The 2023–24 Sydney Kings season was the 35th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL). On 16 May 2023, head coach Chase Buford parted ways with the Kings. On 21 June 2023, the Kings hired Mahmoud Abdelfattah on a two-year deal as head coach.

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 , 18 September , S.E. Melbourne
L 86–93
, Jaylin Galloway (18) ,

Denzel Valentine Denzel Robert Valentine (born November 16, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Pallacanestro Trieste of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans. As a senior, Valentin ...

(11) , Shaun Bruce (5) , Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a , 0–1 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 2 , 20 September , @

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 105–87
,

Alex Toohey Alex Toohey (born 5 May 2004) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously played for the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (NBL). He was dr ...

(19) , Jordan Hunter (8) , Jaylin Adams (5) , Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a , 0–2 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 3 , 22 September ,

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 76–105
, Denzel Valentine (12) , Alex Toohey (5) , Shaun Bruce (5) , Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a , 0–3

Regular season

, -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 1 , 30 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 81–96
, Kouat Noi (23) ,

Hunter Hunting is the human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, and killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to obtain the animal's body for meat and useful animal products ( fur/ hide, bone/tusks, ...

, Valentine (7) , Denzel Valentine (10) ,

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 ...

4,322 , 1–0 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 2 , 6 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 80–72
,

Jaylen Adams Jaylen Tairique Adams (born May 4, 1996) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Al Ahli Tripoli of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He played college basketball for the St. Bonaventure Bonnies, earning co- Atlantic ...

(21) ,

(9) , Adams, Valentine (4) ,

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 , 1–1 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 3 , 8 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 109–100
, Jordan Hunter (22) , Jordan Hunter (8) , Jaylen Adams (8) ,

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 ...

14,029 , 2–1 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 4 , 13 October , @

W 102–113
, Jaylen Adams (26) ,

Jonah Bolden Jonah Anthony Bolden (born 2 January 1996) is an Australian-American professional basketball player for the Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He started his professional career with FMP in Serbia, where he was ...

(12) , Denzel Valentine (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 ...

3,713 , 3–1 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 5 , 15 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 ...

W 99–86
, Jordan Hunter (20) , Jonah Bolden (15) , Jaylen Adams (6) , Sydney SuperDome
10,546 , 4–1 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 6 , 22 October , Tasmania
L 95–105
, Jaylen Adams (21) , Jaylen Adams (10) , Denzel Valentine (6) , Sydney SuperDome
10,721 , 4–2 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 7 , 28 October , @

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 87–80
, Kouat Noi (18) , Jaylen Adams (8) , ''four players'' (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 ...

4,587 , 4–3 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;;" , 8 , 3 November , @ Illawarra
W 83–103
, Adams, Maluach (16) , Bolden, Hunter (9) , Jaylen Adams (7) , Wollongong Entertainment Centre
3,934 , 5–3 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 9 , 5 November ,

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 87–85
, D. J. Hogg (18) , D. J. Hogg (7) , Jaylen Adams (9) , Sydney SuperDome
12,143 , 6–3 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 10 , 12 November , Brisbane
W 104–95
, Jaylen Adams (24) , Jonah Bolden (9) , Adams, Hunter (4) , Sydney SuperDome
10,235 , 7–3 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 11 , 19 November , @

L 105–93
, D. J. Hogg (20) , Jonah Bolden (12) , Denzel Valentine (7) ,

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 , 7–4 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 12 , 1 December , @ Perth
L 114–105
, Jonah Bolden (28) , Denzel Valentine (9) , Jaylen Adams (8) ,

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 ...

11,897 , 7–5 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 13 , 7 December , @ Cairns
W 83–86
, Jaylen Adams (24) , Jordan Hunter (10) , Jaylen Adams (7) , Cairns Convention Centre
4,126 , 8–5 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 14 , 10 December , S.E. Melbourne
L 94–104
, Jaylen Adams (19) , Jonah Bolden (15) , ''three players'' (3) , Sydney SuperDome
13,197 , 8–6 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 15 , 17 December , @ Tasmania
W 84–90
, Jaylin Galloway (22) , Denzel Valentine (7) , Jaylen Adams (10) , Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 , 9–6 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 16 , 22 December , @ New Zealand
L 109–101
, Kouat Noi (19) , Alex Toohey (7) , D. J. Hogg (8) ,

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 ...

5,228 , 9–7 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 17 , 25 December , Illawarra
L 90–94
, Jaylen Adams (22) , Jordan Hunter (8) , Jaylen Adams (5) , Sydney SuperDome
8,578 , 9–8 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 18 , 29 December , Cairns
W 101–82
, Denzel Valentine (29) , Jordan Hunter (16) , D. J. Hogg (5) , Sydney SuperDome
12,783 , 10–8 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 19 , 4 January , Melbourne
L 85–101
, Shaun Bruce (16) , Jordan Hunter (9) , Denzel Valentine (8) , Sydney SuperDome
12,898 , 10–9 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 20 , 7 January , Brisbane
L 93–101
, Jaylen Adams (21) , Jordan Hunter (10) , Jaylen Adams (8) , Sydney SuperDome
13,078 , 10–10 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 21 , 11 January , @ Adelaide
L 95–82
, Jaylen Adams (20) , Jordan Hunter (9) , Jaylen Adams (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 ...

9,580 , 10–11 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 22 , 14 January , New Zealand
W 105–76
, Jaylen Adams (39) , Jordan Hunter (10) , Denzel Valentine (5) , Sydney SuperDome
16,605 , 11–11 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 23 , 21 January , Perth
L 98–104
, Jaylen Adams (29) , Hunter, Noi (12) , Denzel Valentine (8) , Sydney SuperDome
13,138 , 11–12 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 24 , 25 January , @ S.E. Melbourne
L 104–98
, Jaylen Adams (24) , Galloway, Valentine (5) , Jaylen Adams (9) ,

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 , 11–13 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 25 , 28 January , Melbourne
W 98–86
, Makuach Maluach (18) , Jordan Hunter (9) , Denzel Valentine (9) , Sydney SuperDome
12,921 , 12–13 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 26 , 2 February , @ Adelaide
L 85–78
, Jaylen Adams (21) , Denzel Valentine (9) , Adams, Valentine (5) , Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,434 , 12–14 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 27 , 11 February , Illawarra
L 95–106
, Denzel Valentine (21) , D. J. Hogg (8) , Jaylen Adams (7) , Sydney SuperDome
14,832 , 12–15 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 28 , 17 February , @ S.E. Melbourne
W 67–122
, D. J. Hogg (25) , Denzel Valentine (8) , Jaylen Adams (9) , John Cain Arena
8,279 , 13–15

Postseason

, -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 1 , 28 February ,

L 76–83
,

(18) ,

(8) , Jaylen Adams (5) ,

8,231 , 0–1

Transactions

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions

Awards

Club awards

* Club MVP:

* Coaches Award:

* Player's Player: Jaylen Adams * Defensive Player: Jordan Hunter * Hard Work Award: Shaun Bruce * Members Player of the Year: Jordan Hunter

References

External links

Official Website
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