2023–24 Brisbane Bullets season

The 2023–24 Brisbane Bullets season is the 38th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their first under the leadership of their new head coach Justin Schueller.[1]

2023–24 Brisbane Bullets season
Head coachAustralia Justin Schueller
CaptainAustralia Nathan Sobey
ArenaNissan Arena
NBL results
Record2–4 (33.3%)
Ladder7th
Stats at NBL.com.au
All statistics correct as of 21 October 2023.

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

2023–24 Brisbane Bullets roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
F 0 Australia Mitchell, D. J. 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 26 – (1997-03-12)12 March 1997
G 2 Australia White, Isaac 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 25 – (1998-06-22)22 June 1998
G 3 United States Scott, Shannon Injured (I) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 30 – (1992-12-21)21 December 1992
G 4 Australia Hadley, Gabe 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 25 – (1998-01-16)16 January 1998
G 6 Australia Devers, Tristan (DP) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 18 – (2005-07-02)2 July 2005
G 8 Australia Norton, Mitch 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 30 – (1993-04-01)1 April 1993
C 11 Australia Zikarsky, Rocco (NS) 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 17 – (2006-07-11)11 July 2006
C 12 Australia Baynes, Aron (IN) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 118 kg (260 lb) 36 – (1986-12-09)9 December 1986
F 13 Australia Bannan, Josh 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 22 – (2001-02-26)26 February 2001
G 20 Australia Sobey, Nathan (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 33 – (1990-07-14)14 July 1990
C 24 New Zealand Harrison, Tyrell 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 24 – (1999-07-06)6 July 1999
G 26 Australia McDaniel, Sam 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 27 – (1995-12-09)9 December 1995
F 32 Australia Johns, Matt (DP) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 24 – (1999-05-26)26 May 1999
G/F 34 United States Smith, Chris (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 29 – (1994-03-08)8 March 1994
Head coach
  • Australia Justin Schueller
Assistant coach(es)
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Australia Matt Hardiman
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: 21 October 2023

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Development
PG Shannon Scott Mitch Norton Tristan Devers
SG Nathan Sobey Isaac White Gabe Hadley
SF Chris Smith Sam McDaniel
PF Josh Bannan D. J. Mitchell Matt Johns
C Aron Baynes Tyrell Harrison Rocco Zikarsky

Standings

Ladder
Pos 2023–24 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Melbourne United 7 6 1 85.71% 4–1 W4 3–1 3–0 614 559 109.84%
2 Tasmania JackJumpers 6 4 2 66.67% 4–1 W1 2–0 2–2 548 502 109.16%
3 Sydney Kings 6 4 2 66.67% 3–2 L1 2–1 2–1 584 554 105.42%
4 Cairns Taipans 3 2 1 66.67% 2–1 W2 1–0 1–1 263 264 99.62%
5 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 7 4 3 57.14% 3–2 W3 3–0 1–3 647 624 103.69%
6 New Zealand Breakers 3 1 2 33.33% 1–2 L2 1–1 0–1 270 273 98.90%
7 Brisbane Bullets 6 2 4 33.33% 1–4 L4 1–2 1–2 514 542 94.83%
8 Perth Wildcats 6 2 4 33.33% 1–4 L3 2–1 0–3 527 556 94.78%
9 Adelaide 36ers 7 2 5 28.57% 2–3 W1 2–2 0–3 583 619 94.18%
10 Illawarra Hawks 5 1 4 20.00% 1–4 L3 1–2 0–2 438 495 88.48%

Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. 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
Last place
2023–24 NBL season
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920
Adelaide 36ers910109
Brisbane Bullets1267
Cairns Taipans8634
Illawarra Hawks108910
Melbourne United3111
New Zealand Breakers4756
Perth Wildcats6588
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix5975
Sydney Kings2323
Tasmania JackJumpers7442
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: NBL.com.au

Game log

Pre-season
Main article: 2023 NBL pre-season
2023 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 1–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–0)
September: 1–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 16 September Melbourne L 92–96 Chris Smith (21) Josh Bannan (10) Shannon Scott (6) Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a		 0–1
2 20 September Illawarra L 88–95 Aron Baynes (20) Aron Baynes (20) Nathan Sobey (6) Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a		 0–2
3 22 September @ Sydney W 76–105 Sam McDaniel (21) Tyrell Harrison (8) Mitch Norton (6) Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a		 1–2

Regular season
Main article: 2023–24 NBL regular season
2023–24 game log
Total: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
September: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 29 September Adelaide W 86–71 Nathan Sobey (18) Aron Baynes (13) Shannon Scott (7) Nissan Arena
4,286		 1–0
October: 1–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2 5 October @ New Zealand W 84–89 Nathan Sobey (24) Harrison, Sobey (8) Mitch Norton (6) Spark Arena
6,280		 2–0
3 7 October Cairns L 86–89 Nathan Sobey (31) Sam McDaniel (8) Shannon Scott (7) Nissan Arena
4,023		 2–1
4 13 October Sydney L 102–113 Nathan Sobey (26) Nathan Sobey (7) Shannon Scott (11) Nissan Arena
3,713		 2–2
5 15 October @ Melbourne L 89–78 Shannon Scott (19) Tyrell Harrison (8) Nathan Sobey (5) John Cain Arena
9,327		 2–3
6 21 October @ S.E. Melbourne L 96–73 Sobey, White (14) Harrison, Sobey (7) Mitch Norton (5) John Cain Arena
5,552		 2–4
7 27 October @ Perth Perth Arena
8 29 October Tasmaina Nissan Arena
November: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
9 2 November S.E. Melbourne Nissan Arena
10 4 November @ Tasmania Silverdome
11 12 November @ Sydney Sydney SuperDome
12 18 November Perth Nissan Arena
December: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
13 1 December @ Cairns Cairns Convention Centre
14 3 December Illawarra Nissan Arena
15 10 December @ Melbourne John Cain Arena
16 17 December Cairns Nissan Arena
17 24 December @ Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre
18 27 December New Zealand Nissan Arena
19 30 December S.E. Melbourne Nissan Arena
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
20 7 January @ Sydney Sydney SuperDome
21 10 January Tasmania Nissan Arena
22 14 January Illawarra Nissan Arena
23 19 January @ Perth Perth Arena
24 21 January @ Cairns Cairns Convention Centre
25 26 January Melbourne Nissan Arena
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
26 3 February @ Illawarra Wollongong Entertainment Centre
27 9 February Adelaide Nissan Arena
28 16 February @ New Zealand Spark Arena
2023–24 season schedule

Transactions

Re-signed
Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
D. J. Mitchell24 February 20231-year deal[2]
Tyrell Harrison7 March 20232-year deal (club option)[3]
Matt Johns25 July 20231-year deal[4]

Additions
Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Isaac White31 March 20232-year dealTasmania JackJumpers[5]
Sam McDaniel31 March 20232-year dealTasmania JackJumpers[6]
Josh Bannan6 April 20233-year dealMontana Grizzlies[7]
Mitch Norton19 April 20232-year dealPerth Wildcats[8]
Shannon Scott28 April 20232-year dealCairns Taipans[9]
Rocco Zikarsky7 July 20232-year deal (next star)Centre of Excellence[10]
Chris Smith15 July 20232-year dealChiba Jets[11]
Gabe Hadley18 July 20231-year dealCairns Taipans[12]
Tristan Devers9 August 20231-year dealNunawading Spectres[13]

Subtractions
Player Reason left Date Left New Team Ref.
Andrew WhiteFree agent27 February 2023Northside Wizards[14]
Lual DiingClub option declined24 March 2023Northside Wizards[15]
Jason CadeeFree agent6 April 2023Adelaide 36ers[16]
Gorjok GakFree agent10 April 2023S.E. Melbourne Phoenix[17]
Rasmus BachRetired15 June 2023n/a[18]
Kody StattmannFree agent28 July 2023S.E. Melbourne Phoenix[19]


See also

References
  1. "Bullets hire Justin Schueller as head coach". ESPN.com.au. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  2. "DJ Mitchell returns to Brisbane in NBL24". BrisbaneBullets.com.au. 24 February 2023. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023.
  3. "Brisbane Big Man Re-Signs". NBL.com.au. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  4. "Bullets Re-Sign Athletic DP". NBL.com.au. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  5. "White Signs with Bullets". NBL.com.au. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  6. "Bullets add Sam McDaniel to NBL24 roster". BrisbaneBullets.com.au. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  7. "Collegiate Big Reunites with Schueller in Brisbane". NBL.com.au. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  8. "Bullets add experienced guard Mitch Norton". BrisbaneBullets.com.au. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  9. "Bullets welcome import point guard Shannon Scott". BrisbaneBullets.com.au. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  10. "Aussie prospect Rocco Zikarsky to join NBL Next Stars program". ESPN.com.au. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  11. "Brisbane Signs Shooting Star". NBL.com.au. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  12. "Bullets add sharpshooter Gabe Hadley". BrisbaneBullets.com.au. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  13. "World Cup star reunites with Schueller". NBL.com.au. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  14. "Bullets import signs with Northside Wizards". NorthsideWizards.com.au. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  15. "Lual Diing runs it back with Northside". NorthsideWizards.com.au. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  16. "Cadee returns to 36ers on two-year deal". Adelaide36ers.com.au. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  17. "Phoenix sign 211cm centre Gorjok Gak for NBL24". SEMPhoenix.com.au. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  18. "Brisbane Guard Announces Retirement". NBL.com.au. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  19. "Phoenix Enlists Rising Talent Kody Stattmann as DP for NBL24". SEMPhoenix.com.au. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
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