2020s
Players
Coaching Staff
| Coach | 2019/2020 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | 2026/27 | 2027/28 | 2028/29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judd Flavell | Assistant | Assistant | ||||||||
| Luke Kendall | Assistant | Assistant | ||||||||
| Simon Mitchell | Head Coach | Head Coach | Signed | |||||||
| Ian Stacker | Assistant |
The South East Melbourne Phoenix are an Australian professional basketball team based in Melbourne, Australia, and play in the National Basketball League. The team was established in 2019, and they play their regular season games at John Cain Arena and the State Basketball Centre.
The following is a list of all the players, both past and current, who have appeared in at least one game or have signed with the club. [1] [2] (Updated 13 August 2021)
| Coach | 2019/2020 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | 2026/27 | 2027/28 | 2028/29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judd Flavell | Assistant | Assistant | ||||||||
| Luke Kendall | Assistant | Assistant | ||||||||
| Simon Mitchell | Head Coach | Head Coach | Signed | |||||||
| Ian Stacker | Assistant |
The National Basketball League (NBL) is a men's professional basketball league in Australasia, currently composed of 10 teams: 9 in Australia and 1 in New Zealand. It is the premier professional men's basketball league in Australia and New Zealand.
Adam Matthew Gibson is an Australian former professional basketball player who played 16 years in the National Basketball League (NBL). He made his NBL debut in 2005 and went on to play for five NBL franchises. He is a two-time NBL champion, having won his first in 2007, with the Brisbane Bullets and his second in 2009, with the South Dragons. He is also a five-time All-NBL Team member and was crowned the NBL Best Defensive Player in 2009.
Tommy Greer is an Australian former professional basketball player who is currently the CEO of the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the National Basketball League (NBL). Greer played college basketball for Augusta State University and Nova Southeastern University and played his entire professional career for the Melbourne Tigers.
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Bendigo Spirit (WNBL)
Australian Goldfields Open
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John Cain Arena is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena located within Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the second-largest venue and show court for the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam professional tennis tournament held each calendar year. The arena also hosts various other sporting and entertainment events throughout the year.
Mitchell Creek is an Australian professional basketball player for the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the National Basketball League (NBL). He began his NBL career with the Adelaide 36ers in 2010 and spent eight seasons with the team, helping them reach two grand finals and win one minor premiership. In his final season with the 36ers, Creek earned All-NBL Second Team honours. During the eight-season duration, he had multiple off-season stints in the Australian state leagues. After a stint in Germany in 2018, he joined the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League. During the 2018–19 season, he had stints in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Brooklyn Nets and Minnesota Timberwolves. In 2019, he joined the South East Melbourne Phoenix.
Ryan Broekhoff is an Australian professional basketball player for the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball at Valparaiso University in the United States, where he was named an All-American in 2012, and has represented Australia in several international competitions.
Ben Madgen is an Australian former professional basketball player.
Dane Luke Pineau is an Australian professional basketball player for the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the National Basketball League (NBL). He primarily plays as centre. He competed in U.S. college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels.
Kyle Reginaid Adnam is an Australian professional basketball player for the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the National Basketball League (NBL).
The South East Melbourne Phoenix are an Australian professional basketball team based in Melbourne, Victoria. The Phoenix entered the National Basketball League (NBL) in the 2019–20 season. The team play the majority of their home games at John Cain Arena, which they share with fellow NBL team Melbourne United, with some games being played at the State Basketball Centre.
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The 2019–20 NBL season was the 42nd season of the National Basketball League since its establishment in 1979.
The 2019–20 NBL season was the 1st season for the South East Melbourne Phoenix in the NBL.
Reuben Te Rangi is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He is also a regular New Zealand Tall Black and a stalwart in the New Zealand NBL.
The 2020–21 NBL season was the 43rd season of the National Basketball League since its establishment in 1979. A total of nine teams contested in the 2020–21 season. The regular season was played between January and June 2021, followed by a post-season in June 2021.
Tohiraukura Makaere Smith-Milner is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the National Basketball League (NBL). He previously played for Melbourne United in the Australian NBL and has represented the New Zealand Tall Blacks.
Junior Madut, also sometimes referred to as Deng Junior Ring, is a South Sudanese-Australian professional basketball player for the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the National Basketball League (NBL).
Deng Acuoth is an Australian-South Sudanese professional basketball player for the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League (NBL). Standing at 2.08 m, he plays as center.
Ian Stacker is an Australian former professional basketball player and coach. Listed by the NBL in 1983 as 181 cm and a guard, he had an eight-year playing career before becoming a successful coach in the National Basketball League (NBL), winning the NBL Coach of the Year in 2000 and 2003 with the Townsville Crocodiles.