The 2023–24 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix season was the 5th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their first under the leadership of their new head coach Mike Kelly.

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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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 ...

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, Tyler Cook (18) , Tyler Cook (11) , Gary Browne (7) , Gold Coast Convention Centre
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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 ...

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, Tyler Cook (29) , Tyler Cook (9) , Gary Browne (3) , Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a , 1–1 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 3 , 20 September , @

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 ...

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, Gary Browne (19) , Tyler Cook (6) , Ben Ayre (5) , Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a , 1–2

Regular season

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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 ...

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, Ben Ayre (17) ,

Mitch Creek Mitchell Creek (born 27 April 1992) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Vancouver Bandits of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He began his National Basketball League (NBL) career in 2010 and played his first eigh ...

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Will Cummings William Frederick Cummings (born October 7, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Galatasaray of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball for Temple. High school career Cummings, a point guard from Jackso ...

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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 , 0–1 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 2 , 1 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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, Creek, Cummings (23) , Tyler Cook (10) , Will Cummings (4) , John Cain Arena
6,641 , 1–1 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 3 , 5 October , @

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, Mitch Creek (20) , Mitch Creek (8) , Gary Browne (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 ...

3,906 , 1–2 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 4 , 7 October , @

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 ...

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, Will Cummings (28) , Mitch Creek (8) , Creek, Cummings (3) ,

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 ...

3,590 , 1–3 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 5 , 14 October ,

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, Gary Browne (20) , Gary Browne (9) , Gary Browne (4) , John Cain Arena
6,017 , 2–3 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 6 , 19 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 ...

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, Mitch Creek (23) , Alan Williams (13) , Gary Browne (8) ,

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 ...

6,870 , 3–3 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 7 , 21 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 ...

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, Alan Williams (21) , Creek,

Moller :''see also Müller Moller, Möller, Møller or von Möller is a surname. 'Möller' means 'Miller'. Notable people with the surname include: * Adolf Möller, German rower *Aksel Møller (1906–1958), Danish politician *Ale Möller, Swedish music ...

(7) , Browne, Williams (3) , John Cain Arena
5,552 , 4–3 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 8 , 28 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 103–100
, Alan Williams (21) , Alan Williams (13) , Gary Browne (8) , John Cain Arena
6,195 , 5–3 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 9 , 2 November , @ Brisbane
L 108–92
, Gary Browne (25) , Gary Browne (8) , Gary Browne (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 ...

2,834 , 5–4 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 10 , 5 November , Cairns
W 91–78
, Mitch Creek (21) , Alan Williams (15) , Gary Browne (8) , John Cain Arena
7,511 , 6–4 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 11 , 12 November , Melbourne
L 83–92
, Mitch Creek (19) , Craig Moller (9) , Browne, Cummings (4) , John Cain Arena
10,175 , 6–5 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 12 , 17 November , @ Adelaide
L 96–93
, Alan Williams (23) , Alan Williams (11) , Ben Ayre (4) , Adelaide Entertainment Centre
7,833 , 6–6 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 13 , 2 December , New Zealand
W 90–79
, Mitch Creek (26) , Alan Williams (14) , Alan Williams (8) , John Cain Arena
6,244 , 7–6 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 14 , 10 December , @

W 94–104
, Mitch Creek (33) , Alan Williams (15) , Gary Browne (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 ...

13,197 , 8–6 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 15 , 14 December , Melbourne
L 78–106
, Gary Browne (22) , Alan Williams (16) , Mitch Creek (6) , John Cain Arena
7,672 , 8–7 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 16 , 16 December , Illawarra
L 72–100
, Alan Williams (17) , Alan Williams (12) , Gary Browne (6) , Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium
3,082 , 8–8 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 17 , 22 December , @ Cairns
L 94–75
, Alan Williams (29) , Alan Williams (8) , Gary Browne (6) , Cairns Convention Centre
3,651 , 8–9 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 18 , 25 December , @ Tasmania
W 77–85
, Browne, Nader (20) , Gary Browne (11) , Gary Browne (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 , 9–9 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 19 , 30 December , @ Brisbane
L 95–83
,

Matt Kenyon Matthew Kenyon (born 1977) is an American new media artist and director of the art practice, S.W.A.M.P. (Studies of Work Atmosphere and Mass Production). Kenyon focuses on critical themes addressing global corporate operations, mass media, mil ...

(14) , Creek, Williams (11) , Ben Ayre (5) , Nissan Arena
4,208 , 9–10 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 20 , 5 January , @ Illawarra
L 116–78
, Mitch Creek (24) , Mitch Creek (7) , Owen Foxwell (5) , Wollongong Entertainment Centre
4,079 , 9–11 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 21 , 13 January , @ Perth
L 100–79
, Mitch Creek (36) ,

Gorjok Gak Gorjok Gak (born 9 November 1996) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Casey Cavaliers of the NBL1 South. He is also contracted with the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the National Basketball League (Australia), National Bask ...

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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 ...

12,859 , 9–12 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 22 , 17 January , Adelaide
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, Abdel Nader (18) , Gorjok Gak (8) , Ayre, Foxwell (3) ,

State Basketball Centre The State Basketball Centre is a sports arena located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, used primarily for basketball. The stadium features 18 courts, including one basketball show court with seating for 3,200. The stadium houses the offices o ...

3,422 , 9–13 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 23 , 20 January , @ New Zealand
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, Mitch Creek (27) , Mitch Creek (7) , Ayre, Te Rangi (4) ,

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 ...

4,940 , 9–14 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 24 , 25 January , Sydney
W 104–98
, Mitch Creek (31) , Mitch Creek (10) , Owen Foxwell (6) , State Basketball Centre
3,422 , 10–14 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 25 , 27 January , Perth
L 91–103
, Mitch Creek (29) , Gorjok Gak (8) , Ben Ayre (8) , State Basketball Centre
3,422 , 10–15 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 26 , 3 February , @ Melbourne
L 99–83
, Abdel Nader (18) , Gorjok Gak (11) , Ben Ayre (9) , John Cain Arena
10,175 , 10–16 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 27 , 10 February , Tasmania
L 67–94
, Abdel Nader (19) , Gorjok Gak (7) , Ayre, Nader (3) , John Cain Arena
10,175 , 10–17 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 28 , 17 February , Sydney
L 67–122
, Owen Foxwell (16) , Kody Stattmann (5) , ''three players'' (3) , John Cain Arena
8,279 , 10–18

Roster

Depth chart

Standings

Ladder

Ladder progression

Game log

Pre-season

Regular season

Transactions

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions

Awards

Club awards

See also

References

External links