2022–23 NBL season
45th season of the Australasian basketball competition
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The 2022–23 NBL season was the 45th season of the National Basketball League since its establishment in 1979. A total of ten teams contested in the 2022–23 season.
Season2022–23
Duration
- 1 October 2022 – 5 February 2023
- 9–12 February 2023
(Play-in tournament) - 12–19 February 2023 (Semifinals)
- 3–15 March 2023 (Finals)
Games played140
| 2022–23 NBL season | |||||||||||||
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| League | National Basketball League | ||||||||||||
| Season | 2022–23 | ||||||||||||
| Duration |
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| Games played | 140 | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 10 | ||||||||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||||
| Season champions | Sydney Kings | ||||||||||||
| Season MVP |  Xavier Cooks (Sydney) | ||||||||||||
| Finals | |||||||||||||
| Champions | Sydney Kings (5th title) | ||||||||||||
| Runners-up | New Zealand Breakers | ||||||||||||
| Semi-finalists | Cairns Taipans Tasmania JackJumpers | ||||||||||||
| Finals MVP |  Derrick Walton (Sydney) | ||||||||||||
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| Biggest home win | 39 points S.E. Melbourne 111–72 Illawarra (8 December 2022) | ||||||||||||
| Biggest away win | 49 points Brisbane 67–116 Sydney (11 January 2023) | ||||||||||||
| Highest scoring | 225 points S.E. Melbourne 113–112 Sydney (18 December 2022) | ||||||||||||
| Lowest scoring | 136 points New Zealand 71–65 Tasmania (7 October 2022) | ||||||||||||
| Winning streak | 6 games Cairns Taipans (31 December 2022 – 15 January 2023) Sydney Kings (25 December 2022 – 15 January 2023) | ||||||||||||
| Losing streak | 11 games Illawarra Hawks (8 December 2022 – 15 January 2023) | ||||||||||||
| Highest attendance | 18,124 – Qudos Bank Arena Sydney vs New Zealand (15 March 2023) | ||||||||||||
| Lowest attendance | 2,011 – WIN Entertainment Centre Illawarra vs Brisbane (24 October 2022) | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 970,704 | ||||||||||||
| Average attendance | 6,303 | ||||||||||||
| All statistics correct as of 15 March 2023. | |||||||||||||
Australian broadcast rights to the season are held by ESPN in the second season of a three-year deal. All games are available live on ESPN and the streaming platform Kayo Sports.[1] Network 10 will broadcast two Sunday afternoon games on 10 Peach and 10 Play.[2] In New Zealand, Sky Sport continue as the official league broadcaster.[3]
The 2022–23 season saw a return to the traditional October start after two straight condensed seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5]
The Sydney Kings won their second consecutive championship after beating the New Zealand Breakers in the Championship Series, 3–2.[6]
Teams
All ten teams from the 2021–22 NBL season continued on in 2022–23. The New Zealand Breakers returned to a regular home-and-away schedule after spending the majority of the previous two seasons based in Australia due to Covid-related travel restrictions.[7][8]
Stadiums and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide 36ers | Adelaide | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | 11,300 |
| Brisbane Bullets | Brisbane | Nissan Arena | 5,000 |
| Cairns Taipans | Cairns | Cairns Convention Centre | 5,300 |
| Illawarra Hawks | Wollongong | WIN Entertainment Centre | 6,000 |
| Melbourne United | Melbourne | John Cain Arena | 10,500 |
| New Zealand Breakers | Auckland | Spark Arena | 9,300 |
| Perth Wildcats | Perth | RAC Arena | 14,800 |
| S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | Melbourne | John Cain Arena | 10,500 |
| State Basketball Centre | 3,200 | ||
| Sydney Kings | Sydney | Qudos Bank Arena | 18,200 |
| Tasmania JackJumpers | Hobart | MyState Bank Arena | 4,865 |
| Launceston | Silverdome | 3,255 | |
Personnel and sponsorship
| Team | Coach | Captain | Main sponsor | Kit manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide 36ers | C. J. Bruton |
Mitch McCarron |
Walker Corporation | Champion |
| Brisbane Bullets | Greg Vanderjagt |
Aron Baynes |
St. Genevieve | |
| Cairns Taipans | Adam Forde |
Tahjere McCall |
CQUniversity | |
| Illawarra Hawks | Jacob Jackomas |
Sam Froling Tyler Harvey |
Multi Civil and Rail | |
| Melbourne United | Dean Vickerman |
Chris Goulding |
DoorDash | |
| New Zealand Breakers |  Mody Maor |
 Thomas Abercrombie |
Sky Sport | |
| Perth Wildcats | John Rillie |
Jesse Wagstaff |
Pentanet | |
| S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | Simon Mitchell |
Kyle Adnam Ryan Broekhoff Mitch Creek |
Mountain Goat Beer | |
| Sydney Kings | Chase Buford |
Xavier Cooks |
Hostplus | |
| Tasmania JackJumpers | Scott Roth |
Clint Steindl |
Spirit of Tasmania |
Player transactions
Free agency began on 20 May 2022, due to the late finish of the 2021–22 season which had been delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic.[9][10][11]
Head coaching transactions
| Team | 2021–22 season | 2022–23 season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Bullets | James Duncan[12] | Sam Mackinnon[13] | Greg Vanderjagt[14] |
| Illawarra Hawks | Brian Goorjian | Jacob Jackomas[15] | |
| New Zealand Breakers | Dan Shamir | Mody Maor[16] | |
| Perth Wildcats | Scott Morrison[17] | John Rillie[18] | |
| S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | Simon Mitchell[19] | ||
| Tasmania JackJumpers | Scott Roth[20] | ||
Pre-season
The pre-season games began on 9 August 2022, and ran until 6 October 2022.[21]
The pre-season also featured the Adelaide 36ers playing two NBA teams in the United States, marking the fourth NBLxNBA tour.[22][23][24]
Blitz ladder
The 2022 NBL Blitz ran from 16 to 23 September with all ten teams competing. Darwin, Northern Territory will host the tournament.[25][26]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PP | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide 36ers (C) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 255 | 232 | 109.9 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | Melbourne United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 238 | 211 | 112.8 | 8.5 | 14.5 |
| 3 | Perth Wildcats | 3 | 2 | 1 | 248 | 241 | 102.9 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 252 | 221 | 114.0 | 6.5 | 12.5 |
| 5 | Illawarra Hawks | 3 | 2 | 1 | 243 | 233 | 104.3 | 6.5 | 12.5 |
| 6 | Brisbane Bullets | 3 | 2 | 1 | 225 | 225 | 100.0 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | Sydney Kings | 3 | 2 | 1 | 245 | 245 | 100.0 | 5.5 | 11.5 |
| 8 | New Zealand Breakers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 243 | 267 | 91.0 | 5 | 5 |
| 9 | Cairns Taipans | 3 | 0 | 3 | 237 | 275 | 86.2 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 3 | 0 | 3 | 226 | 262 | 86.3 | 3 | 3 |
Regular season
The regular season began on 1 October 2022.[27] It consisted of 140 games spread across 18 rounds, with the final game being played on 5 February 2023.[28][29]
On 16 November 2022, player Isaac Humphries came out as gay.[30][31] The announcement meant Humphries was the first Australian male basketball player and the first player in the NBL to be openly gay, and the only active openly gay male professional basketball player in a top-tier league anywhere in the world at the time.[32][33]
On 30 January 2023, Sydney Kings claimed their 7th regular season championship.[34]
Round 1
| 1 October 2022 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 84–79 | Tasmania JackJumpers | John Cain Arena, Melbourne |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 28–16, 15–17, 14–18, 27–28 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Adnam 30 Rebs: Anticevich, Williams 7 Asts: Adnam 4 |
boxscore report |
Pts: McVeigh 20 Rebs: Kelly 6 Asts: Magette 8 |
Attendance: 5,728 |
| 1 October 2022 | Illawarra Hawks | 97–106 | Sydney Kings | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 22–20, 29–31, 25–31 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Dent 19 Rebs: Froling 10 Asts: Robinson 8 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Walton 32 Rebs: Simon 9 Asts: Walton 8 |
Attendance: 4,008 |
| 2 October 2022 | Melbourne United | 101–97(OT) | New Zealand Breakers | John Cain Arena, Melbourne |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 25–20, 24–25, 19–21, Overtime: 13–9 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Rathan-Mayes 33 Rebs: Humphries 6 Asts: Rathan-Mayes 9 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Brown, Pardon 23 Rebs: McDowell-White 13 Asts: McDowell-White 7 |
Attendance: 7,236 |
Round 2
| 6 October 2022 | Illawarra Hawks | 85–72 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | WIN Entertainment, Wollongong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 20–16, 23–13, 20–24 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Harvey 22 Rebs: Froling 9 Asts: Dent 5 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Madut 21 Rebs: Williams 11 Asts: Adnam 6 |
Attendance: 2,806 |
| 7 October 2022 | New Zealand Breakers | 71–65 | Tasmania JackJumpers | Spark Arena, Auckland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 21–21, 6–11, 19–15 | |||
| Sky Sports | Pts: Brantley 19 Rebs: Loe, Pardon 7 Asts: McDowell-White 4 |
boxscore report |
Pts: McVeigh 19 Rebs: Kelly 10 Asts: Doyle, Magette 5 |
Attendance: 5,340 |
Round 3
| 14 October 2022 | Sydney Kings | 78–83 | Cairns Taipans | Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 25–19, 15–20, 19–22, 19–22 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Vasiljevic 20 Rebs: Walton 9 Asts: Walton 6 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Pinder, Scott 16 Rebs: Pinder 11 Asts: Hogg, Scott 5 |
Attendance: 7,287 |
| 14 October 2022 | Perth Wildcats | 81–84 | Melbourne United | RAC Arena, Perth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 21–18, 20–22, 21–20 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Cotton 32 Rebs: Wagstaff 8 Asts: Travers 8 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Humphries, Rathan-Mayes 17 Rebs: Rathan-Mayes 11 Asts: Goulding, Rathan-Mayes 5 |
Attendance: 10,441 |
| 15 October 2022 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 77–85 | New Zealand Breakers | John Cain Arena, Melbourne |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 21–26, 18–18, 21–22 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Creek 20 Rebs: Broekhoff 8 Asts: Adnam 7 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Loe 18 Rebs: McDowell-White 7 Asts: Le'afa 10 |
Attendance: 4,364 |
| 16 October 2022 | Melbourne United | 64–74 | Tasmania JackJumpers | John Cain Arena, Melbourne |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 15–20, 22–19, 13–13 | |||
| 10 Peach | Pts: Rathan-Mayes 18 Rebs: Barlow, Rathan-Mayes 7 Asts: Barlow 4 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Kelly, Krslovic 13 Rebs: Kelly 12 Asts: Doyle, Magette, White 3 |
Attendance: 7,292 |
| 17 October 2022 | Illawarra Hawks | 62–88 | New Zealand Breakers | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 10–26, 23–13, 13–28 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Harvey 12 Rebs: King 8 Asts: Dent 4 |
boxscore report |
Pts: McDowell-White 17 Rebs: McDowell-White 10 Asts: McDowell-White 6 |
Attendance: 2,208 |
Round 4
| 20 October 2022 | New Zealand Breakers | 77–99 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | The Trusts Arena, Auckland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 25–38, 16–20, 15–23, 21–18 | |||
| Sky Sports | Pts: Brantley 17 Rebs: Loe 8 Asts: Izayah 4 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Adnam 17 Rebs: Williams 9 Asts: Browne 9 |
Attendance: 2,288 |
| 20 October 2022 | Melbourne United | 77–81 | Cairns Taipans | John Cain Arena, Melbourne |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 24–22, 16–26, 18–18 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Rathan-Mayes 21 Rebs: Tucker 10 Asts: Goulding, Tucker 3 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Pinder 26 Rebs: Pinder 10 Asts: Scott 9 |
Attendance: 4,449 |
| 23 October 2022 | Cairns Taipans | 64–68 | New Zealand Breakers | Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:00 | Scoring by quarter: 16–5, 16–18, 18–22, 14–23 | |||
| 10 Peach | Pts: Hogg 25 Rebs: Pinder 12 Asts: Scott 8 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Brown 24 Rebs: Pardon, Vodanovich 8 Asts: McDowell-White 4 |
Attendance: 4,091 |
| 23 October 2022 | Melbourne United | 69–87 | Sydney Kings | John Cain Arena, Melbourne |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 14–18, 15–25, 15–22 | |||
| 10 Peach | Pts: Tucker 20 Rebs: Tucker 10 Asts: Rathan-Mayes 7 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Cooks, Soares 14 Rebs: Cooks 10 Asts: Walton 8 |
Attendance: 10,300 |
| 24 October 2022 | Illawarra Hawks | 56–82 | Brisbane Bullets | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 13–22, 16–22, 13–11, 14–27 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Harvey 13 Rebs: Dent, Froling, Mathiang 6 Asts: Dent 4 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Baynes 17 Rebs: Baynes 14 Asts: Sobey 7 |
Attendance: 2,011 |
Round 5
| 28 October 2022 | Adelaide 36ers | 70–99 | New Zealand Breakers | Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 16–22, 12–28, 20–25 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Sotto 16 Rebs: Sotto 7 Asts: Dech, McCarron 3 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Brantley, Brown 22 Rebs: Brantley 9 Asts: McDowell-White 7 |
Attendance: 6,717 |
| 29 October 2022 | Illawarra Hawks | 100–106(2OT) | Melbourne United | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:30 | Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 16–17, 24–23, 25–27, Overtime: 10–10, 5–11 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Froling 27 Rebs: Froling 15 Asts: Siva 11 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Rathan-Mayes 32 Rebs: Tucker 13 Asts: Goulding 5 |
Attendance: 3,139 |
| 30 October 2022 | New Zealand Breakers | 94–62 | Tasmania JackJumpers | Spark Arena, Auckland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 16–10, 31–25, 30–12 | |||
| 10 Peach | Pts: Brown 24 Rebs: Pardon 14 Asts: McDowell-White 7 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Doyle 22 Rebs: Kelly 7 Asts: Weeks 3 |
Attendance: 3,811 |
| 30 October 2022 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 103–98(OT) | Adelaide 36ers | John Cain Arena, Melbourne |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | Scoring by quarter: 35–25, 17–19, 16–27, 23–20, Overtime: 12–7 | |||
| 10 Peach | Pts: Kell 24 Rebs: Creek 9 Asts: Browne 7 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Randall 28 Rebs: Franks, McCarron 9 Asts: Cleveland, Franks, Randall 3 |
Attendance: 7,195 |
| 31 October 2022 | Melbourne United | 94–77 | Perth Wildcats | John Cain Arena, Melbourne |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 26–24, 24–16, 19–18, 25–19 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Rathan-Mayes 25 Rebs: Rathan-Mayes 10 Asts: Goulding 5 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Cotton 19 Rebs: Thomas 7 Asts: Thomas 5 |
Attendance: 6,610 |
Round 6
| 3 November 2022 | Illawarra Hawks | 80–96 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 19–23, 21–16, 22–31 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Harvey 25 Rebs: Froling 11 Asts: Siva 10 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Johnson 28 Rebs: Johnson 7 Asts: McCarron 7 |
Attendance: 2,118 |
| 6 November 2022 | New Zealand Breakers | 77–81 | Sydney Kings | Spark Arena, Auckland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | Scoring by quarter: 12–26, 15–19, 19–19, 31–17 | |||
| 10 Peach | Pts: Brown 22 Rebs: McDowell-White 12 Asts: Le'afa 4 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Cooks, Simon 13 Rebs: Soares 8 Asts: Walton 5 |
Attendance: 4,484 |
| 6 November 2022 | Melbourne United | 110–85 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | John Cain Arena, Melbourne |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | Scoring by quarter: 29–31, 23–18, 31–18, 27–18 | |||
| 10 Peach | Pts: Goulding 30 Rebs: Rathan-Mayes 6 Asts: Rathan-Mayes 8 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Williams 30 Rebs: Williams 14 Asts: Browne 8 |
Attendance: 10,300 |
Round 7
| 18 November 2022 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 76–84 | New Zealand Breakers | Silverdome, Launceston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 20–14, 20–21, 15–26 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Kelly 17 Rebs: Kelly 8 Asts: Macdonald 2 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Pardon 19 Rebs: Pardon 10 Asts: McDowell-White 6 |
Attendance: 3,122 |
| 19 November 2022 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 84–69 | Melbourne United | John Cain Arena, Melbourne |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:30 | Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 22–16, 30–14, 15–23 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Creek 23 Rebs: Williams 15 Asts: Browne 11 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Tucker 22 Rebs: Rathan-Mayes 8 Asts: Rathan-Mayes 7 |
Attendance: 10,175 |
| 20 November 2022 | New Zealand Breakers | 89–83 | Adelaide 36ers | The Trusts Arena, Auckland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 28–18, 20–20, 24–20 | |||
| 10 Peach | Pts: Brown 22 Rebs: Brantley, Pardon 10 Asts: McDowell-White 7 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Cleveland 17 Rebs: McCarron 9 Asts: Cleveland 6 |
Attendance: 2,909 |
Round 8
| 25 November 2022 | Cairns Taipans | 71–82 | New Zealand Breakers | Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 9–19, 20–23, 19–24 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Waardenburg 15 Rebs: Pinder 10 Asts: Scott 7 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Brantley, Brown 20 Rebs: Pardon 11 Asts: McDowell-White 8 |
Attendance: 3,661 |
| 26 November 2022 | Melbourne United | 90–94 | Tasmania JackJumpers | John Cain Arena, Melbourne |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 31–23, 22–24, 22–24, 15–23 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Tucker 23 Rebs: Tucker 10 Asts: Rathan-Mayes 6 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Doyle 23 Rebs: McVeigh 7 Asts: Kelly, Mcveigh 3 |
Attendance: 6,263 |
Round 9
| 1 December 2022 | New Zealand Breakers | 110–84 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | Christchurch Arena, Christchurch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 37–23, 26–16, 18–21, 29–24 | |||
| Sky Sports | Pts: Brown 31 Rebs: Pardon 10 Asts: McDowell-White 11 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Williams 29 Rebs: Williams 13 Asts: Adnam 5 |
Attendance: 3,500 |
| 3 December 2022 | New Zealand Breakers | 84–92 | Perth Wildcats | Spark Arena, Auckland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 20–23, 19–30, 18–19 | |||
| Sky Sports | Pts: Brown 27 Rebs: Pardon 14 Asts: McDowell-White 9 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Webster 26 Rebs: Cotton, Manek, Thomas 6 Asts: Cotton 7 |
Attendance: 4,884 |
| 3 December 2022 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 78–72 | Melbourne United | John Cain Arena, Melbourne |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 22–20, 18–21, 15–13 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Williams 18 Rebs: Williams 12 Asts: Browne 7 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Rathan-Mayes 15 Rebs: Peatling 11 Asts: Rathan-Mayes 7 |
Attendance: 5,651 |
| 5 December 2022 | Illawarra Hawks | 93–79 | Melbourne United | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 31–25, 22–20, 22–18, 18–16 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Froling 29 Rebs: Deng, Froling 9 Asts: Siva 7 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Tucker 27 Rebs: Lee 6 Asts: Goulding, Okwera, Rathan-Mayes 3 |
Attendance: 2,248 |
Round 10
| 8 December 2022 | New Zealand Breakers | 81–88 | Sydney Kings | Spark Arena, Auckland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 25–34, 17–20, 22–25, 17–9 | |||
| Sky Sports | Pts: Le'afa 17 Rebs: Vodanovich 9 Asts: McDowell-White 8 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Walton 21 Rebs: Cooks 11 Asts: Bruce, Cooks 5 |
Attendance: 3,454 |
| 10 December 2022 | Cairns Taipans | 102–101(2OT) | Illawarra Hawks | Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:30 | Scoring by quarter: 16–27, 27–21, 24–15, 20–24, Overtime: 5–5, 10–9 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Hogg, McCall 23 Rebs: Pinder 14 Asts: Pinder, Scott 6 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Frazier 26 Rebs: Deng 13 Asts: Siva 8 |
Attendance: 3,607 |
| 10 December 2022 | Melbourne United | 104–88 | Brisbane Bullets | John Cain Arena, Melbourne |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 28–23, 22–18, 21–22, 33–25 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Goulding, Tucker 20 Rebs: Humphries 7 Asts: Rathan-Mayes 10 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Sobey 24 Rebs: Gak, Mitchell 6 Asts: Cadee 5 |
Attendance: 5,788 |
| 12 December 2022 | Perth Wildcats | 90–89 | Melbourne United | RAC Arena, Perth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 15–24, 22–20, 29–24 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Cotton 29 Rebs: Thomas 7 Asts: Travers 5 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Rathan-Mayes 22 Rebs: Humphries, Lee, Tucker 8 Asts: Ili, Peatling, Rathan-Mayes, Tucker 3 |
Attendance: 10,459 |
Round 11
| 15 December 2022 | Melbourne United | 92–76 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | John Cain Arena, Melbourne |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 26–22, 22–19, 23–21 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Tucker 33 Rebs: Rathan-Mayes 9 Asts: Rathan-Mayes 5 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Creek 22 Rebs: Williams 12 Asts: Browne 4 |
Attendance: 6,228 |
| 16 December 2022 | Illawarra Hawks | 79–86 | Sydney Kings | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 29–21, 14–24, 17–20, 19–21 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Harvey 19 Rebs: Mathiang 8 Asts: Siva 6 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Cooks 21 Rebs: Cooks, Soares 9 Asts: Walton 9 |
Attendance: 3,288 |
| 18 December 2022 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 113–112(2OT) | Sydney Kings | Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium, Traralgon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 20–35, 23–22, 26–19, Overtime: 8–8, 11–10 | |||
| 10 Peach | Pts: Creek 46 Rebs: Creek 10 Asts: Adnam 6 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Walton 45 Rebs: Simon 9 Asts: Walton 10 |
Attendance: 3,000 |
Round 12
| 21 December 2022 | Brisbane Bullets | 77–104 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | Nissan Arena, Brisbane | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 25–36, 14–23, 16–25 | |||||
| ESPN | Pts: Sobey 31 Rebs: Baynes 8 Asts: Cadee 7 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Creek 29 Rebs: Kell, Pineau 10 Asts: Kell 6 |
Attendance: 3,375 |
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Note: Original date – 4 February 2023[35] | ||||||
| 23 December 2022 | Melbourne United | 84–81 | Cairns Taipans | John Cain Arena, Melbourne |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 21–18, 15–15, 22–27 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Tucker 27 Rebs: Lee 10 Asts: Peatling, Rathan-Mayes 4 |
boxscore report |
Pts: McCall 21 Rebs: Pinder 8 Asts: McCall 5 |
Attendance: 10,175 |
Round 13
| 30 December 2022 | Sydney Kings | 97–77 | Tasmania JackJumpers | Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 25–26, 29–18, 23–18, 20–15 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Cooks 23 Rebs: Cooks, Vasiljevic 7 Asts: Walton 7 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Steindl 13 Rebs: Krslovic 3 Asts: Magette 3 |
Attendance: 12,467 |
| 31 December 2022 | Illawarra Hawks | 97–107 | Perth Wildcats | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:30 | Scoring by quarter: 28–30, 16–31, 28–14, 25–32 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Harvey 28 Rebs: Froling 13 Asts: Froling, Siva 3 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Webster 25 Rebs: Manek 10 Asts: Cotton 6 |
Attendance: 3,776 |
| 31 December 2022 | Cairns Taipans | 86–83 | Adelaide 36ers | Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 23–20, 13–24, 32–19 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Scott 31 Rebs: Davey 5 Asts: McCall 5 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Cleveland 16 Rebs: Franks 8 Asts: McCarron 5 |
Attendance: 4,851 |
| 1 January 2023 | Brisbane Bullets | 86–99 | Melbourne United | Nissan Arena, Brisbane |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 23–21, 21–29, 22–27 | |||
| 10 Peach | Pts: Gak 18 Rebs: Gak 13 Asts: Sobey 4 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Goulding, Tucker 20 Rebs: Humphries 9 Asts: Rathan-Mayes 6 |
Attendance: 4,781 |
| 2 January 2023 | Illawarra Hawks | 89–96 | Cairns Taipans | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 26–27, 22–31, 23–16, 18–22 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Froling 25 Rebs: Froling 13 Asts: Froling 5 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Scott 18 Rebs: Waardenburg 9 Asts: McCall, Scott 6 |
Attendance: 2,718 |
Round 14
| 4 January 2023 | New Zealand Breakers | 97–94 | Perth Wildcats | TSB Stadium, New Plymouth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 31–27, 26–16, 23–29 | |||
| Sky Sports | Pts: Brown 23 Rebs: Abercrombie, Brantley 7 Asts: Brown 6 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Cotton 32 Rebs: Manek 7 Asts: Cotton 5 |
Attendance: 2,200 |
| 4 January 2023 | Sydney Kings | 118–102 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 24–30, 34–25, 31–25, 29–22 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Vasiljevic 42 Rebs: Cooks 7 Asts: Vasiljevic 5 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Creek 32 Rebs: Williams 10 Asts: Adnam 6 |
Attendance: 11,321 |
| 5 January 2023 | Brisbane Bullets | 81–107 | Cairns Taipans | Nissan Arena, Brisbane |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 19–31, 22–30, 22–22 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Johnson 32 Rebs: Gak 7 Asts: Johnson 4 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Waardenburg 24 Rebs: Waardenburg 8 Asts: Kuol, McCall 6 |
Attendance: 4,258 |
| 7 January 2023 | Sydney Kings | 108–87 | Perth Wildcats | Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 27–14, 32–27, 23–26, 26–20 | |||
| Pts: Cooks 24 Rebs: Cooks 11 Asts: Bruce, Cooks, Vasiljevic 4 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Cotton, C.Webster 22 Rebs: Thomas 8 Asts: Cotton 5 |
Attendance: 11,073 |
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| 8 January 2023 | Adelaide 36ers | 83–85 | New Zealand Breakers | Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:30 | Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 23–26, 25–23, 20–17 | |||
| 10 Peach | Pts: Franks 20 Rebs: Franks 13 Asts: McCarron 4 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Brown 16 Rebs: Pardon 7 Asts: McDowell-White 7 |
Attendance: 9,368 |
| 8 January 2023 | Cairns Taipans | 94–85 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Scoring by quarter: 24–35, 33–14, 19–13, 18–23 | |||
| 10 Peach | Pts: McCall 24 Rebs: Waardenburg 7 Asts: Hogg, Scott 7 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Creek 25 Rebs: Williams 10 Asts: Williams 5 |
Attendance: 4,457 |
Round 15
| 10 January 2023 | Illawarra Hawks | 89–92 | Tasmania JackJumpers | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 26–29, 21–25, 17–15, 25–23 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Harvey 22 Rebs: Froling 8 Asts: Froling 8 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Kelly 18 Rebs: Magette 7 Asts: Doyle, Magette 6 |
Attendance: 2,846 |
| 12 January 2023 | New Zealand Breakers | 65–77 | Melbourne United | Christchurch Arena, Christchurch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 13–18, 17–25, 17–13, 18–21 | |||
| Sky Sports | Pts: Brantley 17 Rebs: McDowell-White 8 Asts: McDowell-White 6 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Rathan-Mayes 20 Rebs: Lee 9 Asts: Lee 5 |
Attendance: 5,217 |
| 15 January 2023 | New Zealand Breakers | 83–85 | Cairns Taipans | Spark Arena, Auckland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 26–27, 25–20, 18–27 | |||
| 10 Peach | Pts: McDowell-White 29 Rebs: Brantley 14 Asts: McDowell-White 5 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Hogg, Kuol, McCall 18 Rebs: Waardenburg 10 Asts: Ayre, Scott 3 |
Attendance: 7,194 |
| 16 January 2023 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 79–84 | Brisbane Bullets | State Basketball Centre, Melbourne |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 17–30, 22–13, 16–23 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Williams 19 Rebs: Creek 13 Asts: Browne 6 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Cadee 28 Rebs: Froling, Mitchell 5 Asts: Cadee, Froling, Mitchell 3 |
Attendance: 3,333 |
Round 16
| 18 January 2023 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 75–86 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | Silverdome, Launceston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 18–22, 24–18, 19–22 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Doyle 16 Rebs: Magnay 7 Asts: Doyle 6 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Creek 23 Rebs: Creek 11 Asts: Creek, Kell 5 |
Attendance: 3,286 |
| 19 January 2023 | New Zealand Breakers | 76–78 | Illawarra Hawks | Spark Arena, Auckland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 14–27, 21–12, 15–19, 26–20 | |||
| Sky Sports | Pts: Pardon 19 Rebs: Pardon 17 Asts: McDowell-White 7 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Harvey 25 Rebs: Grida 7 Asts: Hickey 4 |
Attendance: 3,967 |
| 21 January 2023 | Illawarra Hawks | 86–103 | Brisbane Bullets | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:30 | Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 28–26, 19–23, 19–30 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Harvey 22 Rebs: Deng, Mathiang 6 Asts: Dent, Froling 3 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Johnson 23 Rebs: Froling 9 Asts: Sobey 6 |
Attendance: 3,503 |
| 22 January 2023 | Sydney Kings | 88–93 | New Zealand Breakers | Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 24–33, 27–15, 20–23 | |||
| 10 Peach | Pts: Walton 17 Rebs: Walton 6 Asts: Cooks, Walton 4 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Brantley 30 Rebs: Brantley 9 Asts: McDowell-White 10 |
Attendance: 14,232 |
Round 17
| 25 January 2023 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 85–80 | Cairns Taipans | State Basketball Centre, Melbourne |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 25–19, 18–15, 23–22 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Creek 21 Rebs: Williams 13 Asts: Browne 5 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Hogg 24 Rebs: Waardenburg 10 Asts: Waardenburg 4 |
Attendance: 3,300 |
| 26 January 2023 | Brisbane Bullets | 71–99 | New Zealand Breakers | Nissan Arena, Brisbane |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 20–33, 14–19, 17–25 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Johnson 20 Rebs: Baynes, Johnson, Sobey 5 Asts: Sobey 8 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Brantley 22 Rebs: Pardon 9 Asts: McDowell-White, Rupert 4 |
Attendance: 3,636 |
| 27 January 2023 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 77–91 | Sydney Kings | MyState Bank Arena, Hobart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 25–14, 14–37, 15–23, 23–17 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: White 11 Rebs: Kelly 6 Asts: Doyle 3 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Vasiljevic 24 Rebs: Glover 7 Asts: Bruce, Walton 4 |
Attendance: 4,293 |
| 28 January 2023 | New Zealand Breakers | 80–74 | Melbourne United | Spark Arena, Auckland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 10–19, 21–15, 27–22, 22–18 | |||
| Sky Sports | Pts: Brantley 18 Rebs: Pardon 8 Asts: McDowell-White 6 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Rathan-Mayes 15 Rebs: Lee, Rathan-Mayes 7 Asts: Lee 3 |
Attendance: 6,488 |
| 28 January 2023 | Cairns Taipans | 94–87 | Brisbane Bullets | Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 21–27, 30–23, 19–18, 24–19 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Hogg, Kuol, McCall 23 Rebs: Waardenburg 10 Asts: Hogg 6 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Sobey 27 Rebs: Mitchell 8 Asts: Johnson 7 |
Attendance: 4,437 |
| 30 January 2023 | Cairns Taipans | 96–99 | Adelaide 36ers | Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 29–25, 24–25, 19–24 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Hogg, Waardenburg 26 Rebs: McCall 10 Asts: McCall 7 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Cleveland 27 Rebs: Franks 9 Asts: Franks, McCarron 5 |
Attendance: 3,530 |
Round 18
| 2 February 2023 | Illawarra Hawks | 81–91 | New Zealand Breakers | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 30–21, 20–13, 9–29, 22–28 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Harvey 22 Rebs: Froling, Gak, Hickey 6 Asts: Froling 5 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Brown 22 Rebs: Abercrombie, Brantley 6 Asts: Le'afa, McDowell-White 4 |
Attendance: 2,039 |
| 4 February 2023 | Illawarra Hawks | 63–87 | Tasmania JackJumpers | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:30 | Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 20–21, 12–22, 16–19 | |||
| ESPN | Pts: Harvey 13 Rebs: Froling, Grida 7 Asts: Dent 2 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Doyle 20 Rebs: Krslovic 9 Asts: Doyle 10 |
Attendance: 3,511 |
| 4 February 2023 | Brisbane Bullets | 75–80(OT) | New Zealand Breakers | Nissan Arena, Brisbane | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 24–20, 12–18, 17–17, Overtime: 4–9 | |||||
| ESPN | Pts: Baynes 17 Rebs: Mitchell 8 Asts: Gak 4 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Brantley 19 Rebs: McDowell-White 8 Asts: McDowell-White 9 |
Attendance: 5,253 |
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| 5 February 2023 | Melbourne United | 116–107 | Adelaide 36ers | John Cain Arena, Melbourne |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | Scoring by quarter: 27–27, 29–30, 31–23, 29–27 | |||
| 10 Peach | Pts: Tucker 31 Rebs: Humphries, Lee 9 Asts: Rathan-Mayes, Tucker 5 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Cleveland 30 Rebs: Cleveland 6 Asts: Clark, Dech 4 |
Attendance: 10,175 |
| 5 February 2023 | Perth Wildcats | 96–84 | Sydney Kings | RAC Arena, Perth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:00 | Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 24–15, 29–21, 27–27 | |||
| 10 Peach | Pts: C.Webster 26 Rebs: Travers 11 Asts: Travers 6 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Vasiljevic 18 Rebs: Glover, Vasiljevic 7 Asts: Bruce 7 |
Attendance: 12,712 |
Ladder
| Pos | 2022–23 NBL season | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP | |
| 1 | Sydney Kings | 28 | 19 | 9 | 67.86% | 2–3 | L2 | 10–4 | 9–5 | 2679 | 2468 | 108.55% |
| 2 | New Zealand Breakers | 28 | 18 | 10 | 64.29% | 5–0 | W5 | 7–7 | 11–3 | 2423 | 2246 | 107.88% |
| 3 | Cairns Taipans | 28 | 18 | 10 | 64.29% | 2–3 | W1 | 8–6 | 10–4 | 2455 | 2376 | 103.32% |
| 4 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 28 | 16 | 12 | 57.14% | 3–2 | W2 | 7–7 | 9–5 | 2385 | 2305 | 103.47% |
| 5 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 3–2 | L1 | 11–3 | 4–10 | 2553 | 2512 | 101.63% |
| 6 | Perth Wildcats | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 2–3 | W1 | 9–5 | 6–8 | 2580 | 2568 | 100.47% |
| 7 | Melbourne United | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 4–1 | W1 | 8–6 | 7–7 | 2434 | 2424 | 100.41% |
| 8 | Adelaide 36ers | 28 | 13 | 15 | 46.43% | 2–3 | L1 | 8–6 | 5–9 | 2546 | 2597 | 98.04% |
| 9 | Brisbane Bullets | 28 | 8 | 20 | 28.57% | 2–3 | L3 | 4–10 | 4–10 | 2365 | 2600 | 90.96% |
| 10 | Illawarra Hawks | 28 | 3 | 25 | 10.71% | 1–4 | L4 | 2–12 | 1–13 | 2261 | 2585 | 87.47% |
Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 2023. 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 win–loss record, the overall points percentage will determine order of seeding.
Ladder progression
| Leader and qualification to semifinals | |
| Qualification to semifinals | |
| Qualification to play-in games | |
| Last place |
Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 2023. Source: NBL.com.au
Finals
The 2023 NBL Finals were played in February and March 2023, consisting of three play-in games, two best-of-three semifinal series and the best-of-five Championship Series. In the semifinals, the higher seed hosts the first and third games. In the Championship Series, the higher seed hosts the first, third and fifth games.[38] This will be the first season the league will introduce play-in games.[39]
The top two seeds in the regular season will automatically qualify to the semifinals. Teams ranked three to six will compete in the play-in tournament.[40] The third seed will play the fourth seed for third spot and the loser will play the winner of fifth or sixth for the fourth seed.[41]
Playoff bracket
| Play-in / Seeding qualifier | Play-in game | Semifinals | Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 99 | 1 | Sydney Kings | 95 | 82 | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Perth Wildcats | 106 | 3 | Cairns Taipans | 87 | 93 | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Cairns Taipans | 91 | 1 | Sydney Kings | 87 | 81 | 91 | 70 | 77 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Perth Wildcats | 78 | 2 | New Zealand Breakers | 95 | 74 | 68 | 80 | 69 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Cairns Taipans | 79 | 2 | New Zealand Breakers | 88 | 78 | 92 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 87 | 4 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 68 | 89 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
Awards
Pre-season
- Loggins-Bruton Cup: Adelaide 36ers[42]
- Most Valuable Player (Ray Borner Medal): Jack McVeigh (Tasmania JackJumpers)[43]
Regular season
Awards Night
- Most Valuable Player (Andrew Gaze Trophy): Xavier Cooks (Sydney Kings)[44]
- Next Generation Award: Sam Waardenburg (Cairns Taipans)
- Best Defensive Player (Damian Martin Trophy): Antonius Cleveland (Adelaide 36ers)
- Best Sixth Man: Barry Brown Jr. (New Zealand Breakers)
- Most Improved Player: Keanu Pinder (Cairns Taipans)
- Fans MVP: Kai Sotto (Adelaide 36ers)
- Coach of the Year (Lindsay Gaze Trophy): Adam Forde (Cairns Taipans)
- Executive of the Year: Mark Beecroft (Cairns Taipans)
- Referee of the Year: Vaughan Mayberry
- GameTime by Kmart: Reuben Te Rangi (S.E. Melbourne Phoenix)
- All-NBL First Team:
- All-NBL Second Team:
Postseason
- Championship Series MVP (Larry Sengstock Medal): Derrick Walton (Sydney Kings)[45]
- NBL Champions: Sydney Kings[46]
