The 2022–23 NBL season was the 45th season of the National Basketball League since its establishment in 1979. A total of ten teams contested in the 2022–23 season. Australian broadcast rights to the season are held by ESPN in the second season of a three-year deal. All games are available live on ESPN and the streaming platform Kayo Sports. Network 10 will broadcast two Sunday afternoon games on

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and 10 Play. In New Zealand, Sky Sport continue as the official league broadcaster. The 2022–23 season saw a return to the traditional October start after two straight condensed seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The

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won their second consecutive championship after beating the New Zealand Breakers in the Grand Final, 3–2.

Teams

All ten teams from the 2021–22 NBL season continued on in 2022–23. The New Zealand Breakers returned to a regular home-and-away schedule after spending the majority of the previous two seasons based in Australia due to Covid-related travel restrictions.

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and sponsorship

Player transactions

Free agency began on 20 May 2022, due to the late finish of the 2021–22 season which had been delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Head coaching transactions

Pre-season

The pre-season games began on 9 August 2022, and ran until 6 October 2022. The pre-season also featured the Adelaide 36ers playing two

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teams in the United States, marking the fourth NBLxNBA tour.

Blitz ladder

The 2022 NBL Blitz ran from 16 to 23 September with all ten teams competing.

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, Northern Territory will host the tournament.

Regular season

The regular season began on 1 October 2022. It consisted of 140 games spread across 18 rounds, with the final game being played on 5 February 2023. On 30 January 2023,

claimed their 7th regular season championship.

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Ladder

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

Finals

The 2023 NBL Finals were played in February and March 2023, consisting of three play-in games, two best-of-three semifinal series and the best-of-five Grand Final series. In the semifinals, the higher seed hosts the first and third games. In the Grand Final, the higher seed hosts the first, third and fifth games. This will be the first season the league will introduce play-in games. The top two seeds in the regular season will automatically qualify to the semifinals. Teams ranked three to six will compete in the play-in tournament. The third seed will play the fourth seed for third spot and the loser will play the winner of fifth or sixth for the fourth seed.

Playoff bracket

Awards

Pre-season

* Loggins-Bruton Cup: Adelaide 36ers * Most Valuable Player ( Ray Borner Medal): Jack McVeigh ( Tasmania JackJumpers)

Regular season

Awards Night

* Most Valuable Player ( Andrew Gaze Trophy):

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(

) * Next Generation Award: Sam Waardenburg ( Cairns Taipans) * Best Defensive Player ( Damian Martin Trophy): Antonius Cleveland ( Adelaide 36ers) * Best Sixth Man:

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( New Zealand Breakers) * Most Improved Player: Keanu Pinder ( Cairns Taipans) * Fans MVP:

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( Adelaide 36ers) * Coach of the Year ( Lindsay Gaze Trophy): Adam Forde ( Cairns Taipans) * Executive of the Year: Mark Beecroft ( Cairns Taipans) * Referee of the Year: Vaughan Mayberry * GameTime by Kmart:

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( S.E. Melbourne Phoenix) * All-NBL First Team: ** Mitch Creek ( S.E. Melbourne Phoenix) **

(

) ** Bryce Cotton ( Perth Wildcats) **

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(

) **

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( Tasmania JackJumpers) * All-NBL Second Team: ** Keanu Pinder ( Cairns Taipans) **

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( New Zealand Breakers) **

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( Cairns Taipans) ** Chris Goulding ( Melbourne United)

Post season

* Grand Final Series MVP ( Larry Sengstock Medal):

(

) * NBL Champions:

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2022-23 NBL season Australia, NBL 2022–23 in Australian basketball 2022 in New Zealand basketball 2023 in New Zealand basketball