: Brown 8 Asts: Crawford 4	Attendance: n/a

9 September 2024	Cairns Taipans	77–99	Sydney Kings	Gold Coast Sports Centre, Gold Coast
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 23–27, 22–29, 14–19, 18–24
Kayo Sports	Pts: Groves 15 Rebs: Groves 11 Asts: Makoi 6	boxscore report	Pts: Le'afa 21 Rebs: Oliver 12 Asts: Bruce 8	Attendance: n/a

10 September 2024	Brisbane Bullets	111–104	Melbourne United	Gold Coast Sports Centre, Gold Coast
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 30–25, 30–24, 27–28, 24–27
Kayo Sports	Pts: Harrison 21 Rebs: Harrison 10 Asts: Batemon 6	boxscore report	Pts: Clark 23 Rebs: White 13 Asts: Ili 6	Attendance: n/a

10 September 2024	Illawarra Hawks	93–98	Perth Wildcats	Gold Coast Sports Centre, Gold Coast
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 16–30, 25–17, 21–21, 31–30
Kayo Sports	Pts: Henshall 18 Rebs: Henshall 10 Asts: three players 4	boxscore report	Pts: Harvey 16 Rebs: Days, Hickey 7 Asts: Kell 5	Attendance: n/a

11 September 2024	New Zealand Breakers	91–98	Adelaide 36ers	Gold Coast Sports Centre, Gold Coast
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 22–28, 29–16, 17–34, 23–20
Kayo Sports	Pts: Jackson-Cartwright 21 Rebs: McCarron, Mennenga 5 Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 8	boxscore report	Pts: Davis 23 Rebs: Humphries 11 Asts: Davis 4	Attendance: n/a

11 September 2024	Sydney Kings	101–113	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	Gold Coast Sports Centre, Gold Coast
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 36–31, 32–32, 20–26, 13–24
Kayo Sports	Pts: Toohey 26 Rebs: three players 6 Asts: Le'afa 6	boxscore report	Pts: Wieskamp 24 Rebs: Lewis, Wieskamp 7 Asts: Walton 7	Attendance: n/a

12 September 2024	Melbourne United	106–100	Illawarra Hawks	Gold Coast Sports Centre, Gold Coast
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 25–31, 27–19, 22–29, 32–21
Kayo Sports	Pts: White 24 Rebs: Loe, White 9 Asts: Ili 9	boxscore report	Pts: three players 22 Rebs: Days 10 Asts: Hickey 7	Attendance: n/a

12 September 2024	Cairns Taipans	76–89	Perth Wildcats	Gold Coast Sports Centre, Gold Coast
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 22–13, 19–19, 20–31, 15–26
Kayo Sports	Pts: Edwards 16 Rebs: Groves 9 Asts: Bradshaw 4	boxscore report	Pts: Webster 16 Rebs: Almansa 8 Asts: Webster 5	Attendance: n/a

13 September 2024	Adelaide 36ers	49–101	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	Gold Coast Sports Centre, Gold Coast
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 13–27, 11–26, 11–24
Kayo Sports	Pts: Marshall 14 Rebs: Marshall 8 Asts: Rasmussen, Starling 2	boxscore report	Pts: Ayre 15 Rebs: Majok, Wieskamp 10 Asts: Glover 5	Attendance: n/a

13 September 2024	Sydney Kings	90–79	New Zealand Breakers	Gold Coast Sports Centre, Gold Coast
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 17–21, 22–21, 28–14
Kayo Sports	Pts: Toohey 24 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Bruce 4	boxscore report	Pts: Mooney 25 Rebs: Gillespie, Mennenga 5 Asts: Mooney 8	Attendance: n/a

14 September 2024	Brisbane Bullets	85–82	Cairns Taipans	Gold Coast Sports Centre, Gold Coast
14:30	Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 26–20, 18–27, 15–15
Kayo Sports	Pts: Cook 20 Rebs: Harrison, Prather 7 Asts: Batemon 4	boxscore report	Pts: Antonio, Stith 16 Rebs: Gak 7 Asts: Dufelmeier 5	Attendance: n/a

NBLxNBA games

The pre-season also featured the New Zealand Breakers to play games between NBA teams, this will be the sixth NBLxNBA tour.^[4]

4 October 2024	New Zealand Breakers	87–116	Utah Jazz	Delta Center, Salt Lake City
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 29–29, 18–34, 23–27, 17–26
NBL TV	Pts: Jackson-Cartwright 19 Rebs: López 7 Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 9	boxscore report	Pts: Juzang 19 Rebs: Kessler 9 Asts: Collier 6	Attendance: 14,121

7 October 2024	New Zealand Breakers	84–139	Philadelphia 76ers	Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 19–40, 26–42, 23–31, 16–26
NBL TV	Pts: Jackson-Cartwright 26 Rebs: Gillespie 6 Asts: McCarron 3	boxscore report	Pts: four players (15) Rebs: Drummond, McCain 7 Asts: Dowtin 6	Attendance: 19,767

10 October 2024	New Zealand Breakers	89–117	Oklahoma City Thunder	BOK Center, Tulsa
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 36–34, 24–26, 16–24, 13–33
NBL TV	Pts: Mooney 19 Rebs: Gillespie 8 Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 8	boxscore report	Pts: Flagler 25 Rebs: Jones 13 Asts: Dieng 9

Awards

The winning team will be awarded the Loggins-Bruton Cup, while the tournament’s most outstanding player will take home the Ray Borner Award.

Loggins-Bruton Cup: Brisbane Bullets^[5]^[6]
Most Valuable Player (Ray Borner Medal): Tyrell Harrison (Brisbane Bullets)^[7]

References

^ "NBL Blitz returns to Gold Coast". ESPN.com.au. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
^ "Updated: Confirmed NBL25 pre-season games". NBL.com.au. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
^ "Gold Coast Blitz returns". NBL.com.au. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
^ "Breakers heading back to US for NBA pre-season games". ESPN.com.au. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
^ "Harrison shines for unbeaten Bullets at NBL Blitz". ESPN.com.au. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
^ "Cook, Batemon lift Bullets to Blitz triumph". NBL.com.au. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
^ "Tyrell Harrison named Blitz MVP". NBL.com.au. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.

External links

Official Website

[1] "NBL Blitz returns to Gold Coast". ESPN.com.au. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.

[2] "Updated: Confirmed NBL25 pre-season games". NBL.com.au. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.

[3] "Gold Coast Blitz returns". NBL.com.au. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.

[4] "Breakers heading back to US for NBA pre-season games". ESPN.com.au. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.

[5] "Harrison shines for unbeaten Bullets at NBL Blitz". ESPN.com.au. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.

[6] "Cook, Batemon lift Bullets to Blitz triumph". NBL.com.au. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.

[7] "Tyrell Harrison named Blitz MVP". NBL.com.au. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.

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