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

Roster

Depth chart

Standings

Ladder

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

Game log

Pre-season

, -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 1 , 17 September ,

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

L 95–102
,

Lat Mayen Lat Nai Mayen Nai (born 16 August 1998) is a South Sudanese-Australian professional basketball player for the Wellington Saints of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). He is also contracted with the Adelaide 36ers of the National ...

(17) , Taran Armstrong (8) , Taran Armstrong (7) , Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a , 0–1 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 2 , 20 September , S.E. Melbourne
W 100–95
, Patrick Miller (21) ,

Akoldah Gak Akoldah Gak (born 12 July 2002) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League (NBL). High school career Gak attended St Dominic's College in Sydney, New South Wales. Gak received a s ...

(7) , Taran Armstrong (5) , Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a , 1–1 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 3 , 22 September , @

Illawarra The Illawarra is a coastal region in the Australian state of New South Wales, nestled between the mountains and the sea. It is situated immediately south of Sydney and north of the South Coast region. It encompasses the two cities of Wollongo ...

L 108–90
, Akoldah Gak (21) , Lat Mayen (9) , Taran Armstrong (7) , Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a , 1–2

NBLxNBA games

, -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 1 , 10 October , @

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on ...

, ,

(17) , Josh Roberts (10) , Taran Armstrong (8) ,

Capital One Arena Capital One Arena is an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place (WMATA station), Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. It has been largely considered ...

6,856 , 0–1 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 2 , 15 October , @

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

, , Patrick Miller (22) , Josh Roberts (9) , Elfrid Payton (7) , Scotiabank Arena
18,141 , 0–2

Regular season

, -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 1 , 30 September , @

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

L 98–87
, Sam Mennenga (17) ,

(6) , Patrick Miller (6) , Spark Arena
6,400 , 0–1 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 2 , 5 October , S.E. Melbourne
W 87–80
, Patrick Miller (23) , Sam Waardenburg (14) , Patrick Miller (8) ,

Cairns Convention Centre The Cairns Convention Centre is a convention and entertainment centre in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. The venue was selected the World's Best Congress Centre in 2004 and 2014. Description The centre has a floor space of on a site in the Ca ...

3,906 , 1–1 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 3 , 7 October , @

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...

W 86–89
, Patrick Miller (21) , Sam Waardenburg (7) , Kuol, Miller (5) ,

Nissan Arena The Queensland State Netball Centre, also known commercially as Nissan Arena, is a multi-purpose facility located in the southern Brisbane suburb of Nathan. The centre features a 5,000 seat indoor arena that is the home court of Super Netball t ...

4,023 , 2–1 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 4 , 26 October , @

L 84–83
, Patrick Miller (24) , Bobi Klintman (7) , Patrick Miller (7) ,

Wollongong Entertainment Centre Wollongong Entertainment Centre (also known by its naming rights sponsor WIN Entertainment Centre and colloquially as the WEC) is a multi-purpose indoor arena, located in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. The WEC opened on 5 September 1998 ...

1,923 , 2–2 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 5 , 28 October ,

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

W 87–80
, Bul Kuol (24) , Bobi Klintman (8) , ''three players'' (3) , Cairns Convention Centre
4,587 , 3–2 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 6 , 3 November , @ New Zealand
L 91–81
, Kuol, Mayen (18) , Mayen, Mennenga (7) , Mayen, Waardenburg (5) ,

Christchurch Arena Christchurch Arena is an indoor arena in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located in the suburb of Addington. It has gone through a series of name changes, the most recent of which prior to its current name having been Horncastle Arena. D ...

4,909 , 3–3 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 7 , 5 November , @ S.E. Melbourne
L 91–78
, ''three players'' (12) , Tahjere McCall (10) , Bul Kuol (4) ,

John Cain Arena John Cain Arena is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena located within Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. It is the second-largest venue and show court for the Australian Open, the first Grand Sla ...

7,511 , 3–4 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 8 , 11 November , Illawarra
W 81–71
, Bul Kuol (19) , Gak, Mayen (8) , Taran Armstrong (4) , Cairns Convention Centre
4,614 , 4–4 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 9 , 16 November , @

L 88–80
, Tahjere McCall (19) , Taran Armstrong (6) , Patrick Miller (6) ,

Perth Arena Perth Arena (known commercially as ) is an entertainment and sporting arena in the city centre of Perth, Western Australia, used mostly for basketball matches. It is located on Wellington Street near the site of the former Perth Entertainmen ...

9,976 , 4–5 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 10 , 18 November ,

Tasmania ) , nickname = , image_map = Tasmania in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Tasmania in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdi ...

L 87–90 (OT)
, Patrick Miller (26) , Taran Armstrong (7) , ''three players'' (4) , Cairns Convention Centre
4,194 , 4–6 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 11 , 1 December , Brisbane
L 79–84
, Tahjere McCall (29) , Bul Kuol (6) , Patrick Miller (7) , Cairns Convention Centre
4,007 , 4–7 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 12 , 3 December , @

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

W 103–115
, Patrick Miller (32) , Josh Roberts (5) , Patrick Miller (10) , John Cain Arena
9,384 , 5–7 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 13 , 7 December , Sydney
L 83–86
, Patrick Miller (22) , Tahjere McCall (6) , Patrick Miller (7) , Cairns Convention Centre
4,126 , 5–8 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 14 , 9 December , @

Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...

W 101–116
, Patrick Miller (26) , Sam Waardenburg (9) , Tahjere McCall (15) , Adelaide Entertainment Centre
8,954 , 6–8 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 15 , 15 December , New Zealand
L 82–111
, Taran Armstrong (15) , Sam Waardenburg (6) , Patrick Miller (5) , Cairns Convention Centre
3,584 , 6–9 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 16 , 17 December , @ Brisbane
W 101–102
, Tahjere McCall (25) , Armstrong, Waardenburg (7) , Tahjere McCall (9) , Nissan Arena
4,722 , 7–9 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 17 , 22 December , S.E. Melbourne
W 94–75
, Sam Waardenburg (20) , Tahjere McCall (8) , Patrick Miller (9) , Cairns Convention Centre
3,651 , 8–9 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 18 , 26 December , Perth
L 102–105
, Bobi Klintman (24) , Sam Mennenga (10) , Patrick Miller (7) , Cairns Convention Centre
4,050 , 8–10 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 19 , 29 December , @ Sydney
L 101–82
, Patrick Miller (18) , Sam Waardenburg (8) , McCall, Miller (6) ,

Sydney SuperDome The Sydney SuperDome (currently known as the Qudos Bank Arena) is a large multipurpose arena located in Sydney, Australia. It is situated in Sydney Olympic Park, and was completed in 1999 as part of the facilities for the 2000 Summer Olympics. ...

12,783 , 8–11 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 20 , 31 December , Melbourne
W 95–78
, Patrick Miller (31) , Sam Mennenga (11) , Tahjere McCall (10) , Cairns Convention Centre
4,802 , 9–11 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 21 , 6 January , @ Tasmania
L 103–86
, Tahjere McCall (20) , Sam Mennenga (8) , Tahjere McCall (6) ,

Derwent Entertainment Centre Derwent Entertainment Centre, also known as the DEC and known commercially as MyState Bank Arena, is the largest indoor arena in Tasmania and the multi-purpose arena is the primary venue in Hobart for large indoor functions/events. It was cons ...

4,340 , 9–12 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 22 , 13 January , Adelaide
W 111–101 (OT)
, Tahjere McCall (30) , Akoldah Gak (14) , Tahjere McCall (9) , Cairns Convention Centre
4,659 , 10–12 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 23 , 18 January , @ Illawarra
W 92–93
, Tahjere McCall (28) , Akoldah Gak (11) , Armstrong, McCall (6) , Wollongong Entertainment Centre
3,711 , 11–12 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 24 , 21 January , Brisbane
L 84–102
, Bul Kuol (19) , Tahjere McCall (6) , Patrick Miller (5) , Cairns Convention Centre
4,601 , 11–13 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 25 , 27 January , @ Adelaide
L 88–71
, Lat Mayen (15) , Lat Mayen (9) , Tahjere McCall (7) , Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,741 , 11–14 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 26 , 1 February , Tasmania
L 86–94
, Patrick Miller (31) , Patrick Miller (7) , Taran Armstrong (6) , Cairns Convention Centre
3,645 , 11–15 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 27 , 10 February , @ Perth
L 117–88
, Patrick Miller (25) , ''three players'' (4) , Patrick Miller (5) , Perth Arena
12,895 , 11–16 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 28 , 16 February , Melbourne
W 97–88
, Tahjere McCall (23) , Tahjere McCall (9) , Tahjere McCall (10) , Cairns Convention Centre
4,378 , 12–16

Transactions

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions

Awards

Club awards

* Club MVP: Patrick Miller * Defensive Player: Tahjere McCall * Players’ Player: Patrick Miller * Commitment to Community:

Alex Mudronja Alexander Mudronja (born 3 September 1999) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Cairns Taipans of National Basketball League (NBL). Early life and career Mudronja played as a junior with the Sturt Sabres before he joined the ...

* Members’ Choice MVP: Bobi Klintman * Coaches Award:

References

External links

Official Website
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