2024–25 Brisbane Bullets season explained

Clubname:Brisbane Bullets
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Coach:Justin Schueller
Coach N:AUS
Captain:Mitch Norton
Captain N:AUS
Wins:4
Losses:7
Ladder:9th
Finals:TBD
Arena:Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Prevseason:2023–24
Nextseason:2025–26
Updated:29 November 2024

The 2024–25 Brisbane Bullets season is the 39th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their second under the leadership of their head coach Justin Schueller.[1]

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

See main article: 2024 NBL pre-season. |-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 1| 7 September| @ Tasmania| W 76–89| James Batemon (20)| Casey Prather (5)| three players (3)| Carrara Indoor Stadium
n/a| 1–0|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 2| 10 September| Melbourne| W 111–104| Tyrell Harrison (21)| Tyrell Harrison (10)| James Batemon (6)| Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a| 0–2|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 3| 14 September | Cairns| W 85–82| Keandre Cook (20)| Harrison, Prather (7)| James Batemon (4)| Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a| 3–0

Regular season

|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 1| 21 September| @ New Zealand| L 91–87| Keandre Cook (25)| Tyrell Harrison (5)| James Batemon (4)| Perth Superdrome
2,691| 0–1|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 2| 27 September| @ Illawarra| L 113–101| Keandre Cook (17)| Tyrell Harrison (10)| Casey Prather (6)| Wollongong Entertainment Centre
3,542| 0–2|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 3| 5 October| Sydney| L 82–91| Casey Prather (17)| Josh Bannan (11)| Tyrell Harrison (5)| Brisbane Entertainment Centre
7,009| 0–3|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 4| 12 October| @ S.E. Melbourne| W 85–87| Tyrell Harrison (21)| Tyrell Harrison (17)| Josh Bannan (5)| John Cain Arena
6,521| 1–3|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 5| 17 October| New Zealand| W 84–73| James Batemon (21)| Josh Bannan (9)| four players (3)| Brisbane Entertainment Centre
4,391| 2–3|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 6| 26 October| Tasmania| L 79–87| Mitch Norton (20)| Tyrell Harrison (10)| Mitch Norton (5)| Brisbane Entertainment Centre
4,756| 2–4|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 7| 2 November| @ Cairns| W 88–92| James Batemon (21)| Tyrell Harrison (20)| Batemon, Cook (3)| Cairns Convention Centre
4,445| 3–4|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 8| 7 November| Melbourne| L 103–120| Keandre Cook (23)| Casey Prather (8)| Keandre Cook (5)| Brisbane Entertainment Centre
4,101| 3–5|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 9| 15 November| @ Tasmania| L 95–92| Keandre Cook (23)| Josh Bannan (9)| Bannan, Prather (4)| Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340| 3–6|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 10| 17 November| Perth| W 105–84| James Batemon (51)| Josh Bannan (9)| Mitch Norton (6)| Brisbane Entertainment Centre
6,086| 4–6|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 11| 29 November| @ Perth| L 117–89| Casey Prather (31)| Rocco Zikarsky (8)| Mitch Norton (4)| Perth Arena
10,937| 4–7|-style="background:#;"| 12| 6 December| Adelaide| 0–0| | | | Brisbane Entertainment Centre
| –|-style="background:#;"| 13| 8 December| @ Melbourne| 0–0| | | | John Cain Arena
| –|-style="background:#;"| 14| 12 December| S.E. Melbourne| 0–0| | | | Brisbane Entertainment Centre
| –|-style="background:#;"| 15| 15 December| @ Sydney| 0–0| | | | Sydney SuperDome
| –|-style="background:#;"| 16| 20 December| Cairns| 0–0| | | | Brisbane Entertainment Centre
| –|-style="background:#;"| 17| 24 December| @ Adelaide| 0–0| | | | Adelaide Entertainment Centre
| –|-style="background:#;"| 18| 27 December| Illawarra| 0–0| | | | Brisbane Entertainment Centre
| –|-style="background:#;"| 19| 29 December| @ Tasmania| 0–0| | | | Derwent Entertainment Centre
| –|-style="background:#;"| 20| 4 January| Sydney| 0–0| | | | Brisbane Entertainment Centre
| –|-style="background:#;"| 21| 8 January| New Zealand| 0–0| | | | Brisbane Entertainment Centre
| –|-style="background:#;"| 22| 11 January| @ S.E. Melbourne| 0–0| | | | Gippsland Indoor Stadium
| –|-style="background:#;"| 23| 15 January| Perth| 0–0| | | | Brisbane Entertainment Centre
| –|-style="background:#;"| 24| 17 January| Cairns| 0–0| | | | Brisbane Entertainment Centre
| –|-style="background:#;"| 25| 20 January| @ Illawarra| 0–0| | | | Wollongong Entertainment Centre
| –|-style="background:#;"| 26| 24 January| @ New Zealand| 0–0| | | | Wolfbrook Arena
| –|-style="background:#;"| 27| 26 January| Melbourne| 0–0| | | | Brisbane Entertainment Centre
| –|-style="background:#;"| 28| 31 January| @ Adelaide| 0–0| | | | Adelaide Entertainment Centre
| –|-style="background:#;"| 29| 6 February| @ Cairns| 0–0| | | | Cairns Convention Centre
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Transactions

Re-signed

PlayerDate SignedContractRef.
10 April 2024 1-year deal [2]
10 April 2024 3-year deal [3]
10 April 2024 1-year deal [4]
14 June 2024 3-year deal (club option)
29 September 2024 2-year deal [5]

Additions

PlayerDate SignedContractFormer teamRef.
15 April 2024 1-year deal [6]
19 April 2024 2-year deal (club option) [7]
21 May 2024 1-year deal
12 July 2024 1-year deal
17 July 2024 2-year deal
29 October 2024 1-year deal (NRP) Mackay Meteors [8]

Subtractions

PlayerReason leftDate LeftNew TeamRef.
Mutual release 5 March 2024 [9]
Released 29 March 2024 [10]
Mutual release 11 April 2024 [11]
Free agent 25 September 2024 [12]
Retired 17 October 2024 n/a [13]

Awards

Club awards

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bullets hire Justin Schueller as head coach. ESPN.com.au. 7 February 2023. 21 September 2024.
  2. Web site: Core quartet signs on with Bullets. NBL.com.au. 10 April 2024. 12 April 2024.
  3. Web site: Bullets Core Locked in for NBL25. BrisbaneBullets.com.au. 10 April 2024. 12 April 2024.
  4. Web site: Prather among Bullets' signings for post-Sobey era. CanberraTimes.com.au. 10 April 2024. 12 April 2024.
  5. Web site: Harrison commits to Bullets. NBL.com.au. 29 September 2024. 18 October 2024.
  6. Web site: Adel secures NBL return. NBL.com.au. 15 April 2024. 21 April 2024.
  7. Web site: Brisbane adds championship-winning big. NBL.com.au. 19 April 2024. 25 April 2024.
  8. News: Bullets sign nominated replacement player. 22 November 2024. BrisbaneBullets.com.au. 29 October 2024.
  9. News: 高雄海神簽下NBA名人堂球星之子 填補後場戰力空缺. 5 March 2024. ETtoday. 5 March 2024.
  10. Web site: Sobey, Bullets agree to mutual parting of ways. ESPN.com.au. 29 March 2024. 2 April 2024.
  11. Web site: Smith, Bullets part ways. NBL.com.au. 11 April 2024. 12 April 2024.
  12. Web site: DJ Set To Rock Manchester. manchester.basketball. 25 September 2024. live. https://archive.today/20241031094620/https://www.manchester.basketball/news/dj-set-to-rock-manchester. 31 October 2024.
  13. Web site: Australian basketball star, NBA champion Baynes retires. NBL.com.au. 17 October 2024. 18 October 2024.