2024–25 Perth Wildcats season explained

Clubname:	Perth Wildcats
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Coach:	John Rillie
Coach N:	AUS
Captain:	Jesse Wagstaff
Captain N:	AUS
Wins:	8
Losses:	7
Ladder:	5th
Finals:	TBD
Arena:	Perth Arena
Prevseason:	2023–24
Nextseason:	2025–26
Updated:	1 December 2024

The 2024–25 Perth Wildcats season is the 44th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their third under the leadership of head coach John Rillie.

On 17 September 2024, Rillie signed a three-year contract extension with the Wildcats to remain as head coach until the end of the 2027–28 season.^[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| 8 September| New Zealand| W 108–102| Bryce Cotton (32)| Keanu Pinder (8)| Hyrum Harris (5)| Carrara Indoor Stadium
n/a| 1–0|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 2| 19 September| @ Illawarra| W 93–98| Ben Henshall (18)| Ben Henshall (10)| three players (4)| Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a| 2–0|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 3| 21 September| @ Cairns| W 76–89| Tai Webster (16)| Izan Almansa (8)| Tai Webster (5)| Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a| 3–0

Regular season

|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 1| 20 September| S.E. Melbourne| W 106–98| Keanu Pinder (29)| Kristian Doolittle (13)| Ben Henshall (7)| Perth Arena
11,530| 1–0|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 2| 27 September| Sydney| L 88–89| Kristian Doolittle (21)| Dylan Windler (16)| Doolittle, Pepper (3)| Perth Arena
11,800| 1–1|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 3| 4 October| Melbourne| L 68–97| Doolittle, Henshall (12)| Keanu Pinder (10)| Bryce Cotton (5)| Perth Arena
12,287| 1–2|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 4| 6 October| @ Tasmania| L 84–79 (OT)| Bryce Cotton (24)| Keanu Pinder (14)| Bryce Cotton (4)| Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340| 1–3|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 5| 10 October| @ Cairns| W 87–90| Bryce Cotton (35)| Kristian Doolittle (11)| Kristian Doolittle (4)| Cairns Convention Centre
3,750| 2–3|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 6| 19 October| @ New Zealand| L 89–85| Tai Webster (20)| Kristian Doolittle (11)| Tai Webster (6)| Spark Arena
5,822| 2–4|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 7| 25 October| Sydney| W 87–84| Keanu Pinder (34)| Kristian Doolittle (14)| Ben Henshall (8)| Perth Arena
11,114| 3–4|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 8| 1 November| Illawarra| W 113–105| Ben Henshall (26)| Keanu Pinder (6)| Kristian Doolittle (7)| Perth Arena
10,421| 4–4|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 9| 3 November| @ S.E. Melbourne| L 100–76| Elijah Pepper (17)| Kristian Doolittle (8)| Ben Henshall (5)| John Cain Arena
8,362| 4–5|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 10| 7 November| Tasmania| W 88–82| Kristian Doolittle (18)| Kristian Doolittle (12)| Tai Webster (6)| Perth Arena
10,793| 5–5|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 11| 9 November| @ Melbourne| L 106–97| Kristian Doolittle (21)| Keanu Pinder (10)| Doolittle, Webster (5)| John Cain Arena
7,885| 5–6|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 12| 15 November| S.E. Melbourne| W 97–84| Bryce Cotton (33)| Izan Almansa (9)| Kristian Doolittle (5)| Perth Arena
11,086| 6–6|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 13| 17 November| @ Brisbane| L 105–84| Keanu Pinder (27)| Dylan Windler (11)| Dylan Windler (4)| Brisbane Entertainment Centre
6,086| 6–7|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 14| 29 November| Brisbane| W 117–89| Kristian Doolittle (17)| three players (5)| Kristian Doolittle (7)| Perth Arena
10,937| 7–7|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 15| 1 December| New Zealand| W 123–112| Bryce Cotton (59)| Izan Almansa (8)| Bryce Cotton (7)| Perth Arena
12,505| 8–7|-style="background:#;"| 16| 6 December | Illawarra| 0–0| | | | Perth Arena
| –|-style="background:#;"| 17| 8 December| @ Adelaide| 0–0| | | | Adelaide Entertainment Centre
| –|-style="background:#;"| 19| 14 December| @ Cairns| 0–0| | | | Cairns Convention Centre
| –|-style="background:#;"| 19| 22 December | @ Illawarra| 0–0| | | | Wollongong Entertainment Centre
| –|-style="background:#;"| 20| 28 December| @ Adelaide| 0–0| | | | Adelaide Entertainment Centre
| –|-style="background:#;"| 21| 5 January| @ New Zealand| 0–0| | | | Spark Arena
| –|-style="background:#;"| 22| 12 January| @ Tasmania| 0–0| | | | Derwent Entertainment Centre
| –|-style="background:#;"| 23| 15 January| @ Brisbane| 0–0| | | | Brisbane Entertainment Centre
| –|-style="background:#;"| 24| 17 January| Adelaide| 0–0| | | | Perth Arena
| –|-style="background:#;"| 25| 22 January| Melbourne| 0–0| | | | Perth Arena
| –|-style="background:#;"| 26| 25 January| Cairns| 0–0| | | | Perth Arena
| –|-style="background:#;"| 27| 31 January| S.E. Melbourne| 0–0| | | | Perth Arena
| –|-style="background:#;"| 28| 2 February | @ Sydney| 0–0| | | | Sydney SuperDome
| –|-style="background:#;"| 29| 7 February| Adelaide| 0–0| | | | Perth Arena
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Transactions

Re-signed

Player	Date Signed	Contract	Ref.
	19 March 2024	1-year deal	^[2]
	11 April 2024	1-year deal	^[3]
	12 April 2024	1-year deal	^[4]

Additions

Player	Date Signed	Contract	Former team	Ref.
	19 April 2024	2-year deal (club option)		^[5]
	29 June 2024	1-year deal (next star)		^[6]

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	Date Left	New Team	Ref.
	Free agent	21 March 2024	Keilor Thunder	^[7]
	Option declined	12 April 2024		^[8]
	Free agent	13 June 2024		^[9]
		26 June 2024		^[10]

Awards

Club awards

Club MVP:
Coaches’ Award:
Most Improved Player:
Best Defensive Player:
Players’ Player:

See also

External links

Official Website

Notes and References

Web site: Rillie good news as Wildcats coach re-signs. Wildcats.com.au. 17 September 2024. 17 September 2024.
Web site: Doolittle rewarded with new deal. NBL.com.au. 19 March 2024. 20 March 2024.
Web site: Sweet 16 in NBL for Wildcats captain Wagstaff. ESPN.com.au. 11 April 2024. 21 April 2024.
Web site: 'We have a great chance': Tai locked in for NBL25. Wildcats.com.au. 12 April 2024. 13 April 2024.
Web site: Perth adds Pepper for NBL25. NBL.com.au. 19 April 2024. 25 April 2024.
Web site: Spanish sensation joins Wildcats as Next Star. Wildcats.com.au. 29 June 2024. 11 October 2024.
Web site: Thunder Nation, Get Ready to Roar!. facebook.com/northsidewizards. 21 March 2024. 21 March 2024.
Web site: Mixed fortunes for Webster brothers. NBL.com.au. 12 April 2024. 12 April 2024.
Web site: Jordan Usher, nouvelle recrue burgienne. 13 June 2024. jlbourg-basket.com. fr. 14 June 2024.
Web site: Noah. Trister. Washington Wizards take French 7-footer Alex Sarr with the No. 2 pick in the NBA draft. Associated Press. 26 June 2024. 26 June 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240627022929/https://apnews.com/article/nba-draft-2024-washington-wizards-alex-sarr-cab0a8c1eef551b7189b101232a865bb. 27 June 2024.