Perth Wildcats
Basketball team based in Perth
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2025 | Expected to play some games at Superdrome/Challenge Stadium/Perth HPC, continuing their historical venue rotation. |
2025 | The Wildcats finished the regular season in third place with an 18–11 record. Bryce Cotton was named NBL MVP for the fifth time after averaging a career-high 28.6 points per game. |
February 2025 | Former owner Jack Bendat and four-time NBL champion and former vice-captain Greg Hire were added to the Wildcats Hall of Fame. |
2024 | Bryce Cotton named league MVP for the fourth time, after averaging 26.6 points during a 13-2 run between rounds six and sixteen. |
December 14 2024 | The Wildcats defeated the Cairns Taipans 128–92, producing their largest ever score in a 40-minute game. Bryce Cotton scored 44 points, becoming the third ever player to have four consecutive 40-point games. |
December 1 2024 | The Wildcats moved to an 8–7 record with a 123–112 win over the Breakers, where Bryce Cotton scored 59 points, setting the most points scored by any player since the league reverted to 40-minute games. |
November 3 2024 | Jesse Wagstaff broke Ricky Grace's club games played record by playing his 483rd game in a 100–76 loss to the Phoenix in Melbourne. |
September 20 2024 | In the season opener, the Wildcats defeated the South East Melbourne Phoenix 106–98, with Keanu Pinder scoring 29 points and Bryce Cotton scoring 26 points. |
August 14 2024 | WA businessman Mark Arena officially became the majority owner of the Wildcats, purchasing 52.5% of the club for $21 million from Sports Entertainment Group. |
July 2024 | Sports Entertainment Group agreed to sell 90% of their 95% shareholder ownership of the Wildcats to MT Arena Capital Investment for an estimated $40 million. |
March 13 2024 | Tasmania wins third game against Perth Wildcats 100-84, with Bryce Cotton scoring 21 points and the series moving to 1-2 in Tasmania's favor |
March 11 2024 | Tasmania defeats Perth Wildcats 102-94 away at Derwent Entertainment Centre, with Bryce Cotton scoring 26 points |
March 8 2024 | Perth Wildcats win first game against Tasmania with Keanu Pinder scoring 25 points, securing a 89-81 victory at Perth Arena with 10,624 in attendance |
February 2024 | The second group of Wildcats Hall of Fame inductees was announced, including former owner Kerry Stokes, championship-winning head coach Adrian Hurley, and long-time game-night producer Raquel Muia. |
February 17 2024 | Perth Wildcats lost to Tasmania 72-86 in an away game. Alexandre Sarr was top scorer with 17 points, Kristian Doolittle had 5 rebounds, and Henshall and Usher each had 3 assists. The match was played at Derwent Entertainment Centre with an attendance of 4,340. |
February 15 2024 | Perth Wildcats lost to Illawarra 92-108 in an away game. Bryce Cotton scored 20 points, Hyrum Harris had 7 rebounds, and Tai Webster led with 5 assists. The match was played at Wollongong Entertainment Centre with an attendance of 4,486. |
February 10 2024 | Perth Wildcats defeated Cairns 117-88. Bryce Cotton was top scorer with 26 points, while Alexandre Sarr led in rebounds with 12. Cotton also had 4 assists. The match was held at Perth Arena with an attendance of 12,895. |
February 10 2024 | Wildcats secured second place on the ladder with a 117-88 win over the Cairns Taipans. |
February 4 2024 | Perth Wildcats lost to New Zealand 78-89. Keanu Pinder was top scorer with 21 points and also led in rebounds with 15. Bryce Cotton had 6 assists. The match was played at Perth Arena with an attendance of 12,975. |
January 27 2024 | Perth Wildcats defeated S.E. Melbourne 103-91 at State Basketball Centre, with Tai Webster scoring 23 points. The team's record improved to 16-8. |
January 25 2024 | Second six-game winning streak ended by the Illawarra Hawks in a 95-77 loss. |
January 21 2024 | Perth Wildcats won against Sydney 104-98 at Sydney SuperDome, with Bryce Cotton scoring 29 points. |
January 19 2024 | Perth Wildcats defeated Brisbane 118-86 at Perth Arena, with Bryce Cotton scoring 28 points and contributing 7 assists. |
January 13 2024 | Perth Wildcats won against S.E. Melbourne 100-79 at Perth Arena, with Bryce Cotton scoring 34 points. Their record improved to 13-7. |
2023 | Won play-in qualifier against South East Melbourne Phoenix 106-99, with Bryce Cotton scoring a game-high 26 points. |
2023 | Eliminated from finals after losing 91-78 to the Cairns Taipans in the play-in game. |
December 26 2023 | Away win against Cairns, with Bryce Cotton scoring 33 points and Kristian Doolittle grabbing 16 rebounds |
December 23 2023 | Wildcats lose in overtime to Melbourne, with Bryce Cotton scoring 36 points, record falls to 9-7 |
December 15 2023 | Narrow win against Tasmania with Bryce Cotton scoring 28 points, improving record to 9-6 |
December 8 2023 | Six-game winning streak ended with an 18-point loss to the Illawarra Hawks. |
December 1 2023 | Wildcats secured their sixth consecutive win against the Sydney Kings, with Bryce Cotton scoring 41 points. |
November 18 2023 | Perth Wildcats narrowly defeat Brisbane 79-76, with Bryce Cotton scoring 25 points and Keanu Pinder grabbing 10 rebounds. The match was played at Nissan Arena with an attendance of 4,869, improving their record to 7-5. |
November 16 2023 | Perth Wildcats win against Cairns 88-80, with Bryce Cotton scoring 25 points. The game was held at Perth Arena with an attendance of 9,976, pushing their record to 6-5. |
November 10 2023 | Perth Wildcats defeat New Zealand 94-76, with Bryce Cotton achieving an impressive 37 points. Kristian Doolittle grabbed 11 rebounds, helping the team improve to a 5-5 record at Perth Arena. |
November 6 2023 | Perth Wildcats win an overtime game against Melbourne 102-95, with Bryce Cotton scoring 24 points. The match was played at John Cain Arena with an attendance of 10,175, bringing their record to 4-5. |
November 4 2023 | Wildcats broke a four-game losing streak with a 99-88 win over the Adelaide 36ers, beginning a six-game winning streak. |
October 27 2023 | Perth Wildcats lose to Brisbane 79-84 in game 7, dropping their record to 2-5 for the season |
October 21 2023 | Perth Wildcats lose to Adelaide 89-78 in game 6, with Keanu Pinder recording a double-double (17 points, 13 rebounds) |
October 15 2023 | Perth Wildcats lose to Sydney 99-86 in game 5, with Bryce Cotton scoring 22 points |
October 13 2023 | Perth Wildcats lose to Melbourne 81-88 in game 4, with Keanu Pinder scoring 25 points |
October 6 2023 | Perth Wildcats defeat Adelaide 82-75 in game 3, with Bryce Cotton scoring 19 points and leading in assists with 5 |
October 1 2023 | Perth Wildcats lose to S.E. Melbourne 110-99 in game 2, with Ben Henshall scoring 24 points at John Cain Arena |
September 29 2023 | Perth Wildcats win their first game of the season against Tasmania with a score of 101-95, led by Jordan Usher's 35 points. Jordan Usher was the top scorer, while Pinder and Sarr both had 5 rebounds, and Bryce Cotton provided 6 assists. The game was played at Perth Arena with an attendance of 12,361 fans. |
September 26 2023 | Kristian Doolittle signed to a 1-year deal from Limoges CSP |
September 21 2023 | Perth Wildcats win third consecutive game against New Zealand 93-89, with Jordan Usher scoring 26 points and Keanu Pinder grabbing 13 rebounds, achieving a 3-0 start to the season |
September 19 2023 | Perth Wildcats defeat Adelaide 112-80, with Michael Harris scoring 18 points, improving their record to 2-0 |
September 17 2023 | Perth Wildcats win first game of the season against Cairns with Bryce Cotton scoring 31 points at Gold Coast Convention Centre, achieving a 95-102 victory and starting the season with a 1-0 record |
September 6 2023 | Oliver Hayes-Brown was released from the team and transferred to Richmond (AFL) |
August 9 2023 | Jordan Usher signed to a 1-year deal from Beşiktaş |
August 7 2023 | Majok Majok left the team as a free agent and transferred to Tasmania JackJumpers |
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