2023–24 Brisbane Bullets season

The 2023–24 Brisbane Bullets season was the 38th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their first under the leadership of their new head coach Justin Schueller.

Roster

Depth chart

Standings

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

Game log

Pre-season

|-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 1 | 16 September | Melbourne | L 92–96 | Chris Smith (21) | Josh Bannan (10) | Shannon Scott (6) | Gold Coast Convention Centren/a | 0–1 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 2 | 20 September | Illawarra | L 88–95 | Aron Baynes (20) | Aron Baynes (20) | Nathan Sobey (6) | Gold Coast Convention Centren/a | 0–2 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 3 | 22 September | @ Sydney | W 76–105 | Sam McDaniel (21) | Tyrell Harrison (8) | Mitch Norton (6) | Gold Coast Convention Centren/a | 1–2

Regular season

|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 1 | 29 September | Adelaide | W 86–71 | Nathan Sobey (18) | Aron Baynes (13) | Shannon Scott (7) | Nissan Arena4,286 | 1–0

|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 2 | 5 October | @ New Zealand | W 84–89 | Nathan Sobey (24) | Harrison, Sobey (8) | Mitch Norton (6) | Spark Arena6,280 | 2–0 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 3 | 7 October | Cairns | L 86–89 | Nathan Sobey (31) | Sam McDaniel (8) | Shannon Scott (7) | Nissan Arena4,023 | 2–1 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 4 | 13 October | Sydney | L 102–113 | Nathan Sobey (26) | Nathan Sobey (7) | Shannon Scott (11) | Nissan Arena3,713 | 2–2 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 5 | 15 October | @ Melbourne | L 89–78 | Shannon Scott (19) | Tyrell Harrison (8) | Nathan Sobey (5) | John Cain Arena9,327 | 2–3 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 6 | 21 October | @ S.E. Melbourne | L 96–73 | Sobey, White (14) | Harrison, Sobey (7) | Mitch Norton (5) | John Cain Arena5,552 | 2–4 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 7 | 27 October | @ Perth | W 79–84 | Nathan Sobey (17) | Sam McDaniel (8) | Isaac White (4) | Perth Arena10,481 | 3–4 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 8 | 29 October | Tasmania | W 90–87 | Nathan Sobey (28) | Josh Bannan (10) | Mitch Norton (4) | Nissan Arena4,559 | 4–4

|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 9 | 2 November | S.E. Melbourne | W 108–92 | Josh Bannan (17) | Josh Bannan (11) | Mitch Norton (9) | Nissan Arena2,834 | 5–4 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 10 | 4 November | @ Tasmania | L 87–85 | Tyrell Harrison (20) | Bannan, Harrison (8) | Bannan, Norton (3) | Silverdome3,255 | 5–5 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 11 | 12 November | @ Sydney | L 104–95 | Nathan Sobey (17) | Josh Bannan (5) | Nathan Sobey (5) | Sydney SuperDome10,235 | 5–6 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 12 | 18 November | Perth | L 76–79 | Chris Smith (23) | Bannan, White (6) | Mitch Norton (4) | Nissan Arena4,869 | 5–7

|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 13 | 1 December | @ Cairns | W 79–84 | Chris Smith (17) | Josh Bannan (8) | three players (3) | Cairns Convention Centre4,007 | 6–7 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 14 | 3 December | Illawarra | W 78–77 | Chris Smith (16) | Tyrell Harrison (8) | Nathan Sobey (6) | Nissan Arena3,572 | 7–7 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 15 | 10 December | @ Melbourne | L 103–68 | McDaniel, Sobey (12) | D. J. Mitchell (9) | Shannon Scott (3) | John Cain Arena9,635 | 7–8 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 16 | 17 December | Cairns | L 101–102 | Nathan Sobey (24) | Josh Bannan (10) | Sam McDaniel (3) | Nissan Arena4,722 | 7–9 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 17 | 24 December | @ Adelaide | L 95–88 | Nathan Sobey (36) | Josh Bannan (10) | Norton, Sobey (2) | Adelaide Entertainment Centre9,440 | 7–10 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 18 | 27 December | New Zealand | L 71–81 | Nathan Sobey (16) | Chris Smith (12) | Chris Smith (4) | Nissan Arena4,796 | 7–11 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 19 | 30 December | S.E. Melbourne | W 95–83 | Nathan Sobey (35) | Tyrell Harrison (8) | Shannon Scott (7) | Nissan Arena4,208 | 8–11

|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 20 | 7 January | @ Sydney | W 93–101 | Nathan Sobey (27) | Josh Bannan (9) | Mitch Norton (5) | Sydney SuperDome13,078 | 9–11 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 21 | 10 January | Tasmania | W 80–77 | Chris Smith (19) | three players (7) | Shannon Scott (5) | Nissan Arena4,486 | 10–11 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 22 | 14 January | Illawarra | W 110–103 | Nathan Sobey (25) | Tyrell Harrison (7) | Shannon Scott (6) | Nissan Arena5,200 | 11–11 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 23 | 19 January | @ Perth | L 118–86 | Tyrell Harrison (16) | Tyrell Harrison (9) | Shannon Scott (4) | Perth Arena12,836 | 11–12 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 24 | 21 January | @ Cairns | W 84–102 | Nathan Sobey (18) | Tyrell Harrison (13) | Nathan Sobey (5) | Cairns Convention Centre4,601 | 12–12 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 25 | 26 January | Melbourne | L 77–93 | Nathan Sobey (19) | Tyrell Harrison (8) | Prather, Sobey (3) | Nissan Arena5,291 | 12–13

|-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 26 | 3 February | @ Illawarra | L 89–76 | three players (11) | Bannan, Harrison (8) | six players (2) | Wollongong Entertainment Centre4,991 | 12–14 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 27 | 9 February | Adelaide | W 102–84 | Nathan Sobey (37) | Josh Bannan (11) | Mitch Norton (6) | Nissan Arena4,987 | 13–14 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 28 | 16 February | @ New Zealand | L 103–87 | Josh Bannan (29) | Tyrell Harrison (6) | Nathan Sobey (6) | Spark Arena6,085 | 13–15

Transactions Re-signed Player Date Signed Contract Ref. D. J. Mitchell 24 February 2023 1-year deal Tyrell Harrison 7 March 2023 2-year deal (club option) Matt Johns 25 July 2023 1-year deal

Additions Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref. Isaac White 31 March 2023 2-year deal Tasmania JackJumpers Sam McDaniel 31 March 2023 2-year deal Tasmania JackJumpers Josh Bannan 6 April 2023 3-year deal Montana Grizzlies Mitch Norton 19 April 2023 2-year deal Perth Wildcats Shannon Scott 28 April 2023 2-year deal Cairns Taipans Rocco Zikarsky 7 July 2023 2-year deal (next star) Centre of Excellence Chris Smith 15 July 2023 2-year deal (club option) Chiba Jets Gabe Hadley 18 July 2023 1-year deal Cairns Taipans Tristan Devers 9 August 2023 1-year deal Nunawading Spectres Casey Prather 21 December 2023 2-year deal (club option) Hapoel Eilat

Subtractions Player Reason left Date Left New Team Ref. Andrew White Free agent 27 February 2023 Northside Wizards Lual Diing Club option declined 24 March 2023 Northside Wizards Jason Cadee Free agent 6 April 2023 Adelaide 36ers Gorjok Gak Free agent 10 April 2023 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix Rasmus Bach Retired 15 June 2023 n/a Kody Stattmann Free agent 28 July 2023 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix

Awards Club awards Club MVP: Nathan Sobey Players Player: Mitch Norton Members Moment of the Year: Chris Smith Defensive Player of the Year: Sam McDaniel Youth Player of the Year: Josh Bannan Narelle Kelly Award: Andrew Ciurleo Volunteer of the Year: Adrian Addicott

See also 2023–24 NBL season Brisbane Bullets

References

External links

Official Website