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(Top) 1 Roster 1.1 Depth chart 2 Standings 2.1 Ladder 2.2 Ladder progression 3 Game log 3.1 Pre-season 3.2 Regular season 4 Transactions 4.1 Re-signed 4.2 Additions 4.3 Subtractions 5 Awards 5.1 Club awards 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

2023–24 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix season

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2023–24 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix season
Head coach	Mike Kelly
Captain	Mitch Creek
Arena	John Cain Arena
NBL results
Record	10–18 (35.7%)
Ladder	10th
Finals finish	Did not qualify
Stats at NBL.com.au
Player records
Points	Creek 20.8
Rebounds	Williams 10.9
Assists	Browne 4.5
All statistics correct as of 18 February 2024.
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix season was the 5th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their first under the leadership of their new head coach Mike Kelly.^[1]

Roster[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

2023–24 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
C	1	Rissetto, Anzac (DP)	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	116 kg (256 lb)	21 – (2002-12-01)1 December 2002
G	2	Kenyon, Matt	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	26 – (1998-02-08)8 February 1998
G	6	Stattmann, Kody (DP)	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	24 – (2000-06-09)9 June 2000
G/F	7	Te Rangi, Reuben	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	29 – (1994-10-14)14 October 1994
G	10	Ayre, Ben	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	80 kg (176 lb)	28 – (1995-12-08)8 December 1995
F	11	Nader, Abdel (I)	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	30 – (1993-09-25)25 September 1993
C	12	Gak, Gorjok	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	28 – (1996-01-09)9 January 1996
G	13	Rosendale, Luke (DP)	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)		23 – (2001-01-11)11 January 2001
G	14	Browne, Gary (I)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	31 – (1993-03-24)24 March 1993
F/C	15	Williams, Alan (I)	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	116 kg (256 lb)	31 – (1993-01-28)28 January 1993
F	22	Rapp, Austin (DP)	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	106 kg (234 lb)	18 – (2005-08-20)20 August 2005
F	25	Vague, Rhys	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	28 – (1996-01-17)17 January 1996
G	30	Foxwell, Owen (DP)	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	20 – (2003-08-17)17 August 2003
F	33	Moller, Craig	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	29 – (1994-08-22)22 August 1994
G/F	55	Creek, Mitch (C)	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	32 – (1992-04-27)27 April 1992

Head coach

Mike Kelly

Assistant coach(es)

Luke Brennan
Sam Mackinnon

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Development player
(IN) Inactive
(I) Import player
(SRP) Special restricted player
(NS) Next Star player
Injured

Roster

Updated: 17 February 2024

Depth chart[edit]

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
PG	Gary Browne	Ben Ayre	Owen Foxwell
SG	Matt Kenyon	Luke Rosendale	Kody Stattmann
SF	Abdel Nader	Reuben Te Rangi	Craig Moller
PF	Mitch Creek	Rhys Vague	Austin Rapp
C	Alan Williams	Gorjok Gak	Anzac Rissetto

Standings[edit]

Ladder[edit]

Pos	2023–24 NBL season v t e
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[edit]

	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
Team ╲ Round
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

Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2024. Source: NBL.com.au

Game log[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

2023 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 1–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1)

September: 1–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	16 September	Tasmania	L 84–97	Tyler Cook (18)	Tyler Cook (11)	Gary Browne (7)	Gold Coast Convention Centre n/a	0–1
2	18 September	@ Sydney	W 86–93	Tyler Cook (29)	Tyler Cook (9)	Gary Browne (3)	Gold Coast Convention Centre n/a	1–1
3	20 September	@ Cairns	L 100–95	Gary Browne (19)	Tyler Cook (6)	Ben Ayre (5)	Gold Coast Convention Centre n/a	1–2

Regular season[edit]

2023–24 game log
Total: 10–18 (Home: 7–7; Road: 3–11)

September: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	28 September	@ Melbourne	L 82–67	Ben Ayre (17)	Mitch Creek (9)	Will Cummings (3)	John Cain Arena 10,175	0–1

October: 5–2 (Home: 4–0; Road: 1–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
2	1 October	Perth	W 110–99	Creek, Cummings (23)	Tyler Cook (10)	Will Cummings (4)	John Cain Arena 6,641	1–1
3	5 October	@ Cairns	L 87–80	Mitch Creek (20)	Mitch Creek (8)	Gary Browne (4)	Cairns Convention Centre 3,906	1–2
4	7 October	@ Illawarra	L 113–106	Will Cummings (28)	Mitch Creek (8)	Creek, Cummings (3)	Wollongong Entertainment Centre 3,590	1–3
5	14 October	Tasmania	W 86–85	Gary Browne (20)	Gary Browne (9)	Gary Browne (4)	John Cain Arena 6,017	2–3
6	19 October	@ Adelaide	W 85–102	Mitch Creek (23)	Alan Williams (13)	Gary Browne (8)	Adelaide Entertainment Centre 6,870	3–3
7	21 October	Brisbane	W 96–73	Alan Williams (21)	Creek, Moller (7)	Browne, Williams (3)	John Cain Arena 5,552	4–3
8	28 October	New Zealand	W 103–100	Alan Williams (21)	Alan Williams (13)	Gary Browne (8)	John Cain Arena 6,195	5–3

November: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
9	2 November	@ Brisbane	L 108–92	Gary Browne (25)	Gary Browne (8)	Gary Browne (5)	Nissan Arena 2,834	5–4
10	5 November	Cairns	W 91–78	Mitch Creek (21)	Alan Williams (15)	Gary Browne (8)	John Cain Arena 7,511	6–4
11	12 November	Melbourne	L 83–92	Mitch Creek (19)	Craig Moller (9)	Browne, Cummings (4)	John Cain Arena 10,175	6–5
12	17 November	@ Adelaide	L 96–93	Alan Williams (23)	Alan Williams (11)	Ben Ayre (4)	Adelaide Entertainment Centre 7,833	6–6

December: 3–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
13	2 December	New Zealand	W 90–79	Mitch Creek (26)	Alan Williams (14)	Alan Williams (8)	John Cain Arena 6,244	7–6
14	10 December	@ Sydney	W 94–104	Mitch Creek (33)	Alan Williams (15)	Gary Browne (9)	Sydney SuperDome 13,197	8–6
15	14 December	Melbourne	L 78–106	Gary Browne (22)	Alan Williams (16)	Mitch Creek (6)	John Cain Arena 7,672	8–7
16	16 December	Illawarra	L 72–100	Alan Williams (17)	Alan Williams (12)	Gary Browne (6)	Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium 3,082	8–8
17	22 December	@ Cairns	L 94–75	Alan Williams (29)	Alan Williams (8)	Gary Browne (6)	Cairns Convention Centre 3,651	8–9
18	25 December	@ Tasmania	W 77–85	Browne, Nader (20)	Gary Browne (11)	Gary Browne (6)	Derwent Entertainment Centre 4,340	9–9
19	30 December	@ Brisbane	L 95–83	Matt Kenyon (14)	Creek, Williams (11)	Ben Ayre (5)	Nissan Arena 4,208	9–10

January: 1–5 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
20	5 January	@ Illawarra	L 116–78	Mitch Creek (24)	Mitch Creek (7)	Owen Foxwell (5)	Wollongong Entertainment Centre 4,079	9–11
21	13 January	@ Perth	L 100–79	Mitch Creek (36)	Gorjok Gak (11)	Ben Ayre (4)	Perth Arena 12,859	9–12
22	17 January	Adelaide	L 85–110	Abdel Nader (18)	Gorjok Gak (8)	Ayre, Foxwell (3)	State Basketball Centre 3,422	9–13
23	20 January	@ New Zealand	L 106–75	Mitch Creek (27)	Mitch Creek (7)	Ayre, Te Rangi (4)	Spark Arena 4,940	9–14
24	25 January	Sydney	W 104–98	Mitch Creek (31)	Mitch Creek (10)	Owen Foxwell (6)	State Basketball Centre 3,422	10–14
25	27 January	Perth	L 91–103	Mitch Creek (29)	Gorjok Gak (8)	Ben Ayre (8)	State Basketball Centre 3,422	10–15

February: 0–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
26	3 February	@ Melbourne	L 99–83	Abdel Nader (18)	Gorjok Gak (11)	Ben Ayre (9)	John Cain Arena 10,175	10–16
27	10 February	Tasmania	L 67–94	Abdel Nader (19)	Gorjok Gak (7)	Ayre, Nader (3)	John Cain Arena 10,175	10–17
28	17 February	Sydney	L 67–122	Owen Foxwell (16)	Kody Stattmann (5)	three players (3)	John Cain Arena 8,279	10–18

2023–24 season schedule

Transactions[edit]

Re-signed[edit]

Player	Date Signed	Contract	Ref.
Alan Williams	7 February 2023	2-year deal	^[2]
Owen Foxwell	14 March 2023	2-year deal	^[3]
Anzac Rissetto	17 March 2023	2-year deal (club option)	^[4]
Gary Browne	26 July 2023	1-year deal	^[5]

Additions[edit]

Player	Date Signed	Contract	Former team	Ref.
Gorjok Gak	10 April 2023	1-year deal	Brisbane Bullets	^[6]
Matt Kenyon	17 April 2023	2-year deal	Tasmania JackJumpers	^[7]
Rhys Vague	24 April 2023	1-year deal	Kagawa Five Arrows	^[8]
Ben Ayre	2 May 2023	2-year deal	Cairns Taipans	^[9]
Austin Rapp	14 June 2023	1-year deal	Knox Raiders	^[10]
Kody Stattmann	28 July 2023	1-year deal	Brisbane Bullets	^[11]
Craig Moller	2 August 2023	1-year deal	Würzburg Baskets	^[12]
Will Cummings	11 August 2023	1-year deal	Zhejiang Lions	^[13]
Tyler Cook	11 September 2023	1-year deal (NRP)	Salt Lake City Stars	^[14]
Daniel Johnson	9 November 2023	1-year deal (NRP)	Adelaide 36ers	^[15]
Abdel Nader	12 December 2023	1-year deal	Phoenix Suns	^[16]

Subtractions[edit]

Player	Reason left	Date Left	New team	Ref.
Kyle Adnam	Free agent	28 February 2023	Wellington Saints	^[17]
Junior Madut	Free agent	2 May 2023	Tasmania JackJumpers	^[18]
Dane Pineau	Free agent	20 June 2023	New Zealand Breakers	^[19]
Ryan Broekhoff	Retired	12 July 2023	n/a	^[20]
Trey Kell	Free agent	31 July 2023	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	^[21]
Tohi Smith-Milner	Free agent	26 August 2023	Adelaide 36ers	^[22]
Tyler Cook	Released (NRP)	17 October 2023	Joventut Badalona	^[23]
Daniel Johnson	Released (NRP)	8 December 2023	Taiwan Beer Leopards	^[24]
Will Cummings	Released	8 December 2023	TBC	^[25]

Awards[edit]

Club awards[edit]

Club MVP: Mitch Creek^[26]
Community Player of the Year: Owen Foxwell^[27]

References[edit]

^ "Mike Kelly named South East Melbourne Phoenix new NBL coach". HeraldSun.com.au. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.

^ "Alan Williams Re-Signs with Phoenix for 2 More Years". SEMPhoenix.com.au. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.

^ "Foxwell Earns Main Roster Spot". NBL.com.au. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.

^ "Phoenix Cult Hero Signs on for Two More". NBL.com.au. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.

^ "NBL Free Agency: Browne returns to Phoenix, Breakers to sign former Hawk Jessup". ESPN.com.au. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.

^ "Phoenix sign 211cm centre Gorjok Gak for NBL24". SEMPhoenix.com.au. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

^ "Matt Kenyon Signs with the Phoenix for Two Years". SEMPhoenix.com.au. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.

^ "Phoenix Add Four-Time NBL Champion". NBL.com.au. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.

^ "The formidable charm of Ben Ayre". TheInnerSanctum.com.au. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.

^ "South East Melbourne Rapp Arms Around New Signing". NBL.com.au. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

^ "Phoenix Enlists Rising Talent Kody Stattmann as DP for NBL24". SEMPhoenix.com.au. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.

^ "Phoenix sign ex-United, Kings big". NBL.com.au. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

^ Uluc, Olgun (9 August 2023). "Import Will Cummings signs with the SEM Phoenix". ESPN.com.au. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

^ "Williams sidelined, NBA forward in". NBL.com.au. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.

^ "Olg's Notebook: Is the NBL being over-officiated? Daniel Johnson on the move". ESPN.com.au. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.

^ "Former NBA star Abdel Nader joins South East Melbourne". ESPN.com.au. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.

^ "Captain Adnam Reflects on "Incredible Journey"". NBL.com.au. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

^ "Madut set for big things in JackJumpers' Junior Year". JackJumpers.com.au. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.

^ "NZ Breakers sign ex-South East Melbourne centre Dane Pineau". Stuff.co.nz. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

^ "Broekhoff Calls Time On Illustrious Career". NBL.com.au. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

^ "Swingman Kell signs on for NBL24 season". Adelaide36ers.com. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.

^ "36ers signs big man Tohi Smith-Milner". Adelaide36ers.com. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.

^ "Star big man returns for Phoenix". NBL.com.au. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.

^ "白邊還沒來台啤雲豹先宣布簽下前澳洲國家隊中鋒". ETtoday. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.

^ "SEM Phoenix release import Will Cummings". ESPN.com.au. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.

^ "Creek Wins Fifth Club MVP Award". semphoenix.com.au. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

^ "Owen Foxwell Claims Community Player of the Year". semphoenix.com.au. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

External links[edit]

Official Website

South East Melbourne Phoenix

Est. 2019 in Melbourne, Victoria

Franchise

History

Arenas

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NBL Championships (0)

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Important figures