The 2022–23 Perth Wildcats season was the 42nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their first under the leadership of their new head coach John Rillie.
After having qualified for the NBL finals for the 35 consecutive years preceding 2022, the Wildcats' play-in tournament loss to the Cairns Taipans on 12 February 2023 meant that the Wildcats failed to qualify for the NBL finals for a second consecutive season.
Roster
Standings
Ladder
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.
Ladder progression
Game log
Pre-season
|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 1 | 9 September | Adelaide | W 98–87 | Bryce Cotton (20) | Luke Travers (9) | Mitch Norton (6) | Eaton Recreration Centre300 | 1–0 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 2 | 11 September | Adelaide | W 97–91 | Brady Manek (15) | Corey Webster (6) | Bryce Cotton (5) | HBF Arena500 | 2–0
NBL Blitz
|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 1 | 17 September | Cairns | W 98–80 | Bryce Cotton (36) | Blanchfield, Travers (7) | Bryce Cotton (4) | Darwin Basketball Facility916 | 1–0 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 2 | 19 September | S.E. Melbourne | W 87–71 | Corey Webster (16) | Brady Manek (9) | Bryce Cotton (5) | Darwin Basketball Facility838 | 2–0 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 3 | 21 September | @ Melbourne | L 90–63 | Thomas, Webster (10) | Bryce Cotton (7) | Luke Travers (4) | Darwin Basketball Facility917 | 2–1
Regular season
|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 1 | 2 October | Brisbane | W 87–73 | Bryce Cotton (23) | Bryce Cotton (12) | Luke Travers (7) | RAC Arena11,083 | 1–0 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 2 | 8 October | Illawarra | W 77–71 | Norton, Travers (14) | Manek, Travers (7) | Cotton, Travers (4) | RAC Arena10,816 | 2–0 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 3 | 10 October | @ Cairns | W 76–105 | Bryce Cotton (24) | Luke Travers (9) | Mitch Norton (9) | Cairns Convention Centre3,608 | 3–0 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 4 | 14 October | Melbourne | L 81–84 | Bryce Cotton (32) | Jesse Wagstaff (8) | Luke Travers (8) | RAC Arena10,441 | 3–1 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 5 | 22 October | @ Tasmania | L 103–72 | Bryce Cotton (14) | Luke Travers (8) | Bryce Cotton (4) | MyState Bank Arena4,231 | 3–2 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 6 | 28 October | S.E. Melbourne | L 90–91 | Bryce Cotton (27) | Blanchfield, Thomas (6) | Bryce Cotton (8) | RAC Arena11,103 | 3–3 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 7 | 31 October | @ Melbourne | L 94–77 | Bryce Cotton (19) | TaShawn Thomas (7) | TaShawn Thomas (5) | John Cain Arena6,610 | 3–4
|-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 8 | 3 November | Tasmania | L 77–85 | Bryce Cotton (26) | Cotton, Majok, Norton, Thomas (5) | Bryce Cotton (6) | RAC Arena9,805 | 3–5 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 9 | 5 November | @ Adelaide | W 89–94 | Brady Manek (25) | TaShawn Thomas (9) | Bryce Cotton (5) | Adelaide Entertainment Centre9,071 | 4–5 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 10 | 17 November | S.E. Melbourne | W 103–96 | Bryce Cotton (32) | Jesse Wagstaff (6) | TaShawn Thomas (6) | RAC Arena9,988 | 5–5 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 11 | 24 November | Adelaide | L 82–96 | Bryce Cotton (17) | TaShawn Thomas (6) | Bryce Cotton (5) | RAC Arena10,329 | 5–6
|-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 12 | 1 December | @ Brisbane | L 106–94 (OT) | Bryce Cotton (30) | Luke Travers (8) | Luke Travers (4) | Nissan Arena2,427 | 5–7 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 13 | 3 December | @ New Zealand | W 84–92 | Corey Webster (26) | Cotton, Manek, Thomas (6) | Bryce Cotton (7) | Spark Arena4,884 | 6–7 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 14 | 9 December | @ Adelaide | W 90–98 | Bryce Cotton (32) | TaShawn Thomas (8) | Bryce Cotton (6) | Adelaide Entertainment Centre5,436 | 7–7 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 15 | 12 December | Melbourne | W 90–89 | Bryce Cotton (29) | TaShawn Thomas (7) | Luke Travers (5) | RAC Arena10,459 | 8–7 |- style="background:#CCCCCC;" | – | 16 December | New Zealand | colspan="6" | Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: 10 January) |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 16 | 20 December | @ Cairns | W 83–105 | Bryce Cotton (24) | TaShawn Thomas (12) | TaShawn Thomas (6) | Cairns Convention Centre3,752 | 9–7 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 17 | 27 December | @ Brisbane | L 97–93 (OT) | Bryce Cotton (30) | Luke Travers (10) | Bryce Cotton (6) | Nissan Arena3,737 | 9–8 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 18 | 31 December | @ Illawarra | W 97–107 | Corey Webster (25) | Brady Manek (10) | Bryce Cotton (6) | WIN Entertainment Centre3,776 | 10–8