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2024–25 Sydney Kings season
Head coachAustralia Brian Goorjian
Co-captainsAustralia Shaun Bruce
Australia Xavier Cooks
ArenaSydney SuperDome
NBL results
Record16–11 (59.3%)
Ladder3rd
Finals finishTBD
Stats at NBL.com.au
All statistics correct as of 25 January 2025.
← 2023–242025–26 →

The 2024–25 Sydney Kings season is the 36th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their seventh under the leadership of their head coach Brian Goorjian.

Roster

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Sydney Kings roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
F 0 South Sudan Kuol, Bul 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
F/C 1 United States Oliver, Cameron (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 109 kg (240 lb)
G 2 United States Adams, Jaylen (I) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
G/F 3 Australia Robertson, Tyler 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 107 kg (236 lb)
G 4 New Zealand Le'afa, Izayah 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
F 6 Australia Galloway, Jaylin Injured 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 92 kg (203 lb)
G 7 Australia Bruce, Shaun (C) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb)
F 8 Australia Lau, Henry (DP) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
F 10 Australia Cooks, Xavier (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 83 kg (183 lb)
G/F 11 Australia Amir, Klairus (DP) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
F 12 South Sudan Noi, Kouat 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 103 kg (227 lb)
C 14 Australia Spurgin, Jason (DP) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 113 kg (249 lb)
F 15 South Sudan Maluach, Makuach 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 89 kg (196 lb)
F 22 Australia Toohey, Alex (NS) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 103 kg (227 lb)
F 34 Australia Leaupepe, Keli Injured 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 109 kg (240 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (SRP) Special restricted player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 9 January 2025

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Development
PG Jaylen Adams Shaun Bruce Klairus Amir
SG Bul Kuol Izayah Le'afa Tyler Robertson
SF Alex Toohey Jaylin Galloway Makuach Maluach Henry Lau
PF Xavier Cooks Keli Leaupepe Kouat Noi
C Cameron Oliver Jason Spurgin

Standings

Ladder

Pos 2024–25 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Illawarra Hawks 27 18 9 66.67% 3–2 W1 9–4 9–5 2750 2488 110.53%
2 Melbourne United 27 17 10 62.96% 4–1 W2 7–6 10–4 2574 2467 104.34%
3 Sydney Kings 27 16 11 59.26% 3–2 L1 7–6 9–5 2458 2358 104.24%
4 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 26 15 11 57.69% 4–1 W1 9–4 6–7 2490 2354 105.78%
5 Perth Wildcats 26 15 11 57.69% 3–2 L2 8–5 7–6 2587 2511 103.03%
6 Adelaide 36ers 26 13 13 50.00% 4–1 W3 9–5 4–8 2444 2487 98.27%
7 Tasmania JackJumpers 27 12 15 44.44% 0–5 L5 8–5 4–10 2253 2376 94.82%
8 Brisbane Bullets 27 11 16 40.74% 1–4 L1 6–8 5–8 2498 2649 94.30%
9 New Zealand Breakers 27 9 18 33.33% 1–4 L3 5–8 4–10 2304 2462 93.58%
10 Cairns Taipans 26 7 19 26.92% 3–2 W2 3–11 4–8 2286 2492 91.73%

Updated to match(es) played on 30 January 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

Leader and qualification to semifinals
Qualification to semifinals
Qualification to play-in
Last place
2024–25 NBL season
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920
Adelaide 36ers886554444698888776
Brisbane Bullets6109978787987577888
Cairns Taipans1074669101010101010101010101010
Illawarra Hawks112211233221111111
Melbourne United235342311112222232
New Zealand Breakers521123122359999999
Perth Wildcats458786666544654345
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix7910101010878766765554
Sydney Kings343435555433343423
Tasmania JackJumpers967897999875436667
Updated to match(es) played on 26 January 2025. Source: NBL.com.au

Game log

Pre-season

Main article: 2024 NBL pre-season
2024 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0)
September: 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 9 September @ Cairns W 77–99 Izayah Le'afa (21) Cameron Oliver (12) Shaun Bruce (8) Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a 		1–0
2 11 September S.E. Melbourne L 101–113 Alex Toohey (26) three players (6) Izayah Le'afa (6) Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a 		1–1
3 13 September New Zealand W 90–79 Alex Toohey (24) three players (5) Shaun Bruce (4) Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a 		2–1

Regular season

Main article: 2024–25 NBL regular season
2024–25 game log
Total: 16–11 (Home: 7–6; Road: 9–5)
September: 2–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 22 September @ Adelaide W 94–102 Jaylen Adams (25) Xavier Cooks (13) Jaylen Adams (7) Perth Arena
4,168 		1–0
2 27 September @ Perth W 88–89 Jaylen Adams (27) Cameron Oliver (7) Jaylen Adams (6) Perth Arena
11,800 		2–0
3 29 September Illawarra L 89–96 Xavier Cooks (22) Xavier Cooks (12) Jaylen Adams (9) Sydney SuperDome
11,438 		2–1
October: 3–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 5 October @ Brisbane W 82–91 Xavier Cooks (23) Xavier Cooks (7) Jaylen Adams (10) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
7,009 		3–1
5 11 October @ Adelaide L 89–79 Cameron Oliver (16) Keli Leaupepe (10) Tyler Robertson (5) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,466 		3–2
6 13 October Cairns W 99–73 Shaun Bruce (21) Cooks, Leaupepe (10) three players (4) Sydney SuperDome
11,076 		4–2
7 18 October @ Tasmania W 71–80 Xavier Cooks (15) Xavier Cooks (12) Xavier Cooks (6) Silverdome
3,255 		5–2
8 25 October @ Perth L 87–84 Xavier Cooks (22) Xavier Cooks (11) Xavier Cooks (6) Perth Arena
11,114 		5–3
9 27 October New Zealand L 89–93 Izayah Le'afa (23) Cooks, Leaupepe (7) Keli Leaupepe (5) Sydney SuperDome
10,078 		5–4
10 31 October @ Melbourne L 87–83 Cooks, Oliver (18) Cameron Oliver (16) Jaylen Adams (7) John Cain Arena
6,734 		5–5
November: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 3 November Tasmania W 88–60 Kouat Noi (26) Cameron Oliver (11) Adams, Cooks (4) Sydney SuperDome
9,124 		6–5
12 8 November S.E. Melbourne W 74–69 Jaylen Adams (20) Xavier Cooks (12) Jaylen Adams (7) Sydney SuperDome
8,052 		7–5
13 16 November @ Illawarra L 86–79 Jaylen Adams (23) Xavier Cooks (10) Adams, Le'afa (6) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
5,321 		7–6
14 29 November @ Cairns W 75–81 Cameron Oliver (26) Cameron Oliver (9) Adams, Cooks (6) Cairns Convention Centre
3,899 		8–6
December: 3–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
15 1 December @ Melbourne L 101–98 Cameron Oliver (21) Xavier Cooks (7) Jaylen Adams (8) John Cain Arena
10,175 		8–7
16 7 December @ New Zealand W 83–98 Adams, Cooks (20) Alex Toohey (8) Jaylen Adams (10) TSB Arena
3,863 		9–7
17 15 December Brisbane W 93–81 Jaylen Adams (32) Xavier Cooks (11) Xavier Cooks (5) Sydney SuperDome
11,576 		10–7
18 20 December @ New Zealand W 84–92 Kouat Noi (26) Alex Toohey (11) Jaylen Adams (9) Spark Arena
5,006 		11–7
19 25 December Illawarra L 108–111 Alex Toohey (25) Keli Leaupepe (12) Jaylen Adams (7) Sydney SuperDome
8,589 		11–8
20 30 December Adelaide L 96–111 Jaylen Adams (41) Xavier Cooks (15) Izayah Le'afa (3) Sydney SuperDome
11,765 		11–9
January: 5–2 (Home: 3–2; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
21 2 January S.E. Melbourne W 110–101 Jaylen Adams (32) Xavier Cooks (10) Jaylen Adams (9) Sydney SuperDome
9,139 		12–9
22 4 January @ Brisbane W 86–91 Jaylen Adams (21) Cameron Oliver (9) Jaylen Adams (8) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
7,028 		13–9
23 9 January Melbourne L 88–90 Xavier Cooks (21) Xavier Cooks (10) Xavier Cooks (5) Sydney SuperDome
10,328 		13–10
24 12 January Cairns W 91–87 Kouat Noi (27) Cameron Oliver (17) Jaylen Adams (5) Sydney SuperDome
10,224 		14–10
25 19 January Tasmania W 88–77 Kouat Noi (32) Xavier Cooks (9) Jaylen Adams (6) Sydney SuperDome
16,705 		15–10
26 22 January @ S.E. Melbourne W 92–103 Kouat Noi (24) Cameron Oliver (7) Jaylen Adams (9) State Basketball Centre
3,422 		16–10
27 24 January Adelaide L 96–105 Jaylen Adams (43) Cameron Oliver (14) Jaylen Adams (7) Sydney SuperDome
10,356 		16–11
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
28 2 February Perth 0–0 Sydney SuperDome
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29 7 February @ Illawarra 0–0 Wollongong Entertainment Centre
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2024–25 season schedule

Transactions

Re-signed

Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Shaun Bruce 12 March 2024 2-year deal
Kouat Noi 2 April 2024 3-year deal (club option)
Makuach Maluach 10 April 2024 1-year deal
Jaylen Adams 1 July 2024 1-year deal

Additions

Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Keli Leaupepe 15 April 2024 3-year deal (club option) Loyola Marymount University
Izayah Le'afa 19 April 2024 2-year deal (mutual option) New Zealand Breakers
Tyler Robertson 23 April 2024 3-year deal (club option) University of Portland
Bul Kuol 30 April 2024 3-year deal (mutual option) Cairns Taipans
Jason Spurgin 9 May 2024 3-year deal Bowling Green State University
Xavier Cooks 27 May 2024 3-year deal Chiba Jets
Cameron Oliver 10 June 2024 1-year deal Hong Kong Bulls
Jaylin Galloway 26 Angust 2024 3-year deal Milwaukee Bucks
Lamonte Turner 5 January 2025 1-year deal Dynamic

Subtractions

Player Reason left Date Left New team Ref.
Jaylin Galloway Released 3 March 2024 Milwaukee Bucks
Angus Glover Mutual release 3 April 2024 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix
Jordan Hunter Free agent 18 April 2024 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix
Jackson Makoi Released 22 April 2024 Cairns Taipans
Jonah Bolden Free agent 2 May 2024 New Zealand Breakers
Sam Timmins Free agent 24 June 2024 Tryhoop Okayama
D. J. Hogg Parted ways 9 July 2024 Chiba Jets
Denzel Valentine Free agent 10 August 2024 Pallacanestro Trieste
Jasper Rentoy (DP) Free agent 21 November 2024 Albury Wodonga Bandits

Awards

Club awards

  • Club MVP:
  • Coaches Award:
  • Player's Player:
  • Defensive Player:
  • Hard Work Award:
  • Members Player of the Year:

See also

References

  1. "Brian Goorjian returns to coach Sydney Kings". ESPN.com.au. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  2. "Bruce inks deal to stay with Kings". NBL.com.au. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  3. "King Kouat inks three-year deal with Sydney". NBL.com.au. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  4. "Maluach to run it back for Kings in NBL25". NBL.com.au. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  5. "Jaylen Adams returns to Sydney for the NBL25 season". SydneyKings.com. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  6. "Kings confirm college superstar signing". NBL.com.au. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  7. "Le'afa joins Kings, Wildcats snare college star Pepper". ESPN.com.au. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  8. "Sharpshooting college King inks deal with Sydney". NBL.com.au. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  9. "Bul Kuol signs three-year deal with Sydney Kings". ESPN.com.au. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  10. "Sydney signs third collegiate talent". NBL.com.au. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  11. "Xavier Cooks to sign record deal with Sydney Kings". ESPN.com.au. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  12. "High-flying American big man Cam Oliver signs with Sydney Kings". ESPN.com.au. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  13. "Two-time champion Galloway returns to Kings for NBL25 season". SydneyKings.com. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  14. "Sydney Kings sign American import Turner for rest of NBL season". ESPN.com. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  15. "Milwaukee Bucks Sign Jaylin Galloway". NBA.com. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  16. "Angus Glover to be released by Kings, eyes Phoenix move". ESPN.com.au. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  17. "Champion center inks Phoenix deal". NBL.com.au. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  18. "South Sudan superstar heads to Far North Queensland". NBL.com.au. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  19. "Aussie Jonah Bolden signs one-year deal with New Zealand Breakers". ESPN.com.au. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  20. "【B3リーグ】2024-25シーズン サム・ティミンズ 選手 契約締結のお知らせ". tryhoop.com (in Japanese). 24 June 2024. Archived from the original on 25 June 2024.
  21. "ディー・ジェイ・ホグ選手　りそなグループB.LEAGUE2024-25シーズン選手契約基本合意（新規）のお知らせ". chibajets.jp (in Japanese). 9 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  22. "Denzel Valentine È Biancorosso". pallacanestrotrieste.it (in Italian). 10 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  23. "Bandits' first domino to fall for 2025". nbl1.com.au. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

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