2019–20 Illawarra Hawks season

2019–20 Illawarra Hawks season
Head coach	Matt Flinn
Co-captains	David Andersen Todd Blanchfield
Arena	Wollongong Entertainment Centre
NBL results
Record	5–23 (17.9%)
Ladder	9th
Finals finish	Did not qualify
Stats at NBL.com.au
Player records
Points	Brooks 17.9
Rebounds	Ball 7.5
Assists	Ball 7.0
Uniforms
Home Away
All statistics correct as of 21 April 2020.
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The 2019–20 NBL season was the 42nd season for the Illawarra Hawks in the NBL.

2019–20 Illawarra Hawks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. G 0 Brooks, Aaron  (I) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 73 kg (161 lb) G 1 Ball, LaMelo  (NS) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 82 kg (181 lb) G/F 2 Hobson, Darington (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 94 kg (207 lb) C 3 Boone, Josh (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 108 kg (238 lb) C 6 Ogilvy, Andrew 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 115 kg (254 lb) G 10 Glover, Angus 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) G/F 11 Grida, Daniel 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) F/C 13 Andersen, David (C) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 113 kg (249 lb) F/C 17 Froling, Sam 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) 104 kg (229 lb) F 20 Harris, Hyrum (DP) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 105 kg (231 lb) G/F 21 Blanchfield, Todd (C) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 94 kg (207 lb) F 22 Coenraad, Tim 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) G 41 Naar, Emmett 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) G 44 Dech, Sunday 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) G 79 Dent, Lachlan (DP) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	Head coach Matt Flinn Assistant coach(es) Ben Bagoly Eric Cooks Tyson Demos Cortez Groves Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player (NS) Next Star player Injured Roster Updated: 24 December 2019

The Hawks started their preseason later than most teams, with their first game on 7 September. They played three regular preseason games (two of which were against other NBL teams) before playing in the NBL Blitz against Melbourne United and the Perth Wildcats.^[1][2] The Hawks then continued their preseason with a final regular game against the Sydney Kings, however opted against playing more games in the NBLxNBA series.^[3]

2019–20 NBL pre-season ladder
Ladder	Information
Pos. Nat. Name Pld. W. L. Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against Pts % Win % 1 Sydney 5 4 1 4–1 W3 1–0 3–1 486 394 123.35% 80.00% 2 Cairns 9 6 3 4–1 W4 3–1 3–2 811 763 106.29% 66.67% 3 S.E. Melbourne (NT) 9 6 3 4–1 W2 3–2 3–1 819 784 104.46% 66.67% 4 Melbourne 12 6 6 2–3 L2 4–3 2–3 1167 1095 106.58% 50.00% 5 Brisbane 8 4 4 3–2 W3 1–1 3–3 676 676 100.00% 50.00% 6 Illawarra 6 3 3 2–3 L2 1–1 2–2 598 631 94.77% 50.00% 7 Adelaide 10 4 6 1–4 L2 1–1 3–5 892 920 96.96% 40.00% 8 Perth (RC) 7 2 5 1–4 L1 1–2 1–3 625 671 93.14% 28.57% 9 New Zealand 6 1 5 0–5 L5 0–0 1–5 501 574 87.28% 16.67%	Total Rounds 11 weeks Total Games 46 games Legend (NT) New Team (RC) Reigning Champion Updated: 17 October 2019

The regular season of the NBL consisted of 28 games, with the Hawks's hosting 13 home games at the WIN Entertainment Centre and one at AIS Arena.^[4]

Updated to match(es) played on 16 February 2020. Source: NBL.com.au

• 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.

Round 6, LaMelo Ball

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