2022–23 Perth Wildcats season

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2022–23 Perth Wildcats season
Head CoachAustralia John Rillie
CaptainAustralia Jesse Wagstaff
StadiumRAC Arena, Perth
NBL results
Record3–4 (.429)
Ladder7th
2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 31 October 2022.

The 2022–23 Perth Wildcats season is the 42nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their first under the leadership of their new head coach John Rillie.[1]

Roster

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2022–23 Perth Wildcats roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F 3 United States Thomas, TaShawn (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 30 – (1993-02-27)27 February 1993
F/C 5 Australia Hayes-Brown, Oliver (DP) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 114 kg (251 lb) 23 – (2000-04-28)28 April 2000
G 8 Australia Norton, Mitch 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 30 – (1993-04-01)1 April 1993
G 9 Australia Zunic, Kyle 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 24 – (1999-05-04)4 May 1999
G 11 United States Cotton, Bryce (I) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 31 – (1992-08-11)11 August 1992
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/F 12 Australia Blanchfield, Todd 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 31 – (1991-11-07)7 November 1991
G 17 Australia Harris, Michael (DP) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 24 – (1999-10-05)5 October 1999
C 20 New Zealand Andrew, Jack (DP) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 110 kg (243 lb)
F/C 22 South Sudan Majok, Majok 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 30 – (1992-12-10)10 December 1992
G 23 Australia Travers, Luke 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 22 – (2001-09-03)3 September 2001
F 24 Australia Wagstaff, Jesse (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 37 – (1986-04-30)30 April 1986
F 25 Australia Shervill, Corey 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 25 – (1998-03-19)19 March 1998
F 45 United States Manek, Brady (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 25 – (1998-09-04)4 September 1998
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Australia Josh Cavanagh

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (SRP) Special Restricted Player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured

Updated: 1 September 2022

Standings

Ladder

Pos 2022–23 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 New Zealand Breakers 8 6 2 75.00% 4–1 W3 2–1 4–1 679 600 113.17%
2 Sydney Kings 8 6 2 75.00% 3–2 W2 2–2 4–0 758 690 109.86%
3 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 8 5 3 62.50% 4–1 W4 3–2 2–1 691 687 100.58%
4 Cairns Taipans 7 4 3 57.14% 2–3 L2 0–2 4–1 598 594 100.67%
5 Tasmania JackJumpers 8 4 4 50.00% 4–1 L1 2–1 2–3 654 649 100.77%
6 Melbourne United 8 4 4 50.00% 2–3 W2 2–4 2–0 666 688 96.80%
7 Adelaide 36ers 6 3 3 50.00% 3–2 W1 1–2 2–1 518 547 94.70%
8 Perth Wildcats 7 3 4 42.86% 1–4 L4 2–2 1–2 589 592 99.49%
9 Brisbane Bullets 7 2 5 28.57% 2–3 W2 1–1 1–4 590 585 100.85%
10 Illawarra Hawks 9 1 8 11.11% 0–5 L7 1–5 0–3 692 803 86.18%

Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2022. 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
2022–23 NBL season
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718
Adelaide 36ers7480000000000000
Brisbane Bullets9910990000000000000
Cairns Taipans134340000000000000
Illawarra Hawks76910100000000000000
Melbourne United556860000000000000
New Zealand Breakers643210000000000000
Perth Wildcats212570000000000000
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix478730000000000000
Sydney Kings321120000000000000
Tasmania JackJumpers885650000000000000
Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2022. Source: NBL.com.au

Game log

Pre-season


2022 pre-season game log
Total: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–0)
September: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 9 September Adelaide W 98–87 Bryce Cotton (20) Luke Travers (9) Mitch Norton (6) Eaton Recreration Centre
300
1–0
2 11 September Adelaide W 97–91 Brady Manek (15) Corey Webster (6) Bryce Cotton (5) HBF Arena
500
2–0

NBL Blitz

2022 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
September: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 17 September Cairns W 98–80 Bryce Cotton (36) Blanchfield, Travers (7) Bryce Cotton (4) Darwin Basketball Facility
916
1–0
2 19 September S.E. Melbourne W 87–71 Corey Webster (16) Brady Manek (9) Bryce Cotton (5) Darwin Basketball Facility
838
2–0
3 21 September @ Melbourne L 90–63 Thomas, Webster (10) Bryce Cotton (7) Luke Travers (4) Darwin Basketball Facility
917
2–1

Regular season

2022–23 game log
Total: 3–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–2)
October: 3–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 2 October Brisbane W 87–73 Bryce Cotton (23) Bryce Cotton (12) Luke Travers (7) RAC Arena
11,083
1–0
2 8 October Illawarra W 77–71 Norton, Travers (14) Manek, Travers (7) Cotton, Travers (4) RAC Arena
10,816
2–0
3 10 October @ Cairns W 76–105 Bryce Cotton (24) Luke Travers (9) Mitch Norton (9) Cairns Convention Centre
3,608
3–0
4 14 October Melbourne L 81–84 Bryce Cotton (32) Jesse Wagstaff (8) Luke Travers (8) RAC Arena
10,441
3–1
5 22 October @ Tasmania L 103–72 Bryce Cotton (14) Luke Travers (8) Bryce Cotton (4) MyState Bank Arena
4,231
3–2
6 28 October S.E. Melbourne L 90–91 Bryce Cotton (27) Blanchfield, Thomas (6) Bryce Cotton (8) RAC Arena
11,103
3–3
7 31 October @ Melbourne L 94–77 Bryce Cotton (19) TaShawn Thomas (7) TaShawn Thomas (5) John Cain Arena
6,610
3–4
November: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
8 3 November Tasmania boxscore RAC Arena
9 5 November @ Adelaide boxscore Adelaide Entertainment Centre
10 17 November S.E. Melbourne boxscore RAC Arena
11 24 November Adelaide boxscore RAC Arena
December: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
12 1 December @ Brisbane boxscore Nissan Arena
13 3 December @ New Zealand boxscore Spark Arena
14 9 December @ Adelaide boxscore Adelaide Entertainment Centre
15 12 December Melbourne boxscore RAC Arena
16 16 December New Zealand boxscore RAC Arena
17 20 December @ Cairns boxscore Cairns Convention Centre
18 27 December @ Brisbane boxscore Nissan Arena
19 31 December @ Illawarra boxscore WIN Entertainment Centre
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
20 4 January @ New Zealand boxscore TSB Stadium
21 7 January @ Sydney boxscore Qudos Bank Arena
22 14 January Adelaide boxscore RAC Arena
23 20 January Sydney boxscore RAC Arena
24 22 January @ S.E. Melbourne boxscore State Basketball Centre
25 27 January Illawarra boxscore RAC Arena
26 29 January @ Tasmania boxscore MyState Bank Arena
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
27 3 February Cairns boxscore RAC Arena
28 5 February Sydney boxscore RAC Arena
2022–23 season schedule


Transactions

Re-signed

Player Signed
Bryce Cotton[2] 4 May
Ollie Hayes-Brown[3] 17 May
Majok Majok[3][4]
Kyle Zunic[5] 24 May
Todd Blanchfield[6] 27 May
Jesse Wagstaff[7] 11 June

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Corey Webster[8] 15 June Franklin Bulls
TaShawn Thomas[9] 26 July Le Mans
Brady Manek[10] 1 August North Carolina Tar Heels
Michael Harris[11] 12 August Mount Gambier Pioneers
Jack Andrew[12] 1 September Otago Nuggets

Subtractions

Player Reason left New team
Jack Purchase[3] Released N/A
Kevin White[13] Free agent Illawarra Hawks
Matt Hodgson[14] Free agent TaiwanBeer HeroBears


See also

References

  1. ^ "John Rillie Named Wildcats Coach". NBL.com.au | NBL. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Cotton Re-Signs with Cats on a 3-Year Deal". NBL.com.au | NBL. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b c "Wildcats take options on big man duo". Wildcats.com.au | Wildcats. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ @nbl (17 May 2022). "The @PerthWildcats have taken Club Options on the contracts of Majok Majok and Ollie Hayes-Brown for #NBL23". Retrieved 17 May 2022 – via Instagram.
  5. ^ "Wildcats Elevate Zunic". NBL.com.au | NBL. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Todd Blanchfield Staying in Perth". NBL.com.au | NBL. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Jesse Wagstaff returns for 14th season". Wildcats.com.au | Wildcats. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Perth Wildcats sign sharp-shooter Corey Webster". Wildcats.com.au | Wildcats. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Wildcats sign American forward TaShawn Thomas". Wildcats.com.au. July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  10. ^ "Perth Wildcats sign Brady Manek as third import". Wildcats.com.au. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Perth Wildcats Sign NBL1 Sharp-Shooter Michael Harris". Wildcats.com.au. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Perth Add Third Development Player". NBL.com.au | NBL. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Hawks Gain Valuable Experience". NBL.com.au. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  14. ^ "台啤英熊找來澳洲國家隊中鋒 取名哈吉勝有原因". Liberty Times Net. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

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