2022–23 Cairns Taipans season

2022–23 Cairns Taipans season
Head coachAustralia Adam Forde
CaptainUnited States Tahjere McCall
ArenaCairns Convention Centre
NBL results
Record18–10 (64.3%)
Ladder3rd
Finals finishSemifinalist
(lost to Kings 1–2)
Stats at NBL.com.au
Player records
PointsUnited States Hogg
17.6
ReboundsAustralia Pinder
9.3
AssistsUnited States Scott
5.4
All statistics correct as of 19 February 2023.

The 2022–23 Cairns Taipans season was the 24th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL).

Roster

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2022–23 Cairns Taipans roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F 1 United States Hogg, D. J. (I) 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 28 – (1996-09-03)3 September 1996
G 3 United States Scott, Shannon (I) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 32 – (1992-12-21)21 December 1992
G 4 Australia Hadley, Gabe (TP) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 26 – (1998-01-16)16 January 1998
G 5 Australia Đerić, Mirko 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 29 – (1995-04-17)17 April 1995
G 6 Australia Antonio, Jonah 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 27 – (1997-04-04)4 April 1997
G 10 Australia Ayre, Ben 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 29 – (1995-12-08)8 December 1995
F 11 Australia Mayen, Lat 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 26 – (1998-08-16)16 August 1998
F 13 South Sudan Deng, Majok 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 31 – (1993-03-01)1 March 1993
F 21 New Zealand Waardenburg, Sam 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 25 – (1999-02-21)21 February 1999
G 22 United States McCall, Tahjere (C & I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 30 – (1994-08-17)17 August 1994
F 25 Australia Pinder, Keanu Injured 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 29 – (1995-05-28)28 May 1995
F 42 South Sudan Kuol, Bul 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 27 – (1997-01-10)10 January 1997
F 44 Australia Davey, Joshua (DP) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 24 – (2000-03-24)24 March 2000
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Australia Sam Gruggen
  • Australia Kerry Williams
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (SRP) Special restricted player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 19 February 2023

Standings

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
2022–23 NBL season
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718
Adelaide 36ers——7488766777758888
Brisbane Bullets9910999998999999999
Cairns Taipans134343333434332223
Illawarra Hawks769101010101010101010101010101010
Melbourne United556866889888886777
New Zealand Breakers643212212212223332
Perth Wildcats212577577656575556
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix478734444343467665
Sydney Kings321121121121111111
Tasmania JackJumpers885655655565644444
Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 2023. Source: NBL.com.au

Game log

NBL Blitz

Main article: 2022 NBL pre-season


2022 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
September: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 17 September @ Perth L 98–80 Keanu Pinder (21) Tahjere McCall (8) Tahjere McCall (6) Darwin Basketball Facility
916 		0–1
2 20 September Brisbane L 76–77 Bul Kuol (21) Joshua Davey (8) Tahjere McCall (4) Darwin Basketball Facility
660 		0–2
3 22 September @ Tasmania L 100–81 Ben Ayre (26) Joshua Davey (7) Ayre, Davey, Đerić, Scott (2) Darwin Basketball Facility
912 		0–3

Regular season

2022–23 game log
Total: 18–10 (home: 8–6; road: 10–4)
October: 4–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 4–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 3 October @ Tasmania W 84–106 Majok Deng (26) Tahjere McCall (7) Tahjere McCall (7) MyState Bank Arena
4,231 		1–0
2 8 October @ S.E. Melbourne W 76–85 Keanu Pinder (19) Hogg, Pinder (8) Shannon Scott (7) John Cain Arena
4,953 		2–0
3 10 October Perth L 76–105 Keanu Pinder (18) Keanu Pinder (15) Shannon Scott (8) Cairns Convention Centre
3,608 		2–1
4 14 October @ Sydney W 78–83 Pinder, Scott (16) Keanu Pinder (11) Hogg, Scott (5) Qudos Bank Arena
7,287 		3–1
5 20 October @ Melbourne W 77–81 Keanu Pinder (26) Keanu Pinder (10) Shannon Scott (9) John Cain Arena
4,449 		4–1
6 23 October New Zealand L 64–68 D. J. Hogg (25) Keanu Pinder (12) Shannon Scott (8) Cairns Convention Centre
4,091 		4–2
7 29 October @ Sydney L 106–103 D. J. Hogg (27) Keanu Pinder (7) Shannon Scott (8) Qudos Bank Arena
7,282 		4–3
November: 3–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 4 November Melbourne W 97–72 Kuol, Pinder (18) Keanu Pinder (11) Shannon Scott (6) Cairns Convention Centre
3,704 		5–3
9 19 November @ Brisbane W 82–90 Keanu Pinder (25) Hogg, Pinder (8) Shannon Scott (10) Nissan Arena
4,401 		6–3
10 25 November New Zealand L 71–82 Sam Waardenburg (15) Keanu Pinder (10) Shannon Scott (7) Cairns Convention Centre
3,661 		6–4
11 28 November Sydney W 94–88 (OT) Keanu Pinder (30) Keanu Pinder (13) Tahjere McCall (4) Cairns Convention Centre
3,636 		7–4
December: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
12 2 December @ Adelaide L 78–75 Tahjere McCall (24) Keanu Pinder (8) Shannon Scott (6) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
7,198 		7–5
13 10 December Illawarra W 102–101 (2OT) Hogg, McCall (23) Keanu Pinder (14) Pinder, Scott (6) Cairns Convention Centre
3,607 		8–5
14 14 December Brisbane W 85–76 Bul Kuol (23) Keanu Pinder (15) Tahjere McCall (7) Cairns Convention Centre
3,497 		9–5
15 17 December @ Tasmania W 82–91 Keanu Pinder (34) Hogg, Pinder (7) Shannon Scott (6) MyState Bank Arena
4,231 		10–5
16 20 December Perth L 83–105 D. J. Hogg (24) Tahjere McCall (10) Tahjere McCall (4) Cairns Convention Centre
3,752 		10–6
17 23 December @ Melbourne L 84–81 Tahjere McCall (21) Keanu Pinder (8) Tahjere McCall (4) John Cain Arena
10,175 		10–7
18 31 December Adelaide W 86–83 Shannon Scott (31) Joshua Davey (5) Tahjere McCall (5) Cairns Convention Centre
4,851 		11–7
January: 6–3 (Home: 3–2; Road: 3–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
19 2 January @ Illawarra W 89–96 Shannon Scott (18) Sam Waardenburg (9) McCall, Scott (6) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,718 		12–7
20 5 January @ Brisbane W 81–107 Sam Waardenburg (24) Sam Waardenburg (8) Kuol, McCall (6) Nissan Arena
4,258 		13–7
21 8 January S.E. Melbourne W 94–85 Tahjere McCall (24) Sam Waardenburg (7) Hogg, Scott (7) Cairns Convention Centre
4,457 		14–7
22 13 January Illawarra W 89–84 Tahjere McCall (24) Tahjere McCall (11) Shannon Scott (6) Cairns Convention Centre
4,063 		15–7
23 15 January @ New Zealand W 83–85 Hogg, Kuol, McCall (18) Sam Waardenburg (10) Ayre, Scott (3) Spark Arena
7,194 		16–7
24 20 January Tasmania L 77–85 Hogg, Kuol (17) Bul Kuol (8) Shannon Scott (6) Cairns Convention Centre
4,705 		16–8
25 25 January @ S.E. Melbourne L 85–80 D. J. Hogg (24) Sam Waardenburg (10) Sam Waardenburg (4) State Basketball Centre
3,300 		16–9
26 28 January Brisbane W 94–87 Hogg, Kuol, McCall (23) Sam Waardenburg (10) D. J. Hogg (6) Cairns Convention Centre
4,437 		17–9
27 30 January Adelaide L 96–99 Hogg, Waardenburg (26) Tahjere McCall (10) Tahjere McCall (7) Cairns Convention Centre
3,530 		17–10
February: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
28 3 February @ Perth W 71–84 Bul Kuol (15) Majok Deng (11) Shannon Scott (4) RAC Arena
11,668 		18–10
2022–23 season schedule

Postseason

Main article: 2023 NBL Finals


2023 finals game log
Total: 2–3 (home: 2–1; road: 0–2)
Seeding qualifier: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 9 February Tasmania L 79–87 Tahjere McCall (24) D. J. Hogg (8) D. J. Hogg (4) Cairns Convention Centre
3,670 		0–1
Play-in game: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 12 February Perth W 91–78 D. J. Hogg (32) Sam Waardenburg (10) Shannon Scott (8) Cairns Convention Centre
3,020 		1–1
Semifinals: 1–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 15 February @ Sydney L 95–87 D. J. Hogg (24) Sam Waardenburg (7) Shannon Scott (7) Qudos Bank Arena
7,367 		1–2
4 17 February Sydney W 93–82 D. J. Hogg (25) Sam Waardenburg (10) Tahjere McCall (7) Cairns Convention Centre
4,626 		2–2
5 19 February @ Sydney L 79–64 Ben Ayre (20) Sam Waardenburg (12) Ben Ayre (4) Qudos Bank Arena
7,123 		2–3
2022–23 season schedule

Transactions

Re-signed

Player Signed
Bul Kuol[1] 16 May
Keanu Pinder[2]
Tahjere McCall[3] 31 May
Ben Ayre[4] 21 July

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Sam Waardenburg[5] 9 June Miami Hurricanes
Jonah Antonio[6] 15 June Nova Hut Ostrava
Lat Mayen[7] 30 June Cairns Marlins
D.J. Hogg[8] 12 July Cholet Basket
Shannon Scott[9] 12 August Brose Bamberg
Joshua Davey[10] 30 August Lakeside Lightning
Gabe Hadley[11] Geelong Supercats

Subtractions

Player Reason left New team
Marshall Nelson[12] Released Rockingham Flames
Scott Machado[13] Free agent Hapoel Eilat
Kouat Noi[14] Mutual option Sydney Kings
Nathan Jawai[15] Free agent Darwin Salties
Jordan Ngatai[16] Free agent Wellington Saints
Jarrod Kenny[17] Free agent Hawke's Bay Hawks

Awards

Club awards

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Taipans retain both league award winners". Taipans.com. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Taipans re-sign Tahjere McCall". Taipans.com. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Taipans Sign Ben Ayre to Two-Year Deal". NBL.com.au. 21 July 2022. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Taipans secure Sam Waardenburg". Taipans.com. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Jonah Antonio commits to Cairns". Taipans.com. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Lat Mayen Signs in Cairns". NBL.com.au | NBL. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Taipans add DJ Hogg to the mix". Taipans.com. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Taipans Complete Roster with Experienced Point Guard". NBL.com.au | NBL. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Taipans Add Davey as DP". NBL.com.au | NBL. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Davey added as development player". Taipans.com. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Flames look to go one step further with Jervis and Nelson signings". NBL1.com.au. 30 November 2021. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Machado Confirms Taipans Departure". NBL.com.au | NBL. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Kouat Noi signs on for two years with the Sydney Kings". SydneyKings.com. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  15. ^ "Nate Jawai to Depart Taipans". NBL.com.au | NBL. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Jordan Ngatai signs with The Wellington Saints". saints.co.nz. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  17. ^ "Kenny Commits to Championship Success". hawks.org.nz. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  18. ^ @cairnstaipans (3 March 2023). "Congratulations Most Valuable Player Award winner, DJ Hogg! 🏆". Retrieved 4 March 2023 – via Instagram.