2023–24 Melbourne United season

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

2023–24 Melbourne United season
Head coachAustralia Dean Vickerman
CaptainAustralia Chris Goulding
StadiumJohn Cain Arena, Melbourne
NBL results
Stats at NBL.com.au

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

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

2023–24 Melbourne United roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
C 0 South Sudan Lual-Acuil, Jo 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 29 – (1994-04-26)26 April 1994
G 1 Australia Triplett, Zac (DP) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 21 – (2001-10-19)19 October 2001
G 2 Australia Blogg, Campbell (DP) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 19 – (2003-09-09)9 September 2003
G/F 4 Australia Newley, Brad 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 38 – (1985-02-18)18 February 1985
G 8 Australia Dellavedova, Matthew 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 32 – (1990-09-08)8 September 1990
C 15 Germany Hukporti, Ariel (NS) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 21 – (2002-04-12)12 April 2002
G/F 23 Australia Travers, Luke 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 21 – (2001-09-03)3 September 2001
G 43 Australia Goulding, Chris (C) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 34 – (1988-10-24)24 October 1988
G 51 New Zealand Ili, Shea 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 30 – (1992-10-06)6 October 1992
F – Australia Bowen, Kyle 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 22 – (2000-10-06)6 October 2000
G – New Zealand Cameron, Flynn 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 22 – (2000-06-30)30 June 2000
G – Australia Krebs, Tanner 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 27 – (1996-01-04)4 January 1996
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Australia Stephan Semerci
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (TP) Training player
  • (SRP) Special Restricted Player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 17 May 2023

Standings

Ladder
Pos 2023–24 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Adelaide 36ers 0 0 0 — 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0 0 —
2 Brisbane Bullets 0 0 0 — 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0 0 —
3 Cairns Taipans 0 0 0 — 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0 0 —
4 Illawarra Hawks 0 0 0 — 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0 0 —
5 Melbourne United 0 0 0 — 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0 0 —
6 New Zealand Breakers 0 0 0 — 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0 0 —
7 Perth Wildcats 0 0 0 — 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0 0 —
8 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 0 0 0 — 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0 0 —
9 Sydney Kings 0 0 0 — 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0 0 —
10 Tasmania JackJumpers 0 0 0 — 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0 0 —

Updated to match(es) played on TBD. Source: NBL.com.au

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
Leader and qualification to semifinals
Qualification to semifinals
Qualification to play-in
Last place
Source: NBL.com.au

Game log


Regular season
2023–24 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 28 September S.E. Melbourne boxscore John Cain Arena
October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2 1 October @ Adelaide boxscore Adelaide Entertainment Centre
3 8 October Tasmania boxscore John Cain Arena
4 13 October @ Perth boxscore Perth Arena
5 15 October Brisbane boxscore John Cain Arena
6 20 October @ Illawarra boxscore Wollongong Entertainment Centre
7 22 October New Zealand boxscore John Cain Arena
8 27 October @ Tasmania boxscore Derwent Entertainment Centre
9 29 October Illawarra boxscore John Cain Arena
November: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
10 6 November Perth boxscore John Cain Arena
11 12 November @ S.E. Melbourne boxscore John Cain Arena
12 19 November Sydney boxscore John Cain Arena
December: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
13 3 December Cairns boxscore John Cain Arena
14 10 December Brisbane boxscore John Cain Arena
15 14 December @ S.E. Melbourne boxscore John Cain Arena
16 16 December Adelaide boxscore John Cain Arena
17 23 December Perth boxscore John Cain Arena
18 31 December @ Cairns boxscore Cairns Convention Centre
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
19 4 January @ Sydney boxscore Sydney SuperDome
20 6 January @ Adelaide boxscore Adelaide Entertainment Centre
21 12 January @ New Zealand boxscore TBC
22 19 January @ Tasmania boxscore Derwent Entertainment Centre
23 26 January @ Brisbane boxscore Nissan Arena
24 28 January @ Sydney boxscore Sydney SuperDome
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
25 3 February S.E. Melbourne boxscore John Cain Arena
26 11 February New Zealand boxscore John Cain Arena
27 16 February @ Cairns boxscore Cairns Convention Centre
28 18 February @ Illawarra boxscore John Cain Arena
2023–24 season schedule

Transactions

Re-signed
Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Ariel Hukporti31 March 20231-year deal (next star)[3]
Campbell Blogg13 April 20231-year deal[4]
Brad Newley24 April 20231-year deal[5]

Additions
Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Flynn Cameron11 April 20233-year deal (club option)UC Riverside Highlanders[6]
Tanner Krebs11 April 20233-year deal (club option)Brisbane Bullets[7]
Jo Lual-Acuil12 April 20232-year deal (club option)Nanjing Tongxi Monkey Kings[8]
Luke Travers17 April 20233-year dealPerth Wildcats[9]
Kyle Bowen20 April 20232-year dealSaint Mary's Gaels[10]
Matthew Dellavedova17 May 20232-year dealSacramento Kings[11]

Subtractions
Player Reason left Date Left New Team Ref.
Mason PeatlingFree agent5 April 2023Illawarra Hawks[12]
David OkweraFree agent5 April 2023Perth Wildcats[13]
Makuach MaluachFree agent12 April 2023Sydney Kings[14]
Josh DuachReleased17 April 2023North Gold Coast Seahawks[15]
Isaac HumphriesFree agent22 April 2023Adelaide 36ers[16]


See also

References
  1. "Coach Vickerman commits to United NBL charge until 2028". bendigoadvertiser.com.au. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  2. "Coach Vickerman commits to United NBL charge until 2028". ESPN.com.au. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  3. "Ariel Hukporti set to return to the court for NBL24". MelbourneUtd.com.au. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  4. "United add Campbell Blogg as a Development Player". MelbourneUtd.com.au. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  5. "Newley Signs For 11th NBL Season". NBL.com.au. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  6. "United sign Kiwi dynamo Flynn Cameron". MelbourneUtd.com.au. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  7. "Tanner Krebs commits to Melbourne United on three-year deal". MelbourneUtd.com.au. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  8. "Lual-Acuil Jr. signs with United". ESPN.com.au. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  9. "Josh Giddey breaks major NBL move". TheSportingNews.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  10. "Former Wildcat Makes Way to Melbourne". NBL.com.au. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  11. "Matthew Dellavedova is returning to Melbourne United". ESPN.com.au. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  12. "Mason Peatling Joins the Illawarra Hawks on Two-Year Deal". Hawks.com.au. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  13. "David Okwera Returns to Perth to Join the Cats". Wildcats.com.au. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  14. "Kings add explosive Maluach to NBL24 roster". SydneyKings.com. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  15. "Melbourne United to release Josh Duach". MelbourneUtd.com.au. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  16. "Isaac Humphries agrees to join 36ers". ESPN.com.au. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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