2024–25 Cairns Taipans season explained

Clubname:Cairns Taipans
Color1:
  1. F79239
Color2:
  1. 1C2651
Color3:
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Coach:Adam Forde
Coach N:AUS
Cocaptains:yes
Cocap1:Taran Armstrong
Cocap1 N:AUS
Cocap2:Sam Waardenburg
Cocap2 N:NZL
Arena:Cairns Convention Centre
Wins:3
Losses:10
Ladder:10th
Finals:TBD
Prevseason:2023–24
Nextseason:2025–26
Updated:29 November 2024

The 2024–25 Cairns Taipans season is the 26th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL).

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:#FFBBBB;"| 1| 7 September| @ Melbourne| L 94–87| Rob Edwards (24)| three players (8)| Pedro Bradshaw (4)| Carrara Indoor Stadium
n/a| 0–1|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 2| 9 September| Sydney| L 77–99| Tanner Groves (15)| Tanner Groves (11)| Jackson Makoi (6)| Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a| 0–2|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 3| 12 September| Perth| L 76–89| Rob Edwards (16)| Tanner Groves (9)| Pedro Bradshaw (4)| Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a| 0–3|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 4| 14 September| @ Brisbane| L 85–82| Antonio, Stith (16)| Akoldah Gak (7)| Tad Dufelmeier (5)| Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a| 0–4

Regular season

|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 1| 21 September| Illawarra| L 75–102| Tanner Groves (17)| Bradshaw, Groves (7)| Tad Dufelmeier (3)| Perth Superdrome
2,878| 0–1|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 2| 28 September| Adelaide| W 101–97| Rob Edwards (31)| Sam Waardenburg (11)| Kyle Adnam (5)| Cairns Convention Centre
4,141| 1–1|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 3| 4 October| Tasmania| W 90–78 | Taran Armstrong (20)| Sam Waardenburg (7)| Armstrong, Edwards (5)| Cairns Convention Centre
4,538| 2–1|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 4| 6 October| @ Melbourne| W 88–101| Rob Edwards (23)| Pedro Bradshaw (9)| three players (4)| John Cain Arena
9,766| 3–1|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 5| 10 October| Perth| L 87–90| Rob Edwards (24)| Akoldah Gak (10)| Sam Waardenburg (7)| Cairns Convention Centre
3,750| 3–2|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 6| 13 October| @ Sydney| L 99–73| Sam Waardenburg (22)| Sam Waardenburg (9)| Kyle Adnam (5)| Sydney SuperDome
11,076| 3–3|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 7| 19 October| Illawarra| L 75–87| Pedro Bradshaw (18)| Pedro Bradshaw (14)| Adnam, Waardenburg (4)| Cairns Convention Centre
4,362| 3–4|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 8| 25 October| @ Adelaide| L 99–93 (OT)| Rob Edwards (27)| Sam Waardenburg (14)| Jackson Makoi (6)| Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,382| 3–5|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 9| 27 October| @ Melbourne| L 106–63| Antonio, Waardenburg (11)| Antonio, Higgins-Titsha (8)| Sam Waardenburg (4)| John Cain Arena
9,210| 3–6|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 10| 2 November| Brisbane| L 88–92| Rob Edwards (27)| Alex Higgins-Titsha (11)| Galloway, Makoi (4)| Cairns Convention Centre
4,445| 3–7|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 11| 10 November| @ S.E. Melbourne| L 97–74| Sam Waardenburg (16)| Armstrong, Gak (7)| Jackson Makoi (7)| John Cain Arena
6,384| 3–8|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 12| 16 November| New Zealand| L 69–77| Rob Edwards (33)| Akoldah Gak (8)| Taran Armstrong (7)| Cairns Convention Centre
4,767| 3–9|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 13| 29 November| Sydney| L 75–81| Taran Armstrong (28)| Sam Waardenburg (10)| Edwards, Waardenburg (2)| Cairns Convention Centre
3,899| 3–10|-style="background:#;"| 14| 5 December| @ Tasmania| 0–0| | | | Derwent Entertainment Centre
| –|-style="background:#;"| 15| 7 December| @ S.E. Melbourne| 0–0| | | | John Cain Arena
| –|-style="background:#;"| 16| 14 December| Perth| 0–0| | | | Cairns Convention Centre
| –|-style="background:#;"| 17| 20 December| @ Brisbane| 0–0| | | | Brisbane Entertainment Centre
| –|-style="background:#;"| 18| 26 December| Melbourne| 0–0| | | | Cairns Convention Centre
| –|-style="background:#;"| 19| 31 December| New Zealand| 0–0| | | | Cairns Convention Centre
| –|-style="background:#;"| 20| 3 January| @ Illawarra| 0–0| | | | Wollongong Entertainment Centre
| –|-style="background:#;"| 21| 12 January| @ Sydney| 0–0| | | | Sydney SuperDome
| –|-style="background:#;"| 22| 14 January| S.E. Melbourne| 0–0| | | | Cairns Convention Centre
| –|-style="background:#;"| 23| 17 January| @ Brisbane| 0–0| | | | Brisbane Entertainment Centre
| –|-style="background:#;"| 24| 19 January| Adelaide| 0–0| | | | Cairns Convention Centre
| –|-style="background:#;"| 25| 23 January| Illawarra| 0–0| | | | Cairns Convention Centre
| –|-style="background:#;"| 26| 25 January| @ Perth| 0–0|| | | Perth Arena
| –|-style="background:#;"| 27| 1 February| @ New Zealand| 0–0| | | | Spark Arena
| –|-style="background:#;"| 28| 6 February| Brisbane| 0–0| | | | Cairns Convention Centre
| –|-style="background:#;"| 29| 8 February| @ Tasmania| 0–0| | | | Derwent Entertainment Centre
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Transactions

Re-signed

PlayerDate SignedContractRef.
11 April 2024 1-year deal [1]
3 May 2024 1-year deal [2]

Additions

PlayerDate SignedContractFormer teamRef.
22 April 2024 1-year deal [3]
29 April 2024 2-year deal [4]
7 May 2024 1-year deal [5]
24 May 2024 1-year deal [6]
2 July 2024 2-year (club option) Casey Cavaliers
11 July 2024 2-year deal (club option) Inner West Bulls
11 July 2024 1-year deal
30 July 2024 1-year deal
7 August 2024 2-year deal (club option)
11 September 2024 1-year deal (NRP) [7]
30 October 2024 1-year deal (NRP) [8]

Subtractions

PlayerReason leftDate LeftNew TeamRef.
Parted ways 25 February 2024 [9]
Free agent 12 March 2024 [10]
Free agent 16 April 2024 [11]
Free agent 30 April 2024 [12]
26 June 2024 [13]
Free agent 17 August 2024 [14]

Awards

Club awards

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sam Waardenburg signs extension with Cairns Taipans. ESPN.com.au. 30 January 2024. 11 April 2024.
  2. Web site: Cairns retain hot-hand sharpshooter. NBL.com.au. 3 May 2024. 22 September 2024.
  3. Web site: South Sudan superstar heads to Far North Queensland. NBL.com.au. 22 April 2024. 25 April 2024.
  4. Web site: Done deal: Taipans officially sign Kyrin Galloway. Taipans.com. 29 April 2024. 22 September 2024.
  5. Web site: Taipans welcome Tanner Groves. Taipans.com. 7 May 2024. 22 September 2024.
  6. Web site: Roster heats up with Rob Edwards. Taipans.com. 24 May 2024. 22 September 2024.
  7. News: Roster Update: Dufelmeier named Nominated Injury Replacement. 11 September 2024. Taipans.com. 11 September 2024.
  8. News: Deshon Taylor joins the Taipans . 22 November 2024. Taipans.com. 30 October 2024.
  9. Web site: Tahjere McCall moves to Israel for the rest of the season. 25 February 2024. eurohoops.net. 23 November 2024.
  10. Web site: Welcome, Patrick!. 12 March 2024. 23 November 2024. lokobasket.com. en.
  11. Web site: Adelaide secures services of hometown hero. NBL.com.au. 16 April 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240416080018/https://nbl.com.au/news/adelaide-secures-services-of-hometown-hero. 16 April 2024.
  12. Web site: Bul Kuol signs three-year deal with Sydney Kings. ESPN.com.au. 15 April 2024. 30 April 2024.
  13. Web site: Timberwolves Acquire a Future Draft Pick and Cash Considerations. NBA.com. 6 July 2024. 23 November 2024.
  14. Web site: Josh Roberts at ARIS Midea. arisbc.gr. 17 August 2024. 20 October 2024.

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