2023–24 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix season
Head coachUnited States Mike Kelly
CaptainAustralia Mitch Creek
ArenaJohn Cain Arena
NBL results
Record9–12 (42.9%)
Ladder8th
Stats at NBL.com.au
All statistics correct as of 13 January 2024.

The 2023–24 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix season is the 5th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their first under the leadership of their new head coach Mike Kelly.[1]

Roster

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2023–24 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
C 1 New Zealand Rissetto, Anzac (DP) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 116 kg (256 lb) 21 – (2002-12-01)1 December 2002
G 2 Australia Kenyon, Matt 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 25 – (1998-02-08)8 February 1998
G 6 Australia Stattmann, Kody (DP) 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 23 – (2000-06-09)9 June 2000
G/F 7 New Zealand Te Rangi, Reuben 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 29 – (1994-10-14)14 October 1994
G 10 Australia Ayre, Ben 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 28 – (1995-12-08)8 December 1995
F 11 Egypt Nader, Abdel (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 30 – (1993-09-25)25 September 1993
C 12 Australia Gak, Gorjok 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 28 – (1996-01-09)9 January 1996
G 13 Australia Rosendale, Luke (DP) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (2001-01-11)11 January 2001
G 14 Puerto Rico Browne, Gary (I) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 30 – (1993-03-24)24 March 1993
F/C 15 United States Williams, Alan Injured (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 116 kg (256 lb) 30 – (1993-01-28)28 January 1993
F 22 Australia Rapp, Austin (DP) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 18 – (2005-08-20)20 August 2005
F 25 Australia Vague, Rhys 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 28 – (1996-01-17)17 January 1996
G 30 Australia Foxwell, Owen (DP) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 20 – (2003-08-17)17 August 2003
F 33 Australia Moller, Craig Injured 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 29 – (1994-08-22)22 August 1994
G/F 55 Australia Creek, Mitch (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 31 – (1992-04-27)27 April 1992
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (SRP) Special restricted player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 17 January 2024

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
PG Gary Browne Ben Ayre Owen Foxwell
SG Matt Kenyon Luke Rosendale Kody Stattmann
SF Abdel Nader Reuben Te Rangi Craig Moller
PF Mitch Creek Rhys Vague Austin Rapp
C Alan Williams Gorjok Gak Anzac Rissetto

Standings

Ladder

Pos 2023–24 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Melbourne United 21 16 5 76.19% 3–2 W1 8–3 8–2 1977 1824 108.39%
2 Perth Wildcats 20 13 7 65.00% 4–1 W4 8–2 5–5 1869 1822 102.58%
3 Tasmania JackJumpers 21 11 11 50.00% 1–4 L2 5–6 6–5 1986 1887 105.25%
4 Sydney Kings 22 11 11 50.00% 2–3 W1 6–5 5–6 2083 2050 101.61%
5 Brisbane Bullets 22 11 11 50.00% 4–1 W4 7–5 4–6 1928 1963 98.22%
6 Illawarra Hawks 19 9 10 47.37% 4–1 L1 5–4 4–6 1707 1724 99.01%
7 Cairns Taipans 22 10 12 45.45% 2–3 W1 6–5 4–7 1987 2008 98.95%
8 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 21 9 12 42.86% 1–4 L3 6–3 3–9 1853 1959 94.59%
9 New Zealand Breakers 20 8 12 40.00% 2–3 L3 4–6 4–6 1782 1808 98.56%
10 Adelaide 36ers 21 7 14 33.33% 2–3 L1 6–5 1–9 1832 1959 93.52%

Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 2024. 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
2023–24 NBL season
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920
Adelaide 36ers91010978889101010101010
Brisbane Bullets126765766679965
Cairns Taipans863437677766797
Illawarra Hawks108910910101010888856
Melbourne United311111111111111
New Zealand Breakers4756109998997689
Perth Wildcats658886543532222
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix597523455355578
Sydney Kings232342224424344
Tasmania JackJumpers744254332243433
Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 2024. Source: NBL.com.au

Game log

Pre-season

2023 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 1–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1)
September: 1–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 16 September Tasmania L 84–97 Tyler Cook (18) Tyler Cook (11) Gary Browne (7) Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a		 0–1
2 18 September @ Sydney W 86–93 Tyler Cook (29) Tyler Cook (9) Gary Browne (3) Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a		 1–1
3 20 September @ Cairns L 100–95 Gary Browne (19) Tyler Cook (6) Ben Ayre (5) Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a		 1–2

Regular season

2023–24 game log
Total: 9–12 (Home: 6–3; Road: 3–9)
September: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 28 September @ Melbourne L 82–67 Ben Ayre (17) Mitch Creek (9) Will Cummings (3) John Cain Arena
10,175		 0–1
October: 5–2 (Home: 4–0; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2 1 October Perth W 110–99 Creek, Cummings (23) Tyler Cook (10) Will Cummings (4) John Cain Arena
6,641		 1–1
3 5 October @ Cairns L 87–80 Mitch Creek (20) Mitch Creek (8) Gary Browne (4) Cairns Convention Centre
3,906		 1–2
4 7 October @ Illawarra L 113–106 Will Cummings (28) Mitch Creek (8) Creek, Cummings (3) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
3,590		 1–3
5 14 October Tasmania W 86–85 Gary Browne (20) Gary Browne (9) Gary Browne (4) John Cain Arena
6,017		 2–3
6 19 October @ Adelaide W 85–102 Mitch Creek (23) Alan Williams (13) Gary Browne (8) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
6,870		 3–3
7 21 October Brisbane W 96–73 Alan Williams (21) Creek, Moller (7) Browne, Williams (3) John Cain Arena
5,552		 4–3
8 28 October New Zealand W 103–100 Alan Williams (21) Alan Williams (13) Gary Browne (8) John Cain Arena
6,195		 5–3
November: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
9 2 November @ Brisbane L 108–92 Gary Browne (25) Gary Browne (8) Gary Browne (5) Nissan Arena
2,834		 5–4
10 5 November Cairns W 91–78 Mitch Creek (21) Alan Williams (15) Gary Browne (8) John Cain Arena
7,511		 6–4
11 12 November Melbourne L 83–92 Mitch Creek (19) Craig Moller (9) Browne, Cummings (4) John Cain Arena
10,175		 6–5
12 17 November @ Adelaide L 96–93 Alan Williams (23) Alan Williams (11) Ben Ayre (4) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
7,833		 6–6
December: 3–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
13 2 December New Zealand W 90–79 Mitch Creek (26) Alan Williams (14) Alan Williams (8) John Cain Arena
6,244		 7–6
14 10 December @ Sydney W 94–104 Mitch Creek (33) Alan Williams (15) Gary Browne (9) Sydney SuperDome
13,197		 8–6
15 14 December Melbourne L 78–106 Gary Browne (22) Alan Williams (16) Mitch Creek (6) John Cain Arena
7,672		 8–7
16 16 December Illawarra L 72–100 Alan Williams (17) Alan Williams (12) Gary Browne (6) Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium
3,082		 8–8
17 22 December @ Cairns L 94–75 Alan Williams (29) Alan Williams (8) Gary Browne (6) Cairns Convention Centre
3,651		 8–9
18 25 December @ Tasmania W 77–85 Browne, Nader (20) Gary Browne (11) Gary Browne (6) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340		 9–9
19 30 December @ Brisbane L 95–83 Matt Kenyon (14) Creek, Williams (11) Ben Ayre (5) Nissan Arena
4,208		 9–10
January: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
20 5 January @ Illawarra L 116–78 Mitch Creek (24) Mitch Creek (7) Owen Foxwell (5) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
4,079		 9–11
21 13 January @ Perth L 100–79 Mitch Creek (36) Gorjok Gak (11) Ben Ayre (4) Perth Arena
12,859		 9–12
22 17 January Adelaide State Basketball Centre
23 20 January @ New Zealand Spark Arena
24 25 January Sydney State Basketball Centre
25 27 January Perth State Basketball Centre
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
26 3 February @ Melbourne John Cain Arena
27 10 February Tasmania John Cain Arena
28 17 February Sydney John Cain Arena
2023–24 season schedule

Transactions

Re-signed

Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Alan Williams7 February 20232-year deal[2]
Owen Foxwell14 March 20232-year deal[3]
Anzac Rissetto17 March 20232-year deal (club option)[4]
Gary Browne26 July 20231-year deal[5]

Additions

Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Gorjok Gak10 April 20231-year dealBrisbane Bullets[6]
Matt Kenyon17 April 20232-year dealTasmania JackJumpers[7]
Rhys Vague24 April 20231-year dealKagawa Five Arrows[8]
Ben Ayre2 May 20232-year dealCairns Taipans[9]
Austin Rapp14 June 20231-year dealKnox Raiders[10]
Kody Stattmann28 July 20231-year dealBrisbane Bullets[11]
Craig Moller2 August 20231-year dealWürzburg Baskets[12]
Will Cummings11 August 20231-year dealZhejiang Lions[13]
Tyler Cook11 September 20231-year deal (NRP)Salt Lake City Stars[14]
Daniel Johnson9 November 20231-year deal (NRP)Adelaide 36ers[15]
Abdel Nader12 December 20231-year dealPhoenix Suns[16]

Subtractions

Player Reason left Date Left New team Ref.
Kyle AdnamFree agent28 February 2023Wellington Saints[17]
Junior MadutFree agent2 May 2023Tasmania JackJumpers[18]
Dane PineauFree agent20 June 2023New Zealand Breakers[19]
Ryan BroekhoffRetired12 July 2023n/a[20]
Trey KellFree agent31 July 2023S.E. Melbourne Phoenix[21]
Tohi Smith-MilnerFree agent26 August 2023Adelaide 36ers[22]
Tyler CookReleased (NRP)17 October 2023Joventut Badalona[23]
Daniel JohnsonReleased (NRP)8 December 2023Taiwan Beer Leopards[24]
Will CummingsReleased8 December 2023TBC[25]


See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mike Kelly named South East Melbourne Phoenix new NBL coach". HeraldSun.com.au. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Alan Williams Re-Signs with Phoenix for 2 More Years". SEMPhoenix.com.au. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Foxwell Earns Main Roster Spot". NBL.com.au. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Phoenix Cult Hero Signs on for Two More". NBL.com.au. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "NBL Free Agency: Browne returns to Phoenix, Breakers to sign former Hawk Jessup". ESPN.com.au. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Phoenix sign 211cm centre Gorjok Gak for NBL24". SEMPhoenix.com.au. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "Matt Kenyon Signs with the Phoenix for Two Years". SEMPhoenix.com.au. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "Phoenix Add Four-Time NBL Champion". NBL.com.au. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "The formidable charm of Ben Ayre". TheInnerSanctum.com.au. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "South East Melbourne Rapp Arms Around New Signing". NBL.com.au. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "Phoenix Enlists Rising Talent Kody Stattmann as DP for NBL24". SEMPhoenix.com.au. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "Phoenix sign ex-United, Kings big". NBL.com.au. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  13. ↑ Uluc, Olgun (9 August 2023). "Import Will Cummings signs with the SEM Phoenix". ESPN.com.au. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  14. ↑ "Williams sidelined, NBA forward in". NBL.com.au. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  15. ↑ "Olg's Notebook: Is the NBL being over-officiated? Daniel Johnson on the move". ESPN.com.au. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  16. ↑ "Former NBA star Abdel Nader joins South East Melbourne". ESPN.com.au. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  17. ↑ "Captain Adnam Reflects on "Incredible Journey"". NBL.com.au. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  18. ↑ "Madut set for big things in JackJumpers' Junior Year". JackJumpers.com.au. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  19. ↑ "NZ Breakers sign ex-South East Melbourne centre Dane Pineau". Stuff.co.nz. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  20. ↑ "Broekhoff Calls Time On Illustrious Career". NBL.com.au. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  21. ↑ "Swingman Kell signs on for NBL24 season". Adelaide36ers.com. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  22. ↑ "36ers signs big man Tohi Smith-Milner". Adelaide36ers.com. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  23. ↑ "Star big man returns for Phoenix". NBL.com.au. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  24. ↑ "白邊還沒來 台啤雲豹先宣布簽下前澳洲國家隊中鋒". ETtoday. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  25. ↑ "SEM Phoenix release import Will Cummings". ESPN.com.au. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
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