2023–24 Cairns Taipans season

The 2023–24 Cairns Taipans season is the 25th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL).

2023–24 Cairns Taipans season
Head coachAustralia Adam Forde
CaptainUnited States Tahjere McCall
ArenaCairns Convention Centre
NBL results
Record2–2 (50%)
Ladder5th
Stats at NBL.com.au
All statistics correct as of 26 October 2023.

Roster

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2023–24 Cairns Taipans roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 1 United States Miller, Patrick (I) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 31 – (1992-05-22)22 May 1992
G 2 Australia Armstrong, Taran 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 21 – (2002-01-15)15 January 2002
F 3 New Zealand Mennenga, Sam 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 21 – (2001-12-12)12 December 2001
G 6 Australia Antonio, Jonah 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 26 – (1997-04-04)4 April 1997
F 7 Australia Dennis, Kian (DP) 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 22 – (2001-04-09)9 April 2001
F 11 Australia Mayen, Lat 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 25 – (1998-08-16)16 August 1998
G 15 Australia Mudronja, Alex (DP) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 24 – (1999-09-03)3 September 1999
F 21 New Zealand Waardenburg, Sam 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 24 – (1999-02-21)21 February 1999
G 22 United States McCall, Tahjere (C & I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 29 – (1994-08-17)17 August 1994
F 23 United States Roberts, Josh (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 24 – (1999-07-15)15 July 1999
F 24 Australia Anderson, Lachlan 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 26 – (1997-10-17)17 October 1997
F 34 Sweden Klintman, Bobi (NS) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 20 – (2003-03-06)6 March 2003
F 42 South Sudan Kuol, Bul 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 26 – (1997-01-10)10 January 1997
F 47 Australia Gak, Akoldah 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 21 – (2002-07-12)12 July 2002
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Australia Sam Gruggen
  • Australia Kerry Williams
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: 11 October 2023

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Development
PG Taran Armstrong Patrick Miller Alex Mudronja
SG Tahjere McCall Jonah Antonio Kian Dennis
SF Bul Kuol Lat Mayen Lachlan Anderson
PF Sam Waardenburg Bobi Klintman
C Sam Mennenga Josh Roberts Akoldah Gak

Standings

Ladder
Pos 2023–24 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Melbourne United 8 7 1 87.50% 5–0 W5 3–1 4–0 704 641 109.83%
2 Sydney Kings 6 4 2 66.67% 3–2 L1 2–1 2–1 584 554 105.42%
3 Tasmania JackJumpers 7 4 3 57.14% 3–2 L1 2–1 2–2 630 592 106.42%
4 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 7 4 3 57.14% 3–2 W3 3–0 1–3 647 624 103.69%
5 Cairns Taipans 4 2 2 50.00% 2–2 L1 1–0 1–2 346 348 99.43%
6 Brisbane Bullets 7 3 4 42.86% 1–4 W1 1–2 2–2 598 621 96.30%
7 Adelaide 36ers 8 3 5 37.50% 3–2 W2 2–2 1–3 680 704 96.59%
8 Illawarra Hawks 6 2 4 33.33% 2–3 W1 2–2 0–2 522 578 90.31%
9 Perth Wildcats 7 2 5 28.57% 1–4 L4 2–2 0–3 606 640 94.69%
10 New Zealand Breakers 4 1 3 25.00% 1–3 L3 1–2 0–1 355 370 95.95%

Updated to match(es) played on 27 October 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
Last place
2023–24 NBL season
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920
Adelaide 36ers910109
Brisbane Bullets1267
Cairns Taipans8634
Illawarra Hawks108910
Melbourne United3111
New Zealand Breakers4756
Perth Wildcats6588
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix5975
Sydney Kings2323
Tasmania JackJumpers7442
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: NBL.com.au

Game log

Pre-season
Main article: 2023 NBL pre-season
2023 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
September: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 17 September Perth L 95–102 Lat Mayen (17) Taran Armstrong (8) Taran Armstrong (7) Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a		 0–1
2 20 September S.E. Melbourne W 100–95 Patrick Miller (21) Akoldah Gak (7) Taran Armstrong (5) Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a		 1–1
3 22 September @ Illawarra L 108–90 Akoldah Gak (21) Lat Mayen (9) Taran Armstrong (7) Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a		 1–2

NBLxNBA games
Main article: NBLxNBA
2023 pre-season game log
Total: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)
October: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 10 October @ Washington L 82–145 Akoldah Gak (17) Josh Roberts (10) Taran Armstrong (8) Capital One Arena
6,856		 0–1
2 15 October @ Toronto L 93–134 Patrick Miller (22) Josh Roberts (9) Elfrid Payton (7) Scotiabank Arena
18,141		 0–2

Regular season
Main article: 2023–24 NBL regular season
2023–24 game log
Total: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
September: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 30 September @ New Zealand L 98–87 Sam Mennenga (17) Lat Mayen (6) Patrick Miller (6) Spark Arena
6,400		 0–1
October: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2 5 October S.E. Melbourne W 87–80 Patrick Miller (23) Sam Waardenburg (14) Patrick Miller (8) Cairns Convention Centre
3,906		 1–1
3 7 October @ Brisbane W 86–89 Patrick Miller (21) Sam Waardenburg (7) Kuol, Miller (5) Nissan Arena
4,023		 2–1
4 26 October @ Illawarra L 84–83 Patrick Miller (24) Bobi Klintman (7) Patrick Miller (7) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
1,923		 2–2
5 28 October Sydney Cairns Convention Centre
November: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
6 3 November @ New Zealand TBC
7 5 November @ S.E. Melbourne John Cain Arena
8 11 November Illawarra Cairns Convention Centre
9 16 November @ Perth Perth Arena
10 18 November Tasmania Cairns Convention Centre
December: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
11 1 December Brisbane Cairns Convention Centre
12 3 December @ Melbourne John Cain Arena
13 7 December Sydney Cairns Convention Centre
14 9 December @ Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre
15 15 December New Zealand Cairns Convention Centre
16 17 December @ Brisbane Nissan Arena
17 22 December S.E. Melbourne Cairns Convention Centre
18 26 December Perth Cairns Convention Centre
19 29 December @ Sydney Sydney SuperDome
20 31 December Melbourne Cairns Convention Centre
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
21 6 January @ Tasmania Derwent Entertainment Centre
22 13 January Adelaide Cairns Convention Centre
23 18 January @ Illawarra Wollongong Entertainment Centre
24 21 January Brisbane Cairns Convention Centre
25 27 January @ Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
26 1 February Tasmania Cairns Convention Centre
27 10 February @ Perth Perth Arena
28 16 February Melbourne Cairns Convention Centre
2023–24 season schedule

Transactions

Re-signed
Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Lat Mayen27 March 20231-year deal[1]
Bul Kuol9 June 20231-year deal[2]

Additions
Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Sam Mennenga6 April 20232-year dealDavidson Wildcats[3]
Akoldah Gak10 April 20232-year dealIllawarra Hawks[4]
Taran Armstrong17 May 20232-year dealCalifornia Baptist Lancers[5]
Bobi Klintman13 June 20231-year deal (next star)Wake Forest[6]
Patrick Miller16 June 20231-year dealBrose Bamberg[7]
Lachlan Anderson8 July 20232-year deal (club option)TFT Skopje[8]
Josh Roberts4 August 20231-year dealManhattan Jaspers[9]
Kian Dennis8 August 20232-year deal (club option)Southern Districts Spartans[10]
Alex Mudronja8 August 20232-year deal (club option)Illawarra Hawks[10]

Subtractions
Player Reason left Date Left New Team Ref.
Mirko ĐerićMutual release27 March 2023TBC[1]
Keanu PinderFree agent1 April 2023Perth Wildcats[11]
Shannon ScottFree agent28 April 2023Brisbane Bullets[12]
Ben AyreClub option declined2 May 2023S.E. Melbourne Phoenix[13]
D. J. HoggFree agent26 May 2023Sydney Kings[14]
Majok DengDeclined player option28 June 2023Tasmania JackJumpers[15]
Gabe HadleyFree agent18 July 2023Brisbane Bullets[16]


See also

References
  1. "2023 Taipans Free Agency". Taipans.com. 27 March 2023. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. "NBL24: Bul Kuol on why he chose to return to the Cairns Taipans". CairnsPost.com.au. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  3. "Taipans welcome Sam Mennenga". Taipans.com. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  4. "NBA Aspirant Gak Signs in Cairns". NBL.com.au. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  5. "Australian college basketball star Taran Armstrong joins Cairns Taipans". ESPN.com.au. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  6. "TAIPANS SECURE SWEDISH SENSATION". Taipans.com. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  7. "Cairns welcomes Patrick Miller". Taipans.com. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  8. "Taipans lure another Marlin". Taipans.com. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  9. "Collegiate forward joins Taipans' young core". NBL.com.au. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  10. "Taipans announce development players". Taipans.com. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  11. "Wildcats welcome Keanu Pinder home to Perth". Wildcats.com.au. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  12. "Bullets welcome import point guard Shannon Scott". BrisbaneBullets.com.au. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  13. "The formidable charm of Ben Ayre". TheInnerSanctum.com.au. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  14. "Sydney Kings land DJ Hogg as Xavier Cooks replacement". CanberraTimes.com.au. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  15. "JackJumpers land NBL Veteran Majok Deng". JackJumpers.com.au. 28 June 2023. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  16. "Bullets add sharpshooter Gabe Hadley". BrisbaneBullets.com.au. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
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