WATCH: Ryukyu Golden Kings vs Perth Wildcats

03 Sep 2026

A pre-season trip to Japan gives Perth a last look at how its new-look roster fits together before NBL27 begins.

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NBL.com.au

Melbourne and New Zealand face their final pre-season tests ahead of the Hungry Jack's NBL27 Season, this Thursday at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre.

Ryukyu Golden Kings vs Perth Wildcats
Thursday, September 10 - 8:35pm AEST
Okinawa Suntory Arena, Japan

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Depth charts

Perth

‍Head coach: John Rillie

Contracted: Cameron Huefner, Kristian Doolittle, Jo Lual-Acuil Jr., Elijah Pepper, Jaron Rillie, Jesse Wagstaff, Dylan Windler
‍Incoming: Angus Brandt (Veltex Shizuoka - Japan), Anthony Dell'Orso (University of Arizona - NCAA), Alex Higgins-Titsha (Cairns Taipans), Tana Kopa (Keilor Thunder - NBL1 South), Marley Sam (Eastern Suns - NBL1 West), Jimmy Whitt (Gold Coast Rollers - NBL1 North)
‍Departed: Sunday Dech (Cairns Taipans), David Duke Jr. (Pallacanestro Varese - Italy), Thomas Gerovich, Ben Henshall (Ole Miss - NCAA), Noa Kouakou-Heugue, Lat Mayen (Brisbane Bullets), David Okwera (BC Balkan Botevgrad - Bulgaria), Dontae Russo-Nance (Pepperdine - NCAA)
‍Free Agents: -

Potential depth chart:
PG: / Rillie / Sam (DP) / Whitt (NRP)
SG: Pepper / Dell'Orso / Kopa (DP)
SF: Windler (IP) / Huefner
PF: Doolittle (IP) / Higgins-Titsha / Wagstaff
C: Lual-Acuil Jr. / Brandt