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{{{NBLyear}}} 2021–22 Sydney Kings season season
Head coachUnited States Chase Buford
Co-captainsAustralia Shaun Bruce
Australia Xavier Cooks
ArenaQudos Bank Arena, Sydney
NBL results
Record3–3 (50%)
LadderTemplate:NBL Ladder 2021–22 - Team's Page
Finals finishTemplate:NBL Finals 2021–22 - Team's Page

Stats at NBL.com.au
Player records
PointsUnited States Jaylen Adams
15.0
ReboundsUnited States Jarell Martin
8.5
AssistsUnited States Jaylen Adams
3.0
All statistics correct as of 26 December 2021.

The 2021–22 NBL season will be the 33rd season for the Sydney Kings in the NBL.

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

2021–22 Sydney Kings roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
C 1 Australia Hunter, Jordan 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 27 – (1997-08-20)20 August 1997
G 2 United States Adams, Jaylen (I) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 28 – (1996-05-04)4 May 1996
G 3 Australia Vasiljevic, Dejan Injured 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 27 – (1997-04-26)26 April 1997
C 4 Australia Maker, Makur (NS) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 23 – (2000-11-04)4 November 2000
G 5 Australia Glover, Angus 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 25 – (1998-09-08)8 September 1998
F 6 Australia Galloway, Jaylin (DP) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 21 – (2002-12-21)21 December 2002
G 7 Australia Bruce, Shaun (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 33 – (1991-01-13)13 January 1991
F/C 8 South Sudan Maker, Matur 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 26 – (1998-01-01)1 January 1998
G/F 9 Australia Swaka Lo Buluk, Wani 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 23 – (2001-06-09)9 June 2001
F 10 Australia Cooks, Xavier (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 28 – (1995-09-19)19 September 1995
G 11 United States Hunter, R. J. (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 30 – (1993-10-24)24 October 1993
F 12 United States Martin, Jarell (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 30 – (1994-05-24)24 May 1994
F 13 New Zealand Vodanovich, Tom 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 30 – (1994-07-28)28 July 1994
G 14 Australia Bayles, Biwali 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 22 – (2002-02-15)15 February 2002
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (SRP) Special restricted player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured

Updated: 10 September 2021

Pre-season

Ladder

2021–22 NBL pre-season ladder
Ladder Information
Pos. Nat. Name Pld. W. L. Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against Pts % Win %
1 Australia Illawarra 2 2 0 2–0 W2 0–0 2–0 213 202 105.45% 100.00%
2 Australia Adelaide 5 5 0 5–0 W5 2–0 3–0 401 383 104.70% 100.00%
3 Australia Brisbane 4 3 1 3–1 L1 1–1 2–0 350 327 107.03% 75.00%
4 New Zealand New Zealand 3 2 1 2–1 W2 2–0 0–1 273 273 100.00% 66.67%
5 Australia S.E. Melbourne 4 2 2 2–2 W1 1–0 1–2 376 375 100.27% 50.00%
6 Australia Perth 5 2 3 2–3 L1 2–1 0–2 433 415 104.34% 40.00%
7 Australia Tasmania (NT) 5 2 3 2–3 W1 1–1 1–2 391 403 97.02% 40.00%
8 Australia Sydney 3 1 2 1–2 L1 1–1 0–1 248 253 98.02% 33.33%
9 Australia Melbourne (RC) 4 1 3 1–3 L3 1–1 0–2 342 350 97.71% 25.00%
10 Australia Cairns 5 0 5 0–5 L5 0–3 0–2 394 447 88.14% 0.00%

Total Rounds
2 weeks

Total Games
21 games


Legend
  • (NT) New Team
  • (RC) Reigning Champion

  • Updated: 28 November 2021

Game log

2021 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
November: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 13 November South East Melbourne L 75–81 Jarell Martin (15) Martin, Vodanovich (9) Xavier Cooks (3) Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
closed event
0–1
2 15 November Melbourne W 80–75 Angus Glover (18) Xavier Cooks (14) Bayles, Cooks (4) Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
closed event
1–1
3 18 November @ New Zealand L 97–93 Jaylen Adams (16) Xavier Cooks (11) Adams, Cooks (3) Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
closed event
1–2
Cancelled
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 27 November @ Illawarra Cancelled[1]

Regular season

Ladder

Pos 2021–22 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Melbourne United 28 20 8 71.43% 4–1 L1 9–5 11–3 2455 2244 109.40%
2 Illawarra Hawks 28 19 9 67.86% 4–1 W2 8–6 11–3 2498 2345 106.52%
3 Sydney Kings 28 19 9 67.86% 3–2 L1 9–5 10–4 2397 2313 103.63%
4 Tasmania JackJumpers 28 17 11 60.71% 4–1 W4 8–6 9–5 2230 2220 100.45%
5 Perth Wildcats 28 16 12 57.14% 2–3 L2 7–7 9–5 2495 2377 104.96%
6 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 28 15 13 53.57% 3–2 W2 7–7 8–6 2456 2424 101.32%
7 Adelaide 36ers 28 10 18 35.71% 3–2 W1 6–8 4–10 2283 2346 97.31%
8 Brisbane Bullets 28 10 18 35.71% 2–3 L2 6–8 4–10 2379 2500 95.16%
9 Cairns Taipans 28 9 19 32.14% 1–4 W1 5–9 4–10 2228 2408 92.52%
10 New Zealand Breakers 28 5 23 17.86% 0–5 L10 2–12 3–11 2234 2478 90.15%

Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2022. Source: NBL.com.au

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.
2021–22 NBL season
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Adelaide 36ers 8 6 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 7
Brisbane Bullets 7 5 7 6 6 7 6 5 7 9 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8
Cairns Taipans 9 7 4 4 5 5 5 6 9 7 9 10 9 9 10 9 9 8 8 9 9
Illawarra Hawks 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 2
Melbourne United 6 9 6 5 4 4 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
New Zealand Breakers 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10
Perth Wildcats 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 5
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 1 1 2 2 2 2 4 3 1 2 3 2 2 2 4 5 5 6 6 6 6
Sydney Kings 5 4 5 7 7 6 8 7 5 6 5 4 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 3
Tasmania JackJumpers 4 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 6 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4

Game log

2021–22 game log
Total: 3–3 (Home: 3–2; Road: 0–1)
December: 3–3 (Home: 3–2; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 5 December Melbourne W 79–74 Jaylen Adams (15) Jaylen Adams (9) Xavier Cooks (6) Qudos Bank Arena
8,632
1–0
2 11 December Illawarra L 84–92 Angus Glover (16) Xavier Cooks (11) Bruce, Cooks (5) Qudos Bank Arena
6,212
1–1
3 16 December @ Melbourne L 89–47 Xaiver Cooks (12) Xaiver Cooks (6) Biwali Bayles (3) John Cain Arena
4,786
1–2
4 18 December South East Melbourne W 84–73 Xavier Cooks (19) Jarell Martin (13) Bayles, Bruce, Cooks (2) Qudos Bank Arena
6,379
2–2
5 22 December Tasmania W 83–71 Jarell Martin (24) Jarell Martin (11) Bruce, Glover (5) Qudos Bank Arena
4,612
3–2
6 26 December Melbourne L 68–82 Jarell Martin (19) Xavier Cooks (10) Xavier Cooks (3) Qudos Bank Arena
4,725
3–3
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
7 8 January @ Tasmania boxscore MyState Bank Arena
8 16 January New Zealand boxscore Qudos Bank Arena
9 23 January New Zealand boxscore Qudos Bank Arena
10 28 January @ Tasmania boxscore MyState Bank Arena
11 30 January Perth boxscore Qudos Bank Arena
Postponed
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 31 December @ Illawarra Postponed (COVID-19)[2]

Transactions

Re-signed

Player Signed
Jordan Hunter[3] 18 June
Jarell Martin[4] 26 June
Tom Vodanovich[5] 27 June
Xavier Cooks[6] 30 June
Jaylin Galloway[7] 22 July

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Biwali Bayles[8] 27 April Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
Wani Swaka Lo Buluk[9] 9 July Perth Wildcats
R. J. Hunter[10] 23 July Galatasaray
Makur Maker[11] 21 August Howard Bison
Jaylen Adams[12] 22 August Milwaukee Bucks
Matur Maker[13] 27 August Rio Grande Valley Vipers

Subtractions

Player Reason left New team
Craig Moller[14] Free agent s.Oliver Würzburg
Brad Newley[15] Free agent Melbourne United
Jarrad Weeks[16] Free agent Tasmania JackJumpers
Casper Ware[17] Free agent Enisey
Dexter Kernich-Drew[18] Free agent Waverley Falcons
Daniel Kickert[19][20] Retired Sydney Kings (assistant)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Illawarra vs Sydney Blitz Game Cancelled". National Basketball League | NBL. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  2. ^ "NBL Makes Schedule Changes". National Basketball League | NBL. 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Sydney Sign Hunter to Contract Extension | NBL". NBL.com.au. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Jarell Martin Returns to Sydney for NBL22 | NBL". NBL.com.au. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Tom Vodanovich Re-Signs with Sydney | NBL". NBL.com.au. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Sydney Re-Sign Xavier Cooks | NBL". NBL.com.au. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Kings Sign Jaylin Galloway to Long Term Deal | NBL". NBL.com.au. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Kings Secure Young Gun Biwali Bayles for NBL22 | NBL". NBL.com.au. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Sydney Kings Sign Wani Swaka Lo Buluk". NBL.com.au. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  10. ^ "RJ Hunter joins the Kings". Sydney Kings. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Local Talent Makur Maker Joins Sydney as NBL Next Star | NBL". NBL.com.au. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Kings Add Jaylen Adams for NBL22 | NBL". NBL.com.au. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "Sydney Complete Roster with Matur Maker | NBL". NBL.com.au. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "Craig Moller is joining Wurzburg". Sportando. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  15. ^ "NBL Champions add veteran Brad Newley to NBL22 Roster". MelbourneUTD.com.au. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ "JackJumpers Add Weeks and Krslovic For NBL22 | NBL". NBL.com.au. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ "Casper Ware (ex Sydney) is a newcomer at Enisey". Eurobasket. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Dexter Kernich-Drew Signs". waverleybasketball.com. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  19. ^ "Daniel Kickert Announces Retirement | NBL". NBL.com.au. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ "Kickert joins the Kings coaching department". sydneykings.com. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)