2022–23 Illawarra Hawks season

The 2022–23 Illawarra Hawks season was the 45th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their first under the leadership of their new head coach Jacob Jackomas.

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.

Pre-season

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 * 1
 * 3 September
 * UC Riverside Highlanders
 * L 87–94
 * Tyler Harvey (24)
 * Sam Froling (7)
 * Harvey, Robinson (3)
 * Snakepit 1,500
 * 0–1
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 * 2
 * 10 September
 * @ New Zealand
 * L 71–68 (OT)
 * Justin Robinson (26)
 * Deng Deng (15)
 * Sam Froling (3)
 * The Stockyard 600
 * 0–2

NBL Blitz

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 * 1
 * 18 September
 * Melbourne
 * W 81–68
 * Froling, Robinson (14)
 * Sam Froling (8)
 * Justin Robinson (8)
 * Darwin Basketball Facility 922
 * 1–0
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 * 2
 * 20 September
 * @ New Zealand
 * W 81–85
 * Tyler Harvey (27)
 * Sam Froling (7)
 * Justin Robinson (8)
 * Darwin Basketball Facility 660
 * 2–0
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 * 3
 * 22 September
 * Adelaide
 * L 77–84
 * George King (20)
 * Deng, King (8)
 * Harvey, White (4)
 * Darwin Basketball Facility 912
 * 2–1

Regular season

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 * 1
 * 1 October
 * Sydney
 * L 97–106
 * Lachlan Dent (19)
 * Sam Froling (10)
 * Justin Robinson (8)
 * WIN Entertainment Centre 4,008
 * 0–1
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 * 2
 * 6 October
 * S.E. Melbourne
 * W 85–72
 * Tyler Harvey (22)
 * Sam Froling (9)
 * Lachlan Dent (5)
 * WIN Entertainment Centre 2,806
 * 1–1
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 * 3
 * 8 October
 * @ Perth
 * L 77–71
 * George King (25)
 * Deng Deng (12)
 * Tyler Harvey (5)
 * RAC Arena 10,816
 * 1–2
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 * 4
 * 15 October
 * @ Adelaide
 * L 90–80
 * Deng Deng (18)
 * George King (9)
 * Deng, Dent, Harvey (3)
 * Adelaide Entertainment Centre 8,143
 * 1–3
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 * 5
 * 17 October
 * New Zealand
 * L 62–88
 * Tyler Harvey (12)
 * George King (8)
 * Lachlan Dent (4)
 * WIN Entertainment Centre 2,208
 * 1–4
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 * 6
 * 24 October
 * Brisbane
 * L 56–82
 * Tyler Harvey (13)
 * Dent, Froling, Mathiang (6)
 * Lachlan Dent (4)
 * WIN Entertainment Centre 2,011
 * 1–5
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 * 7
 * 27 October
 * @ Brisbane
 * L 86–61
 * Deng Deng (11)
 * Sam Froling (12)
 * Peyton Siva (5)
 * Nissan Arena 2,583
 * 1–6
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 * 8
 * 29 October
 * Melbourne
 * L 100–106 (2OT)
 * Sam Froling (27)
 * Sam Froling (15)
 * Peyton Siva (11)
 * WIN Entertainment Centre 3,139
 * 1–7


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 * 9
 * 3 November
 * Adelaide
 * L 80–96
 * Tyler Harvey (25)
 * Sam Froling (11)
 * Peyton Siva (10)
 * WIN Entertainment Centre 2,118
 * 1–8
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 * 10
 * 20 November
 * @ Sydney
 * L 83–82
 * Tyler Harvey (32)
 * Deng Deng (9)
 * Dent, Froling, Hickey (3)
 * Qudos Bank Arena 11,032
 * 1–9
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 * 11
 * 27 November
 * @ S.E. Melbourne
 * L 112–78
 * Frazier, Harvey (17)
 * Sam Froling (7)
 * Harvey, Siva (3)
 * John Cain Arena 5,099
 * 1–10


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 * 12
 * 5 December
 * Melbourne
 * W 93–79
 * Sam Froling (29)
 * Deng, Froling (9)
 * Siva (7)
 * WIN Entertainment Centre 2,248
 * 2–10
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 * 13
 * 8 December
 * @ S.E. Melbourne
 * L 111–72
 * Michael Frazier II (20)
 * Mangok Mathiang (6)
 * Peyton Siva (3)
 * John Cain Arena 2,918
 * 2–11
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 * 14
 * 10 December
 * @ Cairns
 * L 102–101 (2OT)
 * Michael Frazier II (26)
 * Deng Deng (13)
 * Peyton Siva (8)
 * Cairns Convention Centre 3,607
 * 2–12
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 * 15
 * 16 December
 * Sydney
 * L 79–86
 * Tyler Harvey (19)
 * Mangok Mathiang (8)
 * Peyton Siva (6)
 * WIN Entertainment Centre 3,288
 * 2–13
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 * 16
 * 18 December
 * @ Melbourne
 * L 88–77
 * Michael Frazier II (27)
 * Deng, Froling, Harvey (6)
 * Peyton Siva (4)
 * John Cain Arena 6,806
 * 2–14
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 * 17
 * 22 December
 * @ Tasmania
 * L 87–60
 * Sam Froling (19)
 * Sam Froling (8)
 * Peyton Siva (9)
 * MyState Bank Arena 4,269
 * 2–15
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 * 18
 * 31 December
 * Perth
 * L 97–107
 * Tyler Harvey (28)
 * Sam Froling (13)
 * Froling, Siva (3)
 * WIN Entertainment Centre 3,776
 * 2–16


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 * 19
 * 2 January
 * Cairns
 * L 89–96
 * Sam Froling (25)
 * Sam Froling (13)
 * Sam Froling (5)
 * WIN Entertainment Centre 2,718
 * 2–17
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 * 20
 * 6 January
 * @ Adelaide
 * L 103–95
 * Tyler Harvey (22)
 * Sam Froling (10)
 * Deng Deng (3)
 * Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,308
 * 2–18
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 * 21
 * 10 January
 * Tasmania
 * L 89–92
 * Tyler Harvey (22)
 * Sam Froling (8)
 * Sam Froling (8)
 * WIN Entertainment Centre 2,846
 * 2–19
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 * 22
 * 13 January
 * @ Cairns
 * L 89–84
 * Tyler Harvey (25)
 * Deng, Mathiang (8)
 * Tyler Harvey (5)
 * Cairns Convention Centre 4,063
 * 2–20
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 * 23
 * 15 January
 * @ Sydney
 * L 84–79
 * Tyler Harvey (24)
 * Deng, Froling (9)
 * Sam Froling (5)
 * Qudos Bank Arena 12,986
 * 2–21
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 * 24
 * 19 January
 * @ New Zealand
 * W 76–78
 * Tyler Harvey (25)
 * Daniel Grida (7)
 * Will Hickey (4)
 * Spark Arena 3,967
 * 3–21
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 * 25
 * 21 January
 * Brisbane
 * L 86–103
 * Tyler Harvey (22)
 * Deng, Mathiang (6)
 * Dent, Froling (3)
 * WIN Entertainment Centre 3,503
 * 3–22
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 * 26
 * 27 January
 * @ Perth
 * L 106–86
 * Tyler Harvey (23)
 * Sam Froling (10)
 * Will Hickey (5)
 * RAC Arena 12,521
 * 3–23


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 * 27
 * 2 February
 * New Zealand
 * L 81–91
 * Tyler Harvey (22)
 * Froling, Gak, Hickey (6)
 * Sam Froling (5)
 * WIN Entertainment Centre 2,039
 * 3–24
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 * 28
 * 4 February
 * Tasmania
 * L 63–87
 * Tyler Harvey (13)
 * Froling, Grida (7)
 * Lachlan Dent (2)
 * WIN Entertainment Centre 3,511
 * 3–25

Club awards

 * Community Award: Daniel Grida
 * Defensive Player: Wani Swaka Lo Buluk
 * Members Award: Tyler Harvey
 * Club Person of the Year: Alex Moore
 * Volunteer of the Year: Carl Stanbridge
 * Player's Player Award: Akoldah Gak
 * Club MVP: Sam Froling