2019–20 Melbourne United season explained

Clubname:	Melbourne United
Color1:	000325
Color2:	BBBCBC
Color3:	FFFFFF
Wins:	15
Losses:	13
Coach N:	AUS
Coach:	Dean Vickerman
Captain N:	AUS
Captain:	Chris Goulding
Arena:	Melbourne Arena
Ladder:	4th
Finals:	Semifinalist (lost to Kings 1–2)
Efficiency Leader:	Stith
Epg N:	USA
Epg:	71%
Top Scorer:	Trimble
Ppg N:	USA
Ppg:	19.4
Rebounds Leader:	Long
Rpg N:	USA
Rpg:	9.4
Assists Leader:	Trimble
Apg N:	USA
Apg:	4.5
Updated:	21 April 2020
Prevseason:	2018–19
Nextseason:	2020–21

The 2019–20 NBL season was the 37th season for Melbourne United in the NBL, and the 6th under the banner of Melbourne United.

Roster

Depth chart

Game log

Preseason

|- style="background-color:#ffcccc;"| 1| 6 August| California Baptist Lancers| L 78-79| David Barlow (30)| Short, Lual-Acuil & Diing (6)| Sam Short (5)| Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre| 0-1|- style="background-color:#ccffcc;"| 2| 18 August| Zhejiang Lions| W 97-77| Jo Lual-Acuil (20)| Jack Purchase (11)| Mitch McCarron (6)| Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre| 1-1|- style="background-color:#ccffcc;"| 3| 3 September| Shanxi Loongs| W 111-66| Shawn Long (22)| Mitch McCarron (10)| Casey Prather (6)| State Basketball Centre| 2-1|- style="background-color:#ccffcc;"| 4| 6 September| Cairns Taipans| W 104-88| Jo Lual-Acuil (25)| Jo Lual-Acuil (9)| Mitch McCarron (6)| Casey Stadium| 3-1|- style="background-color:#ffcccc;"| 5| 8 September| Brisbane Bullets| L 80-102| Shawn Long (22)| Shawn Long, Jo Lual-Acuil (10)| Melo Trimble (4)| Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre| 3-2|- style="background-color:#ccffcc;"| 6| 13 September| Illawarra Hawks| W 111-70| Casey Prather (31)| Shawn Long (11)| Mitch McCarron (6)| Ballarat Sports Events Centre| 4-2|- style="background-color:#ffcccc;"| 1| 20 September| New Zealand Breakers| L 76-97| Shawn Long (24)| Shawn Long (8)| Melo Trimble (3)| Kingborough Sports Centre| 0-1|- style="background-color:#ccffcc;"| 2| 22 September| Illawarra Hawks| W 110-91| Casey Prather (23)| Shawn Long (11)| Shea Ili (5)| Derwent Entertainment Centre| 1-1|- style="background-color:#ffcccc;"| 7| 25 September| Perth Wildcats| L 90-92| Melo Trimble (17)| Long, Pledger, Trimble (5)| Melo Trimble (7)| Geelong Arena| 4-3|- style="background-color:#ccffcc;"| 8| 27 September| @ Adelaide 36ers| W 91-100| Melo Trimble (19)| Jo Lual-Acuil, Mitch McCarron (8)| Mitch McCarron (8)| Adelaide Entertainment Centre| 5-3|- style="background-color:#ffcccc;"| 1| 13 October| @ Los Angeles Clippers| L 110-118| Melo Trimble (22)| Shawn Long (9)| Melo Trimble (6)| STAPLES Center | 5-4|- style="background-color:#ffcccc;"| 2| 16 October| @ Sacramento Kings| L 110-124| Chris Goulding (25)| Shawn Long (15)| Melo Trimble (6)| Golden 1 Center | 5-5

Regular season

|- style="background-color:#ffcccc;"| 1| 3 October| S.E. Melbourne| L 88–91| Chris Goulding (27)| Shawn Long (13)| Melo Trimble (6)| Melbourne Arena | 0–1|- style="background-color:#ffcccc;"| 2| 5 October| @ Perth| L 94–93| Melo Trimble (25)| Melo Trimble (8)| Melo Trimble (5)| RAC Arena| 0–2|- style="background-color:#ffcccc;"| 3| 20 October| Perth| L 93–95| Melo Trimble (21)| Shawn Long 12| Melo Trimble 5| Melbourne Arena| 0–3|- style="background-color:#ccffcc;"| 4| 26 October| New Zealand| W 104–98| Shawn Long (27)| Shawn Long (11)| Mitch McCarron (7)| Melbourne Arena| 1–3|- style="background-color:#ffcccc;"| 5| 28 October| @ Cairns| L 90–85| Shawn Long, Melo Trimble (21)| Shawn Long (17)| Chris Goulding (5)| Cairns Convention Centre| 1–4|- style="background-color:#ccffcc;"| 6| 2 November| @ S.E. Melbourne| W 98–110| Shawn Long (31)| Shawn Long (11)| Mitch McCarron (4)| Melbourne Arena| 2–4|- style="background-color:#ccffcc;"| 7| 4 November| Sydney| W 107–104| Melo Trimble (27)| Shawn Long (14)| Melo Trimble (5)| Melbourne Arena| 3–4|- style="background-color:#ccffcc;"| 8| 7 November| @ New Zealand| W 101–104| Chris Goulding (24)| Shawn Long (8)| Melo Trimble (5)| Spark Arena| 4–4|- style="background-color:#ccffcc;"| 9| 10 November| Adelaide| W 109–90| Melo Trimble (32)| David Barlow (7)| Mitch McCarron (5)| Melbourne Arena| 5–4|- style="background-color:#ccffcc;"| 10| 16 November| S.E. Melbourne| W 96–95| Melo Trimble (22)| Shawn Long, Mitch McCarron (8)| Shea Ili (4)| Melbourne Arena| 6–4|- style="background-color:#ccffcc;"| 11| 24 November| Brisbane| W 108–94| Melo Trimble (25)| Jo Lual-Acuil (13)| Mitch McCarron (7)| Melbourne Arena| 7–4|- style="background-color:#ffcccc;"| 12| 29 November| @ Cairns| L 93–86| Chris Goulding (19)| Shawn Long (14)| Chris Goulding, Melo Trimble (4)| Cairns Convention Centre| 7–5|- style="background-color:#ffcccc;"| 13| 1 December| @ Sydney| L 111–101| Melo Trimble (32)| Mitch McCarron (6)| Melo Trimble (4)| Qudos Bank Arena| 7–6|- style="background-color:#ccffcc;"| 14| 7 December| Adelaide| W 112–90| Shawn Long (34)| Shawn Long (15)| Chris Goulding, Mitch McCarron (4)| Melbourne Arena| 8–6|- style="background-color:#ffcccc;"| 15| 14 December| Sydney| L 81–104| Melo Trimble (19)| Jo Lual-Acuil (6)| Melo Trimble (5)| Melbourne Arena| 8–7|- style="background-color:#ccffcc;"| 16| 16 December| @ Illawarra| W 73–94| Melo Trimble (22)| Shawn Long (14)| Melo Trimble (6)| WIN Entertainment Centre| 9–7|- style="background-color:#ccffcc;"| 17| 21 December| @ Perth| W 74–87| Shawn Long, Melo Trimble (23)| Shawn Long (13)| Melo Trimble (6)| RAC Arena| 10–7|- style="background-color:#ffcccc;"| 18| 26 December| Cairns| L 75–77| Melo Trimble (16)| Shawn Long (12)| Goulding, Ili, McCarron (2)| Melbourne Arena| 10–8|- style="background-color:#ffcccc;"| 19| 29 December| Brisbane| L 96–102| Shawn Long (25)| Stanton Kidd, Shawn Long (8)| Melo Trimble (7)| Melbourne Arena| 10–9|- style="background-color:#ccffcc;"| 20| 4 January| @ Illawarra| W 91–104| Chris Goulding, Stanton Kidd (21)| Shawn Long (7)| Melo Trimble (5)| WIN Entertainment Centre| 11–9|- style="background-color:#ffcccc;"| 21| 11 January| @ Adelaide| L 100–86| Chris Goulding (26)| Shawn Long (15)| Mitch McCarron, Melo Trimble (5)| Adelaide Entertainment Centre| 11–10|- style="background-color:#ffcccc;"| 22| 19 January| @ New Zealand| L 90–68| Shawn Long (18)| Kidd, Long, Lual-Acuil, Trimble (4)| Melo Trimble 5| Spark Arena| 11–11|- style="background-color:#ffcccc;"| 23| 26 January| @ Sydney| L 106–88| Melo Trimble (26)| Stanton Kidd (7)| Melo Trimble (2)| Qudos Bank Arena| 11–12|- style="background-color:#ccffcc;"| 24| 29 January| Perth| W 77–67| Chris Goulding (17)| Jo Lual-Acuil (10)| Ili, McCarron, Trimble (3)| Melbourne Arena| 12–12|- style="background-color:#ffcccc;"| 25| 1 February| @ Brisbane| L 87–83| Melo Trimble (36)| Shawn Long (9)| Melo Trimble (6)| Nissan Arena| 12–13|- style="background-color:#ccffcc;"| 26| 8 February| Illawarra| W 95–72| Chris Goulding (20)| Stanton Kidd (10)| Melo Trimble (9)| Melbourne Arena| 13–13|- style="background-color:#ccffcc;"| 27| 13 February| Cairns| W 99–83| Chris Goulding (23)| Shawn Long (10)| Mitch McCarron (8)| Melbourne Arena | 14–13|- style="background-color:#ccffcc;"| 28| 16 February| @ S.E. Melbourne| W 90–109| Chris Goulding (28)| Shawn Long (11)| Mitch McCarron (7)| Melbourne Arena| 15–13

Postseason

|- style="background-color:#ffcccc;"| 1| 29 February| @ Sydney| L 86–80| Melo Trimble (34)| Shawn Long (11)| Melo Trimble (5)| Qudos Bank Arena| 0–1|- style="background-color:#ccffcc;"| 2| 2 March| Sydney| W 125–80| Shawn Long (26)| Shawn Long (11)| Mitch McCarron (5)| Melbourne Arena| 1–1|- style="background-color:#ffcccc;"| 3| 5 March| @ Sydney| L 89–87| Chris Goulding (11)| Shawn Long (9)| Shea Ili (5)| Qudos Bank Arena| 1–2

Transactions

Re-signed

Player	Signed
David Barlow^[1]	29 April
Alex Pledger^[2]	30 April
Tohi Smith-Milner^[3]	7 May

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Melo Trimble^[4]	26 April	Cairns Taipans
Shawn Long^[5]	30 May
Shea Ili^[6]	20 June	New Zealand Breakers
Casey Prather^[7]	17 July	Promitheas Patras
Jack Purchase^[8]	9 August	Melbourne Tigers (NBL1)
Jo Lual-Acuil^[9]	20 August	Hapoel Galil Elyon
Dillon Stith^[10]	15 December	Belfast Star
Stanton Kidd^[11]	20 December

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
Dan Trist^[12]	Released	South East Melbourne Phoenix
Casper Ware^[13]	Free agent	Sydney Kings
Craig Moller^[14]	Free agent
Josh Boone^[15]	Free agent	Illawarra Hawks
Casey Prather^[16]	Released	Hapoel Eilat

Awards

Player of the Week

• Round 4, Shawn Long
• Round 20, Chris Goulding

Melbourne United Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Shawn Long^[17]
• Best Defensive Player: Shea Ili^[18]
• Coaches Award: Shea Ili & Mitch McCarron^[19]

See also

• 2019–20 NBL season
• Melbourne United

External links

• Official Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: David Barlow is back! . melbourneutd.com.au . 19 June 2021 . 29 April 2019.
2. Web site: Alex Pledger stands United! . melbourneutd.com.au . 19 June 2021 . 30 April 2019.
3. Web site: Tohi Smith-Milner is UNITED! . melbourneutd.com.au . 19 June 2021 . 7 May 2019.
4. Web site: Melbourne Sign Melo . melbourneutd.com.au . 19 June 2021 . 26 April 2019.
5. Web site: Shawn Long Stands United . melbourneutd.com.au . 19 June 2021 . 30 May 2019.
6. Web site: Shea Ili Stands United . melbourneutd.com.au . 19 June 2021 . 20 June 2019.
7. Web site: Casey Prather Stands United . melbourneutd.com.au . 19 June 2021 . 17 July 2019.
8. Web site: Melbourne United adds Jack Purchase as development player . melbourneutd.com.au . 19 June 2021 . 9 August 2019.
9. Web site: Melbourne United signs Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. to complete roster . 19 June 2021 . 20 August 2019.
10. Web site: Casey Prather hamstring injury update . 19 June 2021 . 15 December 2019.
11. Web site: Stanton Kidd joins Melbourne United . 19 June 2021 . 20 December 2019.
12. Web site: South East Melbourne Lock Down Dan Trist . semphoenix.com.au . 19 June 2021 . 4 April 2019.
13. Web site: Club Statement: Casper Ware Jr . melbourneutd.com.au . 19 June 2021 . 11 April 2019.
14. Web site: Club Statement: Craig Moller . melbourneutd.com.au . 19 June 2021 . 15 April 2019.
15. Web site: Thank you Josh Boone . melbourneutd.com.au . 19 June 2021 . 21 May 2019.
16. Web site: Melbourne United and Casey Prather part ways . melbourneutd.com.au . 19 June 2021 . 14 August 2020.
17. Web site: NBL20 Club MVP!. facebook.com. 18 March 2020. 23 October 2021.
18. Web site: NBL20 Club Defensive Player of the Year!. facebook.com. 18 March 2020. 23 October 2021.
19. Web site: Club Players of the Year! . facebook.com. 18 March 2020. 23 October 2021.