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Sydney Kings
2024–25 Sydney Kings season
Sydney Kings logo
LeagueNBL
Founded14 October 1987; 37 years ago (14 October 1987)
HistorySydney Kings
1988–2008; 2010–present
ArenaQudos Bank Arena
Capacity18,200
LocationSydney, New South Wales
Team coloursPurple, gold, white, black
       
CEOChris Pongrass
Head coachBrian Goorjian
Team captainXavier Cooks
OwnershipHoops Capital Pty Ltd
Championships5 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2022, 2023)
WebsiteSydney Kings

The Sydney Kings are an Australian men's professional basketball team competing in the National Basketball League (NBL). The team is based in Sydney, New South Wales, and play their home games at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney Olympic Park. The Kings were formed from a merger between the West Sydney Westars and the Sydney Supersonics in October 1987. The Kings have won five NBL championships in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2022 and 2023. They were the first team to win three consecutive championships in the NBL and currently sit third behind Melbourne United (six) and the Perth Wildcats (ten) for championships won.

History

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1988–2002: First 15 years

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The Kings were formed from a merger between the West Sydney Westars and the Sydney Supersonics in October 1987.[1] The team adopted the purple-and-gold colours traditionally linked with the most winning team in the NBA during the 1980s, the Los Angeles Lakers.

Before the merger, no Sydney-based teams had ever made the final four in NBL competition. That changed in 1989, when the Kings finished fifth with a 15–9 record and advanced to the semi-finals with a 2–1 win over the Melbourne Tigers. After splitting their first two games in the semi-finals, the Kings were humiliated by the Canberra Cannons 142–82 in the series-deciding third game.

Sydney made the playoffs in 1990, losing in the first round to the Brisbane Bullets. In 1992, led by imports Dwayne McClain (who was named to the All-NBL First Team) and Ken McClary (ranked 5th in the league in rebounds), the Kings finished second on the ladder. This time they advanced to the semi-finals and were beaten by the Tigers, who would eventually lose to the South East Melbourne Magic in the championship series.

Over the next few years the Kings, despite the rich pockets of private owner Mike Wrublewski, earned a reputation for being chronic under-achievers. The team featured high-profile players like Leon Trimmingham,[2] Mario Donaldson, Dean Uthoff and Phil Smyth during the mid-90s but they failed to make the playoffs in 1993 or 1995, and were eliminated in the first round in 1994 and 1996. The team soon received the nickname of 'The Violet Crumbles', a popular chocolate bar sold in a purple wrapper; the joke being that the team was wrapped in purple and shattered under pressure. 'The Cardiac Kids' was another tag, for the team's frequency in getting involved in close, thrilling games.

After their 1996 elimination, the Kings would not make the NBL playoffs again until 2001, when they made it to the first round before being eliminated by the Townsville Crocodiles. Australian Olympic team guard Shane Heal was recruited to lead the team, and he finished second in the league in scoring average, behind Olympic teammate Andrew Gaze. Heal finished third in scoring average in the 2001–02 season, but the Kings again failed to make the playoffs.

2003–2008: First championship era

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Sydney Kings and Brisbane Bullets at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney

For the 2002–03 season, Heal was joined by talented imports Chris Williams and Kavossy Franklin. The team also welcomed the NBL's all-time leader in coaching victories, Brian Goorjian. The Kings finished on top of the ladder with a 22–8 record, and swept the Perth Wildcats 2–0 in the grand final series to claim their first-ever championship.

With Goorjian able to implement his defensive tactics which were so successful with the Spectres, Magic and Titans in Melbourne, there seemed to be no stopping the Kings, who were able to recruit quality imports like 2002–03 league MVP Chris Williams. In addition, many Victorian groomed players who had previously played for Goorijan such as Jason Smith and Bradley Sheridan followed him north to Sydney.

Heal retired after the 2002–03 season, and C. J. Bruton was recruited to take his place, Jason Smith was signed after returning to the NBL after playing in Europe but unfortunately was injured 13 games into the season and was replaced by import Chris Carrawell. The Kings started the 2003–04 season with 10 successive wins, and would eventually win their second championship after their best-of-five grand final series with crosstown rivals West Sydney Razorbacks went down to the deciding fifth game. Kings player Matt Nielsen would win the regular season and finals MVP in 2003–04 before leaving to play overseas.

The Kings again performed strongly in the 2004–05 season despite a disastrous early game against Townsville which saw C. J. Bruton out for weeks with an elbow injury, and a season-ending ACL tear for rookie of the year candidate Luke Kendall. The Kings managed without their starting backcourt until Bruton came back and they signed import big man Rolan Roberts. Arguably stronger than before the Kings finished on top of the ladder and crushed the Wollongong Hawks in three straight games to become the first team in Australian league history to win three consecutive championships. Jason Smith was named the NBL Finals Most Valuable Player.

In the 2005–06 season, the Kings again finished atop the ladder and made it to the grand final. Import centre Rolan Roberts suffered a torn pectoral muscle imitating a Vince Carter dunk during the All Star dunk competition and was replaced by Sedric Webber. In the finals they were swept 3–0 by the Chris Anstey led Melbourne Tigers. The club was then purchased in 2006 for $2 million by the chairman of fuel technology company Firepower International, Tim Johnston. Johnston later sold a part share in 2007 to 31-year-old Dorry Kordahi, CEO and owner of DKM.

The 2006–07 season would see the Kings continue their success into the post-season despite losing star guard C. J. Bruton in the previous off-season to the Brisbane Bullets. The Kings faced off against the Bruton led Bullets in the semi-finals losing 2–0 while captain and key player Jason Smith attempted to play through a broken hand.

A finals rematch was on the table for the Kings in the 2007–08 season facing off against the Melbourne Tigers once again. The series this time would go to the deciding 5th game, which among rumours of a potential collapse for the club and uncertainty around playing contracts and future, saw the Kings lose 3–2 to the Tigers at home.

2008–2010: Club demise

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On 24 March 2008, coach Brian Goorjian quit the club after a mutual agreement,[3] and on 12 June 2008, the NBL terminated the Sydney team's licence as Firepower collapsed and the Kings were unable to pay player salaries.[4]

2010–2012: Kings relaunch

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Under a revised management structure and ownership, the Sydney Kings relaunched for the 2010–11 NBL season, returning to the league after a two-year absence.[5] However, despite big-named additions such as Julian Khazzouh, Ben Madgen and Luke Martin, the Kings in their first season back finished in last place on the ladder with an 8–20 record.

Due to the 2011 NBA Lockout, Australia's highest profile basketballer, former Milwaukee Bucks centre Andrew Bogut, was looking to play in the NBL during the 2011–12 season. He was linked with the Adelaide 36ers, the Gold Coast Blaze and the Kings, whom Bogut had supported when growing up in Australia. Sydney was favored to secure his services and Bogut ultimately chose to make his NBL debut with the Kings. However, the insurance to cover his remaining US$39 million contract with the Bucks could not be resolved, leaving the Kings and the NBL without the services of Australia's highest profile player. It was expected that Bogut's signing would see an increase in Kings membership and league attendances.[6] Despite not being able to play, Bogut later expressed interest in joining the Kings' coaching staff during the lockout to help the club.[7] This ultimately did not happen either.

The Kings fared better in 2011–12, finishing the season in seventh spot with an 11–17 record.

2012–2018: Continued struggles

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The Kings continued to struggle over the ensuing six years, qualifying just once (2012–13) for the playoffs in their eight seasons since returning to the league, and finishing with a losing record in the regular season in each of their eight seasons. In November 2015, the club played their 800th game in franchise history.[8] Australian basketball icon Andrew Gaze was named head coach of the team on a three-year deal starting with the 2016–17 season. The team recruited big names Kevin Lisch, Brad Newley and Aleks Marić plus imports Greg Whittington and Michael Bryson for the 2016–17 season; however after starting the season with five wins in their opening six games, the Kings won just eight of their remaining 22 games and missed the playoffs.

Before the 2017–18 season, the team recruited imports Perry Ellis and Travis Leslie plus small forward Todd Blanchfield; however fared no better, losing 16 of their first 21 games as Lisch suffered a calf injury that would force him to miss most of the regular season. Late in the campaign the club brought in 2016–17 NBL MVP Jerome Randle and big man Jeremy Tyler. Randle led the team to six wins in their final seven games and was named to the All-NBL Second Team, but the Kings missed the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.

2018–2021: Return to the finals

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The 2018–19 season was the Kings' 30th anniversary season in the NBL. On 24 April 2018, the Kings announced the signing of Australian basketball icon, Andrew Bogut. In that same offseason, the Kings became the first beneficiary of the NBL's new Next Stars program, which offers a professional option immediately out of secondary school to Americans (who are currently barred from the NBA draft until one year after graduation), as well as Australians and New Zealanders considering U.S. college basketball. Under the program, the team signed American Brian Bowen.[9] After a 18–10 record across the 2018–19 season, the club recorded their first finals appearance since 2013 however lost 2–0 to Melbourne United in the semi-finals. Andrew Bogut would receive MVP honours becoming the 3rd King to receive the award and the first in 15 years.

After Andrew Gaze left the club under a mutual agreement, Will Weaver was signed as the new head coach.[10][11] In Weaver's first season with the club, the Kings were minor champions for the first time in over a decade and made it through to the grand final series, however after three games the Kings indicated they did not wish to proceed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and forfeited the series to the Perth Wildcats.[12][13]

2021–present: Second championship era

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In the 2021–22 season, the Kings won 13 straight games, equalling the second-longest winning streak in franchise history set between the end of the 2003 season and the beginning of 2004.[14] Jaylen Adams received MVP honours becoming the 4th King to receive the award. Sydney would go on to sweep both the Illawarra Hawks and Tasmania Jack Jumpers en route to the franchise's 4th NBL championship. Xavier Cooks received the 2021–22 Finals Most Valuable Player award.

The 2022–23 season saw the Kings retain a large portion of their local talent but enlist a new import trio from the likes of Derrick Walton, Justin Simon and Tim Soares. The Kings would continue their dominant performance from the previous season leading to a 19–9 record and the minor premiership, with captain Xavier Cooks taking the honours of MVP, the 5th in Kings history and 3rd in the last 5 years. The finals would prove to be a more arduous journey than the 2022 finals having to face the 3rd seeded Cairns Taipans in the semi-finals after the Taipans lost their first seeding game, who the Kings would go on to defeat 2–1. The New Zealand Breakers would face the Kings in the Grand Final series with both franchises competing for their 5th championship. The Kings defeated the Breakers 3–2 in the best of 5 series after a comeback game 5 win at home to lift the franchise to back-to-back titles. Derrick Walton was named 2022–23 Finals Most Valuable Player.

Home arena

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The Sydney Kings' first home venue was the State Sports Centre located at Homebush Bay. After playing at the 5,006-seat venue in 1988 and 1989, the Kings then moved into Sydney's largest indoor venue, the 12,500-seat Sydney Entertainment Centre in 1990. The SEC, known for Kings games as "The Kingdome", would be the Kings' home until the team moved back to Homebush Bay in 1999 and into the new, 18,200-capacity Sydney Superdome which had been built as the main basketball and gymnastics venue for the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney.

Despite attracting an NBL-record 17,143 crowd for their opening-round game in the 1999–2000 season against the Canberra Cannons (played as a double header with the West Sydney Razorbacks playing the Brisbane Bullets), the Kings' time at the Superdome only lasted three years. After the club went into voluntary administration following the 2001–02 season and was then purchased by a new investment group, the franchise decided to move back to the Entertainment Centre in 2002, citing falling attendances and the high cost of playing their games at the NBA-size venue. It was also speculated at the time that the core of the Kings fan base came from the eastern and northern suburbs of Sydney and that fans were not enthused about having to travel to Homebush Bay for games.[citation needed]

The Kings moved back to the Entertainment Centre in 2002, where they remained until 2015, though they were forced to move one game in the 2012–13 NBL season to the State Sports Centre due to a pre-booked event taking priority at the Entertainment Centre. At its closing in 2015, the SEC had a basketball capacity of 10,517 (with curtains blocking off seats behind the basket to reduce capacity) giving the Kings the second-largest capacity venue in the NBL behind the 14,846-seat Perth Arena, though as the SEC was opened in 1983 it also gave the Kings the league's oldest venue.

The Kings moved back to Homebush Bay midway through the 2015–16 season due to the SEC being demolished to make way for an apartment complex and convention centre. On 13 March 2016, the Kings came under new management and were subsequently moved back to the Superdome (Qudos Bank Arena) for the 2016–17 season. During the regular season, the Kings curtained off the upper deck of the Qudos Bank Arena (depending on ticket demand), leaving capacity at approximately 9,000.[15] In the final home game of the 2016–17 season, the Kings drew 11,005 fans to their game against Melbourne United—at the time, the second-largest home crowd in franchise history.

In the 2019–20 season alone, six of the top ten home crowds in franchise history attended games at Qudos Bank Arena.

The Kings averaged 10,012 fans per home game in the 2019–20 NBL season—the largest per-game average at home in franchise history and became the first Sydney Kings team to ever average more than 10,000 fans per home game. The total home fan attendance for the season was 140,168—the largest in franchise history and nearly 20,000 fans more than the previous record set in 1994.

Attendance Records

The Sydney Kings have set attendance records for the league on five occasions while playing at the Superdome, the largest capacity arena in the NBL.

In the 1999–2000 season, the Kings hosted a double header at the Superdome with the West Sydney Razorbacks playing the Brisbane Bullets and the Kings playing the Canberra Cannons. This double header set a league record of 17,143 fans in attendance.

In a game against the Illawarra Hawks on 17 November 2019, the Kings set the all-time NBL single-game attendance record with 17,514 the Superdome. A major drawcard for the game was future NBA star and social media icon LaMelo Ball playing for the Hawks.

In game 3 of the 2022 NBL Grand Final series against the Tasmania Jack Jumpers at Qudos Bank Arena, the team attracted a crowd of 16,149—then the biggest playoff crowd in NBL history and the third-largest crowd overall in NBL history.[16]

In the Grand Final Series of the 2022–23 season against the New Zealand Breakers the Sydney Kings set the new single-game attendance record and playoff game attendance record twice. With the Kings having home-court advantage, games 1, 3 and 5 were played at the Superdome. On Friday 10 March 2023, a new record of 18,049 attended game 3 of the series.[17]

Just five days later with the series at tied 2 wins each, the Kings prevailed in game 5 to win the championship in front of another record attendance of 18,124.[18]

Home arena by Year:

Honour and awards

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NBL champions (5)
  • 2003, 2004, 2005, 2022, 2023
Regular season champions (7)
  • 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2020, 2023
Grand Final Appearances (8)
  • 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2020, 2022, 2023
Finals Appearances (18)
  • 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
NBL Most Valuable Player
NBL Grand Final MVP
All-NBL First Team
All-NBL Second Team
All-NBL Third Team
NBL Coach of the Year
NBL Rookie of the Year
NBL Best Defensive Player
NBL Best Sixth Man
NBL Most Improved Player

Season by season

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NBL champions League champions Runners-up Finals berth
Season Tier League Regular season Post-season Head coach Captain Club MVP
Finish Played Wins Losses Win %
Sydney Kings
1988 1 NBL 10th 24 10 14 .417 Did not qualify Claude Williams Steve Carfino Steve Carfino
1989 1 NBL 5th 24 15 9 .625 Won elimination finals (Melbourne) 2–1
Lost semifinals (Canberra) 1–2 		Bob Turner Brad Dalton
Damian Keogh 		Marc Ridlen
1990 1 NBL 6th 26 16 10 .615 Lost elimination finals (Brisbane) 1–2 Bob Turner Brad Dalton
Damian Keogh 		Steve Carfino
1991 1 NBL 7th 26 14 12 .538 Did not qualify Bob Turner Damian Keogh Dwayne McClain
1992 1 NBL 2nd 24 17 7 .708 Won quarterfinals (Brisbane) 2–0
Lost semifinals (Melbourne) 1–2 		Bob Turner Damian Keogh Dwayne McClain
1993 1 NBL 11th 26 11 15 .423 Did not qualify Bob Turner Damian Keogh
Dwayne McClain 		Dwayne McClain
1994 1 NBL 7th 26 16 10 .615 Lost quarterfinals (North Melbourne) 1–2 Bob Turner Mark Dalton
Damian Keogh 		Leon Trimmingham
1995 1 NBL 10th 26 10 16 .385 Did not qualify Bob Turner Damian Keogh Leon Trimmingham
1996 1 NBL 5th 26 16 10 .615 Lost quarterfinals (Canberra) 1–2 Alan Black Shane Heal Isaac Burton
1997 1 NBL 10th 30 12 18 .400 Did not qualify Alan Black Bruce Bolden Melvin Thomas
1998 1 NBL 8th 30 13 17 .433 Did not qualify Bill Tomlinson Bruce Bolden Shane Heal
1998–99 1 NBL 9th 26 9 17 .346 Did not qualify Bill Tomlinson Brad Rosen Matthew Nielsen
1999–2000 1 NBL 9th 28 11 17 .393 Did not qualify Brett Brown Matthew Nielsen Matthew Nielsen
2000–01 1 NBL 5th 28 17 11 .607 Lost qualifying finals (Townsville) 1–2 Brett Brown Shane Heal Shane Heal
2001–02 1 NBL 8th 30 14 16 .467 Did not qualify Brett Brown Shane Heal Shane Heal
2002–03 1 NBL 1st 30 22 8 .733 Won qualifying finals (Melbourne) 2–1
Won semifinals (Townsville) 2–1
Won NBL finals (Perth) 2–0 		Brian Goorjian Shane Heal Chris Williams
2003–04 1 NBL 1st 33 26 7 .788 Won semifinals (Brisbane) 2–0
Won NBL finals (West Sydney) 3–2 		Brian Goorjian Matthew Nielsen Matthew Nielsen
2004–05 1 NBL 1st 32 21 11 .656 Won semifinals (Brisbane) 2–0
Won NBL finals (Wollongong) 3–0 		Brian Goorjian Jason Smith Jason Smith
2005–06 1 NBL 1st 32 26 6 .813 Won semifinals (Cairns) 2–0
Lost NBL finals (Melbourne) 0–3 		Brian Goorjian Jason Smith C.J. Bruton
2006–07 1 NBL 4th 33 20 13 .606 Won quarterfinal (Townsville) 122–89
Lost semifinals (Brisbane) 0–2 		Brian Goorjian Jason Smith Jason Smith
2007–08 1 NBL 1st 30 27 3 .900 Won semifinals (Perth) 2–1
Lost NBL finals (Melbourne) 2–3 		Brian Goorjian Jason Smith Mark Worthington
2010–11 1 NBL 9th 28 8 20 .286 Did not qualify Ian Robilliard Julian Khazzouh Julian Khazzouh
2011–12 1 NBL 7th 28 11 17 .393 Did not qualify Ian Robilliard
Tim Hudson
Shane Heal 		Julian Khazzouh Julian Khazzouh
2012–13 1 NBL 4th 28 12 16 .429 Lost semifinals (New Zealand) 0–2 Shane Heal Ben Madgen Ben Madgen
2013–14 1 NBL 6th 28 12 16 .429 Did not qualify Shane Heal Ben Madgen Ben Madgen
2014–15 1 NBL 7th 28 9 19 .321 Did not qualify Damian Cotter Ben Madgen Josh Childress
2015–16 1 NBL 8th 28 6 22 .214 Did not qualify Damian Cotter
Joe Connelly 		Tom Garlepp Tom Garlepp
2016–17 1 NBL 7th 28 13 15 .464 Did not qualify Andrew Gaze Kevin Lisch Kevin Lisch
2017–18 1 NBL 7th 28 11 17 .393 Did not qualify Andrew Gaze Kevin Lisch Jerome Randle
2018–19 1 NBL 3rd 28 18 10 .643 Lost semifinals (Melbourne) 0–2 Andrew Gaze Kevin Lisch Andrew Bogut
2019–20 1 NBL 1st 28 20 8 .714 Won semifinals (Melbourne) 2–1
Lost NBL finals (Perth) 1–2 		Will Weaver Kevin Lisch Jae'Sean Tate
2020–21 1 NBL 5th 36 19 17 .528 Did not qualify Adam Forde Daniel Kickert
Casper Ware 		Casper Ware
2021–22 1 NBL 3rd 28 19 9 .679 Won semifinals (Illawarra) 2–0
Won NBL finals (Tasmania) 3–0 		Chase Buford Shaun Bruce
Xavier Cooks 		Jaylen Adams
2022–23 1 NBL 1st 28 19 9 .679 Won semifinals (Cairns) 2–1
Won NBL finals (New Zealand) 3–2 		Chase Buford Xavier Cooks Xavier Cooks
2023–24 1 NBL 5th 28 13 15 .464 Lost play-in qualifier (New Zealand) 76–83 Mahmoud Abdelfattah Shaun Bruce Jaylen Adams
Regular season record 990 533 457 .538 7 regular season champions
Finals record 83 46 37 .554 5 NBL championships

As of the end of the 2023–24 season

Source: Sydney Kings Year by Year

Current roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Sydney Kings roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
F 0 South Sudan Kuol, Bul 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
F/C 1 United States Oliver, Cameron (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 109 kg (240 lb)
G 2 United States Adams, Jaylen Injured (I) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
G/F 3 Australia Robertson, Tyler 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 107 kg (236 lb)
G 4 New Zealand Le'afa, Izayah 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
F 6 Australia Galloway, Jaylin 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 92 kg (203 lb)
G 7 Australia Bruce, Shaun 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb)
F 8 Australia Lau, Henry (DP) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
F 10 Australia Cooks, Xavier (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 83 kg (183 lb)
G/F 11 Australia Amir, Klairus (DP) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
F 12 South Sudan Noi, Kouat 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 103 kg (227 lb)
C 14 Australia Spurgin, Jason (DP) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 113 kg (249 lb)
F 15 South Sudan Maluach, Makuach 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 89 kg (196 lb)
F 22 Australia Toohey, Alex (NS) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 103 kg (227 lb)
F 34 Australia Leaupepe, Keli 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 109 kg (240 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (SRP) Special restricted player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 24 October 2024

Notable players

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

25th Anniversary Team

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On 10 October 2013, the Sydney Kings announced their best team from the first 25 years of the club at their 2013–14 season launch at the Australian Museum. Three-time championship winner with the Kings Brian Goorjian was named head coach of the 25th Anniversary Team, while Jason Smith was bestowed the honour as captain of the team.[19]

Depth chart

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Coaches

Pos. Starter Bench Bench Reserve
C Matthew Nielsen Leon Trimmingham
PF Chris Williams Mark Dalton Mark Worthington
SF Dwayne McClain Damian Keogh
SG Jason Smith C. J. Bruton Ben Madgen
PG Shane Heal Steve Carfino

Wall of Legends

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Wall of Legends banners, hung in the rafters of Qudos Bank Arena as of 13 January 2018

The club honours players, coaches and administrators who have made a significant contribution to the club during its existence in the competition. These are signified with banners that are hung at the stage end of Qudos Bank Arena.

Currently the Wall of Legends stands at 13, with the most recent inductions being made at halftime of the Kings vs Melbourne United match on 28 January 2018.

Preseason games against NBA teams

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2 October 2017
19:00
Australia Sydney Kings 83–108 United States Utah Jazz
Scoring by quarter: 16–35, 31–23, 13–19, 23–31
Pts: Ellis 19
Rebs: Blanchfield 9
Asts: Leslie 3		 Pts: Hood 18
Rebs: Gobert 10
Asts: Ingles 5
Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, United States
Attendance: 15,692
Referees: Marc Davis, Kevin Scott, Randy Richardson
30 September 2018
15:30
Australia Sydney Kings 91–110 United States Los Angeles Clippers
Scoring by quarter: 17–28, 37–31, 18–23, 19–28
Pts: Randle 25
Rebs: Lisch 9
Asts: Lisch 6		 Pts: Harris 20
Rebs: Harris 11
Asts: three players 5
Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, United States
Attendance: 6,911
Referees: James Capers, Gary Zielinski, Karl Lane

References

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