# 2023–24 Tasmania JackJumpers season

The 2023–24 Tasmania JackJumpers season was the 3rd season for the franchise in the National Basketball League (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 |
| PG | Jordon Crawford | Sean Macdonald | Lachlan Barker | |
| SG | Milton Doyle | Junior Madut | Walter Brown | |
| SF | Anthony Drmic | Clint Steindl | Jarred Bairstow | Jacob Richards |
| PF | Jack McVeigh | Fabijan Krslovic | Majok Deng | |
| C | Marcus Lee | Will Magnay | Majok Majok | |

## 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: 3–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–0) :
September: 3–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
16 September
@ S.E. Melbourne
W 84–97
Fabijan Krslovic (16)
Crawford, Krslovic (6)
Jordon Crawford (8)
Gold Coast Convention Centre n/a
1–0
2
19 September
@ New Zealand
W 85–92
Jack McVeigh (19)
Crawford, McVeigh (5)
Milton Doyle (7)
Gold Coast Convention Centre n/a
2–0
3
21 September
Adelaide
W 86–82
Milton Doyle (19)
Anthony Drmic (7)
Milton Doyle (7)
Gold Coast Convention Centre n/a
3–0 :

### Regular season

2023–24 game log Total: 16–12 (Home: 8–6; Road: 8–6) :
September: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
29 September
@ Perth
L 101–95
Jack McVeigh (22)
Marcus Lee (9)
Milton Doyle (8)
Perth Arena 12,361
0–1 :
October: 4–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2
6 October
Sydney
W 80–72
Milton Doyle (21)
Jack McVeigh (7)
Jordon Crawford (4)
Derwent Entertainment Centre 4,340
1–1
3
8 October
@ Melbourne
W 75–80
Milton Doyle (25)
Milton Doyle (8)
Jordon Crawford (6)
John Cain Arena 10,175
2–1
4
12 October
Illawarra
W 103–73
Milton Doyle (19)
Milton Doyle (9)
Jordon Crawford (6)
Derwent Entertainment Centre 4,340
3–1
5
14 October
@ S.E. Melbourne
L 86–85
Jordon Crawford (27)
Jack McVeigh (9)
Jordon Crawford (6)
John Cain Arena 6,017
3–2
6
22 October
@ Sydney
W 95–105
Jordon Crawford (32)
Marcus Lee (13)
Jordon Crawford (4)
Sydney SuperDome 10,721
4–2
7
27 October
Melbourne
L 82–90
Jack McVeigh (20)
Marcus Lee (9)
Milton Doyle (5)
Derwent Entertainment Centre 4,340
4–3
8
29 October
@ Brisbane
L 90–87
Jack McVeigh (18)
Krslovic, Lee (7)
Milton Doyle (8)
Nissan Arena 4,559
4–4 :
November: 3–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
9
4 November
Brisbane
W 87–85
Milton Doyle (24)
Marcus Lee (7)
Jordon Crawford (8)
Silverdome 3,255
5–4
10
11 November
@ Adelaide
W 72–82
Jordon Crawford (17)
Marcus Lee (8)
Milton Doyle (8)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,440
6–4
11
16 November
New Zealand
L 92–97
Will Magnay (20)
Will Magnay (13)
Milton Doyle (6)
Silverdome 3,255
6–5
12
18 November
@ Cairns
W 87–90 (OT)
Jack McVeigh (24)
Anthony Drmic (9)
three players (4)
Cairns Convention Centre 4,194
7–5 :
December: 3–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
13
2 December
Adelaide
W 94–59
Milton Doyle (20)
Marcus Lee (10)
Milton Doyle (6)
Derwent Entertainment Centre 4,340
8–5
14
9 December
@ New Zealand
W 80–97
Jordon Crawford (30)
Will Magnay (12)
Fabijan Krslovic (4)
Spark Arena 4,908
9–5
15
15 December
@ Perth
L 89–88
Jordon Crawford (29)
Will Magnay (10)
Milton Doyle (4)
Perth Arena 12,600
9–6
16
17 December
Sydney
L 84–90
Jack McVeigh (23)
Jack McVeigh (7)
Doyle, Macdonald (3)
Derwent Entertainment Centre 4,340
9–7
17
23 December
@ Illawarra
W 89–100
Jordon Crawford (20)
Will Magnay (7)
Milton Doyle (7)
Wollongong Entertainment Centre 4,037
10–7
18
25 December
S.E. Melbourne
L 77–85
Jack McVeigh (20)
Will Magnay (11)
Jordon Crawford (4)
Derwent Entertainment Centre 4,340
10–8 :
January: 2–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
19
1 January
New Zealand
L 93–98
Sean Macdonald (23)
Marcus Lee (13)
Jack McVeigh (5)
Derwent Entertainment Centre 4,340
10–9
20
6 January
Cairns
W 103–86
Milton Doyle (31)
Anthony Drmic (8)
Jordon Crawford (7)
Derwent Entertainment Centre 4,340
11–9
21
10 January
@ Brisbane
L 80–77
Milton Doyle (19)
Marcus Lee (7)
Milton Doyle (3)
Nissan Arena 4,486
11–10
22
12 January
Illawarra
L 107–108 (2OT)
Jordon Crawford (24)
Sean Macdonald (9)
Milton Doyle (6)
Derwent Entertainment Centre 4,340
11–11
23
19 January
Melbourne
W 107–86
Jordon Crawford (25)
Marcus Lee (10)
Milton Doyle (6)
Derwent Entertainment Centre 4,340
12–11
24
26 January
@ New Zealand
L 94–88
Jack McVeigh (22)
Will Magnay (8)
Sean Macdonald (6)
North Shore Events Centre 2,272
12–12 :
February: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
25
1 February
@ Cairns
W 86–94
Jordon Crawford (25)
Milton Doyle (10)
Milton Doyle (7)
Cairns Convention Centre 3,645
13–12
26
4 February
Adelaide
W 109–86
Jack McVeigh (26)
Will Magnay (12)
Milton Doyle (10)
Derwent Entertainment Centre 4,340
14–12
27
10 February
@ S.E. Melbourne
W 67–94
four players (11)
Marcus Lee (7)
Milton Doyle (5)
John Cain Arena 10,175
15–12
28
17 February
Perth
W 86–72
Milton Doyle (24)
Jack McVeigh (10)
Milton Doyle (5)
Derwent Entertainment Centre 4,340
16–12 :
2023–24 season schedule :

### Postseason

2024 finals game log Total: 6–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 3–2) :
Seeding qualifier: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
28 February
Illawarra
W 92–76
Jack McVeigh (26)
Jack McVeigh (11)
Milton Doyle (10)
Derwent Entertainment Centre 4,340
1–0 :
Semifinals: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
8 March
@ Perth
L 89–81
Jordon Crawford (19)
Will Magnay (8)
Milton Doyle (6)
Perth Arena 10,624
0–1
2
11 March
Perth
W 102–94
Milton Doyle (24)
Will Magnay (7)
Sean Macdonald (5)
Derwent Entertainment Centre 4,340
1–1
3
13 March
@ Perth
W 84–100
Jack McVeigh (27)
Will Magnay (9)
Milton Doyle (9)
Perth Arena 7,467
2–1 :
NBL Finals: 3–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
17 March
@ Melbourne
L 104–81
Anthony Drmic (18)
Milton Doyle (8)
Macdonald, McVeigh (3)
John Cain Arena 9,108
0–1
2
22 March
Melbourne
W 82–77
Jack McVeigh (16)
Milton Doyle (8)
Crawford, McVeigh (4)
Derwent Entertainment Centre 4,340
1–1
3
24 March
@ Melbourne
W 91–93
Jack McVeigh (18)
Jack McVeigh (12)
Milton Doyle (7)
John Cain Arena 10,175
2–1
4
28 March
Melbourne
L 86–88
Jack McVeigh (28)
Anthony Drmic (8)
Doyle, Drmic (3)
Derwent Entertainment Centre 4,340
2–2
5
31 March
@ Melbourne
W 81–83
Jordon Crawford (32)
Will Magnay (12)
Doyle, Macdonald (2)
John Cain Centre 10,175
3–2 :
2024 finals schedule :

## Transactions
### Re-signed

| Player | Date Signed | Contract |
| Jack McVeigh | 24 October 2022 | 2-year deal |
| Clint Steindl | 15 November 2022 | 2-year deal |
| Sean Macdonald | 6 January 2023 | 2-year deal |
| Fabijan Krslovic | 14 March 2023 | 2-year deal |
| Walter Brown | 5 May 2023 | 3-year deal |
| Josh Tomasi | 30 May 2023 | 1-year deal |
| Milton Doyle | 8 June 2023 | 2-year deal |

### Additions

| Player | Date Signed | Contract | Former team |
| Anthony Drmic | 17 April 2023 | 1-year deal | Adelaide 36ers |
| Junior Madut | 2 May 2023 | 2-year deal (club option) | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix |
| Tre Armstrong | 16 May 2023 | 1-year deal | California Baptist Lancers |
| Marcus Lee | 22 June 2023 | 1-year deal | Melbourne United |
| Jordon Crawford | 23 June 2023 | 1-year deal | Piratas de Quebradillas |
| Majok Deng | 28 June 2023 | 1-year deal | Cairns Taipans |
| Lachlan Barker | 24 July 2023 | 1-year deal (NRP) | Melbourne United |
| Jacob Richards | 1 August 2023 | 2-year deal | Hobart Chargers |
| Majok Majok | 7 August 2023 | 1-year deal (NRP) | Perth Wildcats |
| Tom Vodanovich | 5 January 2024 | 1-year deal | New Zealand Breakers |

### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | Date Left | New team |
| Sam McDaniel | Declined player option | 14 March 2023 | Brisbane Bullets |
| Isaac White | Free agent | 31 March 2023 | Brisbane Bullets |
| Matt Kenyon | Free agent | 17 April 2023 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix |
| Jarrad Weeks | Retired | 4 June 2023 | n/a |
| Josh Magette | Retired | 20 June 2023 | n/a |
| Tre Armstrong | Released | 6 July 2023 | n/a |
| Josh Tomasi | Released | 28 July 2023 | n/a |
| Junior Madut | Released | 5 January 2024 | Manchester Basketball |

## Awards
### Club awards

* Club MVP: Jack McVeigh
* Fan Favourite: Milton Doyle
* Defensive Player: Will Magnay
* Players Award: Will Magnay
* Coaches Award: Jarred Bairstow
* Spirit of the JackJumpers: Deb Hills, Chris Hills, Lesley Buchanan