The 2023–24 Perth Wildcats season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL). On 16 May 2023, the Wildcats have picked up John Rillie’s third year team option.

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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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 ...

W 95–102
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Bryce Cotton Bryce Jiron Cotton (born August 11, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Mets de Guaynabo (basketball), Mets de Guaynabo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He is also contracted with the Adelaide 36ers of the Australi ...

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Pinder Pinder may refer to: * Pinder (surname), people with the surname Pinder * Pinder, New Brunswick, Canada * Pinder Gully, gulley in Signey Island * the keeper of a pinfold, i.e. of an animal pound * Pinder's Drugs, a defunct Western Canadian pharmac ...

, Sarr (8) , ''three players'' (4) , Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a , 1–0 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 2 , 19 September ,

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 112–80
, Michael Harris (18) , Alexandre Sarr (8) , ''five players'' (3) , Gold Coast Convention
n/a , 2–0 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 3 , 21 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 ...

W 93–89
, Jordan Usher (26) , Keanu Pinder (13) , Ben Henshall (4) , Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a , 3–0

Regular season

, -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 1 , 29 September ,

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 ...

W 101–95
, Jordan Usher (35) ,

, Sarr (5) ,

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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 ...

12,361 , 1–0 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 2 , 1 October , @ S.E. Melbourne
L 110–99
, Ben Henshall (24) , ''three players'' (5) , Bryce Cotton (10) ,

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 ...

6,641 , 1–1 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 3 , 6 October ,

W 82–75
, Bryce Cotton (19) , Keanu Pinder (7) , Bryce Cotton (5) , Perth Arena
11,306 , 2–1 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 4 , 13 October ,

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 ...

L 81–88
, Keanu Pinder (25) , Alexandre Sarr (9) , Corey Webster (5) , Perth Arena
10,982 , 2–2 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 5 , 15 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 ...

L 99–86
, Bryce Cotton (22) , Keanu Pinder (7) , Tai Webster (5) ,

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 ...

10,546 , 2–3 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 6 , 21 October , @ Adelaide
L 89–78
, Keanu Pinder (17) , Keanu Pinder (13) , Keanu Pinder (5) ,

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 ...

8,140 , 2–4 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 7 , 27 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 ...

L 79–84
, Keanu Pinder (22) , Kristian Doolittle (11) , Bryce Cotton (5) , Perth Arena
10,481 , 2–5 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 8 , 4 November , Adelaide
W 99–88
, Bryce Cotton (29) , Kristian Doolittle (8) , Bryce Cotton (5) , Perth Arena
11,326 , 3–5 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 9 , 6 November , @ Melbourne
W 95–102 (OT)
, Bryce Cotton (24) ,

Jesse Wagstaff Jesse Kendall James Wagstaff (born 30 April 1986) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (Australia), National Basketball League (NBL). After playing college basketball for the M ...

(8) , Kristian Doolittle (5) , John Cain Arena
10,175 , 4–5 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 10 , 10 November ,

W 94–76
, Bryce Cotton (37) , Kristian Doolittle (11) , Doolittle, H.Harris (4) , Perth Arena
10,685 , 5–5 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 11 , 16 November ,

W 88–80
, Bryce Cotton (25) , Kristian Doolittle (8) , Bryce Cotton (4) , Perth Arena
9,976 , 6–5 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 12 , 18 November , @ Brisbane
W 76–79
, Bryce Cotton (25) , Keanu Pinder (10) , ''three players'' (3) ,

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 ...

4,869 , 7–5 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 13 , 1 December , Sydney
W 114–105
, Bryce Cotton (41) , Keanu Pinder (9) , Bryce Cotton (7) , Perth Arena
11,897 , 8–5 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 14 , 8 December , @

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 100–82
, Jordan Usher (17) , Keanu Pinder (10) , Bryce Cotton (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 ...

2,921 , 8–6 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 15 , 15 December , Tasmania
W 89–88
, Bryce Cotton (28) , Bryce Cotton (8) , Cotton, Pinder (4) , Perth Arena
12,600 , 9–6 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 16 , 23 December , @ Melbourne
L 109–103 (OT)
, Bryce Cotton (36) , Keanu Pinder (9) , Doolittle, Pinder (4) , John Cain Arena
10,175 , 9–7 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 17 , 26 December , @ Cairns
W 102–105
, Bryce Cotton (33) , Kristian Doolittle (16) , Pinder, T.Webster (4) ,

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 ...

4,050 , 10–7 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 19 , 28 December , @ Adelaide
W 82–100
, Bryce Cotton (24) , Doolittle, Pinder (5) , Bryce Cotton (6) , Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,468 , 11–7 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 19 , 7 January , @ New Zealand
W 102–108
, Bryce Cotton (31) , Hyrum Harris (8) , Tai Webster (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 ...

6,280 , 12–7 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 20 , 13 January , S.E. Melbourne
W 100–79
, Bryce Cotton (34) , ''four players'' (6) , Tai Webster (4) , Perth Arena
12,859 , 13–7 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 21 , 19 January , Brisbane
W 118–86
, Bryce Cotton (28) , Hyrum Harris (11) , Bryce Cotton (7) , Perth Arena
12,836 , 14–7 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 22 , 21 January , @ Sydney
W 98–104
, Bryce Cotton (29) , Kristian Doolittle (7) , Usher, T.Webster (5) , Sydney SuperDome
13,138 , 15–7 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 23 , 25 January , Illawarra
L 77–95
, Tai Webster (16) , Kristian Doolittle (10) , Bryce Cotton (3) , Perth Arena
12,771 , 15–8 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 24 , 27 January , @ S.E. Melbourne
W 91–103
, Tai Webster (23) , Keanu Pinder (11) , Bryce Cotton (8) , State Basketball Centre
3,422 , 16–8 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 25 , 4 February , New Zealand
L 78–89
, Keanu Pinder (21) , Keanu Pinder (15) , Bryce Cotton (6) , Perth Arena
12,975 , 16–9 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 26 , 10 February , Cairns
W 117–88
, Bryce Cotton (26) , Alexandre Sarr (12) , Bryce Cotton (4) , Perth Arena
12,895 , 17–9 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 27 , 15 February , @ Illawarra
L 108–92
, Bryce Cotton (20) , Hyrum Harris (7) , Tai Webster (5) , Wollongong Entertainment Centre
4,486 , 17–10 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 28 , 17 February , @ Tasmania
L 86–72
, Alexandre Sarr (17) , Kristian Doolittle (5) , Henshall, Usher (3) ,

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 , 17–11

Postseason

, -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 1 , 8 March ,

W 89–81
, Keanu Pinder (25) ,

Cotton Cotton (), first recorded in ancient India, is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus '' Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure ...

, Pinder (7) , Bryce Cotton (5) ,

10,624 , 1–0 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 2 , 11 March , @ Tasmania
L 102–94
, Bryce Cotton (26) , Kristian Doolittle (9) , H.Harris, Usher (4) ,

4,340 , 1–1 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 3 , 13 March , Tasmania
L 84–100
, Bryce Cotton (21) , Keanu Pinder (7) , H.Harris, T.Webster (3) , Perth Arena
7,467 , 1–2

Transactions

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions

Awards

Club awards

* Club MVP:

* Coaches’ Award: Kyle Zunic * Most Improved Player: Hyrum Harris * Best Defensive Player: Kristian Doolittle * Players’ Player:

References

External links

Official Website
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