2022–23 Illawarra Hawks season

2022–23 Illawarra Hawks season
Head coachAustralia Jacob Jackomas
Co-captainsAustralia Sam Froling
United States Tyler Harvey
ArenaWollongong Entertainment Centre
NBL results
Record3–25 (10.7%)
Ladder10th
Finals finishDid not qualify
Stats at NBL.com.au
Player records
PointsUnited States Harvey
18.9
ReboundsAustralia Froling
8.0
AssistsUnited States Siva
6.3
All statistics correct as of 4 February 2023.

The 2022–23 Illawarra Hawks season was the 45th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their first under the leadership of their new head coach Jacob Jackomas.[1][2]

Roster

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2022–23 Illawarra Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 1 United States Harvey, Tyler (C & I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 31 – (1993-07-17)17 July 1993
G 3 United States Robinson, Justin Injured (IN) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 27 – (1997-08-12)12 August 1997
G 6 Australia Hickey, William 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 25 – (1999-01-18)18 January 1999
G 7 Australia Dent, Lachlan 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 24 – (2000-02-01)1 February 2000
G 8 United States Siva, Peyton Injured (I) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 34 – (1990-10-24)24 October 1990
G/F 9 Australia Swaka Lo Buluk, Wani 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 23 – (2001-06-09)9 June 2001
G 10 Australia White, Kevin 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 37 – (1987-04-07)7 April 1987
G/F 11 Australia Grida, Daniel 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 26 – (1998-04-26)26 April 1998
F/C 13 Australia Froling, Sam (C) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 24 – (2000-02-10)10 February 2000
G 15 Australia Mudronja, Alex 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 25 – (1999-09-03)3 September 1999
F 22 Australia Coenraad, Tim 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 39 – (1985-06-05)5 June 1985
G 23 United States Frazier II, Michael Injured (I) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 30 – (1994-03-08)8 March 1994
F 28 Australia Morris, Harry (DP) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 22 – (2002-07-10)10 July 2002
F 47 Australia Gak, Akoldah 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 22 – (2002-07-12)12 July 2002
F 77 South Sudan Deng, Deng 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 32 – (1992-01-05)5 January 1992
F 94 United States King, George Injured (IN) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 30 – (1994-01-15)15 January 1994
Head coach
  • Australia Jacob Jackomas
Assistant coach(es)
  • Australia Lachlan Lonergan
  • Australia Paul Mellett
  • Australia Shaun Roger
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Australia Alex Moore
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (SRP) Special restricted player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 26 January 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

Pre-season

Main article: 2022 NBL pre-season


2022 pre-season game log
Total: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
September: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 3 September UC Riverside Highlanders L 87–94 Tyler Harvey (24) Sam Froling (7) Harvey, Robinson (3) Snakepit
1,500 		0–1
2 10 September @ New Zealand L 71–68 (OT) Justin Robinson (26) Deng Deng (15) Sam Froling (3) The Stockyard
600 		0–2

NBL Blitz

2022 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 2–1 (Home:1–1; Road: 1–0)
September: 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 18 September Melbourne W 81–68 Froling, Robinson (14) Sam Froling (8) Justin Robinson (8) Darwin Basketball Facility
922 		1–0
2 20 September @ New Zealand W 81–85 Tyler Harvey (27) Sam Froling (7) Justin Robinson (8) Darwin Basketball Facility
660 		2–0
3 22 September Adelaide L 77–84 George King (20) Deng, King (8) Harvey, White (4) Darwin Basketball Facility
912 		2–1

Regular season

2022–23 game log
Total: 3–25 (Home: 2–12; Road: 1–13)
October: 1–7 (Home: 1–4; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 1 October Sydney L 97–106 Lachlan Dent (19) Sam Froling (10) Justin Robinson (8) WIN Entertainment Centre
4,008 		0–1
2 6 October S.E. Melbourne W 85–72 Tyler Harvey (22) Sam Froling (9) Lachlan Dent (5) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,806 		1–1
3 8 October @ Perth L 77–71 George King (25) Deng Deng (12) Tyler Harvey (5) RAC Arena
10,816 		1–2
4 15 October @ Adelaide L 90–80 Deng Deng (18) George King (9) Deng, Dent, Harvey (3) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
8,143 		1–3
5 17 October New Zealand L 62–88 Tyler Harvey (12) George King (8) Lachlan Dent (4) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,208 		1–4
6 24 October Brisbane L 56–82 Tyler Harvey (13) Dent, Froling, Mathiang (6) Lachlan Dent (4) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,011 		1–5
7 27 October @ Brisbane L 86–61 Deng Deng (11) Sam Froling (12) Peyton Siva (5) Nissan Arena
2,583 		1–6
8 29 October Melbourne L 100–106 (2OT) Sam Froling (27) Sam Froling (15) Peyton Siva (11) WIN Entertainment Centre
3,139 		1–7
November: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
9 3 November Adelaide L 80–96 Tyler Harvey (25) Sam Froling (11) Peyton Siva (10) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,118 		1–8
10 20 November @ Sydney L 83–82 Tyler Harvey (32) Deng Deng (9) Dent, Froling, Hickey (3) Qudos Bank Arena
11,032 		1–9
11 27 November @ S.E. Melbourne L 112–78 Frazier, Harvey (17) Sam Froling (7) Harvey, Siva (3) John Cain Arena
5,099 		1–10
December: 1–6 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
12 5 December Melbourne W 93–79 Sam Froling (29) Deng, Froling (9) Siva (7) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,248 		2–10
13 8 December @ S.E. Melbourne L 111–72 Michael Frazier II (20) Mangok Mathiang (6) Peyton Siva (3) John Cain Arena
2,918 		2–11
14 10 December @ Cairns L 102–101 (2OT) Michael Frazier II (26) Deng Deng (13) Peyton Siva (8) Cairns Convention Centre
3,607 		2–12
15 16 December Sydney L 79–86 Tyler Harvey (19) Mangok Mathiang (8) Peyton Siva (6) WIN Entertainment Centre
3,288 		2–13
16 18 December @ Melbourne L 88–77 Michael Frazier II (27) Deng, Froling, Harvey (6) Peyton Siva (4) John Cain Arena
6,806 		2–14
17 22 December @ Tasmania L 87–60 Sam Froling (19) Sam Froling (8) Peyton Siva (9) MyState Bank Arena
4,269 		2–15
18 31 December Perth L 97–107 Tyler Harvey (28) Sam Froling (13) Froling, Siva (3) WIN Entertainment Centre
3,776 		2–16
January: 1–7 (Home: 0–3; Road: 1–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
19 2 January Cairns L 89–96 Sam Froling (25) Sam Froling (13) Sam Froling (5) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,718 		2–17
20 6 January @ Adelaide L 103–95 Tyler Harvey (22) Sam Froling (10) Deng Deng (3) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,308 		2–18
21 10 January Tasmania L 89–92 Tyler Harvey (22) Sam Froling (8) Sam Froling (8) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,846 		2–19
22 13 January @ Cairns L 89–84 Tyler Harvey (25) Deng, Mathiang (8) Tyler Harvey (5) Cairns Convention Centre
4,063 		2–20
23 15 January @ Sydney L 84–79 Tyler Harvey (24) Deng, Froling (9) Sam Froling (5) Qudos Bank Arena
12,986 		2–21
24 19 January @ New Zealand W 76–78 Tyler Harvey (25) Daniel Grida (7) Will Hickey (4) Spark Arena
3,967 		3–21
25 21 January Brisbane L 86–103 Tyler Harvey (22) Deng, Mathiang (6) Dent, Froling (3) WIN Entertainment Centre
3,503 		3–22
26 27 January @ Perth L 106–86 Tyler Harvey (23) Sam Froling (10) Will Hickey (5) RAC Arena
12,521 		3–23
February: 0–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
27 2 February New Zealand L 81–91 Tyler Harvey (22) Froling, Gak, Hickey (6) Sam Froling (5) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,039 		3–24
28 4 February Tasmania L 63–87 Tyler Harvey (13) Froling, Grida (7) Lachlan Dent (2) WIN Entertainment Centre
3,511 		3–25
2022–23 season schedule

Transactions

Re-signed

Player Signed
Sam Froling[3] 25 February
Daniel Grida[4] 17 March
Lachlan Dent[5] 26 July
Tim Coenraad[6] 18 September

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Wani Swaka Lo Buluk[7] 20 May Sydney Kings
Deng Deng[8] 1 June Brisbane Bullets
Mangok Mathiang[9] 29 July Casey Cavaliers
George King[10] 8 August Ontario Clippers
Justin Robinson[11] 10 August Detroit Pistons
William Hickey[12] 31 August Melbourne United
Harry Morris[13] Illawarra Hawks (NBL1)
Kevin White[14] 17 September Perth Wildcats
Peyton Siva[15] 19 October New Zealand Breakers
Michael Frazier II[16] 21 November Perth Wildcats

Subtractions

Player Reason left New team
Harry Froling[17] Free agent Brisbane Bullets
Antonius Cleveland[18] Free agent Adelaide 36ers
Emmett Naar[19] Free agent Heroes Den Bosch
Xavier Rathan-Mayes[20] Free agent Melbourne United
Andrew Ogilvy[21] Retired N/A
Mangok Mathiang[22] Mutual release N/A

Awards

Club awards

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Goorjian steps down as Illawarrra Hawks coach". ESPN.com.au. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Sam Froling Signs New Three Year Deal With Illawarra". nbl.com.au. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Grida inks new two-year deal with Hawks". hawks.com.au. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Illawarra Local Lachlan Dent re-signs with the Hawks". hawks.com.au. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Hawks add Depth with Coenraad". Hawks.com.au. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Defensive dynamo Swaka Lo Buluk signs with Hawks". Hawks.com.au. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Deng Deng returns to Hawks' nest". Hawks.com.au. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Mathiang Signs with Hawks". NBL.com.au | NBL. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Hawks sign American Forward George King". Hawks.com.au. August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  11. ^ "Hawks Welcome Emerging Point Guard". NBL.com.au. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Hawks add Hickey and Morris as Development Player Signings". Hawks.com.au. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
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  16. ^ "Frazier II Answers the Hawks Call". Hawks.com.au. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  17. ^ "Harry Froling returns to Brisbane in NBL23". BrisbaneBullets.com.au. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  18. ^ "Adelaide 36ers sign Antonius Cleveland". Adelaide36ers.com. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  19. ^ "Emmett Naar nieuwe point-guard Heroes Den Bosch". HeroesDenBosch.com (in Dutch). 1 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  20. ^ "United sign former Hawks, NBA guard Xavier Rathan-Mayes". MelbourneUTD.com.au. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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