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2020–21 Brisbane Bullets season

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2020–21 Brisbane Bullets season
Head coachAustralia Andrej Lemanis
CaptainAustralia Jason Cadee
ArenaNissan Arena
NBL results
Record18–18 (50%)
Ladder6th
Finals finishDid not qualify

Stats at NBL.com.au
Cup results
Record5–3 (62.5%)
Ladder3rd
Cup finishThird place

The 2020–21 NBL season was the 35th season for the Brisbane Bullets in the NBL, and the 5th since their return to the league.

Squad

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Signings

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  • The Bullets retained Nathan Sobey, Jason Cadee, Matt Hodgson, Cameron Gliddon and Tyrell Harrison who had all signed multiple season contracts that covered the 2020–21 season.[1]
  • On 19 February 2020, following rumours that he was bound for the NBA, Will Magnay announced that he had re-signed with the Bullets on a two-year deal.[2]
  • On 2 May 2020, Hodgson announced that he had decided to opt out of his contract under the Australian Basketball Players' Association agreement which was designed to protect players during the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
  • After exploring his options, on 20 May 2020 Hodgson announced that he would return to the Bullets.[4]
  • On 17 June 2020, the Bullets released Gliddon from the last year of his contract.[5]
  • On 15 July 2020, the Bullets signed Anthony Drmic on a two-year plus option deal. He previously played for the Adelaide 36ers.[6]
  • On 16 July 2020, Tanner Krebs signed his first professional contract with the Bullets on a two-year deal.[7]
  • On 17 July 2020, Harry Froling, another former 36er, signed a one-year plus option deal with the Bullets.[8]
  • On 20 July 2020, youngster Tamuri Wigness signed his first professional contract with the Bullets on a two-year deal.[9]
  • On 13 October 2020, development player Callum Dalton re-signed with the club for his fourth season with the Bullets.[10]
  • On 28 November 2020, Magnay was released by the club after he was signed by the New Orleans Pelicans on a two-way deal.[11]
  • On 4 December 2020, the Bullets signed their second import Vic Law.[12]
  • On 17 March 2021, the Bullets released Johnson and signed former Bullet Lamar Patterson as his replacement.[13] As Patterson was injured, Jamaal Robateu was signed as an injury replacement player.
  • On 19 April 2021, the Bullets signed B. J. Johnson to replace Law after he was ruled out of the remainder of the season due to injury.[14][15]

Roster

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

2020–21 Brisbane Bullets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 0 Australia Wigness, Tamuri 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 22 – (2002-03-26)26 March 2002
G 1 Australia Jones, Blake (DP) 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 22 – (2002-02-28)28 February 2002
F 2 Australia Dennis, Kian (DP) 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 23 – (2001-04-09)9 April 2001
G/F 3 Australia Drmic, Anthony 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 32 – (1992-02-25)25 February 1992
F 4 United States Law, Vic Injured (IN) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 28 – (1995-12-19)19 December 1995
G 5 Australia Cadee, Jason (C) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 33 – (1991-04-15)15 April 1991
C 6 Australia Hodgson, Matt 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 33 – (1991-08-02)2 August 1991
F/C 9 Australia Dalton, Callum (DP) 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 24 – (2000-05-04)4 May 2000
C 11 Australia Froling, Harry 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 120 kg (265 lb) 26 – (1998-04-20)20 April 1998
F 12 United States Johnson, B. J. (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 28 – (1995-12-21)21 December 1995
G/F 13 United States Patterson, Lamar (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 33 – (1991-08-12)12 August 1991
G 17 Australia Krebs, Tanner 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 28 – (1996-01-04)4 January 1996
G 18 Australia Robateau, Jamaal 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 30 – (1994-05-18)18 May 1994
G 20 Australia Sobey, Nathan 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 34 – (1990-07-14)14 July 1990
C 24 New Zealand Harrison, Tyrell 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 25 – (1999-07-06)6 July 1999
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (TP) Training player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured

Updated: 19 April 2021

Pre-season

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To launch their season after the delayed start, the Bullets will first face the Adelaide 36ers.[16]

Ladder

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2020–21 NBL pre-season ladder
Ladder Information
Pos. Nat. Name Pld. W. L. Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against Pts % Win %
1 Australia Melbourne 1 1 0 1–0 W1 0–0 1–0 97 81 119.75% 100.00%
2 Australia Sydney 1 1 0 1–0 W1 1–0 0–0 98 89 110.11% 100.00%
3 Australia Adelaide 3 2 1 2–1 L1 2–0 0–1 276 225 122.67% 66.67%
4 Australia Perth (RC) 2 1 1 1–1 L1 1–1 0–0 165 165 100.00% 50.00%
5 Australia Cairns 2 1 1 1–1 W1 1–1 0–0 177 185 95.68% 50.00%
6 Australia Brisbane 4 2 2 2–2 W2 2–0 0–2 347 378 91.80% 50.00%
7 Australia Illawarra 3 1 2 1–2 L1 0–0 1–2 254 263 96.58% 33.33%
8 Australia S.E. Melbourne 2 0 2 0–2 L2 0–0 0–2 198 210 94.29% 0.00%

Total Rounds
5 weeks

Total Games
11 games


Legend
  • (RC) Reigning Champion

  • Updated: 9 January 2021

Game log

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2020 pre-season game log
Total: 2–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–2)
November: 0–2 (home: 0–0; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 13 November @ Adelaide L 93–75 Anthony Drmic (17) Tyrell Harrison (9) Jeremy Kendle (5) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
4,516
0–1
2 15 November @ Adelaide L 87–62 Nathan Sobey (14) Harry Froling (9) Nathan Sobey (4) Titanium Security Arena
200
0–2
December : 2–0 (home: 2–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
3 18 December South East Melbourne W 108–98 Anthony Drmic (21) Matt Hodgson (10) Cadee, Sobey (7) Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre
1,120
1–2
4 20 December South East Melbourne W 102–100 Harry Froling (30) Froling, Hodgson (9) Jason Cadee (8) Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre
not announced
2–2

Regular season

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Ladder

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Pos 2020–21 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Melbourne United 36 28 8 77.78% 4–1 W3 14–4 14–4 3189 2956 107.88%
2 Perth Wildcats 36 25 11 69.44% 3–2 L2 13–5 12–6 3133 2900 108.03%
3 Illawarra Hawks 36 20 16 55.56% 4–1 L1 11–7 9–9 2962 2954 100.27%
4 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 36 19 17 52.78% 2–3 L1 9–9 10–8 3217 3124 102.98%
5 Sydney Kings 36 19 17 52.78% 4–1 W3 11–7 8–10 3112 3087 100.81%
6 Brisbane Bullets 36 18 18 50.00% 4–1 W1 9–9 9–9 3204 3274 97.86%
7 Adelaide 36ers 36 13 23 36.11% 0–5 L7 10–8 3–15 2985 3156 94.58%
8 New Zealand Breakers 36 12 24 33.33% 2–3 L1 8–10 4–14 2937 3021 97.22%
9 Cairns Taipans 36 8 28 22.22% 1–4 L2 6–12 2–16 2940 3207 91.67%

Updated to match(es) played on 9 June 2021. Source: NBL.com.au

Ladder progression

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  • 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.
2020–21 NBL season
Team 1 2 3 4 5 NBL Cup 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
6 7 8 9
Adelaide 36ers 3 5 3 3 3 4 6 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Brisbane Bullets 6 9 5 6 6 7 5 4 5 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Cairns Taipans 4 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Illawarra Hawks 2 3 1 2 2 2 4 3 3 4 3 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3
Melbourne United 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
New Zealand Breakers 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Perth Wildcats 2 4 7 7 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 7 6 6 4 4 5 3 7 4 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 4
Sydney Kings 5 4 7 5 5 6 7 6 6 6 5 4 6 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 5

Game log

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2020–21 game log
Total: 17–18 (Home: 8–9; Road: 9–9)
January: 2–2 (home: 2–2; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 16 January The Hawks L 84–90 Nathan Sobey (19) Harry Froling (12) Harry Froling (4) Nissan Arena
1,746
0–1
2 21 January The Hawks L 82–90 Nathan Sobey (24) Froling, Harrison, Law (11) Jason Cadee (9) Nissan Arena
1,591
0–2
3 26 January Sydney W 90–87 Vic Law (27) Tyrell Harrison (11) Nathan Sobey (7) Nissan Arena
3,406
1–2
4 30 January Cairns W 105–103 (OT) Nathan Sobey (30) Vic Law (11) Nathan Sobey (5) Nissan Arena
4,065
2–2
February : 1–2 (home: 0–2; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
5 5 February Melbourne L 96–109 Nathan Sobey (27) Johnson, Law (7) Vic Law (4) Nissan Arena
2,234
2–3
6 13 February Adelaide L 70–85 Nathan Sobey (25) Vic Law (10) Johnson, Sobey (2) Nissan Arena
4,240
2–4
7 15 February @ Adelaide W 74–93 Vic Law (27) Law, Johnson (9) Cadee, Sobey (5) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
5,183
3–4
NBL Cup: 5–3 (home: 3–1; road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
8 21 February @ South East Melbourne L 99–83 Matt Hodgson (20) Matt Hodgson (9) Nathan Sobey (4) John Cain Arena
2,566
3–5
9 26 February Illawarra W 97–91 Vic Law (29) Vic Law (9) Cadee, Sobey (6) John Cain Arena
809
4–5
10 28 February Cairns W 115–95 Nathan Sobey (30) Harry Froling (11) Jason Cadee (6) John Cain Arena
3,195
5–5
11 3 March @ New Zealand L 97–92 Vic Law (19) Vic Law (10) Jason Cadee (6) State Basketball Centre
2,257
5–6
12 5 March @ Perth W 92–95 Nathan Sobey (31) Matt Hodgson (9) Nathan Sobey (4) John Cain Arena
3,421
6–6
13 7 March @ Melbourne W 88–96 Matt Hodgson (24) Vic Law (15) Nathan Sobey (5) John Cain Arena
3,696
7–6
14 11 March Adelaide W 109–104 Nathan Sobey (30) Matt Hodgson (7) Vic Law (4) John Cain Arena
997
8–6
15 13 March Sydney L 108–119 Nathan Sobey (35) Hodgson, Law (9) Cadee, Sobey (6) John Cain Arena
4,183
8–7
March: 1–2 (home: 1–1; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
16 20 March New Zealand W 88–67 Harry Froling (20) Matt Hodgson (10) Jason Cadee (4) Nissan Arena
3,386
9–7
17 27 March New Zealand L 76–81 (OT) Anthony Drmic (25) Tyrell Harrison (16) Harry Froling (3) Nissan Arena
2,935
9–8
18 29 March @ Illawarra L 96–72 Jason Cadee (17) Matt Hodgson (9) Nathan Sobey (6) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,521
9–9
April: 2–4 (home: 0–0; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
19 3 April @ Sydney L 90–71 Nathan Sobey (31) Tyrell Harrison (19) Harry Froling (5) Qudos Bank Arena
5,439
9–10
20 7 April @ Illawarra W 82–88 Jason Cadee (22) Matt Hodgson (14) Nathan Sobey (6) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,426
10–10
21 12 April @ Melbourne L 98–89 Nathan Sobey (30) Matt Hodgson (8) Jason Cadee (7) John Cain Arena
3,422
10–11
22 16 April @ New Zealand L 91–71 Matt Hodgson (16) Harrison, Hodgson, Sobey (6) Nathan Sobey (2) Silverdome
1,559
10–12
23 23 April @ Perth L 92–74 Harry Froling (20) Lamar Patterson (10) Nathan Sobey (5) RAC Arena
4,737
10–13
24 29 April @ South East Melbourne W 82–94 Lamar Patterson (27) Matt Hodgson (9) Nathan Sobey (8) John Cain Arena
1,026
11–13
May: 5–4 (home: 2–3; road: 3–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
25 1 May @ Adelaide L 101–79 Nathan Sobey (20) Matt Hodgson (9) Nathan Sobey (8) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
6,683
11–14
26 8 May @ Cairns W 87–96 Nathan Sobey (25) Harrison, Sobey (9) Nathan Sobey (5) Cairns Pop-Up Arena
1,903
12–14
27 13 May Sydney W 93–70 Anthony Drmic (28) Tyrell Harrison (7) Nathan Sobey (8) Nissan Arena
1,373
13–14
28 15 May Perth L 90–102 Nathan Sobey (24) Hodgson, Patterson (9) Lamar Patterson (7) Nissan Arena
3,405
13–15
29 19 May Perth W 91–88 Lamar Patterson (23) Matt Hodgson (12) Jason Cadee (5) Nissan Arena
1,332
14–15
30 22 May South East Melbourne L 66–95 Anthony Drmic (20) Tyrell Harrison (8) Cadee, Sobey (4) Nissan Arena
2,533
14–16
31 24 May Melbourne L 88–99 Nathan Sobey (20) Matthew Hodgson (9) Jason Cadee (5) Nissan Arena
1,614
14–17
32 26 May @ Cairns W 96–101 Nathan Sobey (21) Harry Froling (8) Nathan Sobey (8) Cairns Pop-Up Arena
1,908
15–17
33 30 May @ New Zealand W 83–95 Lamar Patterson (21) Matt Hodgson (9) Jason Cadee (8) Spark Arena
7,612
16–17
June: 2–1 (home: 1–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
34 2 June @ South East Melbourne W 84–91 Nathan Sobey (22) Nathan Sobey (9) Cadee, Sobey (6) Cairns Pop-Up Arena[17]
closed event
17–17
35 5 June @ Sydney L 83–82 Nathan Sobey (22) Nathan Sobey (8) Nathan Sobey (8) Qudos Bank Arena
9,267
17–18
36 8 June South East Melbourne W 94–84 Lamar Patterson (19) Nathan Sobey (11) Nathan Sobey (4) Nissan Arena
2,508
18–18

Awards

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Player of the Week

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Round 3, Vic Law, Nathan Sobey

Round 21, Nathan Sobey

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NBL21 Free Agency Preview: Everything You Need to Know | NBL". nbl.com.au.
  2. ^ "Will Magnay Re-Signs With Brisbane Bullets | NBL". nbl.com.au. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Matt Hodgson to Explore Options | NBL". nbl.com.au. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Brisbane Bullets centre Matt Hodgson returns". ESPN.com. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Gliddon to leave Bullets for Phoenix". ESPN.com. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  6. ^ Monteverde, Marco (15 July 2020). "Bullets lure Drmic to Brisbane". NewsComAu. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Bullets Sign Tanner Krebs | NBL". nbl.com.au. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Bullets Sign Harry Froling | NBL". nbl.com.au. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  9. ^ Gerran, Jordan. "FNQ hoops prodigy signs first pro deal". www.couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Talented Youngster Returns To Bullets". www.brisbanebullets.com.au. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  11. ^ Logue, Matt (3 December 2020). "Will Magnay anointed the NBL's perfect poster boy after picking up an NBA contract". NewsComAu. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Bullets Sign NBA Talent Vic Law | NBL". nbl.com.au. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Bullets Release Orlando Johnson, Sign Lamar Patterson | NBL". NBL.com.au. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Bullets Sign Import BJ Johnson | NBL". NBL.com.au. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  15. ^ Logue, Matt (8 April 2021). "Bullets import ruled out for season". News.Com.Au. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Hungry Jack's NBL Preseason Games". NBL.com.au. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  17. ^ This game is a home game for the SEM Phoenix and was originally due to be played at John Cain Arena, but COVID-19 induced border closures forced the team to relocate to Cairns.
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