2022 NBL pre-season
The pre-season of the 2022–23 NBL season, the 45th season of Australia's National Basketball League, ran from 9 August 2022 to 6 October 2022.[1][2] The pre-season also featured the Adelaide 36ers to play games between two NBA teams, this will be the fourth NBLxNBA tour.[3][4]
2022 NBL Blitz logo
On 2 October 2022, the 36ers became the first NBL team to beat an NBA team when they defeated the Phoenix Suns.[5]
Pre-season games
| 9 August 2022 | Melbourne United | 67–88 | Saint Mary's Gaels | Keilor Stadium, Melbourne |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 19–16, 16–26, 14–21 | |||
| NBL TV | Pts: Ili 18 Rebs: Newley 5 Asts: Duach 3 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Ducas 18 Rebs: Saxen 12 Asts: Bowen 5 |
Attendance: 1,000 |
| 10 August 2022 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 74–86(OT) | Saint Mary's Gaels | Frankston Stadium, Melbourne |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 29–17, 16–13, 17–23, 9–18, Overtime: 3–15 | |||
| NBL TV | Pts: Adnam 12 Rebs: Smith-Milner 8 Asts: Adnam 5 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Mahaney 24 Rebs: Ducas 11 Asts: Marciulionis 5 |
Attendance: 400 |
| 3 September 2022 | Illawarra Hawks | 87–94 | UC Riverside Highlanders | Snakepit, Wollongong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 22–26, 21–28, 21–17 | |||
| NBL TV | Pts: Harvey 24 Rebs: Froling 7 Asts: Harvey, Robinson 3 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Olbrich 19 Rebs: Olbrich 10 Asts: Pullin 8 |
Attendance: 1,500 |
| 6 September 2022 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 88–83 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | Ulverstone Sports & Leisure Centre, Ulverstone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 16–14, 31–22, 17–29 | |||
| NBL TV | Pts: Kelly 20 Rebs: Kenyon 6 Asts: Magette 6 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Williams 15 Rebs: Anticevich 8 Asts: Browne, Kell 4 |
Attendance: 1,100 |
| 8 September 2022 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 84–80 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | Elphin Sports Centre, Launceston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 21–23, 19–18, 21–13 | |||
| NBL TV | Pts: Doyle 17 Rebs: Kelly, Kenyon 5 Asts: Magette 6 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Adnam 15 Rebs: Pineau 8 Asts: Browne 4 |
Attendance: 1,100 |
| 8 September 2022 | Melbourne United | 77–105 | Brisbane Bullets | Selkirk Stadium, Wendouree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 16–26, 27–34, 8–19, 26–26 | |||
| NBL TV | Pts: Tucker 20 Rebs: Tucker 8 Asts: Rathan-Mayes 4 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Walker 18 Rebs: Froling 9 Asts: Mitchell 6 |
Attendance: 2,000 |
| 9 September 2022 | Perth Wildcats | 98–87 | Adelaide 36ers | Eaton Recreration Centre, Bunbury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 23–30, 30–17, 21–22 | |||
| NBL TV | Pts: Cotton 20 Rebs: Travers 9 Asts: Norton 6 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Cleveland 23 Rebs: Sotto 11 Asts: Marshall, Randall 4 |
Attendance: 300 |
| 10 September 2022 | New Zealand Breakers | 71–68(OT) | Illawarra Hawks | The Stockyard, Pukekohe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 23–9, 19–19, 8–14, Overtime: 7–4 | |||
| NBL TV | Pts: Le'afa 16 Rebs: Pardon 12 Asts: McDowell-White 5 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Robinson 26 Rebs: Deng 15 Asts: Froling 3 |
Attendance: 600 |
| 10 September 2022 | Melbourne United | 72–76 | Brisbane Bullets | Casey Stadium, Melbourne |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 20–23, 13–26, 17–9 | |||
| NBL TV | Pts: Tucker 28 Rebs: Tucker 9 Asts: Newley 2 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Walker 17 Rebs: Gak 9 Asts: Bach 4 |
Attendance: 1,500 |
| 11 September 2022 | Perth Wildcats | 97–91 | Adelaide 36ers | HBF Arena, Joondalup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:00 | Scoring by quarter: 34–25, 29–20, 20–25, 14–21 | |||
| NBL TV | Pts: Manek 15 Rebs: Webster 6 Asts: Cotton 5 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Randall 29 Rebs: Cleveland 9 Asts: McCarron 6 |
Attendance: 500 |
| 2 October 2022 | Adelaide 36ers | 134–124 | Phoenix Suns | Footprint Center, Phoenix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 33–28, 38–31, 25–31, 38–34 | |||
| NBL TV | Pts: Randall 35 Rebs: McCarron 9 Asts: McCarron 16 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Payne 23 Rebs: Bridges 7 Asts: Paul 12 |
Attendance: 15,152 |
| 6 October 2022 | Adelaide 36ers | 98–131 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Paycom Center, Oklahoma City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 16–35, 27–38, 27–35, 28–23 | |||
| NBL TV | Pts: Randall 27 Rebs: Franks 7 Asts: Randall 8 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Mann 26 Rebs: Williams 12 Asts: Giddey, Williams 6 |
Attendance: TBA |
NBL Blitz
The 2022 NBL Blitz is an annual pre-season tournament featuring all NBL teams. This season games were held in Darwin, Northern Territory from the 16th to the 23rd of September 2022.[6]
| 16 September 2022 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 76–84 | Adelaide 36ers | Darwin Basketball Facility, Darwin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 13–18, 20–24, 23–21 | |||
| Kayo Freebies | Pts: Adnam 19 Rebs: Williams 7 Asts: Adnam 4 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Randall 16 Rebs: McCarron 8 Asts: McCarron 5 |
Attendance: not available |
| 17 September 2022 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 73–53 | Sydney Kings | Darwin Basketball Facility, Darwin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:30 | Scoring by quarter: 12–13, 22–22, 14–11, 25–7 | |||
| Kayo Freebies | Pts: McVeigh 16 Rebs: Kenyon 9 Asts: Magette 5 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Walton 12 Rebs: Noi 10 Asts: Walton 4 |
Attendance: 916 |
| 17 September 2022 | Perth Wildcats | 98–80 | Cairns Taipans | Darwin Basketball Facility, Darwin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 24–27, 25–20, 20–19, 29–14 | |||
| Kayo Freebies | Pts: Cotton 36 Rebs: Blanchfield, Travers 7 Asts: Cotton 4 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Pinder 21 Rebs: McCall 8 Asts: McCall 6 |
Attendance: 916 |
| 18 September 2022 | Brisbane Bullets | 81–69 | New Zealand Breakers | Darwin Basketball Facility, Darwin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:30 | Scoring by quarter: 18–28, 25–9, 19–16, 19–16 | |||
| Kayo Freebies | Pts: Baynes, Johnson 14 Rebs: Gak 8 Asts: Gak 6 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Vodanovich 15 Rebs: Brantley 8 Asts: Le'afa 4 |
Attendance: 932 |
| 18 September 2022 | Illawarra Hawks | 81–68 | Melbourne United | Darwin Basketball Facility, Darwin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 27–18, 23–13, 11–17 | |||
| Kayo Freebies | Pts: Froling, Robinson 14 Rebs: Froling 8 Asts: Robinson 8 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Tucker 20 Rebs: Hukporti 8 Asts: Tucker 3 |
Attendance: 922 |
| 19 September 2022 | Adelaide 36ers | 87–79 | Tasmania JackJumpers | Darwin Basketball Facility, Darwin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:30 | Scoring by quarter: 27–22, 21–23, 23–19, 16–15 | |||
| Kayo Freebies | Pts: Cleveland 27 Rebs: Dech 9 Asts: Cleveland, Dech, McCarron 3 |
boxscore report |
Pts: McVeigh 16 Rebs: Kelly, Kenyon 5 Asts: Magette 7 |
Attendance: 838 |
| 19 September 2022 | Perth Wildcats | 87–71 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | Darwin Basketball Facility, Darwin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 25–22, 19–14, 22–19 | |||
| Kayo Freebies | Pts: Webster 16 Rebs: Manek 9 Asts: Cotton 5 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Adnam 16 Rebs: Williams 11 Asts: Browne 8 |
Attendance: 838 |
| 20 September 2022 | New Zealand Breakers | 81–85 | Illawarra Hawks | Darwin Basketball Facility, Darwin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:30 | Scoring by quarter: 10–27, 23–17, 23–15, 25–26 | |||
| Kayo Freebies | Pts: Rupert 17 Rebs: Pardon 9 Asts: Le'afa 9 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Harvey 27 Rebs: Froling 7 Asts: Robinson 8 |
Attendance: 660 |
| 20 September 2022 | Cairns Taipans | 76–77 | Brisbane Bullets | Darwin Basketball Facility, Darwin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 29–21, 14–25, 11–12, 22–19 | |||
| Kayo Freebies | Pts: Kuol 21 Rebs: Davey 8 Asts: McCall 4 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Walker 16 Rebs: Baynes 9 Asts: Johnson, Walker 3 |
Attendance: 660 |
| 21 September 2022 | Sydney Kings | 91–79 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | Darwin Basketball Facility, Darwin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:30 | Scoring by quarter: 22–27, 24–14, 14–19, 31–19 | |||
| Kayo Freebies | Pts: Walton 15 Rebs: Cooka 5 Asts: Bayles 4 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Adnam 24 Rebs: Madut 8 Asts: Adnam 5 |
Attendance: 917 |
| 21 September 2022 | Melbourne United | 90–63 | Perth Wildcats | Darwin Basketball Facility, Darwin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 21–11, 27–19, 25–17, 17–16 | |||
| Kayo Freebies | Pts: Rathan-Mayes 22 Rebs: Caroline 14 Asts: Caroline, Humphries, Tucker 3 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Thomas, Webster 10 Rebs: Cotton 7 Asts: Travers 4 |
Attendance: 917 |
| 22 September 2022 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 100–81 | Cairns Taipans | Darwin Basketball Facility, Darwin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:30 | Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 31–20, 19–32, 25–13 | |||
| Kayo Freebies | Pts: McVeigh 25 Rebs: White 8 Asts: Doyle, Magette 4 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Ayre 26 Rebs: Davey 7 Asts: Ayre, Davey, Đerić, Scott 2 |
Attendance: 912 |
| 22 September 2022 | Illawarra Hawks | 77–84 | Adelaide 36ers | Darwin Basketball Facility, Darwin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 26–20, 13–27, 12–20 | |||
| Kayo Freebies | Pts: King 20 Rebs: Deng, King 8 Asts: Harvey, White 4 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Franks 30 Rebs: Johnson 11 Asts: Dech 7 |
Attendance: 912 |
| 23 September 2022 | New Zealand Breakers | 93–101 | Sydney Kings | Darwin Basketball Facility, Darwin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:30 | Scoring by quarter: 24–33, 20–26, 27–21, 22–21 | |||
| Kayo Freebies | Pts: Brown 19 Rebs: Pardon, Rupert 5 Asts: Brown, Le'afa 4 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Soares 19 Rebs: Cooks 9 Asts: Makoi 4 |
Attendance: 905 |
| 23 September 2022 | Melbourne United | 80–67 | Brisbane Bullets | Darwin Basketball Facility, Darwin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 19–13, 21–14, 21–18 | |||
| Kayo Freebies | Pts: Goulding 19 Rebs: Tucker 8 Asts: Rathan-Mayes 4 |
boxscore report |
Pts: Krebs 21 Rebs: Froling 7 Asts: Bach, Johnson 3 |
Attendance: 906 |
Blitz ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PP | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide 36ers (C) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 255 | 232 | 109.9 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | Melbourne United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 238 | 211 | 112.8 | 8.5 | 14.5 |
| 3 | Perth Wildcats | 3 | 2 | 1 | 248 | 241 | 102.9 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 252 | 221 | 114.0 | 6.5 | 12.5 |
| 5 | Illawarra Hawks | 3 | 2 | 1 | 243 | 233 | 104.3 | 6.5 | 12.5 |
| 6 | Brisbane Bullets | 3 | 2 | 1 | 225 | 225 | 100.0 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | Sydney Kings | 3 | 2 | 1 | 245 | 245 | 100.0 | 5.5 | 11.5 |
| 8 | New Zealand Breakers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 243 | 267 | 91.0 | 5 | 5 |
| 9 | Cairns Taipans | 3 | 0 | 3 | 237 | 275 | 86.2 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 3 | 0 | 3 | 226 | 262 | 86.3 | 3 | 3 |
Awards
- Loggins-Bruton Cup: Adelaide 36ers[7]
- Most Valuable Player (Ray Borner Medal): Jack McVeigh (Tasmania JackJumpers)[8]
References
- "Hoops Frenzy Scheduled for Blitz". NBL.com.au | NBL. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- "The NBL is expanding and Darwin could be the next team to join the competition". ABC.net.au. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- "Adelaide 36ers head to USA to take on NBL Alumni". SportingNews.com. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- "Adelaide 36ers take on Suns, Thunder in preseason fixtures". ESPN.com.au | ESPN. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- "36ers Stun NBA's Phoenix Suns". NBL.com.au | NBL. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- "NBL Blitz Darwin Bound". NBL.com.au | NBL. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- "Adelaide Claims Loggins-Bruton Cup". NBL.com.au | NBL. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- "McVeigh Wins MVP". NBL.com.au | NBL. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
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