2023–24 Melbourne United season explained

Clubname:Melbourne United
Color1:
  1. 000325
Color2:
  1. 1576FB
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Seasonwin:yes
Coach:Dean Vickerman
Coach N:AUS
Captain:Chris Goulding
Captain N:AUS
Arena:John Cain Arena
Wins:20
Losses:8
Ladder:1st
Finals:Runners-up
Top Scorer:Goulding
Ppg N:AUS
Ppg:16.9
Rebounds Leader:Lual-Acuil
Rpg N:SSD
Rpg:7.9
Assists Leader:Dellavedova
Apg N:AUS
Apg:6.0
Prevseason:2022–23
Nextseason:2024–25
Updated:31 March 2024

The 2023–24 Melbourne United season was the 41st season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their 10th under the banner of Melbourne United.

On 19 April 2023, head coach Dean Vickerman signed a four-year contract extension with the club.[1] [2]

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:#BBF3BB;"| 1| 16 September| @ Brisbane| W 92–96| Matthew Dellavedova (28)| Ariel Hukporti (8)| Shea Ili (4)| Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a| 1–0|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 2| 18 September| Illawarra| W 85–71| Matthew Dellavedova (20)| Luke Travers (8)| Krebs, Travers (4)| Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a| 2–0|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 3| 20 September| Sydney| W 105–87| Luke Travers (21)| Ariel Hukporti (8)| Shea Ili (9)| Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a| 3–0

Regular season

|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 1| 28 September| S.E. Melbourne | W 82–67| Luke Travers (20)| Ariel Hukporti (14)| Dellavedova, Goulding (4)| John Cain Arena
10,175| 1–0|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 2| 1 October| @ Adelaide| W 74–82| Dellavedova, Goulding (19)| Ariel Hukporti (10)| Dellavedova, Travers (4)| Adelaide Entertainment Centre
8,165| 2–0|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 3| 8 October| Tasmania| L 75–80| Ariel Hukporti (15)| Luke Travers (8)| Matthew Dellavedova (6)| John Cain Arena
10,175| 2–1|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 4| 13 October| @ Perth | W 81–88| Clark, Goulding (18)| Ariel Hukporti (7)| Matthew Dellavedova (6)| Perth Arena
10,982| 3–1|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 5| 15 October| Brisbane| W 89–78| Chris Goulding (18)| Ariel Hukporti (12)| Shea Ili (8)| John Cain Arena
9,327| 4–1|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 6| 20 October| @ Illawarra| W 91–101| Ariel Hukporti (21)| Ariel Hukporti (10)| Shea Ili (8)| Wollongong Entertainment Centre
2,927| 5–1|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 7| 22 October| New Zealand| W 97–88| Ian Clark (18)| Ariel Hukporti (6)| Shea Ili (4)| John Cain Arena
9,579| 6–1|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 8| 27 October| @ Tasmania| W 82–90| Ian Clark (19)| Luke Travers (13)| Shea Ili (6)| Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340| 7–1|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 9| 29 October| Illawarra| W 96–84| Chris Goulding (33)| Luke Travers (11)| Tanner Krebs (4)| John Cain Arena
9,067| 8–1|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 10| 6 November| Perth| L 95–102 (OT)| Jo Lual-Acuil (25)| Kyle Bowen (16)| Dellavedova, Ili (6)| John Cain Arena
10,175| 8–2|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 11| 12 November| @ S.E. Melbourne| W 83–92| Chris Goulding (27)| Jo Lual-Acuil (11)| Shea Ili (4)| John Cain Arena
10,175| 9–2|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 12| 19 November| Sydney| W 105–93| Chris Goulding (35)| Luke Travers (12)| Shea Ili (9)| John Cain Arena
10,175| 10–2|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 13| 3 December| Cairns| L 103–115| Chris Goulding (23)| Jo Lual-Acuil (9)| Matthew Dellavedova (9)| John Cain Arena
9,384| 10–3|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 14| 10 December| Brisbane| W 103–68| Chris Goulding (21)| Ariel Hukporti (8)| Matthew Dellavedova (5)| John Cain Arena
9,635| 11–3|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 15| 14 December| @ S.E. Melbourne| W 78–106| Jo Lual-Acuil (17)| Ariel Hukporti (8)| Matthew Dellavedova (8)| John Cain Arena
7,672| 12–3|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 16| 16 December| Adelaide| W 107–96| Shea Ili (16)| Jo Lual-Acuil (12)| Matthew Dellavedova (7)| John Cain Arena
7,757| 13–3|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 17| 23 December| Perth| W 109–103 (OT)| Ian Clark (25)| Ariel Hukporti (12)| Shea Ili (7)| John Cain Arena
10,175| 14–3|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 18| 31 December| @ Cairns| L 95–78| Jo Lual-Acuil (15)| Hukporti, Travers (7)| Dellavedova, Travers (2)| Cairns Convention Centre
4,802| 14–4|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 19| 4 January| @ Sydney| W 85–101| Shea Ili (19)| Jo Lual-Acuil (9)| Matthew Dellavedova (9)| Sydney SuperDome
12,898| 15–4|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 20| 6 January| @ Adelaide| L 100–96| Tanner Krebs (23)| Jo Lual-Acuil (17)| Matthew Dellavedova (9)| Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,564| 15–5|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 21| 12 January| @ New Zealand| W 81–82| Chris Goulding (24)| Luke Travers (11)| Matthew Dellavedova (10)| TSB Stadium
2,632| 16–5|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 22| 19 January| @ Tasmania| L 107–86| Chris Goulding (16)| Ariel Hukporti (8)| Matthew Dellavedova (8)| Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340| 16–6|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 23| 26 January| @ Brisbane| W 77–93| Jo Lual-Acuil (33)| Jo Lual-Acuil (13)| Shea Ili (6)| Nissan Arena
5,291| 17–6|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 24| 28 January| @ Sydney| L 98–86| Luke Travers (15)| Luke Travers (10)| Matthew Dellavedova (6)| Sydney SuperDome
12,921| 17–7|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 25| 3 February| S.E. Melbourne| W 99–83| Jo Lual-Acuil (16)| Ariel Hukporti (10)| Matthew Dellavedova (8)| John Cain Arena
10,175| 18–7|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 26| 11 February| New Zealand| W 94–81| Jo Lual-Acuil (19)| Jo Lual-Acuil (11)| Shea Ili (5)| John Cain Arena
10,175| 19–7|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 27| 16 February| @ Cairns| L 97–88| Ian Clark (20)| Luke Travers (13)| Matthew Dellavedova (5)| Cairns Convention Centre
4,378| 19–8|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 28| 18 February| Illawarra| W 92–87| Chris Goulding (19)| Hukporti, Lual-Acuil (5)| Matthew Dellavedova (5)| John Cain Arena
10,175| 20–8

Postseason

See main article: 2024 NBL Finals. |-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 1| 7 March| Illawarra| W 115–106 (OT)| Matthew Dellavedova (30)| Jo Lual-Acuil (9)| Matthew Dellavedova (10)| John Cain Arena
8,232| 1–0|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 2| 10 March| @ Illawarra| L 113–108 (OT)| Matthew Dellavedova (20)| Lual-Acuil, Travers (7)| Matthew Dellavedova (8)| Wollongong Entertainment Centre
5,631| 1–1|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 3| 13 March| Illawarra| W 100–94| Shea Ili (22)| Luke Travers (11)| Matthew Dellavedova (5)| John Cain Arena
6,288| 2–1|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 1| 17 March| Tasmania| W 104–81| Chris Goulding (22)| Jo Lual-Acuil (11)| Matthew Dellavedova (6)| John Cain Arena
9,108| 1–0|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 2| 22 March| @ Tasmania| L 82–77| Shea Ili (20)| Jo Lual-Acuil (11)| Matthew Dellavedova (7)| Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340| 1–1|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 3| 24 March| Tasmania| L 91–93| Matthew Dellavedova (21)| Ariel Hukporti (9)| Matthew Dellavedova (8)| John Cain Arena
10,175| 1–2|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 4| 28 March| @ Tasmania| W 86–88| Ian Clark (18)| Luke Travers (11)| Matthew Dellavedova (6)| Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340| 2–2|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 5| 31 March| Tasmania| L 81–83| Jo Lual-Acuil (14)| Ariel Hukporti (15)| Matthew Dellavedova (7)| John Cain Arena
10,175| 2–3

Transactions

Re-signed

PlayerDate SignedContractRef.
31 March 2023 1-year deal (next star) [3]
13 April 2023 1-year deal [4]
24 April 2023 1-year deal [5]
9 June 2023 2-year deal [6]
18 September 2023 1-year deal [7]

Additions

PlayerDate SignedContractFormer teamRef.
11 April 2023 3-year deal (club option) [8]
11 April 2023 3-year deal (club option) [9]
12 April 2023 2-year deal (club option) [10]
17 April 2023 3-year deal [11]
20 April 2023 2-year deal [12]
17 May 2023 2-year deal [13]
28 July 2023 1-year deal (NRP) [14]
4 August 2023 1-year deal [15]
19 September 2023 1-year deal [16]

Subtractions

PlayerReason leftDate LeftNew TeamRef.
Free agent 5 April 2023 [17]
Free agent 5 April 2023 [18]
Free agent 12 April 2023 [19]
Released 17 April 2023 North Gold Coast Seahawks [20]
Free agent 22 April 2023 [21]
Free agent 22 June 2023 [22]
Free agent 16 July 2023 [23]
Free agent 24 July 2023 [24]
Retired 10 August 2023 Melbourne United (assistant) [25]
Released (NRP) 23 November 2023 [26]

Awards

Club awards

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Coach Vickerman commits to United NBL charge until 2028. bendigoadvertiser.com.au. 19 April 2023. 25 April 2023.
  2. Web site: Coach Vickerman commits to United NBL charge until 2028. ESPN.com.au. 19 April 2023. 25 April 2023.
  3. Web site: Ariel Hukporti set to return to the court for NBL24. MelbourneUtd.com.au. 31 March 2023. 31 March 2023.
  4. Web site: United add Campbell Blogg as a Development Player. MelbourneUtd.com.au. 13 April 2023. 13 April 2023.
  5. Web site: Newley Signs For 11th NBL Season. NBL.com.au. 24 April 2023. 25 April 2023.
  6. Web site: Two More Seasons for High-Flying Machar. NBL.com.au. 9 June 2023. 9 June 2023.
  7. Web site: Melbourne elevates sharpshooter to main roster. NBL.com.au. 18 September 2023. 26 September 2023.
  8. Web site: United sign Kiwi dynamo Flynn Cameron. MelbourneUtd.com.au. 11 April 2023. 13 April 2023.
  9. Web site: Tanner Krebs commits to Melbourne United on three-year deal. MelbourneUtd.com.au. 11 April 2023. 13 April 2023.
  10. Web site: Lual-Acuil Jr. signs with United. ESPN.com.au. 11 April 2023. 13 April 2023.
  11. Web site: Josh Giddey breaks major NBL move. TheSportingNews.com. 17 April 2023. 17 April 2023.
  12. Web site: Former Wildcat Makes Way to Melbourne. NBL.com.au. 20 April 2023. 20 April 2023.
  13. Web site: Matthew Dellavedova is returning to Melbourne United. ESPN.com.au. 17 May 2023. 17 May 2023.
  14. Web site: Loe joins United as Nominated Replacement Player. MelbourneUtd.com.au. 28 July 2023. 28 July 2023.
  15. Web site: Ian Clark agrees to deal with Melbourne United. ESPN.com.au. 3 August 2023. 4 August 2023.
  16. Web site: Melbourne United elevate Triplett, sign Koppens as DP for NBL24. MelbourneUtd.com.au. 18 September 2023. 26 September 2023.
  17. Web site: Mason Peatling Joins the Illawarra Hawks on Two-Year Deal. Hawks.com.au. 5 April 2023. 6 April 2023.
  18. Web site: David Okwera Returns to Perth to Join the Cats. Wildcats.com.au. 5 April 2023. 6 April 2023.
  19. Web site: Kings add explosive Maluach to NBL24 roster. SydneyKings.com. 12 April 2023. 13 April 2023.
  20. Web site: Melbourne United to release Josh Duach. MelbourneUtd.com.au. 17 April 2023. 17 April 2023.
  21. Web site: Isaac Humphries agrees to join 36ers. ESPN.com.au. 22 April 2023. 23 April 2023.
  22. Web site: JackJumpers sign big man Marcus Lee. 22 June 2023. JackJumpers.com.au. 22 June 2023.
  23. Web site: Rayjon Tucker signs with Umana Reyer Venezia. 16 July 2023. Eurohoops.net. 17 July 2023.
  24. Web site: Barker signs with hometown side. NBL.com.au. 14 July 2023. 15 July 2023.
  25. Web site: Aussie hoops legend joins United staff. NBL.com.au. 10 August 2023. 10 August 2023.
  26. Web site: Loe finishes United stint. NBL.com.au. 23 November 2023. 24 November 2023.
  27. Web site: Goulding, Ili, Dellavedova honoured at United awards night. MelbourneUTD.com.au. 3 April 2024. 7 April 2024.

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