2025–26 Perth Wildcats season

2025–26 Perth Wildcats season
Head coachAustralia John Rillie
CaptainAustralia Jesse Wagstaff
ArenaPerth Arena
NBL results
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Stats at NBL.com.au
Ignite Cup results
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The 2025–26 Perth Wildcats season will be the 45th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their fourth under the leadership of head coach John Rillie.

Roster

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Perth Wildcats roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
C 0 South Sudan Lual-Acuil, Jo 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
G 1 New Zealand Russo-Nance, Dontae 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
G/F 3 United States Windler, Dylan (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 89 kg (196 lb)
F 5 United States Doolittle, Kristian (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 105 kg (231 lb)
G/F 10 Australia Henshall, Ben 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
F 22 Australia Gerovich, Thomas (DP) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
F 24 Australia Wagstaff, Jesse (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 103 kg (227 lb)
G 40 Australia Pepper, Elijah 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
G South Sudan Dech, Sunday 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
F Australia Huefner, Cameron (DP) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb)
F France Kouakou-Heugue, Noa (NS) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
F South Sudan Mayen, Lat 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
G Australia Rillie, Jaron (DP) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Australia Keegan Crawford
  • Australia Gerard Martin
  • New Zealand Aaron Young
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Australia Josh Cavanagh
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • (SRP) Special restricted player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 21 August 2025

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Development Injured
PG Elijah Pepper Dontae Russo-Nance
SG Ben Henshall Sunday Dech
SF Dylan Windler (I) Lat Mayen Cameron Huefner (DP)
PF Kristian Doolittle (I) Noa Kouakou-Heugue (NS) Jesse Wagstaff Thomas Gerovich (DP)
C Jo Lual-Acuil David Okwera


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
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2
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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

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

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

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

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

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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.
Cameron Huefner 4 April 2025 3-year deal Sam Houston Bearkats [7]
Jo Lual-Acuil 22 July 2025 2-year deal Al Ittihad Alexandria [8]

Subtractions

Player Reason left Date Left New Team Ref.
Michael Harris Free agent 7 April 2025 Adelaide 36ers [9]
Bryce Cotton Free agent 22 May 2025 Adelaide 36ers [10]

Awards

Club awards

  • Club MVP:
  • Coaches’ Award:
  • Most Improved Player:
  • Best Defensive Player:
  • Players’ Player:
  • Hall of Fame inductees:

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.
  7. ^ "Forward thinking: Wildcats sign emerging talent". NBL.com.au. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  8. ^ O'Donoghue, Craig (22 July 2025). "Jo Lual-Acuil: Perth Wildcats sign former Melbourne United star on a two-year NBL contract". The West Australian. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Harris signs on for NBL26 season". Adelaide36ers.com. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  10. ^ "Bryce Cotton signs bombshell multi-year deal with Adelaide 36ers". ESPN Australia. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
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