2023–24 Sydney Kings season explained

Clubname:Sydney Kings
Color1:
  1. 5B4099
Color2:
  1. FFC528
Color3:
  1. FFFFFF
Coach:Mahmoud Abdelfattah
Coach N:PLE
Captain:Shaun Bruce
Captain N:AUS
Arena:Sydney SuperDome
Wins:13
Losses:15
Ladder:5th
Finals:Play-in finalist
Top Scorer:Adams
Ppg N:USA
Ppg:19.5
Rebounds Leader:Hunter
Rpg N:AUS
Rpg:7.0
Assists Leader:Adams
Apg N:USA
Apg:5.3
Prevseason:2022–23
Nextseason:2024–25
Updated:28 February 2024

The 2023–24 Sydney Kings season was the 35th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL).

On 16 May 2023, head coach Chase Buford parted ways with the Kings.[1] On 21 June 2023, the Kings hired Mahmoud Abdelfattah on a two-year deal as head coach.[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:#FFBBBB;"| 1| 18 September| S.E. Melbourne| L 86–93| Jaylin Galloway (18)| Denzel Valentine (11)| Shaun Bruce (5)| Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a| 0–1|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 2| 20 September| @ Melbourne| L 105–87| Alex Toohey (19)| Jordan Hunter (8)| Jaylin Adams (5)| Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a| 0–2|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 3| 22 September| Brisbane| L 76–105| Denzel Valentine (12)| Alex Toohey (5)| Shaun Bruce (5)| Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a| 0–3

Regular season

|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 1| 30 September| @ Illawarra| W 81–96| Kouat Noi (23)| Hunter, Valentine (7)| Denzel Valentine (10)| Wollongong Entertainment Centre
4,322| 1–0|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 2| 6 October| @ Tasmania| L 80–72| Jaylen Adams (21)| Alex Toohey (9)| Adams, Valentine (4)| Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340| 1–1|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 3| 8 October| Adelaide| W 109–100| Jordan Hunter (22)| Jordan Hunter (8)| Jaylen Adams (8)| Sydney SuperDome
14,029| 2–1|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 4| 13 October| @ Brisbane| W 102–113| Jaylen Adams (26)| Jonah Bolden (12)| Denzel Valentine (6)| Nissan Arena
3,713| 3–1|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 5| 15 October| Perth| W 99–86| Jordan Hunter (20)| Jonah Bolden (15)| Jaylen Adams (6)| Sydney SuperDome
10,546| 4–1|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 6| 22 October| Tasmania| L 95–105| Jaylen Adams (21)| Jaylen Adams (10)| Denzel Valentine (6)| Sydney SuperDome
10,721| 4–2|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 7| 28 October| @ Cairns| L 87–80| Kouat Noi (18)| Jaylen Adams (8)| four players (2)| Cairns Convention Centre
4,587| 4–3|-style="background:#BBF3BB;;"| 8| 3 November| @ Illawarra| W 83–103| Adams, Maluach (16)| Bolden, Hunter (9)| Jaylen Adams (7)| Wollongong Entertainment Centre
3,934| 5–3|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 9| 5 November| New Zealand| W 87–85| D. J. Hogg (18)| D. J. Hogg (7)| Jaylen Adams (9)| Sydney SuperDome
12,143| 6–3|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 10| 12 November| Brisbane| W 104–95| Jaylen Adams (24)| Jonah Bolden (9)| Adams, Hunter (4)| Sydney SuperDome
10,235| 7–3|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 11| 19 November| @ Melbourne| L 105–93| D. J. Hogg (20)| Jonah Bolden (12)| Denzel Valentine (7)| John Cain Arena
10,175| 7–4|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 12| 1 December| @ Perth| L 114–105| Jonah Bolden (28)| Denzel Valentine (9)| Jaylen Adams (8)| Perth Arena
11,897| 7–5|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 13| 7 December| @ Cairns| W 83–86| Jaylen Adams (24)| Jordan Hunter (10)| Jaylen Adams (7)| Cairns Convention Centre
4,126| 8–5|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 14| 10 December| S.E. Melbourne| L 94–104| Jaylen Adams (19)| Jonah Bolden (15)| three players (3)| Sydney SuperDome
13,197| 8–6|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 15| 17 December| @ Tasmania| W 84–90| Jaylin Galloway (22)| Denzel Valentine (7)| Jaylen Adams (10)| Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340| 9–6|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 16| 22 December| @ New Zealand| L 109–101| Kouat Noi (19)| Alex Toohey (7)| D. J. Hogg (8)| Spark Arena
5,228| 9–7|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 17| 25 December| Illawarra| L 90–94| Jaylen Adams (22)| Jordan Hunter (8)| Jaylen Adams (5)| Sydney SuperDome
8,578| 9–8|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 18| 29 December| Cairns| W 101–82| Denzel Valentine (29)| Jordan Hunter (16)| D. J. Hogg (5)| Sydney SuperDome
12,783| 10–8|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 19| 4 January| Melbourne| L 85–101| Shaun Bruce (16)| Jordan Hunter (9)| Denzel Valentine (8)| Sydney SuperDome
12,898| 10–9|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 20| 7 January| Brisbane| L 93–101| Jaylen Adams (21)| Jordan Hunter (10)| Jaylen Adams (8)| Sydney SuperDome
13,078| 10–10|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 21| 11 January| @ Adelaide| L 95–82 | Jaylen Adams (20)| Jordan Hunter (9)| Jaylen Adams (4)| Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,580| 10–11|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 22| 14 January| New Zealand| W 105–76| Jaylen Adams (39)| Jordan Hunter (10)| Denzel Valentine (5)| Sydney SuperDome
16,605| 11–11|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 23| 21 January| Perth| L 98–104| Jaylen Adams (29)| Hunter, Noi (12)| Denzel Valentine (8)| Sydney SuperDome
13,138| 11–12|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 24| 25 January| @ S.E. Melbourne| L 104–98| Jaylen Adams (24)| Galloway, Valentine (5)| Jaylen Adams (9)| State Basketball Centre
3,422| 11–13|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 25| 28 January| Melbourne| W 98–86| Makuach Maluach (18)| Jordan Hunter (9)| Denzel Valentine (9)| Sydney SuperDome
12,921| 12–13|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 26| 2 February| @ Adelaide| L 85–78| Jaylen Adams (21)| Denzel Valentine (9)| Adams, Valentine (5)| Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,434| 12–14|-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 27| 11 February| Illawarra| L 95–106| Denzel Valentine (21)| D. J. Hogg (8)| Jaylen Adams (7)| Sydney SuperDome
14,832| 12–15|-style="background:#BBF3BB;"| 28| 17 February| @ S.E. Melbourne| W 67–122| D. J. Hogg (25)| Denzel Valentine (8)| Jaylen Adams (9)| John Cain Arena
8,279| 13–15

Postseason

See main article: 2024 NBL Finals. |-style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 1| 28 February | New Zealand| L 76–83| Jaylen Adams (18)| Denzel Valentine (8)| Jaylen Adams (5)| Sydney SuperDome
8,231| 0–1

Transactions

Re-signed

PlayerDate SignedContractRef.
21 March 2023 3-year deal (club option) [3]
24 March 2023 2-year deal [4]
25 March 2023 1-year deal [5]
28 March 2023 2-year deal [6]
28 August 2023 1-year deal [7]

Additions

PlayerDate SignedContractFormer teamRef.
12 April 2023 2-year deal (club option) [8]
4 May 2023 3-year deal Dream City Christian School [9]
26 May 2023 2-year deal (club option) [10]
19 June 2023 1-year deal [11]
24 June 2023 2-year deal (next star) [12]
12 July 2023 1-year deal [13]
20 July 2023 1-year deal [14]
26 July 2023 1-year deal [15]
18 September 2023 1-year deal [16]

Subtractions

PlayerReason leftDate LeftNew teamRef.
Contract buyout 17 March 2023 [17]
Free agent 20 March 2023 [18]
Released 25 May 2023 [19]
Declined player option 17 October 2023 [20]

Awards

Club awards

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sydney Kings sack Chase Buford: Why NBL side parted ways with champion head coach. sportingnews.com. 16 May 2023. 16 May 2023.
  2. Web site: Kings hire Rockets assistant Mahmoud Abdelfattah as new coach. ESPN.com.au. 21 June 2023. 21 June 2023.
  3. Web site: NBL rising star Galloway pens new three-year deal with Kings. SydneyKings.com. 21 March 2023. 21 March 2023.
  4. Web site: Kings Title Hero Commits for Two More Seasons. NBL.com.au. 24 March 2023. 24 March 2023.
  5. Web site: NBL offseason news: All the latest stories out of the burgeoning Australian basketball league. HeraldSun.com.au. 26 March 2023. 26 March 2023.
  6. Web site: Makoi Commits to Kings. NBL.com.au. 28 March 2023. 28 March 2023.
  7. Web site: Title-winning DP re-signs at Kings. NBL.com.au. 28 August 2023. 3 September 2023.
  8. Web site: Kings add explosive Maluach to NBL24 roster. SydneyKings.com. 12 April 2023. 13 April 2023.
  9. Web site: Sydney Kings sign Australian four-star US high school recruit Klairus Amir. ESPN.com.au. 4 May 2023. 5 May 2023.
  10. Web site: D.J. Hogg signs with Kings. ESPN.com.au. 25 May 2023. 27 May 2023.
  11. Web site: Sydney Kings sign Jonah Bolden in NBL free agency blockbuster. SportingNews.com. 19 June 2023. 19 June 2023.
  12. Web site: Top international prospect Alex Toohey spurns Gonzaga for NBL. ESPN.com.au. 24 June 2023. 12 July 2023.
  13. Web site: Jaylen Adams returning to Sydney Kings for NBL24. ESPN.com.au. 12 July 2023. 12 July 2023.
  14. Web site: Kings pen Tall Black Timmins to one-year contract. SydneyKings.com. 20 July 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230720032453/https://www.sydneykings.com/news/kings-pen-tall-black-timmins-to-one-year-contract. 20 July 2023.
  15. Web site: Kings sign Valentine as final import for NBL24. SydneyKings.com. 26 July 2023. 26 July 2023.
  16. Web site: Kings sign fourth development player. NBL.com.au. 18 September 2023. 26 September 2023.
  17. Web site: Wizards Sign Xavier Cooks to Multi-Year Deal. NBA.com. 17 March 2023. 18 March 2023.
  18. Web site: Scaligera Verona officially signs Justin Simon. 20 March 2023. Sportando. En. 19 July 2023.
  19. Web site: Illawarra Hawks sign Biwali Bayles on NBL24 development contract. IllawarraMercury.com.au. 25 May 2023. 26 May 2023.
  20. Web site: Sydney Kings let Dejan Vasiljevic go to Adelaide 36ers. ESPN.com.au. 17 October 2023. 17 October 2023.
  21. Web site: Hoops Capital unveils 2023-24 award winners. SydneyKings.com. 4 April 2024. 7 April 2024.

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