| 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 % | |||||||
| Cairns Taipans | |||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | 1 | NBL | 11th | 28 | 2 | 26 | .071 | Did not qualify | Rod Popp | Terry Johnson | not awarded |
| 2000–01 | 1 | NBL | 9th | 28 | 6 | 22 | .214 | Did not qualify | Rod Popp | Anthony Stewart | Ben Knight Aaron Trahair |
| 2001–02 | 1 | NBL | 11th | 30 | 9 | 21 | .300 | Did not qualify | Guy Molloy | Anthony Stewart | Jayson Wells |
| 2002–03 | 1 | NBL | 8th | 30 | 13 | 17 | .433 | Did not qualify | Guy Molloy | Brad Davidson Jayson Wells |
Ben Knight Anthony Stewart |
| 2003–04 | 1 | NBL | 6th | 33 | 16 | 17 | .485 | Won elimination final (Perth) 103–96 Lost quarterfinal (West Sydney) 88–110 |
Guy Molloy | Brad Davidson | Marcus Timmons |
| 2004–05 | 1 | NBL | 10th | 32 | 11 | 21 | .344 | Did not qualify | Guy Molloy | Anthony Stewart | Chris Burgess |
| 2005–06 | 1 | NBL | 5th | 32 | 18 | 14 | .563 | Won elimination final (Hunter) 88–80 Won quarterfinal (Adelaide) 106–103 Lost semifinals (Sydney) 0–2 |
Alan Black | Anthony Stewart Darnell Mee |
Martin Cattalini |
| 2006–07 | 1 | NBL | 6th | 33 | 17 | 16 | .515 | Won elimination final (South) 118–97 Won quarterfinal (Perth) 82–78 Lost semifinals (Melbourne) 0–2 |
Alan Black | Anthony Stewart | Martin Cattalini |
| 2007–08 | 1 | NBL | 6th | 30 | 16 | 14 | .533 | Lost elimination final (New Zealand) 78–100 | Alan Black | Martin Cattalini | Nathan Jawai |
| 2008–09 | 1 | NBL | 9th | 30 | 11 | 19 | .367 | Did not qualify | Alan Black Mark Beecroft |
Martin Cattalini | Martin Cattalini |
| 2009–10 | 1 | NBL | 7th | 28 | 11 | 17 | .393 | Did not qualify | Aaron Fearne | Phill Jones | Dusty Rychart |
| 2010–11 | 1 | NBL | 3rd | 28 | 16 | 12 | .571 | Won semifinals (Townsville) 2–1 Lost NBL finals (New Zealand) 1–2 |
Aaron Fearne | Phill Jones Alex Loughton Ian Crosswhite |
Ayinde Ubaka |
| 2011–12 | 1 | NBL | 5th | 28 | 15 | 13 | .536 | Did not qualify | Aaron Fearne | Alex Loughton Ian Crosswhite |
Jamar Wilson |
| 2012–13 | 1 | NBL | 6th | 28 | 11 | 17 | .393 | Did not qualify | Aaron Fearne | Alex Loughton | Jamar Wilson |
| 2013–14 | 1 | NBL | 6th | 28 | 12 | 16 | .429 | Did not qualify | Aaron Fearne | Cameron Tragardh | Cameron Gliddon |
| 2014–15 | 1 | NBL | 1st | 28 | 21 | 7 | .750 | Won semifinals (Perth) 2–0 Lost NBL finals (New Zealand) 0–2 |
Aaron Fearne | Cameron Gliddon | Scottie Wilbekin |
| 2015–16 | 1 | NBL | 6th | 28 | 12 | 16 | .429 | Did not qualify | Aaron Fearne | Cameron Gliddon | Cameron Gliddon |
| 2016–17 | 1 | NBL | 2nd | 28 | 15 | 13 | .536 | Lost semifinals (Perth) 0–2 | Aaron Fearne | Cameron Gliddon | Travis Trice |
| 2017–18 | 1 | NBL | 6th | 28 | 11 | 17 | .393 | Did not qualify | Aaron Fearne | Cameron Gliddon | Cameron Gliddon Mitch McCarron |
| 2018–19 | 1 | NBL | 8th | 28 | 6 | 22 | .214 | Did not qualify | Mike Kelly | Alex Loughton | Melo Trimble |
| 2019–20 | 1 | NBL | 3rd | 28 | 16 | 12 | .571 | Lost semifinals (Perth) 1–2 | Mike Kelly | Nathan Jawai D. J. Newbill |
Scott Machado |
| 2020–21 | 1 | NBL | 9th | 36 | 8 | 28 | .222 | Did not qualify | Mike Kelly | Scott Machado | Scott Machado |
| 2021–22 | 1 | NBL | 9th | 28 | 9 | 19 | .321 | Did not qualify | Adam Forde | Scott Machado | Tahjere McCall |
| 2022–23 | 1 | NBL | 3rd | 28 | 18 | 10 | .643 | Lost seeding qualifier (Tasmania) 79–87 Won play-in game (Perth) 91–78 Lost semifinals (Sydney) 1–2 |
Adam Forde | Tahjere McCall | D. J. Hogg |
| 2023–24 | 1 | NBL | 8th | 28 | 12 | 16 | .429 | Did not qualify | Adam Forde | Tahjere McCall | Patrick Miller |
| Regular season record | 734 | 312 | 422 | .442 | 1 regular season champions | ||||||
| Finals record | 31 | 13 | 18 | .419 | 0 NBL championships | ||||||
As of the end of the 2023–24 season