The pre-season of the 2023–24 NBL season, the 46th season of Australia's National Basketball League, will begin on 10 August 2023 to 16 October 2023.[1][2]
The pre-season also featured the Cairns Taipans, New Zealand Breakers to play games between NBA teams, this will be the fifth NBLxNBA tour.[3][4]
Pre-season games
edit| 10 August 2023 | Brisbane Bullets | 75–48 | California Baptist Lancers | UniSC Arena, Sunshine Coast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 16–10, 22–14, 16–9 | |||
| NBL TV | Pts: Zikarsky 23 Rebs: Bannan 9 Asts: White 5 | boxscore report | Pts: Coleman 10 Rebs: Goodrick 12 Asts: Washington 2 | Attendance: n/a |
| 12 August 2023 | Melbourne United | 87–59 | California Baptist Lancers | Diamond Valley Sports Centre, Greensborough |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 30–12, 17–16, 20–14 | |||
| NBL TV | Pts: Krebs 22 Rebs: Bowen 9 Asts: Travers 7 | boxscore report | Pts: Stevenson 14 Rebs: Goodrick 10 Asts: Stevenson 2 | Attendance: n/a |
| 13 August 2023 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 87–62 | California Baptist Lancers | State Basketball Centre, Wantirna South |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 17–19, 25–10, 18–18 | |||
| NBL TV | Pts: Browne 17 Rebs: Gak 9 Asts: Browne 7 | boxscore report | Pts: Daniels 12 Rebs: Goodrick 16 Asts: Chiles 3 | Attendance: n/a |
| 25 August 2023 | Perth Wildcats | 111–93 | NBL1 West | Rockingham Stadium, Rockingham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 31–24, 36–30, 25–24, 19–15 | |||
| NBL TV | Pts: Cotton, Usher 16 Rebs: Okwera 8 Asts: Cotton 4 | boxscore report | Pts: Davis 19 Rebs: Jackson 7 Asts: Nelson 7 | Attendance: n/a |
| 26 August 2023 | Brisbane Bullets | 96–65 | Cairns Taipans | Bundaberg Multiplex Sport Centre, Bundaberg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 20–11, 22–25, 26–11, 28–18 | |||
| NBL TV | Pts: Smith 25 Rebs: Baynes 7 Asts: White 11 | boxscore report | Pts: Mennenga 15 Rebs: Gak 8 Asts: Mudronja 5 | Attendance: n/a |
| 27 August 2023 | Perth Wildcats | 99–86 | NBL1 West | Warwick Stadium, Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 30–20, 30–27, 22–18 | |||
| NBL TV | Pts: Harris 23 Rebs: three players 9 Asts: Cotton 4 | boxscore report | Pts: McKenzie 12 Rebs: McKenzie 5 Asts: Meunier 5 | Attendance: n/a |
| 28 August 2023 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 79–63 | Melbourne United | Ulverstone Sports Centre, Ulverstone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 31–16, 17–15, 17–14, 14–18 | |||
| NBL TV | Pts: Macdonald 20 Rebs: Macdonald, Richards 6 Asts: Barker, Doyle 4 | boxscore report | Pts: Blogg 18 Rebs: Hukporti 13 Asts: three players 2 | Attendance: n/a |
| 30 August 2023 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 89–78 | Melbourne United | Elphin Sports Centre, Launceston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 25–28, 27–16, 27–17, 10–17 | |||
| NBL TV | Pts: Doyle 22 Rebs: Krslovic 7 Asts: Krslovic 5 | boxscore report | Pts: Triplett 14 Rebs: Hukporti 10 Asts: Feagin 5 | Attendance: n/a |
| 1 September 2023 | Adelaide 36ers | 101–65 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | Wulanda Convention Centre, Mount Gambier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 34–15, 16–19, 24–11 | |||
| NBL TV | Pts: Franklin, Kell 14 Rebs: Starling 8 Asts: McCarron 4 | boxscore report | Pts: Creek, Cummings 12 Rebs: Rosendale, Vauge 5 Asts: Foxwell 3 | Attendance: 2,500 |
| 3 September 2023 | Illawarra Hawks | 85–74 | New Zealand Breakers | Beaton Park Stadium, Wollongong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Scoring by quarter: 18–11, 14–23, 30–20, 23–20 | |||
| NBL TV | Pts: Harvey 19 Rebs: Clark, Olbrich 6 Asts: Hickey 6 | boxscore report | Pts: Gliddon 18 Rebs: Cheatham 9 Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 10 | Attendance: n/a |
| 6 September 2023 | Perth Wildcats | 105–124 | G League Ignite | Dollar Loan Center, Henderson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 19–30, 31–30, 27–36, 28–28 | |||
| NBA TV | Pts: Usher 22 Rebs: Sarr 7 Asts: T.Webster 6 | boxscore report | Pts: Holland 23 Rebs: Almansa 8 Asts: Johnson 6 | Attendance: 2,113 |
| 8 September 2023 | Perth Wildcats | 127–112 | G League Ignite | Dollar Loan Center, Henderson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 38–30, 33–22, 22–30, 34–30 | |||
| NBA TV | Pts: Cotton 40 Rebs: Sarr 10 Asts: Cotton 6 | boxscore report | Pts: Holland 33 Rebs: Sané 12 Asts: Pargo 6 | Attendance: 2,506 |
| 9 September 2023 | Adelaide 36ers | 78–103 | Brisbane Bullets | The Lights Community & Sports Centre, Lightsview |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | Scoring by quarter: 27–25, 15–34, 14–20, 22–24 | |||
| NBL TV | Pts: Wiley 16 Rebs: Flowers 6 Asts: five players 2 | boxscore report | Pts: White 19 Rebs: Harrison 8 Asts: four players 3 | Attendance: n/a |
| 9 September 2023 | Melbourne United | 89–86 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | Casey Stadium, Cranbourne East |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 21–20, 9–20, 38–30 | |||
| NBL TV | Pts: Clark 28 Rebs: Travers 12 Asts: Ili 5 | boxscore report | Pts: Creek 32 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Cummings 3 | Attendance: n/a |
| 10 October 2023 | Cairns Taipans | 82–145 | Washington Wizards | Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 23–44, 23–38, 22–34, 14–29 | |||
| Kayo Freebies | Pts: Gak 17 Rebs: Roberts 10 Asts: Armstrong 8 | boxscore report | Pts: Kuzma 22 Rebs: Gafford 8 Asts: Wright 6 | Attendance: 6,856 |
| 10 October 2023 | New Zealand Breakers | 66–106 | Portland Trail Blazers | Moda Center, Portland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 16–25, 11–20, 16–38 | |||
| NBA League Pass | Pts: Jackson-Cartwright 19 Rebs: Cheatham 10 Asts: Cheatham 4 | boxscore report | Pts: Simons 14 Rebs: Brown 8 Asts: Henderson 6 | Attendance: 12,694 |
| 15 October 2023 | Cairns Taipans | 93–134 | Toronto Raptors | Scotiabank Arena, Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 17–38, 27–33, 39–33, 10–30 | |||
| Kayo Freebies | Pts: Miller 22 Rebs: Roberts 9 Asts: Payton 7 | boxscore report | Pts: Freeman-Liberty 15 Rebs: Boucher 8 Asts: Siakam 5 | Attendance: 18,141 |
| 16 October 2023 | New Zealand Breakers | 94–114 | Utah Jazz | Delta Center, Salt Lake City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 11–31, 32–28, 22–25, 29–30 | |||
| Kayo Freebies | Pts: Lamb 23 Rebs: Lamb 7 Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 6 | boxscore report | Pts: Markkanen 15 Rebs: Markkanen 7 Asts: Juzang 4 | Attendance: 14,190 |
NBL Blitz
editThe 2023 NBL Blitz is an annual pre-season tournament featuring all teams. All games will takeplace in Gold Coast, Queensland.[5]
This season all games will be played at the Gold Coast Convention Centre from the 16 to 22 September 2023.[6]
Blitz ladder
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PP | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne United (C) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 286 | 250 | 114.4 | 7.5 | 16.5 |
| 2 | Perth Wildcats | 3 | 3 | 0 | 307 | 264 | 116.3 | 6.5 | 15.5 |
| 3 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 275 | 251 | 109.6 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Illawarra Hawks | 3 | 2 | 1 | 274 | 263 | 104.2 | 8 | 14 |
| 5 | New Zealand Breakers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 275 | 260 | 105.8 | 6.5 | 9.5 |
| 6 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 3 | 1 | 2 | 272 | 283 | 96.1 | 6 | 9 |
| 7 | Brisbane Bullets | 3 | 1 | 2 | 285 | 267 | 106.7 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | Cairns Taipans | 3 | 1 | 2 | 285 | 305 | 93.4 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | Adelaide 36ers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 237 | 299 | 79.3 | 5 | 5 |
| 10 | Sydney Kings | 3 | 0 | 3 | 249 | 303 | 82.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Games
edit| 16 September 2023 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 84–97 | Tasmania JackJumpers | Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 29–25, 18–29, 22–17, 15–26 | |||
| Kayo Freebies | Pts: Cook 18 Rebs: Cook 11 Asts: Browne 7 | boxscore report | Pts: Krslovic 16 Rebs: Crawford, Krslovic 6 Asts: Crawford 8 | Attendance: n/a |
| 16 September 2023 | Brisbane Bullets | 92–96 | Melbourne United | Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 30–21, 17–21, 27–28, 18–26 | |||
| Kayo Freebies | Pts: Smith 21 Rebs: Bannan 10 Asts: Scott 6 | boxscore report | Pts: Dellavedova 28 Rebs: Hukporti 8 Asts: Ili 4 | Attendance: n/a |
| 17 September 2023 | Adelaide 36ers | 75–101 | New Zealand Breakers | Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:00 | Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 19–39, 23–17, 16–28 | |||
| Kayo Freebies | Pts: Humphries 22 Rebs: Humphries 7 Asts: three players 3 | boxscore report | Pts: Gliddon 19 Rebs: Cheatham 9 Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 8 | Attendance: n/a |
| 17 September 2023 | Cairns Taipans | 95–102 | Perth Wildcats | Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:30 | Scoring by quarter: 22–36, 27–17, 26–20, 20–29 | |||
| Kayo Freebies | Pts: Mayen 17 Rebs: Armstrong 8 Asts: Armstrong 7 | boxscore report | Pts: Cotton 31 Rebs: Pinder, Sarr 8 Asts: three players 4 | Attendance: n/a |
| 18 September 2023 | Melbourne United | 85–71 | Illawarra Hawks | Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 28–13, 28–21, 12–19, 17–18 | |||
| Kayo Freebies | Pts: Dellavedova 20 Rebs: Travers 8 Asts: Krebs, Travers 4 | boxscore report | Pts: Peatling 13 Rebs: Froling 10 Asts: Harvey 4 | Attendance: n/a |
| 18 September 2023 | Sydney Kings | 86–93 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 28–19, 23–21, 22–28, 13–25 | |||
| Kayo Freebies | Pts: Galloway 18 Rebs: Valentine 11 Asts: Bruce 5 | boxscore report | Pts: Cook 29 Rebs: Cook 9 Asts: Browne 3 | Attendance: n/a |
| 19 September 2023 | New Zealand Breakers | 85–92 | Tasmania JackJumpers | Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 12–29, 26–19, 24–19 | |||
| Kayo Freebies | Pts: Gliddon 17 Rebs: Cheatham 10 Asts: Gliddon, Jackson-Cartwright 5 | boxscore report | Pts: McVeigh 19 Rebs: Crawford, McVeigh 5 Asts: Doyle 7 | Attendance: n/a |
| 19 September 2023 | Perth Wildcats | 112–80 | Adelaide 36ers | Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 37–11, 26–28, 22–22, 27–19 | |||
| Kayo Freebies | Pts: Harris 18 Rebs: Sarr 8 Asts: five players 3 | boxscore report | Pts: Cadee, Franklin 15 Rebs: Flowers 6 Asts: Cadee 4 | Attendance: n/a |
| 20 September 2023 | Cairns Taipans | 100–95 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:00 | Scoring by quarter: 30–34, 30–18, 17–28, 23–15 | |||
| Kayo Freebies | Pts: Miller 21 Rebs: Gak 7 Asts: Armstrong 5 | boxscore report | Pts: Browne 19 Rebs: Cook 6 Asts: Ayre 5 | Attendance: n/a |
| 20 September 2023 | Brisbane Bullets | 88–95 | Illawarra Hawks | Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:30 | Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 24–29, 23–33, 16–17 | |||
| Kayo Freebies | Pts: Baynes 20 Rebs: Baynes 20 Asts: Sobey 6 | boxscore report | Pts: Olbrich 20 Rebs: Froling 6 Asts: four players 3 | Attendance: n/a |
| 20 September 2023 | Melbourne United | 105–87 | Sydney Kings | Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 32–28, 26–29, 36–19, 11–11 | |||
| Kayo Freebies | Pts: Travers 21 Rebs: Hukporti 8 Asts: Ili 9 | boxscore report | Pts: Toohey 19 Rebs: Hunter 8 Asts: Adams 5 | Attendance: n/a |
| 21 September 2023 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 86–82 | Adelaide 36ers | Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 17–19, 33–19, 20–19 | |||
| Kayo Freebies | Pts: Doyle 19 Rebs: Drmic 7 Asts: Doyle 7 | boxscore report | Pts: Smith-Milner 21 Rebs: McCarron 7 Asts: McCarron 10 | Attendance: n/a |
| 21 September 2023 | Perth Wildcats | 93–89 | New Zealand Breakers | Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 12–22, 22–25, 25–22, 34–20 | |||
| Kayo Freebies | Pts: Usher 26 Rebs: Pinder 13 Asts: Henshall 4 | boxscore report | Pts: Delany 15 Rebs: Cheatham, Mathiang 6 Asts: Jackson-Cartwright 10 | Attendance: n/a |
| 22 September 2023 | Illawarra Hawks | 108–90 | Cairns Taipans | Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 30–17, 28–23, 22–29, 28–21 | |||
| Kayo Freebies | Pts: Olbrich 18 Rebs: Swaka Lo Buluk 7 Asts: Olbrich 5 | boxscore report | Pts: Gak 21 Rebs: Mayen 9 Asts: Armstrong 7 | Attendance: n/a |
| 22 September 2023 | Sydney Kings | 76–105 | Brisbane Bullets | Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 18–24, 20–25, 16–35 | |||
| Kayo Freebies | Pts: Valentine 12 Rebs: Toohey 5 Asts: Bruce 5 | boxscore report | Pts: McDaniel 21 Rebs: Harrison 8 Asts: Norton 6 | Attendance: n/a |
Awards
editThe winning team will be awarded the Loggins-Bruton Cup, while the tournament’s most outstanding player will take home the Ray Borner Award.
- Loggins-Bruton Cup: Melbourne United[7]
- Most Valuable Player (Ray Borner Medal): Tyler Cook (S.E. Melbourne Phoenix)[8]
References
edit- ^ "Update: Confirmed Pre-Season Games". NBL.com.au. 20 July 2023. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Taipans, Breakers set for NBA preseason games in U.S." ESPN.com. 30 August 2023. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "NBLxNBA games locked in". NBL.com.au. 31 August 2023. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Cairns Taipans and New Zealand Breakers to face NBA teams in NBLxNBA preseason schedule". SportingNews.com. 31 August 2023. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Blitz Heats Up Gold Coast". NBL.com.au. 21 July 2023. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "NBL Blitz dangles expansion carrot on Gold Coast". ESPN.com.au. 21 July 2023. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Melbourne claims Blitz honours". NBL.com.au. 21 September 2022. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Tyler Cooks at Blitz". NBL.com.au. 22 September 2022. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
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