2023–24 Melbourne United season

The 2023–24 Melbourne United season is the 41st season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their 10th under the banner of Melbourne United.

2023–24 Melbourne United season
Head coachAustralia Dean Vickerman
CaptainAustralia Chris Goulding
ArenaJohn Cain Arena
NBL results
Record6–1 (85.7%)
Ladder1st
Stats at NBL.com.au
All statistics correct as of 22 October 2023.

On 19 April 2023, head coach Dean Vickerman signed a four-year contract extension with the club.[1][2]

Roster

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

2023–24 Melbourne United roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
C 0 South Sudan Lual-Acuil, Jo 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 29 – (1994-04-26)26 April 1994
G 1 Australia Triplett, Zac 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 22 – (2001-10-19)19 October 2001
F/C 2 New Zealand Loe, Robert (NRP) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 32 – (1991-08-05)5 August 1991
G 3 Australia Blogg, Campbell (DP) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 20 – (2003-09-09)9 September 2003
G/F 4 Australia Newley, Brad 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 38 – (1985-02-18)18 February 1985
G 8 Australia Dellavedova, Matthew Injured 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 33 – (1990-09-08)8 September 1990
F 9 South Sudan Machar, Malith (DP) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 24 – (1999-06-09)9 June 1999
G 11 New Zealand Cameron, Flynn 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 23 – (2000-06-30)30 June 2000
G 13 Australia Krebs, Tanner 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 27 – (1996-01-04)4 January 1996
F 14 Australia Bowen, Kyle 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 23 – (2000-10-06)6 October 2000
C 15 Germany Hukporti, Ariel (NS) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 21 – (2002-04-12)12 April 2002
G 21 United States Clark, Ian (I) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 32 – (1991-03-07)7 March 1991
G/F 23 Australia Travers, Luke 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 22 – (2001-09-03)3 September 2001
F 30 Australia Koppens, Tom (DP) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 20 – (2003-04-02)2 April 2003
G 43 Australia Goulding, Chris (C) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 35 – (1988-10-24)24 October 1988
G 51 New Zealand Ili, Shea 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 31 – (1992-10-06)6 October 1992
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Australia Stephan Semerci
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: 18 October 2023

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Development
PG Matthew Dellavedova Shea Ili Campbell Blogg
SG Ian Clark Flynn Cameron Zac Triplett
SF Chris Goulding Tanner Krebs Malith Machar
PF Luke Travers Brad Newley Kyle Bowen
C Jo Lual-Acuil Ariel Hukporti Robert Loe

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: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
September: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 16 September @ Brisbane W 92–96 Matthew Dellavedova (28) Ariel Hukporti (8) Shea Ili (4) Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a		 1–0
2 18 September Illawarra W 85–71 Matthew Dellavedova (20) Luke Travers (8) Krebs, Travers (4) Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a		 2–0
3 20 September Sydney W 105–87 Luke Travers (21) Ariel Hukporti (8) Shea Ili (9) Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a		 3–0

Regular season
Main article: 2023–24 NBL regular season
2023–24 game log
Total: 6–1 (Home: 3–1; Road: 3–0)
September: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 28 September S.E. Melbourne W 82–67 Luke Travers (20) Ariel Hukporti (14) Dellavedova, Goulding (4) John Cain Arena
10,175		 1–0
October: 5–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2 1 October @ Adelaide W 74–82 Dellavedova, Goulding (19) Ariel Hukporti (10) Dellavedova, Travers (4) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
8,165		 2–0
3 8 October Tasmania L 75–80 Ariel Hukporti (15) Luke Travers (8) Matthew Dellavedova (6) John Cain Arena
10,175		 2–1
4 13 October @ Perth W 81–88 Clark, Goulding (18) Ariel Hukporti (7) Matthew Dellavedova (6) Perth Arena
10,982		 3–1
5 15 October Brisbane W 89–78 Chris Goulding (18) Ariel Hukporti (12) Shea Ili (8) John Cain Arena
9,327		 4–1
6 20 October @ Illawarra W 91–101 Ariel Hukporti (21) Ariel Hukporti (10) Shea Ili (8) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
2,927		 5–1
7 22 October New Zealand W 97–88 Ian Clark (18) Ariel Hukporti (6) Shea Ili (4) John Cain Arena
9,579		 6–1
8 27 October @ Tasmania boxscore Derwent Entertainment Centre
9 29 October Illawarra boxscore John Cain Arena
November: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
10 6 November Perth boxscore John Cain Arena
11 12 November @ S.E. Melbourne boxscore John Cain Arena
12 19 November Sydney boxscore John Cain Arena
December: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
13 3 December Cairns boxscore John Cain Arena
14 10 December Brisbane boxscore John Cain Arena
15 14 December @ S.E. Melbourne boxscore John Cain Arena
16 16 December Adelaide boxscore John Cain Arena
17 23 December Perth boxscore John Cain Arena
18 31 December @ Cairns boxscore Cairns Convention Centre
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
19 4 January @ Sydney boxscore Sydney SuperDome
20 6 January @ Adelaide boxscore Adelaide Entertainment Centre
21 12 January @ New Zealand boxscore TBC
22 19 January @ Tasmania boxscore Derwent Entertainment Centre
23 26 January @ Brisbane boxscore Nissan Arena
24 28 January @ Sydney boxscore Sydney SuperDome
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
25 3 February S.E. Melbourne boxscore John Cain Arena
26 11 February New Zealand boxscore John Cain Arena
27 16 February @ Cairns boxscore Cairns Convention Centre
28 18 February Illawarra boxscore John Cain Arena
2023–24 season schedule

Transactions

Re-signed
Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Ariel Hukporti31 March 20231-year deal (next star)[3]
Campbell Blogg13 April 20231-year deal[4]
Brad Newley24 April 20231-year deal[5]
Malith Machar9 June 20232-year deal[6]
Zac Triplett18 September 20231-year deal[7]

Additions
Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Flynn Cameron11 April 20233-year deal (club option)UC Riverside Highlanders[8]
Tanner Krebs11 April 20233-year deal (club option)Brisbane Bullets[9]
Jo Lual-Acuil12 April 20232-year deal (club option)Nanjing Tongxi Monkey Kings[10]
Luke Travers17 April 20233-year dealPerth Wildcats[11]
Kyle Bowen20 April 20232-year dealSaint Mary's Gaels[12]
Matthew Dellavedova17 May 20232-year dealSacramento Kings[13]
Robert Loe28 July 20231-year deal (NRP)New Zealand Breakers[14]
Ian Clark4 August 20231-year dealAdelaide 36ers[15]
Tom Koppens19 September 20231-year dealSandringham Sabres[16]

Subtractions
Player Reason left Date Left New Team Ref.
Mason PeatlingFree agent5 April 2023Illawarra Hawks[17]
David OkweraFree agent5 April 2023Perth Wildcats[18]
Makuach MaluachFree agent12 April 2023Sydney Kings[19]
Josh DuachReleased17 April 2023North Gold Coast Seahawks[20]
Isaac HumphriesFree agent22 April 2023Adelaide 36ers[21]
Marcus LeeFree agent22 June 2023Tasmania JackJumpers[22]
Rayjon TuckerFree agent16 July 2023Reyer Venezia[23]
Lachlan BarkerFree agent24 July 2023Tasmania JackJumpers[24]
David BarlowRetired10 August 2023Melbourne United (assistant)[25]


See also

References
  1. "Coach Vickerman commits to United NBL charge until 2028". bendigoadvertiser.com.au. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  2. "Coach Vickerman commits to United NBL charge until 2028". ESPN.com.au. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  3. "Ariel Hukporti set to return to the court for NBL24". MelbourneUtd.com.au. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  4. "United add Campbell Blogg as a Development Player". MelbourneUtd.com.au. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  5. "Newley Signs For 11th NBL Season". NBL.com.au. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  6. "Two More Seasons for High-Flying Machar". NBL.com.au. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  7. "Melbourne elevates sharpshooter to main roster". NBL.com.au. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  8. "United sign Kiwi dynamo Flynn Cameron". MelbourneUtd.com.au. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  9. "Tanner Krebs commits to Melbourne United on three-year deal". MelbourneUtd.com.au. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  10. "Lual-Acuil Jr. signs with United". ESPN.com.au. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  11. "Josh Giddey breaks major NBL move". TheSportingNews.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  12. "Former Wildcat Makes Way to Melbourne". NBL.com.au. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  13. "Matthew Dellavedova is returning to Melbourne United". ESPN.com.au. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  14. "Loe joins United as Nominated Replacement Player". MelbourneUtd.com.au. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  15. "Ian Clark agrees to deal with Melbourne United". ESPN.com.au. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  16. "Melbourne United elevate Triplett, sign Koppens as DP for NBL24". MelbourneUtd.com.au. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  17. "Mason Peatling Joins the Illawarra Hawks on Two-Year Deal". Hawks.com.au. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  18. "David Okwera Returns to Perth to Join the Cats". Wildcats.com.au. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  19. "Kings add explosive Maluach to NBL24 roster". SydneyKings.com. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  20. "Melbourne United to release Josh Duach". MelbourneUtd.com.au. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  21. "Isaac Humphries agrees to join 36ers". ESPN.com.au. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  22. "JackJumpers sign big man Marcus Lee". JackJumpers.com.au. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  23. "Rayjon Tucker signs with Umana Reyer Venezia". Eurohoops.net. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  24. "Barker signs with hometown side". NBL.com.au. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  25. "Aussie hoops legend joins United staff". NBL.com.au. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
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