# 2023–24 Brisbane Bullets season

The 2023–24 Brisbane Bullets season was the 38th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their first under the leadership of their new head coach Justin Schueller.

## 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 | Development |
| PG | Shannon Scott | Mitch Norton | Tristan Devers |
| SG | Nathan Sobey | Isaac White | Gabe Hadley |
| SF | Casey Prather | Chris Smith | Sam McDaniel |
| PF | Josh Bannan | D. J. Mitchell | Matt Johns |
| C | Aron Baynes | Tyrell Harrison | Rocco Zikarsky |

## Standings
### Ladder

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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP |
| 1 | Melbourne United | 28 | 20 | 8 | 71.43% | 3–2 | W1 | 11–3 | 9–5 | 2615 | 2454 | 106.56% |
| 2 | Perth Wildcats | 28 | 17 | 11 | 60.71% | 2–3 | L2 | 10–4 | 7–7 | 2630 | 2563 | 102.61% |
| 3 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 28 | 16 | 12 | 57.14% | 4–1 | W4 | 8–6 | 8–6 | 2564 | 2378 | 107.82% |
| 4 | Illawarra Hawks | 28 | 14 | 14 | 50.00% | 3–2 | L1 | 8–6 | 6–8 | 2547 | 2518 | 101.15% |
| 5 | Sydney Kings | 28 | 13 | 15 | 46.43% | 2–3 | W1 | 7–7 | 6–8 | 2672 | 2602 | 102.69% |
| 6 | New Zealand Breakers | 28 | 13 | 15 | 46.43% | 3–2 | L1 | 8–6 | 5–9 | 2498 | 2480 | 100.73% |
| 7 | Brisbane Bullets | 28 | 13 | 15 | 46.43% | 2–3 | L1 | 8–6 | 5–9 | 2458 | 2534 | 97.00% |
| 8 | Cairns Taipans | 28 | 12 | 16 | 42.86% | 1–4 | W1 | 7–7 | 5–9 | 2506 | 2589 | 96.79% |
| 9 | Adelaide 36ers | 28 | 12 | 16 | 42.86% | 3–2 | W1 | 9–5 | 3–11 | 2457 | 2563 | 95.86% |
| 10 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 28 | 10 | 18 | 35.71% | 1–4 | L4 | 7–7 | 3–11 | 2425 | 2691 | 90.12% |
Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2024. 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
2023–24 NBL season :
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Adelaide 36ers | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Brisbane Bullets | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Cairns Taipans | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Illawarra Hawks | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Melbourne United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| New Zealand Breakers | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Perth Wildcats | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Sydney Kings | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Tasmania JackJumpers | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

## Game log
### Pre-season

2023 NBL Blitz game log Total: 1–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–0) :
September: 1–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
16 September
Melbourne
L 92–96
Chris Smith (21)
Josh Bannan (10)
Shannon Scott (6)
Gold Coast Convention Centre n/a
0–1
2
20 September
Illawarra
L 88–95
Aron Baynes (20)
Aron Baynes (20)
Nathan Sobey (6)
Gold Coast Convention Centre n/a
0–2
3
22 September
@ Sydney
W 76–105
Sam McDaniel (21)
Tyrell Harrison (8)
Mitch Norton (6)
Gold Coast Convention Centre n/a
1–2 :

### Regular season

2023–24 game log Total: 13–15 (Home: 8–6; Road: 5–9) :
September: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
29 September
Adelaide
W 86–71
Nathan Sobey (18)
Aron Baynes (13)
Shannon Scott (7)
Nissan Arena 4,286
1–0 :
October: 3–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2
5 October
@ New Zealand
W 84–89
Nathan Sobey (24)
Harrison, Sobey (8)
Mitch Norton (6)
Spark Arena 6,280
2–0
3
7 October
Cairns
L 86–89
Nathan Sobey (31)
Sam McDaniel (8)
Shannon Scott (7)
Nissan Arena 4,023
2–1
4
13 October
Sydney
L 102–113
Nathan Sobey (26)
Nathan Sobey (7)
Shannon Scott (11)
Nissan Arena 3,713
2–2
5
15 October
@ Melbourne
L 89–78
Shannon Scott (19)
Tyrell Harrison (8)
Nathan Sobey (5)
John Cain Arena 9,327
2–3
6
21 October
@ S.E. Melbourne
L 96–73
Sobey, White (14)
Harrison, Sobey (7)
Mitch Norton (5)
John Cain Arena 5,552
2–4
7
27 October
@ Perth
W 79–84
Nathan Sobey (17)
Sam McDaniel (8)
Isaac White (4)
Perth Arena 10,481
3–4
8
29 October
Tasmania
W 90–87
Nathan Sobey (28)
Josh Bannan (10)
Mitch Norton (4)
Nissan Arena 4,559
4–4 :
November: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
9
2 November
S.E. Melbourne
W 108–92
Josh Bannan (17)
Josh Bannan (11)
Mitch Norton (9)
Nissan Arena 2,834
5–4
10
4 November
@ Tasmania
L 87–85
Tyrell Harrison (20)
Bannan, Harrison (8)
Bannan, Norton (3)
Silverdome 3,255
5–5
11
12 November
@ Sydney
L 104–95
Nathan Sobey (17)
Josh Bannan (5)
Nathan Sobey (5)
Sydney SuperDome 10,235
5–6
12
18 November
Perth
L 76–79
Chris Smith (23)
Bannan, White (6)
Mitch Norton (4)
Nissan Arena 4,869
5–7 :
December: 3–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
13
1 December
@ Cairns
W 79–84
Chris Smith (17)
Josh Bannan (8)
three players (3)
Cairns Convention Centre 4,007
6–7
14
3 December
Illawarra
W 78–77
Chris Smith (16)
Tyrell Harrison (8)
Nathan Sobey (6)
Nissan Arena 3,572
7–7
15
10 December
@ Melbourne
L 103–68
McDaniel, Sobey (12)
D. J. Mitchell (9)
Shannon Scott (3)
John Cain Arena 9,635
7–8
16
17 December
Cairns
L 101–102
Nathan Sobey (24)
Josh Bannan (10)
Sam McDaniel (3)
Nissan Arena 4,722
7–9
17
24 December
@ Adelaide
L 95–88
Nathan Sobey (36)
Josh Bannan (10)
Norton, Sobey (2)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,440
7–10
18
27 December
New Zealand
L 71–81
Nathan Sobey (16)
Chris Smith (12)
Chris Smith (4)
Nissan Arena 4,796
7–11
19
30 December
S.E. Melbourne
W 95–83
Nathan Sobey (35)
Tyrell Harrison (8)
Shannon Scott (7)
Nissan Arena 4,208
8–11 :
January: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
20
7 January
@ Sydney
W 93–101
Nathan Sobey (27)
Josh Bannan (9)
Mitch Norton (5)
Sydney SuperDome 13,078
9–11
21
10 January
Tasmania
W 80–77
Chris Smith (19)
three players (7)
Shannon Scott (5)
Nissan Arena 4,486
10–11
22
14 January
Illawarra
W 110–103
Nathan Sobey (25)
Tyrell Harrison (7)
Shannon Scott (6)
Nissan Arena 5,200
11–11
23
19 January
@ Perth
L 118–86
Tyrell Harrison (16)
Tyrell Harrison (9)
Shannon Scott (4)
Perth Arena 12,836
11–12
24
21 January
@ Cairns
W 84–102
Nathan Sobey (18)
Tyrell Harrison (13)
Nathan Sobey (5)
Cairns Convention Centre 4,601
12–12
25
26 January
Melbourne
L 77–93
Nathan Sobey (19)
Tyrell Harrison (8)
Prather, Sobey (3)
Nissan Arena 5,291
12–13 :
February: 1–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
26
3 February
@ Illawarra
L 89–76
three players (11)
Bannan, Harrison (8)
six players (2)
Wollongong Entertainment Centre 4,991
12–14
27
9 February
Adelaide
W 102–84
Nathan Sobey (37)
Josh Bannan (11)
Mitch Norton (6)
Nissan Arena 4,987
13–14
28
16 February
@ New Zealand
L 103–87
Josh Bannan (29)
Tyrell Harrison (6)
Nathan Sobey (6)
Spark Arena 6,085
13–15 :
2023–24 season schedule :

## Transactions
### Re-signed

| Player | Date Signed | Contract |
| D. J. Mitchell | 24 February 2023 | 1-year deal |
| Tyrell Harrison | 7 March 2023 | 2-year deal (club option) |
| Matt Johns | 25 July 2023 | 1-year deal |

### Additions

| Player | Date Signed | Contract | Former team |
| Isaac White | 31 March 2023 | 2-year deal | Tasmania JackJumpers |
| Sam McDaniel | 31 March 2023 | 2-year deal | Tasmania JackJumpers |
| Josh Bannan | 6 April 2023 | 3-year deal | Montana Grizzlies |
| Mitch Norton | 19 April 2023 | 2-year deal | Perth Wildcats |
| Shannon Scott | 28 April 2023 | 2-year deal | Cairns Taipans |
| Rocco Zikarsky | 7 July 2023 | 2-year deal (next star) | Centre of Excellence |
| Chris Smith | 15 July 2023 | 2-year deal (club option) | Chiba Jets |
| Gabe Hadley | 18 July 2023 | 1-year deal | Cairns Taipans |
| Tristan Devers | 9 August 2023 | 1-year deal | Nunawading Spectres |
| Casey Prather | 21 December 2023 | 2-year deal (club option) | Hapoel Eilat |

### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | Date Left | New Team |
| Andrew White | Free agent | 27 February 2023 | Northside Wizards |
| Lual Diing | Club option declined | 24 March 2023 | Northside Wizards |
| Jason Cadee | Free agent | 6 April 2023 | Adelaide 36ers |
| Gorjok Gak | Free agent | 10 April 2023 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix |
| Rasmus Bach | Retired | 15 June 2023 | n/a |
| Kody Stattmann | Free agent | 28 July 2023 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix |

## Awards
### Club awards

* Club MVP: Nathan Sobey
* Players Player: Mitch Norton
* Members Moment of the Year: Chris Smith
* Defensive Player of the Year: Sam McDaniel
* Youth Player of the Year: Josh Bannan
* Narelle Kelly Award: Andrew Ciurleo
* Volunteer of the Year: Adrian Addicott