2025–26 Melbourne United season

2025–26 Melbourne United season
Head coach Dean Vickerman
Captain Chris Goulding
ArenaJohn Cain Arena
NBL results
Record20–13 (60.6%)
Ladder5th
Finals finishPlay-in finalist
(lost to Wildcats 77–95)
Stats at NBL.com.au
Ignite Cup results
Record2–2 (50%)
Ladder4th
Ignite Cup finishDid not qualify
All statistics correct as of 7 March 2026.

The 2025–26 Melbourne United season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their 12th under the banner of Melbourne United.

Roster

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Melbourne United roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
G 2 Walker, Tyson (I) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
G 3 Blogg, Campbell (DP) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
G 4 Daniels, Dash (NS) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
F 7 Delany, Finn 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 106 kg (234 lb)
G 9 Machar, Malith 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 77 kg (170 lb)
G 12 Wilson, Tom 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 77 kg (170 lb)
G 13 Krebs, Tanner 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
C 14 Edwards, Jesse (I) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 107 kg (236 lb)
F 15 Bowen, Kyle (VC) 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 101 kg (223 lb)
F 18 Krslovic, Fabijan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 106 kg (234 lb)
C 22 Tata, Nicolas (NRP) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 118 kg (260 lb)
F 30 Koppens, Tom (DP) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
C 32 Sewell, Henry (DP) 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
G 35 Doyle, Milton (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
G 43 Goulding, Chris (C) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb)
G 51 Ili, Shea (VC) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Stephan Semerci
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (TP) Training player
  • (NRP) Nominated replacement player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured
Updated: 30 January 2026

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Development
PG Tyson Walker (I) Shea Ili Dash Daniels (NS) Campbell Blogg (DP)
SG Chris Goulding Tanner Krebs Tom Wilson
SF Milton Doyle (I) Malith Machar Tom Koppens (DP)
PF Finn Delany Kyle Bowen Nicolas Tata (NRP)
C Jesse Edwards (I) Fabijan Krslovic Henry Sewell (DP)

Standings

Ladder

Pos 2025–26 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Sydney Kings 33 24 9 72.73% 5–0 W11 13–4 11–5 3276 2879 113.79%
2 Adelaide 36ers 33 23 10 69.70% 2–3 L1 12–5 11–5 3042 2890 105.26%
3 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 33 22 11 66.67% 3–2 L1 11–5 11–6 3324 3061 108.59%
4 Perth Wildcats 33 21 12 63.64% 4–1 W1 10–7 11–5 2996 2840 105.49%
5 Melbourne United 33 20 13 60.61% 2–3 W1 11–6 9–7 3041 2905 104.68%
6 Tasmania JackJumpers 33 14 19 42.42% 2–3 L2 6–10 8–9 2873 2884 99.62%
7 New Zealand Breakers 33 13 20 39.39% 2–3 W1 7–9 6–11 3022 3058 98.82%
8 Illawarra Hawks 33 13 20 39.39% 3–2 W2 7–9 6–11 3074 3205 95.91%
9 Cairns Taipans 33 9 24 27.27% 1–4 L2 4–13 5–11 2754 3194 86.22%
10 Brisbane Bullets 33 6 27 18.18% 0–5 L13 2–14 4–13 2710 3196 84.79%

Updated to match(es) played on 20 February 2026. 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—212233322111111111122
Brisbane Bullets37897777889999910101010101010
Cairns Taipans7477810910101010101010109999999
Illawarra Hawks—99810810879888878878888
Melbourne United2121111111223234444555
New Zealand Breakers6101010998997677787787777
Perth Wildcats5643655554455555555444
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix1564322233332422223333
Sydney Kings—856564445544343332211
Tasmania JackJumpers4335446666766666666666
Updated to match(es) played on 20 February 2026. 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.[1][2]

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 27 August @ Perth L 84–78 Milton Doyle (15) Jesse Edwards (9) Milton Doyle (3) AIS Arena
n/a 		0–1
2 30 August Brisbane W 98–60 Tyson Walker (18) Jesse Edwards (11) Tyson Walker (6) AIS Arena
n/a 		1–1

NBLxNBA games

Main article: NBLxNBA
2025 pre-season game log
Total: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
October: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 3 October @ New Orleans L 97–107 Milton Doyle (25) Finn Delany (9) Tyson Walker (5) Rod Laver Arena
14,800 		0–1

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: 20–13 (Home: 11–6; Road: 9–7)
September: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 18 September @ Tasmania W 84–88 Milton Doyle (22) Fabijan Krslovic (10) three players (3) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 		1–0
2 21 September New Zealand W 114–82 Jesse Edwards (22) Fabijan Krslovic (8) Shea Ili (8) John Cain Arena
9,101 		2–0
3 25 September S.E. Melbourne W 103–83 Milton Doyle (18) Jesse Edwards (6) Tyson Walker (8) John Cain Arena
10,035 		3–0
October: 6–0 (Home: 3–0; Road: 3–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 8 October @ Sydney W 93–107 Tyson Walker (27) Jesse Edwards (12) Milton Doyle (6) Sydney SuperDome
9,528 		4–0
5 12 October Cairns W 95–60 Edwards, Goulding (16) Jesse Edwards (12) Finn Delany (4) John Cain Arena
9,233 		5–0
6 17 October @ Brisbane W 86–95 Chris Goulding (22) Jesse Edwards (7) Tyson Walker (6) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
4,899 		6–0
7 19 October New Zealand W 104–88 Chris Goulding (23) Jesse Edwards (10) Tyson Walker (9) John Cain Arena
8,092 		7–0
8 24 October @ Cairns W 67–94 Chris Goulding (14) Delany, Doyle (6) Doyle, Walker (4) Cairns Convention Centre
3,505 		8–0
9 26 October Adelaide W 81–80 Jesse Edwards (25) Fabijan Krslovic (8) Milton Doyle (5) John Cain Arena
10,175 		9–0
November: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
10 3 November Sydney L 92–95 Tyson Walker (22) Tyson Walker (9) Tyson Walker (5) John Cain Arena
10,175 		9–1
11 5 November @ Illawarra L 107–93 Finn Delany (21) Edwards, Krslovic (6) Milton Doyle (11) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
3,012 		9–2
12 8 November @ S.E. Melbourne W 81–92 Tyson Walker (24) Jesse Edwards (11) Tyson Walker (6) John Cain Arena
8,806 		10–2
13 15 November Brisbane W 99–93 Milton Doyle (28) Kyle Bowen (7) Doyle, Ili (4) John Cain Arena
8,930 		11–2
14 21 November @ Illawarra W 102–105 Chris Goulding (23) Jesse Edwards (8) Milton Doyle (7) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
3,872 		12–2
15 23 November Perth W 98–87 Milton Doyle (24) Jesse Edwards (16) Tyson Walker (7) John Cain Arena
9,212 		13–2
December: 2–5 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
16 4 December @ Perth L 96–84 Tanner Krebs (29) Jesse Edwards (9) Tyson Walker (5) Perth Arena
10,210 		13–3
17 7 December @ S.E. Melbourne L 111–86 Milton Doyle (22) Finn Delany (7) Doyle, Walker (5) John Cain Arena
10,175 		13–4
18 12 December @ Adelaide L 114–105 (OT) Chris Goulding (24) Delany, Edwards (9) Doyle, Ili (3) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
10,032 		13–5
19 14 December Sydney L 86–92 (OT) Milton Doyle (21) Fabijan Krslovic (12) Tyson Walker (5) John Cain Arena
9,402 		13–6
20 18 December Illawarra W 97–75 Tyson Walker (21) Jesse Edwards (9) Tyson Walker (10) John Cain Arena
7,205 		14–6
21 23 December Tasmania L 73–92 Tyson Walker (15) Tanner Krebs (5) Tyson Walker (6) John Cain Arena
10,175 		14–7
22 27 December @ Brisbane W 87–92 Chris Goulding (19) Kyle Bowen (8) Milton Doyle (8) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
4,299 		15–7
January: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
23 3 January @ Tasmania L 84–75 Tyson Walker (20) Jesse Edwards (9) Milton Doyle (6) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 		15–8
24 7 January Cairns L 92–93 Chris Goulding (27) Tanner Krebs (8) Delany, Walker (4) Bendigo Stadium
4,003 		15–9
25 11 January @ Sydney L 97–94 Jesse Edwards (23) Tanner Krebs (9) Milton Doyle (8) Sydney SuperDome
12,634 		15–10
26 17 January Tasmania W 79–77 Jesse Edwards (21) Jesse Edwards (10) Tyson Walker (6) Perth Arena
7,032 		16–10
27 21 January Brisbane W 98–66 Tyson Walker (17) Fabijan Krslovic (8) Tyson Walker (5) Bendigo Stadium
3,978 		17–10
28 25 January @ Perth W 73–74 Milton Doyle (24) Jesse Edwards (17) Milton Doyle (8) Perth Arena
12,707 		18–10
29 30 January @ New Zealand L 97–95 Jesse Edwards (23) Jesse Edwards (14) Milton Doyle (9) Spark Arena
4,917 		18–11
February: 2–2 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
30 7 February Adelaide L 76–87 Chris Goulding (18) Jesse Edwards (8) Tyson Walker (4) John Cain Arena
10,175 		18–12
31 12 February @ Cairns W 85–89 Milton Doyle (25) Jesse Edwards (13) Fabijan Krslovic (5) Cairns Convention Centre
3,650 		19–12
32 15 February Illawarra L 91–100 Tyson Walker (30) Jesse Edwards (9) Milton Doyle (6) John Cain Arena
10,175 		19–13
33 19 February S.E. Melbourne W 95–91 Milton Doyle (25) Jesse Edwards (11) Tyson Walker (5) John Cain Arena
8,919 		20–13
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.[5][6]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PP BP Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide 36ers 4 3 1 390 329 118.5 12 21 Ignite Cup final
2 New Zealand Breakers 4 3 1 441 385 114.5 11 20
3 Perth Wildcats 4 3 1 399 365 109.3 9.5 18.5
4 Melbourne United 4 2 2 390 359 108.6 9.5 15.5
5 Tasmania JackJumpers 4 2 2 349 338 103.3 8.5 14.5
6 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 4 2 2 408 402 101.5 8 14
7 Illawarra Hawks 4 2 2 372 397 93.7 7 13
8 Brisbane Bullets 4 1 3 334 411 81.3 6 9
9 Sydney Kings 4 1 3 350 381 91.9 5 8
10 Cairns Taipans 4 1 3 340 406 83.7 3.5 6.5
Updated to match(es) played on 28 January 2026. Source: Ignitecup.com.au


Postseason

Main article: 2026 NBL Finals
2026 finals game log
Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
Play-in qualifier: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 5 March Tasmania W 82–68 Finn Delany (33) Fabijan Krslovic (7) Doyle, Walker (6) John Cain Arena
5,071 		1–0
Play-in game: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 7 March @ Perth L 95–77 Milton Doyle (13) Jesse Edwards (8) Finn Delany (3) Perth Arena
6,731 		1–1
2026 finals schedule

Transactions

Free agency began on 4 April 2025.[7][8]

Re-signed

Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Kyle Bowen 4 April 2025 2-year deal [9]
Shea Ili 7 April 2025 2-year deal [10]

Additions

Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Dash Daniels 13 December 2024 2-year deal (next star) BA Centre of Excellence [11]
Fabijan Krslovic 11 April 2025 2-year deal Tasmania JackJumpers [12]
Tom Wilson 14 April 2025 1-year deal Melbourne Tigers [13]
Finn Delany 22 May 2025 2-year deal (mutual option) Utsunomiya Brex [14]
Tyson Walker 30 June 2025 1-year deal Texas Legends
Jesse Edwards 12 August 2025 1-year deal Iowa Wolves

Subtractions

Player Reason left Date Left New Team Ref.
Flynn Cameron Free agent 9 April 2025 Adelaide 36ers [15]
Akech Aliir Free agent 10 April 2025 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix [16]
Robert Loe Free agent 15 April 2025 New Zealand Breakers [17]

Awards

Club awards

See also

References

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  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. ^ Uluc, Olgun (7 October 2025). "NBL Ignite Cup: Everything you need to know". ESPN Australia. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  6. ^ Shadlow, Jai (7 October 2025). "'All roads lead to Gold Coast': In-season tournament reveal adds to NBL expansion rumblings". Fox Sports. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Free agency begins April 4". NBL.com.au. 19 March 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  8. ^ "NBL26 Roster Tracker: Every signing, extension and departure". NBL.com.au. 22 June 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  9. ^ "United re-sign local piece". NBL.com.au. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  10. ^ "United re-sign key piece". NBL.com.au. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Dash Daniels, brother of Hawks' Dyson, signs with Melbourne at 16". ESPN Australia. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  12. ^ ""Toughness" key to United signing". NBL.com.au. 11 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  13. ^ "AFL player returns to NBL". NBL.com.au. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  14. ^ "United all in on Finn". NBL.com.au. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  15. ^ "Emerging guard to take "next step" at 36ers". NBL.com.au. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  16. ^ "Rival swap: Aliir signs with Phoenix". NBL.com.au. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  17. ^ "Breakers bolster local core". NBL.com.au. 15 April 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
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