2023–24 Cairns Taipans season
Head coachAustralia Adam Forde
CaptainUnited States Tahjere McCall
ArenaCairns Convention Centre
NBL results
Record10–12 (45.5%)
Ladder7th
Stats at NBL.com.au
All statistics correct as of 13 January 2024.

The 2023–24 Cairns Taipans season is the 25th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL).

Roster

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2023–24 Cairns Taipans roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 0 United States McCall, Tahjere (C & I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 29 – (1994-08-17)17 August 1994
G 1 United States Miller, Patrick (I) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 31 – (1992-05-22)22 May 1992
G 2 Australia Armstrong, Taran 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 22 – (2002-01-15)15 January 2002
F 3 New Zealand Mennenga, Sam 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 22 – (2001-12-12)12 December 2001
G 6 Australia Antonio, Jonah Injured 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 26 – (1997-04-04)4 April 1997
F 7 Australia Dennis, Kian (DP) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 22 – (2001-04-09)9 April 2001
F 11 Australia Mayen, Lat 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 25 – (1998-08-16)16 August 1998
F 13 Australia Gak, Akoldah 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 21 – (2002-07-12)12 July 2002
G 15 Australia Mudronja, Alex (DP) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 24 – (1999-09-03)3 September 1999
F 21 New Zealand Waardenburg, Sam Injured 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 24 – (1999-02-21)21 February 1999
F 23 United States Roberts, Josh (I) 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 24 – (1999-07-15)15 July 1999
F 24 Australia Anderson, Lachlan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 26 – (1997-10-17)17 October 1997
F 34 Sweden Klintman, Bobi (NS) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 20 – (2003-03-06)6 March 2003
F 42 South Sudan Kuol, Bul 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 27 – (1997-01-10)10 January 1997
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Australia Sam Gruggen
  • Australia Kerry Williams
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (TP) Training player
  • (SRP) Special restricted player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 16 January 2024

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Development
PG Taran Armstrong Patrick Miller Alex Mudronja
SG Tahjere McCall Jonah Antonio Kian Dennis
SF Bul Kuol Lat Mayen Lachlan Anderson
PF Sam Waardenburg Bobi Klintman
C Sam Mennenga Josh Roberts Akoldah Gak

Standings

Ladder

Pos 2023–24 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Melbourne United 21 16 5 76.19% 3–2 W1 8–3 8–2 1977 1824 108.39%
2 Perth Wildcats 20 13 7 65.00% 4–1 W4 8–2 5–5 1869 1822 102.58%
3 Tasmania JackJumpers 21 11 11 50.00% 1–4 L2 5–6 6–5 1986 1887 105.25%
4 Sydney Kings 22 11 11 50.00% 2–3 W1 6–5 5–6 2083 2050 101.61%
5 Brisbane Bullets 22 11 11 50.00% 4–1 W4 7–5 4–6 1928 1963 98.22%
6 Illawarra Hawks 19 9 10 47.37% 4–1 L1 5–4 4–6 1707 1724 99.01%
7 Cairns Taipans 22 10 12 45.45% 2–3 W1 6–5 4–7 1987 2008 98.95%
8 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 21 9 12 42.86% 1–4 L3 6–3 3–9 1853 1959 94.59%
9 New Zealand Breakers 20 8 12 40.00% 2–3 L3 4–6 4–6 1782 1808 98.56%
10 Adelaide 36ers 21 7 14 33.33% 2–3 L1 6–5 1–9 1832 1959 93.52%

Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 2024. Source: NBL.com.au

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

Leader and qualification to semifinals
Qualification to semifinals
Qualification to play-in games
Last place
2023–24 NBL season
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920
Adelaide 36ers91010978889101010101010
Brisbane Bullets126765766679965
Cairns Taipans863437677766797
Illawarra Hawks108910910101010888856
Melbourne United311111111111111
New Zealand Breakers4756109998997689
Perth Wildcats658886543532222
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix597523455355578
Sydney Kings232342224424344
Tasmania JackJumpers744254332243433
Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 2024. Source: NBL.com.au

Game log

Pre-season

2023 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
September: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 17 September Perth L 95–102 Lat Mayen (17) Taran Armstrong (8) Taran Armstrong (7) Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a		 0–1
2 20 September S.E. Melbourne W 100–95 Patrick Miller (21) Akoldah Gak (7) Taran Armstrong (5) Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a		 1–1
3 22 September @ Illawarra L 108–90 Akoldah Gak (21) Lat Mayen (9) Taran Armstrong (7) Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a		 1–2

NBLxNBA games

2023 pre-season game log
Total: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)
October: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 10 October @ Washington L 82–145 Akoldah Gak (17) Josh Roberts (10) Taran Armstrong (8) Capital One Arena
6,856		 0–1
2 15 October @ Toronto L 93–134 Patrick Miller (22) Josh Roberts (9) Elfrid Payton (7) Scotiabank Arena
18,141		 0–2

Regular season

2023–24 game log
Total: 10–12 (Home: 6–5; Road: 4–7)
September: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 30 September @ New Zealand L 98–87 Sam Mennenga (17) Lat Mayen (6) Patrick Miller (6) Spark Arena
6,400		 0–1
October: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2 5 October S.E. Melbourne W 87–80 Patrick Miller (23) Sam Waardenburg (14) Patrick Miller (8) Cairns Convention Centre
3,906		 1–1
3 7 October @ Brisbane W 86–89 Patrick Miller (21) Sam Waardenburg (7) Kuol, Miller (5) Nissan Arena
4,023		 2–1
4 26 October @ Illawarra L 84–83 Patrick Miller (24) Bobi Klintman (7) Patrick Miller (7) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
1,923		 2–2
5 28 October Sydney W 87–80 Bul Kuol (24) Bobi Klintman (8) three players (3) Cairns Convention Centre
4,587		 3–2
November: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
6 3 November @ New Zealand L 91–81 Kuol, Mayen (18) Mayen, Mennenga (7) Mayen, Waardenburg (5) Christchurch Arena
4,909		 3–3
7 5 November @ S.E. Melbourne L 91–78 three players (12) Tahjere McCall (10) Bul Kuol (4) John Cain Arena
7,511		 3–4
8 11 November Illawarra W 81–71 Bul Kuol (19) Gak, Mayen (8) Taran Armstrong (4) Cairns Convention Centre
4,614		 4–4
9 16 November @ Perth L 88–80 Tahjere McCall (19) Taran Armstrong (6) Patrick Miller (6) Perth Arena
9,976		 4–5
10 18 November Tasmania L 87–90 (OT) Patrick Miller (26) Taran Armstrong (7) three players (4) Cairns Convention Centre
4,194		 4–6
December: 5–5 (Home: 2–4; Road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
11 1 December Brisbane L 79–84 Tahjere McCall (29) Bul Kuol (6) Patrick Miller (7) Cairns Convention Centre
4,007		 4–7
12 3 December @ Melbourne W 103–115 Patrick Miller (32) Josh Roberts (5) Patrick Miller (10) John Cain Arena
9,384		 5–7
13 7 December Sydney L 83–86 Patrick Miller (22) Tahjere McCall (6) Patrick Miller (7) Cairns Convention Centre
4,126		 5–8
14 9 December @ Adelaide W 101–116 Patrick Miller (26) Sam Waardenburg (9) Tahjere McCall (15) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
8,954		 6–8
15 15 December New Zealand L 82–111 Taran Armstrong (15) Sam Waardenburg (6) Patrick Miller (5) Cairns Convention Centre
3,584		 6–9
16 17 December @ Brisbane W 101–102 Tahjere McCall (25) Armstrong, Waardenburg (7) Tahjere McCall (9) Nissan Arena
4,722		 7–9
17 22 December S.E. Melbourne W 94–75 Sam Waardenburg (20) Tahjere McCall (8) Patrick Miller (9) Cairns Convention Centre
3,651		 8–9
18 26 December Perth L 102–105 Bobi Klintman (24) Sam Mennenga (10) Patrick Miller (7) Cairns Convention Centre
4,050		 8–10
19 29 December @ Sydney L 101–82 Patrick Miller (18) Sam Waardenburg (8) McCall, Miller (6) Sydney SuperDome
12,783		 8–11
20 31 December Melbourne W 95–78 Patrick Miller (31) Sam Mennenga (11) Tahjere McCall (10) Cairns Convention Centre
4,802		 9–11
January: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
21 6 January @ Tasmania L 103–86 Tahjere McCall (20) Sam Mennenga (8) Tahjere McCall (6) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340		 9–12
22 13 January Adelaide W 111–101 (OT) Tahjere McCall (30) Akoldah Gak (14) Tahjere McCall (9) Cairns Convention Centre
4,659		 10–12
23 18 January @ Illawarra Wollongong Entertainment Centre
24 21 January Brisbane Cairns Convention Centre
25 27 January @ Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
26 1 February Tasmania Cairns Convention Centre
27 10 February @ Perth Perth Arena
28 16 February Melbourne Cairns Convention Centre
2023–24 season schedule

Transactions

Re-signed

Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Lat Mayen27 March 20231-year deal[1]
Bul Kuol9 June 20231-year deal[2]

Additions

Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Sam Mennenga6 April 20232-year dealDavidson Wildcats[3]
Akoldah Gak10 April 20232-year dealIllawarra Hawks[4]
Taran Armstrong17 May 20232-year dealCalifornia Baptist Lancers[5]
Bobi Klintman13 June 20231-year deal (next star)Wake Forest[6]
Patrick Miller16 June 20231-year dealBrose Bamberg[7]
Lachlan Anderson8 July 20232-year deal (club option)TFT Skopje[8]
Josh Roberts4 August 20231-year dealManhattan Jaspers[9]
Kian Dennis8 August 20232-year deal (club option)Southern Districts Spartans[10]
Alex Mudronja8 August 20232-year deal (club option)Illawarra Hawks[10]

Subtractions

Player Reason left Date Left New Team Ref.
Mirko ĐerićMutual release27 March 2023TBC[1]
Keanu PinderFree agent1 April 2023Perth Wildcats[11]
Shannon ScottFree agent28 April 2023Brisbane Bullets[12]
Ben AyreClub option declined2 May 2023S.E. Melbourne Phoenix[13]
D. J. HoggFree agent26 May 2023Sydney Kings[14]
Majok DengDeclined player option28 June 2023Tasmania JackJumpers[15]
Gabe HadleyFree agent18 July 2023Brisbane Bullets[16]


See also

References

  1. 1 2 "2023 Taipans Free Agency". Taipans.com. 27 March 2023. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "NBL24: Bul Kuol on why he chose to return to the Cairns Taipans". CairnsPost.com.au. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Taipans welcome Sam Mennenga". Taipans.com. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "NBA Aspirant Gak Signs in Cairns". NBL.com.au. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Australian college basketball star Taran Armstrong joins Cairns Taipans". ESPN.com.au. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "TAIPANS SECURE SWEDISH SENSATION". Taipans.com. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "Cairns welcomes Patrick Miller". Taipans.com. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Taipans lure another Marlin". Taipans.com. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Collegiate forward joins Taipans' young core". NBL.com.au. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  10. 1 2 "Taipans announce development players". Taipans.com. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Wildcats welcome Keanu Pinder home to Perth". Wildcats.com.au. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  12. ↑ "Bullets welcome import point guard Shannon Scott". BrisbaneBullets.com.au. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "The formidable charm of Ben Ayre". TheInnerSanctum.com.au. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  14. ↑ "Sydney Kings land DJ Hogg as Xavier Cooks replacement". CanberraTimes.com.au. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  15. ↑ "JackJumpers land NBL Veteran Majok Deng". JackJumpers.com.au. 28 June 2023. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  16. ↑ "Bullets add sharpshooter Gabe Hadley". BrisbaneBullets.com.au. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
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