2023–24 Illawarra Hawks season

The 2023–24 Illawarra Hawks season is the 46th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL).

2023–24 Illawarra Hawks season
Head coachAustralia Jacob Jackomas
Co-captainsAustralia Sam Froling
United States Tyler Harvey
ArenaWollongong Entertainment Centre
NBL results
Record2–4 (33.3%)
Ladder9th
Stats at NBL.com.au
All statistics correct as of 26 October 2023.

On 13 May 2023, the Hawks have picked up Jacob Jackomas’s second year team option.[1]

Roster

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

2023–24 Illawarra Hawks roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 1 United States Harvey, Tyler (C & I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 30 – (1993-07-17)17 July 1993
G/F 2 South Korea Lee Hyun-jung (SRP) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 23 – (2000-10-23)23 October 2000
G 3 United States Robinson, Justin (I) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 26 – (1997-08-12)12 August 1997
G 4 United States Johnson, A. J. (NS) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 18 – (2004-12-01)1 December 2004
G 6 Australia Hickey, William 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 24 – (1999-01-18)18 January 1999
F 8 United States Clark, Gary (I) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 28 – (1994-11-16)16 November 1994
G/F 9 Australia Swaka Lo Buluk, Wani 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 22 – (2001-06-09)9 June 2001
G/F 11 Australia Grida, Daniel 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 25 – (1998-04-26)26 April 1998
F/C 13 Australia Froling, Sam (C) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 23 – (2000-02-10)10 February 2000
G 14 Australia Bayles, Biwali (DP) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 21 – (2002-02-15)15 February 2002
F/C 19 Australia Yates, Luca (DP) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 19 – (2004-01-29)29 January 2004
G/F 21 Australia Blanchfield, Todd 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 31 – (1991-11-07)7 November 1991
F 22 Australia Peatling, Mason Injured 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 26 – (1997-03-31)31 March 1997
F 28 Australia Morris, Harry (DP) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 21 – (2002-07-10)10 July 2002
F 30 Australia Olbrich, Lachlan 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 19 – (2003-12-30)30 December 2003
Head coach
  • Australia Jacob Jackomas
Assistant coach(es)
  • Australia Lachlan Lonergan
  • Australia Paul Mellett
  • Australia Shaun Roger
  • United States Justin Tatum
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Australia Alex Moore
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (SRP) Special restricted player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 12 October 2023

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Development
PG Justin Robinson A. J. Johnson William Hickey Biwali Bayles
SG Tyler Harvey Lee Hyun-jung Wani Swaka Lo Buluk
SF Todd Blanchfield Daniel Grida Harry Morris
PF Gary Clark Mason Peatling
C Sam Froling Lachlan Olbrich Luca Yates

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 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 7 4 3 57.14% 3–2 W3 3–0 1–3 647 624 103.69%
5 Cairns Taipans 4 2 2 50.00% 2–2 L1 1–0 1–2 346 348 99.43%
6 Adelaide 36ers 8 3 5 37.50% 3–2 W2 2–2 1–3 680 704 96.59%
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 Illawarra Hawks 6 2 4 33.33% 2–3 W1 2–2 0–2 522 578 90.31%
10 New Zealand Breakers 4 1 3 25.00% 1–3 L3 1–2 0–1 355 370 95.95%

Updated to match(es) played on 26 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: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
September: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 18 September @ Melbourne L 85–71 Mason Peatling (13) Sam Froling (10) Tyler Harvey (4) Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a		 0–1
2 20 September @ Brisbane W 88–95 Lachlan Olbrich (20) Sam Froling (6) four players (3) Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a		 1–1
3 22 September Cairns W 108–90 Lachlan Olbrich (18) Wani Swaka Lo Buluk (7) Lachlan Olbrich (5) Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a		 2–1

Regular season
Main article: 2023–24 NBL regular season
2023–24 game log
Total: 2–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 0–2)
September: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 30 September Sydney L 81–96 Tyler Harvey (19) Sam Froling (11) Justin Robinson (4) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
4,322		 0–1
October: 2–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2 7 October S.E. Melbourne W 113–106 Justin Robinson (26) Froling, Swaka Lo Buluk (8) Justin Robinson (7) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
3,590		 1–1
3 12 October @ Tasmania L 103–73 Gary Clark (16) Sam Froling (10) Justin Robinson (6) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340		 1–2
4 14 October @ Adelaide L 89–80 Sam Froling (21) Gary Clark (11) Justin Robinson (4) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,108		 1–3
5 20 October Melbourne L 91–101 Tyler Harvey (19) Gary Clark (9) Justin Robinson (5) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
2,927		 1–4
6 26 October Cairns W 84–83 Tyler Harvey (20) Sam Froling (13) Tyler Harvey (5) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
1,923		 2–4
7 29 October @ Melbourne John Cain Arena
November: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
8 3 November Sydney Wollongong Entertainment Centre
9 11 November @ Cairns Cairns Convention Centre
10 19 November @ New Zealand Spark Arena
December: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
11 3 December @ Brisbane Nissan Arena
12 8 December Perth Wollongong Entertainment Centre
13 16 December @ S.E. Melbourne TBC
14 23 December Tasmania Wollongong Entertainment Centre
15 25 December @ Sydney Sydney SuperDome
16 31 December Adelaide Wollongong Entertainment Centre
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
17 5 January S.E. Melbourne Wollongong Entertainment Centre
18 12 January @ Tasmania Derment Entertainment Centre
19 14 January @ Brisbane Nissan Arena
20 18 January Cairns Wollongong Entertainment Centre
21 20 January Adelaide Wollongong Entertainment Centre
22 25 January @ Perth Perth Arena
23 28 January New Zealand Wollongong Entertainment Centre
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
24 3 February Brisbane Wollongong Entertainment Centre
25 9 February @ New Zealand Spark Arena
26 11 February @ Sydney Sydney SuperDome
27 15 February Perth Wollongong Entertainment Centre
28 18 February @ Melbourne John Cain Arena
2023–24 season schedule

Transactions

Re-signed
Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Justin Robinson31 January 20231-year deal[2]
William Hickey21 February 20231-year deal[3]
Daniel Grida18 March 20232-year deal[4]
Harry Morris29 March 20231-year deal[5]

Additions
Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Lachlan Olbrich4 April 20233-year dealUC Riverside Highlanders[6]
Mason Peatling5 April 20232-year dealMelbourne United[7]
A. J. Johnson14 April 20231-year deal (next star)Texas Longhorns[8]
Biwali Bayles14 April 20232-year dealSydney Kings[9]
Gary Clark24 June 20241-year dealCapitanes de Ciudad de México[10]
Todd Blanchfield28 June 20232-year dealPerth Wildcats[11]
Luca Yates8 July 20233-year deal (club option)Townsville Heat[12]
Lee Hyun-jung11 July 20233-year deal (club option)Santa Cruz Warriors[13]

Subtractions
Player Reason left Date Left New team Ref.
Kevin WhiteRetired2 February 2023n/a[14]
Tim CoenraadRetired3 February 2023n/a[15]
Akoldah GakFree agent10 April 2023Cairns Taipans[16]
Mangok MathiangFree agent13 June 2023New Zealand Breakers[17]
Alex MudronjaFree agent8 August 2023Cairns Taipans[18]


See also

References
  1. "Hawks Confirm NBL24 Coaching Roster". Hawks.com.au. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  2. "Robinson Returns to Lead the Hawks NBL24 Campaign". Hawks.com.au. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  3. "Hickey Rewarded with New Hawks Deal". Hawks.com.au. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  4. "Hawk Grida Signs New Deal". NBL.com.au. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  5. "Hawks Local Extends Illawarra Stay". NBL.com.au. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  6. "Lachlan Olbrich to Launch NBL Career with the Hawks". Hawks.com.au. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  7. "Mason Peatling Joins the Illawarra Hawks on Two-Year Deal". Hawks.com.au. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  8. "A.J. Johnson decommits from Texas, to join Australia's NBL". ESPN.com. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  9. "Illawarra Hawks sign Biwali Bayles on NBL24 development contract". IllawarraMercury.com.au. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  10. "Hawks sign NBA journeyman Gary Clark as final import". ESPN.com.au. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  11. "Todd Blanchfield Returns to the Illawarra Hawks". Hawks.com.au. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  12. "Hawks Ink DP to Three-Year Deal". NBL.com.au. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  13. "Hawks Welcome Korean Sharpshooter Hyunjung Lee". Hawks.com.au. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  14. "Thanks, Whitey". Hawks.com.au. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  15. "Tim Coenraad Calls Time". Hawks.com.au. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  16. "Taipans get Gak". Taipans.com. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  17. "NZ Breakers hail signing of 'under-rated' Mangok Mathiang for '23-24 NBL season". Stuff.co.nz. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  18. "Taipans announce development players". Taipans.com. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
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