2023–24 Sydney Kings season

2023–24 Sydney Kings season
Head coach	Mahmoud Abdelfattah
Captain	Shaun Bruce
Arena	Sydney SuperDome
NBL results
Record	13–15 (46.4%)
Ladder	5th
Finals finish	Play-in finalist (lost to Breakers 76–83)
Stats at NBL.com.au
Player records
Points	Adams 19.5
Rebounds	Hunter 7.0
Assists	Adams 5.3
All statistics correct as of 28 February 2024.
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Sydney Kings season was the 35th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL).

On 16 May 2023, head coach Chase Buford parted ways with the Kings.^[1] On 21 June 2023, the Kings hired Mahmoud Abdelfattah on a two-year deal as head coach.^[2]

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Roster

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2023–24 Sydney Kings roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
C	1	Hunter, Jordan	2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)	109 kg (240 lb)	26 – (1997-08-20)20 August 1997
G	2	Adams, Jaylen (I)	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	27 – (1996-05-04)4 May 1996
F	3	Hogg, D. J. (I)	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	108 kg (238 lb)	27 – (1996-09-03)3 September 1996
G	4	Rentoy, Jasper (DP)	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)		23 – (2000-04-23)23 April 2000
G	5	Glover, Angus	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	25 – (1998-09-08)8 September 1998
F	6	Galloway, Jaylin	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	21 – (2002-12-21)21 December 2002
G	7	Bruce, Shaun (C)	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	33 – (1991-01-13)13 January 1991
G	9	Makoi, Jackson (DP)	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	23 – (2000-07-03)3 July 2000
G/F	11	Amir, Klairus (DP)	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	80 kg (176 lb)	18 – (2005-05-04)4 May 2005
F	15	Maluach, Makuach	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	25 – (1998-05-04)4 May 1998
F	21	Noi, Kouat	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	103 kg (227 lb)	26 – (1997-10-29)29 October 1997
F	22	Toohey, Alex (NS)	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	103 kg (227 lb)	19 – (2004-05-05)5 May 2004
F	25	Gattorna, Isaac (DP)	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	24 – (1999-05-08)8 May 1999
F/C	33	Timmins, Sam	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	119 kg (262 lb)	26 – (1997-05-23)23 May 1997
F	43	Bolden, Jonah	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	106 kg (234 lb)	28 – (1996-01-02)2 January 1996
G/F	45	Valentine, Denzel (I)	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	96 kg (212 lb)	30 – (1993-11-16)16 November 1993

Head coach

Mahmoud Abdelfattah

Assistant coach(es)

Fleur McIntyre
Kane Martinez
Daniel Kickert

Legend

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

Roster

Updated: 27 February 2024

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Development
PG	Jaylen Adams	Shaun Bruce	Jackson Makoi
SG	Denzel Valentine	Angus Glover	Klairus Amir
SF	Jaylin Galloway	Alex Toohey	Makuach Maluach
PF	D. J. Hogg	Kouat Noi	Isaac Gattorna
C	Jonah Bolden	Jordan Hunter	Sam Timmins

Standings

Ladder

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

	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

Pre-season

2023 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 0–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–1)

September: 0–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	18 September	S.E. Melbourne	L 86–93	Jaylin Galloway (18)	Denzel Valentine (11)	Shaun Bruce (5)	Gold Coast Convention Centre n/a	0–1
2	20 September	@ Melbourne	L 105–87	Alex Toohey (19)	Jordan Hunter (8)	Jaylin Adams (5)	Gold Coast Convention Centre n/a	0–2
3	22 September	Brisbane	L 76–105	Denzel Valentine (12)	Alex Toohey (5)	Shaun Bruce (5)	Gold Coast Convention Centre n/a	0–3

Regular season

2023–24 game log
Total: 13–15 (Home: 7–7; Road: 6–8)

September: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	30 September	@ Illawarra	W 81–96	Kouat Noi (23)	Hunter, Valentine (7)	Denzel Valentine (10)	Wollongong Entertainment Centre 4,322	1–0

October: 3–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
2	6 October	@ Tasmania	L 80–72	Jaylen Adams (21)	Alex Toohey (9)	Adams, Valentine (4)	Derwent Entertainment Centre 4,340	1–1
3	8 October	Adelaide	W 109–100	Jordan Hunter (22)	Jordan Hunter (8)	Jaylen Adams (8)	Sydney SuperDome 14,029	2–1
4	13 October	@ Brisbane	W 102–113	Jaylen Adams (26)	Jonah Bolden (12)	Denzel Valentine (6)	Nissan Arena 3,713	3–1
5	15 October	Perth	W 99–86	Jordan Hunter (20)	Jonah Bolden (15)	Jaylen Adams (6)	Sydney SuperDome 10,546	4–1
6	22 October	Tasmania	L 95–105	Jaylen Adams (21)	Jaylen Adams (10)	Denzel Valentine (6)	Sydney SuperDome 10,721	4–2
7	28 October	@ Cairns	L 87–80	Kouat Noi (18)	Jaylen Adams (8)	four players (2)	Cairns Convention Centre 4,587	4–3

November: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
8	3 November	@ Illawarra	W 83–103	Adams, Maluach (16)	Bolden, Hunter (9)	Jaylen Adams (7)	Wollongong Entertainment Centre 3,934	5–3
9	5 November	New Zealand	W 87–85	D. J. Hogg (18)	D. J. Hogg (7)	Jaylen Adams (9)	Sydney SuperDome 12,143	6–3
10	12 November	Brisbane	W 104–95	Jaylen Adams (24)	Jonah Bolden (9)	Adams, Hunter (4)	Sydney SuperDome 10,235	7–3
11	19 November	@ Melbourne	L 105–93	D. J. Hogg (20)	Jonah Bolden (12)	Denzel Valentine (7)	John Cain Arena 10,175	7–4

December: 3–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
12	1 December	@ Perth	L 114–105	Jonah Bolden (28)	Denzel Valentine (9)	Jaylen Adams (8)	Perth Arena 11,897	7–5
13	7 December	@ Cairns	W 83–86	Jaylen Adams (24)	Jordan Hunter (10)	Jaylen Adams (7)	Cairns Convention Centre 4,126	8–5
14	10 December	S.E. Melbourne	L 94–104	Jaylen Adams (19)	Jonah Bolden (15)	three players (3)	Sydney SuperDome 13,197	8–6
15	17 December	@ Tasmania	W 84–90	Jaylin Galloway (22)	Denzel Valentine (7)	Jaylen Adams (10)	Derwent Entertainment Centre 4,340	9–6
16	22 December	@ New Zealand	L 109–101	Kouat Noi (19)	Alex Toohey (7)	D. J. Hogg (8)	Spark Arena 5,228	9–7
17	25 December	Illawarra	L 90–94	Jaylen Adams (22)	Jordan Hunter (8)	Jaylen Adams (5)	Sydney SuperDome 8,578	9–8
18	29 December	Cairns	W 101–82	Denzel Valentine (29)	Jordan Hunter (16)	D. J. Hogg (5)	Sydney SuperDome 12,783	10–8

January: 2–5 (Home: 2–3; Road: 0–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
19	4 January	Melbourne	L 85–101	Shaun Bruce (16)	Jordan Hunter (9)	Denzel Valentine (8)	Sydney SuperDome 12,898	10–9
20	7 January	Brisbane	L 93–101	Jaylen Adams (21)	Jordan Hunter (10)	Jaylen Adams (8)	Sydney SuperDome 13,078	10–10
21	11 January	@ Adelaide	L 95–82	Jaylen Adams (20)	Jordan Hunter (9)	Jaylen Adams (4)	Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,580	10–11
22	14 January	New Zealand	W 105–76	Jaylen Adams (39)	Jordan Hunter (10)	Denzel Valentine (5)	Sydney SuperDome 16,605	11–11
23	21 January	Perth	L 98–104	Jaylen Adams (29)	Hunter, Noi (12)	Denzel Valentine (8)	Sydney SuperDome 13,138	11–12
24	25 January	@ S.E. Melbourne	L 104–98	Jaylen Adams (24)	Galloway, Valentine (5)	Jaylen Adams (9)	State Basketball Centre 3,422	11–13
25	28 January	Melbourne	W 98–86	Makuach Maluach (18)	Jordan Hunter (9)	Denzel Valentine (9)	Sydney SuperDome 12,921	12–13

February: 1–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
26	2 February	@ Adelaide	L 85–78	Jaylen Adams (21)	Denzel Valentine (9)	Adams, Valentine (5)	Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,434	12–14
27	11 February	Illawarra	L 95–106	Denzel Valentine (21)	D. J. Hogg (8)	Jaylen Adams (7)	Sydney SuperDome 14,832	12–15
28	17 February	@ S.E. Melbourne	W 67–122	D. J. Hogg (25)	Denzel Valentine (8)	Jaylen Adams (9)	John Cain Arena 8,279	13–15

2023–24 season schedule

Postseason

2024 finals game log
Total: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)

Play-in qualifier: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	28 February	New Zealand	L 76–83	Jaylen Adams (18)	Denzel Valentine (8)	Jaylen Adams (5)	Sydney SuperDome 8,231	0–1

2024 finals schedule

Transactions

Re-signed

Player	Date Signed	Contract	Ref.
Jaylin Galloway	21 March 2023	3-year deal (club option)	^[3]
Angus Glover	24 March 2023	2-year deal	^[4]
Kouat Noi	25 March 2023	1-year deal	^[5]
Jackson Makoi	28 March 2023	2-year deal	^[6]
Isaac Gattorna	28 August 2023	1-year deal	^[7]

Additions

Player	Date Signed	Contract	Former team	Ref.
Makuach Maluach	12 April 2023	2-year deal (club option)	Melbourne United	^[8]
Klairus Amir	4 May 2023	3-year deal	Dream City Christian School	^[9]
D. J. Hogg	26 May 2023	2-year deal (club option)	Cairns Taipans	^[10]
Jonah Bolden	19 June 2023	1-year deal	Phoenix Suns	^[11]
Alex Toohey	24 June 2023	1-year deal (next star)	Gonzaga Bulldogs	^[12]
Jaylen Adams	12 July 2023	1-year deal	Qingdao Eagles	^[13]
Sam Timmins	20 July 2023	1-year deal	New Zealand Breakers	^[14]
Denzel Valentine	26 July 2023	1-year deal	Maine Celtics	^[15]
Jasper Rentoy	18 September 2023	1-year deal	Eastern Mavericks	^[16]

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	Date Left	New team	Ref.
Xavier Cooks	Contract buyout	17 March 2023	Washington Wizards	^[17]
Justin Simon	Free agent	20 March 2023	Scaligera Verona	^[18]
Biwali Bayles	Released	25 May 2023	Illawarra Hawks	^[19]
Dejan Vasiljevic	Declined player option	17 October 2023	Adelaide 36ers	^[20]

Awards

Club awards

Club MVP: Jaylen Adams^[21]
Coaches Award: Alex Toohey
Player's Player: Jaylen Adams
Defensive Player: Jordan Hunter
Hard Work Award: Shaun Bruce
Members Player of the Year: Jordan Hunter

References

^ "Sydney Kings sack Chase Buford: Why NBL side parted ways with champion head coach". sportingnews.com. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
^ "Kings hire Rockets assistant Mahmoud Abdelfattah as new coach". ESPN.com.au. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
^ "NBL rising star Galloway pens new three-year deal with Kings". SydneyKings.com. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
^ "Kings Title Hero Commits for Two More Seasons". NBL.com.au. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
^ "NBL offseason news: All the latest stories out of the burgeoning Australian basketball league". HeraldSun.com.au. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^ "Makoi Commits to Kings". NBL.com.au. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
^ "Title-winning DP re-signs at Kings". NBL.com.au. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
^ "Kings add explosive Maluach to NBL24 roster". SydneyKings.com. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^ "Sydney Kings sign Australian four-star US high school recruit Klairus Amir". ESPN.com.au. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
^ "D.J. Hogg signs with Kings". ESPN.com.au. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
^ "Sydney Kings sign Jonah Bolden in NBL free agency blockbuster". SportingNews.com. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^ "Top international prospect Alex Toohey spurns Gonzaga for NBL". ESPN.com.au. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^ "Jaylen Adams returning to Sydney Kings for NBL24". ESPN.com.au. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^ "Kings pen Tall Black Timmins to one-year contract". SydneyKings.com. 20 July 2023. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023.
^ "Kings sign Valentine as final import for NBL24". SydneyKings.com. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
^ "Kings sign fourth development player". NBL.com.au. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
^ "Wizards Sign Xavier Cooks to Multi-Year Deal". NBA.com. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
^ "Scaligera Verona officially signs Justin Simon". Sportando. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
^ "Illawarra Hawks sign Biwali Bayles on NBL24 development contract". IllawarraMercury.com.au. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
^ "Sydney Kings let Dejan Vasiljevic go to Adelaide 36ers". ESPN.com.au. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
^ "Hoops Capital unveils 2023-24 award winners". SydneyKings.com. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

External links

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