2023–24 Perth Wildcats season

The 2023–24 Perth Wildcats season is the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL).

2023–24 Perth Wildcats season
Head coachAustralia John Rillie
CaptainTBC
StadiumRAC Arena, Perth
NBL results
Stats at NBL.com.au

On 16 May 2023, the Wildcats have picked up John Rillie’s third year team option.[1]

Roster

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2023–24 Perth Wildcats roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 0 New Zealand Webster, Tai 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 27 – (1995-05-29)29 May 1995
G 9 Australia Zunic, Kyle 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 24 – (1999-05-04)4 May 1999
G 10 New Zealand Webster, Corey 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 34 – (1988-11-29)29 November 1988
G 11 United States Cotton, Bryce (I) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 30 – (1992-08-11)11 August 1992
G 17 Australia Harris, Michael (DP) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 23 – (1999-10-05)5 October 1999
C 20 France Sarr, Alexandre (NS) 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 18 – (2005-04-26)26 April 2005
C – New Zealand Andrew, Jack (DP) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 21 – (2001-08-10)10 August 2001
F – New Zealand Harris, Hyrum 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 27 – (1996-03-06)6 March 1996
G – Australia Henshall, Ben 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 18 – (2004-06-22)22 June 2004
F – Australia Okwera, David 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 20 – (2002-07-31)31 July 2002
F – Australia Pinder, Keanu 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 27 – (1995-05-28)28 May 1995
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Australia Keegan Crawford
  • Australia Gerard Martin
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Australia Josh Cavanagh
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

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

Transactions

Re-signed
Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Michael Harris7 April 20232-year deal[2]
Tai Webster21 April 20232-year deal (club option)[3]
Corey Webster3 May 20232-year deal (club option)[4]

Additions
Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Keanu Pinder1 April 20232-year dealCairns Taipans[5]
David Okwera5 April 20233-year dealMelbourne United[6]
Ben Henshall17 April 20232-year dealBA Centre of Excellence[7]
Hyrum Harris26 April 20232-year dealAdelaide 36ers[8]
Alexandre Sarr9 May 20231-year deal (next star)Overtime Elite[9]

Subtractions
Player Reason left Date Left New Team Ref.
Luke TraversDeclined player option30 March 2023Melbourne United[10]
Todd BlanchfieldMutual release14 April 2023TBC[11]
Mitch NortonMutual release19 April 2023Brisbane Bullets[12]


See also

References
  1. "John Rillie is Staying Put in Perth". Wildcats.com.au. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  2. "Perth Wildcats sign shooter Michael Harris for another two years after impressive first season in the NBL". TheWest.com.au. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  3. "Webster brothers Tai and Corey both re-sign with Wildcats". ESPN.com.au. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  4. "Perth Wildcats announce re-signing of guard Corey Webster for two more years". TheWest.com.au. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  5. "Wildcats welcome Keanu Pinder home to Perth". Wildcats.com.au. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  6. "David Okwera Returns to Perth to Join the Cats". Wildcats.com.au. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  7. O'Donoghue, Craig (17 April 2023). "Perth Wildcats sign exciting West Australian talent Ben Henshall to join locals Keanu Pinder and David Okwera". TheWest.com.au. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023.
  8. O'Donoghue, Craig (26 April 2023). "Perth Wildcats sign New Zealand's Hyrum Harris and he is promising to be a physical force". TheWest.com.au. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  9. Wells, Jed (9 May 2023). "Perth Wildcats sign OTE prospect Alex Sarr as first ever Next Star". SportingNews.com. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  10. "Josh Giddey breaks major NBL move". SportingNews.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  11. "Perth Wildcats Thank Mitch Norton and Todd Blanchfield". Wildcats.com.au. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  12. "Bullets add experienced guard Mitch Norton". BrisbaneBullets.com.au. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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