2022-2023 NBL Depth Charts
February 7, 2023
Matt Johns
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 26/05/99
- Place of Birth: Geelong (VIC)
- Position: FRD
- Height (CM): 203
- Weight (KG): 104
- Junior Assoc: VIC - Geelong
- College:
- NBL DEBUT: 18/09/22
- AGE AT DEBUT: 23
- LAST NBL GAME: 19/01/24
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 24
- NBL History: Brisbane 2023-24
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Matt Johns was born in Geelong (VIC) and began playing basketball as a junior with the Geelong basketball program.. Johns is an athletic forward with a strong defensive focus and a great ability to positively impact a game
NBL EXPERIENCE
Matt Johns made his NBL debut with the Brisbane Bullets at 23 years of age. He scored five points in his first game.
Johns signed a development player deal with Brisbane for NBL23, after the Bullets finished second last the season prior. Brisbane had loaded up by adding Boomers big man Aron Baynes and veteran guard Tyler Johnson who had been teammates while playing in the NBA with Phoenix.
Import Devondrick Walker (via NBL1) was signed and local talent Harry Froling (via Illawarra), Gorjok Gak (via Europe) and DJ Mitchell (via NBL1), son of former Bullets import Mike Mitchell, were also added to the squad to complement the returning core of Jason Cadee, Tyrell Harrison, Tanner Krebs and captain Nathan Sobey who was back to full fitness after a knee injury saw him sit on the sidelines for half of NBL22.
The Bullets off-season recruiting saw many in the media pencil them in as a top four team, but with Sobey and Baynes both coming back from major injuries, the Bullets didn’t deliver as expected on the court.
A serious neck injury suffered at the Olympics had almost left Baynes paralysed, placing him under a huge question mark before the season. Baynes (11.3 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 1.0 assists) played all but four games for the season, but it was clear he was no longer the player we saw before being hurt.
Nathan Sobey (15.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 4.6 assists) also managed to play a full season after a knee injury saw him on the sidelines for half of NBL22, recording his lowest averages for points and rebounds in five years.
Six straight losses to open the season saw the Bullets playoff chances evaporate within two months of the competition.
It was a dismal season, with the Bullets firing head coach James Duncan mid-season, replacing with General Manager Sam Mackinnon for three games and then finishing their campaign under interim coach Greg Vanderjagt being the major storyline.
Brisbane finished second last again (8-20) with three of their eight wins coming against Illawarra, who recorded their worst season ever.
While Tyler Johnson (15.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.2 steals) was nominated for the league’s Sixth Man of the Year award (won by Barry Brown Jr), it was a season of massive underachievement individually and collectively that saw a mass exodus of players at the end of the year.
Johns appeared in only eight games for the season, scoring a total of three points.ling to score a point.
2023/24
“Matt is a athlete with tremendous upside and the versatility he offers our squad is exactly what we need,” new Bullets coach Justin Schueller said upon re-signing Johns as a development player in 2023..
Matt Johns played two seasons the Brisbane Bullets..
Dan Boyce is a die-hard Sydney Kings fan who grew up in Melbourne during the roaring 90's of Australian Basketball and spent far too much time collecting Futera NBL Basketball cards.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 24 | Brisbane | 12-16 (8) | 13 | 66.0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0% | 0 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 23 | Brisbane | 8-20 (9) | 8 | 29.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 8 | 13% | 31% | 0% | 2 | Totals | 21 | 95 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 20.0% | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | 8 | 12.5% | 0% | 0% | 5 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 24 | Brisbane | 12-16 (8) | 13 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 23 | Brisbane | 8-20 (9) | 8 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 100% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.1 | 1.0 | 13% | 31% | 0% | 2 | Total | 21 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 20.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.1 | 12.5% | 0% | 0% | 5 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- Geelong 2022
FIBA EXPERIENCE
Johns has represented Australia multiple times, including at the U/17 World Championships where he was coached by Justin Schueller.
COLLEGE
Johns played four years of college basketball in the United States at South Dakota and Concordia St Paul, before joining the Brisbane Bullets for the 2022/23 NBL season.
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