The 2024–25 Melbourne United season was the 42nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their 11th under the banner of Melbourne United. This is their eighth season under head coach Dean Vickerman.
Roster
Depth chart
Standings
Ladder
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
Game log
Pre-season
|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 1 | 7 September | Cairns | W 94–87 | Ian Clark (16) | Robert Loe (12) | Shea Ili (5) | Gold Coast Sports Centren/a | 1–0 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 2 | 10 September | @ Brisbane | L 111–104 | Ian Clark (23) | Jack White (13) | Shea Ili (6) | Gold Coast Sports Centren/a | 1–1 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 3 | 12 September | Illawarra | W 106–100 | Jack White (24) | Loe, White (9) | Shea Ili (9) | Gold Coast Sports Centren/a | 2–1
Regular season
|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 1 | 19 September | Tasmania | W 88–79 | Matthew Dellavedova (21) | Robert Loe (8) | Matthew Dellavedova (6) | Perth Arena4,666 | 1–0 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 2 | 26 September | @ S.E. Melbourne | W 84–96 | Chris Goulding (19) | Jack White (8) | Matthew Dellavedova (10) | John Cain Arena10,175 | 2–0 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 3 | 28 September | @ Tasmania | L 81–72 | Jack White (21) | Jack White (12) | Matthew Dellavedova (5) | Derwent Entertainment Centre4,340 | 2–1
|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 4 | 4 October | @ Perth | W 68–97 | Ian Clark (25) | Jack White (11) | Shea Ili (9) | Perth Arena12,287 | 3–1 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 5 | 6 October | Cairns | L 88–101 | Chris Goulding (22) | Jack White (11) | Matthew Dellavedova (7) | John Cain Arena9,766 | 3–2 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 6 | 13 October | Adelaide | W 106–79 | Ian Clark (18) | Jack White (7) | Matthew Dellavedova (8) | John Cain Arena9,050 | 4–2 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 7 | 20 October | S.E. Melbourne | L 84–93 | Ian Clark (19) | Jack White (10) | Matthew Dellavedova (9) | John Cain Arena10,175 | 4–3 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 8 | 24 October | @ Illawarra | W 87–92 | Chris Goulding (25) | Jack White (19) | Cameron, Clark (4) | Wollongong Entertainment Centre3,558 | 5–3 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 9 | 27 October | Cairns | W 106–63 | Flynn Cameron (18) | Jack White (13) | Kyle Bowen (5) | John Cain Arena9,210 | 6–3 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 10 | 31 October | Sydney | W 87–83 | Matthew Dellavedova (16) | Jack White (11) | Matthew Dellavedova (5) | John Cain Arena6,734 | 7–3
|-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 11 | 4 November | New Zealand | L 79–113 | Flynn Cameron (20) | Bowen, Lee (5) | Kyle Bowen (4) | John Cain Arena9,275 | 7–4 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 12 | 7 November | @ Brisbane | W 103–120 | Robert Loe (30) | Jack White (17) | Matthew Dellavedova (6) | Brisbane Entertainment Centre4,101 | 8–4 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 13 | 9 November | Perth | W 106–97 | Chris Goulding (46) | Bowen, Ili (5) | Matthew Dellavedova (12) | John Cain Arena7,885 | 9–4 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 14 | 17 November | Adelaide | W 113–93 | Flynn Cameron (21) | Kyle Bowen (9) | Matthew Dellavedova (7) | John Cain Arena9,747 | 10–4
|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 15 | 1 December | Sydney | W 101–98 | Chris Goulding (28) | Jack White (12) | Matthew Dellavedova (9) | John Cain Arena10,175 | 11–4 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 16 | 5 December | @ New Zealand | W 70–97 | Robert Loe (25) | Jack White (10) | Matthew Dellavedova (7) | Wolfbrook Arena3,818 | 12–4 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 17 | 8 December | Brisbane | L 114–122 | Ian Clark (24) | Jack White (10) | Matthew Dellavedova (7) | John Cain Arena8,639 | 12–5 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 18 | 13 December | Illawarra | L 93–106 | Robert Loe (19) | Tom Koppens (9) | Matthew Dellavedova (8) | John Cain Arena7,692 | 12–6 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 19 | 15 December | @ S.E. Melbourne | L 109–97 | Ian Clark (20) | Jack White (5) | Matthew Dellavedova (8) | John Cain Arena9,437 | 12–7 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 20 | 23 December | Tasmania | L 91–97 | Chris Goulding (18) | Jack White (9) | Matthew Dellavedova (9) | John Cain Arena10,175 | 12–8 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 21 | 26 December | @ Cairns | W 66–76 | Chris Goulding (19) | Marcus Lee (10) | Matthew Dellavedova (6) | Cairns Convention Centre4,428 | 13–8
|-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 22 | 4 January | @ Adelaide | L 100–81 | Chris Goulding (18) | Robert Loe (12) | Matthew Dellavedova (9) | Adelaide Entertainment Centre9,588 | 13–9 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 23 | 9 January | @ Sydney | W 88–90 | Jack White (23) | Jack White (10) | Matthew Dellavedova (8) | Sydney SuperDome10,328 | 14–9 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 24 | 13 January | @ New Zealand | W 89–91 | Chris Goulding (42) | Jack White (13) | Matthew Dellavedova (6) | TSB Stadium2,110 | 15–9 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 25 | 18 January | @ Illawarra | L 117–95 | Shea Ili (20) | Robert Loe (9) | Matthew Dellavedova (8) | Wollongong Entertainment Centre5,021 | 15–10 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 26 | 22 January | @ Perth | W 93–99 | Jack White (26) | Jack White (16) | Matthew Dellavedova (7) | Perth Arena12,505 | 16–10 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 27 | 26 January | @ Brisbane | W 88–115 | Ian Clark (24) | Robert Loe (8) | Shea Ili (8) | Brisbane Entertainment Centre7,229 | 17–10
|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 28 | 1 February | Tasmania | W 94–92 | Shea Ili (18) | Marcus Lee (10) | Matthew Dellavedova (8) | John Cain Arena10,175 | 18–10 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 29 | 8 February | S.E. Melbourne | W 103–93 | Shea Ili (18) | Robert Loe (10) | Matthew Dellavedova (6) | John Cain Arena10,175 | 19–10
Postseason
|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 1 | 27 February | Perth | W 105–93 | Chris Goulding (41) | Jack White (10) | Matthew Dellavedova (9) | John Cain Arena7,473 | 1–0 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 2 | 1 March | @ Perth | L 96–89 | Chris Goulding (15) | Matthew Dellavedova (8) | Matthew Dellavedova (12) | Perth Arena12,961 | 1–1 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 3 | 4 March | Perth | W 113–112 | Ian Clark (38) | Jack White (9) | Matthew Dellavedova (11) | John Cain Arena5,618 | 2–1
|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 1 | 8 March | @ Illawarra | W 88–96 | Matthew Dellavedova (18) | Marcus Lee (15) | three players (4) | Wollongong Entertainment Centre5,491 | 1–0 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 2 | 12 March | Illawarra | L 100–102 | Ian Clark (31) | Lee, White (6) | Matthew Dellavedova (5) | John Cain Arena9,135 | 1–1 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 3 | 16 March | @ Illawarra | W 77–83 | Jack White (20) | Marcus Lee (8) | Matthew Dellavedova (11) | Wollongong Entertainment Centre5,512 | 2–1 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 4 | 19 March | Illawarra | L 71–80 | Dellavedova, Goulding (17) | Matthew Dellavedova (7) | Matthew Dellavedova (6) | John Cain Arena10,175 | 2–2 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 5 | 23 March | @ Illawarra | L 114–104 | Chris Goulding (21) | Jack White (7) | Matthew Dellavedova (7) | Wollongong Entertainment Centre5,686 | 2–3
Transactions
Re-signed Player Date Signed Contract Ref. Chris Goulding 10 April 2024 2-year deal Tom Koppens (DP) 2 May 2024 1-year deal Campbell Blogg (DP) 25 June 2024 1-year deal Ian Clark 27 July 2024 1-year deal
Additions Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref. Robert Loe 17 April 2024 1-year deal Auckland Tuatara Jack White 18 May 2024 2-year deal (player option) Memphis Grizzlies Marcus Lee 9 August 2024 1-year deal Tasmania JackJumpers Joel Foxwell (DP) 27 August 2024 1-year deal Sandringham Sabres Akech Aliir 5 September 2024 2-year deal (club option) Adelaide 36ers Dash Daniels 13 December 2024 2-year deal (next star) BA Centre of Excellence
Subtractions Player Reason left Date Left New Team Ref. Brad Newley Retired 13 February 2024 Frankston Blues Zac Triplett Options declined 9 April 2024 Illawarra Hawks Malith Machar Sandringham Sabres Ariel Hukporti NBA Draft 8 July 2024 New York Knicks Luke Travers Released 28 August 2024 Cleveland Cavaliers Jo Lual-Acuil Free agent 14 September 2024 Liaoning Flying Leopards
Awards Club awards Club MVP: Chris Goulding Defensive Player: Shea Ili SHARE Award: Shea Ili Melbourne United Belt: Kyle Bowen Bringing the Blue Podcast MVP: Shea Ili Vince Crivelli Club Person of the Year: Ben Stoeckel
See also 2024–25 NBL season Melbourne United
References
External links
Official Website