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2023–24 Cairns Taipans season

The 2023–24 Cairns Taipans season was the 25th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL).

2023–24 Cairns Taipans season
Head coachAustralia Adam Forde
CaptainUnited States Tahjere McCall
ArenaCairns Convention Centre
NBL results
Record12–16 (42.9%)
Ladder8th
Finals finishDid not qualify
Stats at NBL.com.au
Player records
PointsUnited States Miller
5.3
ReboundsNew Zealand Waardenburg
5.2
AssistsUnited States Miller
5.7
All statistics correct as of 18 February 2024.
← 2022–23
2024–25 →

Roster

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

2023–24 Cairns Taipans roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G0 McCall, Tahjere (C & I)1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)86 kg (190 lb) 29 – (1994-08-17)17 August 1994
G1 Miller, Patrick (I)1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)91 kg (201 lb) 32 – (1992-05-22)22 May 1992
G2 Armstrong, Taran1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)88 kg (194 lb) 22 – (2002-01-15)15 January 2002
F3 Mennenga, Sam2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)109 kg (240 lb) 22 – (2001-12-12)12 December 2001
G6 Antonio, Jonah  1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)88 kg (194 lb) 27 – (1997-04-04)4 April 1997
F7 Dennis, Kian (DP)1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)83 kg (183 lb) 23 – (2001-04-09)9 April 2001
F11 Mayen, Lat2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)94 kg (207 lb) 25 – (1998-08-16)16 August 1998
F13 Gak, Akoldah  2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)102 kg (225 lb) 21 – (2002-07-12)12 July 2002
G15 Mudronja, Alex (DP)1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)88 kg (194 lb) 24 – (1999-09-03)3 September 1999
F21 Waardenburg, Sam2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)100 kg (220 lb) 25 – (1999-02-21)21 February 1999
F23 Roberts, Josh (I)2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)99 kg (218 lb) 24 – (1999-07-15)15 July 1999
F24 Anderson, Lachlan2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)93 kg (205 lb) 26 – (1997-10-17)17 October 1997
F34 Klintman, Bobi (NS)2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)102 kg (225 lb) 21 – (2003-03-06)6 March 2003
F42 Kuol, Bul  2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)94 kg (207 lb) 27 – (1997-01-10)10 January 1997
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Sam Gruggen
  • Kerry Williams
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (TP) Training player
  • (SRP) Special restricted player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured
Updated: 16 February 2024

Depth chart

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Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Development
PGTaran ArmstrongPatrick MillerAlex Mudronja
SGTahjere McCallJonah AntonioKian Dennis
SFBul KuolLat MayenLachlan Anderson
PFSam WaardenburgBobi Klintman
CSam MennengaJosh RobertsAkoldah Gak

Standings

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Ladder

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Pos 2023–24 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1Melbourne United2820871.43%3–2W111–39–526152454106.56%
2Perth Wildcats28171160.71%2–3L210–47–726302563102.61%
3Tasmania JackJumpers28161257.14%4–1W48–68–625642378107.82%
4Illawarra Hawks28141450.00%3–2L18–66–825472518101.15%
5Sydney Kings28131546.43%2–3W17–76–826722602102.69%
6New Zealand Breakers28131546.43%3–2L18–65–924982480100.73%
7Brisbane Bullets28131546.43%2–3L18–65–92458253497.00%
8Cairns Taipans28121642.86%1–4W17–75–92506258996.79%
9Adelaide 36ers28121642.86%3–2W19–53–112457256395.86%
10S.E. Melbourne Phoenix28101835.71%1–4L47–73–112425269190.12%

Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2024. 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

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Leader and qualification to semifinals
Qualification to semifinals
Qualification to play-in games
Last place
2023–24 NBL season
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920
Adelaide 36ers9101097888910101010101099999
Brisbane Bullets12676576667996545657
Cairns Taipans86343767776679767888
Illawarra Hawks10891091010101088885686444
Melbourne United31111111111111111111
New Zealand Breakers475610999899768978766
Perth Wildcats65888654353222222222
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix5975234553555781010101010
Sydney Kings23234222442434454575
Tasmania JackJumpers74425433224343333333
Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2024. Source: NBL.com.au

Game log

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Pre-season

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Main article: 2023 NBL pre-season
2023 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
September: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
117 SeptemberPerthL 95–102Lat Mayen (17)Taran Armstrong (8)Taran Armstrong (7)Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a		0–1
220 SeptemberS.E. MelbourneW 100–95Patrick Miller (21)Akoldah Gak (7)Taran Armstrong (5)Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a		1–1
322 September@ IllawarraL 108–90Akoldah Gak (21)Lat Mayen (9)Taran Armstrong (7)Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a		1–2

NBLxNBA games

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Main article: NBLxNBA
2023 pre-season game log
Total: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)
October: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
110 October@ WashingtonL 82–145 Akoldah Gak (17)Josh Roberts (10)Taran Armstrong (8)Capital One Arena
6,856		0–1
215 October@ TorontoL 93–134 Patrick Miller (22)Josh Roberts (9)Elfrid Payton (7)Scotiabank Arena
18,141		0–2

Regular season

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Main article: 2023–24 NBL regular season
2023–24 game log
Total: 12–16 (Home: 7–7; Road: 5–9)
September: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
130 September@ New ZealandL 98–87Sam Mennenga (17)Lat Mayen (6)Patrick Miller (6)Spark Arena
6,400		0–1
October: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
25 OctoberS.E. MelbourneW 87–80Patrick Miller (23)Sam Waardenburg (14)Patrick Miller (8)Cairns Convention Centre
3,906		1–1
37 October@ BrisbaneW 86–89Patrick Miller (21)Sam Waardenburg (7)Kuol, Miller (5)Nissan Arena
4,023		2–1
426 October@ IllawarraL 84–83Patrick Miller (24)Bobi Klintman (7)Patrick Miller (7)Wollongong Entertainment Centre
1,923		2–2
528 OctoberSydneyW 87–80Bul Kuol (24)Bobi Klintman (8)three players (3)Cairns Convention Centre
4,587		3–2
November: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
63 November@ New ZealandL 91–81Kuol, Mayen (18)Mayen, Mennenga (7)Mayen, Waardenburg (5)Christchurch Arena
4,909		3–3
75 November@ S.E. MelbourneL 91–78three players (12)Tahjere McCall (10)Bul Kuol (4)John Cain Arena
7,511		3–4
811 NovemberIllawarraW 81–71Bul Kuol (19)Gak, Mayen (8)Taran Armstrong (4)Cairns Convention Centre
4,614		4–4
916 November@ PerthL 88–80Tahjere McCall (19)Taran Armstrong (6)Patrick Miller (6)Perth Arena
9,976		4–5
1018 NovemberTasmaniaL 87–90 (OT)Patrick Miller (26)Taran Armstrong (7)three players (4)Cairns Convention Centre
4,194		4–6
December: 5–5 (Home: 2–4; Road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
111 DecemberBrisbaneL 79–84Tahjere McCall (29)Bul Kuol (6)Patrick Miller (7)Cairns Convention Centre
4,007		4–7
123 December@ MelbourneW 103–115Patrick Miller (32)Josh Roberts (5)Patrick Miller (10)John Cain Arena
9,384		5–7
137 DecemberSydneyL 83–86Patrick Miller (22)Tahjere McCall (6)Patrick Miller (7)Cairns Convention Centre
4,126		5–8
149 December@ AdelaideW 101–116Patrick Miller (26)Sam Waardenburg (9)Tahjere McCall (15)Adelaide Entertainment Centre
8,954		6–8
1515 DecemberNew ZealandL 82–111Taran Armstrong (15)Sam Waardenburg (6)Patrick Miller (5)Cairns Convention Centre
3,584		6–9
1617 December@ BrisbaneW 101–102Tahjere McCall (25)Armstrong, Waardenburg (7)Tahjere McCall (9)Nissan Arena
4,722		7–9
1722 DecemberS.E. MelbourneW 94–75Sam Waardenburg (20)Tahjere McCall (8)Patrick Miller (9)Cairns Convention Centre
3,651		8–9
1826 DecemberPerthL 102–105Bobi Klintman (24)Sam Mennenga (10)Patrick Miller (7)Cairns Convention Centre
4,050		8–10
1929 December@ SydneyL 101–82Patrick Miller (18)Sam Waardenburg (8)McCall, Miller (6)Sydney SuperDome
12,783		8–11
2031 DecemberMelbourneW 95–78Patrick Miller (31)Sam Mennenga (11)Tahjere McCall (10)Cairns Convention Centre
4,802		9–11
January: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
216 January@ TasmaniaL 103–86Tahjere McCall (20)Sam Mennenga (8)Tahjere McCall (6)Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340		9–12
2213 JanuaryAdelaideW 111–101 (OT)Tahjere McCall (30)Akoldah Gak (14)Tahjere McCall (9)Cairns Convention Centre
4,659		10–12
2318 January@ IllawarraW 92–93Tahjere McCall (28)Akoldah Gak (11)Armstrong, McCall (6)Wollongong Entertainment Centre
3,711		11–12
2421 JanuaryBrisbaneL 84–102Bul Kuol (19)Tahjere McCall (6)Patrick Miller (5)Cairns Convention Centre
4,601		11–13
2527 January@ AdelaideL 88–71Lat Mayen (15)Lat Mayen (9)Tahjere McCall (7)Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,741		11–14
February: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
261 FebruaryTasmaniaL 86–94Patrick Miller (31)Patrick Miller (7)Taran Armstrong (6)Cairns Convention Centre
3,645		11–15
2710 February@ PerthL 117–88Patrick Miller (25)three players (4)Patrick Miller (5)Perth Arena
12,895		11–16
2816 FebruaryMelbourneW 97–88Tahjere McCall (23)Tahjere McCall (9)Tahjere McCall (10)Cairns Convention Centre
4,378		12–16
2023–24 season schedule

Transactions

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Re-signed

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PlayerDate SignedContractRef.
Lat Mayen27 March 20231-year deal[1]
Bul Kuol9 June 20231-year deal[2]

Additions

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PlayerDate SignedContractFormer teamRef.
Sam Mennenga6 April 20232-year dealDavidson Wildcats[3]
Akoldah Gak10 April 20232-year dealIllawarra Hawks[4]
Taran Armstrong17 May 20232-year dealCalifornia Baptist Lancers[5]
Bobi Klintman13 June 20231-year deal (next star)Wake Forest[6]
Patrick Miller16 June 20231-year dealBrose Bamberg[7]
Lachlan Anderson8 July 20232-year deal (club option)TFT Skopje[8]
Josh Roberts4 August 20231-year dealManhattan Jaspers[9]
Kian Dennis8 August 20232-year deal (club option)Southern Districts Spartans[10]
Alex Mudronja8 August 20232-year deal (club option)Illawarra Hawks[10]

Subtractions

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PlayerReason leftDate LeftNew TeamRef.
Mirko ĐerićMutual release27 March 2023TBC[1]
Keanu PinderFree agent1 April 2023Perth Wildcats[11]
Shannon ScottFree agent28 April 2023Brisbane Bullets[12]
Ben AyreClub option declined2 May 2023S.E. Melbourne Phoenix[13]
D. J. HoggFree agent26 May 2023Sydney Kings[14]
Majok DengDeclined player option28 June 2023Tasmania JackJumpers[15]
Gabe HadleyFree agent18 July 2023Brisbane Bullets[16]

Awards

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Club awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "2023 Taipans Free Agency". Taipans.com. 27 March 2023. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. ^ "NBL24: Bul Kuol on why he chose to return to the Cairns Taipans". CairnsPost.com.au. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Taipans welcome Sam Mennenga". Taipans.com. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  4. ^ "NBA Aspirant Gak Signs in Cairns". NBL.com.au. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Australian college basketball star Taran Armstrong joins Cairns Taipans". ESPN.com.au. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  6. ^ "TAIPANS SECURE SWEDISH SENSATION". Taipans.com. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Cairns welcomes Patrick Miller". Taipans.com. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Taipans lure another Marlin". Taipans.com. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Collegiate forward joins Taipans' young core". NBL.com.au. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Taipans announce development players". Taipans.com. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Wildcats welcome Keanu Pinder home to Perth". Wildcats.com.au. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Bullets welcome import point guard Shannon Scott". BrisbaneBullets.com.au. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  13. ^ "The formidable charm of Ben Ayre". TheInnerSanctum.com.au. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Sydney Kings land DJ Hogg as Xavier Cooks replacement". CanberraTimes.com.au. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  15. ^ "JackJumpers land NBL Veteran Majok Deng". JackJumpers.com.au. 28 June 2023. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Bullets add sharpshooter Gabe Hadley". BrisbaneBullets.com.au. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  17. ^ @cairnstaipans (24 February 2023). "MVPAT ⭐️". Retrieved 25 February 2023 – via Instagram.
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