# 2022–23 Melbourne United season

The 2022–23 Melbourne United season was the 40th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their 9th under the banner of Melbourne United.

## Roster

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

## Standings
### Ladder

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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP |
| 1 | Sydney Kings | 28 | 19 | 9 | 67.86% | 2–3 | L2 | 10–4 | 9–5 | 2679 | 2468 | 108.55% |
| 2 | New Zealand Breakers | 28 | 18 | 10 | 64.29% | 5–0 | W5 | 7–7 | 11–3 | 2423 | 2246 | 107.88% |
| 3 | Cairns Taipans | 28 | 18 | 10 | 64.29% | 2–3 | W1 | 8–6 | 10–4 | 2455 | 2376 | 103.32% |
| 4 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 28 | 16 | 12 | 57.14% | 3–2 | W2 | 7–7 | 9–5 | 2385 | 2305 | 103.47% |
| 5 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 3–2 | L1 | 11–3 | 4–10 | 2553 | 2512 | 101.63% |
| 6 | Perth Wildcats | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 2–3 | W1 | 9–5 | 6–8 | 2580 | 2568 | 100.47% |
| 7 | Melbourne United | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 4–1 | W1 | 8–6 | 7–7 | 2434 | 2424 | 100.41% |
| 8 | Adelaide 36ers | 28 | 13 | 15 | 46.43% | 2–3 | L1 | 8–6 | 5–9 | 2546 | 2597 | 98.04% |
| 9 | Brisbane Bullets | 28 | 8 | 20 | 28.57% | 2–3 | L3 | 4–10 | 4–10 | 2365 | 2600 | 90.96% |
| 10 | Illawarra Hawks | 28 | 3 | 25 | 10.71% | 1–4 | L4 | 2–12 | 1–13 | 2261 | 2585 | 87.47% |
Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 2023. Source: NBL.com.au
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

* Leader and qualification to semifinals
* Qualification to semifinals
* Qualification to play-in games
* Last place
2022–23 NBL season :
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Adelaide 36ers | — | — | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Brisbane Bullets | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Cairns Taipans | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Illawarra Hawks | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Melbourne United | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| New Zealand Breakers | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Perth Wildcats | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Sydney Kings | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tasmania JackJumpers | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

## Game log
### Pre-season

2022 pre-season game log Total: 0–3 (Home: 0–3; Road: 0–0) :
August: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
9 August
Saint Mary's
L 67–88
Shea Ili (18)
Brad Newley (5)
Joshua Duach (3)
Keilor Stadium 1,000
0–1 :
September: 0–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2
8 September
Brisbane
L 77–105
Rayjon Tucker (20)
Rayjon Tucker (8)
Xavier Rathan-Mayes (4)
Selkirk Stadium 2,000
0–2
3
10 September
Brisbane
L 72–76
Rayjon Tucker (28)
Rayjon Tucker (9)
Brad Newley (2)
Casey Stadium 1,100
0–3 :

### NBL Blitz

2022 NBL Blitz game log Total: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1) :
September: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
18 September
@ Illawarra
L 81–68
Rayjon Tucker (20)
Ariel Hukporti (8)
Rayjon Tucker (3)
Darwin Basketball Facility 922
0–1
2
21 September
Perth
W 90–63
Xavier Rathan-Mayes (22)
Jordan Caroline (14)
Caroline, Humphries, Tucker (3)
Darwin Basketball Facility 917
1–1
3
23 September
Brisbane
W 80–67
Chris Goulding (19)
Rayjon Tucker (8)
Xavier Rathan-Mayes (4)
Darwin Basketball Facility 906
2–1 :

### Regular season

2022–23 game log Total: 15–13 (Home: 8–6; Road: 7–7) :
October: 4–4 (Home: 2–4; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
2 October
New Zealand
W 101–97 (OT)
Xavier Rathan-Mayes (33)
Isaac Humphries (6)
Xavier Rathan-Mayes (9)
John Cain Arena 7,236
1–0
2
9 October
Sydney
L 71–91
Barker, Caroline (10)
Jordan Caroline (10)
Rayjon Tucker (3)
John Cain Arena 7,881
1–1
3
14 October
@ Perth
W 81–84
Humphries, Rathan-Mayes (17)
Xavier Rathan-Mayes (11)
Goulding, Rathan-Mayes (5)
RAC Arena 10,441
2–1
4
16 October
Tasmania
L 64–74
Xavier Rathan-Mayes (18)
Barlow, Rathan-Mayes (7)
David Barlow (4)
John Cain Arena 7,292
2–2
5
20 October
Cairns
L 77–81
Xavier Rathan-Mayes (21)
Rayjon Tucker (10)
Goulding, Rathan-Mayes (3)
John Cain Arena 4,449
2–3
6
23 October
Sydney
L 69–87
Rayjon Tucker (20)
Rayjon Tucker (10)
Xavier Rathan-Mayes (7)
John Cain Arena 10,300
2–4
7
29 October
@ Illawarra
W 100–106 (2OT)
Xavier Rathan-Mayes (32)
Rayjon Tucker (13)
Chris Goulding (5)
WIN Entertainment Centre 3,139
3–4
8
31 October
Perth
W 94–77
Xavier Rathan-Mayes (25)
Xavier Rathan-Mayes (10)
Chris Goulding (5)
John Cain Arena 6,610
4–4 :
November: 1–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
9
4 November
@ Cairns
L 97–72
Isaac Humphries (17)
Isaac Humphries (8)
Goulding, Newley (4)
Cairns Convention Centre 3,704
4–5
10
6 November
S.E. Melbourne
W 110–85
Chris Goulding (30)
Xavier Rathan-Mayes (6)
Xavier Rathan-Mayes (8)
John Cain Arena 10,300
5–5
11
17 November
Adelaide
L 86–91
Rayjon Tucker (23)
Isaac Humphries (6)
Isaac Humphries (4)
John Cain Arena 5,100
5–6
12
19 November
@ S.E. Melbourne
L 84–69
Rayjon Tucker (22)
Xavier Rathan-Mayes (8)
Xavier Rathan-Mayes (7)
John Cain Arena 10,175
5–7
13
26 November
Tasmania
L 90–94
Rayjon Tucker (23)
Rayjon Tucker (10)
Xavier Rathan-Mayes (6)
John Cain Arena 6,263
5–8 :
December: 4–4 (Home: 4–0; Road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
14
3 December
@ S.E. Melbourne
L 78–72
Xavier Rathan-Mayes (15)
Mason Peatling (11)
Xavier Rathan-Mayes (7)
John Cain Arena 5,651
5–9
15
5 December
@ Illawarra
L 93–79
Rayjon Tucker (27)
Marcus Lee (6)
Goulding, Okwera, Rathan-Mayes (3)
WIN Entertainment Centre 2,248
5–10
16
10 December
Brisbane
W 104–88
Goulding, Tucker (20)
Isaac Humphries (7)
Xavier Rathan-Mayes (10)
John Cain Arena 5,788
6–10
17
12 December
@ Perth
L 90–89
Xavier Rathan-Mayes (22)
Humphries, Lee, Tucker (8)
Ili, Peatling, Rathan-Mayes, Tucker (3)
RAC Arena 10,459
6–11
18
15 December
S.E. Melbourne
W 92–76
Rayjon Tucker (33)
Xavier Rathan-Mayes (9)
Xavier Rathan-Mayes (5)
John Cain Arena 6,228
7–11
19
18 December
Illawarra
W 88–77
Chris Goulding (25)
Mason Peatling (11)
Shea Ili (7)
John Cain Arena 6,806
8–11
20
23 December
Cairns
W 84–81
Rayjon Tucker (27)
Marcus Lee (10)
Peatling, Rathan-Mayes (4)
John Cain Arena 10,175
9–11
21
25 December
@ Sydney
L 101–80
Rayjon Tucker (31)
David Okwera (12)
Shea Ili (7)
Qudos Bank Arena 7,012
9–12 :
January: 5–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 5–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
22
1 January
@ Brisbane
W 86–99
Goulding, Tucker (20)
Isaac Humphries (9)
Xavier Rathan-Mayes (6)
Nissan Arena 4,781
10–12
23
7 January
@ Tasmania
W 85–92
Chris Goulding (23)
Marcus Lee (10)
Shea Ili (8)
MyState Bank Arena 4,269
11–12
24
12 January
@ New Zealand
W 65–77
Xavier Rathan-Mayes (20)
Marcus Lee (9)
Marcus Lee (5)
Christchurch Arena 5,217
12–12
25
14 January
@ Brisbane
W 91–101
Rayjon Tucker (30)
Marcus Lee (6)
Shea Ili (7)
Nissan Arena 4,703
13–12
26
21 January
@ Adelaide
W 87–94
Chris Goulding (28)
Rayjon Tucker (10)
Shea Ili (5)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,505
14–12
27
28 January
@ New Zealand
L 80–74
Xavier Rathan-Mayes (15)
Lee, Rathan-Mayes (7)
Marcus Lee (3)
Spark Arena 6,488
14–13 :
February: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
28
5 February
Adelaide
W 116–107
Rayjon Tucker (31)
Humphries, Lee (9)
Rathan-Mayes, Tucker (5)
John Cain Arena 10,175
15–13 :
2022–23 season schedule :

## Transactions
### Re-signed

| Player | Signed |
| Ariel Hukporti | 27 April |
| Jack White | 6 May |
| Brad Newley | 18 May |
| Shea Ili | 26 July |
| Chris Goulding | 25 August |
| David Barlow | 16 September |
| Callum Dalton | 20 September |

### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Makuach Maluach | 20 May | Darwin Salties |
| Joshua Duach | 23 June | Iona Gaels |
| Isaac Humphries | 22 July | Adelaide 36ers |
| Rayjon Tucker | 2 August | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Xavier Rathan-Mayes | 3 August | Illawarra Hawks |
| Jordan Caroline | 4 August | Dolomiti Energia Trento |
| Malith Machar | 8 August | Forestville Eagles |
| Lachlan Barker | 20 September | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix |
| Campbell Blogg | 20 September | Sandringham Sabres |
| Marcus Lee | 16 November | Bàsquet Manresa |

### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | New team |
| Caleb Agada | Free agent | Prometey Slobozhanske |
| Jack White | Released | Denver Nuggets |
| Matthew Dellavedova | Released | Sacramento Kings |
| William Hickey | Free agent | Illawarra Hawks |
| David Barlow | Retired | N/A |
| Dion Prewster | Free agent | Sandringham Sabres |
| Jo Lual-Acuil | Free agent | Nanjing Tongxi Monkey Kings |
| Jordan Caroline | Released | Bàsquet Manresa |

## Awards
### Club awards

* SHARE Award: Callum Dalton
* Defensive Player: Marcus Lee
* Vince Crivelli Club Person of the Year: Nicola Parkinson
* Club MVP: Chris Goulding