The 2023–24 Illawarra Hawks season was the 46th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL). On 13 May 2023, the Hawks have picked up Jacob Jackomas’s second year team option. On 14 November 2023, Jacob Jackomas was released as Hawks' head coach after the team started the season with a 2–7 record and was replaced by Justin Tatum on an interim basis. On 22 February 2024, prior to the Hawks' playoff campaign, Tatum signed a three-year deal with Illawarra to continue as permanent head coach.

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 , 18 September , @ Melbourne
L 85–71
, Mason Peatling (13) ,

Sam Froling Samson James Froling (born 10 February 2000) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League (Australia), National Basketball League (NBL). Froling played college basketball for the Creig ...

(10) , Tyler Harvey (4) , Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a , 0–1 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 2 , 20 September , @ Brisbane
W 88–95
, Lachlan Olbrich (20) , Sam Froling (6) , ''four players'' (3) , Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a , 1–1 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 3 , 22 September ,

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W 108–90
, Lachlan Olbrich (18) ,

Wani Swaka Lo Buluk Wani Lodu Swaka Lo Buluk (born 9 June 2001) is a Sudanese-Australian professional basketball player for the Darwin Salties of the NBL1 North. He is also contracted with the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League (NBL). Opting to f ...

(7) , Lachlan Olbrich (5) , Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a , 2–1

Regular season

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

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L 81–96
, Tyler Harvey (19) ,

(11) , Justin Robinson (4) , Wollongong Entertainment Centre
4,322 , 0–1 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 2 , 7 October , S.E. Melbourne
W 113–106
, Justin Robinson (26) , Froling, Swaka Lo Buluk (8) , Justin Robinson (7) , Wollongong Entertainment Centre
3,590 , 1–1 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 3 , 12 October , @ Tasmania
L 103–73
, Gary Clark (16) , Sam Froling (10) , Justin Robinson (6) ,

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4,340 , 1–2 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 4 , 14 October , @ Adelaide
L 89–80
, Sam Froling (21) , Gary Clark (11) , Justin Robinson (4) , Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,108 , 1–3 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 5 , 20 October , Melbourne
L 91–101
, Tyler Harvey (19) , Gary Clark (9) , Justin Robinson (5) , Wollongong Entertainment Centre
2,927 , 1–4 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 6 , 26 October ,

W 84–83
, Tyler Harvey (20) , Sam Froling (13) , Tyler Harvey (5) , Wollongong Entertainment Centre
1,923 , 2–4 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 7 , 29 October , @ Melbourne
L 96–84
, Gary Clark (24) , ''three players'' (4) , Justin Robinson (9) , John Cain Arena
9,067 , 2–5 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 8 , 3 November , Sydney
L 83–103
, Gary Clark (23) , Sam Froling (11) , Justin Robinson (4) , Wollongong Entertainment Centre
3,934 , 2–6 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 9 , 11 November , @ Cairns
L 81–71
, Gary Clark (19) , Sam Froling (10) , Tyler Harvey (4) ,

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4,614 , 2–7 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 10 , 19 November , @ New Zealand
W 65–69
, Froling, Harvey (16) , Sam Froling (12) , Justin Robinson (4) , Spark Arena
5,703 , 3–7 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 11 , 3 December , @ Brisbane
L 78–77
, Clark, Robinson (13) , Gary Clark (9) ,

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, Robinson (4) , Nissan Arena
3,572 , 3–8 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 12 , 8 December , Perth
W 100–82
, Sam Froling (21) , Sam Froling (10) , Tyler Harvey (7) , Wollongong Entertainment Centre
2,921 , 4–8 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 13 , 16 December , @ S.E. Melbourne
W 72–100
, Tyler Harvey (25) , Gary Clark (13) , Justin Robinson (5) , Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium
3,082 , 5–8 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 14 , 23 December , Tasmania
L 89–100
, Sam Froling (22) , Sam Froling (11) , Harvey, Robinson (5) , Wollongong Entertainment Centre
4,037 , 5–9 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 15 , 25 December , @ Sydney
W 90–94
, Sam Froling (20) , Lachlan Olbrich (10) , Justin Robinson (5) ,

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8,578 , 6–9 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 16 , 31 December , Adelaide
W 91–84
, Justin Robinson (19) , Gary Clark (12) , ''three players'' (3) , Wollongong Entertainment Centre
5,101 , 7–9 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 17 , 5 January , S.E. Melbourne
W 116–78
, Sam Froling (20) , Gary Clark (13) , Gary Clark (4) , Wollongong Entertainment Centre
4,079 , 8–9 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 18 , 12 January , @ Tasmania
W 107–108 (2OT)
, Gary Clark (25) , Gary Clark (15) , Justin Robinson (5) , Derment Entertainment Centre
4,340 , 9–9 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 19 , 14 January , @ Brisbane
L 110–103
, Tyler Harvey (29) , Gary Clark (8) , Clark, Robinson (3) , Nissan Arena
5,500 , 9–10 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 20 , 18 January , Cairns
L 92–93
, Gary Clark (36) , Sam Froling (11) , Tyler Harvey (6) , Wollongong Entertainment Centre
3,711 , 9–11 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 21 , 20 January , Adelaide
L 89–96
,

Hyunjung Lee Lee Hyun-jung (born October 23, 2000) is a South Korean professional basketball player for the Illawarra Hawks of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Davidson Wildcats of the Atlantic 10 C ...

(24) , Sam Froling (10) , Tyler Harvey (4) , Wollongong Entertainment Centre
3,555 , 9–12 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 22 , 25 January , @ Perth
W 77–95
, Gary Clark (17) , Lachlan Olbrich (7) , Harvey, Robinson (4) ,

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12,771 , 10–12 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 23 , 28 January , New Zealand
W 89–85
, Gary Clark (29) , Gary Clark (8) , Froling, Robinson (4) , Wollongong Entertainment Centre
4,239 , 11–12 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 24 , 3 February , Brisbane
W 89–76
, Gary Clark (19) , Gary Clark (10) , Justin Robinson (5) , Wollongong Entertainment Centre
4,991 , 12–12 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 25 , 9 February , @ New Zealand
L 88–85
, Tyler Harvey (22) , Sam Froling (10) , Justin Robinson (4) , Spark Arena
3,941 , 12–13 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 26 , 11 February , @ Sydney
W 95–106
, Gary Clark (22) , Sam Froling (11) , Harvey, Robinson (5) , Sydney SuperDome
14,832 , 13–13 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 27 , 15 February , Perth
W 108–92
, Gary Clark (26) , Gary Clark (11) , Justin Robinson (5) , Wollongong Entertainment Centre
4,486 , 14–13 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 28 , 18 February , @ Melbourne
L 92–87
, Justin Robinson (14) , Sam Froling (9) , Froling, Robinson (5) , John Cain Arena
10,175 , 14–14

Postseason

, -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 1 , 28 February , @ Tasmania
L 92–76
, Gary Clark (21) , Gary Clark (10) , Justin Robinson (3) ,

4,340 , 0–1 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 1 , 4 March , New Zealand
W 88–85
, Justin Robinson (26) ,

(9) , Justin Robinson (3) , Wollongong Entertainment Centre
5,178 , 1–0 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 1 , 7 March , @ Melbourne
L 115–106 (OT)
, Sam Froling (26) , Gary Clark (12) , Justin Robinson (7) , John Cain Arena
8,232 , 0–1 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 2 , 10 March , Melbourne
W 113–108 (OT)
, Gary Clark (31) , Gary Clark (16) , Sam Froling (4) , Wollongong Entertainment Centre
5,631 , 1–1 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 3 , 13 March , @ Melbourne
L 100–94
, Sam Froling (23) , Clark, Hickey (6) , Justin Robinson (7) , John Cain Arena
6,288 , 1–2

Transactions

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions

Awards

Club awards

* Club MVP: Gary Clark * Community Award: Daniel Grida * Defensive Player:

* Members Award: Gary Clark * Club Person of the Year: Scott Muttdon * Volunteer of the Year: Stephen Craig * Player's Player Award: Daniel Grida * 20 Years in the NBL: Joe Tertzakian

References

External links

Official Website
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