2018–19 Melbourne United season

2018–19 Melbourne United season
Head coach	Dean Vickerman
Captain	Chris Goulding
Arena	Melbourne Arena
NBL results
Record	18–10 (64.3%)
Ladder	2nd
Finals finish	Runners-up (lost to Wildcats 1–3)
Stats at NBL.com.au
Player records
Points	Ware 18.8
Rebounds	Boone 8.4
Assists	Ware 4.8
Efficiency	Boone 56%
All statistics correct as of 17 March 2019.

The 2018–19 NBL season was the 36th season for Melbourne United in the NBL, and the 5th under the banner of Melbourne United.

Roster

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2018–19 Melbourne United roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. F/C 3 Boone, Josh (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 112 kg (247 lb) G 5 Short, Sam (DP) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 78 kg (172 lb) G 7 Hooley, Peter 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) F 9 Moller, Craig 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 93 kg (205 lb) G 10 McCarron, Mitch 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 97 kg (214 lb) F/C 14 Smith-Milner, Tohi 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 112 kg (247 lb) F 15 Trist, Dan (IN) 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 111 kg (245 lb) G/F 17 Kennedy, D. J. (I) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) F 20 Barlow, David 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 97 kg (214 lb) G 21 Ware, Casper (I) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 79 kg (174 lb) G/F 30 McDaniel, Sam (DP) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) C 35 Pledger, Alex 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) 113 kg (249 lb) G 43 Goulding, Chris (C) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) F 55 Jois, Venky 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb)	Head coach Dean Vickerman Assistant coach(es) Paul Henare Justin Schueller Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (IN) Inactive (I) Import player (TP) Training player (NS) Next Star player Injured Roster Updated: 26 January 2019

Preseason

Main article: 2018 NBL pre-season

Game log

2018 pre-season game log Total: 7–5 (home: 6–3; road: 1–2)
August: 4–0 (Home: 4–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 4 August Chinese Taipei W 136–85 not available not available not available Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre closed indoors 1–0 2 9 August Saint Mary's Gaels W 81–80 not available not available not available State Basketball Centre 3,200 2–0 3 16 August Loyola Marymount Lions W 100–80 not available not available not available Casey Basketball Stadium 1,500 3–0 4 30 August Sydney W 93–85 not available not available not available Bendigo Stadium 2,000 4–0
September: 3–4 (Home: 2–3; Road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 1 September Sydney L 85–93 not available not available not available State Basketball Centre 3,200 4–1 6 11 September Cairns W 89–88 Josh Boone (18) Josh Boone (9) Chris Goulding (7) Dandenong Basketball Stadium 1,000 5–1 7 13 September Cairns L 75–78 not available not available not available Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre 2,000 5–2 8 20 September Adelaide L 87–97 Casper Ware (16) Kennedy, Smith-Milner (6) McCarron, Ware (3) Bendigo Stadium not available 5–3 9 22 September @ Brisbane W 90–96 Casper Ware (15) David Barlow (9) Casper Ware (5) Ballarat Stadium not available 6–3 10 23 September Illawarra W 88–82 Chris Goulding (20) Alex Pledger (11) Mitch McCarron (7) Ballarat Stadium not available 7–3 11 28 September @ Philadelphia L 104–84 Casper Ware (19) Alex Pledger (13) Casper Ware (5) Wells Fargo Center 20,318 7–4
October: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 12 5 October @ Toronto L 120–82 Casper Ware (17) Josh Boone (11) Casper Ware (5) Scotiabank Arena 15,781 7–5

Regular season

Main article: 2018–19 NBL regular season

Ladder

Pos	2018–19 NBL season v t e
	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	Last 5	Streak	Home	Away	PF	PA	PP
1	Perth Wildcats^1	28	18	10	64.29%	4–1	L1	12–2	6–8	2499	2355	106.11%
2	Melbourne United^1	28	18	10	64.29%	3–2	W1	10–4	8–6	2586	2478	104.36%
3	Sydney Kings^1	28	18	10	64.29%	4–1	W1	9–5	9–5	2438	2380	102.44%
4	Brisbane Bullets^2	28	14	14	50.00%	2–3	W1	9–5	5–9	2503	2480	100.93%
5	Adelaide 36ers^2	28	14	14	50.00%	2–3	L2	6–8	8–6	2687	2681	100.22%
6	New Zealand Breakers^3	28	12	16	42.86%	2–3	L1	7–7	5–9	2649	2641	100.30%
7	Illawarra Hawks^3	28	12	16	42.86%	1–4	L3	8–6	4–10	2493	2664	93.58%
8	Cairns Taipans	28	6	22	21.43%	2–3	L1	3–11	3–11	2400	2576	93.17%

Updated to match(es) played on 17 February 2019. 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 between the teams will determine order of seeding.

¹Perth Wildcats won on overall points percentage. Melbourne United finished 2nd on overall points percentage.

²Brisbane Bullets won on overall points percentage.

³New Zealand Breakers won on overall points percentage.

Ladder progression

• Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top four.
• Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
• Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.

2018–19 NBL season v t e
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Adelaide 36ers	3	4	4	6	7	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5
Brisbane Bullets	5	6	6	3	5	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4
Cairns Taipans	2	3	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Illawarra Hawks	8	7	7	7	6	7	7	5	6	6	6	7	6	6	6	6	6	7
Melbourne United	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	2
New Zealand Breakers	6	8	5	5	4	4	6	7	7	7	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	6
Perth Wildcats	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	1	1
Sydney Kings	7	5	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3

Game log

2018–19 game log Total: 18–10 (home: 10–4; road: 8–6)
October: 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 12 October @ Illawarra W 122–123 (4OT) Josh Boone (24) Josh Boone (12) Casper Ware (9) WIN Entertainment Centre 2,688 1–0 2 14 October New Zealand L 81–88 Chris Goulding (22) Mitch McCarron (8) Hooley, McCarron (4) Melbourne Arena 8,329 1–1 3 21 October Adelaide W 75–72 Barlow, Boone (15) Josh Boone (16) Barlow, Goulding, McCarron (5) Melbourne Arena 7,764 2–1 4 27 October @ Perth L 101–96 (2OT) Chris Goulding (29) Josh Boone (11) Mitch McCarron (5) RAC Arena 11,675 2–2 5 29 October Illawarra W 99–93 Casper Ware (26) Alex Pledger (12) Mitch McCarron (4) Melbourne Arena 6,478 3–2
November: 6–1 (Home: 4–0; Road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 6 3 November @ Cairns W 85–98 Casper Ware (32) Barlow, Boone (7) Barlow, Hooley, Kennedy (4) Cairns Convention Centre not available 4–2 7 5 November Sydney W 77–70 D. J. Kennedy (24) Boone, Kennedy (10) Kennedy, Ware (3) Melbourne Arena 10,300 5–2 8 8 November @ Illawarra L 87–81 McCarron, Ware (18) Josh Boone (8) Josh Boone (6) WIN Entertainment Centre 2,000 5–3 9 11 November Cairns W 87–80 Casper Ware (34) Mitch McCarron (9) Casper Ware (6) Melbourne Arena 7,897 6–3 10 16 November @ New Zealand W 101–108 Josh Boone (26) Josh Boone (10) D. J. Kennedy (7) ILT Stadium 2,676 7–3 11 18 November Brisbane W 102–94 Casper Ware (23) Boone, Pledger (6) Casper Ware (6) Melbourne Arena 7,656 8–3 12 24 November Sydney W 84–82 Casper Ware (23) D. J. Kennedy (12) Casper Ware (5) Melbourne Arena 10,300 9–3
December: 2–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 13 8 December @ Brisbane L 97–94 David Barlow (20) Alex Pledger (7) Casper Ware (9) Brisbane Convention Centre 3,304 9–4 14 10 December Brisbane L 74–90 Casper Ware (22) David Barlow (9) David Barlow (5) Melbourne Arena 7,083 9–5 15 17 December Perth W 82–65 Chris Goulding (21) Boone, Goulding, Kennedy, Pledger (7) Mitch McCarron (4) Melbourne Arena 7,765 10–5 16 23 December @ Sydney W 70–75 Chris Goulding (16) David Barlow (11) Casper Ware (7) Qudos Bank Arena 12,050 11–5 17 26 December Adelaide L 101–103 Casper Ware (26) D. J. Kennedy (5) Kennedy, Ware (5) Melbourne Arena 10,300 11–6
January: 3–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 18 6 January @ Brisbane L 95–86 Casper Ware (29) Josh Boone (10) McCarron, Smith-Milner (5) Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre 4,485 11–7 19 13 January @ Cairns W 89–99 (OT) Casper Ware (27) Josh Boone (15) Casper Ware (6) Cairns Convention Centre 4,364 12–7 20 20 January @ Perth L 84–79 Mitch McCarron (21) Josh Boone (12) Casper Ware (6) RAC Arena 13,353 12–8 21 23 January Illawarra W 113–89 Casper Ware (25) Josh Boone (11) Barlow, Kennedy, Ware (4) Melbourne Arena 7,022 13–8 22 28 January @ Adelaide W 91–114 Josh Boone (19) Josh Boone (10) Casper Ware (10) Titanium Security Arena not available 14–8
February: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 23 1 February @ New Zealand W 87–107 Chris Goulding (24) Boone, Kennedy (11) Goulding, McCarron (5) Spark Arena 4,714 15–8 24 3 February New Zealand W 111–102 (OT) Mitch McCarron (25) D. J. Kennedy (9) Kennedy, McCarron (6) Melbourne Arena 9,026 16–8 25 8 February @ Sydney L 97–85 Casper Ware (17) D. J. Kennedy (8) Casper Ware (5) Qudos Bank Arena 7,104 16–9 26 10 February @ Adelaide W 87–89 Casper Ware (20) Josh Boone (14) Casper Ware (7) Titanium Security Arena not available 17–9 27 14 February Cairns L 85–87 Chris Goulding (22) D. J. Kennedy (8) Goulding, Kennedy, McCarron, Ware (4) Melbourne Arena 6,590 17–10 28 17 February Perth W 81–70 (OT) D. J. Kennedy (21) D. J. Kennedy (15) D. J. Kennedy (6) Melbourne Arena 10,300 18–10

Postseason

Main article: 2019 NBL Finals

2019 finals game log Total: 3–3 (home: 2–1; road: 1–2)
Semifinals: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 28 February Sydney W 95–73 Casper Ware (22) Josh Boone (7) Casper Ware (7) Melbourne Arena 7,566 1–0 2 3 March @ Sydney W 76–90 Casper Ware (30) Josh Boone (8) Mitch McCarron (5) Qudos Bank Arena 14,569 2–0
Grand Final: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 8 March @ Perth L 81–71 Casper Ware (19) Josh Boone (12) Casper Ware (4) RAC Arena 12,490 0–1 4 10 March Perth W 92–74 Goulding, Ware (14) D. J. Kennedy (14) Kennedy, McCarron (4) Melbourne Arena 10,062 1–1 5 15 March @ Perth L 96–67 Barlow, Kennedy 13 D. J. Kennedy (10) D. J. Kennedy (6) RAC Arena 13,412 1–2 6 17 March Perth L 84–97 Casper Ware (18) Josh Boone (7) Goulding, Ware (4) Melbourne Arena 10,007 1–3

Transactions

Re-signed

Player	Signed
Chris Goulding[1]	26 April
Peter Hooley[2]	30 April
Tohi Smith-Milner[3]	2 May
David Barlow[4]	7 May
Josh Boone[5]	17 August
Casper Ware[5]

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Dan Trist[6]	3 May	Club Ourense Baloncesto
Alex Pledger[7]	18 May	New Zealand Breakers
Mitch McCarron[8]	7 June	Petrol Olimpija
Sam McDaniel[9]	15 August	Mount Gambier Pioneers
D. J. Kennedy[10]	9 September	Pınar Karşıyaka
Venky Jois[11]	26 January	Rasta Vechta

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
Majok Majok[12][13]	Free agent	New Zealand Breakers
Tai Wesley[14][15]	Free agent	New Zealand Breakers
Kyle Adnam[16][17]	Free agent	Sydney Kings
David Andersen[18][19]	Free agent	Illawarra Hawks
Carrick Felix[20]	Released	Washington Wizards
Casey Prather[21][22]	Free agent	Promitheas Patras

Awards

NBL Awards

• All-NBL First Team: Casper Ware^[23]

• Coach of the Year: Dean Vickerman^[23]

Melbourne United Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Casper Ware^[24]

• Best Defensive Player: David Barlow^[24]

• Coaches Award: Mitch McCarron^[24]

• Best Club Person Award: Fiona Gant^[24]

See also

• 2018–19 NBL season
• Melbourne United

References

1. "Goulding recommits to Melbourne". melbourneutd.com.au. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
2. "Hooley signs on with Melbourne". melbourneutd.com.au. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
3. "Smith-Milner elevated to contracted playing roster". melbourneutd.com.au. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
4. "Barlow re-signs for 2018-19". melbourneutd.com.au. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
5. "They're back! Casper Ware and Josh Boone re-commit to Melbourne United". melbourneutd.com.au. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
6. "Melbourne signs Australian forward Dan Trist". melbourneutd.com.au. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
7. "Melbourne United signs Alex Pledger". melbourneutd.com.au. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
8. "United signs McCarron to three year deal". melbourneutd.com.au. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
9. "Sam McDaniel is ready to grow his game in Melbourne". melbourneutd.com.au. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
10. "DJ Kennedy signs with Melbourne United & completes our 2018-19 roster". melbourneutd.com.au. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
11. "Venky Jois joins Melbourne United". melbourneutd.com.au. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
12. "Majok Majok departs Melbourne". melbourneutd.com.au. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
13. "Majok Majok Signed". nzbreakers.basketball. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
14. "Tai Wesley to depart Melbourne". melbourneutd.com.au. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
15. "It's confirmed Tai Wesley is back". nzbreakers.basketball. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
16. "Kyle Adnam to depart Melbourne". melbourneutd.com.au. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
17. "Kyle Adnam heads to Sydney, becomes a King". sydneykings.com. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
18. "David Andersen won't return to Melbourne United". melbourneutd.com.au. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
19. "David Andersen returns to the Hawks". hawks.com.au. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
20. Liam Santamaria (26 June 2018). "Washington Wizards add Carrick Felix for NBA Summer League". melbourneutd.com.au. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
21. "THE CASEY PRATHER PROMETHEUS". promitheasbc.gr. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
22. "Casey Prather Signs With Khimki". melbourneutd.com.au. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
23. "Melbourne United stars recognised at NBL Awards". melbourneutd.com.au. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
24. "2018-19 Melbourne United Club Awards". melbourneutd.com.au. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2021.

External links

• Official Website