2022–23 Perth Wildcats season explained

Clubname:Perth Wildcats
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Coach:John Rillie
Coach N:AUS
Captain:Jesse Wagstaff
Captain N:AUS
Wins:15
Losses:13
Ladder:6th
Finals:Play-in finalist
Arena:Perth Arena
Top Scorer:Cotton
Ppg N:USA
Ppg:23.5
Rpg N:USA
Rpg:6.1
Assists Leader:Cotton
Apg N:USA
Apg:4.8
Prevseason:2021–22
Nextseason:2023–24
Updated:12 February 2023

The 2022–23 Perth Wildcats season was the 42nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their first under the leadership of their new head coach John Rillie.[1]

After having qualified for the NBL finals for the 35 consecutive years preceding 2022, the Wildcats' play-in tournament loss to the Cairns Taipans on 12 February 2023 meant that the Wildcats failed to qualify for the NBL finals for a second consecutive season.

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:#BBF3BB;"| 1| 9 September| Adelaide| W 98–87| Bryce Cotton (20)| Luke Travers (9)| Mitch Norton (6)| Eaton Recreration Centre
300| 1–0|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 2| 11 September| Adelaide| W 97–91| Brady Manek (15)| Corey Webster (6)| Bryce Cotton (5)| HBF Arena
500| 2–0

NBL Blitz

|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 1| 17 September| Cairns| W 98–80| Bryce Cotton (36)| Blanchfield, Travers (7)| Bryce Cotton (4)| Darwin Basketball Facility
916| 1–0|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 2| 19 September| S.E. Melbourne| W 87–71| Corey Webster (16)| Brady Manek (9)| Bryce Cotton (5)| Darwin Basketball Facility
838| 2–0|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 3| 21 September| @ Melbourne| L 90–63| Thomas, Webster (10)| Bryce Cotton (7)| Luke Travers (4)| Darwin Basketball Facility
917| 2–1

Regular season

|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 1| 2 October| Brisbane| W 87–73| Bryce Cotton (23)| Bryce Cotton (12)| Luke Travers (7)| RAC Arena
11,083| 1–0|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 2| 8 October| Illawarra| W 77–71| Norton, Travers (14)| Manek, Travers (7)| Cotton, Travers (4)| RAC Arena
10,816| 2–0|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 3| 10 October| @ Cairns| W 76–105| Bryce Cotton (24)| Luke Travers (9)| Mitch Norton (9)| Cairns Convention Centre
3,608| 3–0|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 4| 14 October| Melbourne| L 81–84| Bryce Cotton (32)| Jesse Wagstaff (8)| Luke Travers (8)| RAC Arena
10,441| 3–1|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 5| 22 October| @ Tasmania| L 103–72| Bryce Cotton (14)| Luke Travers (8)| Bryce Cotton (4)| MyState Bank Arena
4,231| 3–2|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 6| 28 October| S.E. Melbourne| L 90–91| Bryce Cotton (27)| Blanchfield, Thomas (6)| Bryce Cotton (8)| RAC Arena
11,103| 3–3|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 7| 31 October| @ Melbourne| L 94–77| Bryce Cotton (19)| TaShawn Thomas (7)| TaShawn Thomas (5)| John Cain Arena
6,610| 3–4|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 8| 3 November| Tasmania| L 77–85| Bryce Cotton (26)| Cotton, Majok, Norton, Thomas (5)| Bryce Cotton (6)| RAC Arena
9,805| 3–5|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 9| 5 November| @ Adelaide| W 89–94| Brady Manek (25)| TaShawn Thomas (9)| Bryce Cotton (5)| Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,071| 4–5|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 10| 17 November| S.E. Melbourne| W 103–96| Bryce Cotton (32)| Jesse Wagstaff (6)| TaShawn Thomas (6)| RAC Arena
9,988| 5–5|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 11| 24 November| Adelaide| L 82–96| Bryce Cotton (17)| TaShawn Thomas (6)| Bryce Cotton (5)| RAC Arena
10,329| 5–6|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 12| 1 December| @ Brisbane| L 106–94 (OT)| Bryce Cotton (30)| Luke Travers (8)| Luke Travers (4)| Nissan Arena
2,427| 5–7|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 13| 3 December| @ New Zealand| W 84–92| Corey Webster (26)| Cotton, Manek, Thomas (6)| Bryce Cotton (7)| Spark Arena
4,884| 6–7|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 14| 9 December| @ Adelaide| W 90–98| Bryce Cotton (32)| TaShawn Thomas (8)| Bryce Cotton (6)| Adelaide Entertainment Centre
5,436| 7–7|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 15| 12 December| Melbourne| W 90–89| Bryce Cotton (29)| TaShawn Thomas (7)| Luke Travers (5)| RAC Arena
10,459| 8–7|- style="background:#CCCCCC;"| –| 16 December| New Zealand| colspan="6" | Postponed (COVID-19)[2] (Makeup date: 10 January)[3] |-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 16| 20 December | @ Cairns| W 83–105| Bryce Cotton (24)| TaShawn Thomas (12)| TaShawn Thomas (6)| Cairns Convention Centre
3,752| 9–7|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 17| 27 December| @ Brisbane| L 97–93 (OT)| Bryce Cotton (30)| Luke Travers (10)| Bryce Cotton (6)| Nissan Arena
3,737| 9–8|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 18| 31 December| @ Illawarra| W 97–107| Corey Webster (25)| Brady Manek (10)| Bryce Cotton (6)| WIN Entertainment Centre
3,776| 10–8|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 19| 4 January| @ New Zealand| L 97–94| Bryce Cotton (32)| Brady Manek (7)| Bryce Cotton (5)| TSB Stadium
2,200| 10–9|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 20| 7 January| @ Sydney| L 108–87| Cotton, C.Webster (22)| TaShawn Thomas (8)| Bryce Cotton (5)| Qudos Bank Arena
11,073| 10–10|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 21| 10 January| New Zealand| W 93–90| TaShawn Thomas (23)| TaShawn Thomas (10)| Cotton, Manek, Thomas, C.Webster (3)| RAC Arena
11,668| 11–10|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 22| 14 January| Adelaide| W 112–97| Cotton, Manek (23)| Brady Manek (10)| Tai Webster (7)| RAC Arena
13,087| 12–10|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 23| 20 January| Sydney| W 111–104| Cotton, Manek (21)| Corey Webster (10)| Bryce Cotton (11)| RAC Arena
13,038| 13–10|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 24| 22 January| @ S.E. Melbourne| L 112–91| Bryce Cotton (25)| Cotton, Travers (5)| Luke Travers (5)| State Basketball Centre
3,300| 13–11|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 25| 27 January| Illawarra| W 106–86| Bryce Cotton (40)| Cotton, Manek, Travers, C.Webster (7)| Cotton, Wagstaff (4)| RAC Arena
12,251| 14–11|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 26| 29 January| @ Tasmania| L 102–94| TaShawn Thomas (19)| TaShawn Thomas (10)| Thomas, Travers, C.Webster (4)| MyState Bank Arena
4,293| 14–12|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 27| 3 February | Cairns| L 71–84| Bryce Cotton (28)| Bryce Cotton (13)| Bryce Cotton (7)| RAC Arena
11,668| 14–13|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 28| 5 February| Sydney| W 96–84| Corey Webster (26)| Luke Travers (11)| Luke Travers (6)| RAC Arena
12,712| 15–13

Postseason

See main article: 2023 NBL Finals.

|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 1| 9 February | @ S.E. Melbourne| W 99–106| Bryce Cotton (26)| Luke Travers (9)| TaShawn Thomas (8)| John Cain Arena
5,176| 1–0|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 2| 12 February | @ Cairns| L 91–78| Bryce Cotton (19)| Brady Manek (10)| Bryce Cotton (10)| Cairns Convention Centre
3,020| 1–1

Transactions

Re-signed

PlayerSigned
Bryce Cotton[4] 4 May
Ollie Hayes-Brown[5] 17 May
Majok Majok[6]
Kyle Zunic[7] 24 May
Todd Blanchfield[8] 27 May
Jesse Wagstaff[9] 11 June

Additions

PlayerSignedFormer team
Corey Webster[10] 15 June Franklin Bulls
TaShawn Thomas[11] 26 July Le Mans
Brady Manek[12] 1 August North Carolina Tar Heels
Michael Harris[13] 12 August Mount Gambier Pioneers
Jack Andrew[14] 1 September Otago Nuggets
Tai Webster[15] 2 January Petkim Spor

Subtractions

PlayerReason leftNew team
Released Forestville Eagles
Kevin White[16] Free agent Illawarra Hawks
Matt Hodgson[17] Free agent TaiwanBeer HeroBears
Corey Shervill[18] Released N/A

Awards

Club awards

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Rillie Named Wildcats Coach. NBL.com.au NBL. 11 July 2022. 11 July 2022.
  2. Web site: Wildcats vs Breakers Game Postponed. NBL.com.au NBL. 17 December 2022. 16 December 2022.
  3. Web site: NBL Announces Schedule Changes. NBL.com.au NBL. 20 December 2022. 20 December 2022.
  4. Web site: Cotton Re-Signs with Cats on a 3-Year Deal. NBL.com.au NBL. 4 May 2022. 6 May 2022.
  5. Web site: Wildcats take options on big man duo. Wildcats.com.au Wildcats. 17 May 2022. 17 May 2022.
  6. nbl. CdpyeNGrSp5. The @PerthWildcats have taken Club Options on the contracts of Majok Majok and Ollie Hayes-Brown for #NBL23. 17 May 2022. 17 May 2022.
  7. Web site: Wildcats Elevate Zunic. NBL.com.au NBL. 24 May 2022. 24 May 2022.
  8. Web site: Todd Blanchfield Staying in Perth. NBL.com.au NBL. 27 May 2022. 27 May 2022.
  9. Web site: Jesse Wagstaff returns for 14th season. Wildcats.com.au Wildcats. 11 June 2022. 11 June 2022.
  10. Web site: Perth Wildcats sign sharp-shooter Corey Webster. Wildcats.com.au. 15 June 2022. 15 June 2022.
  11. Web site: Wildcats sign American forward TaShawn Thomas. Wildcats.com.au. July 26, 2022. July 26, 2022.
  12. Web site: Perth Wildcats sign Brady Manek as third import. 1 August 2022. Wildcats.com.au . 1 August 2022.
  13. Web site: Perth Wildcats Sign NBL1 Sharp-Shooter Michael Harris. 13 August 2022. Wildcats.com.au . 12 August 2022.
  14. Web site: Perth Add Third Development Player. 1 September 2022. NBL.com.au NBL. 1 September 2022.
  15. Web site: Wildcats sign sharp-shooting Tai Webster. wildcats.com.au. 2 January 2023. 2 January 2023.
  16. Web site: Hawks Gain Valuable Experience. 17 September 2022. 18 September 2022. NBL.com.au.
  17. News: 台啤英熊找來澳洲國家隊中鋒 取名哈吉勝有原因. 28 September 2022. Liberty Times Net. 2 September 2022.
  18. perthwildcats. Cm5MMtbSQL8. Thank you, Sherv. ❤️. 2 January 2023. 2 January 2023.
  19. Web site: Cotton takes out fifth Wildcats MVP. Wildcats.com.au. 1 April 2023. 2 April 2023.

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