2018–19 Melbourne United season

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2018–19 Melbourne United season
Head CoachAustralia Dean Vickerman
CaptainAustralia Chris Goulding
StadiumMelbourne Arena, Melbourne
NBL results
Ladder2nd
FinalsRunners-up
Wins21
Losses13
Player Records
Efficiency leaderUnited States Josh Boone
56%
Scoring leaderUnited States Casper Ware
18.8
Rebounding leaderUnited States Josh Boone
8.4
Assists leaderUnited States Casper Ware
4.8
All statistics correct as of 17 March 2019.

The 2018–19 NBL season was the 36th season for Melbourne United in the NBL, and the 5th under the banner of Melbourne United.

Roster[]

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2018–19 Melbourne United roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
F/C 3 United States Boone, Josh (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 112 kg (247 lb)
G 5 Australia  (DP) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 78 kg (172 lb)
G 7 Australia Hooley, Peter 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
F 9 Australia Moller, Craig 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 93 kg (205 lb)
G 10 Australia McCarron, Mitch 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 97 kg (214 lb)
F/C 14 New Zealand Smith-Milner, Tohi 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 112 kg (247 lb)
F 15 Australia  (IN) 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 111 kg (245 lb)
G/F 17 United States Kennedy, D. J. (I) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb)
F 20 Australia Barlow, David 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 97 kg (214 lb)
G 21 United States Ware, Casper (I) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 79 kg (174 lb)
G/F 30 Australia McDaniel, Sam (DP) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
C 35 New Zealand Pledger, Alex 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) 113 kg (249 lb)
G 43 Australia Goulding, Chris (C) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb)
F 55 Australia Jois, Venky 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (TP) Training player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 26 January 2019

Preseason[]

Main article: 2018–19 NBL pre-season

Game log[]

2018 pre-season game log
Total: 7–5 (Home: 6–3; Road: 1–2)
August: 4–0 (Home: 4–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 4 August Chinese Taipei W 136–85 not available not available not available Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
closed indoors 		1–0
2 9 August Saint Mary's Gaels W 81–80 not available not available not available State Basketball Centre
3,200 		2–0
3 16 August Loyola Marymount Lions W 100–80 not available not available not available Casey Basketball Stadium
1,500 		3–0
4 30 August Sydney W 93–85 not available not available not available Bendigo Stadium
2,000 		4–0
September: 3–4 (Home: 2–3; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 1 September Sydney L 85–93 not available not available not available State Basketball Centre
3,200 		4–1
6 11 September Cairns W 89–88 Josh Boone (18) Josh Boone (9) Chris Goulding (7) Dandenong Basketball Stadium
1,000 		5–1
7 13 September Cairns L 75–78 not available not available not available Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
2,000 		5–2
8 20 September Adelaide L 87–97 Casper Ware (16) Kennedy, Smith-Milner (6) McCarron, Ware (3) Bendigo Stadium
not available 		5–3
9 22 September @ Brisbane W 90–96 Casper Ware (15) David Barlow (9) Casper Ware (5) Ballarat Stadium
not available 		6–3
10 23 September Illawarra W 88–82 Chris Goulding (20) Alex Pledger (11) Mitch McCarron (7) Ballarat Stadium
not available 		7–3
11 28 September @ Philadelphia L 104–84 Casper Ware (19) Alex Pledger (13) Casper Ware (5) Wells Fargo Center
20,318 		7–4
October: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
12 5 October @ Toronto L 120–82 Casper Ware (17) Josh Boone (11) Casper Ware (5) Scotiabank Arena
15,781 		7–5

Regular season[]

Main article: 2018–19 NBL regular season

Ladder[]

Pos 2018–19 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Perth Wildcats1 28 18 10 64.29% 4–1 L1 12–2 6–8 2499 2355 106.11%
2 Melbourne United1 28 18 10 64.29% 3–2 W1 10–4 8–6 2586 2478 104.36%
3 Sydney Kings1 28 18 10 64.29% 4–1 W1 9–5 9–5 2438 2380 102.44%
4 Brisbane Bullets2 28 14 14 50.00% 2–3 W1 9–5 5–9 2503 2480 100.93%
5 Adelaide 36ers2 28 14 14 50.00% 2–3 L2 6–8 8–6 2687 2681 100.22%
6 New Zealand Breakers3 28 12 16 42.86% 2–3 L1 7–7 5–9 2649 2641 100.30%
7 Illawarra Hawks3 28 12 16 42.86% 1–4 L3 8–6 4–10 2493 2664 93.58%
8 Cairns Taipans 28 6 22 21.43% 2–3 L1 3–11 3–11 2400 2576 93.17%

Updated to match(es) played on 17 February 2019. 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 between the teams will determine order of seeding.

1Perth Wildcats won on overall points percentage. Melbourne United finished 2nd on overall points percentage.

2Brisbane Bullets won on overall points percentage.

3New Zealand Breakers won on overall points percentage.

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

Game log[]

2018–19 game log
Total: 18–10 (Home: 10–4; Road: 8–6)
October: 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 12 October @ Illawarra W 122–123 (4OT) Josh Boone (24) Josh Boone (12) Casper Ware (9) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,688 		1–0
2 14 October New Zealand L 81–88 Chris Goulding (22) Mitch McCarron (8) Hooley, McCarron (4) Melbourne Arena
8,329 		1–1
3 21 October Adelaide W 75–72 Barlow, Boone (15) Josh Boone (16) Barlow, Goulding, McCarron (5) Melbourne Arena
7,764 		2–1
4 27 October @ Perth L 101–96 (2OT) Chris Goulding (29) Josh Boone (11) Mitch McCarron (5) RAC Arena
11,675 		2–2
5 29 October Illawarra W 99–93 Casper Ware (26) Alex Pledger (12) Mitch McCarron (4) Melbourne Arena
6,478 		3–2
November: 6–1 (Home: 4–0; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 3 November @ Cairns W 85–98 Casper Ware (32) Barlow, Boone (7) Barlow, Hooley, Kennedy (4) Cairns Convention Centre
not available 		4–2
7 5 November Sydney W 77–70 D. J. Kennedy (24) Boone, Kennedy (10) Kennedy, Ware (3) Melbourne Arena
10,300 		5–2
8 8 November @ Illawarra L 87–81 McCarron, Ware (18) Josh Boone (8) Josh Boone (6) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,000 		5–3
9 11 November Cairns W 87–80 Casper Ware (34) Mitch McCarron (9) Casper Ware (6) Melbourne Arena
7,897 		6–3
10 16 November @ New Zealand W 101–108 Josh Boone (26) Josh Boone (10) D. J. Kennedy (7) ILT Stadium
2,676 		7–3
11 18 November Brisbane W 102–94 Casper Ware (23) Boone, Pledger (6) Casper Ware (6) Melbourne Arena
7,656 		8–3
12 24 November Sydney W 84–82 Casper Ware (23) D. J. Kennedy (12) Casper Ware (5) Melbourne Arena
10,300 		9–3
December: 2–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
13 8 December @ Brisbane L 97–94 David Barlow (20) Alex Pledger (7) Casper Ware (9) Brisbane Convention Centre
3,304 		9–4
14 10 December Brisbane L 74–90 Casper Ware (22) David Barlow (9) David Barlow (5) Melbourne Arena
7,083 		9–5
15 17 December Perth W 82–65 Chris Goulding (21) Boone, Goulding, Kennedy, Pledger (7) Mitch McCarron (4) Melbourne Arena
7,765 		10–5
16 23 December @ Sydney W 70–75 Chris Goulding (16) David Barlow (11) Casper Ware (7) Qudos Bank Arena
12,050 		11–5
17 26 December Adelaide L 101–103 Casper Ware (26) D. J. Kennedy (5) Kennedy, Ware (5) Melbourne Arena
10,300 		11–6
January: 3–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
18 6 January @ Brisbane L 95–86 Casper Ware (29) Josh Boone (10) McCarron, Smith-Milner (5) Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre
4,485 		11–7
19 13 January @ Cairns W 89–99 (OT) Casper Ware (27) Josh Boone (15) Casper Ware (6) Cairns Convention Centre
4,364 		12–7
20 20 January @ Perth L 84–79 Mitch McCarron (21) Josh Boone (12) Casper Ware (6) RAC Arena
13,353 		12–8
21 23 January Illawarra W 113–89 Casper Ware (25) Josh Boone (11) Barlow, Kennedy, Ware (4) Melbourne Arena
7,022 		13–8
22 28 January @ Adelaide W 91–114 Josh Boone (19) Josh Boone (10) Casper Ware (10) Titanium Security Arena
not available 		14–8
February: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
23 1 February @ New Zealand W 87–107 Chris Goulding (24) Boone, Kennedy (11) Goulding, McCarron (5) Spark Arena
4,714 		15–8
24 3 February New Zealand W 111–102 (OT) Mitch McCarron (25) D. J. Kennedy (9) Kennedy, McCarron (6) Melbourne Arena
9,026 		16–8
25 8 February @ Sydney L 97–85 Casper Ware (17) D. J. Kennedy (8) Casper Ware (5) Qudos Bank Arena
7,104 		16–9
26 10 February @ Adelaide W 87–89 Casper Ware (20) Josh Boone (14) Casper Ware (7) Titanium Security Arena
not available 		17–9
27 14 February Cairns L 85–87 Chris Goulding (22) D. J. Kennedy (8) Goulding, Kennedy, McCarron, Ware (4) Melbourne Arena
6,590 		17–10
28 17 February Perth W 81–70 (OT) D. J. Kennedy (21) D. J. Kennedy (15) D. J. Kennedy (6) Melbourne Arena
10,300 		18–10

Postseason[]

Main article: 2019 NBL Finals
2019 playoff game log
Total: 3–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–2)
Semi-finals: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 28 February Sydney W 95–73 Casper Ware (22) Josh Boone (7) Casper Ware (7) Melbourne Arena
7,566 		1–0
2 3 March @ Sydney W 76–90 Casper Ware (30) Josh Boone (8) Mitch McCarron (5) Qudos Bank Arena
14,569 		2–0
Grand Final: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
3 8 March @ Perth L 81–71 Casper Ware (19) Josh Boone (12) Casper Ware (4) RAC Arena
12,490 		0–1
4 10 March Perth W 92–74 Goulding, Ware (14) D. J. Kennedy (14) Kennedy, McCarron (4) Melbourne Arena
10,062 		1–1
5 15 March @ Perth L 96–67 Barlow, Kennedy 13 D. J. Kennedy (10) D. J. Kennedy (6) RAC Arena
13,412 		1–2
6 17 March Perth L 84–97 Casper Ware (18) Josh Boone (7) Goulding, Ware (4) Melbourne Arena
10,007 		1–3

Transactions[]

Re-signed[]

Player Signed
Chris Goulding[1] 26 April
Peter Hooley[2] 30 April
Tohi Smith-Milner[3] 2 May
David Barlow[4] 7 May
Josh Boone[5] 17 August
Casper Ware[5]

Additions[]

Player Signed Former team
[6] 3 May Club Ourense Baloncesto
Alex Pledger[7] 18 May New Zealand Breakers
Mitch McCarron[8] 7 June Petrol Olimpija
Sam McDaniel[9] 15 August Mount Gambier Pioneers
D. J. Kennedy[10] 9 September Pınar Karşıyaka
Venky Jois[11] 26 January Rasta Vechta

Subtractions[]

Player Reason left New team
Majok Majok[12][13] Free agent New Zealand Breakers
Tai Wesley[14][15] Free agent New Zealand Breakers
Kyle Adnam[16][17] Free agent Sydney Kings
David Andersen[18][19] Free agent Illawarra Hawks
Carrick Felix[20] Released Washington Wizards
Casey Prather[21][22] Free agent Promitheas Patras

Awards[]

NBL Awards[]

Melbourne United Awards[]

  • Best Club Person Award: Fiona Gant[24]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Goulding recommits to Melbourne". melbourneutd.com.au. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Hooley signs on with Melbourne". melbourneutd.com.au. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Smith-Milner elevated to contracted playing roster". melbourneutd.com.au. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Barlow re-signs for 2018-19". melbourneutd.com.au. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b "They're back! Casper Ware and Josh Boone re-commit to Melbourne United". melbourneutd.com.au. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Melbourne signs Australian forward Dan Trist". melbourneutd.com.au. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Melbourne United signs Alex Pledger". melbourneutd.com.au. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  8. ^ "United signs McCarron to three year deal". melbourneutd.com.au. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Sam McDaniel is ready to grow his game in Melbourne". melbourneutd.com.au. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  10. ^ "DJ Kennedy signs with Melbourne United & completes our 2018-19 roster". melbourneutd.com.au. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Venky Jois joins Melbourne United". melbourneutd.com.au. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Majok Majok departs Melbourne". melbourneutd.com.au. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Majok Majok Signed". nzbreakers.basketball. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Tai Wesley to depart Melbourne". melbourneutd.com.au. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  15. ^ "It's confirmed Tai Wesley is back". nzbreakers.basketball. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Kyle Adnam to depart Melbourne". melbourneutd.com.au. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  17. ^ "Kyle Adnam heads to Sydney, becomes a King". sydneykings.com. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  18. ^ "David Andersen won't return to Melbourne United". melbourneutd.com.au. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  19. ^ "David Andersen returns to the Hawks". hawks.com.au. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  20. ^ Liam Santamaria (26 June 2018). "Washington Wizards add Carrick Felix for NBA Summer League". melbourneutd.com.au. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  21. ^ "THE CASEY PRATHER PROMETHEUS". promitheasbc.gr. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  22. ^ "Casey Prather Signs With Khimki". melbourneutd.com.au. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  23. ^ a b "Melbourne United stars recognised at NBL Awards". melbourneutd.com.au. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  24. ^ a b c d "2018-19 Melbourne United Club Awards". melbourneutd.com.au. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2021.

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