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2024–25 Perth Wildcats season
Head coachAustralia John Rillie
CaptainAustralia Jesse Wagstaff
ArenaPerth Arena
NBL results
Record18–11 (62.1%)
Ladder3rd
Finals finishSemifinalist
(lost to United 1–2)
Stats at NBL.com.au
Player records
PointsUnited States Cotton
28.6
ReboundsUnited States Doolittle
7.4
AssistsUnited States Cotton
4.6
All statistics correct as of 4 March 2025.
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2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Perth Wildcats season was 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

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

2024–25 Perth Wildcats roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
G 0 New Zealand Webster, Tai 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 89 kg (196 lb)
G 1 New Zealand Russo-Nance, Dontae (DP) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
G/F 3 United States Windler, Dylan (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 89 kg (196 lb)
F 5 United States Doolittle, Kristian (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 105 kg (231 lb)
F/C 8 Spain Almansa, Izan (NS) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 104 kg (229 lb)
G/F 10 Australia Henshall, Ben 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
G 11 United States Cotton, Bryce (I) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 76 kg (168 lb)
F 13 New Zealand Harris, Hyrum 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 110 kg (243 lb)
G 17 Australia Harris, Michael 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
F 22 Australia Gerovich, Thomas (DP) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
F 24 Australia Wagstaff, Jesse (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 103 kg (227 lb)
F/C 25 Australia Pinder, Keanu 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 103 kg (227 lb)
F 33 United States Withers, Todd (NRP) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb)
F 35 Australia Okwera, David 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
G 40 Australia Pepper, Elijah 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Australia Keegan Crawford
  • Australia Gerard Martin
  • New Zealand Aaron Young
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Australia Josh Cavanagh
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • (SRP) Special restricted player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 31 January 2025

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Inactive
PG Tai Webster Ben Henshall Dontae Russo-Nance
SG Bryce Cotton Elijah Pepper Michael Harris
SF Dylan Windler Hyrum Harris Thomas Gerovich
PF Kristian Doolittle Izan Almansa Jesse Wagstaff Todd Withers
C Keanu Pinder David Okwera

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 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 3–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–0)
September: 3–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 8 September New Zealand W 108–102 Bryce Cotton (32) Keanu Pinder (8) Hyrum Harris (5) Carrara Indoor Stadium
n/a 		1–0
2 19 September @ Illawarra W 93–98 Ben Henshall (18) Ben Henshall (10) three players (4) Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a 		2–0
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

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Main article: 2024–25 NBL regular season
2024–25 game log
Total: 18–11 (Home: 10–5; Road: 8–6)
September: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 20 September S.E. Melbourne W 106–98 Keanu Pinder (29) Kristian Doolittle (13) Ben Henshall (7) Perth Arena
11,530 		1–0
2 27 September Sydney L 87–88 Kristian Doolittle (21) Dylan Windler (16) Doolittle, Pepper (3) Perth Arena
11,800 		1–1
October: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 4 October Melbourne L 68–97 Doolittle, Henshall (12) Keanu Pinder (10) Bryce Cotton (5) Perth Arena
12,287 		1–2
4 6 October @ Tasmania L 84–79 (OT) Bryce Cotton (24) Keanu Pinder (14) Bryce Cotton (4) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 		1–3
5 10 October @ Cairns W 87–90 Bryce Cotton (35) Kristian Doolittle (11) Kristian Doolittle (4) Cairns Convention Centre
3,750 		2–3
6 19 October @ New Zealand L 89–85 Tai Webster (20) Kristian Doolittle (11) Tai Webster (6) Spark Arena
5,822 		2–4
7 25 October Sydney W 87–84 Keanu Pinder (34) Kristian Doolittle (14) Ben Henshall (8) Perth Arena
11,114 		3–4
November: 4–3 (Home: 4–0; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 1 November Illawarra W 113–105 Ben Henshall (26) Keanu Pinder (6) Kristian Doolittle (7) Perth Arena
10,421 		4–4
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
10 7 November Tasmania W 88–82 Kristian Doolittle (18) Kristian Doolittle (12) Tai Webster (6) Perth Arena
10,793 		5–5
11 9 November @ Melbourne L 106–97 Kristian Doolittle (21) Keanu Pinder (10) Doolittle, Webster (5) John Cain Arena
7,885 		5–6
12 15 November S.E. Melbourne W 97–84 Bryce Cotton (33) Izan Almansa (9) Kristian Doolittle (5) Perth Arena
11,086 		6–6
13 17 November @ Brisbane L 105–84 Keanu Pinder (27) Dylan Windler (11) Dylan Windler (4) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
6,086 		6–7
14 29 November Brisbane W 117–89 Kristian Doolittle (17) three players (5) Kristian Doolittle (7) Perth Arena
10,937 		7–7
December: 4–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 3–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
15 1 December New Zealand W 123–112 Bryce Cotton (59) Izan Almansa (8) Bryce Cotton (7) Perth Arena
12,505 		8–7
16 6 December Illawarra L 111–121 Bryce Cotton (40) Izan Almansa (9) four players (4) Perth Arena
11,296 		8–8
17 8 December @ Adelaide W 105–115 Bryce Cotton (49) Almansa, Withers (7) Cotton, Henshall (4) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,352 		9–8
19 14 December @ Cairns W 92–128 Bryce Cotton (44) Keanu Pinder (10) Bryce Cotton (6) Cairns Convention Centre
4,386 		10–8
19 22 December @ Illawarra L 120–88 Keanu Pinder (16) H.Harris, Windler (4) Ben Henshall (4) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
5,462 		10–9
20 28 December @ Adelaide W 92–116 Dylan Windler (24) Keanu Pinder (10) Bryce Cotton (12) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,495 		11–9
January: 5–2 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
21 5 January @ New Zealand W 86–96 Bryce Cotton (41) Dylan Windler (7) Bryce Cotton (5) Spark Arena
4,781 		12–9
22 12 January @ Tasmania W 73–105 Bryce Cotton (32) Dylan Windler (11) Bryce Cotton (9) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 		13–9
23 15 January @ Brisbane W 85–112 Bryce Cotton (36) Pinder, Windler (6) Kristian Doolittle (4) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
4,491 		14–9
24 17 January Adelaide W 110–103 Kristian Doolittle (27) Kristian Doolittle (10) Bryce Cotton (7) Perth Arena
13,570 		15–9
25 22 January Melbourne L 93–99 Kristian Doolittle (33) Doolittle, Pinder (7) Bryce Cotton (5) Perth Arena
12,505 		15–10
26 25 January Cairns L 116–125 (2OT) Bryce Cotton (38) Keanu Pinder (11) Kristian Doolittle (4) Perth Arena
13,269 		15–11
27 31 January S.E. Melbourne W 100–99 Bryce Cotton (29) Kristian Doolittle (13) Cotton, Doolittle (6) Perth Arena
13,156 		16–11
February: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
28 2 February @ Sydney W 97–104 Bryce Cotton (30) Keanu Pinder (10) Bryce Cotton (4) Sydney SuperDome
14,112 		17–11
29 7 February Adelaide W 112–104 Bryce Cotton (49) Dylan Windler (12) Kristian Doolittle (9) Perth Arena
13,559 		18–11
2024–25 season schedule

Postseason

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Main article: 2025 NBL Finals
2025 finals game log
Total: 2–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–2)
Seeding qualifier: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 11 February S.E. Melbourne W 122–105 Keanu Pinder (35) Doolittle, Pinder (11) Kristian Doolittle (5) Perth HPC
2,975 		1–0
Semifinals: 1–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 27 February @ Melbourne L 105–93 Keanu Pinder (24) Keanu Pinder (11) Bryce Cotton (6) John Cain Arena
7,473 		0–1
2 1 March Melbourne W 96–89 Dylan Windler (27) Doolittle, Windler (11) Kristian Doolittle (6) Perth Arena
12,961 		1–1
3 4 March @ Melbourne L 113–112 Kristian Doolittle (37) Kristian Doolittle (10) Bryce Cotton (6) John Cain Arena
5,618 		1–2
2025 finals schedule

Transactions

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Re-signed

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Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Kristian Doolittle 19 March 2024 1-year deal [2]
Jesse Wagstaff 11 April 2024 1-year deal [3]
Tai Webster 12 April 2024 1-year deal [4]

Additions

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Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Elijah Pepper 19 April 2024 2-year deal (club option) UC Davis Aggies [5]
Izan Almansa 29 June 2024 1-year deal (next star) NBA G League Ignite [6]

Subtractions

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Player Reason left Date Left New Team Ref.
Kyle Zunic Free agent 21 March 2024 Keilor Thunder [7]
Corey Webster Option declined 12 April 2024 Auckland Tuatara [8]
Jordan Usher Free agent 13 June 2024 JL Bourg [9]
Alex Sarr NBA draft 26 June 2024 Washington Wizards [10]

Awards

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Club awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rillie good news as Wildcats coach re-signs". Wildcats.com.au. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Doolittle rewarded with new deal". NBL.com.au. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Sweet 16 in NBL for Wildcats captain Wagstaff". ESPN.com.au. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  4. ^ "'We have a great chance': Tai locked in for NBL25". Wildcats.com.au. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Perth adds Pepper for NBL25". NBL.com.au. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Spanish sensation joins Wildcats as Next Star". Wildcats.com.au. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Thunder Nation, Get Ready to Roar!". facebook.com/northsidewizards. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Mixed fortunes for Webster brothers". NBL.com.au. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Jordan Usher, nouvelle recrue burgienne". jlbourg-basket.com (in French). 13 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  10. ^ Trister, Noah (26 June 2024). "Washington Wizards take French 7-footer Alex Sarr with the No. 2 pick in the NBA draft". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Every club's NBL25 MVP winner". NBL.com.au. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
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