# 2019–20 Illawarra Hawks season

The 2019–20 NBL season was the 42nd season for the Illawarra Hawks in the NBL.

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Development |
| C | Josh Boone | Andrew Ogilvy | | |
| PF | Tim Coenraad | David Andersen | Samson Froling | Dyrum Harris |
| SF | Darington Hobson | Daniel Grida | | |
| SG | Sunday Dech | Angus Glover | Aaron Brooks | Lachlan Dent |
| PG | Todd Blanchfield | Emmett Naar | LaMelo Ball | |

## Preseason

The Hawks started their preseason later than most teams, with their first game on 7 September. They played three regular preseason games (two of which were against other NBL teams) before playing in the NBL Blitz against Melbourne United and the Perth Wildcats. The Hawks then continued their preseason with a final regular game against the Sydney Kings, however opted against playing more games in the NBLxNBA series.

### Game log

2019–20 pre-season game log :
Pre-Season: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
7 September
Indigenous All Stars
W 110-87
Todd Blanchfield (14)
David Andersen (8)
Emmett Naar (6)
WIN Entertainment Centre
1-0
2
13 September
@ Melbourne United
L 111-70
LaMelo Ball (14)
Samson Froling (8)
Aaron Brooks (4)
Ballarat Sports Events Centre
1-1
3
15 September
@ South East Melbourne Phoenix
W 98-109
Josh Boone (22)
Andrew Ogilvy, Josh Boone (8)
Josh Boone (6)
Lauren Jackson Sports Centre
2-1 :
NBL Blitz: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
20 September
Perth Wildcats
W 122-119
Todd Blanchfield (24)
LaMelo Ball (13)
LaMelo Ball, Andrew Ogilvy (7)
Kingborough Sports Centre
1-0
2
22 September
Melbourne United
L 110-91
Angus Glover (17)
Tim Coenraad (6)
Emmett Naar (6)
Derwent Entertainment Centre
1-1 :
Pre-Season: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
29 September
Sydney Kings
L 96-106
Aaron Brooks (28)
Josh Boone (7)
Emmett Naar (7)
WIN Entertainment Centre
2-2 :

## Regular season

The regular season of the NBL consisted of 28 games, with the Hawks's hosting 13 home games at the WIN Entertainment Centre and one at AIS Arena.

### 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

2019–20 game log :
October: 1–6 (Home: 1–3; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
6 October
Brisbane Bullets
L 81-90
Aaron Brooks (23)
LaMelo Ball (10)
LaMelo Ball (5)
WIN Entertainment Centre
0-1
2
11 October
@ Perth Wildcats
L 103-76
LaMelo Ball (15)
Josh Boone (12)
LaMelo Ball (8)
RAC Arena
0-2
3
14 October
Cairns Taipans
W 89-88
Todd Blanchfield (20)
Andrew Ogilvy (6)
Aaron Brooks (6)
WIN Entertainment Centre
1-2
4
19 October
@ South East Melbourne Phoenix
L 106-102
Aaron Brooks (23)
LaMelo Ball (7)
Aaron Brooks (5)
Melbourne Arena
1-3
5
21 October
Adelaide 36ers
L 92-98
Aaron Brooks (31)
Ball, Brooks, Froling, Ogilvy (5)
LaMelo Ball (7)
WIN Entertainment Centre
1-4
6
24 October
@ New Zealand Breakers
L 103-72
Aaron Brooks (19)
LaMelo Ball (7)
LaMelo Ball (4)
Spark Arena
1-5
7
27 October
Perth Wildcats
L 76-81
Tim Coenraad (18)
LaMelo Ball (10)
LaMelo Ball (7)
WIN Entertainment Centre
1-6 :
November: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
3 November
Brisbane Bullets
L 69-83
LaMelo Ball (19)
LaMelo Ball (9)
LaMelo Ball (5)
AIS Arena
1-7
9
9 November
@ Cairns Taipans
W 91-101
LaMelo Ball (24)
John Boone, Andrew Ogilvy (9)
LaMelo Ball (9)
Cairns Convention Centre
2-7
10
17 November
@ Sydney Kings
L 92-87
Todd Blanchfield (22)
Andrew Ogilvy (13)
LaMelo Ball (6)
Qudos Bank Arena
2-8
11
25 November
Cairns Taipans
W 114-106
LaMelo Ball (32)
LaMelo Ball (11)
LaMelo Ball (13)
WIN Entertainment Centre
3-8
12
30 November
@ New Zealand Breakers
L 91-79
LaMelo Ball (25)
LaMelo Ball (12)
LaMelo Ball (10)
Spark Arena
3-9 :
December: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
13
7 December
@ Brisbane Bullets
L 101-91
Todd Blanchfield, Angus Glover (17)
Andrew Ogilvy (11)
Sunday Dech, Emmett Naar (5)
Nissan Arena
3-10
14
16 December
Melbourne United
L 73-94
Angus Glover (15)
Boone, Hobson, Ogilvy (7)
Darington Hobson, Emmett Naar (5)
WIN Entertainment Centre
3-11
15
20 December
@ Adelaide 36ers
W 84-93
Sunday Dech (18)
Andrew Ogilvy (9)
Emmett Naar (7)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre
4-11
16
22 December
New Zealand Breakers
L 89-91
Todd Blanchfield (19)
Andrew Ogilvy (7)
Emmett Naar (8)
WIN Entertainment Centre
4-12
17
28 December
@ South East Melbourne Phoenix
L 112-102
Todd Blanchfield (22)
Sunday Dech, Andrew Ogilvy (6)
Darington Hobson, Emmett Naar (6)
Melbourne Arena
4-13
18
31 December
Sydney Kings
W 85-80
Josh Boone (21)
Josh Boone (9)
Emmett Naar (8)
WIN Entertainment Centre
5-13 :
January: 0–7 (Home: 0–4; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
19
4 January
Melbourne United
L 91-104
Tim Coenraad (18)
Josh Boone (13)
Darington Hobson (9)
WIN Entertainment Centre
5-14
20
6 January
@ Adelaide 36ers
L 102-96
Todd Blanchfield (35)
Josh Boone (basketball) (7)
Sunday Dech, Darington Hobson (4)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre
5-15
21
10 January
Perth Wildcats
L 77-99
Todd Blanchfield (26)
Todd Blanchfield (8)
Angus Glover, Emmett Naar (4)
WIN Entertainment Centre
5-16
22
12 January
South East Melbourne Phoenix
L 82-90
Todd Blanchfield (15)
Sam Froling (11)
Darington Hobson, Emmett Naar (3)
WIN Entertainment Centre
5-17
23
18 January
@ Brisbane Bullets
L 106-77
Angus Glover (18)
Josh Boone (7)
Emmett Naar (5)
Nissan Arena
5-18
24
24 January
Sydney Kings
L 79-102
Darington Hobson (13)
Darington Hobson (8)
Darington Hobson (6)
WIN Entertainment Centre
5-19
25
31 January
@ Cairns Taipans
L 99-75
Josh Boone 19
Josh Boone 10
Sunday Dech, Darington Hobson 4
Cairns Convention Centre
5-20 :
February: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
26
2 February
New Zealand Breakers
L 56-65
Josh Boone (14)
Sunday Dech (6)
Emmett Naar (8)
WIN Entertainment Centre
5-21
27
8 February
@ Melbourne United
L 95-72
Andrew Ogilvy (15)
Darington Hobson (7)
Andrew Ogilvy (7)
Melbourne Arena
5-22
28
15 February
@ Sydney Kings
L 98-82
Sunday Dech (26)
Angus Glover (8)
Angus Glover (4)
Qudos Bank Arena
5-23 :

## Awards
### Player of the Week

Round 6, LaMelo Ball