The 2022–23 NBL season was the 45th season of the National Basketball League since its establishment in 1979. A total of ten teams contested in the 2022–23 season.
Australian broadcast rights to the season are held by ESPN in the second season of a three-year deal. All games are available live on ESPN and the streaming platform Kayo Sports.[1]Network 10 will broadcast two Sunday afternoon games on 10 Peach and 10 Play.[2] In New Zealand, Sky Sport continue as the official league broadcaster.[3]
The 2022–23 season saw a return to the traditional October start after two straight condensed seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5]
All ten teams from the 2021–22 NBL season continued on in 2022–23. The New Zealand Breakers returned to a regular home-and-away schedule after spending the majority of the previous two seasons based in Australia due to Covid-related travel restrictions.[7][8]
Updated to match(es) played on 23 September 2022. Source: nblblitz.com.au (C) Champions
Regular season
The regular season began on 1 October 2022.[27] It consisted of 140 games spread across 18 rounds, with the final game being played on 5 February 2023.[28][29]
On 30 January 2023, Sydney Kings claimed their 7th regular season championship.[30]
Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 2023. 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 will determine order of seeding.
The 2023 NBL Finals were played in February and March 2023, consisting of three play-in games, two best-of-three semifinal series and the best-of-five Grand Final series. In the semifinals, the higher seed hosts the first and third games. In the Grand Final, the higher seed hosts the first, third and fifth games.[34] This will be the first season the league will introduce play-in games.[35]
The top two seeds in the regular season will automatically qualify to the semifinals. Teams ranked three to six will compete in the play-in tournament.[36] The third seed will play the fourth seed for third spot and the loser will play the winner of fifth or sixth for the fourth seed.[37]