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]
The pre-season also featured the New Zealand Breakers to play games between NBA teams, this will be the sixth NBLxNBA tour.[2]
Pre-season games
edit| 4 October 2024 | New Zealand Breakers | vs. | Utah Jazz | Delta Center, Salt Lake City |
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| 10 October 2024 | New Zealand Breakers | vs. | Oklahoma City Thunder | BOK Center, Tulsa |
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NBL Blitz
editThe 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 and Leisure Centre from 7 to 14 September 2024.
Blitz ladder
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PP | BP | Pts |
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| 1 | Adelaide 36ers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Brisbane Bullets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Cairns Taipans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Illawarra Hawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Melbourne United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | New Zealand Breakers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Perth Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Sydney Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: nblblitz.com.au
Games
edit| 7 September 2024 | Tasmania JackJumpers | vs. | Brisbane Bullets | Carrara Indoor Stadium, Gold Coast |
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| 7 September 2024 | Melbourne United | vs. | Cairns Taipans | Carrara Indoor Stadium, Gold Coast |
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| 8 September 2024 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | vs. | Illawarra Hawks | Carrara Indoor Stadium, Gold Coast |
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| 8 September 2024 | Perth Wildcats | vs. | New Zealand Breakers | Carrara Indoor Stadium, Gold Coast |
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| 9 September 2024 | Adelaide 36ers | vs. | Tasmania JackJumpers | Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast |
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| 9 September 2024 | Cairns Taipans | vs. | Sydney Kings | Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast |
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| 10 September 2024 | Brisbane Bullets | vs. | Melbourne United | Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast |
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| 10 September 2024 | Illawarra Hawks | vs. | Perth Wildcats | Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast |
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| 11 September 2024 | New Zealand Breakers | vs. | Adelaide 36ers | Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast |
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| 11 September 2024 | Sydney Kings | vs. | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast |
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| 12 September 2024 | Melbourne United | vs. | Illawarra Hawks | Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast |
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| 12 September 2024 | Cairns Taipans | vs. | Perth Wildcats | Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast |
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| 13 September 2024 | Adelaide 36ers | vs. | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast |
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| 13 September 2024 | Sydney Kings | vs. | New Zealand Breakers | Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast |
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| 14 September 2024 | Brisbane Bullets | vs. | Cairns Taipans | Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast |
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| 14:30 | Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – | |||
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Awards
editThe 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:
- Most Valuable Player (Ray Borner Medal):
References
edit- ^ "NBL Blitz returns to Gold Coast". ESPN.com.au. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Breakers heading back to US for NBA pre-season games". ESPN.com.au. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Gold Coast Blitz returns". NBL.com.au. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.