2022–23 Perth Wildcats season

The 2022–23 Perth Wildcats season was the 42nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their first under the leadership of their new head coach John Rillie.

After having qualified for the NBL finals for the 35 consecutive years preceding 2022, the Wildcats' play-in tournament loss to the Cairns Taipans on 12 February 2023	meant that the Wildcats failed to qualify for the NBL finals for a second consecutive season.

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
 * 9 September
 * Adelaide
 * W 98–87
 * Bryce Cotton (20)
 * Luke Travers (9)
 * Mitch Norton (6)
 * Eaton Recreration Centre 300
 * 1–0
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 * 2
 * 11 September
 * Adelaide
 * W 97–91
 * Brady Manek (15)
 * Corey Webster (6)
 * Bryce Cotton (5)
 * HBF Arena 500
 * 2–0

NBL Blitz

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 * 1
 * 17 September
 * Cairns
 * W 98–80
 * Bryce Cotton (36)
 * Blanchfield, Travers (7)
 * Bryce Cotton (4)
 * Darwin Basketball Facility 916
 * 1–0
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 * 2
 * 19 September
 * S.E. Melbourne
 * W 87–71
 * Corey Webster (16)
 * Brady Manek (9)
 * Bryce Cotton (5)
 * Darwin Basketball Facility 838
 * 2–0
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 * 3
 * 21 September
 * @ Melbourne
 * L 90–63
 * Thomas, Webster (10)
 * Bryce Cotton (7)
 * Luke Travers (4)
 * Darwin Basketball Facility 917
 * 2–1

Regular season

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 * 1
 * 2 October
 * Brisbane
 * W 87–73
 * Bryce Cotton (23)
 * Bryce Cotton (12)
 * Luke Travers (7)
 * RAC Arena 11,083
 * 1–0
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 * 2
 * 8 October
 * Illawarra
 * W 77–71
 * Norton, Travers (14)
 * Manek, Travers (7)
 * Cotton, Travers (4)
 * RAC Arena 10,816
 * 2–0
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 * 3
 * 10 October
 * @ Cairns
 * W 76–105
 * Bryce Cotton (24)
 * Luke Travers (9)
 * Mitch Norton (9)
 * Cairns Convention Centre 3,608
 * 3–0
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 * 4
 * 14 October
 * Melbourne
 * L 81–84
 * Bryce Cotton (32)
 * Jesse Wagstaff (8)
 * Luke Travers (8)
 * RAC Arena 10,441
 * 3–1
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 * 5
 * 22 October
 * @ Tasmania
 * L 103–72
 * Bryce Cotton (14)
 * Luke Travers (8)
 * Bryce Cotton (4)
 * MyState Bank Arena 4,231
 * 3–2
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 * 6
 * 28 October
 * S.E. Melbourne
 * L 90–91
 * Bryce Cotton (27)
 * Blanchfield, Thomas (6)
 * Bryce Cotton (8)
 * RAC Arena 11,103
 * 3–3
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 * 7
 * 31 October
 * @ Melbourne
 * L 94–77
 * Bryce Cotton (19)
 * TaShawn Thomas (7)
 * TaShawn Thomas (5)
 * John Cain Arena 6,610
 * 3–4


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 * 8
 * 3 November
 * Tasmania
 * L 77–85
 * Bryce Cotton (26)
 * Cotton, Majok, Norton, Thomas (5)
 * Bryce Cotton (6)
 * RAC Arena 9,805
 * 3–5
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 * 9
 * 5 November
 * @ Adelaide
 * W 89–94
 * Brady Manek (25)
 * TaShawn Thomas (9)
 * Bryce Cotton (5)
 * Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,071
 * 4–5
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 * 10
 * 17 November
 * S.E. Melbourne
 * W 103–96
 * Bryce Cotton (32)
 * Jesse Wagstaff (6)
 * TaShawn Thomas (6)
 * RAC Arena 9,988
 * 5–5
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 * 11
 * 24 November
 * Adelaide
 * L 82–96
 * Bryce Cotton (17)
 * TaShawn Thomas (6)
 * Bryce Cotton (5)
 * RAC Arena 10,329
 * 5–6


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 * 12
 * 1 December
 * @ Brisbane
 * L 106–94 (OT)
 * Bryce Cotton (30)
 * Luke Travers (8)
 * Luke Travers (4)
 * Nissan Arena 2,427
 * 5–7
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 * 13
 * 3 December
 * @ New Zealand
 * W 84–92
 * Corey Webster (26)
 * Cotton, Manek, Thomas (6)
 * Bryce Cotton (7)
 * Spark Arena 4,884
 * 6–7
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 * 14
 * 9 December
 * @ Adelaide
 * W 90–98
 * Bryce Cotton (32)
 * TaShawn Thomas (8)
 * Bryce Cotton (6)
 * Adelaide Entertainment Centre 5,436
 * 7–7
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 * 15
 * 12 December
 * Melbourne
 * W 90–89
 * Bryce Cotton (29)
 * TaShawn Thomas (7)
 * Luke Travers (5)
 * RAC Arena 10,459
 * 8–7
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 * 16 December
 * New Zealand
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 * 16
 * 20 December
 * @ Cairns
 * W 83–105
 * Bryce Cotton (24)
 * TaShawn Thomas (12)
 * TaShawn Thomas (6)
 * Cairns Convention Centre 3,752
 * 9–7
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 * 17
 * 27 December
 * @ Brisbane
 * L 97–93 (OT)
 * Bryce Cotton (30)
 * Luke Travers (10)
 * Bryce Cotton (6)
 * Nissan Arena 3,737
 * 9–8
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 * 18
 * 31 December
 * @ Illawarra
 * W 97–107
 * Corey Webster (25)
 * Brady Manek (10)
 * Bryce Cotton (6)
 * WIN Entertainment Centre 3,776
 * 10–8
 * 10–8


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 * 19
 * 4 January
 * @ New Zealand
 * L 97–94
 * Bryce Cotton (32)
 * Brady Manek (7)
 * Bryce Cotton (5)
 * TSB Stadium 2,200
 * 10–9
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 * 20
 * 7 January
 * @ Sydney
 * L 108–87
 * Cotton, C.Webster (22)
 * TaShawn Thomas (8)
 * Bryce Cotton (5)
 * Qudos Bank Arena 11,073
 * 10–10
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 * 21
 * 10 January
 * New Zealand
 * W 93–90
 * TaShawn Thomas (23)
 * TaShawn Thomas (10)
 * Cotton, Manek, Thomas, C.Webster (3)
 * RAC Arena 11,668
 * 11–10
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 * 22
 * 14 January
 * Adelaide
 * W 112–97
 * Cotton, Manek (23)
 * Brady Manek (10)
 * Tai Webster (7)
 * RAC Arena 13,087
 * 12–10
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 * 23
 * 20 January
 * Sydney
 * W 111–104
 * Cotton, Manek (21)
 * Corey Webster (10)
 * Bryce Cotton (11)
 * RAC Arena 13,038
 * 13–10
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 * 24
 * 22 January
 * @ S.E. Melbourne
 * L 112–91
 * Bryce Cotton (25)
 * Cotton, Travers (5)
 * Luke Travers (5)
 * State Basketball Centre 3,300
 * 13–11
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 * 25
 * 27 January
 * Illawarra
 * W 106–86
 * Bryce Cotton (40)
 * Cotton, Manek, Travers, C.Webster (7)
 * Cotton, Wagstaff (4)
 * RAC Arena 12,251
 * 14–11
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 * 26
 * 29 January
 * @ Tasmania
 * L 102–94
 * TaShawn Thomas (19)
 * TaShawn Thomas (10)
 * Thomas, Travers, C.Webster (4)
 * MyState Bank Arena 4,293
 * 14–12


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 * 27
 * 3 February
 * Cairns
 * L 71–84
 * Bryce Cotton (28)
 * Bryce Cotton (13)
 * Bryce Cotton (7)
 * RAC Arena 11,668
 * 14–13
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 * 28
 * 5 February
 * Sydney
 * W 96–84
 * Corey Webster (26)
 * Luke Travers (11)
 * Luke Travers (6)
 * RAC Arena 12,712
 * 15–13

Postseason

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 * 1
 * 9 February
 * @ S.E. Melbourne
 * W 99–106
 * Bryce Cotton (26)
 * Luke Travers (9)
 * TaShawn Thomas (8)
 * John Cain Arena 5,176
 * 1–0


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 * 2
 * 12 February
 * @ Cairns
 * L 91–78
 * Bryce Cotton (19)
 * Brady Manek (10)
 * Bryce Cotton (10)
 * Cairns Convention Centre 3,020
 * 1–1

Club awards

 * Coaches’ Award: Kyle Zunic
 * Most Improved Player: Michael Harris
 * Best Defensive Player: Luke Travers
 * Players’ Player: Bryce Cotton
 * Members MVP: Bryce Cotton
 * Club MVP: Bryce Cotton