2023–24 Tasmania JackJumpers season

2023–24 Tasmania JackJumpers season
NBL champions
Head coachUnited States Scott Roth
CaptainAustralia Clint Steindl
ArenaMyState Bank Arena
NBL results
Record16–12 (57.1%)
Ladder3rd
Finals finishChampions (1st title)
(Defeated United 3–2)
Stats at NBL.com.au
Player records
PointsUnited States Crawford
16.9
ReboundsAustralia Magnay
7.3
AssistsUnited States Doyle
4.8
All statistics correct as of 31 March 2024.

The 2023–24 Tasmania JackJumpers season was the 3rd season for the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL).

Roster

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2023–24 Tasmania JackJumpers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 1 United States Crawford, Jordon (I) 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 34 – (1990-07-17)17 July 1990
G/F 3 Australia Drmic, Anthony 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 32 – (1992-02-25)25 February 1992
F 5 South Sudan Deng, Majok 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 31 – (1993-03-01)1 March 1993
G 7 New Zealand Brown, Walter (DP) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 22 – (2002-05-22)22 May 2002
G 9 Australia McVeigh, Jack 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 28 – (1996-06-27)27 June 1996
F 11 Australia Richards, Jacob (DP) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 23 – (2001-05-31)31 May 2001
G 13 Australia Macdonald, Sean (DP) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 24 – (2000-04-21)21 April 2000
F 15 New Zealand Vodanovich, Tom 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 30 – (1994-07-28)28 July 1994
F 20 Australia Krslovic, Fabijan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 29 – (1995-06-23)23 June 1995
F 21 Australia Bairstow, Jarred 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 32 – (1992-11-05)5 November 1992
C 22 Australia Magnay, Will 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 26 – (1998-06-10)10 June 1998
F/C 24 United States Lee, Marcus Injured (I) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 30 – (1994-09-14)14 September 1994
G 25 United States Doyle, Milton (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 31 – (1993-10-31)31 October 1993
F/C 33 South Sudan Majok, Majok (TP) 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 32 – (1992-12-10)10 December 1992
G/F 35 Australia Steindl, Clint (C) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 35 – (1989-03-15)15 March 1989
G 38 Australia Barker, Lachlan (NRP) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 28 – (1996-07-14)14 July 1996
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Australia Mark Chivers
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (TP) Training player
  • (SRP) Special restricted player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 24 March 2024

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Development
PG Jordon Crawford Sean Macdonald Lachlan Barker
SG Milton Doyle Junior Madut Walter Brown
SF Anthony Drmic Clint Steindl Jarred Bairstow Jacob Richards
PF Jack McVeigh Fabijan Krslovic Majok Deng
C Marcus Lee Will Magnay Majok Majok

Standings

Ladder

Pos 2023–24 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Melbourne United 28 20 8 71.43% 3–2 W1 11–3 9–5 2615 2454 106.56%
2 Perth Wildcats 28 17 11 60.71% 2–3 L2 10–4 7–7 2630 2563 102.61%
3 Tasmania JackJumpers 28 16 12 57.14% 4–1 W4 8–6 8–6 2564 2378 107.82%
4 Illawarra Hawks 28 14 14 50.00% 3–2 L1 8–6 6–8 2547 2518 101.15%
5 Sydney Kings 28 13 15 46.43% 2–3 W1 7–7 6–8 2672 2602 102.69%
6 New Zealand Breakers 28 13 15 46.43% 3–2 L1 8–6 5–9 2498 2480 100.73%
7 Brisbane Bullets 28 13 15 46.43% 2–3 L1 8–6 5–9 2458 2534 97.00%
8 Cairns Taipans 28 12 16 42.86% 1–4 W1 7–7 5–9 2506 2589 96.79%
9 Adelaide 36ers 28 12 16 42.86% 3–2 W1 9–5 3–11 2457 2563 95.86%
10 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 28 10 18 35.71% 1–4 L4 7–7 3–11 2425 2691 90.12%

Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 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 36ers9101097888910101010101099999
Brisbane Bullets12676576667996545657
Cairns Taipans86343767776679767888
Illawarra Hawks10891091010101088885686444
Melbourne United31111111111111111111
New Zealand Breakers475610999899768978766
Perth Wildcats65888654353222222222
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix5975234553555781010101010
Sydney Kings23234222442434454575
Tasmania JackJumpers74425433224343333333
Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2024. Source: NBL.com.au

Game log

Pre-season

Main article: 2023 NBL pre-season
2023 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 3–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–0)
September: 3–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 16 September @ S.E. Melbourne W 84–97 Fabijan Krslovic (16) Crawford, Krslovic (6) Jordon Crawford (8) Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a 		1–0
2 19 September @ New Zealand W 85–92 Jack McVeigh (19) Crawford, McVeigh (5) Milton Doyle (7) Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a 		2–0
3 21 September Adelaide W 86–82 Milton Doyle (19) Anthony Drmic (7) Milton Doyle (7) Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a 		3–0

Regular season

Main article: 2023–24 NBL regular season
2023–24 game log
Total: 16–12 (Home: 8–6; Road: 8–6)
September: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 29 September @ Perth L 101–95 Jack McVeigh (22) Marcus Lee (9) Milton Doyle (8) Perth Arena
12,361 		0–1
October: 4–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 6 October Sydney W 80–72 Milton Doyle (21) Jack McVeigh (7) Jordon Crawford (4) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 		1–1
3 8 October @ Melbourne W 75–80 Milton Doyle (25) Milton Doyle (8) Jordon Crawford (6) John Cain Arena
10,175 		2–1
4 12 October Illawarra W 103–73 Milton Doyle (19) Milton Doyle (9) Jordon Crawford (6) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 		3–1
5 14 October @ S.E. Melbourne L 86–85 Jordon Crawford (27) Jack McVeigh (9) Jordon Crawford (6) John Cain Arena
6,017 		3–2
6 22 October @ Sydney W 95–105 Jordon Crawford (32) Marcus Lee (13) Jordon Crawford (4) Sydney SuperDome
10,721 		4–2
7 27 October Melbourne L 82–90 Jack McVeigh (20) Marcus Lee (9) Milton Doyle (5) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 		4–3
8 29 October @ Brisbane L 90–87 Jack McVeigh (18) Krslovic, Lee (7) Milton Doyle (8) Nissan Arena
4,559 		4–4
November: 3–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
9 4 November Brisbane W 87–85 Milton Doyle (24) Marcus Lee (7) Jordon Crawford (8) Silverdome
3,255 		5–4
10 11 November @ Adelaide W 72–82 Jordon Crawford (17) Marcus Lee (8) Milton Doyle (8) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,440 		6–4
11 16 November New Zealand L 92–97 Will Magnay (20) Will Magnay (13) Milton Doyle (6) Silverdome
3,255 		6–5
12 18 November @ Cairns W 87–90 (OT) Jack McVeigh (24) Anthony Drmic (9) three players (4) Cairns Convention Centre
4,194 		7–5
December: 3–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
13 2 December Adelaide W 94–59 Milton Doyle (20) Marcus Lee (10) Milton Doyle (6) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 		8–5
14 9 December @ New Zealand W 80–97 Jordon Crawford (30) Will Magnay (12) Fabijan Krslovic (4) Spark Arena
4,908 		9–5
15 15 December @ Perth L 89–88 Jordon Crawford (29) Will Magnay (10) Milton Doyle (4) Perth Arena
12,600 		9–6
16 17 December Sydney L 84–90 Jack McVeigh (23) Jack McVeigh (7) Doyle, Macdonald (3) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 		9–7
17 23 December @ Illawarra W 89–100 Jordon Crawford (20) Will Magnay (7) Milton Doyle (7) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
4,037 		10–7
18 25 December S.E. Melbourne L 77–85 Jack McVeigh (20) Will Magnay (11) Jordon Crawford (4) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 		10–8
January: 2–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
19 1 January New Zealand L 93–98 Sean Macdonald (23) Marcus Lee (13) Jack McVeigh (5) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 		10–9
20 6 January Cairns W 103–86 Milton Doyle (31) Anthony Drmic (8) Jordon Crawford (7) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 		11–9
21 10 January @ Brisbane L 80–77 Milton Doyle (19) Marcus Lee (7) Milton Doyle (3) Nissan Arena
4,486 		11–10
22 12 January Illawarra L 107–108 (2OT) Jordon Crawford (24) Sean Macdonald (9) Milton Doyle (6) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 		11–11
23 19 January Melbourne W 107–86 Jordon Crawford (25) Marcus Lee (10) Milton Doyle (6) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 		12–11
24 26 January @ New Zealand L 94–88 Jack McVeigh (22) Will Magnay (8) Sean Macdonald (6) North Shore Events Centre
2,272 		12–12
February: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
25 1 February @ Cairns W 86–94 Jordon Crawford (25) Milton Doyle (10) Milton Doyle (7) Cairns Convention Centre
3,645 		13–12
26 4 February Adelaide W 109–86 Jack McVeigh (26) Will Magnay (12) Milton Doyle (10) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 		14–12
27 10 February @ S.E. Melbourne W 67–94 four players (11) Marcus Lee (7) Milton Doyle (5) John Cain Arena
10,175 		15–12
28 17 February Perth W 86–72 Milton Doyle (24) Jack McVeigh (10) Milton Doyle (5) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 		16–12
2023–24 season schedule

Postseason

Main article: 2024 NBL Finals
2024 finals game log
Total: 6–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 3–2)
Seeding qualifier: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 28 February Illawarra W 92–76 Jack McVeigh (26) Jack McVeigh (11) Milton Doyle (10) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 		1–0
Semifinals: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 8 March @ Perth L 89–81 Jordon Crawford (19) Will Magnay (8) Milton Doyle (6) Perth Arena
10,624 		0–1
2 11 March Perth W 102–94 Milton Doyle (24) Will Magnay (7) Sean Macdonald (5) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 		1–1
3 13 March @ Perth W 84–100 Jack McVeigh (27) Will Magnay (9) Milton Doyle (9) Perth Arena
7,467 		2–1
NBL Finals: 3–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 17 March @ Melbourne L 104–81 Anthony Drmic (18) Milton Doyle (8) Macdonald, McVeigh (3) John Cain Arena
9,108 		0–1
2 22 March Melbourne W 82–77 Jack McVeigh (16) Milton Doyle (8) Crawford, McVeigh (4) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 		1–1
3 24 March @ Melbourne W 91–93 Jack McVeigh (18) Jack McVeigh (12) Milton Doyle (7) John Cain Arena
10,175 		2–1
4 28 March Melbourne L 86–88 Jack McVeigh (28) Anthony Drmic (8) Doyle, Drmic (3) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 		2–2
5 31 March @ Melbourne W 81–83 Jordon Crawford (32) Will Magnay (12) Doyle, Macdonald (2) John Cain Centre
10,175 		3–2
2024 finals schedule

Transactions

Re-signed

Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Jack McVeigh 24 October 2022 2-year deal [1]
Clint Steindl 15 November 2022 2-year deal [2]
Sean Macdonald 6 January 2023 2-year deal [3]
Fabijan Krslovic 14 March 2023 2-year deal [4]
Walter Brown 5 May 2023 3-year deal [5]
Josh Tomasi 30 May 2023 1-year deal [6]
Milton Doyle 8 June 2023 2-year deal [7]

Additions

Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Anthony Drmic 17 April 2023 1-year deal Adelaide 36ers [8]
Junior Madut 2 May 2023 2-year deal (club option) S.E. Melbourne Phoenix [9]
Tre Armstrong 16 May 2023 1-year deal California Baptist Lancers [10]
Marcus Lee 22 June 2023 1-year deal Melbourne United [11]
Jordon Crawford 23 June 2023 1-year deal Piratas de Quebradillas [12]
Majok Deng 28 June 2023 1-year deal Cairns Taipans [13]
Lachlan Barker 24 July 2023 1-year deal (NRP) Melbourne United [14]
Jacob Richards 1 August 2023 2-year deal Hobart Chargers [15]
Majok Majok 7 August 2023 1-year deal (NRP) Perth Wildcats [16]
Tom Vodanovich 5 January 2024 1-year deal New Zealand Breakers [17]

Subtractions

Player Reason left Date Left New team Ref.
Sam McDaniel Declined player option 14 March 2023 Brisbane Bullets [18]
Isaac White Free agent 31 March 2023 Brisbane Bullets [19]
Matt Kenyon Free agent 17 April 2023 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix [20]
Jarrad Weeks Retired 4 June 2023 n/a [21]
Josh Magette Retired 20 June 2023 n/a [22]
Tre Armstrong Released 6 July 2023 n/a [23]
Josh Tomasi Released 28 July 2023 n/a [24]
Junior Madut Released 5 January 2024 TBC [25]

Awards

Club awards

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Captain Clint inks extended stint in Tasmania". JackJumpers.com.au. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Macdonald Signs New JackJumpers Deal". NBL.com.au. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Krslovic Inks Two-Year Extension with Tasmania". NBL.com.au. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  5. ^ "JackJumper Brown Inks New Deal". NBL.com.au. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  6. ^ "The two teammates key in young Jackies' development". TheMercury.com.au. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Doyle re-signs with Tassie JackJumpers". ESPN.com.au. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  8. ^ "New ANT in town!". JackJumpers.com.au. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
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  12. ^ "JackJumpers Finalise Import Trio with High-Scoring Star". NBL.com.au. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  13. ^ "JackJumpers land NBL Veteran Majok Deng". JackJumpers.com.au. 28 June 2023. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Barker signs with hometown side". NBL.com.au. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  15. ^ "Richards rewarded with Development Player Contract". JackJumpers.com.au. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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  18. ^ "Bullets add Sam McDaniel to NBL24 roster". BrisbaneBullets.com.au. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  19. ^ "Brisbane Bullets Welcome Isaac White". BrisbaneBullets.com.au. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  20. ^ "Matt Kenyon Signs with the Phoenix for Two Years". SEMPhoenix.com.au. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  21. ^ "'Agent 97' Announces Retirement". NBL.com.au. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  22. ^ "JackJumpers Bid Farewell to Magette". NBL.com.au. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  23. ^ "Tre Armstrong Departs JackJumpers". NBL.com.au. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
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