# 2022–23 Illawarra Hawks season

The 2022–23 Illawarra Hawks season was the 45th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their first under the leadership of their new head coach Jacob Jackomas.

## 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: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1) :
September: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
3 September
UC Riverside Highlanders
L 87–94
Tyler Harvey (24)
Sam Froling (7)
Harvey, Robinson (3)
Snakepit 1,500
0–1
2
10 September
@ New Zealand
L 71–68 (OT)
Justin Robinson (26)
Deng Deng (15)
Sam Froling (3)
The Stockyard 600
0–2 :

### NBL Blitz

2022 NBL Blitz game log Total: 2–1 (Home:1–1; Road: 1–0) :
September: 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
18 September
Melbourne
W 81–68
Froling, Robinson (14)
Sam Froling (8)
Justin Robinson (8)
Darwin Basketball Facility 922
1–0
2
20 September
@ New Zealand
W 81–85
Tyler Harvey (27)
Sam Froling (7)
Justin Robinson (8)
Darwin Basketball Facility 660
2–0
3
22 September
Adelaide
L 77–84
George King (20)
Deng, King (8)
Harvey, White (4)
Darwin Basketball Facility 912
2–1 :

### Regular season

2022–23 game log Total: 3–25 (Home: 2–12; Road: 1–13) :
October: 1–7 (Home: 1–4; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
1 October
Sydney
L 97–106
Lachlan Dent (19)
Sam Froling (10)
Justin Robinson (8)
WIN Entertainment Centre 4,008
0–1
2
6 October
S.E. Melbourne
W 85–72
Tyler Harvey (22)
Sam Froling (9)
Lachlan Dent (5)
WIN Entertainment Centre 2,806
1–1
3
8 October
@ Perth
L 77–71
George King (25)
Deng Deng (12)
Tyler Harvey (5)
RAC Arena 10,816
1–2
4
15 October
@ Adelaide
L 90–80
Deng Deng (18)
George King (9)
Deng, Dent, Harvey (3)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 8,143
1–3
5
17 October
New Zealand
L 62–88
Tyler Harvey (12)
George King (8)
Lachlan Dent (4)
WIN Entertainment Centre 2,208
1–4
6
24 October
Brisbane
L 56–82
Tyler Harvey (13)
Dent, Froling, Mathiang (6)
Lachlan Dent (4)
WIN Entertainment Centre 2,011
1–5
7
27 October
@ Brisbane
L 86–61
Deng Deng (11)
Sam Froling (12)
Peyton Siva (5)
Nissan Arena 2,583
1–6
8
29 October
Melbourne
L 100–106 (2OT)
Sam Froling (27)
Sam Froling (15)
Peyton Siva (11)
WIN Entertainment Centre 3,139
1–7 :
November: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
9
3 November
Adelaide
L 80–96
Tyler Harvey (25)
Sam Froling (11)
Peyton Siva (10)
WIN Entertainment Centre 2,118
1–8
10
20 November
@ Sydney
L 83–82
Tyler Harvey (32)
Deng Deng (9)
Dent, Froling, Hickey (3)
Qudos Bank Arena 11,032
1–9
11
27 November
@ S.E. Melbourne
L 112–78
Frazier, Harvey (17)
Sam Froling (7)
Harvey, Siva (3)
John Cain Arena 5,099
1–10 :
December: 1–6 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
12
5 December
Melbourne
W 93–79
Sam Froling (29)
Deng, Froling (9)
Siva (7)
WIN Entertainment Centre 2,248
2–10
13
8 December
@ S.E. Melbourne
L 111–72
Michael Frazier II (20)
Mangok Mathiang (6)
Peyton Siva (3)
John Cain Arena 2,918
2–11
14
10 December
@ Cairns
L 102–101 (2OT)
Michael Frazier II (26)
Deng Deng (13)
Peyton Siva (8)
Cairns Convention Centre 3,607
2–12
15
16 December
Sydney
L 79–86
Tyler Harvey (19)
Mangok Mathiang (8)
Peyton Siva (6)
WIN Entertainment Centre 3,288
2–13
16
18 December
@ Melbourne
L 88–77
Michael Frazier II (27)
Deng, Froling, Harvey (6)
Peyton Siva (4)
John Cain Arena 6,806
2–14
17
22 December
@ Tasmania
L 87–60
Sam Froling (19)
Sam Froling (8)
Peyton Siva (9)
MyState Bank Arena 4,269
2–15
18
31 December
Perth
L 97–107
Tyler Harvey (28)
Sam Froling (13)
Froling, Siva (3)
WIN Entertainment Centre 3,776
2–16 :
January: 1–7 (Home: 0–3; Road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
19
2 January
Cairns
L 89–96
Sam Froling (25)
Sam Froling (13)
Sam Froling (5)
WIN Entertainment Centre 2,718
2–17
20
6 January
@ Adelaide
L 103–95
Tyler Harvey (22)
Sam Froling (10)
Deng Deng (3)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,308
2–18
21
10 January
Tasmania
L 89–92
Tyler Harvey (22)
Sam Froling (8)
Sam Froling (8)
WIN Entertainment Centre 2,846
2–19
22
13 January
@ Cairns
L 89–84
Tyler Harvey (25)
Deng, Mathiang (8)
Tyler Harvey (5)
Cairns Convention Centre 4,063
2–20
23
15 January
@ Sydney
L 84–79
Tyler Harvey (24)
Deng, Froling (9)
Sam Froling (5)
Qudos Bank Arena 12,986
2–21
24
19 January
@ New Zealand
W 76–78
Tyler Harvey (25)
Daniel Grida (7)
Will Hickey (4)
Spark Arena 3,967
3–21
25
21 January
Brisbane
L 86–103
Tyler Harvey (22)
Deng, Mathiang (6)
Dent, Froling (3)
WIN Entertainment Centre 3,503
3–22
26
27 January
@ Perth
L 106–86
Tyler Harvey (23)
Sam Froling (10)
Will Hickey (5)
RAC Arena 12,521
3–23 :
February: 0–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
27
2 February
New Zealand
L 81–91
Tyler Harvey (22)
Froling, Gak, Hickey (6)
Sam Froling (5)
WIN Entertainment Centre 2,039
3–24
28
4 February
Tasmania
L 63–87
Tyler Harvey (13)
Froling, Grida (7)
Lachlan Dent (2)
WIN Entertainment Centre 3,511
3–25 :
2022–23 season schedule :

## Transactions
### Re-signed

| Player | Signed |
| Sam Froling | 25 February |
| Daniel Grida | 17 March |
| Lachlan Dent | 26 July |
| Tim Coenraad | 18 September |

### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Wani Swaka Lo Buluk | 20 May | Sydney Kings |
| Deng Deng | 1 June | Brisbane Bullets |
| Mangok Mathiang | 29 July | Casey Cavaliers |
| George King | 8 August | Ontario Clippers |
| Justin Robinson | 10 August | Detroit Pistons |
| William Hickey | 31 August | Melbourne United |
| Harry Morris | 31 August | Illawarra Hawks (NBL1) |
| Kevin White | 17 September | Perth Wildcats |
| Peyton Siva | 19 October | New Zealand Breakers |
| Michael Frazier II | 21 November | Perth Wildcats |

### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | New team |
| Harry Froling | Free agent | Brisbane Bullets |
| Antonius Cleveland | Free agent | Adelaide 36ers |
| Emmett Naar | Free agent | Heroes Den Bosch |
| Xavier Rathan-Mayes | Free agent | Melbourne United |
| Andrew Ogilvy | Retired | N/A |
| Mangok Mathiang | Mutual release | N/A |

## Awards
### Club awards

* Community Award: Daniel Grida
* Defensive Player: Wani Swaka Lo Buluk
* Members Award: Tyler Harvey
* Club Person of the Year: Alex Moore
* Volunteer of the Year: Carl Stanbridge
* Player's Player Award: Akoldah Gak
* Club MVP: Sam Froling