2025–26 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix season

2025–26 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix season
Head coachUnited States Josh King
Co-captainsAustralia Jordan Hunter
Australia Nathan Sobey
ArenaJohn Cain Arena
NBL results
Record0–0  
Stats at NBL.com.au

The 2025–26 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix season will be the 7th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their second under the leadership of head coach Josh King.

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

S.E. Melbourne Phoenix roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
C 1 Australia Hunter, Jordan (C) 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 109 kg (240 lb)
G 5 Australia Glover, Angus 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
G 20 Australia Sobey, Nathan (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
G 30 Australia Foxwell, Owen 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 81 kg (179 lb)
F 33 Trinidad and Tobago Lewis, Malique (NS) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
F Australia Aliir, Akech 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
F Belgium Bleijenbergh, Vrenz (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
F United States Brown, John (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb)
G Australia Foster, Daniel (DP) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb)
C Australia Gak, Gorjok 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
G United States Maldonado, Hunter (I) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 92 kg (203 lb)
F Australia Mitchell, D. J. 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 106 kg (234 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: 14 August 2025

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Development
PG Owen Foxwell
SG Nathan Sobey Angus Glover Daniel Foster (DP)
SF Malique Lewis (NS)
PF Vrenz Bleijenbergh (I) D. J. Mitchell
C Jordan Hunter Gorjok Gak Akech Aliir


Game log

Pre-season

Main article: 2025 NBL pre-season

The 2025 NBL Blitz will run from 27 to 31 August 2025 with games being played at the AIS Arena, Canberra.[1][2]

2025 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1
–
2
–

Regular season

Main article: 2025–26 NBL regular season

The regular season will begin on 18 September 2025.[3] It will consist of 165 games (33 games each) spread across 22 rounds, with the final game being played on 20 February 2026.[4]

2025–26 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1
–
October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record

–
November: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record

–
December: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record

–
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record

–
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record

–
2025–26 season schedule

Transactions

Free agency began on 4 April 2025.[5][6]

Re-signed

Player Date Signed Contract Ref.

Additions

Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Akech Aliir 10 April 2025 1-year deal Melbourne United

Subtractions

Player Reason left Date Left New team Ref.

Awards

Club awards

  • Club MVP:
  • Clubman Award:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Blitz heads to Canberra". NBL.com.au. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Canberra back on NBL agenda with hosting of Blitz". CanberraTimes.com.au. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  3. ^ Uluc, Olgun (20 June 2025). "Storylines everywhere as NBL releases schedule for 2025-26 season". ESPN Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  4. ^ Jackson, Andrew (20 June 2025). "'Personal' rivalries as 'hurt' US star, five-time MVP face former teams: NBL and WNBL Schedule". Fox Sports. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Free agency begins April 4". NBL.com.au. 19 March 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  6. ^ "NBL26 Roster Tracker: Every signing, extension and departure". NBL.com.au. 22 June 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.