The 2023–24 Cairns Taipans season was 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 list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...

L 95–102
,

Lat Mayen Lat Nai Mayen Nai (born 16 August 1998) is a South Sudanese-Australian professional basketball player for the West Adelaide Bearcats of the NBL1 Central. He is also contracted with the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL). He p ...

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

Illawarra The Illawarra is a coastal Regions of New South Wales, region in the southeast of the Australian state of New South Wales. It is situated immediately south of Sydney and north of the South Coast, New South Wales, South Coast region. It encompas ...

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 most commonly refers to: * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States * Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A ...

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

Capital One Arena Capital One Arena is an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. The arena was opened o ...

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

Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...

, , Patrick Miller (22) , Josh Roberts (9) , Elfrid Payton (7) ,

Scotiabank Arena Scotiabank Arena (SBA), formerly known as Air Canada Centre (ACC), is a multi-purposed arena located on Bay Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the home of the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and t ...

18,141 , 0–2

Regular season

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

New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...

L 98–87
, Sam Mennenga (17) ,

(6) , Patrick Miller (6) ,

Spark Arena Spark Arena (also known as Auckland City Arena, and formerly as Vector Arena) is a multipurpose arena in Auckland, New Zealand. The venue is located at Quay Park, Parnell, very close to Britomart Transport Centre and The Strand Station. The ...

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 C ...

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

Brisbane Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a ...

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 ...

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

L 84–83
, Patrick Miller (24) ,

Bobi Klintman Bo "Bobi" Klintman (born 6 March 2003) is a Swedish professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. He was drafted by the Minneso ...

(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 199 ...

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

Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...

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

Tahjere McCall Tahjere McCall (born August 17, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League. He played college basketball for the Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball, Niagara Purple Eagles and Tennessee Sta ...

(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. It is the second-largest venue and show court for the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam professional tennis ...

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 Naming rights, 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, Perth, Wellington Street near the ...

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

Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...

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 language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victori ...

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 list of Australian capital cities, capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the list of cities in Australia by population, fifth-most populous city in Australia. The name "Adelaide" may refer to ei ...

W 101–116
, Patrick Miller (26) , Sam Waardenburg (9) , Tahjere McCall (15) ,

Adelaide Entertainment Centre The Adelaide Entertainment Centre (AEC) is an indoor arena located in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. It is used for sporting and entertainment events. It is the principal venue for concerts, events and attractions for audiences betw ...

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 for sponsorship reasons) is a multipurpose arena located in Sydney Olympic Park suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was completed in 1999 as part of the facilities for th ...

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 The Derwent Entertainment Centre (DEC), known Naming rights, commercially as MyState Bank Arena since 2021, is Tasmania's largest indoor arena, serving as Hobart's primary location for large indoor sporting events, functions and live entertainm ...

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:

* Players’ Player: Patrick Miller * Commitment to Community: Alex Mudronja * Members’ Choice MVP:

* Coaches Award:

References

External links

Official Website
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