2023–24 Brisbane Bullets season explained

Clubname:Brisbane Bullets
Color1:
  1. 002D73
Color2:
  1. FAA21B
Color3:
  1. FFFFFF
Coach:Justin Schueller
Coach N:AUS
Captain:Nathan Sobey
Captain N:AUS
Wins:13
Losses:15
Ladder:7th
Finals:Did not qualify
Arena:Nissan Arena
Ppg N:AUS
Ppg:20.1
Rebounds Leader:Bannan
Rpg N:AUS
Rpg:7.2
Apg N:USA
Apg:3.3
Prevseason:2022–23
Nextseason:2024–25
Updated:18 February 2024

The 2023–24 Brisbane Bullets season was the 38th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their first under the leadership of their new head coach Justin Schueller.[1]

Roster

Depth chart

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: 2023 NBL pre-season. |-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 1| 16 September| Melbourne| L 92–96| Chris Smith (21)| Josh Bannan (10)| Shannon Scott (6)| Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a| 0–1|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 2| 20 September| Illawarra| L 88–95| Aron Baynes (20)| Aron Baynes (20)| Nathan Sobey (6)| Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a| 0–2|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 3| 22 September | @ Sydney| W 76–105| Sam McDaniel (21)| Tyrell Harrison (8)| Mitch Norton (6)| Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a| 1–2

Regular season

|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 1| 29 September| Adelaide| W 86–71| Nathan Sobey (18)| Aron Baynes (13)| Shannon Scott (7)| Nissan Arena
4,286| 1–0|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 2| 5 October| @ New Zealand| W 84–89| Nathan Sobey (24)| Harrison, Sobey (8)| Mitch Norton (6)| Spark Arena
6,280| 2–0|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 3| 7 October| Cairns| L 86–89| Nathan Sobey (31)| Sam McDaniel (8)| Shannon Scott (7)| Nissan Arena
4,023| 2–1|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 4| 13 October| Sydney| L 102–113| Nathan Sobey (26)| Nathan Sobey (7)| Shannon Scott (11)| Nissan Arena
3,713| 2–2|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 5| 15 October| @ Melbourne| L 89–78| Shannon Scott (19)| Tyrell Harrison (8)| Nathan Sobey (5)| John Cain Arena
9,327| 2–3|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 6| 21 October| @ S.E. Melbourne| L 96–73| Sobey, White (14)| Harrison, Sobey (7)| Mitch Norton (5)| John Cain Arena
5,552| 2–4|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 7| 27 October| @ Perth| W 79–84| Nathan Sobey (17)| Sam McDaniel (8)| Isaac White (4)| Perth Arena
10,481| 3–4|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 8| 29 October| Tasmania| W 90–87| Nathan Sobey (28)| Josh Bannan (10)| Mitch Norton (4)| Nissan Arena
4,559| 4–4|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 9| 2 November| S.E. Melbourne| W 108–92| Josh Bannan (17)| Josh Bannan (11)| Mitch Norton (9)| Nissan Arena
2,834| 5–4|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 10| 4 November| @ Tasmania| L 87–85| Tyrell Harrison (20)| Bannan, Harrison (8)| Bannan, Norton (3)| Silverdome
3,255| 5–5|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 11| 12 November| @ Sydney| L 104–95| Nathan Sobey (17)| Josh Bannan (5)| Nathan Sobey (5)| Sydney SuperDome
10,235| 5–6|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 12| 18 November| Perth| L 76–79| Chris Smith (23)| Bannan, White (6)| Mitch Norton (4)| Nissan Arena
4,869| 5–7|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 13| 1 December| @ Cairns| W 79–84| Chris Smith (17)| Josh Bannan (8)| three players (3)| Cairns Convention Centre
4,007| 6–7|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 14| 3 December| Illawarra| W 78–77| Chris Smith (16)| Tyrell Harrison (8)| Nathan Sobey (6)| Nissan Arena
3,572| 7–7|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 15| 10 December| @ Melbourne| L 103–68| McDaniel, Sobey (12)| D. J. Mitchell (9)| Shannon Scott (3)| John Cain Arena
9,635| 7–8|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 16| 17 December| Cairns| L 101–102| Nathan Sobey (24)| Josh Bannan (10)| Sam McDaniel (3)| Nissan Arena
4,722| 7–9|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 17| 24 December| @ Adelaide| L 95–88| Nathan Sobey (36)| Josh Bannan (10)| Norton, Sobey (2)| Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,440| 7–10|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 18| 27 December| New Zealand| L 71–81| Nathan Sobey (16)| Chris Smith (12)| Chris Smith (4)| Nissan Arena
4,796| 7–11|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 19| 30 December| S.E. Melbourne| W 95–83| Nathan Sobey (35)| Tyrell Harrison (8)| Shannon Scott (7)| Nissan Arena
4,208| 8–11|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 20| 7 January| @ Sydney| W 93–101| Nathan Sobey (27)| Josh Bannan (9)| Mitch Norton (5)| Sydney SuperDome
13,078| 9–11|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 21| 10 January| Tasmania| W 80–77| Chris Smith (19)| three players (7)| Shannon Scott (5)| Nissan Arena
4,486| 10–11|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 22| 14 January| Illawarra| W 110–103| Nathan Sobey (25)| Tyrell Harrison (7)| Shannon Scott (6)| Nissan Arena
5,200| 11–11|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 23| 19 January| @ Perth| L 118–86| Tyrell Harrison (16)| Tyrell Harrison (9)| Shannon Scott (4)| Perth Arena
12,836| 11–12|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 24| 21 January| @ Cairns| W 84–102| Nathan Sobey (18)| Tyrell Harrison (13)| Nathan Sobey (5)| Cairns Convention Centre
4,601| 12–12|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 25| 26 January| Melbourne| L 77–93| Nathan Sobey (19)| Tyrell Harrison (8)| Prather, Sobey (3)| Nissan Arena
5,291| 12–13|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 26| 3 February| @ Illawarra| L 89–76| three players (11)| Bannan, Harrison (8)| six players (2)| Wollongong Entertainment Centre
4,991| 12–14|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 27| 9 February| Adelaide| W 102–84| Nathan Sobey (37)| Josh Bannan (11)| Mitch Norton (6)| Nissan Arena
4,987| 13–14|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 28| 16 February| @ New Zealand| L 103–87| Josh Bannan (29)| Tyrell Harrison (6)| Nathan Sobey (6)| Spark Arena
6,085| 13–15

Transactions

Re-signed

PlayerDate SignedContractRef.
24 February 2023 1-year deal [2]
7 March 2023 2-year deal (club option) [3]
25 July 2023 1-year deal [4]

Additions

PlayerDate SignedContractFormer teamRef.
31 March 2023 2-year deal [5]
31 March 2023 2-year deal [6]
6 April 2023 3-year deal [7]
19 April 2023 2-year deal [8]
28 April 2023 2-year deal [9]
7 July 2023 2-year deal (next star) [10]
15 July 2023 2-year deal (club option) [11]
18 July 2023 1-year deal [12]
9 August 2023 1-year deal [13]
21 December 2023 2-year deal (club option) [14]

Subtractions

PlayerReason leftDate LeftNew TeamRef.
Free agent 27 February 2023 [15]
Club option declined 24 March 2023 [16]
Free agent 6 April 2023 [17]
Free agent 10 April 2023 [18]
Retired 15 June 2023 n/a [19]
Free agent 28 July 2023 [20]

Awards

Club awards

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bullets hire Justin Schueller as head coach. ESPN.com.au. 7 February 2023. 21 May 2023.
  2. Web site: DJ Mitchell returns to Brisbane in NBL24. BrisbaneBullets.com.au. 24 February 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230224150635/https://www.brisbanebullets.com.au/news/dj-mitchell-returns-to-brisbane-in-nbl24. 24 February 2023.
  3. Web site: Brisbane Big Man Re-Signs. NBL.com.au. 7 March 2023. 7 March 2023.
  4. Web site: Bullets Re-Sign Athletic DP. NBL.com.au. 25 July 2023. 25 July 2023.
  5. Web site: White Signs with Bullets. NBL.com.au. 31 March 2023. 31 March 2023.
  6. Web site: Bullets add Sam McDaniel to NBL24 roster. BrisbaneBullets.com.au. 31 March 2023. 31 March 2023.
  7. Web site: Collegiate Big Reunites with Schueller in Brisbane. NBL.com.au. 6 April 2023. 6 April 2023.
  8. Web site: Bullets add experienced guard Mitch Norton. BrisbaneBullets.com.au. 19 April 2023. 19 April 2023.
  9. Web site: Bullets welcome import point guard Shannon Scott. 28 April 2023. BrisbaneBullets.com.au. 27 May 2023.
  10. Web site: Aussie prospect Rocco Zikarsky to join NBL Next Stars program. ESPN.com.au. 7 July 2023. 7 July 2023.
  11. Web site: Brisbane Signs Shooting Star. NBL.com.au. 15 July 2023. 15 July 2023.
  12. Web site: Bullets add sharpshooter Gabe Hadley. BrisbaneBullets.com.au. 18 July 2023. 18 July 2023.
  13. Web site: World Cup star reunites with Schueller. NBL.com.au. 9 August 2023. 10 August 2023.
  14. Web site: Uluc. Olgun. Three-time NBL champion Casey Prather signs with Brisbane Bullets. ESPN.com.au. 21 December 2023. 21 December 2023.
  15. Web site: Bullets import signs with Northside Wizards. NorthsideWizards.com.au. 27 February 2023. 1 April 2023.
  16. Web site: Lual Diing runs it back with Northside. NorthsideWizards.com.au. 15 October 2022. 1 April 2023.
  17. Web site: Cadee returns to 36ers on two-year deal. Adelaide36ers.com.au. 6 April 2023. 6 April 2023.
  18. Web site: Phoenix sign 211cm centre Gorjok Gak for NBL24. SEMPhoenix.com.au. 10 April 2023. 13 April 2023.
  19. Web site: Brisbane Guard Announces Retirement. NBL.com.au. 15 June 2023. 16 June 2023.
  20. Web site: Phoenix Enlists Rising Talent Kody Stattmann as DP for NBL24. SEMPhoenix.com.au. 28 July 2023. 29 July 2023.
  21. Web site: NBL24 MVP Awards Gala winners announced. BrisbaneBullets.com.au. 28 March 2024. 2 April 2024.

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