| NBL champions | League champions | Runners-up | Finals berth |
| Season | Tier | League | Regular season | Post-season | Head coach | Captain | Club MVP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Win % | |||||||
| Melbourne Tigers | |||||||||||
| 1984 | 1 | NBL | 5th | 24 | 11 | 13 | .458 | Did not qualify | Lindsay Gaze | Brian Goorjian | Andrew Gaze |
| 1985 | 1 | NBL | 13th | 26 | 5 | 21 | .192 | Did not qualify | Lindsay Gaze | Andrew Gaze | Andrew Gaze |
| 1986 | 1 | NBL | 13th | 26 | 6 | 20 | .231 | Did not qualify | Lindsay Gaze | Andrew Gaze | Andrew Gaze |
| 1987 | 1 | NBL | 14th | 26 | 3 | 23 | .115 | Did not qualify | Lindsay Gaze | Andrew Gaze | Andrew Gaze |
| 1988 | 1 | NBL | 12th | 24 | 8 | 16 | .333 | Did not qualify | Lindsay Gaze | Andrew Gaze | Andrew Gaze |
| 1989 | 1 | NBL | 4th | 24 | 16 | 8 | .667 | Lost elimination finals (Sydney) 1–2 | Lindsay Gaze | Andrew Gaze | Andrew Gaze |
| 1990 | 1 | NBL | 4th | 26 | 17 | 9 | .654 | Lost elimination finals (Perth) 0–2 | Lindsay Gaze | Andrew Gaze | Andrew Gaze |
| 1991 | 1 | NBL | 5th | 26 | 16 | 10 | .615 | Lost elimination finals (Adelaide) 0–2 | Lindsay Gaze | Andrew Gaze | Andrew Gaze |
| 1992 | 1 | NBL | 3rd | 24 | 15 | 9 | .625 | Won quarterfinals (Perth) 2–1 Won semifinals (Sydney) 2–1 Lost NBL finals (S.E. Melbourne) 1–2 |
Lindsay Gaze | Andrew Gaze | Andrew Gaze |
| 1993 | 1 | NBL | 3rd | 26 | 16 | 10 | .615 | Won quarterfinals (Illawarra) 2–0 Won semifinals (S.E. Melbourne) 2–0 Won NBL finals (Perth) 2–1 |
Lindsay Gaze | Andrew Gaze | Andrew Gaze |
| 1994 | 1 | NBL | 1st | 26 | 19 | 7 | .692 | Won quarterfinals (Illawarra) 2–0 Lost semifinals (Adelaide) 0–2 |
Lindsay Gaze | Andrew Gaze | Andrew Gaze |
| 1995 | 1 | NBL | 8th | 26 | 14 | 12 | .538 | Lost quarterfinals (Perth) 1–2 | Lindsay Gaze | Andrew Gaze | Andrew Gaze |
| 1996 | 1 | NBL | 1st | 26 | 21 | 5 | .808 | Won quarterfinals (Brisbane) 2–1 Won semifinals (Canberra) 2–1 Lost NBL finals (S.E. Melbourne) 1–2 |
Lindsay Gaze | Andrew Gaze | Andrew Gaze |
| 1997 | 1 | NBL | 2nd | 30 | 19 | 11 | .633 | Won semifinals (North Melbourne) 2–0 Won NBL finals (S.E. Melbourne) 2–1 |
Lindsay Gaze | Andrew Gaze | Andrew Gaze |
| 1998 | 1 | NBL | 5th | 30 | 16 | 14 | .533 | Lost elimination finals (Brisbane) 0–2 | Lindsay Gaze | Andrew Gaze | Andrew Gaze |
| 1998–99 | 1 | NBL | 2nd | 26 | 17 | 9 | .654 | Won qualifying finals (Brisbane) 2–0 Lost semifinals (Victoria) 0–2 |
Lindsay Gaze | Andrew Gaze Mark Bradtke |
Lanard Copeland Andrew Gaze |
| 1999–2000 | 1 | NBL | 5th | 28 | 14 | 14 | .500 | Lost elimination finals (Victoria) 1–2 | Lindsay Gaze | Andrew Gaze | Andrew Gaze |
| 2000–01 | 1 | NBL | 7th | 28 | 13 | 15 | .464 | Did not qualify | Lindsay Gaze | Andrew Gaze | Andrew Gaze |
| 2001–02 | 1 | NBL | 6th | 30 | 16 | 14 | .533 | Won qualifying finals (Victoria) 2–1 Lost semifinals (West Sydney) 1–2 |
Lindsay Gaze | Andrew Gaze | Mark Bradtke |
| 2002–03 | 1 | NBL | 6th | 30 | 15 | 15 | .500 | Lost qualifying finals (Sydney) 1–2 | Lindsay Gaze | Andrew Gaze | Mark Bradtke |
| 2003–04 | 1 | NBL | 5th | 33 | 20 | 13 | .606 | Won elimination final (Adelaide) 111–107 Lost quarterfinal (Brisbane) 101–112 |
Lindsay Gaze | Andrew Gaze | Andrew Gaze |
| 2004–05 | 1 | NBL | 6th | 32 | 17 | 15 | .531 | Won elimination final (Perth) 108–88 Lost quarterfinal (Townsville) 100–112 |
Lindsay Gaze | Andrew Gaze | Mark Bradtke |
| 2005–06 | 1 | NBL | 2nd | 32 | 25 | 7 | .781 | Won semifinals (Perth) 2–0 Won NBL finals (Sydney) 3–0 |
Al Westover | Chris Anstey Darryl McDonald |
Chris Anstey |
| 2006–07 | 1 | NBL | 2nd | 33 | 25 | 8 | .758 | Won semifinals (Cairns) 2–0 Lost NBL finals (Brisbane) 1–3 |
Al Westover | Chris Anstey Darryl McDonald |
Chris Anstey |
| 2007–08 | 1 | NBL | 2nd | 30 | 22 | 8 | .733 | Won semifinals (Brisbane) 2–0 Won NBL finals (Sydney) 3–2 |
Al Westover | Chris Anstey Darryl McDonald |
Chris Anstey |
| 2008–09 | 1 | NBL | 2nd | 30 | 20 | 10 | .750 | Won semifinals (New Zealand) 2–0 Lost NBL finals (South) 2–3 |
Al Westover | Chris Anstey | Chris Anstey Ebi Ere |
| 2009–10 | 1 | NBL | 6th | 28 | 11 | 17 | .393 | Did not qualify | Al Westover | Chris Anstey | Mark Worthington |
| 2010–11 | 1 | NBL | 7th | 28 | 10 | 18 | .357 | Did not qualify | Al Westover Darryl McDonald |
Cameron Tragardh | Corey Williams |
| 2011–12 | 1 | NBL | 6th | 28 | 11 | 17 | .393 | Did not qualify | Trevor Gleeson | Tommy Greer | Cameron Tragardh |
| 2012–13 | 1 | NBL | 5th | 28 | 12 | 16 | .429 | Did not qualify | Chris Anstey | Tommy Greer | Chris Goulding |
| 2013–14 | 1 | NBL | 3rd | 28 | 15 | 13 | .536 | Lost semifinals (Adelaide) 1–2 | Chris Anstey | Tommy Greer | Chris Goulding |
| Melbourne United | |||||||||||
| 2014–15 | 1 | NBL | 5th | 28 | 13 | 15 | .464 | Did not qualify | Chris Anstey Darryl McDonald |
Nate Tomlinson Mark Worthington |
Mark Worthington |
| 2015–16 | 1 | NBL | 1st | 28 | 18 | 10 | .643 | Lost semifinals (New Zealand) 0–2 | Dean Demopoulos | Nate Tomlinson | Chris Goulding |
| 2016–17 | 1 | NBL | 6th | 28 | 13 | 15 | .464 | Did not qualify | Dean Demopoulos | David Andersen | Casper Ware |
| 2017–18 | 1 | NBL | 1st | 28 | 20 | 8 | .714 | Won semifinals (New Zealand) 2–0 Won NBL finals (Adelaide) 3–2 |
Dean Vickerman | Chris Goulding | Casper Ware |
| 2018–19 | 1 | NBL | 2nd | 28 | 18 | 10 | .643 | Won semifinals (Sydney) 2–0 Lost NBL finals (Perth) 1–3 |
Dean Vickerman | Chris Goulding | Casper Ware |
| 2019–20 | 1 | NBL | 4th | 28 | 15 | 13 | .536 | Lost semifinals (Sydney) 1–2 | Dean Vickerman | Chris Goulding | Shawn Long |
| 2020–21 | 1 | NBL | 1st | 36 | 28 | 8 | .778 | Won semifinals (S.E. Melbourne) 2–1 Won NBL finals (Perth) 3–0 |
Dean Vickerman | Chris Goulding Mitch McCarron |
Jock Landale |
| 2021–22 | 1 | NBL | 1st | 28 | 20 | 8 | .714 | Lost semifinals (Tasmania) 1–2 | Dean Vickerman | Chris Goulding | Jo Lual-Acuil |
| 2022–23 | 1 | NBL | 7th | 28 | 15 | 13 | .536 | Did not qualify | Dean Vickerman | Chris Goulding | Chris Goulding |
| 2023–24 | 1 | NBL | 1st | 28 | 20 | 8 | .714 | Won semifinals (Illawarra) 2–1 Lost NBL finals (Tasmania) 2–3 |
Dean Vickerman | Chris Goulding | Chris Goulding |
| Regular season record | 1150 | 645 | 505 | .561 | 7 regular season champions | ||||||
| Finals record | 129 | 70 | 59 | .543 | 6 NBL championships | ||||||
As of the end of the 2023–24 season
*Note: In 1983 and 1984, the NBL was split into Eastern and Western divisions during the regular season.
Source: Melbourne Tigers Year by Year