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
Depth chart
Standings
Ladder
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
Game log
Pre-season
The 2025 NBL Blitz will run from 27 to 31 August 2025 with games being played at the AIS Arena, Canberra.
|-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 1 | 27 August | @ Perth | L 84–78 | Milton Doyle (15) | Jesse Edwards (9) | Milton Doyle (3) | AIS Arenan/a | 0–1 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 2 | 30 August | Brisbane | W 98–60 | Tyson Walker (18) | Jesse Edwards (11) | Tyson Walker (6) | AIS Arenan/a | 1–1
NBLxNBA games
|-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 1 | 3 October | @ New Orleans | | Milton Doyle (25) | Finn Delany (9) | Tyson Walker (5) | Rod Laver Arena14,800 | 0–1
Regular season
The regular season will begin on 18 September 2025. It will consist of 165 games (33 games each) spread across 22 rounds, with the final game being played on 20 February 2026.
|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 1 | 18 September | @ Tasmania | W 84–88 | Milton Doyle (22) | Fabijan Krslovic (10) | three players (3) | Derwent Entertainment Centre4,340 | 1–0 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 2 | 21 September | New Zealand | W 114–82 | Jesse Edwards (22) | Fabijan Krslovic (8) | Shea Ili (8) | John Cain Arena9,101 | 2–0 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 3 | 25 September | S.E. Melbourne | W 103–83 | Milton Doyle (18) | Jesse Edwards (6) | Tyson Walker (8) | John Cain Arena10,035 | 3–0
|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 4 | 8 October | @ Sydney | W 93–107 | Tyson Walker (27) | Jesse Edwards (12) | Milton Doyle (6) | Sydney SuperDome9,528 | 4–0 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 5 | 12 October | Cairns | W 95–60 | Edwards, Goulding (16) | Jesse Edwards (12) | Finn Delany (4) | John Cain Arena9,233 | 5–0 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 6 | 17 October | @ Brisbane | W 86–95 | Chris Goulding (22) | Jesse Edwards (7) | Tyson Walker (6) | Brisbane Entertainment Centre4,899 | 6–0 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 7 | 19 October | New Zealand | W 104–88 | Chris Goulding (23) | Jesse Edwards (10) | Tyson Walker (9) | John Cain Arena8,092 | 7–0 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 8 | 24 October | @ Cairns | W 67–94 | Chris Goulding (14) | Delany, Doyle (6) | Doyle, Walker (4) | Cairns Convention Centre3,505 | 8–0 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 9 | 26 October | Adelaide | W 81–80 | Jesse Edwards (25) | Fabijan Krslovic (8) | Milton Doyle (5) | John Cain Arena10,175 | 9–0
|-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 10 | 3 November | Sydney | L 92–95 | Tyson Walker (22) | Tyson Walker (9) | Tyson Walker (5) | John Cain Arena10,175 | 9–1 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 11 | 5 November | @ Illawarra | L 107–93 | Finn Delany (21) | Edwards, Krslovic (6) | Milton Doyle (11) | Wollongong Entertainment Centre3,012 | 9–2 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 12 | 8 November | @ S.E. Melbourne | W 81–92 | Tyson Walker (24) | Jesse Edwards (11) | Tyson Walker (6) | John Cain Arena8,806 | 10–2 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 13 | 15 November | Brisbane | W 99–93 | Milton Doyle (28) | Kyle Bowen (7) | Doyle, Ili (4) | John Cain Arena8,930 | 11–2 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 14 | 21 November | @ Illawarra | W 102–105 | Chris Goulding (23) | Jesse Edwards (8) | Milton Doyle (7) | Wollongong Entertainment Centre3,872 | 12–2 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 15 | 23 November | Perth | W 98–87 | Milton Doyle (24) | Jesse Edwards (16) | Tyson Walker (7) | John Cain Arena9,212 | 13–2
|-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 16 | 4 December | @ Perth | L 96–84 | Tanner Krebs (29) | Jesse Edwards (9) | Tyson Walker (5) | Perth Arena10,210 | 13–3 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 17 | 7 December | @ S.E. Melbourne | L 111–86 | Milton Doyle (22) | Finn Delany (7) | Doyle, Walker (5) | John Cain Arena10,175 | 13–4 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 18 | 12 December | @ Adelaide | L 114–105 (OT) | Chris Goulding (24) | Delany, Edwards (9) | Doyle, Ili (3) | Adelaide Entertainment Centre10,032 | 13–5 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 19 | 14 December | Sydney | L 86–92 (OT) | Milton Doyle (21) | Fabijan Krslovic (12) | Tyson Walker (5) | John Cain Arena9,402 | 13–6 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 20 | 18 December | Illawarra | W 97–75 | Tyson Walker (21) | Jesse Edwards (9) | Tyson Walker (10) | John Cain Arena7,205 | 14–6 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 21 | 23 December | Tasmania | L 73–92 | Tyson Walker (15) | Tanner Krebs (5) | Tyson Walker (6) | John Cain Arena10,175 | 14–7 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 22 | 27 December | @ Brisbane | W 87–92 | Chris Goulding (19) | Kyle Bowen (8) | Milton Doyle (8) | Brisbane Entertainment Centre4,299 | 15–7
|-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 23 | 3 January | @ Tasmania | L 84–75 | Tyson Walker (20) | Jesse Edwards (9) | Milton Doyle (6) | Derwent Entertainment Centre4,340 | 15–8 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 24 | 7 January | Cairns | L 92–93 | Chris Goulding (27) | Tanner Krebs (8) | Delany, Walker (4) | Bendigo Stadium4,003 | 15–9 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 25 | 11 January | @ Sydney | L 97–94 | Jesse Edwards (23) | Tanner Krebs (9) | Milton Doyle (8) | Sydney SuperDome12,634 | 15–10 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 26 | 17 January | Tasmania | W 79–77 | Jesse Edwards (21) | Jesse Edwards (10) | Tyson Walker (6) | Perth Arena7,032 | 16–10 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 27 | 21 January | Brisbane | W 98–66 | Tyson Walker (17) | Fabijan Krslovic (8) | Tyson Walker (5) | Bendigo Stadium3,978 | 17–10 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 28 | 25 January | @ Perth | W 73–74 | Milton Doyle (24) | Jesse Edwards (17) | Milton Doyle (8) | Perth Arena12,707 | 18–10 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 29 | 30 January | @ New Zealand | L 97–95 | Jesse Edwards (23) | Jesse Edwards (14) | Milton Doyle (9) | Spark Arena4,917 | 18–11
|-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 30 | 7 February | Adelaide | L 76–87 | Chris Goulding (18) | Jesse Edwards (8) | Tyson Walker (4) | John Cain Arena10,175 | 18–12 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 31 | 12 February | @ Cairns | W 85–89 | Milton Doyle (25) | Jesse Edwards (13) | Fabijan Krslovic (5) | Cairns Convention Centre3,650 | 19–12 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 32 | 15 February | Illawarra | L 91–100 | Tyson Walker (30) | Jesse Edwards (9) | Milton Doyle (6) | John Cain Arena10,175 | 19–13 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 33 | 19 February | S.E. Melbourne | W 95–91 | Milton Doyle (25) | Jesse Edwards (11) | Tyson Walker (5) | John Cain Arena8,919 | 20–13
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.
Postseason
|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 1 | 5 March | Tasmania | W 82–68 | Finn Delany (33) | Fabijan Krslovic (7) | Doyle, Walker (6) | John Cain Arena5,071 | 1–0
|-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 2 | 7 March | @ Perth | L 95–77 | Milton Doyle (13) | Jesse Edwards (8) | Finn Delany (3) | Perth Arena6,731 | 1–1
Transactions Free agency began on 4 April 2025. Re-signed Player Date Signed Contract Ref. Kyle Bowen 4 April 2025 2-year deal Shea Ili 7 April 2025 2-year deal
Additions Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref. Dash Daniels 13 December 2024 2-year deal (next star) BA Centre of Excellence Fabijan Krslovic 11 April 2025 2-year deal Tasmania JackJumpers Tom Wilson 14 April 2025 1-year deal Melbourne Tigers Finn Delany 22 May 2025 2-year deal (mutual option) Utsunomiya Brex 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 Akech Aliir Free agent 10 April 2025 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix Robert Loe Free agent 15 April 2025 New Zealand Breakers
Awards Club awards Club MVP: Jesse Edwards Defensive Player: Tyson Walker SHARE Award: Fabijan Krslovic Melbourne United Belt: Kyle Bowen Bringing the Blue Podcast MVP: Tyson Walker Vince Crivelli Club Person of the Year: Suzanne Jenkins & Lochie Gay
See also 2025–26 NBL season Melbourne United
References
External links
Official Website