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in the third season of a three-year deal. All games are available live on

and the streaming platform

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will broadcast two Sunday afternoon games on

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and 10 Play. In New Zealand, Sky Sport will continue as the official league broadcaster. As

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and

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participated in 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification, the league took a break during the FIBA international windows of 19–30 November 2023 and 18–28 February 2024. The Tasmania JackJumpers won their maiden NBL championship after defeating

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in the Grand Final series, becoming the first Tasmanian NBL champions since Launceston Casino City in

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Teams

All ten teams from the 2022–23 NBL season continued on in 2023–24.

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and sponsorship

Player transactions

Free agency began on 30 March 2023.

Coaching transactions

Pre-season

The

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games will begin on 10 August to 16 October 2023. The pre-season also featured the

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to play games between

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teams, this will be the fifth NBLxNBA tour.

NBL Blitz

The 2023 NBL Blitz will run from 16 to 22 September with all games played at the Gold Coast Convention Centre. Gold Coast,

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will host the tournament.

Regular season

The regular season will begin on 28 September 2023. It will consist of 140 games spread across 20 rounds, with the final game being played on 18 February 2024.

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

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

Finals

The 2024 NBL Finals were played in February and March 2024, consisting of three play-in games, two best-of-three semifinal series and the best-of-five

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Series. In the semifinals, the higher seed hosts the first and third games. In the Grand Final, the higher seed hosts the first, third and fifth games. The top two seeds in the regular season will automatically qualify to the semifinals. Teams ranked three to six will compete in the play-in tournament. The third seed will play the fourth seed for third spot and the loser will play the winner of fifth or sixth for the fourth seed.

Playoff bracket

Awards

Pre-season

* Loggins-Bruton Cup:

* Most Valuable Player ( Ray Borner Medal): Tyler Cook ( S.E. Melbourne Phoenix)

Regular season

Awards Night

* Most Valuable Player ( Andrew Gaze Trophy): Bryce Cotton (

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) * Next Generation Award: Sam Froling (

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) * Best Defensive Player ( Damian Martin Trophy): Shea Ili (

) * Best Sixth Man: Ian Clark (

) * Most Improved Player: Sean Macdonald ( Tasmania JackJumpers) * Fans MVP: Bryce Cotton (

) * Coach of the Year ( Lindsay Gaze Trophy):

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(

) * Executive of the Year: Nick Truelson (

) * Referee of the Year: Vaughn Mayberry * GameTime by Kmart: Sunday Dech (

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) * All-NBL First Team: ** Bryce Cotton (

) ** Chris Goulding (

) ** Gary Clark (

) ** Anthony Lamb (

) ** Parker Jackson-Cartwright (

) * All-NBL Second Team: ** Mitch Creek ( S.E. Melbourne Phoenix) **

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(

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) ** Jo Lual-Acuil (

) ** Milton Doyle ( Tasmania JackJumpers) ** Jack McVeigh ( Tasmania JackJumpers)

Post season

* Grand Final Series MVP ( Larry Sengstock Medal): Jack McVeigh ( Tasmania JackJumpers) * NBL Champions: Tasmania JackJumpers

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2023-24 NBL season Australia, NBL 2023–24 in Australian basketball 2023 in New Zealand basketball