# 2022–23 Sydney Kings season

The 2022–23 Sydney Kings season was the 34th season of 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.

## 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
### NBL Blitz

2022 NBL Blitz game log Total: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1) :
September: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
17 September
@ Tasmania
L 73–53
Derrick Walton (12)
Kouat Noi (10)
Derrick Walton (4)
Darwin Basketball Facility 916
0–1
2
21 September
S.E. Melbourne
W 91–79
Derrick Walton (15)
Xavier Cooks (5)
Biwali Bayles (4)
Darwin Basketball Facility 917
1–1
3
23 September
@ New Zealand
W 93–101
Tim Soares (19)
Xavier Cooks (9)
Jackson Makoi (4)
Darwin Basketball Facility 905
2–1 :

### Regular season

2022–23 game log Total: 19–9 (Home: 10–4; Road: 9–5) :
October: 6–2 (Home: 2–2; Road: 4–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
1 October
@ Illawarra
W 97–106
Derrick Walton (32)
Justin Simon (9)
Derrick Walton (8)
WIN Entertainment Centre 4,008
1–0
2
7 October
Brisbane
W 100–90
Xavier Cooks (23)
Xavier Cooks (11)
Derrick Walton (8)
Qudos Bank Arena 11,478
2–0
3
9 October
@ Melbourne
W 71–91
Xavier Cooks (23)
Tim Soares (10)
Derrick Walton (6)
John Cain Arena 7,881
3–0
4
14 October
Cairns
L 78–83
Dejan Vasiljevic (20)
Derrick Walton (9)
Derrick Walton (6)
Qudos Bank Arena 7,287
3–1
5
16 October
@ Brisbane
W 85–102
Justin Simon (23)
Xavier Cooks (9)
Xavier Cooks (9)
Nissan Arena 4,797
4–1
6
21 October
Adelaide
L 88–92
Derrick Walton (23)
Xavier Cooks (10)
Derrick Walton (6)
Qudos Bank Arena 8,154
4–2
7
23 October
@ Melbourne
W 69–87
Cooks, Soares (14)
Xavier Cooks (10)
Derrick Walton (8)
John Cain Arena 10,300
5–2
8
29 October
Cairns
W 106–103
Xavier Cooks (18)
Xavier Cooks (12)
Xavier Cooks (8)
Qudos Bank Arena 7,282
6–2 :
November: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
9
6 November
@ New Zealand
W 77–81
Cooks, Simon (13)
Tim Soares (8)
Derrick Walton (5)
Spark Arena 4,484
7–2
10
20 November
Illawarra
W 83–82
Angus Glover (13)
Justin Simon (8)
Derrick Walton (7)
Qudos Bank Arena 11,032
8–2
11
28 November
@ Cairns
L 94–88 (OT)
Xavier Cooks (25)
Xavier Cooks (10)
Bruce, Walton (5)
Cairns Convention Centre 3,636
8–3 :
December: 5–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
12
4 December
Adelaide
W 97–78
Tim Soares (18)
Xavier Cooks (7)
Derrick Walton (11)
Qudos Bank Arena 9,389
9–3
13
8 December
@ New Zealand
W 81–88
Derrick Walton (21)
Xavier Cooks (11)
Bruce, Cooks (5)
Spark Arena 3,454
10–3
14
11 December
Tasmania
L 76–84
Derrick Walton (21)
Xavier Cooks (8)
Xavier Cooks (5)
Qudos Bank Arena 7,321
10–4
15
16 December
@ Illawarra
W 79–86
Xavier Cooks (21)
Cooks, Soares (9)
Derrick Walton (9)
WIN Entertainment Centre 3,288
11–4
16
18 December
@ S.E. Melbourne
L 113–112 (2OT)
Derrick Walton (45)
Justin Simon (9)
Derrick Walton (10)
Gippsland Regional Indoor Stadium 3,000
11–5
17
25 December
Melbourne
W 101–80
Xavier Cooks (24)
Xavier Cooks (11)
Xavier Cooks (7)
Qudos Bank Arena 7,012
12–5
18
30 December
Tasmania
W 97–77
Xavier Cooks (23)
Cooks, Vasiljevic (7)
Derrick Walton (7)
Qudos Bank Arena 12,467
13–5 :
January: 6–2 (Home: 4–1; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
19
4 January
S.E. Melbourne
W 118–102
Dejan Vasiljevic (42)
Xavier Cooks (7)
Dejan Vasiljevic (5)
Qudos Bank Arena 11,321
14–5
20
7 January
Perth
W 108–87
Xavier Cooks (24)
Xavier Cooks (11)
Bruce, Cooks, Vasiljevic (4)
Qudos Bank Arena 11,073
15–5
21
11 January
@ Brisbane
W 67–116
Cooks, Soares (20)
Galloway, Soares (9)
Xavier Cooks (8)
Nissan Arena 4,068
16–5
22
15 January
Illawarra
W 84–79
Derrick Walton (19)
Xavier Cooks (9)
Derrick Walton (7)
Qudos Bank Arena 12,986
17–5
23
20 January
@ Perth
L 111–104
Dejan Vasiljevic (26)
Xavier Cooks (9)
Xavier Cooks (8)
RAC Arena 13,038
17–6
24
22 January
New Zealand
L 88–93
Derrick Walton (17)
Derrick Walton (6)
Cooks, Walton (4)
Qudos Bank Arena 14,232
17–7
25
27 January
@ Tasmania
W 77–91
Dejan Vasiljevic (24)
Angus Glover (7)
Bruce, Walton (4)
MyState Bank Arena 4,293
18–7
26
29 January
S.E. Melbourne
W 111–106
Derrick Walton (22)
Xavier Cooks (10)
Xavier Cooks (10)
Qudos Bank Arena 13,273
19–7 :
February: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
27
3 February
@ Adelaide
L 115–108
Tim Soares (24)
Simon, Soares (7)
Derrick Walton (13)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,558
19–8
28
5 February
@ Perth
L 96–84
Dejan Vasiljevic (18)
Glover, Vasiljevic (7)
Shaun Bruce (7)
RAC Arena 12,712
19–9 :
2022–23 season schedule :

### Postseason

2023 finals game log Total: 5–3 (Home: 4–1; Road: 1–2) :
Semifinals: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
15 February
Cairns
W 95–87
Xavier Cooks (27)
Xavier Cooks (14)
Derrick Walton (5)
Qudos Bank Arena 7,367
1–0
2
17 February
@ Cairns
L 93–82
Derrick Walton (22)
Justin Simon (10)
Derrick Walton (6)
Cairns Convention Centre 4,626
1–1
3
19 February
Cairns
W 79–64
Dejan Vasiljevic (15)
Cooks, Noi (11)
Derrick Walton (9)
Qudos Bank Arena 7,123
2–1 :
NBL Finals: 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
3 March
New Zealand
L 87–95
Justin Simon (18)
Justin Simon (6)
Derrick Walton (6)
Qudos Bank Arena 13,145
2–2
5
5 March
@ New Zealand
W 74–81
Kouat Noi (20)
Jordan Hunter (10)
Shaun Bruce (3)
Spark Arena 8,429
3–2
6
10 March
New Zealand
W 91–68
Dejan Vasiljevic (15)
Xavier Cooks (8)
Derrick Walton (9)
Qudos Bank Arena 18,049
4–2
7
12 March
@ New Zealand
L 80–70
Derrick Walton (18)
Justin Simon (7)
Derrick Walton (4)
Spark Arena 9,742
4–3
8
15 March
New Zealand
W 77–69
Derrick Walton (21)
Xavier Cooks (11)
Derrick Walton (6)
Qudos Bank Arena 18,124
5–3 :
2022–23 season schedule :

## Transactions
### Re-signed

| Player | Signed |
| Angus Glover | 17 May |
| Shaun Bruce | 23 May |
| Dejan Vasiljevic | 30 May |
| Xavier Cooks | 7 June |
| Iggy Mitchell | 23 August |
| Archie Woodhill | 1 October |

### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Kouat Noi | 6 June | Cairns Taipans |
| Jackson Makoi | 21 June | Vrijednosnice Osijek |
| Derrick Walton | 5 July | Motor City Cruise |
| Justin Simon | 18 July | Riesen Ludwigsburg |
| Tim Soares | 29 July | Ironi Ness Ziona |
| Isaac Gattorna | 24 August | Adelaide 36ers |

### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | New team |
| Wani Swaka Lo Buluk | Free agent | Illawarra Hawks |
| Tom Vodanovich | Free agent | New Zealand Breakers |
| Jarell Martin | Free agent | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Makur Maker | Released | Washington Wizards |
| Jaylen Adams | Free agent | KK Crvena zvezda |
| Ian Clark | Free agent | Adelaide 36ers |
| Xavier Cooks | Contract buyout | Washington Wizards |

## Awards
### Club awards

* Club MVP: Xavier Cooks
* Members Player of the Year: Xavier Cooks
* Coaches Award: Tim Soares
* Player's Player: Xavier Cooks
* Defensive Player: Justin Simon
* Hard Work Award: Kouat Noi
* Club Person of the Year: Chris Ohlback