# 2019–20 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix season

The 2019–20 NBL season was the 1st season for the South East Melbourne Phoenix in the NBL.

## Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Development |
| C | Daniel Trist | Deng Acuoth | | |
| PF | Tai Wesley | Dane Pineau | | Geremy McKay |
| SF | Mitch Creek | Ben Madgen | Kendall Stephens | |
| SG | Devondrick Walker | Adam Gibson | Terry Armstrong | Will Hickey |
| PG | John Roberson | Kyle Adnam | | |

## Preseason

As part of their first season in the NBL, the Phoenix had an extended pre-season. Their first two games were part of a tour of China, before they had five games in Melbourne against another Chinese team and three NBL teams. As a club in the NBL they also took part in the NBL Blitz and played games against the Sydney Kings and the New Zealand Breakers, however they opted out of the NBLxNBA games.

### Game log

2019–20 pre-season game log :
China Tour: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
30 May
@ Jiangsu Dragons
W 73-92
Kyle Adnam (23)
Dane Pineau (8)
Kyle Adnam (5)
Wutaishan Gymnasium
1-0
2
1 June
@ Shanghai Sharks
L 76-71
Kendall Stephens (22)
Not announced
Not announced
Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium
1-1 :
Pre-Season: 3–2 (Home: 3–2; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
25 August
Zhejiang Lions
W 90-78
Isaac Turner (18)
Dan Trist (9)
Kyle Adnam (4)
State Basketball Centre
1-0
2
4 September
Cairns Taipans
L 102-106
John Roberson (25)
Tai Wesley, Dane Pineau (7)
Tai Wesley (6)
State Basketball Centre
1-1
3
6 September
Brisbane Bullets
W 85-80
Tai Wesley (25)
Tai Wesley (9)
John Roberson (8)
Traralgon Sports Stadium
2-1
4
8 September
Cairns Taipans
W 93-80
Tai Wesley (21)
Keith Benson (11)
Tai Wesley, John Roberson (6)
Kilsyth Basketball Stadium
3-1
5
15 September
Illawarra Hawks
L 98-109
Ben Madgen, John Roberson (18)
Dane Pineau (15)
Tai Wesley (3)
Lauren Jackson Sports Centre
3-2 :
NBL Blitz: 2–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
20 September
Sydney Kings
W 96-87
John Roberson (31)
Dane Pineau, Daniel Trist (6)
Kyle Adnam, John Roberson (4)
Devonport Recreation & Function Centre
1-0
2
22 September
New Zealand Breakers
W 102-95
Tai Wesley (23)
Ben Madgen (9)
John Roberson (7)
Derwent Entertainment Centre
2-0 :

## Regular season

The regular season of the NBL consisted of 28 games, with the Phoenix's 14 home games shared between Melbourne Arena and the State Basketball Centre. The Phoenix are also playing in the opening game against their cross-town rivals, Melbourne United, in the NBL Throwdown.

### Ladder

| Pos | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP |
| 1 | Sydney Kings | 28 | 20 | 8 | 71.43% | 4–1 | W2 | 12–2 | 8–6 | 2642 | 2472 | 106.88% |
| 2 | Perth Wildcats | 28 | 19 | 9 | 67.86% | 4–1 | W3 | 11–3 | 8–6 | 2529 | 2409 | 104.98% |
| 3 | Cairns Taipans | 28 | 16 | 12 | 57.14% | 3–2 | L2 | 11–3 | 5–9 | 2587 | 2547 | 101.57% |
| 4 | Melbourne United | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 4–1 | W3 | 9–5 | 6–8 | 2638 | 2560 | 103.05% |
| 5 | Brisbane Bullets | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 3–2 | W1 | 10–4 | 5–9 | 2607 | 2557 | 101.96% |
| 6 | New Zealand Breakers | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 4–1 | W4 | 9–5 | 6–8 | 2514 | 2468 | 101.86% |
| 7 | Adelaide 36ers | 28 | 12 | 16 | 42.86% | 1–4 | L2 | 8–6 | 4–10 | 2654 | 2768 | 95.88% |
| 8 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 28 | 9 | 19 | 32.14% | 0–5 | L8 | 6–8 | 3–11 | 2671 | 2761 | 96.74% |
| 9 | Illawarra Hawks | 28 | 5 | 23 | 17.86% | 0–5 | L10 | 3–11 | 2–12 | 2354 | 2654 | 88.70% |
Updated to match(es) played on 16 February 2020. Source: NBL.com.au

### Ladder progression

* Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top four.
* Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
* Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
2019–20 NBL season vte :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Adelaide 36ers | – | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Brisbane Bullets | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Cairns Taipans | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Illawarra Hawks | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Melbourne United | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| New Zealand Breakers | – | – | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Perth Wildcats | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Sydney Kings | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

### Game log

2019–20 game log :
October: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
3 October
@ Melbourne United
W 88-91
Mitch Creek (28)
Mitch Creek (11)
Creek, Trist, Roberson (3)
Melbourne Arena
1-0
2
13 October
Brisbane Bullets
W 113-93
John Roberson (30)
Ben Madgen (8)
Mitch Creek (7)
Melbourne Arena
2-0
3
19 October
Illawarra Hawks
W 106-102
John Roberson (26)
Dane Pineau (10)
John Roberson (1)
Melbourne Arena
3-0
4
25 October
@ Perth Wildcats
L 110-79
Jaye Crockett (12)
Dane Pineau (8)
Ben Madgen (5)
RAC Arena
3-1
5
27 October
Adelaide 36ers
W 101-91
John Roberson (24)
Dane Pineau (8)
John Roberson (7)
Melbourne Arena
4-1 :
November: 2–4 (Home: 1–3; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
2 November
Melbourne United
L 98-110
Mitch Creek (23)
Mitch Creek, Jaye Crockett (7)
Mitch Creek (7)
Melbourne Arena
4-2
7
9 November
New Zealand Breakers
W 103-78
Mitch Creek 21
Mitch Creek 11
John Roberson 9
Melbourne Arena
5-2
8
16 November
@ Melbourne United
L 96-95
Mitch Creek (27)
Keith Benson (8)
John Roberson (6)
Melbourne Arena
5-3
9
18 November
Adelaide 36ers
L 91-103
Mitch Creek (22)
Mitch Creek (11)
John Roberson (6)
Melbourne Arena
5-4
10
23 November
Sydney Kings
L 86-90
John Roberson (25)
Dane Pineau (12)
John Roberson (6)
Melbourne Arena
5-5
11
30 November
@ Brisbane Bullets
W 95-110
Ben Madgen (23)
Dane Pineau (9)
John Roberson (6)
Nissan Arena
6-5 :
December: 2–5 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
12
8 December
Perth Wildcats
L 98-108
Mitch Creek (31)
Ben Madgen (11)
Gibson, Roberson, Wesley (4)
Melbourne Arena
6-6
13
13 December
@ Adelaide 36ers
L 113-111
Mitch Creek (27)
Mitch Creek (11)
Mitch Creek, John Roberson (4)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre
6-7
14
15 December
Cairns Taipans
W 112-105
John Roberson (32)
Mitch Creek, Dane Pineau (9)
Tai Wesley (6)
Melbourne Arena
7-7
15
20 December
@ New Zealand Breakers
L 90-84
Mitch Creek (24)
Dane Pineau (9)
John Roberson (7)
Horncastle Arena
7-8
16
23 December
@ Sydney Kings
L 110-98
John Roberson (25)
Mitch Creek (12)
Kyle Adnam, John Roberson (5)
RAC Arena
7-9
17
28 December
Illawarra Hawks
W 112-102
John Roberson (28)
Tai Wesley (7)
John Roberson, Tai Wesley (5)
Melbourne Arena
8-9
18
31 December
@ Cairns Taipans
L 92-84
John Roberson (19)
Dane Pineau (9)
Mitch Creek, John Roberson (5)
Cairns Convention Centre
8-10 :
January: 1–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
19
5 January
New Zealand Breakers
L 92-97
John Roberson (31)
Dane Pineau (19)
John Roberson, Tai Wesley (6)
State Basketball Centre
8-11
20
12 January
@ Illawarra Hawks
W 82-90
Kendall Stephens (20)
Dane Pineau (18)
John Roberson (7)
WIN Entertainment Centre
9-11
21
17 January
@ Perth Wildcats
L 97-71
Devondrick Walker (16)
Dane Pineau (8)
John Roberson (6)
RAC Arena
9-12
22
19 January
@ Sydney Kings
L 98-81
John Roberson (27)
Dane Pineau (13)
John Roberson (4)
Qudos Bank Arena
9-13
23
23 January
@ Brisbane Bullets
L 108-101
John Roberson (26)
Mitch Creek, Dane Pineau (10)
Kyle Adnam (7)
Nissan Arena
9-14
24
26 January
Cairns Taipans
L 102-103
Mitch Creek (32)
Mitch Creek (10)
John Roberson (7)
State Basketball Centre
9-15 :
February: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
25
2 February
@ Adelaide 36ers
L 100-93
Mitch Creek (27)
Dane Pineau (11)
Mitch Creek (5)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9-16
26
9 February
Sydney Kings
L 96-99
Kyle Adnam, John Roberson (19)
Dane Pineau (13)
John Roberson (6)
Melbourne Arena
9-17
27
14 February
@ New Zealand Breakers
L 92-83
John Roberson (15)
Dane Pineau (7)
John Roberson (8)
Horncastle Arena
9-18
28
16 February
Melbourne United
L 90-109
Ben Madgen (23)
Tai Wesley (6)
Kyle Adnam (7)
Melbourne Arena
9-19 :

## Awards
### Player of the Week

Round 1, Mitch Creek
Round 11, John Roberson
Round 14, John Roberson