2022-2023 NBL Depth Charts
February 7, 2023
Kody Stattmann
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 9/06/00
- Place of Birth: Cairns (QLD)
- Position: GRD
- Height (CM): 202
- Weight (KG): 101
- Junior Assoc:
- College: University of Virginia (2018-2023)
- NBL DEBUT: 18/09/22
- AGE AT DEBUT: 22
- LAST NBL GAME: 17/02/24
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 23
- NBL History: Brisbane 2023 | South East Melbourne 2024
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: In 2015, Cairns become the first regional team to finish the season in first place (21-7) since Geelong achieved the feat in 1984. Cairns also achieved a NBL first when Aaron Fearne utilised the same starting five of Scottie Wilbekin, Cameron Gliddon, Stephen Weigh, captain Alex Loughton and Matt Burston for all 28 games.
The roster did see some change during the season however, with training player Nathan Sobey (1.5 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 0.1 assists) being elevated into the squad mid-season after injuries to Corey Maynard (1.1 points, 1.2 rebounds, and 0.6 assists) and Shaun Bruce (3.7 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 1.7 assists). Sobey played in 10 games with Cairns as a training player and averaged 1.5 points and 1.7 rebounds Taipans squad that finished in first place finish during the regular season with a record of 21-7.
in the semifinals, they faced off against 4th seeded Perth and behind the all-around brilliance of Wilbekin (28 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 assists), who was unstoppable in their game one win (71-64). Wilbekin (16 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists)then led Cairns to victory in game two (80-68), progressing to the Grand Final series.
Cairns would face the New Zealand Breakers and, despite having home-court advantage, lost the opening game 86–71. A buzzer-beating fade away from Breakers forward Ekene Ibekwe resulted in a game two loss (83–81) and the Taipans missing out on winning their first NBL championship.
Wilbekin (15.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 4.3 assists) would lead the team in scoring and assists, as well as take home the club’s MVP award as Sobey finished the season with 1.5 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 0.1 assists per game.
Although sparingly used by the Taipans even in that small sample size he did enough to catch the eye of Joey Wright who caught some glimpses of Sobey working out after a Taipans’ practice when his Adelaide 36ers were in town. He signed a contract to play with the Adelaide 36ers for the following season.
ADELAIDE 36ERS
2015/16
The 36ers revamped their backcourt once again prior to the 2015/16 season, signing import guards Kenyon McNeail and two-time NBL champion Ebi Ere. Having lost Brock Motum to Europe and deciding not to re-sign Luke Schenscher (who then signed with Townsville), the team added two young talents in Melbourne Tigers forward Lucas Walker and a guard named Nathan Sobey who had spent the previous season as a training player with Cairns. Coach Joey Wright had noticed the young talent during warm-ups when they played Cairns and offered him a contract and a proper spot on a NBL team’s roster.
Daniel Johnson (15.5 points and 9.3 rebounds per game) continued to lead the team in scoring and rebounding, but three games into the season McNeail left the team after three games due to a shoulder injury sustained during the pre-season dunk contest. Wright was tasked with again, tracking down a suitable import point guard for the club.
The Sixers unearthed point-sized Jerome Randle, who, after being viewed as ‘too small’ to make the NBA, had spent the past five seasons in Europe and, in his own words began to ‘fall out of love’ with basketball. Randle told media that during his first under Wright, who was never known for holding back, didn’t like what he was seeing from his new star, so he called him out by saying, ‘If you don’t play your game, then you’re gonna f***in’ sit on the bench!’. That unexpected outburst struck a chord with Randle, with the Chicago-born kid thinking, ‘Damn, I’m at home now’. It was a sentiment Randle hadn’t had since leaving Chicago, and it made him proud to play basketball for the first time, in a long time.
Randle (23.0 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 5.2 assists) went on to score 30 points or more four times, including a 40-point effort on November 5 against Perth and finished the year as the league’s leading scorer, becoming the first Adelaide 36ers player to do so. He also earned the inaugural NBL Australia Post Fan’s MVP.
Sobey spent his first season in Adelaide developing his game but still in limited playing time. He averaged 4.0 points and 1.5 rebounds alongside Randle and Johnson, helping the team finish with a 14-14 record.
Despite Randle’s great individual season, the 36ers failed to make the playoffs, finishing in fifth place (14-14). At season’s end, Randle was selected to the All-NBL First Team, and Johnson to the All-NBL second team.
2016/17
In the 2016 NBL off-season, the 36ers managed to retain superstar Jerome Randle as well as sign promising young prospects Anthony Drmic, the younger brother of former NBL player Frank Drmic, Sudanese born local Majok Deng and import forward/centre Eric Jacobsen. Also joining the club was NBA Draft prospect 18-year-old high school star Terrance Ferguson from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Ferguson, who chose to play as a professional in the NBL rather than commit to playing college basketball, was the test case that led to the NBL creating the Next Stars Program.
While most experts predicted the young and relatively inexperienced 36ers to finish last, by mid-season, they had emerged as the team to beat. Early season injuries to captain Mitch Creek (ankle) and Daniel Johnson (hamstring) saw Adelaide start the season slowly (3-6), the low point being a brutal loss to Brisbane (87-105) in Round 7 that resulted in them dropping to the bottom of the ladder. With a healthy roster, Adelaide would do a 180 and defeat Brisbane (101-83) comfortably in the very next game and proceed to reel off a eight-game winning streak, and by round 11, they had gone from last place to first. By round 16, they had won 14 of their last 15 games and locked in first place with three more rounds to go. In fact, they were so far ahead of the rest of the league, even with the 36ers losing their final four games of the regular season, they still finished two games ahead of the rest of the competition, where they would finish the regular season (17-11).
Sobey (15.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 1.0 steals), in his second year in Adelaide, made the most of Creek’s absence, establishing himself as a player worthy of major minutes. Sobey moved into the starting lineup in Creek’s absence and tripled his scoring numbers from last season (4 points in 10 minutes per game) and remained in the starting lineup even after Creek’s return. Sobey’s improvement earned him a spot on the All-NBL Second Team and the league’s Most Improved Player award.
Big ups to the one and only Sobey Wan-Kenobi on taking out the Most Improved Player at #NBL17MVP @sobes2zero #NBL17 #YourGame pic.twitter.com/Tm0YFgFQlB
— The NBL (@NBL) February 13, 2017
Over the course of the season, Sobey averaged 15.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 4.1 assists alongside Randle (21.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 5.4 assists) who led the team in scoring, was selected to the All-NBL First Team and named the NBL’s Most Valuable Player. Randle become just the second Adelaide player to be win the MVP, Mark Davis (1987) being the other.. Additionally Daniel Johnson (15.1 points and 7.1 rebounds per game) would lead the team in rebounds, and Nathan Sobey was awarded NBL’s Most Improved Player award after increasing his production from 4 points, 2 rebounds, and 1 assist in 10 minutes per game to become the 36ers third option on offense, finishing the season with averages of 15.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 4.1 assist in 28 minutes per game.
Adelaide faced fourth-placed Illawarra in the semifinals, and although they easily accounted for them in game one (93-78), thanks to a MVP calibre performance from Randle (26 points and 4 assists), the Hawks would cause a huge upset, winning games two (100–94) and three (106-98) to end the 36ers season prematurely.
2017/18
With the 36ers’ roster proving it had what it takes to contend the championship, coach Joey Wright locked in all eight Australian players (Mitch Creek, Nathan Sobey, Daniel Johnson, Matthew Hodgson, Brendan Teys, Majok Deng, Anthony Drmic and Adam Doyle) and looked to go one step further. One notable absence from the roster was star US import Jerome Randle, who reportedly had asked for $300k per season, which was far outside what Adelaide or other NBL team’s were able to pay. Randle then chose to play in Turkey with Bahçeşehir instead of staying in Adelaide, and the team replaced him with experienced guard, Shannon Shorter.
Philadelphian shooting guard Ramone Moore (via Melbourne) and athletic forward Ronald Roberts were signed as the team’s other two imports, completing the roster.
In mid-September 2017, the 36ers travelled to Singapore in the pre-season to compete in the Merlion Cup. The team remained undefeated throughout the tournament and defeated the Shanghai Sharks in the final to be crowned the 2017 Merlion Cup Champions.
Import woes began early in the season for Adelaide. It began with import Ronald Roberts who was released a week before the season tipped off with the team citing the big man had suffered a ‘knee injury’ although Roberts responded via Twitter stating he’s ‘100 percent fine’. Veteran forward Alan Wiggins was signed as a replacement for Roberts, but he suffered a broken arm in his NBL debut against the Sydney Kings. With Wiggins requiring surgery and set to miss eight weeks, the team signed former Sydney Kings star Josh Childress.
Despite the import roller-coaster, the Sixers impressed on the road early but struggled to string consistent performances together, winning half of their first 16 games. It was around this time Randle, who had left Turkey claiming he hadn’t been paid his salary on time, enquired about returning to the 36ers, but with the team being already finalised, Randle instead signed with the Sydney Kings as a replacement for import guard Travis Leslie.
Injuries crippled the 36ers over the next month. Both Creek, who was ruled out for three weeks on December 12 2017, after tearing a small muscle from the bone from his hamstring and then Drmic (6.6 points and 2.7 rebounds), after a medial collateral ligament sprain in his left knee, would spend the next three weeks alongside him.
A disappointing 19-point loss against the Cairns Taipans at home on Christmas Eve summed up the Sixers start to the season. This loss, however, seemed to be the turning point for the Sixers, who went on to win 10 of their last 12 games, including seven in a row, and booked themselves a second spot on the ladder at the end of the regular season.
Sobey finished with averages of 12.7 points, 4 rebounds, and 2.9 assists.
in the semifinals, Adelaide would make short work of third-ranked Perth, defeating the Wildcats 109–74 in game one, the second biggest finals loss in Wildcats’ history. The 36ers rebounded in game two (89–88), defeating defeated Perth behind the stellar play of Josh Childress (25 points and 10 rebounds).
A grand final series against Melbourne came next, where United’s Casper Ware (20 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists) erupted in the first half of game one before exiting the game with a hip injury. United’s Chris Goulding would then step up with a impressive shooting display (26 points) to propel Melbourne to victory (107-96) at Hisense Arena. Daniel Johnson (18 points) and Mitch Creek (14 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 assists) finished as the 36ers leading scorers.
In game two, Adelaide came out with a bang with Majok Deng (18 points) leading the team in scoring. Mitch Creek and Ramone Moore (both 17 points) also stepped up as the 36ers tied the series (110-95). Casey Prather (20 points) and Chris Goulding (19 points) finishing as United’s best on court.
The 36ers’ win came at a cost however, with import Josh Childress (13 points and 8 rebounds), going down with a shoulder injury in the fourth quarter which would keep him out of the remaining Grand Final games.
The series returned to Melbourne for game three, where tensions exploded at the end of the first half, Adelaide’s Nathan Sobey clashing heads with Casey Prather after the United import hit a three-pointer on the stroke of halftime. The Adelaide guard was called for a disqualifying foul and ejected from the match. There was further drama at the end of the game with players from both team’s needing to be separated after the final buzzer. The incident also resulted in 36ers head coach Joey Wright being fined handsomely for questioning the integrity of the referees.
When the smoke settled, United won a tightly fought contest over the 36ers (101-98) after Adelaide’s Majok Deng missed a game-tying three-pointer in the final seconds. Casper Ware (25 points), Prather (23 points) and Chris Goulding (15 points), who hit three clutch triples to take control of the game, were among United’s best.
Game four saw Adelaide swingman Nathan Sobey (16 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists), who was ejected in game three for his part in the halftime melee, lead the way for the 36ers in the first half with the scoreboard reading 55-31 at the halfway mark. Again the home team was victorious, Adelaide getting a comfortable win over Melbourne United (90-81). Johnson (29 points and 10 rebounds) and Prather (23 points) top scoring for their respective sides.
In the deciding game five, Goulding, Ware (both 23 points) and Prather (19 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 steals) came to play and Melbourne defeated Adelaide (100-82) in front of a sold-out crowd at Hisense Arena, winning their first title since rebranding from the Tigers. Shannon Shorter (20 points) led Adelaide in scoring, while Chris Goulding was named Finals MVP after averaging 16.6 points and 3.6 rebounds over the five-game series. With the win, Prather collected his third NBL championship to become the first player in NBL history to win three straight titles in his first three seasons in the league.
2018/19
During the NBL 2018 off-season, Creek was given team approval to play in Germany with the understanding he would return to the 36ers for the 2018/19 season.
Prior to returning from Germany, Creek’s play caught the eyes of a number of NBA team’s, and instead of returning to Adelaide he agreed to play with the Long Island Nets under coach Will Weaver who was also coaching Creek as part of the Australian national team at that time.
The Adelaide 36ers filed a injunction to stop Basketball Australia from approving any potential deal allowing Creek to sign with a NBA team without compensation for his contract and time spent developing him as a player. The decision to file the injunction led to a mountain of criticism, but ultimately the two reached a resolution allowing him to fulfil his NBA dream.
After narrowly missing out on the NBL championship the season prior, Adelaide was forced to go into rebuilding mode with the loss of its second-leading scorer Creek. Import Jacob Wiley was signed as a replacement for Creek only weeks prior to the NBL season.
Diminutive point guard Adris De Leon, who had played under head coach Joey Wright at the Gold Coast Blaze, was also signed to help cover the scoring and playmaking lost with Creek heading to the NBA and rising stars Harry Froling and Jack McVeigh were signed straight out of college.
High scoring big man Daniel Johnson took over as team captain, and Nathan Sobey, Majok Deng, Adam Doyle, Brendan Teys, and import Ramone Moore all returned from last season.
Sobey would take his game to yet another new level this season. Recording career highs in both points per game and field goal percentage not to mention his Round 3 triple-double that had many people suggesting he was the league’s best Aussie player. The 36ers guard scored 22 points, pulled in 13 rebounds and dished off nine assists in the 91-83 win over the Taipans in Cairns.
After a slow start to the season (3 wins, 5 losses), combined with a calf injury to fellow import Ramone Moore, a ultimatum was delivered to De Leon that if the team couldn’t turn things around with a win over Sydney in their next game, they would look at rejigging the team’s roster.
Despite starting in the game against Sydney and putting up 11 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists in 25 minutes, the Adelaide 36ers were unable to get the win, suffering a 12 points loss to the Kings, their fourth in a row. De Leon (7.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists) was released, and former Illawarra Hawks import Demitrius Conger was signed as his replacement. With Moore still unable to take the court, Adelaide also signed Shaun Bruce, who had been unsigned after three seasons in Cairns, who then played out the remaining games of the 36ers season.
Adelaide continued their 2018/19 campaign with Daniel Johnson (17.0 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists) and Nathan Sobey (16.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.2 assists) leading the team in scoring. Sobey’s jump from 12.7 ppg and 2.2apg the season prior also resulted in him earning a spot on the All-NBL Second Team. In what was a inconsistent season Adelaide, on the cusp of the playoffs, would lose the last two games of the season (Melbourne and Perth) and finish with a record to Brisbane (14-14). With Brisbane being higher on overall points percentage, the Bullets advanced into the playoffs as the fourth seed while Adelaide’s season would come to a end, finishing in fifth spot.
BRISBANE BULLETS
2019/20
On 5 April 2019, Sobey signed with the Brisbane Bullets on a three-year deal.
Sobey averaged 16.5 points and 3.9 rebounds, and helped guide the Bullets to a fifth place finish in the regular season with a 15-13 record.
2020/21
Brisbane continued to struggle to build a solid foundation and culture in their fourth year since re-entering the league. The Bullets released Cam Gliddon (to South East Melbourne), Lamar Patterson (New Zealand) and Will Magnay (NBA), who signed a deal to play with the New Orleans Pelicans.
Entering the Bullets camp were rookie Tanner Krebs (St Mary’s – NCAA), Anthony Drmic and Harry Froling (both via Adelaide), as well as import signings Vic Law and Orlando Johnson.
The Bullets had put together a high-scoring side onto the floor, with Law (18.8 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.4 blocks) shooting the ball at 47% from the field and team captain Nathan Sobey (21.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 4.8 assists) shooting the ball at 46 FG%, and both finishing among the top five scorers in the league. A solid local frontcourt of Matthew Hodgson (10.1 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks), Harry Froling (8.0 points, 4.9 rebounds) and Tyrell Harrison (5.2 points, 5.8 rebounds) made sure the Bullets outrebounded most team’s, finishing third in offensive rebounding and second in defensive rebounds across the league.
Brisbane showcased what they ‘could be’ in a win over Illawarra (97-91) where Law (29 points and 9 rebounds) and Sobey (18 points and seven assists) piled on the points while Froling and Hodgson notched up 13 rebounds combined.
Memorable games for the team included a win against top-of-the-table Melbourne (96-88). Law (10 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists) delivered his best rebounding effort to date, and Hodgson (24 points in 27 minutes) had a season-high scoring night as well and a win over Perth (95-92), where Law (23 points and 5 rebounds) and Sobey (31 points and 4 assists) would combine for 54 points, more than half the team’s score.
The high-scoring offence and strong rebounding still saw Brisbane (8-8) struggling to win half of their games. Orlando Johnson (6.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.8 assists) was released mid-March after posting average numbers across 15 games, a move which coincided with New Zealand releasing Lamar Patterson after a niggling knee injury and sluggish start to the season.
Patterson (14.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.5 steals) returned to Brisbane, overcame the knee injury and set the stage for the Bullets to return to the playoffs, but a knee injury to Law in the very next game would rule him out for the rest of the season.
Brisbane (10-8) had been floating in and out of the top four, and while Sobey would attempt to fill the void created by Law’s injury, the Bullets would lose five of their next seven games, giving up a average of 90 points while putting up 80 of their own. This led to the mid-season signing of BJ Johnson (10.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 0.9 assists) who they hoped would help stem the bleeding, which it somewhat did, resulting in a 8-10 run to end the Bullets season.
Brisbane’s worst performance came against South East Melbourne (95-66) in round 19. With Sobey injured, Brisbane struggled to score at all, only putting up 66 for their season low. Anthony Drmic (20 points) and Patterson (11 points) were the only players putting up more than six points.
Despite flashes of brilliance, Brisbane stumbled to a sixth-place finish at the end of the season (18-18) and failed to reach the playoffs.
After delivering the best season of his career and boosting his scoring numbers from the previous two years of 16 and 16.5, to 21.2 points per game, second second highest in the league behind Wildcats star Bryce Cotton, Sobey was selected for the All-NBL first team. Sobey made 30 points or more seven times across the year, including a season high of 35 in a loss to Sydney (108-119). He also had four rebounds and six assists in this game.
2021/22
After finishing in eighth place the season prior, Brisbane loaded up by adding one of the greatest big men in Aussie hoops history, Aron Baynes and NBA veteran guard Tyler Johnson.
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. Two big wins against an equally struggling Illawarra side provided a glimmer of hope that the team could turn things around, but instead, the decision was made to fire head coach James Duncan.
Things never got any better from there as Duncan was replaced by General Manager Sam Mackinnon as interim coach, a move that lasted just three games before assistant coach and former Townsville Crocodile Greg Vanderjagt took the reigns for the remainder of the season.
Reports of an untenable relationship between Bullets CEO Peter McLennan and Mackinnon become public and during that time, Brisbane suffered two catastrophic losses, a 37-point loss to New Zealand and the biggest defeat in the history of the NBL – a 49-point beating from Sydney.
Brisbane finished the season with an 8-20 record, three of those 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.
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On 6 July 2022, Gak signed with the Brisbane Bullets of the National Basketball League (NBL) for the 2022–23 season.[15] In round 13 against Melbourne United, he recorded 18 points, 13 rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block.[16] In 25 games, he averaged 4.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.
Baynes
The 36-year-old veteran of almost 600 NBA games
When Baynes played well, the Bullets tended to play well. When the star centre played full minutes in wins for the Bullets – which happened six times over the course of the season – his averages improved to 14.1 points and 9.2 rebounds per game.
He also recorded double-doubles in three of those contests.
Having signed a multi-year deal upon arriving at the Bullets it looks all but certain Baynes will be running it back with Brisbane in NBL24.
After a full season under his belt, who knows how high he could fly next season?
– Tyler Johnson (15.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 2.8 assists 1.2 steals, 0.3 blocks across 24 games
Nathan Sobey (15.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 4.6 assists 0.9 steals, 0.1 blocks across 27 gamesNathan Sobey (16.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 3.5 assists 0.8 steals, 0.3 blocks across 12 games
Jason Cadee (11.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 4.1 assists 1 steals, 0 blocks across 24 games
-Aron Baynes (11.3 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 1 assists 0.2 steals, 0.4 blocks across 23 games
-Dj Mitchell (9.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.4 assists 0.4 steals, 0.3 blocks across 26 games
-Devondrick Walker (9 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.4 assists 0.4 steals, 0 blocks across 5 games
Tanner Krebs (8.3 points, 3 rebounds, and 1.1 assists 0.4 steals, 0.2 blocks across 16 games
-Andrew White (7.6 points, 3 rebounds, and 0.7 assists 0.8 steals, 0.1 blocks across 14 games
-Harry Froling (5.5 points, 4 rebounds, and 1.1 assists 0.3 steals, 0.1 blocks across 24 games
Tyrell Harrison (4.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 0.4 assists 0.2 steals, 0.7 blocks across 15 games
Gorjok Gak (4.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.1 assists 0.5 steals, 0.5 blocks across 24 games
-Rasmus Bach (3.2 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 0.7 assists 1.1 steals, 0 blocks across 18 games
Kody Stattmann (1.6 points, 0.6 rebounds, and 0.3 assists 0.1 steals, 0.1 blocks across 18 games
Koen Sapwell (0.7 points, 0 rebounds, and 0 assists 0 steals, 0 blocks across 3 games
Lual Diing (0.5 points, 0.5 rebounds, and 0 assists 0 steals, 0 blocks across 6 games
Matt Johns (0.4 points, 0.4 rebounds, and 0.3 assists 0.3 steals, 0 blocks across 8 games
Hunter Clarke (0 points, 0.5 rebounds, and 0.3 assists 0.3 steals, 0 blocks across 4 games
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Bullets fans will be pleased to see more of star Nathan Sobey next season who announced that he had re-signed to remain with the club for another three years. Sitting out the second half of the season due to injury, Sobey will be looking to get back into action next season.
Ahead of NBL Free Agency, the Bullets have Nathan Sobey, Tyrell Harrison and Jason Cadee under contract.
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The Brisbane Bullets are the lone winless team in the NBL after losing their fourth straight game to start the season, 102-85, to the Sydney Kings
DJ Mitchell was Brisbane’s best with 20 points and 10 rebounds
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Mitch Creek’s 31 point masterclass has led the South East Melbourne Phoenix over the Brisbane Bullets in a thriller, 89-88.
The loss drops Brisbane to 0-5 as the pressure grows on the club who recruited Aron Baynes and Tyler Johnson in the offseason.
Phoenix star Gary Browne went to work in the last minute of the fourth quarter, putting Tanner Krebs on skates before icing the game with a smooth mid-range pull up jumper.
Browne set the table for South East Melbourne, generating 11 assists to go along with 7 points and 4 steals. Creek added 7 boards and 3 assists alongside his season-high 31 points.
Jason Cadee answered the call-up to the starting unit for Brisbane, recording 21 points and 5 assists. Johnson provided 15 points off the bench.
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27/10 A sizzling start from Nathan Sobey has charged the Brisbane Bullets to a massive 86-61 victory over the Illawarra Hawks.
Sobey was unstoppable in the opening half, scoring 14 first quarter points and 22 first half points, both career highs. It laid the foundation for Brisbane’s second smashing of Illawarra this week, after a big win on Monday night.
The win marks the first time the Bullets have won consecutive matches by at least 25-points since February 2007.
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5/11
The Brisbane Bullets have hung on by the skin of their teeth to clinch their third straight win, overcoming a last quarter surge from the Tasmania JackJumpers to secure the 74-72 victory.
Tasmania star Jack McVeigh had a chance to send the game to overtime but missed a mid-range shot at the buzzer.
Aron Baynes continued his strong form and led Brisbane with 16 points and 9 rebounds. Nathan Sobey contributed 14 points and 7 assists, while big man Tyrell Harrison had 12 points. Jason Cadee suited up for his 350th NBL game in the win.
McVeigh led Tasmania with 17 points.
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19/11
The Cairns Taipans have snapped the Brisbane Bullets’ three-game win streak with a 90-82 victory.
A 12-0 scoring run to end the third quarter helped get Cairns into a winning position against its Queensland rivals.
MVP contender Keanu Pinder had a huge game finishing with 25 points (15 of which came in the last quarter), 8 rebounds and 4 assists. DJ Hogg finished with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists in a dominant Taipans front court display.
DJ Mitchell put in a great performance for Brisbane with 21 points and 8 rebounds.
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25/11
The Brisbane Bullets and Head Coach James Duncan have agreed to mutually part ways.
27/11
An explosive offensive performance from the New Zealand Breakers has led them to a dominant 116-79 victory over the Brisbane Bullets.
The 116-points are the most any team has scored this season and the 37-point margin was also the largest this season.
New Zealand shot the ball at a scorching 60 percent from the field and 51 percent from beyond the three-point line.
Having won 10 of their past 12 games, the Breakers continue to show the NBL world they’re a force to be reckoned with. Jarrell Brantley led the way with 29 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists while Izayah Le’afa poured in 21 points.
The los
s stacked more pain on the struggling Bullets, who parted ways with coach James Duncan on Friday. In his debut as interim coach, Sam Mackinnon suffered the biggest loss by a coach on debut since Alan Black in 1989.
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1/12
Brisbane Bullets interim coach Sam Mackinnon has recorded his first victory with a thrilling 106-95 overtime win over the Perth Wildcats.
Just a week after parting ways with coach James Duncan, and days after suffering a 37-point loss in New Zealand, the Bullets returned home and delivered their fans some much needed joy.
After a back-and-forth final quarter, Brisbane took over in overtime, outscoring Perth 14-3 in the extra session.
With star big man Aron Baynes out with injury, Bullets leader Nathan Sobey took the game into his own hands by scoring a season high 28 points.
Brisbane’s Tanner Krebs had a strong showing with 18 points but suffered what appeared to be a serious ankle injury late in the contest. Tyler Johnson also added 18 points.
Bryce Cotton had 30 points for the Wildcats while Brady Manek contributed 17.
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4/12
Late game heroics from Milton Doyle has helped the Tasmania JackJumpers leave Brisbane with a 99-84 victory over the Bullets.
With less than five minutes remaining the JackJumpers were down two points before Doyle charged a 14-0 run to help Tasmania build a late lead they wouldn’t relinquish.
Doyle scored a season high 33 points, including several clutch buckets, while also setting up his teammates to hit big shots during the defining final period.
Jack McVeigh provided 16 points and 7 rebounds for the JackJumpers while Will Magnay took another step forward to his best form with 10 points and 5 rebounds.
The Bullets were highly competitive throughout the game, with Nathan Sobey leading the way with 20 points.
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14/12
In a battle between Queensland rivals, the Cairns Taipans have held off a late surge from the Brisbane Bullets to record a 85-76 win.
After a drama-filled 24 hours, the Bullets put in a brave performance for new interim coach Greg Vanderjagt, but it wasn’t enough to secure a victory. The Taipans didn’t trail after quarter time as they withstood several Brisbane runs.
Despite getting in early foul trouble, Bul Kuol led Cairns with 23 points while Keanu Pinder had 12 of his own, alongside 15 rebounds.
Taipans youngster Sam Waardenburg played just eight minutes after suffering a heavy knock to the head on a drive to the basket.
Aron Baynes managed 17 points for the Bullets, who were without an injured Tyler Johnson.
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21/12
Even without injured starters Ryan Broekhoff and Gary Browne, the South East Melbourne Phoenix have easily put aside the Brisbane Bullets, 104-77.
Phoenix fans got another scare when Alan Williams went down late in the second quarter with a lower leg injury but he was able to return to the game and contribute to the victory.
South East Melbourne star Mitch Creek continued his MVP push, following on from his 46-point performance on Sunday to drop 29 points. Trey Kell also had a strong showing with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists.
Nathan Sobey led all scorers as he dropped a season high 31 points for the Bullets.
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28/12
The Brisbane Bullets have snapped their five-game losing skid with a nail-biting 97-93 overtime victory over the Perth Wildcats.
The Bullets seemed destined to cruise to victory when they led by 13 points with just 5 minutes left before Perth unleashed a 20-7 run to end regulation and send the game to overtime.
After an absolute battle in overtime, it came down to the last possession, as Corey Webster’s last second layup attempt rimmed out to deny the Wildcat’s victory.
Nathan Sobey stuffed the stat sheet for Brisbane, pouring in 30 points, 9 assists and 6 rebounds. Gorjok Gak came up big in the clutch after star big man Aron Baynes fouled out.
Bryce Cotton was the best for Perth with 30 points. Luke Travers recorded 15 points and 10 rebounds.
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Sobey named Leroy Loggins MVP
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During the 2021/22 season Sobey averaged 16.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 3.5 assists and helped the Bullets finish with a record of 10-18 and ended the regular season in eighth place.
2022/23
Sobey led the franchise in points, steals, and assists to claim the Leroy Loggins MVP.
2023/24
For the second season in a row, Sobey led the franchise in points, steals, and assists and was voted the clubs MVP for the second consecutive season.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Kody Stattmann made his NBL debut with the Brisbane Bullets at 22 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
Stattmann 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.
Devondrick Walker (via NBL1) was signed as a second import 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 brought into the squad to complement the returning core of Jason Cadee, Tyrell Harrison, Tanner Krebs and captain Nathan Sobey.
The Bullets off-season recruiting saw many in the media pencil them in as a top four team but with the health of both Sobey coming back from a knee injury that had kept him on the sidelines for half of NBL22 and Baynes returning to the court after a neck injury suffered at the Olympics almost left him paralysed, many questioned their ability to stay healthy.
Six games into the season and the Bullets had yet to win a game. Baynes (11.3 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 1.0 assists) was far from the NBA player he was 12 months earlier and Sobey (15.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 4.6 assists) recorded his lowest numbers for points and rebounds in five years.
Brisbane then recorded back-to-back wins, both against Illawarra. The first victory (82-56) on the back of a 17 point, 14 rebound effort from Baynes and the second (86-61) thanks to Sobey, scoring 14 first quarter points and 22 first half points, both career highs. The wins marking the first time Brisbane had won consecutive matches by at least 25-points since February 2007.
A two point victory over a strong Tasmanian team (74-72) gave them a three game winning streak, but just when things started to look positive, the decision was made to release underperforming import Walker (9.0 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.4 assists) and fire head coach James Duncan.
Walker was replaced by Andrew White (7.6 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 0.7 assists) and Duncan was replaced by General Manager Sam Mackinnon as interim coach, a move that lasted just three games before assistant coach and former Townsville Crocodile Greg Vanderjagt took the reins for the remainder of the season but the best of the Bullets season was behind them.
Brisbane finished second last again (8-20) with three of their eight wins coming against Illawarra, who recorded their worst season ever.
Stattman played 18 games, averaging 1.6 points, 0.6 rebounds, and 0.3 assists.
SOUTH EAST MELBOURNE PHOENIX
2023/24
After a year full of turmoil at Brisbane, Stattman followed his former coach Sam Mackinnon to the Phoenix after attending a DP camp run by Mackinnon where he impressed coach Mike Kelly and ultimately earned himself a spot on the roster for NBL24.
“At the DP camp, Kody’s size and length stood out, and his improved shot-making made it hard to go past,” commented Mackinnon upon signing Stattman.
“Kody’s signing as a DP gives our roster great depth. Personally, I’m looking forward to working with Kody on a daily basis to ensure he fulfils his basketball goals,” he added.
Kody Stattmann currently plays for the South East Melbourne Phoenix and has played 34 games in his NBL career. He has averaged 2.5 points, 1 rebounds, and 0.2 assists since entering the league in 2022.
CURRENT CONTRACT:
South East Melbourne Phoenix – 1 Year Deal (2023-24)
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 |
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| 2023-24 | 23 | South East Melbourne | 10-18 (10) | 16 | 193.2 | 58 | 26 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 55 | 38% | 10 | 27 | 37.0% | 6 | 9 | 67% | 49% | 47% | 16 |
| 2022-23 | 22 | Brisbane | 8-20 (9) | 18 | 129.5 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 33% | 3 | 12 | 25.0% | 6 | 7 | 86% | 44% | 38% | 10 | Totals | 34 | 323 | 87 | 36 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 85 | 36.5% | 13 | 39 | 33.3% | 12 | 16 | 75.0% | 47% | 44% | 16 |
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 |
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| 2023-24 | 23 | South East Melbourne | 10-18 (10) | 16 | 12.1 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 38% | 0.6 | 1.7 | 37.0% | 0.4 | 0.6 | 67% | 49% | 47% | 16 |
| 2022-23 | 22 | Brisbane | 8-20 (9) | 18 | 7.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 33% | 0.2 | 0.7 | 25.0% | 0.3 | 0.4 | 86% | 44% | 38% | 10 | Total | 34 | 9.5 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 36.5% | 0.0 | 33.3% | 0.4 | 1.1 | 75.0% | 47% | 44% | 16 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
Spent his 2022 winter playing for his hometown Marlins in NBL1 where he averaged 15.0ppg while shooting above 50% from the field.
FIBA EXPERIENCE
Stattman represented Australia on multiple occasions including the FIBA U/17 World Cup, U/17 Oceania Championships, U/18 Asia Cup and the FIBA U/19 World Cup, where he averaged 10.3 ppg and 3rpg.
COLLEGE
Stattmann spent four years at the University of Virginia (2019-2022), winning a National Championship in his freshman year.
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