2023–24 Cairns Taipans season

The 2023–24 Cairns Taipans season was the 25th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL).

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
 * 17 September
 * Perth
 * L 95–102
 * Lat Mayen (17)
 * Taran Armstrong (8)
 * Taran Armstrong (7)
 * Gold Coast Convention Centre n/a
 * 0–1
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 * 2
 * 20 September
 * S.E. Melbourne
 * W 100–95
 * Patrick Miller (21)
 * Akoldah Gak (7)
 * Taran Armstrong (5)
 * Gold Coast Convention Centre n/a
 * 1–1
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 * 3
 * 22 September
 * @ Illawarra
 * L 108–90
 * Akoldah Gak (21)
 * Lat Mayen (9)
 * Taran Armstrong (7)
 * Gold Coast Convention Centre n/a
 * 1–2

NBLxNBA games

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 * 1
 * 10 October
 * @ Washington
 * Akoldah Gak (17)
 * Josh Roberts (10)
 * Taran Armstrong (8)
 * Capital One Arena 6,856
 * 0–1
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 * 2
 * 15 October
 * @ Toronto
 * Patrick Miller (22)
 * Josh Roberts (9)
 * Elfrid Payton (7)
 * Scotiabank Arena 18,141
 * 0–2
 * Scotiabank Arena 18,141
 * 0–2

Regular season

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 * 1
 * 30 September
 * @ New Zealand
 * L 98–87
 * Sam Mennenga (17)
 * Lat Mayen (6)
 * Patrick Miller (6)
 * Spark Arena 6,400
 * 0–1


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 * 2
 * 5 October
 * S.E. Melbourne
 * W 87–80
 * Patrick Miller (23)
 * Sam Waardenburg (14)
 * Patrick Miller (8)
 * Cairns Convention Centre 3,906
 * 1–1
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 * 3
 * 7 October
 * @ Brisbane
 * W 86–89
 * Patrick Miller (21)
 * Sam Waardenburg (7)
 * Kuol, Miller (5)
 * Nissan Arena 4,023
 * 2–1
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 * 4
 * 26 October
 * @ Illawarra
 * L 84–83
 * Patrick Miller (24)
 * Bobi Klintman (7)
 * Patrick Miller (7)
 * Wollongong Entertainment Centre 1,923
 * 2–2
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 * 5
 * 28 October
 * Sydney
 * W 87–80
 * Bul Kuol (24)
 * Bobi Klintman (8)
 * three players (3)
 * Cairns Convention Centre 4,587
 * 3–2


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 * 6
 * 3 November
 * @ New Zealand
 * L 91–81
 * Kuol, Mayen (18)
 * Mayen, Mennenga (7)
 * Mayen, Waardenburg (5)
 * Christchurch Arena 4,909
 * 3–3
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 * 7
 * 5 November
 * @ S.E. Melbourne
 * L 91–78
 * three players (12)
 * Tahjere McCall (10)
 * Bul Kuol (4)
 * John Cain Arena 7,511
 * 3–4
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 * 8
 * 11 November
 * Illawarra
 * W 81–71
 * Bul Kuol (19)
 * Gak, Mayen (8)
 * Taran Armstrong (4)
 * Cairns Convention Centre 4,614
 * 4–4
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 * 9
 * 16 November
 * @ Perth
 * L 88–80
 * Tahjere McCall (19)
 * Taran Armstrong (6)
 * Patrick Miller (6)
 * Perth Arena 9,976
 * 4–5
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 * 10
 * 18 November
 * Tasmania
 * L 87–90 (OT)
 * Patrick Miller (26)
 * Taran Armstrong (7)
 * three players (4)
 * Cairns Convention Centre 4,194
 * 4–6


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 * 11
 * 1 December
 * Brisbane
 * L 79–84
 * Tahjere McCall (29)
 * Bul Kuol (6)
 * Patrick Miller (7)
 * Cairns Convention Centre 4,007
 * 4–7
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 * 12
 * 3 December
 * @ Melbourne
 * W 103–115
 * Patrick Miller (32)
 * Josh Roberts (5)
 * Patrick Miller (10)
 * John Cain Arena 9,384
 * 5–7
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 * 13
 * 7 December
 * Sydney
 * L 83–86
 * Patrick Miller (22)
 * Tahjere McCall (6)
 * Patrick Miller (7)
 * Cairns Convention Centre 4,126
 * 5–8
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 * 14
 * 9 December
 * @ Adelaide
 * W 101–116
 * Patrick Miller (26)
 * Sam Waardenburg (9)
 * Tahjere McCall (15)
 * Adelaide Entertainment Centre 8,954
 * 6–8
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 * 15
 * 15 December
 * New Zealand
 * L 82–111
 * Taran Armstrong (15)
 * Sam Waardenburg (6)
 * Patrick Miller (5)
 * Cairns Convention Centre 3,584
 * 6–9
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 * 16
 * 17 December
 * @ Brisbane
 * W 101–102
 * Tahjere McCall (25)
 * Armstrong, Waardenburg (7)
 * Tahjere McCall (9)
 * Nissan Arena 4,722
 * 7–9
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 * 17
 * 22 December
 * S.E. Melbourne
 * W 94–75
 * Sam Waardenburg (20)
 * Tahjere McCall (8)
 * Patrick Miller (9)
 * Cairns Convention Centre 3,651
 * 8–9
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 * 18
 * 26 December
 * Perth
 * L 102–105
 * Bobi Klintman (24)
 * Sam Mennenga (10)
 * Patrick Miller (7)
 * Cairns Convention Centre 4,050
 * 8–10
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 * 19
 * 29 December
 * @ Sydney
 * L 101–82
 * Patrick Miller (18)
 * Sam Waardenburg (8)
 * McCall, Miller (6)
 * Sydney SuperDome 12,783
 * 8–11
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 * 20
 * 31 December
 * Melbourne
 * W 95–78
 * Patrick Miller (31)
 * Sam Mennenga (11)
 * Tahjere McCall (10)
 * Cairns Convention Centre 4,802
 * 9–11


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 * 21
 * 6 January
 * @ Tasmania
 * L 103–86
 * Tahjere McCall (20)
 * Sam Mennenga (8)
 * Tahjere McCall (6)
 * Derwent Entertainment Centre 4,340
 * 9–12
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 * 22
 * 13 January
 * Adelaide
 * W 111–101 (OT)
 * Tahjere McCall (30)
 * Akoldah Gak (14)
 * Tahjere McCall (9)
 * Cairns Convention Centre 4,659
 * 10–12
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 * 23
 * 18 January
 * @ Illawarra
 * W 92–93
 * Tahjere McCall (28)
 * Akoldah Gak (11)
 * Armstrong, McCall (6)
 * Wollongong Entertainment Centre 3,711
 * 11–12
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 * 24
 * 21 January
 * Brisbane
 * L 84–102
 * Bul Kuol (19)
 * Tahjere McCall (6)
 * Patrick Miller (5)
 * Cairns Convention Centre 4,601
 * 11–13
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 * 25
 * 27 January
 * @ Adelaide
 * L 88–71
 * Lat Mayen (15)
 * Lat Mayen (9)
 * Tahjere McCall (7)
 * Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,741
 * 11–14


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 * 26
 * 1 February
 * Tasmania
 * L 86–94
 * Patrick Miller (31)
 * Patrick Miller (7)
 * Taran Armstrong (6)
 * Cairns Convention Centre 3,645
 * 11–15
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 * 27
 * 10 February
 * @ Perth
 * L 117–88
 * Patrick Miller (25)
 * three players (4)
 * Patrick Miller (5)
 * Perth Arena 12,895
 * 11–16
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 * 28
 * 16 February
 * Melbourne
 * W 97–88
 * Tahjere McCall (23)
 * Tahjere McCall (9)
 * Tahjere McCall (10)
 * Cairns Convention Centre 4,378
 * 12–16

Club awards

 * Club MVP: Patrick Miller
 * Defensive Player: Tahjere McCall
 * Players’ Player: Patrick Miller
 * Commitment to Community: Alex Mudronja
 * Members’ Choice MVP: Bobi Klintman
 * Coaches Award: Lat Mayen