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2022–23 Sydney Kings season

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The 2022–23 Sydney Kings season was the 34th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL).

ArenaSydney SuperDome

Record19–9 (67.9%)

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2022–23 Sydney Kings season
NBL champions
Regular season champions
Head coach	Chase Buford
Captain	Xavier Cooks
Arena	Sydney SuperDome
NBL results
Record	19–9 (67.9%)
Ladder	1st
Finals finish	Champions (5th title) (Defeated Breakers 3–2)
Stats at NBL.com.au
Player records
Points	Walton 16.4
Rebounds	Cooks 7.8
Assists	Walton 6.3
All statistics correct as of 15 March 2023.
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Roster

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2022–23 Sydney Kings roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.
G	0		Simon, Justin (I)	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	98 kg (216 lb)
C	1		Hunter, Jordan	2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)	110 kg (243 lb)
G	3		Vasiljevic, Dejan	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	88 kg (194 lb)
G	5		Glover, Angus	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	87 kg (192 lb)
F	6		Galloway, Jaylin	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	92 kg (203 lb)
G	7		Bruce, Shaun	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	88 kg (194 lb)
G	9		Makoi, Jackson (DP)	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	79 kg (174 lb)
F	10		Cooks, Xavier (C)	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	83 kg (183 lb)
G	11		Walton, Derrick (I)	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	84 kg (185 lb)
C	12		Soares, Tim (I)	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	107 kg (236 lb)
G	14		Bayles, Biwali (IN)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	84 kg (185 lb)
F	15		Woodhill, Archie (DP)	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	102 kg (225 lb)
G	20		Mitchell, Iggy (DP)	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	91 kg (201 lb)
F	21		Noi, Kouat	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	93 kg (205 lb)
F	25		Gattorna, Isaac (DP)	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	102 kg (225 lb)

Head coach

Chase Buford

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Development player
(IN) Inactive
(I) Import player
(SRP) Special restricted player
(NS) Next Star player
Injured

Roster

Updated: 19 February 2023

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Standings

Ladder

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Pos	2022–23 NBL season v t e
Pos	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%

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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

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2022–23 NBL season
Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Team ╲ Round
Adelaide 36ers	—	—	7	4	8	8	7	6	6	7	7	7	7	5	8	8	8	8
Brisbane Bullets	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Cairns Taipans	1	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	3
Illawarra Hawks	7	6	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Melbourne United	5	5	6	8	6	6	8	8	9	8	8	8	8	8	6	7	7	7
New Zealand Breakers	6	4	3	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	2
Perth Wildcats	2	1	2	5	7	7	5	7	7	6	5	6	5	7	5	5	5	6
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	4	7	8	7	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	6	7	6	6	5
Sydney Kings	3	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Tasmania JackJumpers	8	8	5	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	6	5	6	4	4	4	4	4

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Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 2023. Source: NBL.com.au

Game log

NBL Blitz

More information 2022 NBL Blitz game log Total: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1), Game ...

2022 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)

September: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	17 September	@ Tasmania	L 73–53	Derrick Walton (12)	Kouat Noi (10)	Derrick Walton (4)	Darwin Basketball Facility 916	0–1
2	21 September	S.E. Melbourne	W 91–79	Derrick Walton (15)	Xavier Cooks (5)	Biwali Bayles (4)	Darwin Basketball Facility 917	1–1
3	23 September	@ New Zealand	W 93–101	Tim Soares (19)	Xavier Cooks (9)	Jackson Makoi (4)	Darwin Basketball Facility 905	2–1

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Regular season

More information 2022–23 game log Total: 19–9 (Home: 10–4; Road: 9–5), Game ...

2022–23 game log
Total: 19–9 (Home: 10–4; Road: 9–5)

October: 6–2 (Home: 2–2; Road: 4–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	1 October	@ Illawarra	W 97–106	Derrick Walton (32)	Justin Simon (9)	Derrick Walton (8)	WIN Entertainment Centre 4,008	1–0
2	7 October	Brisbane	W 100–90	Xavier Cooks (23)	Xavier Cooks (11)	Derrick Walton (8)	Qudos Bank Arena 11,478	2–0
3	9 October	@ Melbourne	W 71–91	Xavier Cooks (23)	Tim Soares (10)	Derrick Walton (6)	John Cain Arena 7,881	3–0
4	14 October	Cairns	L 78–83	Dejan Vasiljevic (20)	Derrick Walton (9)	Derrick Walton (6)	Qudos Bank Arena 7,287	3–1
5	16 October	@ Brisbane	W 85–102	Justin Simon (23)	Xavier Cooks (9)	Xavier Cooks (9)	Nissan Arena 4,797	4–1
6	21 October	Adelaide	L 88–92	Derrick Walton (23)	Xavier Cooks (10)	Derrick Walton (6)	Qudos Bank Arena 8,154	4–2
7	23 October	@ Melbourne	W 69–87	Cooks, Soares (14)	Xavier Cooks (10)	Derrick Walton (8)	John Cain Arena 10,300	5–2
8	29 October	Cairns	W 106–103	Xavier Cooks (18)	Xavier Cooks (12)	Xavier Cooks (8)	Qudos Bank Arena 7,282	6–2

November: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
9	6 November	@ New Zealand	W 77–81	Cooks, Simon (13)	Tim Soares (8)	Derrick Walton (5)	Spark Arena 4,484	7–2
10	20 November	Illawarra	W 83–82	Angus Glover (13)	Justin Simon (8)	Derrick Walton (7)	Qudos Bank Arena 11,032	8–2
11	28 November	@ Cairns	L 94–88 (OT)	Xavier Cooks (25)	Xavier Cooks (10)	Bruce, Walton (5)	Cairns Convention Centre 3,636	8–3

December: 5–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
12	4 December	Adelaide	W 97–78	Tim Soares (18)	Xavier Cooks (7)	Derrick Walton (11)	Qudos Bank Arena 9,389	9–3
13	8 December	@ New Zealand	W 81–88	Derrick Walton (21)	Xavier Cooks (11)	Bruce, Cooks (5)	Spark Arena 3,454	10–3
14	11 December	Tasmania	L 76–84	Derrick Walton (21)	Xavier Cooks (8)	Xavier Cooks (5)	Qudos Bank Arena 7,321	10–4
15	16 December	@ Illawarra	W 79–86	Xavier Cooks (21)	Cooks, Soares (9)	Derrick Walton (9)	WIN Entertainment Centre 3,288	11–4
16	18 December	@ S.E. Melbourne	L 113–112 (2OT)	Derrick Walton (45)	Justin Simon (9)	Derrick Walton (10)	Gippsland Regional Indoor Stadium 3,000	11–5
17	25 December	Melbourne	W 101–80	Xavier Cooks (24)	Xavier Cooks (11)	Xavier Cooks (7)	Qudos Bank Arena 7,012	12–5
18	30 December	Tasmania	W 97–77	Xavier Cooks (23)	Cooks, Vasiljevic (7)	Derrick Walton (7)	Qudos Bank Arena 12,467	13–5

January: 6–2 (Home: 4–1; Road: 2–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
19	4 January	S.E. Melbourne	W 118–102	Dejan Vasiljevic (42)	Xavier Cooks (7)	Dejan Vasiljevic (5)	Qudos Bank Arena 11,321	14–5
20	7 January	Perth	W 108–87	Xavier Cooks (24)	Xavier Cooks (11)	Bruce, Cooks, Vasiljevic (4)	Qudos Bank Arena 11,073	15–5
21	11 January	@ Brisbane	W 67–116	Cooks, Soares (20)	Galloway, Soares (9)	Xavier Cooks (8)	Nissan Arena 4,068	16–5
22	15 January	Illawarra	W 84–79	Derrick Walton (19)	Xavier Cooks (9)	Derrick Walton (7)	Qudos Bank Arena 12,986	17–5
23	20 January	@ Perth	L 111–104	Dejan Vasiljevic (26)	Xavier Cooks (9)	Xavier Cooks (8)	RAC Arena 13,038	17–6
24	22 January	New Zealand	L 88–93	Derrick Walton (17)	Derrick Walton (6)	Cooks, Walton (4)	Qudos Bank Arena 14,232	17–7
25	27 January	@ Tasmania	W 77–91	Dejan Vasiljevic (24)	Angus Glover (7)	Bruce, Walton (4)	MyState Bank Arena 4,293	18–7
26	29 January	S.E. Melbourne	W 111–106	Derrick Walton (22)	Xavier Cooks (10)	Xavier Cooks (10)	Qudos Bank Arena 13,273	19–7

February: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
27	3 February	@ Adelaide	L 115–108	Tim Soares (24)	Simon, Soares (7)	Derrick Walton (13)	Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,558	19–8
28	5 February	@ Perth	L 96–84	Dejan Vasiljevic (18)	Glover, Vasiljevic (7)	Shaun Bruce (7)	RAC Arena 12,712	19–9

2022–23 season schedule

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Postseason

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2023 finals game log
Total: 5–3 (Home: 4–1; Road: 1–2)

Semifinals: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	15 February	Cairns	W 95–87	Xavier Cooks (27)	Xavier Cooks (14)	Derrick Walton (5)	Qudos Bank Arena 7,367	1–0
2	17 February	@ Cairns	L 93–82	Derrick Walton (22)	Justin Simon (10)	Derrick Walton (6)	Cairns Convention Centre 4,626	1–1
3	19 February	Cairns	W 79–64	Dejan Vasiljevic (15)	Cooks, Noi (11)	Derrick Walton (9)	Qudos Bank Arena 7,123	2–1

NBL Finals: 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
4	3 March	New Zealand	L 87–95	Justin Simon (18)	Justin Simon (6)	Derrick Walton (6)	Qudos Bank Arena 13,145	2–2
5	5 March	@ New Zealand	W 74–81	Kouat Noi (20)	Jordan Hunter (10)	Shaun Bruce (3)	Spark Arena 8,429	3–2
6	10 March	New Zealand	W 91–68	Dejan Vasiljevic (15)	Xavier Cooks (8)	Derrick Walton (9)	Qudos Bank Arena 18,049	4–2
7	12 March	@ New Zealand	L 80–70	Derrick Walton (18)	Justin Simon (7)	Derrick Walton (4)	Spark Arena 9,742	4–3
8	15 March	New Zealand	W 77–69	Derrick Walton (21)	Xavier Cooks (11)	Derrick Walton (6)	Qudos Bank Arena 18,124	5–3

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Transactions

Re-signed

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Player	Signed
Angus Glover^[1]	17 May
Shaun Bruce^[2]	23 May
Dejan Vasiljevic^[3]	30 May
Xavier Cooks^[4]	7 June
Iggy Mitchell^[5]	23 August
Archie Woodhill^[6]	1 October

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Additions

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Player	Signed	Former team
Kouat Noi^[7]	6 June	Cairns Taipans
Jackson Makoi^[8]	21 June	Vrijednosnice Osijek
Derrick Walton^[9]	5 July	Motor City Cruise
Justin Simon^[10]	18 July	Riesen Ludwigsburg
Tim Soares^[11]	29 July	Ironi Ness Ziona
Isaac Gattorna^[12]	24 August	Adelaide 36ers

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Subtractions

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Player	Reason left	New team
Wani Swaka Lo Buluk^[13]^[14]	Free agent	Illawarra Hawks
Tom Vodanovich^[15]	Free agent	New Zealand Breakers
Jarell Martin^[16]	Free agent	Maccabi Tel Aviv
Makur Maker^[17]	Released	Washington Wizards
Jaylen Adams^[18]	Free agent	KK Crvena zvezda
Ian Clark^[19]	Free agent	Adelaide 36ers
Xavier Cooks^[20]	Contract buyout	Washington Wizards

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Awards

Club awards

Club MVP: Xavier Cooks^[21]
Members Player of the Year: Xavier Cooks
Coaches Award: Tim Soares
Player's Player: Xavier Cooks
Defensive Player: Justin Simon
Hard Work Award: Kouat Noi
Club Person of the Year: Chris Ohlback

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