2019–20 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix season

2019–20 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix season
Head coachAustralia Simon Mitchell
Co-captainsAustralia Mitch Creek
Australia Adam Gibson
ArenaMelbourne Arena
NBL results
Record9–19 (32.1%)
Ladder8th
Finals finishDid not qualify
Stats at NBL.com.au
Player records
Pointstwo player
20.2
ReboundsAustralia Pineau
8.7
AssistsUnited States Roberson
5.6
Uniforms
All statistics correct as of 21 April 2020.

The 2019–20 NBL season was the 1st season for the South East Melbourne Phoenix in the NBL.

Roster

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2019–20 South East Melbourne Phoenix roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
G 1 Australia Gibson, Adam (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 93 kg (205 lb)
G 3 United States Roberson, John (I) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 78 kg (172 lb)
G 4 Australia Adnam, Kyle 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 83 kg (183 lb)
G 6 Australia Hickey, Will (DP) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
G/F 9 Australia Madgen, Ben 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb)
F 11 United States Walker, Devondrick (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb)
C 12 South Sudan Acuoth, Deng 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
F 14 Australia McKay, Geremy (DP) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 107 kg (236 lb)
G 21 Australia Stephens, Kendall 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb)
C 22 Australia Pineau, Dane 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
F 25 Australia Trist, Daniel 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 111 kg (245 lb)
G 35 United States Armstrong, Terry (NS) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
F 42 Guam Wesley, Tai (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 109 kg (240 lb)
G/F 55 Australia Creek, Mitch Injured (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 98 kg (216 lb)
Head coach
  • Australia Simon Mitchell
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 14 January 2020

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Development
C Daniel Trist Deng Acuoth
PF Tai Wesley Dane Pineau Geremy McKay
SF Mitch Creek Ben Madgen Kendall Stephens
SG Devondrick Walker Adam Gibson Terry Armstrong Will Hickey
PG John Roberson Kyle Adnam

Preseason

As part of their first season in the NBL, the Phoenix had an extended pre-season. Their first two games were part of a tour of China, before they had five games in Melbourne against another Chinese team and three NBL teams.[1][2] As a club in the NBL they also took part in the NBL Blitz and played games against the Sydney Kings and the New Zealand Breakers, however they opted out of the NBLxNBA games.[3][4]

Ladder

2019–20 NBL pre-season ladder
Ladder Information
Pos. Nat. Name Pld. W. L. Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against Pts % Win %
1 Australia Sydney 5 4 1 4–1 W3 1–0 3–1 486 394 123.35% 80.00%
2 Australia Cairns 9 6 3 4–1 W4 3–1 3–2 811 763 106.29% 66.67%
3 Australia S.E. Melbourne (NT) 9 6 3 4–1 W2 3–2 3–1 819 784 104.46% 66.67%
4 Australia Melbourne 12 6 6 2–3 L2 4–3 2–3 1167 1095 106.58% 50.00%
5 Australia Brisbane 8 4 4 3–2 W3 1–1 3–3 676 676 100.00% 50.00%
6 Australia Illawarra 6 3 3 2–3 L2 1–1 2–2 598 631 94.77% 50.00%
7 Australia Adelaide 10 4 6 1–4 L2 1–1 3–5 892 920 96.96% 40.00%
8 Australia Perth (RC) 7 2 5 1–4 L1 1–2 1–3 625 671 93.14% 28.57%
9 New Zealand New Zealand 6 1 5 0–5 L5 0–0 1–5 501 574 87.28% 16.67%

Total Rounds
11 weeks

Total Games
46 games

Legend
  • (NT) New Team
  • (RC) Reigning Champion
  • Updated: 17 October 2019


Game log

2019–20 pre-season game log
China Tour: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 30 May @ Jiangsu Dragons W 73-92 Kyle Adnam (23) Dane Pineau (8) Kyle Adnam (5) Wutaishan Gymnasium 1-0
2 1 June @ Shanghai Sharks L 76-71 Kendall Stephens (22) Not announced Not announced Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium 1-1
Pre-Season: 3–2 (Home: 3–2; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 25 August Zhejiang Lions W 90-78 Isaac Turner (18) Dan Trist (9) Kyle Adnam (4) State Basketball Centre 1-0
2 4 September Cairns Taipans L 102-106 John Roberson (25) Tai Wesley, Dane Pineau (7) Tai Wesley (6) State Basketball Centre 1-1
3 6 September Brisbane Bullets W 85-80 Tai Wesley (25) Tai Wesley (9) John Roberson (8) Traralgon Sports Stadium 2-1
4 8 September Cairns Taipans W 93-80 Tai Wesley (21) Keith Benson (11) Tai Wesley, John Roberson (6) Kilsyth Basketball Stadium 3-1
5 15 September Illawarra Hawks L 98-109 Ben Madgen, John Roberson (18) Dane Pineau (15) Tai Wesley (3) Lauren Jackson Sports Centre 3-2
NBL Blitz: 2–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 20 September Sydney Kings W 96-87 John Roberson (31) Dane Pineau, Daniel Trist (6) Kyle Adnam, John Roberson (4) Devonport Recreation & Function Centre 1-0
2 22 September New Zealand Breakers W 102-95 Tai Wesley (23) Ben Madgen (9) John Roberson (7) Derwent Entertainment Centre 2-0

Regular season

The regular season of the NBL consisted of 28 games, with the Phoenix's 14 home games shared between Melbourne Arena and the State Basketball Centre.[5] The Phoenix are also playing in the opening game against their cross-town rivals, Melbourne United, in the NBL Throwdown.[6]

Ladder

Pos 2019–20 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Sydney Kings 28 20 8 71.43% 4–1 W2 12–2 8–6 2642 2472 106.88%
2 Perth Wildcats 28 19 9 67.86% 4–1 W3 11–3 8–6 2529 2409 104.98%
3 Cairns Taipans 28 16 12 57.14% 3–2 L2 11–3 5–9 2587 2547 101.57%
4 Melbourne United 28 15 13 53.57% 4–1 W3 9–5 6–8 2638 2560 103.05%
5 Brisbane Bullets 28 15 13 53.57% 3–2 W1 10–4 5–9 2607 2557 101.96%
6 New Zealand Breakers 28 15 13 53.57% 4–1 W4 9–5 6–8 2514 2468 101.86%
7 Adelaide 36ers 28 12 16 42.86% 1–4 L2 8–6 4–10 2654 2768 95.88%
8 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 28 9 19 32.14% 0–5 L8 6–8 3–11 2671 2761 96.74%
9 Illawarra Hawks 28 5 23 17.86% 0–5 L10 3–11 2–12 2354 2654 88.70%

Updated to match(es) played on 16 February 2020. Source: NBL.com.au

Ladder progression

  • Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top four.
  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
  • Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
2019–20 NBL season
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Adelaide 36ers – 8 4 4 5 6 6 5 5 6 4 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7
Brisbane Bullets 2 4 5 5 4 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 8 7 6 5 4 4 5 5
Cairns Taipans 7 7 6 6 8 8 7 7 6 4 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Illawarra Hawks 6 5 7 9 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Melbourne United 5 6 8 8 6 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 4
New Zealand Breakers – – 9 7 7 7 8 9 8 8 8 8 7 6 8 6 6 5 4 6
Perth Wildcats 4 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 3 3 2 3 3 2 4 4 3 5 5 6 6 8 7 8 8 8 8 8
Sydney Kings 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Game log

2019–20 game log
October: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 3 October @ Melbourne United W 88-91 Mitch Creek (28) Mitch Creek (11) Creek, Trist, Roberson (3) Melbourne Arena 1-0
2 13 October Brisbane Bullets W 113-93 John Roberson (30) Ben Madgen (8) Mitch Creek (7) Melbourne Arena 2-0
3 19 October Illawarra Hawks W 106-102 John Roberson (26) Dane Pineau (10) John Roberson (1) Melbourne Arena 3-0
4 25 October @ Perth Wildcats L 110-79 Jaye Crockett (12) Dane Pineau (8) Ben Madgen (5) RAC Arena 3-1
5 27 October Adelaide 36ers W 101-91 John Roberson (24) Dane Pineau (8) John Roberson (7) Melbourne Arena 4-1
November: 2–4 (Home: 1–3; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 2 November Melbourne United L 98-110 Mitch Creek (23) Mitch Creek, Jaye Crockett (7) Mitch Creek (7) Melbourne Arena 4-2
7 9 November New Zealand Breakers W 103-78 Mitch Creek 21 Mitch Creek 11 John Roberson 9 Melbourne Arena 5-2
8 16 November @ Melbourne United L 96-95 Mitch Creek (27) Keith Benson (8) John Roberson (6) Melbourne Arena 5-3
9 18 November Adelaide 36ers L 91-103 Mitch Creek (22) Mitch Creek (11) John Roberson (6) Melbourne Arena 5-4
10 23 November Sydney Kings L 86-90 John Roberson (25) Dane Pineau (12) John Roberson (6) Melbourne Arena 5-5
11 30 November @ Brisbane Bullets W 95-110 Ben Madgen (23) Dane Pineau (9) John Roberson (6) Nissan Arena 6-5
December: 2–5 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
12 8 December Perth Wildcats L 98-108 Mitch Creek (31) Ben Madgen (11) Gibson, Roberson, Wesley (4) Melbourne Arena 6-6
13 13 December @ Adelaide 36ers L 113-111 Mitch Creek (27) Mitch Creek (11) Mitch Creek, John Roberson (4) Adelaide Entertainment Centre 6-7
14 15 December Cairns Taipans W 112-105 John Roberson (32) Mitch Creek, Dane Pineau (9) Tai Wesley (6) Melbourne Arena 7-7
15 20 December @ New Zealand Breakers L 90-84 Mitch Creek (24) Dane Pineau (9) John Roberson (7) Horncastle Arena 7-8
16 23 December @ Sydney Kings L 110-98 John Roberson (25) Mitch Creek (12) Kyle Adnam, John Roberson (5) RAC Arena 7-9
17 28 December Illawarra Hawks W 112-102 John Roberson (28) Tai Wesley (7) John Roberson, Tai Wesley (5) Melbourne Arena 8-9
18 31 December @ Cairns Taipans L 92-84 John Roberson (19) Dane Pineau (9) Mitch Creek, John Roberson (5) Cairns Convention Centre 8-10
January: 1–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
19 5 January New Zealand Breakers L 92-97 John Roberson (31) Dane Pineau (19) John Roberson, Tai Wesley (6) State Basketball Centre 8-11
20 12 January @ Illawarra Hawks W 82-90 Kendall Stephens (20) Dane Pineau (18) John Roberson (7) WIN Entertainment Centre 9-11
21 17 January @ Perth Wildcats L 97-71 Devondrick Walker (16) Dane Pineau (8) John Roberson (6) RAC Arena 9-12
22 19 January @ Sydney Kings L 98-81 John Roberson (27) Dane Pineau (13) John Roberson (4) Qudos Bank Arena 9-13
23 23 January @ Brisbane Bullets L 108-101 John Roberson (26) Mitch Creek, Dane Pineau (10) Kyle Adnam (7) Nissan Arena 9-14
24 26 January Cairns Taipans L 102-103 Mitch Creek (32) Mitch Creek (10) John Roberson (7) State Basketball Centre 9-15
February: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
25 2 February @ Adelaide 36ers L 100-93 Mitch Creek (27) Dane Pineau (11) Mitch Creek (5) Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9-16
26 9 February Sydney Kings L 96-99 Kyle Adnam, John Roberson (19) Dane Pineau (13) John Roberson (6) Melbourne Arena 9-17
27 14 February @ New Zealand Breakers L 92-83 John Roberson (15) Dane Pineau (7) John Roberson (8) Horncastle Arena 9-18
28 16 February Melbourne United L 90-109 Ben Madgen (23) Tai Wesley (6) Kyle Adnam (7) Melbourne Arena 9-19

Awards

Player of the Week

Round 1, Mitch Creek

Round 11, John Roberson

Round 14, John Roberson

See also

References

  1. ^ "NBL news: South East Melbourne Phoenix China tour, dates, schedule". Fox Sports. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Phoenix Pre-Season Schedule Launched". www.semphoenix.com.au. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  3. ^ "NBL Blitz Landing Page". landing.nbl.com.au. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  4. ^ "NBL news: NBLxNBA NBA preseason games, NBA preseason, Los Angeles Clippers, schedule". Fox Sports. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  5. ^ "National Basketball League | NBL". www.nbl.com.au. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Melbourne 'Throwdown' to open 2019/20 NBL season". ESPN.com. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.