2019–20 Sydney Kings season
# 2019–20 Sydney Kings season

The 2019–20 NBL season was the 31st season for the Sydney Kings in the NBL.

## Roster

### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Development |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| C | Andrew Bogut | Daniel Kickert | Jordan Hunter | Banjo Talbot |
| PF | Jae'Sean Tate | Lucas Walker | Craig Moller | |
| SF | Didi Louzada | Brad Newley | | |
| SG | Kevin Lisch | Xavier Cooks | | Hunter Madden |
| PG | Casper Ware | Shaun Bruce | Deshon Taylor | Lochlan Hutchison |

## Preseason

The Kings' pre-season games consisted of three regular pre-season games and two NBL Blitz games. The first game was against Hills Select, before the Kings travelled to Tasmania to participate in the NBL Blitz during September, with games against the South East Melbourne Phoenix and the Perth Wildcats. They then had games against the New Zealand Breakers and the Illawarra Hawks.

### Game log

2019–20 game log :

Pre-Season: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

1

14 September

@ Hills Select

W 109-67

Craig Moller (22)

Jordan Hunter, Jae'Sean Tate (8)

Bruce, Lisch, Walker (4)

Hills Basketball Stadium

1-0 :

NBL Blitz: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

1

20 September

South East Melbourne Phoenix

L 87-96

Casper Ware (19)

Jae'Sean Tate (7)

Shaun Bruce (4)

Devonport Recreation & Function Centre

0-1

2

22 September

Perth Wildcats

W 71-103

Didi Louzada (29)

Jordan Hunter (10)

Louzada, Moller, Ware (3)

Derwent Entertainment Centre

1-1 :

Pre-Season: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

2

26 September

New Zealand Breakers

W 81-64

Casper Ware (26)

Andrew Bogut (8)

Kevin Lisch (4)

Sydney Uni Sports & Aquatic Centre

2-0

3

29 September

@ Illawarra Hawks

W 96-106

Didi Louzada (24)

Jordan Hunter (11)

Kevin Lisch, Jae'Sean Tate (4)

WIN Entertainment Centre

3-0 :

## Regular season

### Standings

| Pos | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP |
| 1 | Sydney Kings | 28 | 20 | 8 | 71.43% | 4–1 | W2 | 12–2 | 8–6 | 2642 | 2472 | 106.88% |
| 2 | Perth Wildcats | 28 | 19 | 9 | 67.86% | 4–1 | W3 | 11–3 | 8–6 | 2529 | 2409 | 104.98% |
| 3 | Cairns Taipans | 28 | 16 | 12 | 57.14% | 3–2 | L2 | 11–3 | 5–9 | 2587 | 2547 | 101.57% |
| 4 | Melbourne United | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 4–1 | W3 | 9–5 | 6–8 | 2638 | 2560 | 103.05% |
| 5 | Brisbane Bullets | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 3–2 | W1 | 10–4 | 5–9 | 2607 | 2557 | 101.96% |
| 6 | New Zealand Breakers | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 4–1 | W4 | 9–5 | 6–8 | 2514 | 2468 | 101.86% |
| 7 | Adelaide 36ers | 28 | 12 | 16 | 42.86% | 1–4 | L2 | 8–6 | 4–10 | 2654 | 2768 | 95.88% |
| 8 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 28 | 9 | 19 | 32.14% | 0–5 | L8 | 6–8 | 3–11 | 2671 | 2761 | 96.74% |
| 9 | Illawarra Hawks | 28 | 5 | 23 | 17.86% | 0–5 | L10 | 3–11 | 2–12 | 2354 | 2654 | 88.70% |

Updated to match(es) played on 16 February 2020. Source: NBL.com.au

### Ladder progression

* Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top four.
* Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
* Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.

2019–20 NBL season vte :

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adelaide 36ers | – | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Brisbane Bullets | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Cairns Taipans | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Illawarra Hawks | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Melbourne United | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| New Zealand Breakers | – | – | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Perth Wildcats | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Sydney Kings | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

### Game log

The regular season of the NBL consisted of 28 games, with the King's 14 home games played at Qudos Bank Arena.

2019–20 game log :

October: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

1

4 October

@ Cairns Taipans

W 71-79

Casper Ware (23)

Andrew Bogut (12)

Casper Ware, Andrew Bogut (5)

Cairns Convention Centre

1-0

2

12 October

Adelaide 36ers

W 102-80

Brad Newley (18)

Jae'Sean Tate (7)

Shaun Bruce (7)

Qudos Bank Arena

2-0

3

18 October

New Zealand Breakers

W 96-91

Casper Ware (27)

Andrew Bogut (15)

Andrew Bogut, Casper Ware (5)

Qudos Bank Arena

3-0

4

20 October

@ New Zealand Breakers

W 66-76

Casper Ware (17)

Andrew Bogut (16)

Shaun Bruce (3)

Spark Arena

4-0

5

26 October

Brisbane Bullets

W 94-79

Casper Ware (17)

Andrew Bogut (11)

Casper Ware (5)

Qudos Bank Arena

5-0 :

November: 5–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 3–1)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

6

2 November

@ Adelaide 36ers

W 96-98

Andrew Bogut (18)

Andrew Bogut (12)

Jae'Sean Tate (5)

Adelaide Entertainment Centre

6-0

7

4 November

@ Melbourne United

L 107-104

Casper Ware (34)

Andrew Bogut (8)

Shaun Bruce (8)

Melbourne Arena

6-1

8

8 November

@ Brisbane Bullets

W 85-95

Brad Newley (20)

Andrew Bogut (8)

Shaun Bruce (8)

Nissan Arena

7-1

9

10 November

Perth Wildcats

W 104-85

Didi Louzada (28)

Jae'Sean Tate (8)

Shaun Bruce (7)

Qudos Bank Arena

8-1

10

17 November

Illawarra Hawks

W 92-87

Jae'Sean Tate (24)

Andrew Bogut (9)

Casper Ware (6)

Qudos Bank Arena

9-1

11

23 November

@ South East Melbourne Phoenix

W 86-90

Casper Ware (25)

Andrew Bogut (10)

Bogut, Bruce, Ware (4)

Melbourne Arena

10-1 :

December: 3–5 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–3)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

12

1 December

Melbourne United

W 111-101

Casper Ware (27)

Andrew Bogut (8)

Casper Ware (5)

Qudos Bank Arena

11-1

13

6 December

@ Perth Wildcats

L 96-77

Casper Ware (13)

Andrew Bogut (8)

Shaun Bruce (4)

RAC Arena

11-2

14

8 December

Cairns Taipans

L 98-109

Casper Ware (23)

Andrew Bogut (12)

Casper Ware (7)

Qudos Bank Arena

11-3

15

14 December

@ Melbourne United

W 81-104

Casper Ware (27)

Jae'Sean Tate (12)

Shaun Bruce (4)

Melbourne Arena

12-3

16

21 December

@ Brisbane Bullets

L 87-80

Casper Ware (26)

Xavier Cooks (7)

Casper Ware (3)

Nissan Arena

12-4

17

23 December

South East Melbourne Phoenix

W 110-98

Daniel Kickert (18)

Xavier Cooks (9)

Casper Ware (7)

Qudos Bank Arena

13-4

18

28 December

Perth Wildcats

L 85-98

Casper Ware (33)

Andrew Bogut (12)

Shaun Bruce (4)

Qudos Bank Arena

13-5

19

31 December

@ Illawarra Hawks

L 85-80

Jae'Sean Tate (23)

Xavier Cooks (9)

Daniel Kickert (5)

WIN Entertainment Centre

13-6 :

January: 5–1 (Home: 4–0; Road: 1–1)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

20

4 January

Adelaide 36ers

W 91-77

Brad Newley, Jae'Sean Tate (20)

Andrew Bogut (10)

Casper Ware (6)

Qudos Bank Arena

14-6

21

11 January

Cairns Taipans

W 92=83

Daniel Kickert (18)

Bogut, Cooks, Tate (8)

Casper Ware (4)

Qudos Bank Arena

15-6

22

17 January

@ New Zealand Breakers

L 86-81

Jae'Sean Tate (22)

Xavier Cooks (10)

Casper Ware (5)

TSB Stadium

15-7

23

19 January

South East Melbourne Phoenix

W 98-81

Didi Louzada (18)

Andrew Bogut (11)

Shaun Bruce, Casper Ware (6)

Qudos Bank Arena

16-7

24

24 January

@ Illawarra Hawks

W 79-102

Jae'Sean Tate, Deshon Taylor (17)

Xavier Cooks (11)

Shaun Bruce (5)

WIN Entertainment Centre

17-7

25

26 January

Melbourne United

W 106-88

Casper Ware (26)

Xavier Cooks (10)

Andrew Bogut (9)

Qudos Bank Arena

18-7 :

February: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

26

1 February

@ Perth Wildcats

L 110-100

Jae'Sean Tate (23)

Jae'Sean Tate (12)

Shaun Bruce (5)

RAC Arena

18-8

27

9 February

@ South East Melbourne Phoenix

W 96-99

Casper Ware (24)

Xavier Cooks (13)

Xavier Cooks, Brad Newley (3)

Melbourne Arena

19-8

28

14 February

Illawarra Hawks

W 98-82

Jae'Sean Tate, Casper Ware (19)

Xavier Cooks (11)

Newley, Taylor, Ware (3)3

Qudos Bank Arena

20-8 :

## Postseason

2020 playoff game log :

Semi-finals: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries

1

29 February

Melbourne United

W 86-80

Jae'Sean Tate (23)

Andrew Bogut (10)

Casper Ware (5)

Qudos Bank Arena

1-0

2

2 March

@ Melbourne United

L 125-80

Jae'Sean Tate (18)

Xavier Cooks (7)

Didi Louzada (2)

Melbourne Arena

1-1

3

5 March

Melbourne United

W 89-87

Jae'Sean Tate (2)

Xavier Cooks (9)

Kevin Lisch (4)

Qudos Bank Arena

2-1 :

Grand Final: 1–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–0)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries

1

8 March

Perth Wildcats

L 86-88

Andrew Bogut (18)

Andrew Bogut (12)

Casper Ware (4)4

Qudos Bank Arena

0-1

2

13 March

@ Perth Wildcats

W 85-97

Jae'Sean Tate (20)

Andrew Bogut (13)

Brad Newley (5)

RAC Arena

1-1

3

15 March

Perth Wildcats

L 96-111

Jae'Sean Tate (20)

Xavier Cooks (9)

Andrew Bogut, Shaun Bruce (3)

Qudos Bank Arena

1-2 :

## Awards

### Player of the Week

Round 3, Andrew Bogut

