2023–24 NBL season
The 2023–24 NBL season is the 46th season of the National Basketball League since its establishment in 1979. A total of ten teams contested in the 2023–24 season. Australian broadcast rights to the season are held by ESPN in the third season of a three-year deal. All games are available live on ESPN and the streaming platform Kayo Sports. Network 10 will broadcast two Sunday afternoon games on 10 Peach and 10 Play. In New Zealand, Sky Sport will continue as the official league broadcaster. Teams
All ten teams from the 2022–23 NBL season continued on in 2023–24. Stadiums and locations

Personnel and sponsorship

Player transactions 
Free agency began on 30 March 2023. Coaching transactions

Pre-season 

The pre-season games will begin on 10 August 2023 to 16 October 2023. The pre-season also featured the Cairns Taipans, New Zealand Breakers to play games between NBA teams, this will be the fifth NBLxNBA tour. Blitz ladder 
The 2023 NBL Blitz will run from 16 to 22 September with all games played at the Gold Coast Convention Centre. Gold Coast, Queensland will host the tournament. Regular season 
The regular season will begin on 28 September 2023. It will consist of 140 games spread across 20 rounds, with the final game being played on 18 February 2024. Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Ladder 

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

Finals 
The 2024 NBL Finals will be played in March 2024, consisting of three play-in games, two best-of-three semifinal series and the best-of-five Grand Final Series. In the semifinals, the higher seed hosts the first and third games. In the Grand Final, the higher seed hosts the first, third and fifth games. The top two seeds in the regular season will automatically qualify to the semifinals. Teams ranked three to six will compete in the play-in tournament. The third seed will play the fourth seed for third spot and the loser will play the winner of fifth or sixth for the fourth seed. Playoff bracket

Awards

Pre-season 
 Loggins-Bruton Cup: Melbourne United

 Most Valuable Player (Ray Borner Medal): Tyler Cook (S.E. Melbourne Phoenix)

Regular season

Awards Night 
 Most Valuable Player (Andrew Gaze Trophy): 
 Next Generation Award: 
 Best Defensive Player (Damian Martin Trophy): 
 Best Sixth Man: 
 Most Improved Player: 
 Fans MVP: 
 Coach of the Year (Lindsay Gaze Trophy): 
 Executive of the Year: 
 Referee of the Year: 
 GameTime by Kmart: 
 All-NBL First Team: 
 
 
 
 
 
 All-NBL Second Team:

Post season 
 Grand Final Series MVP (Larry Sengstock Medal): 
 NBL Champions:

References

External links

 
Australia, NBL
2023–24 in Australian basketball
2023 in New Zealand basketball