The 2023–24 New Zealand Breakers season was the 21st 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:#BBF3BB;" | 1 | 17 September | @ Adelaide | W 75–101 | Cameron Gliddon (19) | Zylan Cheatham (9) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (8) | Gold Coast Convention Centren/a | 1–0 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 2 | 19 September | Tasmania | W 85–92 | Cameron Gliddon (17) | Zylan Cheatham (10) | Gliddon, Jackson-Cartwright (5) | Gold Coast Convention Centren/a | 1–1 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 3 | 21 September | @ Perth | L 93–89 | Delany, Jackson-Cartwright (15) | Cheatham, Mathiang (6) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (10) | Gold Coast Convention Centren/a | 1–2
NBLxNBA games
|-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 1 | 10 October | @ Portland | | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (19) | Zylan Cheatham (10) | Zylan Cheatham (4) | Moda Center12,694 | 0–1 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 2 | 16 October | @ Utah | | Anthony Lamb (23) | Anthony Lamb (7) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (6) | Delta Center14,190 | 0–2
Regular season
|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 1 | 30 September | Cairns | W 98–87 | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (25) | Mangok Mathiang (5) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (8) | Spark Arena6,400 | 1–0
|-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 2 | 5 October | Brisbane | L 84–89 | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (20) | Zylan Cheatham (6) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (5) | Spark Arena6,280 | 1–1 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 3 | 22 October | @ Melbourne | L 97–88 | Zylan Cheatham (30) | Will McDowell-White (7) | Will McDowell-White (9) | John Cain Arena9,579 | 1–2 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 4 | 26 October | Adelaide | L 85–97 | Anthony Lamb (25) | Zylan Cheatham (8) | Will McDowell-White (11) | Spark Arena4,646 | 1–3 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 5 | 28 October | @ S.E. Melbourne | L 103–100 | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (33) | Mangok Mathiang (9) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (8) | John Cain Arena6,195 | 1–4
|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 6 | 3 November | Cairns | W 91–81 | Anthony Lamb (19) | Mangok Mathiang (11) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (7) | Christchurch Arena4,909 | 2–4 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 7 | 5 November | Sydney | L 87–85 | Anthony Lamb (29) | Will McDowell-White (8) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (5) | Sydney SuperDome12,143 | 2–5 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 8 | 10 November | @ Perth | L 94–76 | Anthony Lamb (25) | Mangok Mathiang (14) | Will McDowell-White (6) | Perth Arena10,685 | 2–6 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 9 | 16 November | @ Tasmania | W 92–97 | Anthony Lamb (24) | Anthony Lamb (11) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (3) | Silverdome3,255 | 3–6 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 10 | 19 November | Illawarra | L 65–69 | Jackson-Cartwright, Lamb (20) | Anthony Lamb (7) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (6) | Spark Arena5,703 | 3–7 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 11 | 30 November | Adelaide | W 96–83 | Anthony Lamb (24) | Jackson-Cartwright, Lamb (6) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (9) | Christchurch Arena3,936 | 4–7
|-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 12 | 2 December | @ S.E. Melbourne | L 90–79 | Izayah Le'afa (17) | Mangok Mathiang (8) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (7) | John Cain Arena6,244 | 4–8 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 13 | 9 December | Tasmania | L 80–97 | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (25) | Anthony Lamb (9) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (6) | Spark Arena4,908 | 4–9 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 14 | 15 December | @ Cairns | W 82–111 | Anthony Lamb (29) | Lamb, Rubštavičius (8) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (8) | Cairns Convention Centre3,584 | 5–9 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 15 | 22 December | Sydney | W 109–101 | Anthony Lamb (24) | Mangok Mathiang (5) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (9) | Spark Arena5,228 | 6–9 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 16 | 27 December | @ Brisbane | W 71–81 | Anthony Lamb (18) | Anthony Lamb (13) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (7) | Nissan Arena4,796 | 7–9
|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 17 | 1 January | @ Tasmania | W 93–98 | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (27) | Mangok Mathiang (7) | Will McDowell-White (6) | Derwent Entertainment Centre4,340 | 8–9 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 18 | 7 January | Perth | L 102–108 | Anthony Lamb (27) | Anthony Lamb (8) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (9) | Spark Arena6,280 | 8–10 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 19 | 12 January | Melbourne | L 81–82 | Anthony Lamb (22) | Zylan Cheatham (10) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (5) | TSB Stadium2,632 | 8–11 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 20 | 14 January | @ Sydney | L 105–76 | Izayah Le'afa (15) | Mangok Mathiang (5) | Anthony Lamb (5) | Sydney SuperDome16,605 | 8–12 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 21 | 20 January | S.E. Melbourne | W 106–75 | Anthony Lamb (31) | Mangok Mathiang (8) | Jackson-Cartwright, McDowell-White (7) | Spark Arena4,940 | 9–12 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 22 | 26 January | Tasmania | W 94–88 | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (25) | Cheatham, Mathiang (5) | Anthony Lamb (5) | North Shore Events Centre2,272 | 10–12 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 23 | 28 January | @ Illawarra | L 89–85 | Zylan Cheatham (19) | Zylan Cheatham (11) | Anthony Lamb (4) | Wollongong Entertainment Centre4,239 | 10–13
|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 24 | 4 February | @ Perth | W 78–89 | Zylan Cheatham (24) | Mangok Mathiang (9) | Jackson-Cartwright, Le'afa (5) | Perth Arena12,975 | 11–13 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 25 | 9 February | Illawarra | W 88–85 | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (31) | Zylan Cheatham (15) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (7) | Spark Arena3,941 | 12–13 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 26 | 11 February | @ Melbourne | L 94–81 | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (24) | Zylan Cheatham (12) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (5) | John Cain Arena10,175 | 12–14 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 27 | 16 February | Brisbane | W 103–87 | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (27) | Will McDowell-White (7) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (8) | Spark Arena6,085 | 13–14 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 28 | 18 February | @ Adelaide | L 76–70 | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (24) | Zylan Cheatham (13) | Zylan Cheatham (4) | Adelaide Entertainment Centre9,513 | 13–15
Postseason
|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 1 | 28 February | @ Sydney | W 76–83 | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (34) | Mangok Mathiang (10) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (6) | Sydney SuperDome8,231 | 1–0
|-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 1 | 4 March | @ Illawarra | L 88–85 | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (19) | Zylan Cheatham (9) | Parker Jackson-Cartwright (9) | Wollongong Entertainment Centre5,178 | 0–1
Transactions Re-signed Player Date Signed Contract Ref. Alex McNaught 27 March 2023 3-year deal Will McDowell-White 11 April 2023 2-year deal (club option) Thomas Abercrombie 10 May 2023 1-year deal
Additions Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref. Mangok Mathiang 13 June 2023 1-year deal Hapoel Eilat Mantas Rubštavičius 14 June 2023 1-year deal (next star) Lietkabelis Panevėžys Dane Pineau 20 June 2023 2-year deal S.E. Melbourne Phoenix Finn Delany 13 July 2023 2-year deal Telekom Baskets Bonn Zylan Cheatham 18 July 2023 1-year deal Bayern Munich Parker Jackson-Cartwright 2 August 2023 1-year deal Beşiktaş Justinian Jessup 10 August 2023 1-year deal Zaragoza Carlin Davison 1 September 2023 3-year deal (club option) Taranaki Airs Dominique Kelman-Poto 5 September 2023 1-year deal (NRP) Franklin Bulls Max Darling 12 September 2023 3-year deal (club option) Canterbury Rams Anthony Lamb 10 October 2023 1-year deal Golden State Warriors
Subtractions Player Reason left Date Left New Team Ref. Jarrell Brantley Free agent 18 March 2023 Utah Jazz Barry Brown Jr. Free agent 15 May 2023 Metropolitans 92 Robert Loe Retired 7 June 2023 Auckland Tuatara Tom Vodanovich Released 21 June 2023 Wellington Saints Rayan Rupert NBA draft 23 June 2023 Portland Trail Blazers Dererk Pardon Free agent 28 June 2023 Altiri Chiba Sam Timmins Free agent 20 July 2023 Sydney Kings
Awards Club awards Club MVP: Parker Jackson-Cartwright Defensive Player: Izayah Le'afa Fan's Memorable Moment: Thomas Abercrombie Blackwell Community Cup: BNZ Clubman Award: Thomas Abercrombie Member’s Choice Award: Anthony Lamb
See also 2023–24 NBL season New Zealand Breakers
References
External links
Official Website