2004-05
Phill Jones left the Breakers despite a year still being left on his contract to play in Italy. The Breakers signed Shawn Redhage after the American's stellar play in SEABL. Redhage started his NBL career well with an eye-opening 27-point performance in his debut match, but was later cut after a series of poor performances. Redhage later made the Breakers regret their decision, signing with the Perth Wildcats, becoming one of the best players in the NBL, and representing Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
The Breakers finished in last place in the eleven-team league, with a woeful 9-23 record. All was not well internally, with an alleged text message from Dillon Boucher to former coach and friend Green complaining about Arsego's style of coaching and his lack of game time. The Breakers severed ties with Arsego after the dismal season, and after much speculation about New Zealand Tall Blacks head coach Tab Baldwin taking over as head coach, Andrej Lemanis, a Townsville Crocodiles assistant coach, was appointed in a somewhat surprising decision, at least to New Zealand basketball followers.
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