The 2024–25 Illawarra Hawks season was the 47th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL).
Roster
Depth chart
Standings
Ladder
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
Game log
Pre-season
|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 1 | 17 August | Shanghai Sharks | W 101–88 | Sam Froling (22) | Blanchfield, Olbrich (7) | Tyler Harvey (5) | Beaton Park Stadiumn/a | 1–0
NBL Blitz
|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 1 | 8 September | @ S.E. Melbourne | W 93–112 | William Hickey (20) | Lee, Olbrich (5) | Harvey, Hickey (4) | Carrara Indoor Stadiumn/a | 1–0 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 2 | 10 September | Perth | L 93–98 | Tyler Harvey (16) | Days, Hickey (7) | Trey Kell (5) | Gold Coast Sports Centren/a | 1–1 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 3 | 12 September | @ Melbourne | L 106–100 | three players (22) | Darius Days (10) | William Hickey (7) | Gold Coast Sports Centren/a | 1–2
Regular season
|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 1 | 21 September | @ Cairns | W 75–102 | Darius Days (20) | Darius Days (12) | Trey Kell (4) | Perth Superdrome2,878 | 1–0 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 2 | 27 September | Brisbane | W 113–101 | Trey Kell (30) | Lachlan Olbrich (8) | Lachlan Olbrich (5) | Wollongong Entertainment Centre3,542 | 2–0 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 3 | 29 September | @ Sydney | W 89–96 | Tyler Harvey (21) | Sam Froling (11) | William Hickey (4) | Sydney SuperDome11,438 | 3–0
|-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 4 | 5 October | Adelaide | L 100–102 | Trey Kell (29) | Darius Days (11) | Trey Kell (4) | Wollongong Entertainment Centre4,770 | 3–1 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 5 | 12 October | Tasmania | W 109–76 | Sam Froling (21) | Darius Days (9) | Tyler Harvey (4) | Wollongong Entertainment Centre4,885 | 4–1 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 6 | 19 October | @ Cairns | W 75–87 | Tyler Harvey (20) | Sam Froling (8) | Trey Kell (7) | Cairns Convention Centre4,362 | 5–1 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 7 | 24 October | Melbourne | L 87–92 | William Hickey (17) | Darius Days (8) | William Hickey (6) | Wollongong Entertainment Centre3,558 | 5–2 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 8 | 26 October | @ S.E. Melbourne | W 82–88 | Tyler Harvey (22) | Darius Days (7) | Sam Froling (7) | John Cain Arena7,428 | 6–2
|-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 9 | 1 November | @ Perth | L 113–105 | Tyler Harvey (25) | Darius Days (8) | Hyun-jung Lee (5) | Perth Arena10,421 | 6–3 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 10 | 10 November | @ Adelaide | L 93–79 | Trey Kell (18) | Darius Days (8) | Lachlan Olbrich (4) | Adelaide Entertainment Centre9,423 | 6–4 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 11 | 16 November | Sydney | W 86–79 | Trey Kell (19) | three players (6) | Trey Kell (5) | Wollongong Entertainment Centre5,321 | 7–4 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 12 | 28 November | New Zealand | W 109–71 | Lachlan Olbrich (21) | three players (7) | Tyler Harvey (5) | Wollongong Entertainment Centre3,774 | 8–4 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 13 | 30 November | @ S.E. Melbourne | L 103–100 | Tyler Harvey (19) | Days, Peatling (9) | Tyler Harvey (5) | John Cain Arena6,040 | 8–5
|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 14 | 6 December | @ Perth | W 111–121 | Trey Kell (26) | Darius Days (11) | Tyler Harvey (6) | Perth Arena11,296 | 9–5 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 15 | 13 December | @ Melbourne | W 93–106 | Tyler Harvey (31) | Sam Froling (11) | Tyler Harvey (4) | John Cain Arena7,692 | 10–5 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 16 | 22 December | Perth | W 120–88 | Trey Kell (31) | Sam Froling (6) | Trey Kell (5) | Wollongong Entertainment Centre5,462 | 11–5 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 17 | 25 December | @ Sydney | W 108–111 | Trey Kell (26) | Hyun-jung Lee (8) | Trey Kell (8) | Sydney SuperDome8,589 | 12–5 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 18 | 27 December | @ Brisbane | W 84–102 | Trey Kell (18) | Sam Froling (12) | Hickey, Kell (4) | Brisbane Entertainment Centre6,405 | 13–5 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 19 | 31 December | S.E. Melbourne | L 105–110 | Tyler Harvey (20) | Sam Froling (10) | William Hickey (4) | Wollongong Entertainment Centre5,487 | 13–6
|-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 20 | 3 January | Cairns | L 105–108 | Tyler Harvey (23) | Trey Kell (9) | Hickey, Kell (6) | Wollongong Entertainment Centre5,087 | 13–7 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 21 | 7 January | Tasmania | W 89–84 | Trey Kell (19) | Trey Kell (7) | three players (4) | Wollongong Entertainment Centre4,551 | 14–7 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 22 | 11 January | New Zealand | W 108–100 | Trey Kell (31) | three players (6) | Lachlan Olbrich (6) | Wollongong Entertainment Centre5,562 | 15–7 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 23 | 13 January | @ Adelaide | L 91–88 | Sam Froling (35) | Sam Froling (13) | Tyler Harvey (6) | Adelaide Entertainment Centre9,475 | 15–8 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 24 | 18 January | Melbourne | W 117–95 | Trey Kell (23) | Sam Froling (10) | Tyler Harvey (9) | Wollongong Entertainment Centre5,021 | 16–8 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 25 | 20 January | Brisbane | W 121–87 | Sam Froling (17) | three players (7) | Trey Kell (11) | Wollongong Entertainment Centre4,358 | 17–8 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 26 | 23 January | @ Cairns | L 100–94 | Blanchfield, Harvey (17) | William Hickey (8) | William Hickey (5) | Cairns Convention Centre3,845 | 17–9 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 27 | 30 January | @ Tasmania | W 78–102 | Sam Froling (18) | Sam Froling (7) | Tyler Harvey (5) | Derwent Entertainment Centre4,340 | 18–9
|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 28 | 5 February | @ New Zealand | W 82–96 | Tyler Harvey (29) | Mason Peatling (7) | William Hickey (9) | Spark Arena6,223 | 19–9 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 29 | 7 February | Sydney | W 95–75 | Harvey, Lee (15) | Sam Froling (11) | William Hickey (8) | Wollongong Entertainment Centre5,460 | 20–9
Postseason
|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 1 | 28 February | S.E. Melbourne | W 101–94 | Harvey, Kell (24) | Trey Kell (10) | William Hickey (7) | Wollongong Entertainment Centre5,491 | 1–0 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 2 | 2 March | @ S.E. Melbourne | L 101–94 | William Hickey (19) | Trey Kell (8) | Trey Kell (6) | John Cain Arena8,636 | 1–1 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 3 | 5 March | S.E. Melbourne | W 126–96 | Trey Kell (30) | Sam Froling (12) | William Hickey (7) | Wollongong Entertainment Centre5,203 | 2–1
|-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 1 | 8 March | Melbourne | L 88–96 | Sam Froling (16) | Froling, Hickey (7) | William Hickey (8) | Wollongong Entertainment Centre5,491 | 0–1 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 2 | 12 March | @ Melbourne | W 100–102 | Tyler Harvey (24) | Trey Kell (8) | Trey Kell (6) | John Cain Arena9,135 | 1–1 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 3 | 16 March | Melbourne | L 77–83 | William Hickey (12) | Trey Kell (8) | Trey Kell (3) | Wollongong Entertainment Centre5,512 | 1–2 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 4 | 19 March | @ Melbourne | W 71–80 | William Hickey (22) | Darius Days (11) | William Hickey (8) | John Cain Arena10,175 | 2–2 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 5 | 23 March | Melbourne | W 114–104 | Trey Kell (26) | Trey Kell (11) | William Hickey (8) | Wollongong Entertainment Centre5,686 | 3–2
Transactions Re-signed Player Date Signed Contract Ref. Tyler Harvey 9 May 2024 3-year deal (club option) Wani Swaka Lo Buluk 27 July 2024 3-year deal William Hickey 23 October 2024 3-year deal
Additions Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref. Trey Kell 29 June 2024 1-year deal Adelaide 36ers Darius Days 3 September 2024 1-year deal Winnipeg Sea Bears Kobe McDowell-White 9 October 2024 2-year deal (club option) Sunshine Coast Phoenix Kuany Kuany 8 November 2024 1-year deal (NRP) VCU Rams
Subtractions Player Reason left Date Left New team Ref.AJ Johnson NBA draft 26 June 2024 Milwaukee Bucks Justin Robinson Free agent 22 July 2024 Trapani Shark Gary Clark Free agent 6 August 2024 Yokohama B-Corsairs Kyle Adnam Free agent 7 August 2024 Cairns Taipans Biwali Bayles Free agent 19 August 2024 BBC Nyon
Awards Club awards Club MVP: Trey Kell, Tyler Harvey, Sam Froling Members Choice award: Tyler Harvey Player's Player award: Mason Peatling Defensive Player: Wani Swaka Lo Buluk Most Improved Player: William Hickey Community award: Luca Yates Club Person of the Year: Amber Morrisey Phil Driscoll OAM Volunteer of the Year Award: Mick Hendricks
NBL awards NBL Coach of the Year Award: Justin Tatum All-NBL First Team: Trey Kell, Tyler Harvey All-NBL Second Team: Sam Froling
See also 2024–25 NBL season Illawarra Hawks
References
External links
Official Website