The 2023–24 Melbourne United season was the 41st season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their 10th under the banner of Melbourne United. On 19 April 2023, head coach

Dean Vickerman Dean Vickerman (born 5 July 1971) is an Australian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of Melbourne United of the National Basketball League (NBL). Early life Vickerman was born and raised in Warragul, Victor ...

signed a four-year contract extension with the club.

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

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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 ...

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Matthew Dellavedova Matthew William Dellavedova (born 8 September 1990) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (Australia), National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for Saint Mar ...

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Ariel Hukporti Ariel Washington Hukporti (born 12 April 2002) is a German-Togolese professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Early life and youth career Hukporti was born in Stralsund, Germany to Togol ...

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Shea Ili Shea Ili (born 6 October 1992) is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the Wellington Saints of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). He is also contracted with Melbourne United of the Australian National Basketball Le ...

(4) , Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a , 1–0 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 2 , 18 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 ...

W 85–71
, Matthew Dellavedova (20) ,

Luke Travers Luke Jacob Travers (born 3 September 2001) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. After playi ...

(8) , Krebs, Travers (4) , Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a , 2–0 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 3 , 20 September ,

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 105–87
, Luke Travers (21) , Ariel Hukporti (8) , Shea Ili (9) , Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a , 3–0

Regular season

, -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 1 , 28 September , S.E. Melbourne
W 82–67
,

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(14) , Dellavedova, Goulding (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 ...

10,175 , 1–0 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 2 , 1 October , @

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 74–82
, Dellavedova, Goulding (19) , Ariel Hukporti (10) , Dellavedova, Travers (4) ,

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 ...

8,165 , 2–0 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 3 , 8 October ,

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 75–80
, Ariel Hukporti (15) , Luke Travers (8) , Matthew Dellavedova (6) , John Cain Arena
10,175 , 2–1 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 4 , 13 October , @

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 ...

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Clark Clark is an English language surname with historical links to England, Scotland, and Ireland, ultimately derived from the Latin ''clericus'' meaning "scribe", "secretary" or a scholar within a religious order, referring to someone who was educated ...

, Goulding (18) , Ariel Hukporti (7) , Matthew Dellavedova (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 ...

10,982 , 3–1 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 5 , 15 October ,

W 89–78
, Chris Goulding (18) , Ariel Hukporti (12) ,

(8) , John Cain Arena
9,327 , 4–1 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 6 , 20 October , @

W 91–101
, Ariel Hukporti (21) , Ariel Hukporti (10) , Shea Ili (8) ,

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 ...

2,927 , 5–1 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 7 , 22 October ,

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 ...

W 97–88
, Ian Clark (18) , Ariel Hukporti (6) , Shea Ili (4) , John Cain Arena
9,579 , 6–1 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 8 , 27 October , @ Tasmania
W 82–90
, Ian Clark (19) , Luke Travers (13) , Shea Ili (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 , 7–1 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 9 , 29 October , Illawarra
W 96–84
, Chris Goulding (33) , Luke Travers (11) , Tanner Krebs (4) , John Cain Arena
9,067 , 8–1 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 10 , 6 November , Perth
L 95–102 (OT)
,

Jo Lual-Acuil Joseph Lual-Acuil Jr. (born 26 April 1994) is a South Sudanese-Australian professional basketball player for Al Ittihad Alexandria of the Basketball Africa League He played college basketball for Neosho County Community College and Baylor Unive ...

(25) ,

Kyle Bowen Kyle Bowen (born 6 October 2000) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Canterbury Rams of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). He is also contracted with Melbourne United of the National Basketball League (NBL) ...

(16) , Dellavedova, Ili (6) , John Cain Arena
10,175 , 8–2 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 11 , 12 November , @ S.E. Melbourne
W 83–92
, Chris Goulding (27) , Jo Lual-Acuil (11) , Shea Ili (4) , John Cain Arena
10,175 , 9–2 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 12 , 19 November ,

W 105–93
, Chris Goulding (35) , Luke Travers (12) , Shea Ili (9) , John Cain Arena
10,175 , 10–2 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 13 , 3 December ,

Cairns Cairns (; ) is a city in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. In the , Cairns had a population of 153,181 people. The city was founded in 1876 and named after William Cairns, Sir W ...

L 103–115
, Chris Goulding (23) , Jo Lual-Acuil (9) , Matthew Dellavedova (9) , John Cain Arena
9,384 , 10–3 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 14 , 10 December , Brisbane
W 103–68
, Chris Goulding (21) , Ariel Hukporti (8) , Matthew Dellavedova (5) , John Cain Arena
9,635 , 11–3 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 15 , 14 December , @ S.E. Melbourne
W 78–106
, Jo Lual-Acuil (17) , Ariel Hukporti (8) , Matthew Dellavedova (8) , John Cain Arena
7,672 , 12–3 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 16 , 16 December , Adelaide
W 107–96
, Shea Ili (16) , Jo Lual-Acuil (12) , Matthew Dellavedova (7) , John Cain Arena
7,757 , 13–3 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 17 , 23 December , Perth
W 109–103 (OT)
, Ian Clark (25) , Ariel Hukporti (12) , Shea Ili (7) , John Cain Arena
10,175 , 14–3 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 18 , 31 December , @ Cairns
L 95–78
, Jo Lual-Acuil (15) , Hukporti, Travers (7) , Dellavedova, Travers (2) ,

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 ...

4,802 , 14–4 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 19 , 4 January , @ Sydney
W 85–101
, Shea Ili (19) , Jo Lual-Acuil (9) , Matthew Dellavedova (9) ,

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 ...

12,898 , 15–4 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 20 , 6 January , @ Adelaide
L 100–96
, Tanner Krebs (23) , Jo Lual-Acuil (17) , Matthew Dellavedova (9) , Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,564 , 15–5 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 21 , 12 January , @ New Zealand
W 81–82
, Chris Goulding (24) , Luke Travers (11) , Matthew Dellavedova (10) ,

TSB Stadium TSB Stadium is an indoor stadium located adjacent to Pukekura Park in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand, with vehicle access off Rogan Street. History The stadium opened in 1992 and has hosted countless of sporting, cultural and commercia ...

2,632 , 16–5 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 22 , 19 January , @ Tasmania
L 107–86
, Chris Goulding (16) , Ariel Hukporti (8) , Matthew Dellavedova (8) , Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 , 16–6 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 23 , 26 January , @ Brisbane
W 77–93
, Jo Lual-Acuil (33) , Jo Lual-Acuil (13) , Shea Ili (6) ,

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 ...

5,291 , 17–6 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 24 , 28 January , @ Sydney
L 98–86
, Luke Travers (15) , Luke Travers (10) , Matthew Dellavedova (6) , Sydney SuperDome
12,921 , 17–7 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 25 , 3 February , S.E. Melbourne
W 99–83
, Jo Lual-Acuil (16) , Ariel Hukporti (10) , Matthew Dellavedova (8) , John Cain Arena
10,175 , 18–7 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 26 , 11 February , New Zealand
W 94–81
, Jo Lual-Acuil (19) , Jo Lual-Acuil (11) , Shea Ili (5) , John Cain Arena
10,175 , 19–7 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 27 , 16 February , @ Cairns
L 97–88
, Ian Clark (20) , Luke Travers (13) , Matthew Dellavedova (5) , Cairns Convention Centre
4,378 , 19–8 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 28 , 18 February , Illawarra
W 92–87
, Chris Goulding (19) , Hukporti, Lual-Acuil (5) , Matthew Dellavedova (5) , John Cain Arena
10,175 , 20–8

Postseason

, -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 1 , 7 March ,

W 115–106 (OT)
,

(30) ,

(9) , Matthew Dellavedova (10) ,

8,232 , 1–0 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 2 , 10 March , @ Illawarra
L 113–108 (OT)
, Matthew Dellavedova (20) , Lual-Acuil, Travers (7) , Matthew Dellavedova (8) ,

5,631 , 1–1 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 3 , 13 March , Illawarra
W 100–94
,

(22) , Luke Travers (11) , Matthew Dellavedova (5) , John Cain Arena
6,288 , 2–1 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 1 , 17 March ,

W 104–81
,

Chris Goulding Christopher James Goulding (born 24 October 1988) is an Australian professional basketball player for Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional. He is also contracted with Melbourne United of the National Basketball League ...

(22) , Jo Lual-Acuil (11) , Matthew Dellavedova (6) , John Cain Arena
9,108 , 1–0 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 2 , 22 March , @ Tasmania
L 82–77
, Shea Ili (20) , Jo Lual-Acuil (11) , Matthew Dellavedova (7) ,

4,340 , 1–1 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 3 , 24 March , Tasmania
L 91–93
, Matthew Dellavedova (21) ,

(9) , Matthew Dellavedova (8) , John Cain Arena
10,175 , 1–2 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 4 , 28 March , @ Tasmania
W 86–88
, Ian Clark (18) , Luke Travers (11) , Matthew Dellavedova (6) , Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 , 2–2 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 5 , 31 March , Tasmania
L 81–83
, Jo Lual-Acuil (14) , Ariel Hukporti (15) , Matthew Dellavedova (7) , John Cain Arena
10,175 , 2–3

Transactions

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions

Awards

Club awards

* Club MVP:

* Defensive Player:

* SHARE Award:

* Vince Crivelli Club Person of the Year: Steve McAdam

References

External links

Official Website
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