2023–24 Cairns Taipans season explained

Clubname:Cairns Taipans
Color1:
  1. F79239
Color2:
  1. 1C2651
Color3:
  1. FFFFFF
Coach:Adam Forde
Coach N:AUS
Captain:Tahjere McCall
Captain N:USA
Arena:Cairns Convention Centre
Wins:12
Losses:16
Ladder:8th
Finals:Did not qualify
Top Scorer:Miller
Ppg N:USA
Ppg:5.3
Rebounds Leader:Waardenburg
Rpg N:NZL
Rpg:5.2
Assists Leader:Miller
Apg N:USA
Apg:5.7
Prevseason:2022–23
Nextseason:2024–25
Updated:18 February 2024

The 2023–24 Cairns Taipans season was the 25th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL).

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| 17 September| Perth| L 95–102| Lat Mayen (17)| Taran Armstrong (8)| Taran Armstrong (7)| Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a| 0–1|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 2| 20 September| S.E. Melbourne| W 100–95| Patrick Miller (21)| Akoldah Gak (7)| Taran Armstrong (5)| Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a| 1–1|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 3| 22 September| @ Illawarra| L 108–90| Akoldah Gak (21)| Lat Mayen (9)| Taran Armstrong (7)| Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a| 1–2

NBLxNBA games

See main article: NBLxNBA. |-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 1| 10 October| @ Washington| | Akoldah Gak (17)| Josh Roberts (10)| Taran Armstrong (8)| Capital One Arena
6,856| 0–1|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 2| 15 October| @ Toronto| | Patrick Miller (22)| Josh Roberts (9)| Elfrid Payton (7)| Scotiabank Arena
18,141| 0–2

Regular season

|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 1| 30 September| @ New Zealand| L 98–87| Sam Mennenga (17)| Lat Mayen (6)| Patrick Miller (6)| Spark Arena
6,400| 0–1|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 2| 5 October| S.E. Melbourne| W 87–80| Patrick Miller (23)| Sam Waardenburg (14)| Patrick Miller (8)| Cairns Convention Centre
3,906| 1–1|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 3| 7 October| @ Brisbane| W 86–89 | Patrick Miller (21)| Sam Waardenburg (7)| Kuol, Miller (5)| Nissan Arena
4,023| 2–1|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 4| 26 October| @ Illawarra| L 84–83| Patrick Miller (24)| Bobi Klintman (7)| Patrick Miller (7)| Wollongong Entertainment Centre
1,923| 2–2|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 5| 28 October| Sydney| W 87–80| Bul Kuol (24)| Bobi Klintman (8)| three players (3)| Cairns Convention Centre
4,587| 3–2|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 6| 3 November| @ New Zealand| L 91–81| Kuol, Mayen (18)| Mayen, Mennenga (7)| Mayen, Waardenburg (5)| Christchurch Arena
4,909| 3–3|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 7| 5 November| @ S.E. Melbourne| L 91–78| three players (12)| Tahjere McCall (10)| Bul Kuol (4)| John Cain Arena
7,511| 3–4|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 8| 11 November| Illawarra| W 81–71| Bul Kuol (19)| Gak, Mayen (8)| Taran Armstrong (4)| Cairns Convention Centre
4,614| 4–4|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 9| 16 November| @ Perth| L 88–80| Tahjere McCall (19)| Taran Armstrong (6)| Patrick Miller (6)| Perth Arena
9,976| 4–5|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 10| 18 November| Tasmania| L 87–90 (OT)| Patrick Miller (26)| Taran Armstrong (7)| three players (4)| Cairns Convention Centre
4,194| 4–6|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 11| 1 December| Brisbane| L 79–84| Tahjere McCall (29)| Bul Kuol (6)| Patrick Miller (7)| Cairns Convention Centre
4,007| 4–7|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 12| 3 December| @ Melbourne| W 103–115| Patrick Miller (32)| Josh Roberts (5)| Patrick Miller (10)| John Cain Arena
9,384| 5–7|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 13| 7 December| Sydney| L 83–86| Patrick Miller (22)| Tahjere McCall (6)| Patrick Miller (7)| Cairns Convention Centre
4,126| 5–8|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 14| 9 December| @ Adelaide| W 101–116| Patrick Miller (26)| Sam Waardenburg (9)| Tahjere McCall (15)| Adelaide Entertainment Centre
8,954| 6–8|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 15| 15 December| New Zealand| L 82–111| Taran Armstrong (15)| Sam Waardenburg (6)| Patrick Miller (5)| Cairns Convention Centre
3,584| 6–9|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 16| 17 December| @ Brisbane| W 101–102| Tahjere McCall (25)| Armstrong, Waardenburg (7)| Tahjere McCall (9)| Nissan Arena
4,722| 7–9|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 17| 22 December| S.E. Melbourne| W 94–75| Sam Waardenburg (20)| Tahjere McCall (8)| Patrick Miller (9)| Cairns Convention Centre
3,651| 8–9|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 18| 26 December| Perth| L 102–105| Bobi Klintman (24)| Sam Mennenga (10)| Patrick Miller (7)| Cairns Convention Centre
4,050| 8–10|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 19| 29 December| @ Sydney| L 101–82| Patrick Miller (18)| Sam Waardenburg (8)| McCall, Miller (6)| Sydney SuperDome
12,783| 8–11|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 20| 31 December| Melbourne| W 95–78| Patrick Miller (31)| Sam Mennenga (11)| Tahjere McCall (10)| Cairns Convention Centre
4,802| 9–11|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 21| 6 January| @ Tasmania| L 103–86| Tahjere McCall (20)| Sam Mennenga (8)| Tahjere McCall (6)| Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340| 9–12|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 22| 13 January| Adelaide| W 111–101 (OT)| Tahjere McCall (30)| Akoldah Gak (14)| Tahjere McCall (9)| Cairns Convention Centre
4,659| 10–12|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 23| 18 January| @ Illawarra| W 92–93| Tahjere McCall (28)| Akoldah Gak (11)| Armstrong, McCall (6)| Wollongong Entertainment Centre
3,711| 11–12|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 24| 21 January| Brisbane| L 84–102| Bul Kuol (19)| Tahjere McCall (6)| Patrick Miller (5)| Cairns Convention Centre
4,601| 11–13|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 25| 27 January| @ Adelaide | L 88–71| Lat Mayen (15)| Lat Mayen (9)| Tahjere McCall (7)| Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,741| 11–14|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 26| 1 February| Tasmania| L 86–94| Patrick Miller (31)| Patrick Miller (7)| Taran Armstrong (6)| Cairns Convention Centre
3,645| 11–15|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 27| 10 February| @ Perth| L 117–88| Patrick Miller (25)| three players (4)| Patrick Miller (5)| Perth Arena
12,895| 11–16|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 28| 16 February| Melbourne| W 97–88| Tahjere McCall (23)| Tahjere McCall (9)| Tahjere McCall (10)| Cairns Convention Centre
4,378| 12–16

Transactions

Re-signed

PlayerDate SignedContractRef.
27 March 2023 1-year deal [1]
9 June 2023 1-year deal [2]

Additions

PlayerDate SignedContractFormer teamRef.
6 April 2023 2-year deal [3]
10 April 2023 2-year deal [4]
17 May 2023 2-year deal [5]
13 June 2023 1-year deal (next star) [6]
16 June 2023 1-year deal [7]
8 July 2023 2-year deal (club option) [8]
4 August 2023 1-year deal [9]
8 August 2023 2-year deal (club option) Southern Districts Spartans [10]
8 August 2023 2-year deal (club option)

Subtractions

PlayerReason leftDate LeftNew TeamRef.
Mutual release 27 March 2023 TBC
Free agent 1 April 2023 [11]
Free agent 28 April 2023 [12]
Club option declined 2 May 2023 [13]
Free agent 26 May 2023 [14]
Declined player option 28 June 2023 [15]
Free agent 18 July 2023 [16]

Awards

Club awards

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023 Taipans Free Agency. Taipans.com. 27 March 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327073546/https://www.taipans.com/news/2023-taipans-free-agency. 27 March 2023. 27 March 2023.
  2. Web site: NBL24: Bul Kuol on why he chose to return to the Cairns Taipans. CairnsPost.com.au. 9 June 2023. 9 June 2023.
  3. Web site: Taipans welcome Sam Mennenga. Taipans.com. 6 April 2023. 6 April 2023.
  4. Web site: NBA Aspirant Gak Signs in Cairns. NBL.com.au. 24 May 2023. 10 April 2023.
  5. Web site: Australian college basketball star Taran Armstrong joins Cairns Taipans. ESPN.com.au. 29 April 2023. 17 May 2023.
  6. Web site: TAIPANS SECURE SWEDISH SENSATION. Taipans.com. 13 June 2023. 13 June 2023.
  7. Web site: Cairns welcomes Patrick Miller. Taipans.com. 16 June 2023. 16 June 2023. en.
  8. Web site: Taipans lure another Marlin. Taipans.com. 8 July 2023. 8 July 2023.
  9. Web site: Collegiate forward joins Taipans' young core. NBL.com.au. 4 August 2023. 4 August 2023.
  10. Web site: Taipans announce development players. Taipans.com. 8 August 2023. 8 August 2023.
  11. Web site: Wildcats welcome Keanu Pinder home to Perth. Wildcats.com.au. 1 April 2023. 1 April 2023.
  12. Web site: Bullets welcome import point guard Shannon Scott. 28 April 2023. BrisbaneBullets.com.au. 27 May 2023.
  13. Web site: The formidable charm of Ben Ayre. TheInnerSanctum.com.au. 2 May 2023. 3 May 2023.
  14. Web site: Sydney Kings land DJ Hogg as Xavier Cooks replacement. CanberraTimes.com.au. 26 May 2023. 27 May 2023.
  15. Web site: JackJumpers land NBL Veteran Majok Deng. JackJumpers.com.au. 28 June 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230628023625/https://www.jackjumpers.com.au/news/jackjumpers-land-nbl-veteran-majok-deng. 28 June 2023. 28 June 2023.
  16. Web site: Bullets add sharpshooter Gabe Hadley. BrisbaneBullets.com.au. 18 July 2023. 18 July 2023.
  17. cairnstaipans. C3urAqWpVFJ. MVPAT ⭐️. 24 February 2023. 25 February 2023.

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