2024 NBL pre-season

Pre-season basketball tournament

2024 NBL Blitz logo

The pre-season of the 2024–25 NBL season, the 47th season of Australia's National Basketball League, will begin on 17 August to 10 October 2024.[1][2]

## Pre-season games

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Illawarra Hawks v Shanghai Sharks 17 August 2024 | Illawarra Hawks | 101-88 | Shanghai Sharks | Beaton Park Stadium, Wollongong

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17:30  | Scoring by quarter: 26–25, 28–23, 24–24, 23–16
NBL TV | Pts: Froling 22
Rebs: Blanchfield, Olbrich 7
Asts: Harvey 5  | boxscore
report | Pts: Days 22
Rebs: Dai Hao 6
Asts: Yuen Tongman 6  | Attendance: n/a

Brisbane Bullets v Shanghai Sharks 23 August 2024 | Brisbane Bullets | 94-75 | Shanghai Sharks | Nissan Arena, Brisbane

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18:30  | Scoring by quarter: 31–21, 21–15, 28–26, 14–13
NBL TV | Pts: Harrison 18
Rebs: Harrison 10
Asts: Adel 6  | boxscore
report | Pts: Liu Zheng 21
Rebs: Wang Zhelin 10
Asts: Liu, Yuen 4  | Attendance: n/a

Perth Wildcats v NBL1 West 23 August 2024 | Perth Wildcats | 118-100 | NBL1 West | Morley Recreation Centre, Perth

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19:00  | Scoring by quarter: 32–21, 25–32, 33–16, 28–31
NBL TV | Pts: Pepper 22
Rebs: Doolittle 7
Asts: Webster 5  | boxscore
report | Pts: Turnage 17
Rebs: Narkle 7
Asts: Nelson 7  | Attendance: 350

Perth Wildcats v NBL1 West 25 August 2024 | Perth Wildcats | 131-108 | NBL1 West | Lakeside Recreation Centre, Perth

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17:00  | Scoring by quarter: 34–27, 39–23, 28–24, 30–34
NBL TV | Pts: Okwera 24
Rebs: Okwera 9
Asts: Henshall 7  | boxscore
report | Pts: Nelson 18
Rebs: Davey 8
Asts: Parsons 3  | Attendance: n/a

Melbourne United v Brisbane Bullets 27 August 2024 | Melbourne United | 75-90 | Brisbane Bullets | Casey Stadium, Melbourne

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18:30  | Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 9–22, 13–26, 26–22
NBL TV | Pts: Krebs 11
Rebs: Loe 7
Asts: Foxwell, Ili 3  | boxscore
report | Pts: Adel 24
Rebs: Zikarsky 8
Asts: Batemon 5  | Attendance: n/a

S.E. Melbourne Phoenix v Brisbane Bullets 29 August 2024 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 86-92 | Brisbane Bullets | Wangaratta Sports & Aquatic Centre, Wangaratta

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19:30  | Scoring by quarter: 12–25, 28–20, 23–17, 23–30
NBL TV | Pts: Lewis 15
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: Walton 8  | boxscore
report | Pts: Harrison 24
Rebs: Harrison 11
Asts: Batemon 8  | Attendance: 1,100

Sydney Kings v New Zealand Breakers 30 August 2024 | Sydney Kings | 120-76 | New Zealand Breakers | State Sports Centre, Sydney

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19:30  | Scoring by quarter: 29–16, 31–16, 29–24, 31–20
NBL TV | Pts: Noi 19
Rebs: Oliver 9
Asts: Bruce 10  | boxscore
report | Pts: King 22
Rebs: Gillespie, King 5
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 6  | Attendance: 400

S.E. Melbourne Phoenix v Melbourne United 31 August 2024 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 120-1210(2OT) | Melbourne United | State Basketball Centre, Melbourne

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19:00  | Scoring by quarter: 30–23, 11–28, 25–18, 30–27, Overtime: 14–14, 10–11
NBL TV | Pts: Vodanovich 32
Rebs: Majok 8
Asts: Ayre 5  | boxscore
report | Pts: Ili 26
Rebs: Lee 14
Asts: Ili 5  | Attendance: 2,953

Adelaide 36ers v Brisbane Bullets 4 September 2024 | Adelaide 36ers | 97-96 | Brisbane Bullets | Wulanda Recreation & Convention Centre, Mount Gambier

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19:30  | Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 21–29, 26–24, 26–28
NBL TV | Pts: Davis 25
Rebs: Mayen 7
Asts: Davis 6  | boxscore
report | Pts: Smith-Milner 19
Rebs: Zikarsky 10
Asts: White 3  | Attendance: 1,200

## NBL Blitz

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The 2024 NBL Blitz is an annual pre-season tournament featuring all teams. All games will takeplace in Gold Coast, Queensland for a second consecutive year.[3]

This season all games will be played at the Carrara Indoor Stadium and the Gold Coast Sports Centre from 7 to 14 September 2024.

### Blitz ladder

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1  | Brisbane Bullets | 3  | 3  | 0  | 285  | 262  | 108.8  | 6.5  | 15.5
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2  | Perth Wildcats | 3  | 3  | 0  | 295  | 271  | 108.9  | 5  | 14
3  | Sydney Kings | 3  | 2  | 1  | 290  | 269  | 107.8  | 8  | 14
4  | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 3  | 2  | 1  | 307  | 262  | 117.2  | 7.5  | 13.5
5  | Melbourne United | 3  | 2  | 1  | 304  | 298  | 102.0  | 7  | 13
6  | Adelaide 36ers | 3  | 2  | 1  | 243  | 256  | 94.9  | 5  | 11
7  | Illawarra Hawks | 3  | 1  | 2  | 305  | 297  | 102.7  | 7.5  | 10.5
8  | New Zealand Breakers | 3  | 0  | 3  | 272  | 296  | 91.9  | 6.5  | 6.5
9  | Cairns Taipans | 4  | 0  | 4  | 322  | 367  | 87.7  | 4  | 4
10  | Tasmania JackJumpers | 2  | 0  | 2  | 140  | 185  | 75.7  | 3  | 3

Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2024. Source: nblblitz.com.au

### Games

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Tasmania JackJumpers v Brisbane Bullets 7 September 2024 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 76-89 | Brisbane Bullets | Carrara Indoor Stadium, Gold Coast

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17:00  | Scoring by quarter: 19–29, 22–17, 16–26, 19–17
Kayo Sports | Pts: Crawford 15
Rebs: Krslovic 7
Asts: Crawford, Nunn 4  | boxscore
report | Pts: Batemon 20
Rebs: Prather 5
Asts: three players 3  | Attendance: n/a

Melbourne United v Cairns Taipans 7 September 2024 | Melbourne United | 94-87 | Cairns Taipans | Carrara Indoor Stadium, Gold Coast

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19:30  | Scoring by quarter: 23–27, 26–22, 21–15, 24–23
Kayo Sports | Pts: Clark 16
Rebs: Loe 12
Asts: Ili 5  | boxscore
report | Pts: Edwards 24
Rebs: three players 8
Asts: Bradshaw 4  | Attendance: n/a

S.E. Melbourne Phoenix v Illawarra Hawks 8 September 2024 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 93-112 | Illawarra Hawks | Carrara Indoor Stadium, Gold Coast

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13:00  | Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 29–38, 23–27, 16–23
Kayo Sports | Pts: Hurt, Sobey 16
Rebs: Hunter 6
Asts: Walton 6  | boxscore
report | Pts: Hickey 20
Rebs: Lee, Olbrich 5
Asts: Harvey, Hickey 4  | Attendance: n/a

Perth Wildcats v New Zealand Breakers 8 September 2024 | Perth Wildcats | 108-102 | New Zealand Breakers | Carrara Indoor Stadium, Gold Coast

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15:30  | Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 26–32, 21–25, 41–21
Kayo Sports | Pts: Cotton 31
Rebs: Pinder 8
Asts: Harris 5  | boxscore
report | Pts: Jackson-Cartwright 21
Rebs: Bolden 10
Asts: Mooney 5  | Attendance: n/a

Adelaide 36ers v Tasmania JackJumpers 9 September 2024 | Adelaide 36ers | 96-64 | Tasmania JackJumpers | Gold Coast Sports Centre, Gold Coast

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17:00  | Scoring by quarter: 31–15, 18–22, 24–14, 23–13
Kayo Sports | Pts: Vasiljevic 22
Rebs: Dech 7
Asts: Davis 5  | boxscore
report | Pts: Doyle 16
Rebs: Brown 8
Asts: Crawford 4  | Attendance: n/a

Cairns Taipans v Sydney Kings 9 September 2024 | Cairns Taipans | 77-99 | Sydney Kings | Gold Coast Sports Centre, Gold Coast

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19:30  | Scoring by quarter: 23–27, 22–29, 14–19, 18–24
Kayo Sports | Pts: Groves 15
Rebs: Groves 11
Asts: Makoi 6  | boxscore
report | Pts: Le'afa 21
Rebs: Oliver 12
Asts: Bruce 8  | Attendance: n/a

Brisbane Bullets v Melbourne United 10 September 2024 | Brisbane Bullets | 111-104 | Melbourne United | Gold Coast Sports Centre, Gold Coast

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17:00  | Scoring by quarter: 30–25, 30–24, 27–28, 24–27
Kayo Sports | Pts: Harrison 21
Rebs: Harrison 10
Asts: Batemon 6  | boxscore
report | Pts: Clark 23
Rebs: White 13
Asts: Ili 6  | Attendance: n/a

Illawarra Hawks v Perth Wildcats 10 September 2024 | Illawarra Hawks | 93-98 | Perth Wildcats | Gold Coast Sports Centre, Gold Coast

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19:30  | Scoring by quarter: 16–30, 25–17, 21–21, 31–30
Kayo Sports | Pts: Henshall 18
Rebs: Henshall 10
Asts: three players 4  | boxscore
report | Pts: Harvey 16
Rebs: Days, Hickey 7
Asts: Kell 5  | Attendance: n/a

New Zealand Breakers v Adelaide 36ers 11 September 2024 | New Zealand Breakers | 91-98 | Adelaide 36ers | Gold Coast Sports Centre, Gold Coast

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17:00  | Scoring by quarter: 22–28, 29–16, 17–34, 23–20
Kayo Sports | Pts: Jackson-Cartwright 21
Rebs: McCarron, Mennenga 5
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 8  | boxscore
report | Pts: Davis 23
Rebs: Humphries 11
Asts: Davis 4  | Attendance: n/a

Sydney Kings v S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 11 September 2024 | Sydney Kings | 101-113 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | Gold Coast Sports Centre, Gold Coast

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19:30  | Scoring by quarter: 36–31, 32–32, 20–26, 13–24
Kayo Sports | Pts: Toohey 26
Rebs: three players 6
Asts: Le'afa 6  | boxscore
report | Pts: Wieskamp 24
Rebs: Lewis, Wieskamp 7
Asts: Walton 7  | Attendance: n/a

Melbourne United v Illawarra Hawks 12 September 2024 | Melbourne United | 106-100 | Illawarra Hawks | Gold Coast Sports Centre, Gold Coast

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17:00  | Scoring by quarter: 25–31, 27–19, 22–29, 32–21
Kayo Sports | Pts: White 24
Rebs: Loe, White 9
Asts: Ili 9  | boxscore
report | Pts: three players 22
Rebs: Days 10
Asts: Hickey 7  | Attendance: n/a

Cairns Taipans v Perth Wildcats 12 September 2024 | Cairns Taipans | 76-89 | Perth Wildcats | Gold Coast Sports Centre, Gold Coast

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19:30  | Scoring by quarter: 22–13, 19–19, 20–31, 15–26
Kayo Sports | Pts: Edwards 16
Rebs: Groves 9
Asts: Bradshaw 4  | boxscore
report | Pts: Webster 16
Rebs: Almansa 8
Asts: Webster 5  | Attendance: n/a

Adelaide 36ers v S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 13 September 2024 | Adelaide 36ers | 49-101 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | Gold Coast Sports Centre, Gold Coast

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17:00  | Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 13–27, 11–26, 11–24
Kayo Sports | Pts: Marshall 14
Rebs: Marshall 8
Asts: Rasmussen, Starling 2  | boxscore
report | Pts: Ayre 15
Rebs: Majok, Wieskamp 10
Asts: Glover 5  | Attendance: n/a

Sydney Kings v New Zealand Breakers 13 September 2024 | Sydney Kings | 90-79 | New Zealand Breakers | Gold Coast Sports Centre, Gold Coast

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19:30  | Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 17–21, 22–21, 28–14
Kayo Sports | Pts: Toohey 24
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: Bruce 4  | boxscore
report | Pts: Mooney 25
Rebs: Gillespie, Mennenga 5
Asts: Mooney 8  | Attendance: n/a

Brisbane Bullets v Cairns Taipans 14 September 2024 | Brisbane Bullets | 85-82 | Cairns Taipans | Gold Coast Sports Centre, Gold Coast

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14:30  | Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 26–20, 18–27, 15–15
Kayo Sports | Pts: Cook 20
Rebs: Harrison, Prather 7
Asts: Batemon 4  | boxscore
report | Pts: Antonio, Stith 16
Rebs: Gak 7
Asts: Dufelmeier 5  | Attendance: n/a

## NBLxNBA games

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Main article: NBLxNBA

The pre-season also featured the New Zealand Breakers to play games between NBA teams, this will be the sixth NBLxNBA tour.[4]

New Zealand Breakers v Utah Jazz 4 October 2024 | New Zealand Breakers | 87-116 | Utah Jazz | Delta Center, Salt Lake City

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19:00  | Scoring by quarter: 29–29, 18–34, 23–27, 17–26
NBL TV | Pts: Jackson-Cartwright 19
Rebs: López 7
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 9  | boxscore
report | Pts: Juzang 19
Rebs: Kessler 9
Asts: Collier 6  | Attendance: 14,121

New Zealand Breakers v Philadelphia 76ers 7 October 2024 | New Zealand Breakers | 84-139 | Philadelphia 76ers | Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

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19:00  | Scoring by quarter: 19–40, 26–42, 23–31, 16–26
NBL TV | Pts: Jackson-Cartwright 26
Rebs: Gillespie 6
Asts: McCarron 3  | boxscore
report | Pts: four players (15)
Rebs: Drummond, McCain 7
Asts: Dowtin Jr. 6  | Attendance: 19,767

New Zealand Breakers v Oklahoma City Thunder 10 October 2024 | New Zealand Breakers | 89-117 | Oklahoma City Thunder | BOK Center, Tulsa

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20:00  | Scoring by quarter: 36–34, 24–26, 16–24, 13–33
NBL TV | Pts: Mooney 19
Rebs: Gillespie 8
Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 8  | boxscore
report | Pts: Flagler 25
Rebs: Jones 13
Asts: Dieng 9  |  |

## Awards

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The winning team will be awarded the Loggins-Bruton Cup, while the tournament’s most outstanding player will take home the Ray Borner Award.

* Loggins-Bruton Cup: Brisbane Bullets[5][6]
* Most Valuable Player (Ray Borner Medal): Tyrell Harrison (Brisbane Bullets)[7]

## References

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1. ^ "NBL Blitz returns to Gold Coast". ESPN.com.au. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
2. ^ "Updated: Confirmed NBL25 pre-season games". NBL.com.au. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
3. ^ "Gold Coast Blitz returns". NBL.com.au. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
4. ^ "Breakers heading back to US for NBA pre-season games". ESPN.com.au. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
5. ^ "Harrison shines for unbeaten Bullets at NBL Blitz". ESPN.com.au. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
6. ^ "Cook, Batemon lift Bullets to Blitz triumph". NBL.com.au. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
7. ^ "Tyrell Harrison named Blitz MVP". NBL.com.au. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.

## External links

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* Official Website

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* 2024 NBL pre-season
* 2025 NBL Finals

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* Brisbane Bullets
* Cairns Taipans
* Illawarra Hawks
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