2022–23 Cairns Taipans season explained

Clubname:Cairns Taipans
Color1:
  1. F79239
Color2:
  1. 1C2651
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Coach:Adam Forde
Coach N:AUS
Captain:Tahjere McCall
Captain N:USA
Arena:Cairns Convention Centre
Wins:18
Losses:10
Ladder:3rd
Finals:Semifinalist
Top Scorer:Hogg
Ppg N:USA
Ppg:17.6
Rebounds Leader:Pinder
Rpg N:AUS
Rpg:9.3
Assists Leader:Scott
Apg N:USA
Apg:5.4
Prevseason:2021–22
Nextseason:2023–24
Updated:19 February 2023

The 2022–23 Cairns Taipans season was the 24th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL).

Roster

Standings

Ladder

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

Game log

NBL Blitz

See main article: 2022 NBL pre-season.

|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 1| 17 September| @ Perth| L 98–80| Keanu Pinder (21)| Tahjere McCall (8)| Tahjere McCall (6)| Darwin Basketball Facility
916| 0–1|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 2| 20 September| Brisbane| L 76–77| Bul Kuol (21)| Joshua Davey (8)| Tahjere McCall (4)| Darwin Basketball Facility
660| 0–2|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 3| 22 September| @ Tasmania| L 100–81| Ben Ayre (26)| Joshua Davey (7)| Ayre, Davey, Đerić, Scott (2)| Darwin Basketball Facility
912| 0–3

Regular season

|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 1| 3 October| @ Tasmania| W 84–106| Majok Deng (26)| Tahjere McCall (7)| Tahjere McCall (7)| MyState Bank Arena
4,231| 1–0|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 2| 8 October| @ S.E. Melbourne| W 76–85| Keanu Pinder (19)| Hogg, Pinder (8)| Shannon Scott (7)| John Cain Arena
4,953| 2–0|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 3| 10 October| Perth| L 76–105| Keanu Pinder (18)| Keanu Pinder (15)| Shannon Scott (8)| Cairns Convention Centre
3,608| 2–1|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 4| 14 October| @ Sydney| W 78–83| Pinder, Scott (16)| Keanu Pinder (11)| Hogg, Scott (5)| Qudos Bank Arena
7,287| 3–1|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 5| 20 October| @ Melbourne| W 77–81| Keanu Pinder (26)| Keanu Pinder (10)| Shannon Scott (9)| John Cain Arena
4,449| 4–1|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 6| 23 October| New Zealand| L 64–68| D. J. Hogg (25)| Keanu Pinder (12)| Shannon Scott (8)| Cairns Convention Centre
4,091| 4–2|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 7| 29 October| @ Sydney| L 106–103| D. J. Hogg (27)| Keanu Pinder (7)| Shannon Scott (8)| Qudos Bank Arena
7,282| 4–3|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 8| 4 November | Melbourne| W 97–72| Kuol, Pinder (18)| Keanu Pinder (11)| Shannon Scott (6)| Cairns Convention Centre
3,704| 5–3|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 9| 19 November| @ Brisbane| W 82–90| Keanu Pinder (25)| Hogg, Pinder (8)| Shannon Scott (10)| Nissan Arena
4,401| 6–3|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 10| 25 November | New Zealand| L 71–82| Sam Waardenburg (15)| Keanu Pinder (10)| Shannon Scott (7)| Cairns Convention Centre
3,661| 6–4|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 11| 28 November | Sydney| W 94–88 (OT)| Keanu Pinder (30)| Keanu Pinder (13)| Tahjere McCall (4)| Cairns Convention Centre
3,636| 7–4|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 12| 2 December | @ Adelaide| L 78–75| Tahjere McCall (24)| Keanu Pinder (8)| Shannon Scott (6)| Adelaide Entertainment Centre
7,198| 7–5|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 13| 10 December | Illawarra| W 102–101 (2OT)| Hogg, McCall (23)| Keanu Pinder (14)| Pinder, Scott (6)| Cairns Convention Centre
3,607| 8–5|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 14| 14 December | Brisbane | W 85–76| Bul Kuol (23)| Keanu Pinder (15)| Tahjere McCall (7)| Cairns Convention Centre
3,497| 9–5|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 15| 17 December | @ Tasmania| W 82–91| Keanu Pinder (34)| Hogg, Pinder (7)| Shannon Scott (6)| MyState Bank Arena
4,231| 10–5|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 16| 20 December | Perth| L 83–105| D. J. Hogg (24)| Tahjere McCall (10)| Tahjere McCall (4)| Cairns Convention Centre
3,752| 10–6|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 17| 23 December | @ Melbourne | L 84–81| Tahjere McCall (21)| Keanu Pinder (8)| Tahjere McCall (4)| John Cain Arena
10,175| 10–7|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 18| 31 December | Adelaide| W 86–83| Shannon Scott (31)| Joshua Davey (5)| Tahjere McCall (5)| Cairns Convention Centre
4,851| 11–7|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 19| 2 January | @ Illawarra | W 89–96| Shannon Scott (18)| Sam Waardenburg (9)| McCall, Scott (6)| WIN Entertainment Centre
2,718| 12–7|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 20| 5 January | @ Brisbane| W 81–107| Sam Waardenburg (24)| Sam Waardenburg (8)| Kuol, McCall (6)| Nissan Arena
4,258| 13–7|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 21| 8 January| S.E. Melbourne| W 94–85| Tahjere McCall (24)| Sam Waardenburg (7)| Hogg, Scott (7)| Cairns Convention Centre
4,457| 14–7|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 22| 13 January | Illawarra | W 89–84| Tahjere McCall (24)| Tahjere McCall (11)| Shannon Scott (6)| Cairns Convention Centre
4,063| 15–7|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 23| 15 January | @ New Zealand| W 83–85| Hogg, Kuol, McCall (18)| Sam Waardenburg (10)| Ayre, Scott (3)| Spark Arena
7,194| 16–7|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 24| 20 January | Tasmania| L 77–85| Hogg, Kuol (17)| Bul Kuol (8)| Shannon Scott (6)| Cairns Convention Centre
4,705| 16–8|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 25| 25 January | @ S.E. Melbourne | L 85–80| D. J. Hogg (24)| Sam Waardenburg (10)| Sam Waardenburg (4)| State Basketball Centre
3,300| 16–9|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 26| 28 January | Brisbane| W 94–87| Hogg, Kuol, McCall (23)| Sam Waardenburg (10)| D. J. Hogg (6)| Cairns Convention Centre
4,437| 17–9|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 27| 30 January | Adelaide| L 96–99| Hogg, Waardenburg (26)| Tahjere McCall (10)| Tahjere McCall (7)| Cairns Convention Centre
3,530| 17–10|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 28| 3 February | @ Perth| W 71–84| Bul Kuol (15)| Majok Deng (11)| Shannon Scott (4)| RAC Arena
11,668| 18–10

Postseason

See main article: 2023 NBL Finals.

|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 1| 9 February | Tasmania| L 79–87| Tahjere McCall (24)| D. J. Hogg (8)| D. J. Hogg (4)| Cairns Convention Centre
3,670| 0–1|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 2| 12 February | Perth| W 91–78| D. J. Hogg (32)| Sam Waardenburg (10)| Shannon Scott (8)| Cairns Convention Centre
3,020| 1–1|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 3| 15 February| @ Sydney| L 95–87| D. J. Hogg (24)| Sam Waardenburg (7)| Shannon Scott (7)| Qudos Bank Arena
7,367| 1–2|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 4| 17 February| Sydney| W 93–82| D. J. Hogg (25)| Sam Waardenburg (10)| Tahjere McCall (7)| Cairns Convention Centre
4,626| 2–2|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 5| 19 February | @ Sydney| L 79–64| Ben Ayre (20)| Sam Waardenburg (12)| Ben Ayre (4)| Qudos Bank Arena
7,123| 2–3

Transactions

Re-signed

PlayerSigned
Bul Kuol[1] 16 May
Keanu Pinder[2]
Tahjere McCall[3] 31 May
Ben Ayre[4] 21 July

Additions

PlayerSignedFormer team
Sam Waardenburg[5] 9 June Miami Hurricanes
Jonah Antonio[6] 15 June Nova Hut Ostrava
Lat Mayen[7] 30 June Cairns Marlins
D.J. Hogg[8] 12 July Cholet Basket
Shannon Scott[9] 12 August Brose Bamberg
Joshua Davey[10] 30 August Lakeside Lightning
Gabe Hadley[11] Geelong Supercats

Subtractions

PlayerReason leftNew team
Marshall Nelson[12] Released
Scott Machado[13] Free agent Hapoel Eilat
Kouat Noi[14] Mutual option Sydney Kings
Nathan Jawai[15] Free agent Darwin Salties
Jordan Ngatai[16] Free agent Wellington Saints
Jarrod Kenny[17] Free agent Hawke's Bay Hawks

Awards

Club awards

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Taipans Retain Award Winning Duo. NBL.com.au NBL. 16 May 2022. 16 May 2022.
  2. Web site: Taipans retain both league award winners. Taipans.com. 16 May 2022. 16 May 2022.
  3. Web site: Taipans re-sign Tahjere McCall. Taipans.com. 31 May 2022. 31 May 2022.
  4. Web site: Taipans Sign Ben Ayre to Two-Year Deal. NBL.com.au. 21 July 2022. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220721043225/https://nbl.com.au/news/taipans-sign-ben-ayre-to-two-year-deal. 21 July 2022. 21 July 2022.
  5. Web site: Taipans secure Sam Waardenburg. Taipans.com. 9 June 2022. 9 June 2022.
  6. Web site: Jonah Antonio commits to Cairns. Taipans.com. 14 June 2022. 14 June 2022.
  7. Web site: Lat Mayen Signs in Cairns. NBL.com.au NBL. 30 June 2022. 1 July 2022.
  8. Web site: Taipans add DJ Hogg to the mix. Taipans.com. 12 July 2022. 13 July 2022 .
  9. Web site: Taipans Complete Roster with Experienced Point Guard. 12 August 2022. NBL.com.au NBL. 12 August 2022.
  10. Web site: Taipans Add Davey as DP. NBL.com.au NBL. 30 August 2022. 31 August 2022.
  11. Web site: Davey added as development player. Taipans.com. 30 August 2022. 31 August 2022.
  12. Web site: Flames look to go one step further with Jervis and Nelson signings. NBL1.com.au. 30 November 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211230090354/https://nbl1.com.au/news/flames-look-to-go-one-step-further-with-jervis-and-nelson-signings. 30 December 2021. 18 September 2022.
  13. Web site: Machado Confirms Taipans Departure. NBL.com.au NBL. 3 June 2022. 3 June 2022.
  14. Web site: Kouat Noi signs on for two years with the Sydney Kings. SydneyKings.com. 6 June 2022. 6 June 2022.
  15. Web site: Nate Jawai to Depart Taipans. NBL.com.au NBL. 13 July 2022. 15 July 2022.
  16. Web site: Jordan Ngatai signs with The Wellington Saints. saints.co.nz. 24 March 2022. 18 September 2022.
  17. Web site: Kenny Commits to Championship Success. hawks.org.nz. 8 April 2022. 18 September 2022.
  18. cairnstaipans. CpU4P_3pcR-. Congratulations Most Valuable Player Award winner, DJ Hogg! . 3 March 2023. 4 March 2023.

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