2025–26 Sydney Kings season

2025–26 Sydney Kings season
Regular season champions
Head coach Brian Goorjian
Captain Matthew Dellavedova
ArenaSydney SuperDome
NBL results
Record24–9 (72.7%)
Ladder1st
Finals finishSemifinalist
Stats at NBL.com.au
Ignite Cup results
Record1–3 (25%)
Ladder9th
Ignite Cup finishDid not qualify
All statistics correct as of 20 February 2026.

The 2025–26 Sydney Kings season is the 37th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL).

Roster

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Sydney Kings roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
G 1 Davis, Kendric (I) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
F 2 Craig, Torrey (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
G/F 3 Robertson, Tyler  1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 107 kg (236 lb)
F 5 Goodrick, Hunter (NRP) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
F 6 Galloway, Jaylin 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 92 kg (203 lb)
G 7 Bruce, Shaun 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb)
G 8 Dellavedova, Matthew (C) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
F 10 Cooks, Xavier 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 83 kg (183 lb)
C 11 Soares, Tim (I) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 107 kg (236 lb)
F 12 Noi, Kouat 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 103 kg (227 lb)
C 14 Spurgin, Jason  (DP) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 113 kg (249 lb)
F 15 Maluach, Makuach 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 89 kg (196 lb)
G 17 Dent, Lachlan (IRP) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 81 kg (179 lb)
F 20 Malual, Goc (DP) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
G 21 Awan, Lueth (DP) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
F 34 Leaupepe, Keli  1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 109 kg (240 lb)
F 42 Kuol, Bul  2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (SRP) Special restricted player
  • (IRP) Injury replacement player
  • (NRP) Nominated replacement player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured
Updated: 25 February 2026

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench Development Injured
PG Matthew Dellavedova Shaun Bruce Tyler Robertson
SG Kendric Davis (I) Makuach Maluach Lueth Awan (DP)
SF Torrey Craig (I) Jaylin Galloway Bul Kuol
PF Xavier Cooks Kouat Noi Goc Malual (DP) Keli Leaupepe
C Tim Soares (I) Hunter Goodrick (NRP) Jason Spurgin (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: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
August: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 28 August @ Brisbane L 100–92 Tim Soares (22) Xavier Cooks (9) Matthew Dellavedova (10) AIS Arena
n/a 		0–1
2 31 August S.E. Melbourne L 81–102 Tim Soares (14) Tim Soares (8) Matthew Dellavedova (8) AIS Arena
n/a 		0–2

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: 24–9 (Home: 13–4; Road: 11–5)
September: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 28 September Cairns L 74–77 Kendric Davis (21) Kouat Noi (9) Matthew Dellavedova (5) Sydney SuperDome
8,536 		0–1
October: 3–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 4 October New Zealand W 97–75 Kendric Davis (28) Tim Soares (8) Matthew Dellavedova (7) Sydney SuperDome
10,798 		1–1
3 8 October Melbourne L 93–107 Cooks, Davis (21) Xavier Cooks (10) Matthew Dellavedova (7) Sydney SuperDome
9,528 		1–2
4 11 October @ Adelaide W 79–103 Kouat Noi (29) Tim Soares (12) Matthew Dellavedova (7) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
10,021 		2–2
5 15 October @ Tasmania L 86–70 Jaylin Galloway (13) Cooks, Soares (8) three players (4) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,139 		2–3
6 19 October Perth W 94–72 Kendric Davis (25) Cooks, Soares (8) Cooks, Dellavedova (4) Sydney SuperDome
8,032 		3–3
7 23 October @ S.E. Melbourne L 112–95 Kendric Davis (31) four players (5) Kendric Davis (6) John Cain Arena
3,786 		3–4
8 26 October Tasmania L 89–90 Kendric Davis (22) Xavier Cooks (8) Matthew Dellavedova (6) Sydney SuperDome
11,023 		3–5
November: 4–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 3–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
9 1 November @ Brisbane W 79–116 Xavier Cooks (24) Xavier Cooks (10) Davis, Dellavedova (7) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
5,039 		4–5
10 3 November @ Melbourne W 92–95 Kendric Davis (34) Tim Soares (8) Matthew Dellavedova (7) John Cain Arena
10,175 		5–5
11 9 November New Zealand W 79–72 Cooks, Davis (21) Xavier Cooks (14) Kendric Davis (6) Sydney SuperDome
10,067 		6–5
12 16 November @ Illawarra W 71–98 Kendric Davis (17) Tim Soares (11) Kendric Davis (8) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
5,378 		7–5
13 23 November @ Tasmania L 104–81 Kendric Davis (20) Makuach Maluach (5) Jaylin Galloway (5) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 		7–6
December: 6–1 (Home: 4–0; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
14 3 December @ New Zealand L 95–90 Kendric Davis (18) Xavier Cooks (7) Kendric Davis (11) Claudelands Arena
2,770 		7–7
15 12 December @ Perth W 79–108 Kendric Davis (38) Xavier Cooks (6) Kendric Davis (8) Perth Arena
10,958 		8–7
16 14 December @ Melbourne W 86–92 (OT) Kendric Davis (26) Hunter Goodrick (10) Kendric Davis (6) John Cain Arena
9,402 		9–7
17 17 December Adelaide W 97–93 (OT) Cooks, Davis (27) Xavier Cooks (8) Davis Dellavedova (7) AIS Arena
4,154 		10–7
18 21 December Cairns W 119–77 Kendric Davis (21) Xavier Cooks (6) Kendric Davis (9) Sydney SuperDome
9,124 		11–7
19 25 December Illawarra W 108–84 Kendric Davis (27) Tim Soares (7) Kendric Davis (9) Sydney SuperDome
7,732 		12–7
20 30 December Brisbane W 95–70 Xavier Cooks (20) Hunter Goodrick (8) Kendric Davis (7) Sydney SuperDome
10,716 		13–7
January: 6–2 (Home: 5–1; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
21 2 January @ Adelaide L 85–79 Kendric Davis (26) Xavier Cooks (13) Kendric Davis (6) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
10,044 		13–8
22 5 January S.E. Melbourne L 117–124 Kendric Davis (30) Makuach Maluach (6) Kendric Davis (6) Sydney SuperDome
10,825 		13–9
23 9 January @ New Zealand W 62–103 Kouat Noi (18) four players (7) Davis, Dellavedova (7) Spark Arena
3,229 		14–9
24 11 January Melbourne W 97–94 Jaylin Galloway (27) Goodrick, Maluach (9) Kendric Davis (6) Sydney SuperDome
12,634 		15–9
25 15 January Brisbane W 95–80 Kouat Noi (24) Kouat Noi (10) Kendric Davis (10) Perth Arena
8,981 		16–9
26 22 January Tasmania W 105–94 Kendric Davis (40) Tim Soares (8) Kendric Davis (8) Sydney SuperDome
9,234 		17–9
27 25 January Adelaide W 106–101 Torrey Craig (26) Craig, Galloway (8) Kendric Davis (14) Sydney SuperDome
16,846 		18–9
28 29 January Illawarra W 122–104 Tim Soares (23) three players (6) Kendric Davis (9) Sydney SuperDome
7,740 		19–9
February: 5–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 4–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
29 1 February @ Cairns W 92–106 Kendric Davis (35) Cooks, Davis (7) Matthew Dellavedova (7) Cairns Convention Centre
4,002 		20–9
30 8 February @ S.E. Melbourne W 88–114 Kendric Davis (30) Craig, Soares (6) Kendric Davis (9) John Cain Arena
10,175 		21–9
31 13 February @ Illawarra W 94–120 Kendric Davis (24) Robertson, Soares (7) Kendric Davis (9) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
5,098 		22–9
32 15 February Perth W 102–84 Kendric Davis (30) Xavier Cooks (10) Kendric Davis (10) Sydney SuperDome
13,613 		23–9
33 20 February @ Brisbane W 77–117 Kendric Davis (31) Xavier Cooks (8) Kendric Davis (8) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
4,932 		24–9
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: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Semifinals: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 11 March Perth 0–0 Sydney SuperDome
 –
2 14 March @ Perth 0–0 Perth Arena
 –
3 18 March Perth 0–0 Sydney SuperDome
 –
2026 finals schedule

Transactions

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

Re-signed

Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Makuach Maluach 28 April 2025 1-year deal [9]

Additions

Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Matthew Dellavedova 10 April 2025 3-year deal Melbourne United [10]
Kendric Davis 22 April 2025 1-year deal Adelaide 36ers [11]

Subtractions

Player Reason left Date Left New team Ref.
Izayah Le'afa Option declined 10 April 2025 New Zealand Breakers [12]

Awards

Club awards

See also

References

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  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.
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  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. ^ "Kings hold court with key re-signing". NBL.com.au. 28 April 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
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  11. ^ Uluc, Olgun (22 April 2025). "'They can get me to the NBA': why Kendric Davis chose the Kings". ESPN Australia. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
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