2024 NBL Finals

The 2024 NBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball League's 2023–24 season.

2024 NBL Finals

Team Coach Wins Melbourne United Dean Vickerman 2 Tasmania JackJumpers Scott Roth 3
Countries	Australia  New Zealand
Dates	28 February – 31 March
Season	2023–24
Teams	6
Defending champions	Sydney Kings
MVP	Jack McVeigh (Tasmania)
Semifinalists	Perth Wildcats Illawarra Hawks
Matches played	14
Attendance	98,469 (7,034 per match)
Scoring leader	Jack McVeigh 17.8
All statistics correct as of 31 March 2024.
← 2023 NBL Finals 2025 →

As Australia and New Zealand participated in 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification, the league took a break during the FIBA international window of 18–28 February 2024.^[1]

Format

The finals was played in February and March 2024 between the top six teams of the regular season, consisting of three play-in games, two best-of-three semifinal series and the best-of-five Grand Final series, where the highest seed hosted the first, third and fifth games.^[2]

The top two seeds in the regular season automatically qualified to the semifinals. Teams ranked three to six competed in the play-in tournament. The third seed played the fourth seed for third spot and the loser played the winner of fifth or sixth for the fourth seed.^[3][4]

Qualification

Qualified teams

Team	Date of qualification	Round of qualification	Finals appearance	Previous appearance	Previous best performance	Ref.
Melbourne United	26 January 2024	17	28th	2022	Champions (1993, 1997, 2006, 2008, 2018, 2021)	[5]
Perth Wildcats	27 January 2024	17	37th	2023	Champions (1990, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020)	[6]
Tasmania JackJumpers	10 February 2024	19	3rd	2023	Runners-up (2022)	[7]
Illawarra Hawks	15 February 2024	20	23rd	2022	Champions (2001)	[8]
Sydney Kings	17 February 2024	20	18th	2023	Champions (2003, 2004, 2005, 2022, 2023)	[9]
New Zealand Breakers	18 February 2024	20	10th	2023	Champions (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015)	[10]

Ladder

Pos	2023–24 NBL season v t e
	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	Last 5	Streak	Home	Away	PF	PA	PP
1	Melbourne United	28	20	8	71.43%	3–2	W1	11–3	9–5	2615	2454	106.56%
2	Perth Wildcats	28	17	11	60.71%	2–3	L2	10–4	7–7	2630	2563	102.61%
3	Tasmania JackJumpers	28	16	12	57.14%	4–1	W4	8–6	8–6	2564	2378	107.82%
4	Illawarra Hawks	28	14	14	50.00%	3–2	L1	8–6	6–8	2547	2518	101.15%
5	Sydney Kings	28	13	15	46.43%	2–3	W1	7–7	6–8	2672	2602	102.69%
6	New Zealand Breakers	28	13	15	46.43%	3–2	L1	8–6	5–9	2498	2480	100.73%
7	Brisbane Bullets	28	13	15	46.43%	2–3	L1	8–6	5–9	2458	2534	97.00%
8	Cairns Taipans	28	12	16	42.86%	1–4	W1	7–7	5–9	2506	2589	96.79%
9	Adelaide 36ers	28	12	16	42.86%	3–2	W1	9–5	3–11	2457	2563	95.86%
10	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	28	10	18	35.71%	1–4	L4	7–7	3–11	2425	2691	90.12%

Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2024. Source: NBL.com.au

Ladder progression

	Leader and qualification to semifinals
	Qualification to semifinals
	Qualification to play-in games
	Last place

2023–24 NBL season

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Adelaide 36ers	9	10	10	9	7	8	8	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9
Brisbane Bullets	1	2	6	7	6	5	7	6	6	6	7	9	9	6	5	4	5	6	5	7
Cairns Taipans	8	6	3	4	3	7	6	7	7	7	6	6	7	9	7	6	7	8	8	8
Illawarra Hawks	10	8	9	10	9	10	10	10	10	8	8	8	8	5	6	8	6	4	4	4
Melbourne United	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
New Zealand Breakers	4	7	5	6	10	9	9	9	8	9	9	7	6	8	9	7	8	7	6	6
Perth Wildcats	6	5	8	8	8	6	5	4	3	5	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	5	9	7	5	2	3	4	5	5	3	5	5	5	7	8	10	10	10	10	10
Sydney Kings	2	3	2	3	4	2	2	2	4	4	2	4	3	4	4	5	4	5	7	5
Tasmania JackJumpers	7	4	4	2	5	4	3	3	2	2	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2024. Source: NBL.com.au

Seedings

1. Melbourne United
2. Perth Wildcats
3. Tasmania JackJumpers
4. Illawarra Hawks
5. Sydney Kings
6. New Zealand Breakers

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.

Playoff Bracket

	Play-in / Seeding qualifier					Play-in game					Semifinals							Grand Final
	5	Sydney Kings	76								1	Melbourne United	115	108	100
	6	New Zealand Breakers	83								4	Illawarra Hawks	106	113	94
						4	Illawarra Hawks	88										1	Melbourne United	104	77	91	88	81
						6	New Zealand Breakers	85										3	Tasmania JackJumpers	81	82	93	86	83
	3	Tasmania JackJumpers	92								2	Perth Wildcats	89	94	84
	4	Illawarra Hawks	76								3	Tasmania JackJumpers	81	102	100

Play-in tournament

Seeding qualifier

(3) Tasmania JackJumpers vs. (4) Illawarra Hawks

ESPN

28 February 2024 17:30

boxscore report

Tasmania JackJumpers	92–76	Illawarra Hawks
Scoring by quarter: 29–17, 22–27, 19–19, 22–13
Pts: McVeigh 26 Rebs: McVeigh 11 Asts: Doyle 10		Pts: Clark 21 Rebs: Clark 10 Asts: Robinson 3

Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart Attendance: 4,340 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Kenny Widgeon, Mitch Hare

Regular season series

Tasmania won 2–1 in the regular season series
12 October 2023 boxscore Tasmania JackJumpers 103, Illawarra Hawks 73 Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart 23 December 2023 boxscore Illawarra Hawks 89, Tasmania JackJumpers 100 Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong 12 January 2024 boxscore Tasmania JackJumpers 107, Illawarra Hawks 108 (2OT) Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart

Play-in qualifier

(5) Sydney Kings vs. (6) New Zealand Breakers

ESPN

28 February 2024 19:30

boxscore report

Sydney Kings	76–83	New Zealand Breakers
Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 25–23, 13–22, 16–23
Pts: Adams 18 Rebs: Valentine 8 Asts: Adams 5		Pts: Jackson-Cartwright 34 Rebs: Mathiang 10 Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 6

Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 8,231 Referees: Michael Aylen, Chris Reid, Nico Fernandes

Regular season series

Sydney won 2–1 in the regular season series
5 November 2023 boxscore Sydney Kings 87, New Zealand Breakers 85 Sydney SuperDome, Sydney 22 December 2023 boxscore New Zealand Breakers 109, Sydney Kings 101 Spark Arena, Auckland 14 January 2024 boxscore Sydney Kings 105, New Zealand Breakers 76 Sydney SuperDome, Sydney

Play-in game

(4) Illawarra Hawks vs. (6) New Zealand Breakers

ESPN

4 March 2024 19:30

boxscore report

Illawarra Hawks	88–85	New Zealand Breakers
Scoring by quarter: 31–17, 11–25, 24–21, 22–22
Pts: Robinson 26 Rebs: Froling 9 Asts: Robinson 3		Pts: Jackson-Cartwright 19 Rebs: Cheatham 9 Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 9

Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong Attendance: 5,178 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid, James Griguol

Regular season series

Illawarra won 2–1 in the regular season series
19 November 2023 boxscore New Zealand Breakers 65, Illawarra Hawks 69 Spark Arena, Auckland 28 January 2024 boxscore Illawarra Hawks 89, New Zealand Breakers 85 Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong 9 February 2024 boxscore New Zealand Breakers 88, Illawarra Hawks 85 Spark Arena, Auckland

Semifinals series

(1) Melbourne United vs. (4) Illawarra Hawks

ESPN

7 March 2024 19:30

boxscore report

Melbourne United	115–106 (OT)	Illawarra Hawks
Scoring by quarter: 25–29, 31–28, 18–27, 26–16, Overtime: 15–6
Pts: Dellavedova 30 Rebs: Lual-Acuil 9 Asts: Dellavedova 10		Pts: Froling 26 Rebs: Clark 12 Asts: Robinson 7
Melbourne leads series, 1–0

John Cain Arena, Melbourne Attendance: 8,232 Referees: Michael Aylen, Mitch Hare, Ruben Woolcock

10 Peach

10 March 2024 15:00

boxscore report

Illawarra Hawks	113–108 (OT)	Melbourne United
Scoring by quarter: 19–25, 31–24, 23–26, 24–22, Overtime: 16–11
Pts: Clark 31 Rebs: Clark 16 Asts: Froling 4		Pts: Dellavedova 20 Rebs: Lual-Acuil, Travers 7 Asts: Dellavedova 8
Series tied, 1–1

Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong Attendance: 5,631 Referees: Michael Aylen, Mitch Hare, Ruben Woolcock

ESPN

13 March 2024 19:30

boxscore report

Melbourne United	100–94	Illawarra Hawks
Scoring by quarter: 30–24, 24–23, 22–18, 24–29
Pts: Ili 22 Rebs: Travers 11 Asts: Dellavedova 5		Pts: Froling 23 Rebs: Clark, Hickey 6 Asts: Robinson 7
Melbourne wins series, 2–1

John Cain Arena, Melbourne Attendance: 6,288 Referees: Michael Aylen, Mitch Hare, Ruben Woolcock

Regular season series

Melbourne won 3–0 in the regular season series
20 October 2023 boxscore Illawarra Hawks 91, Melbourne United 101 Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong 29 October 2023 boxscore Melbourne United 96, Illawarra Hawks 84 John Cain Arena, Melbourne 18 February 2024 boxscore Melbourne United 92, Illawarra Hawks 87 John Cain Arena, Melbourne

(2) Perth Wildcats vs. (3) Tasmania JackJumpers

ESPN

8 March 2024 18:30

boxscore report

Perth Wildcats	89–81	Tasmania JackJumpers
Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 22–19, 16–15, 27–23
Pts: Pinder 25 Rebs: Cotton, Pinder 7 Asts: Cotton 5		Pts: Crawford 19 Rebs: Magnay 8 Asts: Doyle 6
Perth leads series, 1–0

Perth Arena, Perth Attendance: 10,624 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid, Nico Fernandes

ESPN

11 March 2024 19:30

boxscore report

Tasmania JackJumpers	102–94	Perth Wildcats
Scoring by quarter: 21–29, 26–23, 27–21, 28–21
Pts: Doyle 24 Rebs: Magnay 7 Asts: Macdonald 5		Pts: Cotton 26 Rebs: Doolittle 9 Asts: H.Harris, Usher 4
Series tied, 1–1

Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart Attendance: 4,340 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid, Nico Fernandes

ESPN

13 March 2024 18:30

boxscore report

Perth Wildcats	84–100	Tasmania JackJumpers
Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 24–31, 21–25, 20–23
Pts: Cotton 21 Rebs: Pinder 7 Asts: H.Harris, T.Webster 3		Pts: McVeigh 27 Rebs: Magnay 9 Asts: Doyle 9
Tasmania wins series, 2–1

Perth Arena, Perth Attendance: 7,467 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid, James Griguol

Regular season series

Perth won 2–1 in the regular season series
29 September 2023 boxscore Perth Wildcats 101, Tasmania JackJumpers 95 Perth Arena, Perth 15 December 2023 boxscore Perth Wildcats 89, Tasmania JackJumpers 88 Perth Arena, Perth 17 February 2024 boxscore Tasmania JackJumpers 86, Perth Wildcats 72 Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart

Grand Final series

(1) Melbourne United vs. (3) Tasmania JackJumpers

10 Peach

17 March 2024 16:00

boxscore report

Melbourne United	104–81	Tasmania JackJumpers
Scoring by quarter: 26–24, 25–17, 25–22, 28–18
Pts: Goulding 22 Rebs: Lual-Acuil 11 Asts: Dellavedova 6		Pts: Drmic 18 Rebs: Doyle 8 Asts: Macdonald, McVeigh 3
Melbourne leads series, 1–0

John Cain Arena, Melbourne Attendance: 9,108 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Michael Aylen, Mitch Hare

10 Peach

22 March 2024 19:30

boxscore report

Tasmania JackJumpers	82–77	Melbourne United
Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 17–21, 20–19, 22–14
Pts: McVeigh 16 Rebs: Doyle 10 Asts: Crawford, McVeigh 4		Pts: Ili 20 Rebs: Lual-Acuil 11 Asts: Dellavedova 7
Series tied, 1–1

Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart Attendance: 4,340 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Michael Aylen, Mitch Hare

ESPN

24 March 2024 17:30

boxscore report

Melbourne United	91–93	Tasmania JackJumpers
Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 19–23, 25–19, 22–31
Pts: Dellavedova 21 Rebs: Hukporti 9 Asts: Dellavedova 8		Pts: McVeigh 18 Rebs: McVeigh 12 Asts: Doyle 7
Tasmania leads series, 2–1

John Cain Arena, Melbourne Attendance: 10,175 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Michael Aylen, Mitch Hare

ESPN

28 March 2024 19:30

boxscore report

Tasmania JackJumpers	86–88	Melbourne United
Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 19–24, 27–26, 20–21
Pts: McVeigh 28 Rebs: Drmic 8 Asts: Doyle, Drmic 3		Pts: Clark 18 Rebs: Travers 11 Asts: Dellavedova 6
Series tied, 2–2

Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart Attendance: 4,340 Referees: Michael Aylen, Vaughan Mayberry, Mitch Hare

ESPN

31 March 2024 16:00

boxscore report

Melbourne United	81–83	Tasmania JackJumpers
Scoring by quarter: 31–26, 13–18, 19–15, 18–24
Pts: Lual-Acuil 14 Rebs: Hukporti 15 Asts: Dellavedova 7		Pts: Crawford 32 Rebs: Magnay 12 Asts: Doyle, Macdonald 2
Tasmania wins series, 3–2

John Cain Arena, Melbourne Attendance: 10,175 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Michael Aylen, Mitch Hare

Regular season series

Tasmania won 2–1 in the regular season series
8 October 2023 boxscore Melbourne United 75, Tasmania JackJumpers 80 John Cain Arena, Melbourne 27 October 2023 boxscore Tasmania JackJumpers 82, Melbourne United 90 Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart 19 January 2024 boxscore Tasmania JackJumpers 107, Melbourne United 86 Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart

Media coverage

Television

Australian broadcast rights to the season are held by ESPN. All games are available live on ESPN and the streaming platform Kayo Freebies.^[11] Network 10 will broadcast Sunday afternoon games on 10 Peach and 10 Play.^[12]

See also

• 2023–24 NBL season
• 2023–24 NBL regular season