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2024–25 Illawarra Hawks season
NBL champions
Regular season champions
Head coachUnited States Justin Tatum
Co-captainsAustralia Sam Froling
United States Tyler Harvey
ArenaWollongong Entertainment Centre
NBL results
Record20–9 (69%)
Ladder1st
Finals finishChampions (2nd title)
(Defeated United 3–2)
Stats at NBL.com.au
Player records
PointsUnited States Harvey
17.9
ReboundsAustralia Froling
7.3
AssistsSyria Kell
4.1
All statistics correct as of 23 March 2025.
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The 2024–25 Illawarra Hawks season was the 47th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL).

Roster

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2024–25 Illawarra Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F 0 United States Days, Darius (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 25 – (1999-10-20)20 October 1999
G 1 United States Harvey, Tyler (I & C) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 31 – (1993-07-17)17 July 1993
G/F 2 South Korea Lee Hyun-jung (SRP) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 24 – (2000-10-23)23 October 2000
G 3 Syria Kell, Trey (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 29 – (1996-04-05)5 April 1996
G 6 Australia Hickey, William 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 26 – (1999-01-18)18 January 1999
G 7 Australia Triplett, Zac (DP) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 23 – (2001-10-19)19 October 2001
G/F 8 South Sudan Kuany, Kuany (NRP) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 25 – (2000-03-27)27 March 2000
G/F 9 Australia Swaka Lo Buluk, Wani 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 23 – (2001-06-09)9 June 2001
G 10 Australia McDowell-White, Kobe (DP) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 21 – (2004-02-09)9 February 2004
G/F 11 Australia Grida, Daniel 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 27 – (1998-04-26)26 April 1998
F/C 13 Australia Froling, Sam Injured (C) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 25 – (2000-02-10)10 February 2000
F/C 19 Australia Yates, Luca (DP) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 21 – (2004-01-29)29 January 2004
F 21 Australia Blanchfield, Todd 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 33 – (1991-11-07)7 November 1991
F 22 Australia Peatling, Mason 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 28 – (1997-03-31)31 March 1997
F 25 Australia Ballinger, Bradley (DP) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 18 – (2006-06-25)25 June 2006
F/C 30 Australia Olbrich, Lachlan 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 21 – (2003-12-30)30 December 2003
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Australia Tom Cranney
  • Australia Matt Flinn
  • Australia Sam Gruggen
  • Australia Joel Khalu
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Australia Alex Moore
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • (SRP) Special restricted player
  • (NRP) Nominated replacement player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 23 March 2025

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Development
PG Trey Kell William Hickey Kobe McDowell-White
SG Tyler Harvey Lee Hyun-jung Zac Triplett
SF Wani Swaka Lo Buluk Todd Blanchfield Daniel Grida Bradley Ballinger
PF Mason Peatling Darius Days Kuany Kuany
C Sam Froling Lachlan Olbrich Luca Yates

Standings

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Ladder

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Pos 2024–25 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Illawarra Hawks 29 20 9 68.97% 4–1 W3 10–4 10–5 2941 2645 111.19%
2 Melbourne United 29 19 10 65.52% 4–1 W4 9–6 10–4 2771 2652 104.49%
3 Perth Wildcats 29 18 11 62.07% 3–2 W3 10–5 8–6 2903 2811 103.27%
4 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 29 16 13 55.17% 2–3 L1 10–4 6–9 2787 2656 104.93%
5 Sydney Kings 29 16 13 55.17% 2–3 L3 7–7 9–6 2630 2557 102.85%
6 Adelaide 36ers 29 13 16 44.83% 2–3 L3 9–6 4–10 2736 2796 97.85%
7 Tasmania JackJumpers 29 13 16 44.83% 1–4 W1 9–5 4–11 2435 2553 95.38%
8 Brisbane Bullets 29 12 17 41.38% 2–3 L1 6–8 6–9 2678 2838 94.36%
9 New Zealand Breakers 29 10 19 34.48% 1–4 L1 6–9 4–10 2485 2650 93.77%
10 Cairns Taipans 29 8 21 27.59% 3–2 L1 4–11 4–10 2561 2769 92.49%

Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 2025. Source: NBL.com.au

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

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Leader and qualification to semifinals
Qualification to semifinals
Qualification to play-in
Last place
2024–25 NBL season
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920
Adelaide 36ers88655444469888877666
Brisbane Bullets610997878798757788888
Cairns Taipans10746691010101010101010101010101010
Illawarra Hawks11221123322111111111
Melbourne United23534231111222223222
New Zealand Breakers52112312235999999999
Perth Wildcats45878666654465434533
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix791010101087876676555444
Sydney Kings34343555543334342355
Tasmania JackJumpers96789799987543666777
Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 2025. Source: NBL.com.au

Game log

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Pre-season

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Main article: 2024 NBL pre-season
2024 pre-season game log
Total: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
August : 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 17 August Shanghai Sharks W 101–88 Sam Froling (22) Blanchfield, Olbrich (7) Tyler Harvey (5) Beaton Park Stadium
n/a 		1–0

NBL Blitz

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2024 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 1–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1)
September: 1–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 8 September @ S.E. Melbourne W 93–112 William Hickey (20) Lee, Olbrich (5) Harvey, Hickey (4) Carrara Indoor Stadium
n/a 		1–0
2 10 September Perth L 93–98 Tyler Harvey (16) Days, Hickey (7) Trey Kell (5) Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a 		1–1
3 12 September @ Melbourne L 106–100 three players (22) Darius Days (10) William Hickey (7) Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a 		1–2

Regular season

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Main article: 2024–25 NBL regular season
2024–25 game log
Total: 20–9 (Home: 10–4; Road: 10–5)
September: 3–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 21 September @ Cairns W 75–102 Darius Days (20) Darius Days (12) Trey Kell (4) Perth Superdrome
2,878 		1–0
2 27 September Brisbane W 113–101 Trey Kell (30) Lachlan Olbrich (8) Lachlan Olbrich (5) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
3,542 		2–0
3 29 September @ Sydney W 89–96 Tyler Harvey (21) Sam Froling (11) William Hickey (4) Sydney SuperDome
11,438 		3–0
October: 3–2 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 5 October Adelaide L 100–102 Trey Kell (29) Darius Days (11) Trey Kell (4) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
4,770 		3–1
5 12 October Tasmania W 109–76 Sam Froling (21) Darius Days (9) Tyler Harvey (4) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
4,885 		4–1
6 19 October @ Cairns W 75–87 Tyler Harvey (20) Sam Froling (8) Trey Kell (7) Cairns Convention Centre
4,362 		5–1
7 24 October Melbourne L 87–92 William Hickey (17) Darius Days (8) William Hickey (6) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
3,558 		5–2
8 26 October @ S.E. Melbourne W 82–88 Tyler Harvey (22) Darius Days (7) Sam Froling (7) John Cain Arena
7,428 		6–2
November: 2–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
9 1 November @ Perth L 113–105 Tyler Harvey (25) Darius Days (8) Hyun-jung Lee (5) Perth Arena
10,421 		6–3
10 10 November @ Adelaide L 93–79 Trey Kell (18) Darius Days (8) Lachlan Olbrich (4) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,423 		6–4
11 16 November Sydney W 86–79 Trey Kell (19) three players (6) Trey Kell (5) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
5,321 		7–4
12 28 November New Zealand W 109–71 Lachlan Olbrich (21) three players (7) Tyler Harvey (5) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
3,774 		8–4
13 30 November @ S.E. Melbourne L 103–100 Tyler Harvey (19) Days, Peatling (9) Tyler Harvey (5) John Cain Arena
6,040 		8–5
December: 5–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 4–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
14 6 December @ Perth W 111–121 Trey Kell (26) Darius Days (11) Tyler Harvey (6) Perth Arena
11,296 		9–5
15 13 December @ Melbourne W 93–106 Tyler Harvey (31) Sam Froling (11) Tyler Harvey (4) John Cain Arena
7,692 		10–5
16 22 December Perth W 120–88 Trey Kell (31) Sam Froling (6) Trey Kell (5) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
5,462 		11–5
17 25 December @ Sydney W 108–111 Trey Kell (26) Hyun-jung Lee (8) Trey Kell (8) Sydney SuperDome
8,589 		12–5
18 27 December @ Brisbane W 84–102 Trey Kell (18) Sam Froling (12) Hickey, Kell (4) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
6,405 		13–5
19 31 December S.E. Melbourne L 105–110 Tyler Harvey (20) Sam Froling (10) William Hickey (4) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
5,487 		13–6
January: 5–3 (Home: 4–1; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
20 3 January Cairns L 105–108 Tyler Harvey (23) Trey Kell (9) Hickey, Kell (6) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
5,087 		13–7
21 7 January Tasmania W 89–84 Trey Kell (19) Trey Kell (7) three players (4) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
4,551 		14–7
22 11 January New Zealand W 108–100 Trey Kell (31) three players (6) Lachlan Olbrich (6) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
5,562 		15–7
23 13 January @ Adelaide L 91–88 Sam Froling (35) Sam Froling (13) Tyler Harvey (6) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,475 		15–8
24 18 January Melbourne W 117–95 Trey Kell (23) Sam Froling (10) Tyler Harvey (9) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
5,021 		16–8
25 20 January Brisbane W 121–87 Sam Froling (17) three players (7) Trey Kell (11) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
4,358 		17–8
26 23 January @ Cairns L 100–94 Blanchfield, Harvey (17) William Hickey (8) William Hickey (5) Cairns Convention Centre
3,845 		17–9
27 30 January @ Tasmania W 78–102 Sam Froling (18) Sam Froling (7) Tyler Harvey (5) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 		18–9
February: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
28 5 February @ New Zealand W 82–96 Tyler Harvey (29) Mason Peatling (7) William Hickey (9) Spark Arena
6,223 		19–9
29 7 February Sydney W 95–75 Harvey, Lee (15) Sam Froling (11) William Hickey (8) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
5,460 		20–9
2024–25 season schedule

Postseason

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Main article: 2025 NBL Finals
2025 finals game log
Total: 5–3 (Home: 3–2; Road: 2–1)
Semifinals: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 28 February S.E. Melbourne W 101–94 Harvey, Kell (24) Trey Kell (10) William Hickey (7) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
5,491 		1–0
2 2 March @ S.E. Melbourne L 101–94 William Hickey (19) Trey Kell (8) Trey Kell (6) John Cain Arena
8,636 		1–1
3 5 March S.E. Melbourne W 126–96 Trey Kell (30) Sam Froling (12) William Hickey (7) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
5,203 		2–1
NBL Finals: 3–2 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 8 March Melbourne L 88–96 Sam Froling (16) Froling, Hickey (7) William Hickey (8) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
5,491 		0–1
2 12 March @ Melbourne W 100–102 Tyler Harvey (24) Trey Kell (8) Trey Kell (6) John Cain Arena
9,135 		1–1
3 16 March Melbourne L 77–83 William Hickey (12) Trey Kell (8) Trey Kell (3) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
5,512 		1–2
4 19 March @ Melbourne W 71–80 William Hickey (22) Darius Days (11) William Hickey (8) John Cain Arena
10,175 		2–2
5 23 March Melbourne W 114–104 Trey Kell (26) Trey Kell (11) William Hickey (8) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
5,686 		3–2
2025 finals schedule

Transactions

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Re-signed

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Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Tyler Harvey 9 May 2024 3-year deal (club option) [1]
Wani Swaka Lo Buluk 27 July 2024 3-year deal [2]
William Hickey 23 October 2024 3-year deal [3]

Additions

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Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Trey Kell 29 June 2024 1-year deal Adelaide 36ers [4]
Darius Days 3 September 2024 1-year deal Winnipeg Sea Bears [5]
Kobe McDowell-White 9 October 2024 2-year deal (club option) Sunshine Coast Phoenix [6]
Kuany Kuany 8 November 2024 1-year deal (NRP) VCU Rams [7]

Subtractions

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Player Reason left Date Left New team Ref.
AJ Johnson NBA draft 26 June 2024 Milwaukee Bucks [8]
Justin Robinson Free agent 22 July 2024 Trapani Shark [9]
Gary Clark Free agent 6 August 2024 Yokohama B-Corsairs [10]
Kyle Adnam Free agent 7 August 2024 Cairns Taipans [11]
Biwali Bayles Free agent 19 August 2024 BBC Nyon [12]

Awards

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Club awards

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NBL awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tyler Harvey agrees to multi-year deal to stay with Hawks". ESPN.com.au. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Wani Swaka Lo Buluk has signed a three-year contract extension with the Illawarra Hawks". ESPN.com.au. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  3. ^ "The Illawarra Hawks have re-signed Davo Hickey on a three-year deal". NBL.com.au. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Hawks sign import guard Trey Kell III". ESPN.com.au. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Hawks Secure the Final Piece of the Puzzle with Star Import". 3 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Hawks add final exciting piece". NBL.com.au. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Kuany Kuany to represent South Sudan in the Afrobasket 2025 Qualfiers". Hawks.com.au. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Milwaukee Bucks Select AJ Johnson With 23rd Pick In 2024 NBA Draft". NBA.com. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Ecco Justin Robinson". trapanishark.it (in Italian). 22 July 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Gary Clark ex Illawarra joins B Corsairs". Asiabasket. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Veteran scorer completes Cairns roster". NBL.com.au. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  12. ^ "BBC Nyon inks two more players". eurobasket. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  13. ^ "Every club's NBL25 MVP winner". NBL.com.au. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
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