| 2022–23 NBL season | |
| League: | National Basketball League |
| Season: | 2022–23 |
| Games: | 140 |
| Teams: | 10 |
| Regular Season: | Regular season |
| Regular Season Link: | 2022–23 NBL season#Regular season |
| Season Champs: | Sydney Kings |
| Runners Up: | New Zealand Breakers |
| Semifinalists: | Cairns Taipans Tasmania JackJumpers |
| Finals: | Finals |
| Finals Link: | 2023 NBL Finals |
| Mvp Link: | NBL Most Valuable Player Award |
| Finals Mvp Link: | NBL Grand Final Most Valuable Player Award |
| Top Scorer Link: | List of National Basketball League (Australia) annual scoring leaders |
| Ppg N: | USA |
| Ppg: | 23.5 |
| Rpg N: | USA |
| Rpg: | 9.6 |
| Apg N: | PUR |
| Apg: | 6.5 |
| Epg N: | NZL |
| Epg: | 80% |
| Biggest Home Win: | 39 points S.E. Melbourne 111–72 Illawarra (8 December 2022) |
| Biggest Away Win: | 49 points Brisbane 67–116 Sydney (11 January 2023) |
| Highest Scoring: | 225 points S.E. Melbourne 113–112 Sydney (18 December 2022) |
| Lowest Scoring: | 136 points New Zealand 71–65 Tasmania (7 October 2022) |
| Winning Streak: | 6 games Cairns Taipans (31 December 2022 – 15 January 2023) Sydney Kings (25 December 2022 – 15 January 2023) |
| Losing Streak: | 11 games Illawarra Hawks (8 December 2022 – 15 January 2023) |
| Highest Attendance: | 18,124 – Qudos Bank Arena Sydney vs New Zealand (15 March 2023) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 2,011 – WIN Entertainment Centre Illawarra vs Brisbane (24 October 2022) |
| Attendance: | 970,704 |
| Average Attendance: | 6,303 |
| Seasonslist: | List of NBL seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | NBL |
| Prevseason Link: | 2021–22 NBL season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2021–22 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2023–24 NBL season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2023–24 |
| Updated: | 15 March 2023 |
The 2022–23 NBL season was the 45th season of the National Basketball League since its establishment in 1979. A total of ten teams contested in the 2022–23 season.
Australian broadcast rights to the season are held by ESPN in the second season of a three-year deal. All games are available live on ESPN and the streaming platform Kayo Sports.[1] Network 10 will broadcast two Sunday afternoon games on 10 Peach and 10 Play.[2] In New Zealand, Sky Sport continue as the official league broadcaster.[3]
The 2022–23 season saw a return to the traditional October start after two straight condensed seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] [5]
The Sydney Kings won their second consecutive championship after beating the New Zealand Breakers in the Grand Final, 3–2.[6]
All ten teams from the 2021–22 NBL season continued on in 2022–23. The New Zealand Breakers returned to a regular home-and-away schedule after spending the majority of the previous two seasons based in Australia due to Covid-related travel restrictions.[7] [8]
| Team | Coach | Captain | Main sponsor | Kit manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide 36ers |  C. J. Bruton | Mitch McCarron | Walker Corporation | Champion |
| Brisbane Bullets | Greg Vanderjagt | Aron Baynes | St. Genevieve | |
| Cairns Taipans | Adam Forde |  Tahjere McCall | CQUniversity | |
| Illawarra Hawks | Jacob Jackomas | Sam Froling Tyler Harvey | Multi Civil and Rail | |
| Melbourne United | Dean Vickerman | Chris Goulding | DoorDash | |
| New Zealand Breakers |  Mody Maor |  Thomas Abercrombie | Sky Sport | |
| Perth Wildcats | John Rillie | Jesse Wagstaff | Pentanet | |
| S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | Simon Mitchell | Kyle Adnam Ryan Broekhoff Mitch Creek | Mountain Goat Beer | |
| Sydney Kings | Chase Buford | Xavier Cooks | Hostplus | |
| Tasmania JackJumpers | Scott Roth | Clint Steindl | Spirit of Tasmania |
Free agency began on 20 May 2022, due to the late finish of the 2021–22 season which had been delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic.[9] [10] [11]
| Team | 2021–22 season | 2022–23 season | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Bullets | James Duncan[12] | Sam Mackinnon[13] | Greg Vanderjagt[14] | |
| Illawarra Hawks | Brian Goorjian | Jacob Jackomas[15] | ||
| New Zealand Breakers | Dan Shamir | Mody Maor[16] | ||
| Perth Wildcats | Scott Morrison[17] | John Rillie[18] | ||
| S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | Simon Mitchell[19] | |||
| Tasmania JackJumpers | Scott Roth[20] | |||
See main article: 2022 NBL pre-season.
The pre-season games began on 9 August 2022, and ran until 6 October 2022.[21]
The pre-season also featured the Adelaide 36ers playing two NBA teams in the United States, marking the fourth NBLxNBA tour.[22] [23] [24]
The 2022 NBL Blitz ran from 16 to 23 September with all ten teams competing. Darwin, Northern Territory will host the tournament.[25] [26]
The regular season began on 1 October 2022.[27] It consisted of 140 games spread across 18 rounds, with the final game being played on 5 February 2023.[28] [29]
On 30 January 2023, Sydney Kings claimed their 7th regular season championship.[30]
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.
See main article: 2023 NBL Finals. The 2023 NBL Finals were played in February and March 2023, consisting of three play-in games, two best-of-three semifinal series and the best-of-five Grand Final series. In the semifinals, the higher seed hosts the first and third games. In the Grand Final, the higher seed hosts the first, third and fifth games.[31] This will be the first season the league will introduce play-in games.[32]
The top two seeds in the regular season will automatically qualify to the semifinals. Teams ranked three to six will compete in the play-in tournament.[33] The third seed will play the fourth seed for third spot and the loser will play the winner of fifth or sixth for the fourth seed.[34]