2023–24 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix season

The 2023–24 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix season is the 5th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their first under the leadership of their new head coach Mike Kelly.[1]

2023–24 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix season
Head coachUnited States Mike Kelly
CaptainAustralia Mitch Creek
ArenaJohn Cain Arena
NBL results
Record4–3 (57.1%)
Ladder5th
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 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
C 1 New Zealand Rissetto, Anzac (DP) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 20 – (2002-12-01)1 December 2002
G 2 Australia Kenyon, Matt 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 25 – (1998-02-08)8 February 1998
G 3 United States Cummings, Will (I) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 31 – (1992-10-07)7 October 1992
G 6 Australia Stattmann, Kody (DP) 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 23 – (2000-06-09)9 June 2000
G/F 7 New Zealand Te Rangi, Reuben 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 29 – (1994-10-14)14 October 1994
G 10 Australia Ayre, Ben Injured 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 27 – (1995-12-08)8 December 1995
C 12 Australia Gak, Gorjok 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 27 – (1996-01-09)9 January 1996
G 13 Australia Rosendale, Luke (DP) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 22 – (2001-01-11)11 January 2001
G 14 Puerto Rico Browne, Gary (I) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 30 – (1993-03-24)24 March 1993
F/C 15 United States Williams, Alan (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 120 kg (265 lb) 30 – (1993-01-28)28 January 1993
F 22 Australia Rapp, Austin (DP) 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 18 – (2005-08-20)20 August 2005
F 25 Australia Vague, Rhys 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 27 – (1996-01-17)17 January 1996
G 30 Australia Foxwell, Owen (DP) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 20 – (2003-08-17)17 August 2003
F 33 Australia Moller, Craig 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 29 – (1994-08-22)22 August 1994
G/F 55 Australia Creek, Mitch (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 31 – (1992-04-27)27 April 1992
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: 17 October 2023

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
PG Gary Browne Ben Ayre Owen Foxwell
SG Will Cummings Matt Kenyon Luke Rosendale
SF Craig Moller Reuben Te Rangi Kody Stattmann
PF Mitch Creek Rhys Vague Austin Rapp
C Alan Williams Gorjok Gak Anzac Rissetto

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: 0–1; Road: 1–1)
September: 1–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 16 September Tasmania L 84–97 Tyler Cook (18) Tyler Cook (11) Gary Browne (7) Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a		 0–1
2 18 September @ Sydney W 86–93 Tyler Cook (29) Tyler Cook (9) Gary Browne (3) Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a		 1–1
3 20 September @ Cairns L 100–95 Gary Browne (19) Tyler Cook (6) Ben Ayre (5) Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a		 1–2

Regular season
Main article: 2023–24 NBL regular season
2023–24 game log
Total: 4–3 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–3)
September: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 28 September @ Melbourne L 82–67 Ben Ayre (17) Mitch Creek (9) Will Cummings (3) John Cain Arena
10,175		 0–1
October: 4–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2 1 October Perth W 110–99 Creek, Cummings (23) Tyler Cook (10) Will Cummings (4) John Cain Arena
6,641		 1–1
3 5 October @ Cairns L 87–80 Mitch Creek (20) Mitch Creek (8) Gary Browne (4) Cairns Convention Centre
3,906		 1–2
4 7 October @ Illawarra L 113–106 Will Cummings (28) Mitch Creek (8) Creek, Cummings (3) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
3,590		 1–3
5 14 October Tasmania W 86–85 Gary Browne (20) Gary Browne (9) Gary Browne (4) John Cain Arena
6,017		 2–3
6 19 October @ Adelaide W 85–102 Mitch Creek (23) Alan Williams (13) Gary Browne (8) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
6,870		 3–3
7 21 October Brisbane W 96–73 Alan Williams (21) Creek, Moller (7) Browne, Williams (3) John Cain Arena
5,552		 4–3
8 28 October New Zealand John Cain Arena
November: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
9 2 November @ Brisbane Nissan Arena
10 5 November Cairns John Cain Arena
11 12 November Melbourne John Cain Arena
12 17 November @ Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre
December: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
13 2 December New Zealand John Cain Arena
14 10 December @ Sydney Sydney SuperDome
15 14 December Melbourne John Cain Arena
16 16 December Illawarra TBC
17 22 December @ Cairns Cairns Convention Centre
18 25 December @ Tasmania Derwent Entertainment Centre
19 30 December @ Brisbane Nissan Arena
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
20 5 January @ Illawarra Wollongong Entertainment Centre
21 13 January @ Perth Perth Arena
22 17 January Adelaide TBC
23 20 January @ New Zealand Spark Arena
24 25 January Sydney TBC
25 27 January Perth TBC
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
26 3 February @ Melbourne John Cain Arena
27 10 February Tasmania John Cain Arena
28 17 February Sydney John Cain Arena
2023–24 season schedule

Transactions

Re-signed
Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Alan Williams7 February 20232-year deal[2]
Owen Foxwell14 March 20232-year deal[3]
Anzac Rissetto17 March 20232-year deal (club option)[4]
Gary Browne26 July 20231-year deal[5]

Additions
Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Gorjok Gak10 April 20231-year dealBrisbane Bullets[6]
Matt Kenyon17 April 20232-year dealTasmania JackJumpers[7]
Rhys Vague24 April 20231-year dealKagawa Five Arrows[8]
Ben Ayre2 May 20232-year dealCairns Taipans[9]
Austin Rapp14 June 20231-year dealKnox Raiders[10]
Kody Stattmann28 July 20231-year dealBrisbane Bullets[11]
Craig Moller2 August 20231-year dealWürzburg Baskets[12]
Will Cummings11 August 20231-year dealZhejiang Lions[13]
Tyler Cook11 September 20231-year deal (NRP)Salt Lake City Stars[14]

Subtractions
Player Reason left Date Left New team Ref.
Kyle AdnamFree agent28 February 2023Wellington Saints[15]
Junior MadutFree agent2 May 2023Tasmania JackJumpers[16]
Dane PineauFree agent20 June 2023New Zealand Breakers[17]
Ryan BroekhoffRetired12 July 2023n/a[18]
Trey KellFree agent31 July 2023S.E. Melbourne Phoenix[19]
Tohi Smith-MilnerFree agent26 August 2023Adelaide 36ers[20]
Tyler CookReleased (NRP)17 October 2023TBC[21]


See also

References
  1. "Mike Kelly named South East Melbourne Phoenix new NBL coach". HeraldSun.com.au. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  2. "Alan Williams Re-Signs with Phoenix for 2 More Years". SEMPhoenix.com.au. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  3. "Foxwell Earns Main Roster Spot". NBL.com.au. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  4. "Phoenix Cult Hero Signs on for Two More". NBL.com.au. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  5. "NBL Free Agency: Browne returns to Phoenix, Breakers to sign former Hawk Jessup". ESPN.com.au. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  6. "Phoenix sign 211cm centre Gorjok Gak for NBL24". SEMPhoenix.com.au. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  7. "Matt Kenyon Signs with the Phoenix for Two Years". SEMPhoenix.com.au. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  8. "Phoenix Add Four-Time NBL Champion". NBL.com.au. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  9. "The formidable charm of Ben Ayre". TheInnerSanctum.com.au. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  10. "South East Melbourne Rapp Arms Around New Signing". NBL.com.au. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  11. "Phoenix Enlists Rising Talent Kody Stattmann as DP for NBL24". SEMPhoenix.com.au. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  12. "Phoenix sign ex-United, Kings big". NBL.com.au. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  13. Uluc, Olgun (9 August 2023). "Import Will Cummings signs with the SEM Phoenix". ESPN.com.au. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  14. "Williams sidelined, NBA forward in". NBL.com.au. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  15. "Captain Adnam Reflects on "Incredible Journey"". NBL.com.au. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  16. "Madut set for big things in JackJumpers' Junior Year". JackJumpers.com.au. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  17. "NZ Breakers sign ex-South East Melbourne centre Dane Pineau". Stuff.co.nz. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  18. "Broekhoff Calls Time On Illustrious Career". NBL.com.au. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  19. "Swingman Kell signs on for NBL24 season". Adelaide36ers.com. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  20. "36ers signs big man Tohi Smith-Milner". Adelaide36ers.com. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  21. "Star big man returns for Phoenix". NBL.com.au. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
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