2018β19 Melbourne United season | |
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Head coach |
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Captain |
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Arena | Melbourne Arena |
NBL results | |
Record | 18–10 (64.3%) |
Ladder | 2nd |
Finals finish | Runners-up (lost to Wildcats 1β3) |
Stats at NBL.com.au | |
Player records | |
Points |
![]() 18.8 |
Rebounds |
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Assists |
![]() 4.8 |
Efficiency |
![]() 56% |
All statistics correct as of 17 March 2019. | |
The 2018β19 NBL season was the 36th season for Melbourne United in the NBL, and the 5th under the banner of Melbourne United.
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Updated: 26 January 2019 |
2018 pre-season game log Total: 7β5 (home: 6β3; road: 1β2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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August: 4β0 (Home: 4β0; Road: 0β0)
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September: 3β4 (Home: 2β3; Road: 1β1)
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October: 0β1 (Home: 0β0; Road: 0β1)
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Pos | 2018β19 NBL season | |||||||||||
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Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP | |
1 | Perth Wildcats1 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 64.29% | 4β1 | L1 | 12β2 | 6β8 | 2499 | 2355 | 106.11% |
2 | Melbourne United1 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 64.29% | 3β2 | W1 | 10β4 | 8β6 | 2586 | 2478 | 104.36% |
3 | Sydney Kings1 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 64.29% | 4β1 | W1 | 9β5 | 9β5 | 2438 | 2380 | 102.44% |
4 | Brisbane Bullets2 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 50.00% | 2β3 | W1 | 9β5 | 5β9 | 2503 | 2480 | 100.93% |
5 | Adelaide 36ers2 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 50.00% | 2β3 | L2 | 6β8 | 8β6 | 2687 | 2681 | 100.22% |
6 | New Zealand Breakers3 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 42.86% | 2β3 | L1 | 7β7 | 5β9 | 2649 | 2641 | 100.30% |
7 | Illawarra Hawks3 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 42.86% | 1β4 | L3 | 8β6 | 4β10 | 2493 | 2664 | 93.58% |
8 | Cairns Taipans | 28 | 6 | 22 | 21.43% | 2β3 | L1 | 3β11 | 3β11 | 2400 | 2576 | 93.17% |
Updated to match(es) played on 17 February 2019. 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 winβloss record, the overall points percentage between the teams will determine order of seeding.
1Perth Wildcats won on overall points percentage. Melbourne United finished 2nd on overall points percentage.
2Brisbane Bullets won on overall points percentage.
3New Zealand Breakers won on overall points percentage.
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Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Adelaide 36ers | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Brisbane Bullets | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Cairns Taipans | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Illawarra Hawks | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Melbourne United | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
New Zealand Breakers | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Perth Wildcats | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Sydney Kings | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
2018β19 game log Total: 18β10 (home: 10β4; road: 8β6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 3β2 (Home: 2β1; Road: 1β1)
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November: 6β1 (Home: 4β0; Road: 2β1)
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December: 2β3 (Home: 1β2; Road: 1β1)
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January: 3β2 (Home: 1β0; Road: 2β2)
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February: 4β2 (Home: 2β1; Road: 2β1)
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2019 finals game log Total: 3β3 (home: 2β1; road: 1β2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals: 2β0 (Home: 1β0; Road: 1β0)
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Grand Final: 1β3 (Home: 1β1; Road: 0β2)
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Player | Signed |
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Chris Goulding [1] | 26 April |
Peter Hooley [2] | 30 April |
Tohi Smith-Milner [3] | 2 May |
David Barlow [4] | 7 May |
Josh Boone [5] | 17 August |
Casper Ware [5] |
Player | Signed | Former team |
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Dan Trist [6] | 3 May | Club Ourense Baloncesto |
Alex Pledger [7] | 18 May | New Zealand Breakers |
Mitch McCarron [8] | 7 June | Petrol Olimpija |
Sam McDaniel [9] | 15 August | Mount Gambier Pioneers |
D. J. Kennedy [10] | 9 September | PΔ±nar KarΕΔ±yaka |
Venky Jois [11] | 26 January | Rasta Vechta |
Player | Reason left | New team |
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Majok Majok [12] [13] | Free agent | New Zealand Breakers |
Tai Wesley [14] [15] | Free agent | New Zealand Breakers |
Kyle Adnam [16] [17] | Free agent | Sydney Kings |
David Andersen [18] [19] | Free agent | Illawarra Hawks |
Carrick Felix [20] | Released | Washington Wizards |
Casey Prather [21] [22] | Free agent | Promitheas Patras |