# 2019–20 Sydney Kings season

The 2019–20 NBL season was the 31st season for the Sydney Kings in the NBL.

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Development |
| C | Andrew Bogut | Daniel Kickert | Jordan Hunter | Banjo Talbot |
| PF | Jae'Sean Tate | Lucas Walker | Craig Moller | |
| SF | Didi Louzada | Brad Newley | | |
| SG | Kevin Lisch | Xavier Cooks | | Hunter Madden |
| PG | Casper Ware | Shaun Bruce | Deshon Taylor | Lochlan Hutchison |

## Preseason

The Kings' pre-season games consisted of three regular pre-season games and two NBL Blitz games. The first game was against Hills Select, before the Kings travelled to Tasmania to participate in the NBL Blitz during September, with games against the South East Melbourne Phoenix and the Perth Wildcats. They then had games against the New Zealand Breakers and the Illawarra Hawks.

### Game log

2019–20 game log :
Pre-Season: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
14 September
@ Hills Select
W 109-67
Craig Moller (22)
Jordan Hunter, Jae'Sean Tate (8)
Bruce, Lisch, Walker (4)
Hills Basketball Stadium
1-0 :
NBL Blitz: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
20 September
South East Melbourne Phoenix
L 87-96
Casper Ware (19)
Jae'Sean Tate (7)
Shaun Bruce (4)
Devonport Recreation & Function Centre
0-1
2
22 September
Perth Wildcats
W 71-103
Didi Louzada (29)
Jordan Hunter (10)
Louzada, Moller, Ware (3)
Derwent Entertainment Centre
1-1 :
Pre-Season: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2
26 September
New Zealand Breakers
W 81-64
Casper Ware (26)
Andrew Bogut (8)
Kevin Lisch (4)
Sydney Uni Sports & Aquatic Centre
2-0
3
29 September
@ Illawarra Hawks
W 96-106
Didi Louzada (24)
Jordan Hunter (11)
Kevin Lisch, Jae'Sean Tate (4)
WIN Entertainment Centre
3-0 :

## Regular season
### Standings

| 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

The regular season of the NBL consisted of 28 games, with the King's 14 home games played at Qudos Bank Arena.
2019–20 game log :
October: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
4 October
@ Cairns Taipans
W 71-79
Casper Ware (23)
Andrew Bogut (12)
Casper Ware, Andrew Bogut (5)
Cairns Convention Centre
1-0
2
12 October
Adelaide 36ers
W 102-80
Brad Newley (18)
Jae'Sean Tate (7)
Shaun Bruce (7)
Qudos Bank Arena
2-0
3
18 October
New Zealand Breakers
W 96-91
Casper Ware (27)
Andrew Bogut (15)
Andrew Bogut, Casper Ware (5)
Qudos Bank Arena
3-0
4
20 October
@ New Zealand Breakers
W 66-76
Casper Ware (17)
Andrew Bogut (16)
Shaun Bruce (3)
Spark Arena
4-0
5
26 October
Brisbane Bullets
W 94-79
Casper Ware (17)
Andrew Bogut (11)
Casper Ware (5)
Qudos Bank Arena
5-0 :
November: 5–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
2 November
@ Adelaide 36ers
W 96-98
Andrew Bogut (18)
Andrew Bogut (12)
Jae'Sean Tate (5)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre
6-0
7
4 November
@ Melbourne United
L 107-104
Casper Ware (34)
Andrew Bogut (8)
Shaun Bruce (8)
Melbourne Arena
6-1
8
8 November
@ Brisbane Bullets
W 85-95
Brad Newley (20)
Andrew Bogut (8)
Shaun Bruce (8)
Nissan Arena
7-1
9
10 November
Perth Wildcats
W 104-85
Didi Louzada (28)
Jae'Sean Tate (8)
Shaun Bruce (7)
Qudos Bank Arena
8-1
10
17 November
Illawarra Hawks
W 92-87
Jae'Sean Tate (24)
Andrew Bogut (9)
Casper Ware (6)
Qudos Bank Arena
9-1
11
23 November
@ South East Melbourne Phoenix
W 86-90
Casper Ware (25)
Andrew Bogut (10)
Bogut, Bruce, Ware (4)
Melbourne Arena
10-1 :
December: 3–5 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
12
1 December
Melbourne United
W 111-101
Casper Ware (27)
Andrew Bogut (8)
Casper Ware (5)
Qudos Bank Arena
11-1
13
6 December
@ Perth Wildcats
L 96-77
Casper Ware (13)
Andrew Bogut (8)
Shaun Bruce (4)
RAC Arena
11-2
14
8 December
Cairns Taipans
L 98-109
Casper Ware (23)
Andrew Bogut (12)
Casper Ware (7)
Qudos Bank Arena
11-3
15
14 December
@ Melbourne United
W 81-104
Casper Ware (27)
Jae'Sean Tate (12)
Shaun Bruce (4)
Melbourne Arena
12-3
16
21 December
@ Brisbane Bullets
L 87-80
Casper Ware (26)
Xavier Cooks (7)
Casper Ware (3)
Nissan Arena
12-4
17
23 December
South East Melbourne Phoenix
W 110-98
Daniel Kickert (18)
Xavier Cooks (9)
Casper Ware (7)
Qudos Bank Arena
13-4
18
28 December
Perth Wildcats
L 85-98
Casper Ware (33)
Andrew Bogut (12)
Shaun Bruce (4)
Qudos Bank Arena
13-5
19
31 December
@ Illawarra Hawks
L 85-80
Jae'Sean Tate (23)
Xavier Cooks (9)
Daniel Kickert (5)
WIN Entertainment Centre
13-6 :
January: 5–1 (Home: 4–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
20
4 January
Adelaide 36ers
W 91-77
Brad Newley, Jae'Sean Tate (20)
Andrew Bogut (10)
Casper Ware (6)
Qudos Bank Arena
14-6
21
11 January
Cairns Taipans
W 92=83
Daniel Kickert (18)
Bogut, Cooks, Tate (8)
Casper Ware (4)
Qudos Bank Arena
15-6
22
17 January
@ New Zealand Breakers
L 86-81
Jae'Sean Tate (22)
Xavier Cooks (10)
Casper Ware (5)
TSB Stadium
15-7
23
19 January
South East Melbourne Phoenix
W 98-81
Didi Louzada (18)
Andrew Bogut (11)
Shaun Bruce, Casper Ware (6)
Qudos Bank Arena
16-7
24
24 January
@ Illawarra Hawks
W 79-102
Jae'Sean Tate, Deshon Taylor (17)
Xavier Cooks (11)
Shaun Bruce (5)
WIN Entertainment Centre
17-7
25
26 January
Melbourne United
W 106-88
Casper Ware (26)
Xavier Cooks (10)
Andrew Bogut (9)
Qudos Bank Arena
18-7 :
February: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
26
1 February
@ Perth Wildcats
L 110-100
Jae'Sean Tate (23)
Jae'Sean Tate (12)
Shaun Bruce (5)
RAC Arena
18-8
27
9 February
@ South East Melbourne Phoenix
W 96-99
Casper Ware (24)
Xavier Cooks (13)
Xavier Cooks, Brad Newley (3)
Melbourne Arena
19-8
28
14 February
Illawarra Hawks
W 98-82
Jae'Sean Tate, Casper Ware (19)
Xavier Cooks (11)
Newley, Taylor, Ware (3)3
Qudos Bank Arena
20-8 :

## Postseason

2020 finals game log :
Semifinals: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
29 February
Melbourne United
W 86-80
Jae'Sean Tate (23)
Andrew Bogut (10)
Casper Ware (5)
Qudos Bank Arena
1-0
2
2 March
@ Melbourne United
L 125-80
Jae'Sean Tate (18)
Xavier Cooks (7)
Didi Louzada (2)
Melbourne Arena
1-1
3
5 March
Melbourne United
W 89-87
Jae'Sean Tate (2)
Xavier Cooks (9)
Kevin Lisch (4)
Qudos Bank Arena
2-1 :
NBL Finals: 1–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
8 March
Perth Wildcats
L 86-88
Andrew Bogut (18)
Andrew Bogut (12)
Casper Ware (4)4
Qudos Bank Arena
0-1
2
13 March
@ Perth Wildcats
W 85-97
Jae'Sean Tate (20)
Andrew Bogut (13)
Brad Newley (5)
RAC Arena
1-1
3
15 March
Perth Wildcats
L 96-111
Jae'Sean Tate (20)
Xavier Cooks (9)
Andrew Bogut, Shaun Bruce (3)
Qudos Bank Arena
1-2 :

## Awards
### Player of the Week

Round 3, Andrew Bogut