2023–24 Sydney Kings season
Head coachState of Palestine Mahmoud Abdelfattah
CaptainAustralia Shaun Bruce
ArenaSydney SuperDome
NBL results
Record11–11 (50%)
Ladder4th
Stats at NBL.com.au
All statistics correct as of 14 January 2024.

The 2023–24 Sydney Kings season is 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.[1] On 21 June 2023, the Kings hired Mahmoud Abdelfattah on a two-year deal as head coach.[2]

Roster

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2023–24 Sydney Kings roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
C 1 Australia Hunter, Jordan 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 26 – (1997-08-20)20 August 1997
G 2 United States Adams, Jaylen (I) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 27 – (1996-05-04)4 May 1996
F 3 United States Hogg, D. J. Injured (I) 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 27 – (1996-09-03)3 September 1996
G 4 Australia Rentoy, Jasper (DP) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 23 – (2000-04-23)23 April 2000
G 5 Australia Glover, Angus 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 25 – (1998-09-08)8 September 1998
F 6 Australia Galloway, Jaylin 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 21 – (2002-12-21)21 December 2002
G 7 Australia Bruce, Shaun (C) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 33 – (1991-01-13)13 January 1991
G 9 South Sudan Makoi, Jackson (DP) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 23 – (2000-07-03)3 July 2000
G/F 11 Australia Amir, Klairus (DP) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 18 – (2005-05-04)4 May 2005
F 15 Australia Maluach, Makuach 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 25 – (1998-05-04)4 May 1998
F 21 Australia Noi, Kouat 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 26 – (1997-10-29)29 October 1997
F 22 Australia Toohey, Alex (NS) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 19 – (2004-05-05)5 May 2004
F 25 Australia Gattorna, Isaac (DP) 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 24 – (1999-05-08)8 May 1999
F/C 33 New Zealand Timmins, Sam 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 119 kg (262 lb) 26 – (1997-05-23)23 May 1997
F 43 Australia Bolden, Jonah 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 28 – (1996-01-02)2 January 1996
G/F 45 United States Valentine, Denzel (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 30 – (1993-11-16)16 November 1993
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (SRP) Special restricted player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 4 January 2024

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Development
PG Jaylen Adams Shaun Bruce Jackson Makoi
SG Denzel Valentine Angus Glover Klairus Amir
SF Jaylin Galloway Alex Toohey Makuach Maluach
PF D. J. Hogg Kouat Noi Isaac Gattorna
C Jonah Bolden Jordan Hunter Sam Timmins

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 22 9 13 40.91% 1–4 L4 6–4 3–9 1938 2069 93.67%
9 New Zealand Breakers 20 8 12 40.00% 2–3 L3 4–6 4–6 1782 1808 98.56%
10 Adelaide 36ers 22 8 14 36.36% 3–2 W1 6–5 2–9 1942 2044 95.01%

Updated to match(es) played on 17 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: 0–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–1)
September: 0–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 18 September S.E. Melbourne L 86–93 Jaylin Galloway (18) Denzel Valentine (11) Shaun Bruce (5) Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a		 0–1
2 20 September @ Melbourne L 105–87 Alex Toohey (19) Jordan Hunter (8) Jaylin Adams (5) Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a		 0–2
3 22 September Brisbane L 76–105 Denzel Valentine (12) Alex Toohey (5) Shaun Bruce (5) Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a		 0–3

Regular season

2023–24 game log
Total: 11–11 (Home: 6–5; Road: 5–6)
September: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 30 September @ Illawarra W 81–96 Kouat Noi (23) Hunter, Valentine (7) Denzel Valentine (10) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
4,322		 1–0
October: 3–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2 6 October @ Tasmania L 80–72 Jaylen Adams (21) Alex Toohey (9) Adams, Valentine (4) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340		 1–1
3 8 October Adelaide W 109–100 Jordan Hunter (22) Jordan Hunter (8) Jaylen Adams (8) Sydney SuperDome
14,029		 2–1
4 13 October @ Brisbane W 102–113 Jaylen Adams (26) Jonah Bolden (12) Denzel Valentine (6) Nissan Arena
3,713		 3–1
5 15 October Perth W 99–86 Jordan Hunter (20) Jonah Bolden (15) Jaylen Adams (6) Sydney SuperDome
10,546		 4–1
6 22 October Tasmania L 95–105 Jaylen Adams (21) Jaylen Adams (10) Denzel Valentine (6) Sydney SuperDome
10,721		 4–2
7 28 October @ Cairns L 87–80 Kouat Noi (18) Jaylen Adams (8) four players (2) Cairns Convention Centre
4,587		 4–3
November: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
8 3 November @ Illawarra W 83–103 Adams, Maluach (16) Bolden, Hunter (9) Jaylen Adams (7) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
3,934		 5–3
9 5 November New Zealand W 87–85 D. J. Hogg (18) D. J. Hogg (7) Jaylen Adams (9) Sydney SuperDome
12,143		 6–3
10 12 November Brisbane W 104–95 Jaylen Adams (24) Jonah Bolden (9) Adams, Hunter (4) Sydney SuperDome
10,235		 7–3
11 19 November @ Melbourne L 105–93 D. J. Hogg (20) Jonah Bolden (12) Denzel Valentine (7) John Cain Arena
10,175		 7–4
December: 3–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
12 1 December @ Perth L 114–105 Jonah Bolden (28) Denzel Valentine (9) Jaylen Adams (8) Perth Arena
11,897		 7–5
13 7 December @ Cairns W 83–86 Jaylen Adams (24) Jordan Hunter (10) Jaylen Adams (7) Cairns Convention Centre
4,126		 8–5
14 10 December S.E. Melbourne L 94–104 Jaylen Adams (19) Jonah Bolden (15) three players (3) Sydney SuperDome
13,197		 8–6
15 17 December @ Tasmania W 84–90 Jaylin Galloway (22) Denzel Valentine (7) Jaylen Adams (10) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340		 9–6
16 22 December @ New Zealand L 109–101 Kouat Noi (19) Alex Toohey (7) D. J. Hogg (8) Spark Arena
5,228		 9–7
17 25 December Illawarra L 90–94 Jaylen Adams (22) Jordan Hunter (8) Jaylen Adams (5) Sydney SuperDome
8,578		 9–8
18 29 December Cairns W 101–82 Denzel Valentine (29) Jordan Hunter (16) D. J. Hogg (5) Sydney SuperDome
12,783		 10–8
January: 1–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
19 4 January Melbourne L 85–101 Shaun Bruce (16) Jordan Hunter (9) Denzel Valentine (8) Sydney SuperDome
12,898		 10–9
20 7 January Brisbane L 93–101 Jaylen Adams (21) Jordan Hunter (10) Jaylen Adams (8) Sydney SuperDome
13,078		 10–10
21 11 January @ Adelaide L 95–82 Jaylen Adams (20) Jordan Hunter (9) Jaylen Adams (4) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,580		 10–11
22 14 January New Zealand W 105–76 Jaylen Adams (39) Jordan Hunter (10) Denzel Valentine (5) Sydney SuperDome
16,605		 11–11
23 21 January Perth Sydney SuperDome
24 25 January @ S.E. Melbourne State Basketball Centre
25 28 January Melbourne Sydney SuperDome
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
26 2 February @ Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre
27 11 February Illawarra Sydney SuperDome
28 17 February @ S.E. Melbourne John Cain Arena
2023–24 season schedule

Transactions

Re-signed

Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Jaylin Galloway21 March 20233-year deal (club option)[3]
Angus Glover24 March 20232-year deal[4]
Kouat Noi25 March 20231-year deal[5]
Jackson Makoi28 March 20232-year deal[6]
Isaac Gattorna28 August 20231-year deal[7]

Additions

Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Makuach Maluach12 April 20232-year deal (club option)Melbourne United[8]
Klairus Amir4 May 20233-year dealDream City Christian School[9]
D. J. Hogg26 May 20232-year deal (club option)Cairns Taipans[10]
Jonah Bolden19 June 20231-year dealPhoenix Suns[11]
Alex Toohey24 June 20231-year deal (next star)Gonzaga Bulldogs[12]
Jaylen Adams12 July 20231-year dealQingdao Eagles[13]
Sam Timmins20 July 20231-year dealNew Zealand Breakers[14]
Denzel Valentine26 July 20231-year dealMaine Celtics[15]
Jasper Rentoy18 September 20231-year dealEastern Mavericks[16]

Subtractions

Player Reason left Date Left New team Ref.
Xavier CooksContract buyout17 March 2023Washington Wizards[17]
Justin SimonFree agent20 March 2023Scaligera Verona[18]
Biwali BaylesReleased25 May 2023Illawarra Hawks[19]
Dejan VasiljevicDeclined player option17 October 2023Adelaide 36ers[20]


See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sydney Kings sack Chase Buford: Why NBL side parted ways with champion head coach". sportingnews.com. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Kings hire Rockets assistant Mahmoud Abdelfattah as new coach". ESPN.com.au. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "NBL rising star Galloway pens new three-year deal with Kings". SydneyKings.com. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Kings Title Hero Commits for Two More Seasons". NBL.com.au. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "NBL offseason news: All the latest stories out of the burgeoning Australian basketball league". HeraldSun.com.au. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Makoi Commits to Kings". NBL.com.au. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Title-winning DP re-signs at Kings". NBL.com.au. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Kings add explosive Maluach to NBL24 roster". SydneyKings.com. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Sydney Kings sign Australian four-star US high school recruit Klairus Amir". ESPN.com.au. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "D.J. Hogg signs with Kings". ESPN.com.au. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "Sydney Kings sign Jonah Bolden in NBL free agency blockbuster". SportingNews.com. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "Top international prospect Alex Toohey spurns Gonzaga for NBL". ESPN.com.au. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  13. ↑ "Jaylen Adams returning to Sydney Kings for NBL24". ESPN.com.au. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  14. ↑ "Kings pen Tall Black Timmins to one-year contract". SydneyKings.com. 20 July 2023. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023.
  15. ↑ "Kings sign Valentine as final import for NBL24". SydneyKings.com. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  16. ↑ "Kings sign fourth development player". NBL.com.au. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  17. ↑ "Wizards Sign Xavier Cooks to Multi-Year Deal". NBA.com. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  18. ↑ "Scaligera Verona officially signs Justin Simon". Sportando. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  19. ↑ "Illawarra Hawks sign Biwali Bayles on NBL24 development contract". IllawarraMercury.com.au. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  20. ↑ "Sydney Kings let Dejan Vasiljevic go to Adelaide 36ers". ESPN.com.au. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
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