2025–26 Brisbane Bullets season

2025–26 Brisbane Bullets season
Head coach Darryl McDonald (interim)
Captain Mitch Norton
ArenaBrisbane Entertainment Centre
NBL results
Record6–14 (30%)
Ladder9th
Finals finishTBD
Stats at NBL.com.au
Ignite Cup results
Record1–1 (50%)
Ladder5th
Ignite Cup finishTBD
All statistics correct as of 22 December 2025.

The 2025–26 Brisbane Bullets season will be the 40th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL).

On 17 February 2025, Justin Schueller was released as Bullets' head coach after the team endured an injury-ravaged season in 2024–25, as they finished outside the top six with a 12–17 record.[1][2]

On 3 April 2025, Stu Lash was appointed as Bullets' head coach on a three-year contract.[3] After guiding the team to a 5–13 record to start the 2025–26 NBL season, Lash stepped down as head coach and Darryl McDonald was elevated to Bullets' interim head coach on 18 December 2025.[4][5]

Roster

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

Brisbane Bullets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
G 0 Murray, Taine 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb)
G 1 Freeman-Liberty, Javon (I) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
G/F 4 Ducas, Alex 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
G 6 Devers, Tristan (DP) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
G 8 Norton, Mitch (C) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
F 9 Dalton, Callum (NRP) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 115 kg (254 lb)
F 12 Purchase, Jack 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
G/F 13 Patterson, Lamar  (NRP) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
F 15 Holt, Jacob 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 113 kg (249 lb)
F 18 Smith-Milner, Tohi 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 117 kg (258 lb)
G/F 23 Prather, Casey  (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
C 24 Harrison, Tyrell 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) 115 kg (254 lb)
G 26 McDaniel, Sam 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
G 31 Mathias, Dakota  (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
F 32 Taylor, Terry (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 104 kg (229 lb)
F 50 Bradtke, Jensen (DP) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
PG Zhou Kaiheng (TP) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (TP) Training player
  • (SRP) Special restricted player
  • (NRP) Nominated replacement player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured
Updated: 18 December 2025

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Development Injured
PG Mitch Norton Tristan Devers (DP) Tad Dufelmeier (IRP)
SG Javon Freeman-Liberty (I) Taine Murray Dakota Mathias (I)
SF Sam McDaniel Alex Ducas Jack Purchase Casey Prather (I)
PF Terry Taylor (I) Tohi Smith-Milner Jacob Holt Lamar Patterson (NRP)
C Tyrell Harrison Jensen Bradtke (DP) Callum Dalton (NRP)

Standings

Ladder

Pos 2025–26 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Adelaide 36ers 20 16 4 80.00% 4–1 W2 9–2 7–2 1855 1715 108.16%
2 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 19 13 6 68.42% 4–1 W3 7–3 6–3 1832 1671 109.63%
3 Melbourne United 21 14 7 66.67% 1–4 L1 8–3 6–4 1991 1868 106.58%
4 Sydney Kings 18 11 7 61.11% 4–1 W4 5–3 6–4 1690 1546 109.31%
5 Perth Wildcats 20 11 9 55.00% 2–3 W1 4–6 7–3 1771 1725 102.67%
6 Tasmania JackJumpers 20 9 11 45.00% 3–2 W1 2–7 7–4 1718 1717 100.06%
7 New Zealand Breakers 20 7 13 35.00% 2–3 L3 4–5 3–8 1778 1788 99.44%
8 Illawarra Hawks 18 6 12 33.33% 2–3 L2 4–6 2–6 1597 1732 92.21%
9 Brisbane Bullets 20 6 14 30.00% 1–4 W1 2–7 4–7 1720 1910 90.05%
10 Cairns Taipans 20 5 15 25.00% 2–3 L2 2–9 3–6 1631 1911 85.35%

Updated to match(es) played on 24 December 2025. Source: NBL.com.au

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

Leader and qualification to semifinals
Qualification to semifinals
Qualification to play-in
Last place
2025–26 NBL season
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Adelaide 36ers—212233322111
Brisbane Bullets3789777788999
Cairns Taipans74778109101010101010
Illawarra Hawks—99810810879888
Melbourne United2121111111223
New Zealand Breakers6101010998997677
Perth Wildcats5643655554455
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix1564322233332
Sydney Kings—856564445544
Tasmania JackJumpers4335446666766
Updated to match(es) played on 23 December 2025. Source: NBL.com.au

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.[6][7]

2025 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
August: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 28 August Sydney W 100–92 Javon Freeman-Liberty (27) McDaniel, Smith-Milner (6) Jaylen Adams (6) AIS Arena
n/a 		1–0
2 30 August @ Melbourne L 98–60 Tohi Smith-Milner (16) Bradtke, Purchase (5) Javon Freeman-Liberty (4) AIS Arena
n/a 		1–1

Regular season

Main article: 2025–26 NBL regular season

The regular season will begin on 18 September 2025.[8] It will consist of 165 games (33 games each) spread across 22 rounds, with the final game being played on 20 February 2026.[9]

2025–26 game log
Total: 6–14 (Home: 2–7; Road: 4–7)
September: 1–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 19 September @ New Zealand W 95–104 Casey Prather (27) Tyrell Harrison (15) Jaylen Adams (7) Spark Arena
4,443 		1–0
2 26 September @ Cairns L 83–82 Tyrell Harrison (22) Freeman-Liberty, Harrison (7) Jaylen Adams (6) Cairns Convention Centre
4,052 		1–1
3 28 September @ Adelaide L 87–80 Casey Prather (20) Tyrell Harrison (12) Casey Prather (6) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,429 		1–2
October: 3–4 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 4 October Tasmania L 82–84 Jaylen Adams (19) Tohi Smith-Milner (10) Jaylen Adams (7) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
6,946 		1–3
5 11 October @ Illawarra L 116–89 Casey Prather (28) Casey Prather (9) Lamar Patterson (5) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
4,709 		1–4
6 15 October @ Perth W 93–110 Casey Prather (34) Tyrell Harrison (15) Adams, Patterson (6) Perth Arena
6,110 		2–4
7 17 October Melbourne L 86–95 Jaylen Adams (29) Tyrell Harrison (11) Jaylen Adams (5) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
4,899 		2–5
8 23 October @ New Zealand W 83–84 Casey Prather (23) Casey Prather (12) Jaylen Adams (5) Eventfinda Stadium
2,841 		3–5
9 25 October S.E. Melbourne L 86–109 Casey Prather (18) Tyrell Harrison (10) Jaylen Adams (7) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
5,244 		3–6
10 30 October Cairns W 113–85 Harrison, Prather (21) Casey Prather (10) Jaylen Adams (7) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
3,684 		4–6
November: 1–4 (Home: 0–3; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 1 November Sydney L 79–116 Casey Prather (24) Tyrell Harrison (7) Callum Dalton (4) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
5,039 		4–7
12 8 November @ Tasmania W 81–83 Casey Prather (28) Tyrell Harrison (9) Jaylen Adams (7) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 		5–7
13 12 November New Zealand L 84–113 Casey Prather (26) Harrison, Prather (8) Alex Ducas (5) Gold Coast Sports Centre
2,275 		5–8
14 15 November @ Melbourne L 99–93 Mitch Norton (19) Tyrell Harrison (11) four players (3) John Cain Arena
8,930 		5–9
15 20 November S.E. Melbourne L 76–103 Tyrell Harrison (16) Jacob Holt (9) Harrison, Norton (4) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
3,429 		5–10
December: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
16 5 December @ Adelaide L 90–65 Dakota Mathias (14) Tyrell Harrison (10) Tristan Devers (4) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,835 		5–11
17 11 December @ Illawarra L 100–85 Terry Taylor (18) Terry Taylor (8) Mitch Norton (4) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
3,481 		5–12
18 14 December Perth L 62–86 Terry Taylor (18) Tyrell Harrison (12) Javon Freeman-Liberty (3) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
5,167 		5–13
19 20 December @ S.E. Melbourne L 107–78 Javon Freeman-Liberty (17) Tyrell Harrison (12) Mitch Norton (5) John Cain Arena
10,175 		5–14
20 22 December New Zealand W 99–85 Tyrell Harrison (24) Freeman-Liberty, Harrison (11) Javon Freeman-Liberty (7) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
4,538 		6–14
21 27 December Melbourne Brisbane Entertainment Centre
 –
22 30 December @ Sydney Sydney SuperDome
 –
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
23 1 January Perth Brisbane Entertainment Centre
 –
24 4 January Adelaide Brisbane Entertainment Centre
 –
25 10 January @ Cairns Cairns Convention Centre
 –
26 15 January @ Sydney Perth Arena
 –
27 21 January @ Melbourne Bendigo Stadium
 –
28 26 January Illawarra Brisbane Entertainment Centre
 –
29 28 January Adelaide Gold Coast Sports Centre
 –
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
30 6 February @ Tasmania Derwent Entertainment Centre
 –
31 8 February Cairns Brisbane Entertainment Centre
 –
32 13 February @ Perth Perth Arena
 –
33 20 February Sydney Brisbane Entertainment Centre
 –
2025–26 season schedule

NBL Ignite Cup

Main article: 2025–26 NBL Ignite Cup

The NBL introduced the new NBL Ignite Cup tournament for the 2025–26 season, with all games except the championship final counting towards the regular-season standings.[10][11]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD BP Pts Qualification
1 New Zealand Breakers 3 3 0 325 262 +63 9 18 Ignite Cup final
2 Adelaide 36ers 3 2 1 283 255 +28 9 15
3 Perth Wildcats 3 2 1 298 272 +26 7 13
4 Tasmania JackJumpers 3 2 1 259 246 +13 6.5 12.5
5 Brisbane Bullets 2 1 1 194 206 −12 5 8
6 Illawarra Hawks 3 1 2 280 307 −27 5 8
7 Sydney Kings 4 1 3 350 381 −31 5 8
8 Melbourne United 2 1 1 200 200 0 4 7
9 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 1 0 1 81 89 −8 1.5 1.5
10 Cairns Taipans 2 0 2 151 203 −52 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 24 December 2025. Source: Ignitecup.com.au


Transactions

Free agency began on 4 April 2025.[12][13]

Re-signed

Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Casey Prather 7 February 2025 1-year deal [14]
Sam McDaniel 19 February 2025 2-year deal (mutual option) [15]
Tohi Smith-Milner 21 February 2025 1-year deal [16]
Javon Freeman-Liberty 18 November 2025 1-year deal [17]

Additions

Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Taine Murray 15 April 2025 2-year deal Virginia Cavaliers [18]
Jacob Holt 15 May 2025 3-year deal (mutual option) Sacramento State Hornet [19]
Jaylen Adams 13 July 2025 1-year deal Sydney Kings [20]
Alex Ducas 28 July 2025 1-year deal Oklahoma City Thunder [21]
Javon Freeman-Liberty 1 August 2025 1-year deal Windy City Bulls [22]
Dakota Mathias 24 October 2025 1-year deal Indiana Mad Ants [23]
Terry Taylor 16 November 2025 1-year deal Stockton Kings [24]

Subtractions

Player Reason left Date Left New Team Ref.
Isaac White Free agent 5 April 2025 Adelaide 36ers [25]
Josh Bannan Free agent 11 April 2025 Tasmania JackJumpers [26]
Javon Freeman-Liberty Mutual release 9 October 2025 n/a [27]
Jaylen Adams Released 14 November 2025 n/a [28]

Awards

Club awards

  • Club MVP:
  • Players Player:
  • Defensive Player of the Year:
  • Youth Player of the Year:
  • Narelle Kelly Award:
  • Volunteer of the Year:

See also

References

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