2022–23 Cairns Taipans season

2022–23 Cairns Taipans season
2022–23 Cairns Taipans season
Head coach	Adam Forde
Captain	Tahjere McCall
Arena	Cairns Convention Centre
NBL results
Record	18–10 (64.3%)
Ladder	3rd
Finals finish	Semifinalist; (lost to Kings 1–2)
	Stats at NBL.com.au
Player records
Points	Hogg 17.6
Rebounds	Pinder 9.3
Assists	Scott 5.4
	All statistics correct as of 19 February 2023.
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 Cairns Taipans season was the 24th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL).

Roster

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2022–23 Cairns Taipans roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
F	1	Hogg, D. J. (I)	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	28 – (1996-09-03)3 September 1996
G	3	Scott, Shannon (I)	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	31 – (1992-12-21)21 December 1992
G	4	Hadley, Gabe (TP)	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	26 – (1998-01-16)16 January 1998
G	5	Đerić, Mirko	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	29 – (1995-04-17)17 April 1995
G	6	Antonio, Jonah	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	27 – (1997-04-04)4 April 1997
G	10	Ayre, Ben	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	80 kg (176 lb)	28 – (1995-12-08)8 December 1995
F	11	Mayen, Lat	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	26 – (1998-08-16)16 August 1998
F	13	Deng, Majok	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	31 – (1993-03-01)1 March 1993
F	21	Waardenburg, Sam	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	25 – (1999-02-21)21 February 1999
G	22	McCall, Tahjere (C & I)	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	30 – (1994-08-17)17 August 1994
F	25	Pinder, Keanu	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	29 – (1995-05-28)28 May 1995
F	42	Kuol, Bul	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	27 – (1997-01-10)10 January 1997
F	44	Davey, Joshua (DP)	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	99 kg (218 lb)	24 – (2000-03-24)24 March 2000

Head coach

Adam Forde

Assistant coach(es)

Sam Gruggen
Kerry Williams

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Development player
(IN) Inactive
(I) Import player
(SRP) Special restricted player
(NS) Next Star player
Injured

Roster

Updated: 19 February 2023

Standings

Ladder

Pos	2022–23 NBL season v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	Last 5	Streak	Home	Away	PF	PA	PP
1	Sydney Kings	28	19	9	67.86%	2–3	L2	10–4	9–5	2679	2468	108.55%
2	New Zealand Breakers	28	18	10	64.29%	5–0	W5	7–7	11–3	2423	2246	107.88%

3	Cairns Taipans	28	18	10	64.29%	2–3	W1	8–6	10–4	2455	2376	103.32%
4	Tasmania JackJumpers	28	16	12	57.14%	3–2	W2	7–7	9–5	2385	2305	103.47%
5	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	28	15	13	53.57%	3–2	L1	11–3	4–10	2553	2512	101.63%
6	Perth Wildcats	28	15	13	53.57%	2–3	W1	9–5	6–8	2580	2568	100.47%

7	Melbourne United	28	15	13	53.57%	4–1	W1	8–6	7–7	2434	2424	100.41%
8	Adelaide 36ers	28	13	15	46.43%	2–3	L1	8–6	5–9	2546	2597	98.04%
9	Brisbane Bullets	28	8	20	28.57%	2–3	L3	4–10	4–10	2365	2600	90.96%
10	Illawarra Hawks	28	3	25	10.71%	1–4	L4	2–12	1–13	2261	2585	87.47%

Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 2023. 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 games
	Last place

2022–23 NBL season
Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Team ╲ Round
Adelaide 36ers	—	—	7	4	8	8	7	6	6	7	7	7	7	5	8	8	8	8
Brisbane Bullets	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Cairns Taipans	1	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	3
Illawarra Hawks	7	6	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Melbourne United	5	5	6	8	6	6	8	8	9	8	8	8	8	8	6	7	7	7
New Zealand Breakers	6	4	3	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	2
Perth Wildcats	2	1	2	5	7	7	5	7	7	6	5	6	5	7	5	5	5	6
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	4	7	8	7	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	6	7	6	6	5
Sydney Kings	3	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Tasmania JackJumpers	8	8	5	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	6	5	6	4	4	4	4	4

Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 2023. Source: NBL.com.au

Game log

NBL Blitz

2022 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)

September: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	17 September	@ Perth	L 98–80	Keanu Pinder (21)	Tahjere McCall (8)	Tahjere McCall (6)	Darwin Basketball Facility 916	0–1
2	20 September	Brisbane	L 76–77	Bul Kuol (21)	Joshua Davey (8)	Tahjere McCall (4)	Darwin Basketball Facility 660	0–2
3	22 September	@ Tasmania	L 100–81	Ben Ayre (26)	Joshua Davey (7)	Ayre, Davey, Đerić, Scott (2)	Darwin Basketball Facility 912	0–3

Regular season

2022–23 game log
Total: 18–10 (home: 8–6; road: 10–4)

October: 4–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 4–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	3 October	@ Tasmania	W 84–106	Majok Deng (26)	Tahjere McCall (7)	Tahjere McCall (7)	MyState Bank Arena 4,231	1–0
2	8 October	@ S.E. Melbourne	W 76–85	Keanu Pinder (19)	Hogg, Pinder (8)	Shannon Scott (7)	John Cain Arena 4,953	2–0
3	10 October	Perth	L 76–105	Keanu Pinder (18)	Keanu Pinder (15)	Shannon Scott (8)	Cairns Convention Centre 3,608	2–1
4	14 October	@ Sydney	W 78–83	Pinder, Scott (16)	Keanu Pinder (11)	Hogg, Scott (5)	Qudos Bank Arena 7,287	3–1
5	20 October	@ Melbourne	W 77–81	Keanu Pinder (26)	Keanu Pinder (10)	Shannon Scott (9)	John Cain Arena 4,449	4–1
6	23 October	New Zealand	L 64–68	D. J. Hogg (25)	Keanu Pinder (12)	Shannon Scott (8)	Cairns Convention Centre 4,091	4–2
7	29 October	@ Sydney	L 106–103	D. J. Hogg (27)	Keanu Pinder (7)	Shannon Scott (8)	Qudos Bank Arena 7,282	4–3

November: 3–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
8	4 November	Melbourne	W 97–72	Kuol, Pinder (18)	Keanu Pinder (11)	Shannon Scott (6)	Cairns Convention Centre 3,704	5–3
9	19 November	@ Brisbane	W 82–90	Keanu Pinder (25)	Hogg, Pinder (8)	Shannon Scott (10)	Nissan Arena 4,401	6–3
10	25 November	New Zealand	L 71–82	Sam Waardenburg (15)	Keanu Pinder (10)	Shannon Scott (7)	Cairns Convention Centre 3,661	6–4
11	28 November	Sydney	W 94–88 (OT)	Keanu Pinder (30)	Keanu Pinder (13)	Tahjere McCall (4)	Cairns Convention Centre 3,636	7–4

December: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
12	2 December	@ Adelaide	L 78–75	Tahjere McCall (24)	Keanu Pinder (8)	Shannon Scott (6)	Adelaide Entertainment Centre 7,198	7–5
13	10 December	Illawarra	W 102–101 (2OT)	Hogg, McCall (23)	Keanu Pinder (14)	Pinder, Scott (6)	Cairns Convention Centre 3,607	8–5
14	14 December	Brisbane	W 85–76	Bul Kuol (23)	Keanu Pinder (15)	Tahjere McCall (7)	Cairns Convention Centre 3,497	9–5
15	17 December	@ Tasmania	W 82–91	Keanu Pinder (34)	Hogg, Pinder (7)	Shannon Scott (6)	MyState Bank Arena 4,231	10–5
16	20 December	Perth	L 83–105	D. J. Hogg (24)	Tahjere McCall (10)	Tahjere McCall (4)	Cairns Convention Centre 3,752	10–6
17	23 December	@ Melbourne	L 84–81	Tahjere McCall (21)	Keanu Pinder (8)	Tahjere McCall (4)	John Cain Arena 10,175	10–7
18	31 December	Adelaide	W 86–83	Shannon Scott (31)	Joshua Davey (5)	Tahjere McCall (5)	Cairns Convention Centre 4,851	11–7

January: 6–3 (Home: 3–2; Road: 3–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
19	2 January	@ Illawarra	W 89–96	Shannon Scott (18)	Sam Waardenburg (9)	McCall, Scott (6)	WIN Entertainment Centre 2,718	12–7
20	5 January	@ Brisbane	W 81–107	Sam Waardenburg (24)	Sam Waardenburg (8)	Kuol, McCall (6)	Nissan Arena 4,258	13–7
21	8 January	S.E. Melbourne	W 94–85	Tahjere McCall (24)	Sam Waardenburg (7)	Hogg, Scott (7)	Cairns Convention Centre 4,457	14–7
22	13 January	Illawarra	W 89–84	Tahjere McCall (24)	Tahjere McCall (11)	Shannon Scott (6)	Cairns Convention Centre 4,063	15–7
23	15 January	@ New Zealand	W 83–85	Hogg, Kuol, McCall (18)	Sam Waardenburg (10)	Ayre, Scott (3)	Spark Arena 7,194	16–7
24	20 January	Tasmania	L 77–85	Hogg, Kuol (17)	Bul Kuol (8)	Shannon Scott (6)	Cairns Convention Centre 4,705	16–8
25	25 January	@ S.E. Melbourne	L 85–80	D. J. Hogg (24)	Sam Waardenburg (10)	Sam Waardenburg (4)	State Basketball Centre 3,300	16–9
26	28 January	Brisbane	W 94–87	Hogg, Kuol, McCall (23)	Sam Waardenburg (10)	D. J. Hogg (6)	Cairns Convention Centre 4,437	17–9
27	30 January	Adelaide	L 96–99	Hogg, Waardenburg (26)	Tahjere McCall (10)	Tahjere McCall (7)	Cairns Convention Centre 3,530	17–10

February: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
28	3 February	@ Perth	W 71–84	Bul Kuol (15)	Majok Deng (11)	Shannon Scott (4)	RAC Arena 11,668	18–10

2022–23 season schedule

Postseason

2023 finals game log
Total: 2–3 (home: 2–1; road: 0–2)

Seeding qualifier: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	9 February	Tasmania	L 79–87	Tahjere McCall (24)	D. J. Hogg (8)	D. J. Hogg (4)	Cairns Convention Centre 3,670	0–1

Play-in game: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
2	12 February	Perth	W 91–78	D. J. Hogg (32)	Sam Waardenburg (10)	Shannon Scott (8)	Cairns Convention Centre 3,020	1–1

Semifinals: 1–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
3	15 February	@ Sydney	L 95–87	D. J. Hogg (24)	Sam Waardenburg (7)	Shannon Scott (7)	Qudos Bank Arena 7,367	1–2
4	17 February	Sydney	W 93–82	D. J. Hogg (25)	Sam Waardenburg (10)	Tahjere McCall (7)	Cairns Convention Centre 4,626	2–2
5	19 February	@ Sydney	L 79–64	Ben Ayre (20)	Sam Waardenburg (12)	Ben Ayre (4)	Qudos Bank Arena 7,123	2–3

2022–23 season schedule

Transactions

Re-signed

Player	Signed
Bul Kuol^[1]	16 May
Keanu Pinder^[2]	16 May
Tahjere McCall^[3]	31 May
Ben Ayre^[4]	21 July

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Sam Waardenburg^[5]	9 June	Miami Hurricanes
Jonah Antonio^[6]	15 June	Nova Hut Ostrava
Lat Mayen^[7]	30 June	Cairns Marlins
D.J. Hogg^[8]	12 July	Cholet Basket
Shannon Scott^[9]	12 August	Brose Bamberg
Joshua Davey^[10]	30 August	Lakeside Lightning
Gabe Hadley^[11]	30 August	Geelong Supercats

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
Marshall Nelson^[12]	Released	Rockingham Flames
Scott Machado^[13]	Free agent	Hapoel Eilat
Kouat Noi^[14]	Mutual option	Sydney Kings
Nathan Jawai^[15]	Free agent	Darwin Salties
Jordan Ngatai^[16]	Free agent	Wellington Saints
Jarrod Kenny^[17]	Free agent	Hawke's Bay Hawks

Awards

Club awards

Club MVP: D. J. Hogg^[18]
Defensive Player: Tahjere McCall
Players’ Player: Shannon Scott
Commitment to Community: Adam Forde
Members’ Choice MVP: D. J. Hogg
Coaches Award: Ben Ayre

References

^ "Taipans Retain Award Winning Duo". NBL.com.au | NBL. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
^ "Taipans retain both league award winners". Taipans.com. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
^ "Taipans re-sign Tahjere McCall". Taipans.com. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
^ "Taipans Sign Ben Ayre to Two-Year Deal". NBL.com.au. 21 July 2022. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
^ "Taipans secure Sam Waardenburg". Taipans.com. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
^ "Jonah Antonio commits to Cairns". Taipans.com. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
^ "Lat Mayen Signs in Cairns". NBL.com.au | NBL. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
^ "Taipans add DJ Hogg to the mix". Taipans.com. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
^ "Taipans Complete Roster with Experienced Point Guard". NBL.com.au | NBL. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
^ "Taipans Add Davey as DP". NBL.com.au | NBL. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "Davey added as development player". Taipans.com. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "Flames look to go one step further with Jervis and Nelson signings". NBL1.com.au. 30 November 2021. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^ "Machado Confirms Taipans Departure". NBL.com.au | NBL. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
^ "Kouat Noi signs on for two years with the Sydney Kings". SydneyKings.com. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
^ "Nate Jawai to Depart Taipans". NBL.com.au | NBL. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
^ "Jordan Ngatai signs with The Wellington Saints". saints.co.nz. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^ "Kenny Commits to Championship Success". hawks.org.nz. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^ @cairnstaipans (3 March 2023). "Congratulations Most Valuable Player Award winner, DJ Hogg! 🏆". Retrieved 4 March 2023 – via Instagram.

External links

Official Website

[1] "Taipans Retain Award Winning Duo". NBL.com.au | NBL. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

[2] "Taipans retain both league award winners". Taipans.com. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

[3] "Taipans re-sign Tahjere McCall". Taipans.com. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.

[4] "Taipans Sign Ben Ayre to Two-Year Deal". NBL.com.au. 21 July 2022. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.

[5] "Taipans secure Sam Waardenburg". Taipans.com. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.

[6] "Jonah Antonio commits to Cairns". Taipans.com. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

[7] "Lat Mayen Signs in Cairns". NBL.com.au | NBL. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.

[8] "Taipans add DJ Hogg to the mix". Taipans.com. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.

[9] "Taipans Complete Roster with Experienced Point Guard". NBL.com.au | NBL. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.

[10] "Taipans Add Davey as DP". NBL.com.au | NBL. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[11] "Davey added as development player". Taipans.com. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[12] "Flames look to go one step further with Jervis and Nelson signings". NBL1.com.au. 30 November 2021. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

[13] "Machado Confirms Taipans Departure". NBL.com.au | NBL. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.

[14] "Kouat Noi signs on for two years with the Sydney Kings". SydneyKings.com. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

[15] "Nate Jawai to Depart Taipans". NBL.com.au | NBL. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

[16] "Jordan Ngatai signs with The Wellington Saints". saints.co.nz. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

[17] "Kenny Commits to Championship Success". hawks.org.nz. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

[18] @cairnstaipans (3 March 2023). "Congratulations Most Valuable Player Award winner, DJ Hogg! 🏆". Retrieved 4 March 2023 – via Instagram.

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2022–23 Cairns Taipans season

Roster

Standings

Ladder

Ladder progression

Game log

NBL Blitz

Regular season

Postseason

Transactions

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions

Awards

Club awards

See also

References

External links

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