2022–23 Illawarra Hawks season explained

Clubname:Illawarra Hawks
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Coach:Jacob Jackomas
Coach N:AUS
Cocaptains:yes
Cocap1:Sam Froling
Cocap1 N:AUS
Cocap2:Tyler Harvey
Cocap2 N:USA
Arena:Wollongong Entertainment Centre
Wins:3
Losses:25
Ladder:10th
Finals:Did not qualify
Top Scorer:Harvey
Ppg N:USA
Ppg:18.9
Rebounds Leader:Froling
Rpg N:AUS
Rpg:8.0
Assists Leader:Siva
Apg N:USA
Apg:6.3
Prevseason:2021–22
Nextseason:2023–24
Updated:4 February 2023

The 2022–23 Illawarra Hawks season was the 45th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their first under the leadership of their new head coach Jacob Jackomas.[1] [2]

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

Pre-season

See main article: 2022 NBL pre-season.

|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 1| 3 September| UC Riverside Highlanders| L 87–94| Tyler Harvey (24)| Sam Froling (7)| Harvey, Robinson (3)| Snakepit
1,500| 0–1|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 2| 10 September | @ New Zealand| L 71–68 (OT)| Justin Robinson (26)| Deng Deng (15)| Sam Froling (3)| The Stockyard
600| 0–2

NBL Blitz

|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 1| 18 September| Melbourne| W 81–68| Froling, Robinson (14)| Sam Froling (8)| Justin Robinson (8)| Darwin Basketball Facility
922| 1–0|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 2| 20 September| @ New Zealand| W 81–85| Tyler Harvey (27)| Sam Froling (7)| Justin Robinson (8)| Darwin Basketball Facility
660| 2–0|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 3| 22 September| Adelaide| L 77–84| George King (20)| Deng, King (8)| Harvey, White (4)| Darwin Basketball Facility
912| 2–1

Regular season

|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 1| 1 October| Sydney| L 97–106| Lachlan Dent (19)| Sam Froling (10)| Justin Robinson (8)| WIN Entertainment Centre
4,008| 0–1|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 2| 6 October| S.E. Melbourne| W 85–72| Tyler Harvey (22)| Sam Froling (9)| Lachlan Dent (5)| WIN Entertainment Centre
2,806| 1–1|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 3| 8 October| @ Perth| L 77–71| George King (25)| Deng Deng (12)| Tyler Harvey (5)| RAC Arena
10,816| 1–2|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 4| 15 October| @ Adelaide| L 90–80| Deng Deng (18)| George King (9)| Deng, Dent, Harvey (3)| Adelaide Entertainment Centre
8,143| 1–3|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 5| 17 October| New Zealand| L 62–88| Tyler Harvey (12)| George King (8)| Lachlan Dent (4)| WIN Entertainment Centre
2,208| 1–4|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 6| 24 October| Brisbane| L 56–82| Tyler Harvey (13)| Dent, Froling, Mathiang (6)| Lachlan Dent (4)| WIN Entertainment Centre
2,011| 1–5|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 7| 27 October| @ Brisbane| L 86–61| Deng Deng (11)| Sam Froling (12)| Peyton Siva (5)| Nissan Arena
2,583| 1–6|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 8| 29 October| Melbourne| L 100–106 (2OT)| Sam Froling (27)| Sam Froling (15)| Peyton Siva (11)| WIN Entertainment Centre
3,139| 1–7|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 9| 3 November | Adelaide | L 80–96| Tyler Harvey (25)| Sam Froling (11)| Peyton Siva (10)| WIN Entertainment Centre
2,118| 1–8|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 10| 20 November | @ Sydney| L 83–82| Tyler Harvey (32)| Deng Deng (9)| Dent, Froling, Hickey (3)| Qudos Bank Arena
11,032| 1–9|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 11| 27 November | @ S.E. Melbourne| L 112–78| Frazier, Harvey (17)| Sam Froling (7)| Harvey, Siva (3)| John Cain Arena
5,099| 1–10|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 12| 5 December | Melbourne| W 93–79| Sam Froling (29)| Deng, Froling (9)| Siva (7)| WIN Entertainment Centre
2,248| 2–10|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 13| 8 December | @ S.E. Melbourne| L 111–72| Michael Frazier II (20)| Mangok Mathiang (6)| Peyton Siva (3)| John Cain Arena
2,918| 2–11|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 14| 10 December | @ Cairns| L 102–101 (2OT)| Michael Frazier II (26)| Deng Deng (13)| Peyton Siva (8)| Cairns Convention Centre
3,607| 2–12|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 15| 16 December | Sydney| L 79–86| Tyler Harvey (19)| Mangok Mathiang (8)| Peyton Siva (6)| WIN Entertainment Centre
3,288| 2–13|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 16| 18 December | @ Melbourne| L 88–77| Michael Frazier II (27)| Deng, Froling, Harvey (6)| Peyton Siva (4)| John Cain Arena
6,806| 2–14|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 17| 22 December | @ Tasmania| L 87–60| Sam Froling (19)| Sam Froling (8)| Peyton Siva (9)| MyState Bank Arena
4,269| 2–15|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 18| 31 December | Perth| L 97–107| Tyler Harvey (28)| Sam Froling (13)| Froling, Siva (3)| WIN Entertainment Centre
3,776| 2–16|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 19| 2 January | Cairns| L 89–96| Sam Froling (25)| Sam Froling (13)| Sam Froling (5)| WIN Entertainment Centre
2,718| 2–17|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 20| 6 January | @ Adelaide| L 103–95| Tyler Harvey (22)| Sam Froling (10)| Deng Deng (3)| Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,308| 2–18|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 21| 10 January | Tasmania| L 89–92| Tyler Harvey (22)| Sam Froling (8)| Sam Froling (8)| WIN Entertainment Centre
2,846| 2–19|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 22| 13 January | @ Cairns| L 89–84| Tyler Harvey (25)| Deng, Mathiang (8)| Tyler Harvey (5)| Cairns Convention Centre
4,063| 2–20|-style="background:#FFBBBB;;"| 23| 15 January | @ Sydney| L 84–79| Tyler Harvey (24)| Deng, Froling (9)| Sam Froling (5)| Qudos Bank Arena
12,986| 2–21|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 24| 19 January | @ New Zealand| W 76–78| Tyler Harvey (25)| Daniel Grida (7)| Will Hickey (4)| Spark Arena
3,967| 3–21|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 25| 21 January | Brisbane| L 86–103| Tyler Harvey (22)| Deng, Mathiang (6)| Dent, Froling (3)| WIN Entertainment Centre
3,503| 3–22|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 26| 27 January | @ Perth| L 106–86| Tyler Harvey (23)| Sam Froling (10)| Will Hickey (5)| RAC Arena
12,521| 3–23|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 27| 2 February | New Zealand| L 81–91| Tyler Harvey (22)| Froling, Gak, Hickey (6)| Sam Froling (5)| WIN Entertainment Centre
2,039| 3–24|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 28| 4 February | Tasmania| L 63–87| Tyler Harvey (13)| Froling, Grida (7)| Lachlan Dent (2)| WIN Entertainment Centre
3,511| 3–25

Transactions

Re-signed

PlayerSigned
Sam Froling[3] 25 February
Daniel Grida[4] 17 March
Lachlan Dent[5] 26 July
Tim Coenraad[6] 18 September

Additions

PlayerSignedFormer team
Wani Swaka Lo Buluk[7] 20 May Sydney Kings
Deng Deng[8] 1 June Brisbane Bullets
Mangok Mathiang[9] 29 July Casey Cavaliers
George King[10] 8 August Ontario Clippers
Justin Robinson[11] 10 August Detroit Pistons
William Hickey[12] 31 August Melbourne United
Harry Morris[13] Illawarra Hawks (NBL1)
Kevin White[14] 17 September Perth Wildcats
Peyton Siva[15] 19 October New Zealand Breakers
Michael Frazier II[16] 21 November Perth Wildcats

Subtractions

PlayerReason leftNew team
Harry Froling[17] Free agent
Antonius Cleveland[18] Free agent Adelaide 36ers
Emmett Naar[19] Free agent Heroes Den Bosch
Xavier Rathan-Mayes[20] Free agent Melbourne United
Andrew Ogilvy[21] Retired N/A
Mangok Mathiang[22] Mutual release N/A

Awards

Club awards

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jackomas takes over Hawks reigns from mentor Goorjian . NBL.com.au . 4 May 2022 . 4 May 2022.
  2. Web site: Goorjian steps down as Illawarrra Hawks coach. ESPN.com.au . 4 May 2022 . 4 May 2022.
  3. Web site: Sam Froling Signs New Three Year Deal With Illawarra . nbl.com.au . 25 February 2022. 4 May 2022.
  4. Web site: Grida inks new two-year deal with Hawks. hawks.com.au . 17 March 2022. 4 May 2022.
  5. Web site: Illawarra Local Lachlan Dent re-signs with the Hawks. hawks.com.au. 26 July 2022. 26 July 2022.
  6. Web site: Hawks add Depth with Coenraad. Hawks.com.au. 18 September 2021. 18 September 2021.
  7. Web site: Defensive dynamo Swaka Lo Buluk signs with Hawks. Hawks.com.au. 20 May 2022. 21 May 2022.
  8. Web site: Deng Deng returns to Hawks' nest. Hawks.com.au. 1 June 2022. 1 June 2022.
  9. Web site: Mathiang Signs with Hawks. NBL.com.au NBL. 30 July 2022 . 29 July 2022.
  10. Web site: Hawks sign American Forward George King. Hawks.com.au. August 8, 2022. August 8, 2022.
  11. Web site: Hawks Welcome Emerging Point Guard. NBL.com.au. 10 August 2022. 10 August 2022.
  12. Web site: Hawks add Hickey and Morris as Development Player Signings. Hawks.com.au. 31 August 2022. 31 August 2022.
  13. Web site: Hawks Announce Two Signings. NBL.com.au NBL. 31 August 2022. 31 August 2022.
  14. Web site: Hawks Gain Valuable Experience. 17 September 2022. 18 September 2022. NBL.com.au.
  15. News: The Hawks Swoop on Siva. 19 October 2022. Hawks.com.au. 19 October 2022.
  16. Web site: Frazier II Answers the Hawks Call. Hawks.com.au. 21 November 2022. 21 November 2022.
  17. Web site: Harry Froling returns to Brisbane in NBL23. BrisbaneBullets.com.au. 28 May 2022. 28 May 2022.
  18. Web site: Adelaide 36ers sign Antonius Cleveland. Adelaide36ers.com. 9 June 2022. 9 June 2022.
  19. Web site: Emmett Naar nieuwe point-guard Heroes Den Bosch. 1 August 2022. 3 August 2022. HeroesDenBosch.com. nl.
  20. Web site: United sign former Hawks, NBA guard Xavier Rathan-Mayes. MelbourneUTD.com.au. 3 August 2022. 4 August 2022.
  21. Web site: Ogilvy Calls Time on Career. NBL.com.au NBL. 7 August 2022. 8 August 2022.
  22. Web site: Hawks Favourite Set to Depart . NBL.com.au NBL. 26 January 2023. 26 January 2023.
  23. illawarrahawks. Coep4RLvHJv. And your 2022/23 MVP is... SAM FROLING!. 10 February 2023. 11 February 2023.