# 2022–23 New Zealand Breakers season

The 2022–23 New Zealand Breakers season was the 20th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their first under the leadership of their new head coach Mody Maor.

## 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: 1–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) :
September: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
10 September
Illawarra
W 71–68 (OT)
Izayah Le'afa (16)
Dererk Pardon (12)
Will McDowell-White (5)
The Stockyard 600
1–0 :

### NBL Blitz

2022 NBL Blitz game log Total: 0–3 (home: 0–2; road: 0–1) :
September: 0–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
18 September
@ Brisbane
L 81–69
Tom Vodanovich (15)
Jarrell Brantley (8)
Izayah Le'afa (4)
Darwin Basketball Facility 932
0–1
2
20 September
Illawarra
L 81–85
Rayan Rupert (17)
Dererk Pardon (9)
Izayah Le'afa (9)
Darwin Basketball Facility 660
0–2
3
23 September
Sydney
L 93–101
Barry Brown (19)
Pardon, Rupert (5)
Brown, Le'afa (4)
Darwin Basketball Facility 905
0–3 :

### Regular season

2022–23 game log Total: 18–10 (home: 7–7; road: 11–3) :
October: 6–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 4–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
2 October
@ Melbourne
L 101–97 (OT)
Brown, Pardon (23)
Will McDowell-White (13)
Will McDowell-White (7)
John Cain Arena 7,236
0–1
2
7 October
Tasmania
W 71–65
Jarrell Brantley (19)
Loe, Pardon (7)
Will McDowell-White (4)
Spark Arena 5,340
1–1
3
15 October
@ S.E. Melbourne
W 77–85
Robert Loe (18)
Will McDowell-White (7)
Izayah Le'afa (10)
John Cain Arena 4,364
2–1
4
17 October
@ Illawarra
W 62–88
Will McDowell-White (17)
Will McDowell-White (10)
Will McDowell-White (6)
WIN Entertainment Centre 2,208
3–1
5
20 October
S.E. Melbourne
L 77–99
Jarrell Brantley (17)
Robert Loe (8)
Izayah Le'afa (4)
The Trusts Arena 2,288
3–2
6
23 October
@ Cairns
W 64–68
Barry Brown Jr. (24)
Pardon, Vodanovich (8)
Will McDowell-White (4)
Cairns Convention Centre 4,091
4–2
7
28 October
@ Adelaide
W 70–99
Brantley, Brown (22)
Jarrell Brantley (9)
Will McDowell-White (7)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 6,717
5–2
8
30 October
Tasmania
W 94–62
Barry Brown Jr. (24)
Dererk Pardon (14)
Will McDowell-White (7)
Spark Arena 3,811
6–2 :
November: 4–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
9
6 November
Sydney
L 77–81
Barry Brown Jr. (22)
Will McDowell-White (12)
Izayah Le'afa (4)
Spark Arena 4,481
6–3
10
18 November
@ Tasmania
W 76–84
Dererk Pardon (19)
Dererk Pardon (10)
Will McDowell-White (6)
Silverdome 3,122
7–3
11
20 November
Adelaide
W 89–83
Barry Brown Jr. (22)
Brantley, Pardon (10)
Will McDowell-White (7)
The Trusts Arena 2,909
8–3
12
25 November
@ Cairns
W 71–82
Brantley, Brown (20)
Dererk Pardon (11)
Will McDowell-White (8)
Cairns Convention Centre 3,661
9–3
13
27 November
Brisbane
W 116–79
Jarrell Brantley (29)
Jarrell Brantley (8)
Brantley, Gliddon, Le'afa (5)
Spark Arena 3,660
10–3 :
December: 1–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
14
1 December
S.E. Melbourne
W 110–84
Barry Brown Jr. (31)
Dererk Pardon (10)
Will McDowell-White (11)
Christchurch Arena 3,500
11–3
15
3 December
Perth
L 84–92
Barry Brown Jr. (27)
Dererk Pardon (14)
Will McDowell-White (9)
Spark Arena 4,884
11–4
16
8 December
Sydney
L 81–88
Izayah Le'afa (17)
Tom Vodanovich (9)
Will McDowell-White (8)
Spark Arena 3,454
11–5
16 December
@ Perth
Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: 10 January)
21 December
@ Brisbane
Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: 4 February)
17
26 December
@ Tasmania
L 93–82
Izayah Le'afa (21)
Dererk Pardon (8)
Izayah Le'afa (5)
MyState Bank Arena 4,269
11–6 :
January: 5–4 (Home: 2–3; Road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
18
4 January
Perth
W 97–94
Barry Brown Jr. (23)
Abercrombie, Brantley (7)
Barry Brown Jr. (6)
TSB Stadium 2,200
12–6
19
8 January
@ Adelaide
W 83–85
Barry Brown Jr. (16)
Dererk Pardon (7)
Will McDowell-White (7)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,368
13–6
20
10 January
@ Perth
L 93–90
Dererk Pardon (28)
Dererk Pardon (12)
Will McDowell-White (8)
RAC Arena 11,668
13–7
21
12 January
Melbourne
L 65–77
Jarrell Brantley (17)
Will McDowell-White (8)
Will McDowell-White (6)
Christchurch Arena 5,217
13–8
22
15 January
Cairns
L 83–85
Will McDowell-White (29)
Jarrell Brantley (14)
Will McDowell-White (5)
Spark Arena 7,194
13–9
23
19 January
Illawarra
L 76–78
Dererk Pardon (19)
Dererk Pardon (17)
Will McDowell-White (7)
Spark Arena 3,967
13–10
24
22 January
@ Sydney
W 88–93
Jarrell Brantley (30)
Jarrell Brantley (9)
Will McDowell-White (10)
Qudos Bank Arena 14,232
14–10
25
26 January
@ Brisbane
W 71–99
Jarrell Brantley (22)
Dererk Pardon (9)
Rupert, McDowell-White (4)
Nissan Arena 3,636
15–10
26
28 January
Melbourne
W 80–74
Jarrell Brantley (18)
Dererk Pardon (8)
Will McDowell-White (6)
Spark Arena 6,488
16–10 :
February: 2–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
27
2 February
@ Illawarra
W 81–91
Barry Brown Jr. (22)
Abercrombie, Brantley (6)
Le'afa, McDowell-White (4)
WIN Entertainment Centre 2,039
17–10
28
4 February
@ Brisbane
W 75–80 (OT)
Jarrell Brantley (19)
Will McDowell-White (8)
Will McDowell-White (9)
Nissan Arena 5,253
18–10 :
2022–23 season schedule :

### Postseason

2023 finals game log Total: 4–4 (home: 3–1; road: 1–3) :
Semifinals: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
12 February
Tasmania
W 88–68
Dererk Pardon (15)
Dererk Pardon (9)
Will McDowell-White (7)
Spark Arena 5,479
1–0
2
16 February
@ Tasmania
L 89–78
Barry Brown Jr. (19)
Dererk Pardon (11)
Will McDowell-White (4)
MyState Bank Arena 4,293
1–1
3
19 February
Tasmania
W 92–77
Barry Brown Jr. (32)
Dererk Pardon (14)
Will McDowell-White (4)
Spark Arena 6,410
2–1 :
NBL Finals: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
3 March
@ Sydney
W 87–95
Brown, McDowell-White (19)
Will McDowell-White (9)
Will McDowell-White (9)
Qudos Bank Arena 13,145
3–1
5
5 March
Sydney
L 74–81
Barry Brown Jr. (21)
Dererk Pardon (11)
Will McDowell-White (4)
Spark Arena 8,429
3–2
6
10 March
@ Sydney
L 91–68
Will McDowell-White (11)
Le'afa, McDowell-White (6)
Brown, Le'afa (3)
Qudos Bank Arena 18,049
3–3
7
12 March
Sydney
W 80–60
Jarrell Brantley (23)
Loe, McDowell-White, Pardon (6)
Will McDowell-White (5)
Spark Arena 9,742
4–3
6
15 March
@ Sydney
L 77–69
Barry Brown Jr. (22)
Pardon (9)
Will McDowell-White (5)
Qudos Bank Arena 18,124
4–4 :
2022–23 season schedule :

## Transactions
### Re-signed

| Player | Signed |
| Sam Timmins | 29 April |
| Will McDowell-White | 25 May |

### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Dan Fotu | 15 May | Saint Mary's Gaels |
| Tom Vodanovich | 29 May | Sydney Kings |
| Cameron Gliddon | 7 June | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix |
| Rayan Rupert | 10 June | Centre Fédéral de Basket-ball |
| Izayah Le'afa | 11 June | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix |
| Dererk Pardon | 15 June | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| Jarrell Brantley | 27 July | Leones de Ponce |
| Alex McNaught | 16 August | Nelson Giants |
| Barry Brown Jr. | 30 August | Beijing Ducks |
| Jamaal Brantley | 20 September | Shreveport Mavericks |

### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | New team |
| Yanni Wetzell | Mutual consent | Baskonia |
| Peyton Siva | Free agent | Panathinaikos |
| Kyrin Galloway | Free agent | Adelaide 36ers |
| Hugo Besson | NBA draft | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Ousmane Dieng | NBA draft | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Finn Delany | Free agent | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| Rasmus Bach | Free agent | Brisbane Bullets |
| Jarrell Brantley | Free agent | Utah Jazz |

## Awards
### Club awards

* Club MVP: Jarrell Brantley
* Defensive Player: Dererk Pardon
* Fan's Memorable Moment: Jarrell Brantley
* Blackwell Community Cup: Junior Breakers staff
* Clubman Award: Emily Nolan
* Member’s Choice Award: Barry Brown Jr.