2022–23 New Zealand Breakers season

2022–23 New Zealand Breakers season
Head coachIsrael Mody Maor
CaptainNew Zealand Thomas Abercrombie
ArenaSpark Arena
NBL results
Record18–10 (64.3%)
Ladder2nd
Finals finishRunners-up
(lost to Kings 2–3)
Stats at NBL.com.au
Player records
PointsUnited States Brown Jr.
19.5
ReboundsUnited States Pardon
8.0
AssistsAustralia McDowell-White
6.2
All statistics correct as of 15 March 2023.

The 2022–23 New Zealand Breakers season was the 20th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their first under the leadership of their new head coach Mody Maor.[1]

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

2022–23 New Zealand Breakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F 0 United States Pardon, Dererk (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 28 – (1996-08-01)1 August 1996
F 1 United States Brantley, Jarrell (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 28 – (1996-06-07)7 June 1996
G 2 New Zealand Le'afa, Izayah 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 28 – (1996-11-07)7 November 1996
G 3 Australia Gliddon, Cameron 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 35 – (1989-08-16)16 August 1989
F 5 United States Brown Jr., Barry (I) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 28 – (1996-12-21)21 December 1996
G 7 Australia McDowell-White, Will 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 26 – (1998-04-13)13 April 1998
G 9 New Zealand McNaught, Alex (DP) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 22 – (2002-06-21)21 June 2002
G/F 10 New Zealand Abercrombie, Thomas (C) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 37 – (1987-07-05)5 July 1987
F 12 France Rupert, Rayan (NS) 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 20 – (2004-05-31)31 May 2004
F 13 New Zealand Vodanovich, Tom 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 30 – (1994-07-28)28 July 1994
F/C 15 New Zealand Loe, Robert 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 33 – (1991-08-05)5 August 1991
F/C 33 New Zealand Timmins, Sam 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 120 kg (265 lb) 27 – (1997-05-23)23 May 1997
F 42 New Zealand Fotu, Dan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 25 – (1999-06-24)24 June 1999
G 44 New Zealand Bezzant, Jayden (TP) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 28 – (1996-07-09)9 July 1996
F 77 United States Brantley, Jamaal (IN) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 31 – (1993-07-07)7 July 1993
F – New Zealand Davidson, Isaac (TP) 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 27 – (1997-06-22)22 June 1997
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • France Bastien Cadot
  • United States James Reid
  • United States Daniel Sokolovsky
  • Israel Roei Rotenberg
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • New Zealand Emily Nolan
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: 1–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
September: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 10 September Illawarra W 71–68 (OT) Izayah Le'afa (16) Dererk Pardon (12) Will McDowell-White (5) The Stockyard
600 		1–0

NBL Blitz

2022 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 0–3 (home: 0–2; road: 0–1)
September: 0–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 18 September @ Brisbane L 81–69 Tom Vodanovich (15) Jarrell Brantley (8) Izayah Le'afa (4) Darwin Basketball Facility
932 		0–1
2 20 September Illawarra L 81–85 Rayan Rupert (17) Dererk Pardon (9) Izayah Le'afa (9) Darwin Basketball Facility
660 		0–2
3 23 September Sydney L 93–101 Barry Brown (19) Pardon, Rupert (5) Brown, Le'afa (4) Darwin Basketball Facility
905 		0–3

Regular season

2022–23 game log
Total: 18–10 (home: 7–7; road: 11–3)
October: 6–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 4–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 2 October @ Melbourne L 101–97 (OT) Brown, Pardon (23) Will McDowell-White (13) Will McDowell-White (7) John Cain Arena
7,236 		0–1
2 7 October Tasmania W 71–65 Jarrell Brantley (19) Loe, Pardon (7) Will McDowell-White (4) Spark Arena
5,340 		1–1
3 15 October @ S.E. Melbourne W 77–85 Robert Loe (18) Will McDowell-White (7) Izayah Le'afa (10) John Cain Arena
4,364 		2–1
4 17 October @ Illawarra W 62–88 Will McDowell-White (17) Will McDowell-White (10) Will McDowell-White (6) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,208 		3–1
5 20 October S.E. Melbourne L 77–99 Jarrell Brantley (17) Robert Loe (8) Izayah Le'afa (4) The Trusts Arena
2,288 		3–2
6 23 October @ Cairns W 64–68 Barry Brown Jr. (24) Pardon, Vodanovich (8) Will McDowell-White (4) Cairns Convention Centre
4,091 		4–2
7 28 October @ Adelaide W 70–99 Brantley, Brown (22) Jarrell Brantley (9) Will McDowell-White (7) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
6,717 		5–2
8 30 October Tasmania W 94–62 Barry Brown Jr. (24) Dererk Pardon (14) Will McDowell-White (7) Spark Arena
3,811 		6–2
November: 4–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
9 6 November Sydney L 77–81 Barry Brown Jr. (22) Will McDowell-White (12) Izayah Le'afa (4) Spark Arena
4,481 		6–3
10 18 November @ Tasmania W 76–84 Dererk Pardon (19) Dererk Pardon (10) Will McDowell-White (6) Silverdome
3,122 		7–3
11 20 November Adelaide W 89–83 Barry Brown Jr. (22) Brantley, Pardon (10) Will McDowell-White (7) The Trusts Arena
2,909 		8–3
12 25 November @ Cairns W 71–82 Brantley, Brown (20) Dererk Pardon (11) Will McDowell-White (8) Cairns Convention Centre
3,661 		9–3
13 27 November Brisbane W 116–79 Jarrell Brantley (29) Jarrell Brantley (8) Brantley, Gliddon, Le'afa (5) Spark Arena
3,660 		10–3
December: 1–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
14 1 December S.E. Melbourne W 110–84 Barry Brown Jr. (31) Dererk Pardon (10) Will McDowell-White (11) Christchurch Arena
3,500 		11–3
15 3 December Perth L 84–92 Barry Brown Jr. (27) Dererk Pardon (14) Will McDowell-White (9) Spark Arena
4,884 		11–4
16 8 December Sydney L 81–88 Izayah Le'afa (17) Tom Vodanovich (9) Will McDowell-White (8) Spark Arena
3,454 		11–5
– 16 December @ Perth Postponed (COVID-19)[2] (Makeup date: 10 January)[3]
– 21 December @ Brisbane Postponed (COVID-19)[4] (Makeup date: 4 February)[3]
17 26 December @ Tasmania L 93–82 Izayah Le'afa (21) Dererk Pardon (8) Izayah Le'afa (5) MyState Bank Arena
4,269 		11–6
January: 5–4 (Home: 2–3; Road: 3–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
18 4 January Perth W 97–94 Barry Brown Jr. (23) Abercrombie, Brantley (7) Barry Brown Jr. (6) TSB Stadium
2,200 		12–6
19 8 January @ Adelaide W 83–85 Barry Brown Jr. (16) Dererk Pardon (7) Will McDowell-White (7) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,368 		13–6
20 10 January @ Perth L 93–90 Dererk Pardon (28) Dererk Pardon (12) Will McDowell-White (8) RAC Arena
11,668 		13–7
21 12 January Melbourne L 65–77 Jarrell Brantley (17) Will McDowell-White (8) Will McDowell-White (6) Christchurch Arena
5,217 		13–8
22 15 January Cairns L 83–85 Will McDowell-White (29) Jarrell Brantley (14) Will McDowell-White (5) Spark Arena
7,194 		13–9
23 19 January Illawarra L 76–78 Dererk Pardon (19) Dererk Pardon (17) Will McDowell-White (7) Spark Arena
3,967 		13–10
24 22 January @ Sydney W 88–93 Jarrell Brantley (30) Jarrell Brantley (9) Will McDowell-White (10) Qudos Bank Arena
14,232 		14–10
25 26 January @ Brisbane W 71–99 Jarrell Brantley (22) Dererk Pardon (9) Rupert, McDowell-White (4) Nissan Arena
3,636 		15–10
26 28 January Melbourne W 80–74 Jarrell Brantley (18) Dererk Pardon (8) Will McDowell-White (6) Spark Arena
6,488 		16–10
February: 2–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
27 2 February @ Illawarra W 81–91 Barry Brown Jr. (22) Abercrombie, Brantley (6) Le'afa, McDowell-White (4) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,039 		17–10
28 4 February @ Brisbane W 75–80 (OT) Jarrell Brantley (19) Will McDowell-White (8) Will McDowell-White (9) Nissan Arena
5,253 		18–10
2022–23 season schedule

Postseason

Main article: 2023 NBL Finals


2023 finals game log
Total: 4–4 (home: 3–1; road: 1–3)
Semifinals: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 12 February Tasmania W 88–68 Dererk Pardon (15) Dererk Pardon (9) Will McDowell-White (7) Spark Arena
5,479 		1–0
2 16 February @ Tasmania L 89–78 Barry Brown Jr. (19) Dererk Pardon (11) Will McDowell-White (4) MyState Bank Arena
4,293 		1–1
3 19 February Tasmania W 92–77 Barry Brown Jr. (32) Dererk Pardon (14) Will McDowell-White (4) Spark Arena
6,410 		2–1
NBL Finals: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 3 March @ Sydney W 87–95 Brown, McDowell-White (19) Will McDowell-White (9) Will McDowell-White (9) Qudos Bank Arena
13,145 		3–1
5 5 March Sydney L 74–81 Barry Brown Jr. (21) Dererk Pardon (11) Will McDowell-White (4) Spark Arena
8,429 		3–2
6 10 March @ Sydney L 91–68 Will McDowell-White (11) Le'afa, McDowell-White (6) Brown, Le'afa (3) Qudos Bank Arena
18,049 		3–3
7 12 March Sydney W 80–60 Jarrell Brantley (23) Loe, McDowell-White, Pardon (6) Will McDowell-White (5) Spark Arena
9,742 		4–3
6 15 March @ Sydney L 77–69 Barry Brown Jr. (22) Pardon (9) Will McDowell-White (5) Qudos Bank Arena
18,124 		4–4
2022–23 season schedule

Transactions

Re-signed

Player Signed
Sam Timmins[5] 29 April
Will McDowell-White[6] 25 May

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Dan Fotu[7] 15 May Saint Mary's Gaels
Tom Vodanovich[8] 29 May Sydney Kings
Cameron Gliddon[9] 7 June S.E. Melbourne Phoenix
Rayan Rupert[10] 10 June Centre Fédéral de Basket-ball
Izayah Le'afa[11][12] 11 June S.E. Melbourne Phoenix
Dererk Pardon[13] 15 June Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Jarrell Brantley[14] 27 July Leones de Ponce
Alex McNaught[15] 16 August Nelson Giants
Barry Brown Jr.[16] 30 August Beijing Ducks
Jamaal Brantley[17] 20 September Shreveport Mavericks

Subtractions

Player Reason left New team
Yanni Wetzell[18] Mutual consent Baskonia
Peyton Siva[19][20] Free agent Panathinaikos
Kyrin Galloway[21] Free agent Adelaide 36ers
Hugo Besson[22] NBA draft Milwaukee Bucks
Ousmane Dieng[23] Oklahoma City Thunder
Finn Delany[24] Free agent Telekom Baskets Bonn
Rasmus Bach[25] Free agent Brisbane Bullets
Jarrell Brantley[26] Free agent Utah Jazz

Awards

Club awards

See also

References

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