The 2023–24 Cairns Taipans season was the 25th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL).
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 | 17 September | Perth | L 95–102 | Lat Mayen (17) | Taran Armstrong (8) | Taran Armstrong (7) | Gold Coast Convention Centren/a | 0–1 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 2 | 20 September | S.E. Melbourne | W 100–95 | Patrick Miller (21) | Akoldah Gak (7) | Taran Armstrong (5) | Gold Coast Convention Centren/a | 1–1 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 3 | 22 September | @ Illawarra | L 108–90 | Akoldah Gak (21) | Lat Mayen (9) | Taran Armstrong (7) | Gold Coast Convention Centren/a | 1–2
NBLxNBA games
|-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 1 | 10 October | @ Washington | | Akoldah Gak (17) | Josh Roberts (10) | Taran Armstrong (8) | Capital One Arena6,856 | 0–1 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 2 | 15 October | @ Toronto | | Patrick Miller (22) | Josh Roberts (9) | Elfrid Payton (7) | Scotiabank Arena18,141 | 0–2
Regular season
|-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 1 | 30 September | @ New Zealand | L 98–87 | Sam Mennenga (17) | Lat Mayen (6) | Patrick Miller (6) | Spark Arena6,400 | 0–1
|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 2 | 5 October | S.E. Melbourne | W 87–80 | Patrick Miller (23) | Sam Waardenburg (14) | Patrick Miller (8) | Cairns Convention Centre3,906 | 1–1 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 3 | 7 October | @ Brisbane | W 86–89 | Patrick Miller (21) | Sam Waardenburg (7) | Kuol, Miller (5) | Nissan Arena4,023 | 2–1 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 4 | 26 October | @ Illawarra | L 84–83 | Patrick Miller (24) | Bobi Klintman (7) | Patrick Miller (7) | Wollongong Entertainment Centre1,923 | 2–2 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 5 | 28 October | Sydney | W 87–80 | Bul Kuol (24) | Bobi Klintman (8) | three players (3) | Cairns Convention Centre4,587 | 3–2
|-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 6 | 3 November | @ New Zealand | L 91–81 | Kuol, Mayen (18) | Mayen, Mennenga (7) | Mayen, Waardenburg (5) | Christchurch Arena4,909 | 3–3 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 7 | 5 November | @ S.E. Melbourne | L 91–78 | three players (12) | Tahjere McCall (10) | Bul Kuol (4) | John Cain Arena7,511 | 3–4 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 8 | 11 November | Illawarra | W 81–71 | Bul Kuol (19) | Gak, Mayen (8) | Taran Armstrong (4) | Cairns Convention Centre4,614 | 4–4 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 9 | 16 November | @ Perth | L 88–80 | Tahjere McCall (19) | Taran Armstrong (6) | Patrick Miller (6) | Perth Arena9,976 | 4–5 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 10 | 18 November | Tasmania | L 87–90 (OT) | Patrick Miller (26) | Taran Armstrong (7) | three players (4) | Cairns Convention Centre4,194 | 4–6
|-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 11 | 1 December | Brisbane | L 79–84 | Tahjere McCall (29) | Bul Kuol (6) | Patrick Miller (7) | Cairns Convention Centre4,007 | 4–7 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 12 | 3 December | @ Melbourne | W 103–115 | Patrick Miller (32) | Josh Roberts (5) | Patrick Miller (10) | John Cain Arena9,384 | 5–7 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 13 | 7 December | Sydney | L 83–86 | Patrick Miller (22) | Tahjere McCall (6) | Patrick Miller (7) | Cairns Convention Centre4,126 | 5–8 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 14 | 9 December | @ Adelaide | W 101–116 | Patrick Miller (26) | Sam Waardenburg (9) | Tahjere McCall (15) | Adelaide Entertainment Centre8,954 | 6–8 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 15 | 15 December | New Zealand | L 82–111 | Taran Armstrong (15) | Sam Waardenburg (6) | Patrick Miller (5) | Cairns Convention Centre3,584 | 6–9 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 16 | 17 December | @ Brisbane | W 101–102 | Tahjere McCall (25) | Armstrong, Waardenburg (7) | Tahjere McCall (9) | Nissan Arena4,722 | 7–9 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 17 | 22 December | S.E. Melbourne | W 94–75 | Sam Waardenburg (20) | Tahjere McCall (8) | Patrick Miller (9) | Cairns Convention Centre3,651 | 8–9 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 18 | 26 December | Perth | L 102–105 | Bobi Klintman (24) | Sam Mennenga (10) | Patrick Miller (7) | Cairns Convention Centre4,050 | 8–10 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 19 | 29 December | @ Sydney | L 101–82 | Patrick Miller (18) | Sam Waardenburg (8) | McCall, Miller (6) | Sydney SuperDome12,783 | 8–11 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 20 | 31 December | Melbourne | W 95–78 | Patrick Miller (31) | Sam Mennenga (11) | Tahjere McCall (10) | Cairns Convention Centre4,802 | 9–11
|-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 21 | 6 January | @ Tasmania | L 103–86 | Tahjere McCall (20) | Sam Mennenga (8) | Tahjere McCall (6) | Derwent Entertainment Centre4,340 | 9–12 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 22 | 13 January | Adelaide | W 111–101 (OT) | Tahjere McCall (30) | Akoldah Gak (14) | Tahjere McCall (9) | Cairns Convention Centre4,659 | 10–12 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 23 | 18 January | @ Illawarra | W 92–93 | Tahjere McCall (28) | Akoldah Gak (11) | Armstrong, McCall (6) | Wollongong Entertainment Centre3,711 | 11–12 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 24 | 21 January | Brisbane | L 84–102 | Bul Kuol (19) | Tahjere McCall (6) | Patrick Miller (5) | Cairns Convention Centre4,601 | 11–13 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 25 | 27 January | @ Adelaide | L 88–71 | Lat Mayen (15) | Lat Mayen (9) | Tahjere McCall (7) | Adelaide Entertainment Centre9,741 | 11–14
|-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 26 | 1 February | Tasmania | L 86–94 | Patrick Miller (31) | Patrick Miller (7) | Taran Armstrong (6) | Cairns Convention Centre3,645 | 11–15 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 27 | 10 February | @ Perth | L 117–88 | Patrick Miller (25) | three players (4) | Patrick Miller (5) | Perth Arena12,895 | 11–16 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 28 | 16 February | Melbourne | W 97–88 | Tahjere McCall (23) | Tahjere McCall (9) | Tahjere McCall (10) | Cairns Convention Centre4,378 | 12–16
Transactions Re-signed Player Date Signed Contract Ref. Lat Mayen 27 March 2023 1-year deal Bul Kuol 9 June 2023 1-year deal
Additions Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref. Sam Mennenga 6 April 2023 2-year deal Davidson Wildcats Akoldah Gak 10 April 2023 2-year deal Illawarra Hawks Taran Armstrong 17 May 2023 2-year deal California Baptist Lancers Bobi Klintman 13 June 2023 1-year deal (next star) Wake Forest Patrick Miller 16 June 2023 1-year deal Brose Bamberg Lachlan Anderson 8 July 2023 2-year deal (club option) TFT Skopje Josh Roberts 4 August 2023 1-year deal Manhattan Jaspers Kian Dennis 8 August 2023 2-year deal (club option) Southern Districts Spartans Alex Mudronja 8 August 2023 2-year deal (club option) Illawarra Hawks
Subtractions Player Reason left Date Left New Team Ref. Mirko Đerić Mutual release 27 March 2023 TBC Keanu Pinder Free agent 1 April 2023 Perth Wildcats Shannon Scott Free agent 28 April 2023 Brisbane Bullets Ben Ayre Club option declined 2 May 2023 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix D. J. Hogg Free agent 26 May 2023 Sydney Kings Majok Deng Declined player option 28 June 2023 Tasmania JackJumpers Gabe Hadley Free agent 18 July 2023 Brisbane Bullets
Awards Club awards Club MVP: Patrick Miller Defensive Player: Tahjere McCall Players’ Player: Patrick Miller Commitment to Community: Alex Mudronja Members’ Choice MVP: Bobi Klintman Coaches Award: Lat Mayen
See also 2023–24 NBL season
References
External links Official Website