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2020–21 Illawarra Hawks season

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2020–21 Illawarra Hawks season
Head coachUnited States Brian Goorjian
CaptainAustralia Andrew Ogilvy
ArenaWollongong Entertainment Centre
NBL results
Record20–16 (55.6%)
Ladder3rd
Finals finishSemifinalist
(lost to Wildcats 1–2)

Stats at NBL.com.au
Cup results
Record4–4 (50%)
Ladder6th
Cup finishN/A

The 2020–21 NBL season was the 43rd season for the Illawarra Hawks in the NBL, and their first under the leadership of their new head coach Brian Goorjian.

Roster

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Signings

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Squad

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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 Illawarra Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 0 United States Simon, Justin (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 28 – (1996-05-06)6 May 1996
G 1 United States Harvey, Tyler (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 31 – (1993-07-17)17 July 1993
G 2 Australia White, Isaac 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 26 – (1998-06-22)22 June 1998
G 3 Australia Naar, Emmett 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 30 – (1994-07-03)3 July 1994
C 6 Australia Ogilvy, Andrew (C) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 36 – (1988-06-17)17 June 1988
F 7 Australia Deng, Deng 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 32 – (1992-01-05)5 January 1992
F/C 8 New Zealand Darling, Max 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 24 – (2000-09-30)30 September 2000
G 10 United States Jessup, Justinian (NS) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 26 – (1998-05-23)23 May 1998
G/F 11 Australia Grida, Daniel 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 26 – (1998-04-26)26 April 1998
F/C 13 Australia Froling, Sam 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 24 – (2000-02-10)10 February 2000
G 17 Australia Dent, Lachlan (DP) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 24 – (2000-02-01)1 February 2000
F/C 41 Australia Bairstow, Cameron 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 33 – (1990-12-07)7 December 1990
F 47 Australia Gak, Akoldah (DP) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 22 – (2002-07-12)12 July 2002
F 79 Australia Coenraad, Tim 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 39 – (1985-06-05)5 June 1985
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Australia Jacob Jackomas
  • Australia Shaun Roger

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

Updated: 16 May 2021

Pre-season

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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: 1–2 (home: 0–0; road: 1–2)
December: 1–2 (home: 0–0; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 15 December @ Perth L 91–83 Justinian Jessup (24) Deng Deng (7) Adel, Harvey, Jessup, Naar (2) RAC Arena
not announced
0–1
2 17 December @ Perth W 74–82 Tyler Harvey (18) Andrew Ogilvy (7) Emmett Naar (5) Bendat Basketball Centre
not announced
1–1
3 20 December @ Sydney L 98–89 Justinian Jessup (21) Deng Deng (9) Tyler Harvey (4) Qudos Bank Arena
closed event
1–2

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: 20–16 (home: 11–7; road: 9–9)
January: 4–0 (home: 0–0; road: 4–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 16 January @ Brisbane W 84–90 Sam Froling (19) Cameron Bairstow (9) Justin Simon (5) Nissan Arena
1,746
1–0
2 18 January @ Cairns W 76–92 Tyler Harvey (25) Justin Simon (12) Tyler Harvey (7) Cairns Pop-Up Arena
1,808
2–0
3 21 January @ Brisbane W 82–90 Tyler Harvey (31) Ogilvy, Simon (9) Justinian Jessup (6) Nissan Arena
1,591
3–0
4 28 January @ Cairns W 70–90 Tyler Harvey (21) Froling, Ogilvy (8) Justin Simon (4) Cairns Pop-Up Arena
1,849
4–0
February: 1–2 (home: 0–1; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
5 7 February @ South East Melbourne L 98–82 Deng Adel (17) Sam Froling (11) Adel, Naar, Simon (3) State Basketball Centre
2,175
4–1
6 10 February Melbourne L 88–91 Justinian Jessup (24) Sam Froling (11) Tyler Harvey (4) WIN Entertainment Centre
3,459
4–2
7 14 February @ Sydney W 82–85 Tyler Harvey (25) Cameron Bairstow (10) Justinian Jessup (3) Qudos Bank Arena
6,534
5–2
NBL Cup: 4–4 (home: 3–1; road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
8 20 February @ Cairns L 101–95 Tyler Harvey (24) Sam Froling (12) Tyler Harvey (6) John Cain Arena
3,711
5–3
9 22 February New Zealand W 102–88 Tyler Harvey (22) Froling, Simon (6) Tyler Harvey (4) John Cain Arena
2,313
6–3
10 26 February @ Brisbane L 97–91 Justinian Jessup (26) Cameron Bairstow (8) Justin Simon (4) John Cain Arena
809
6–4
11 28 February @ South East Melbourne L 93–76 Tyler Harvey (14) Deng Adel (7) Justinian Jessup (4) John Cain Arena
3,195
6–5
12 4 March Adelaide W 98–89 Tyler Harvey (24) Justin Simon (9) Tyler Harvey (6) State Basketball Centre
1,355
7–5
13 7 March Perth L 70–87 Tyler Harvey (17) Justin Simon (7) Justin Simon (3) John Cain Arena
3,696
7–6
14 11 March @ Sydney W 69–89 Sam Froling (20) Bairstow, Froling (6) Tyler Harvey (4) John Cain Arena
997
8–6
15 13 March Melbourne W 77–69 Tyler Harvey (23) Adel, Harvey, Jessup (6) Tyler Harvey (4) John Cain Arena
4,183
9–6
March: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
16 21 March @ Melbourne L 75–65 Justinian Jessup (13) Sam Froling (11) Adel, Harvey, Naar (2) John Cain Arena
2,552
9–7
17 26 March @ Perth L 81–70 Justinian Jessup (15) Tyler Harvey (8) Adel, Naar, Ogilvy (2) RAC Arena
10,216
9–8
18 29 March Brisbane W 96–72 Tyler Harvey (28) Deng Adel (11) Deng Adel (6) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,521
10–8
April: 2–6 (home: 2–3; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
19 1 April South East Melbourne L 63–95 Justinian Jessup (21) Sam Froling (11) Harvey, Naar, Ogilvy, Simon 2 WIN Entertainment Centre
2,602
10–9
20 3 April @ Adelaide L 84–72 Justinian Jessup (17) Sam Froling (12) Froling, Naar, Simon (3) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
5,686
10–10
21 7 April Brisbane L 82–88 Justinian Jessup (19) Deng Deng (8) Froling, Harvey 4 WIN Entertainment Centre
2,426
10–11
22 9 April South East Melbourne W 82–80 Justinian Jessup (26) Deng Deng (7) Tyler Harvey (4) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,533
11–11
23 11 April Cairns W 82–80 Tyler Harvey (35) Andrew Ogilvy (9) Andrew Ogilvy (5) WIN Entertainment Centre
3,064
12–11
24 16 April @ Perth L 83–69 Sam Froling (15) Sam Froling (8) Emmett Naar (4) RAC Arena
11,485
12–12
25 18 April @ Melbourne L 87–76 Justinian Jessup (19) Sam Froling (7) Emmett Naar (4) John Cain Arena
3,794
12–13
26 24 April Sydney L 75–79 (OT) Sam Froling (22) Sam Froling (12) Emmett Naar (12) WIN Entertainment Centre
3,724
12–14
May: 7–1 (home: 4–1; road: 3–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
27 3 May @ New Zealand W 67–75 Tyler Harvey (29) Justin Simon (6) Sam Froling (4) Silverdome
1,097
13–14
28 11 May Adelaide W 71–66 Tyler Harvey (23) Deng Deng (9) Tyler Harvey (7) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,036
14–14
29 15 May New Zealand W 73–71 Tyler Harvey (24) Sam Froling (12) Coenraad, Grida, Harvey, Jessup, Simon (1) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,456
15–14
30 18 May Melbourne L 87–102 Deng Deng (15) Deng Deng (8) Harvey, Naar (4) WIN Entertainment Centre
1,794
15–15
31 21 May @ Adelaide W 73–81 Sam Froling (19) Deng, Froling (7) Emmett Naar (7) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
6,090
16–15
32 23 May Cairns W 93–81 Justinian Jessup (24) Andrew Ogilvy (11) Tyler Harvey (9) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,258
17–15
33 28 May @ New Zealand W 73–84 Tyler Harvey (30) Froling, Harvey, Simon (8) Tyler Harvey (4) Franklin Pool and Leisure Centre
1,100
18–15
34 30 May Adelaide W 97–83 Tyler Harvey (23) Harvey, Ogilvy (6) Harvey, Naar (5) WIN Entertainment Centre
3,004
19–15
June: 1–1 (home: 1–1; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
35 1 June Perth W 81–79 Tyler Harvey (27) Andrew Ogilvy (7) Harvey, Ogilvy (3) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,038
20–15
36 3 June Sydney L 73–79 Froling, Naar, White (12) Sam Froling (7) Emmett Naar (6) WIN Entertainment Centre
3,217
20–16

Postseason

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2021 playoff game log
Total: 1–2 (home: 0–1; road: 1–1)
Semifinals: 1–2 (home: 0–1; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 10 June @ Perth W 72–74 Justinian Jessup (17) Justin Simon (9) Emmett Naar (5) RAC Arena
7,662
1–0
2 12 June Perth L 71–79 Tyler Harvey (24) Coenraad, Froling (5) Justin Simon (5) WIN Entertainment Centre
5,217
1–1
3 14 June @ Perth L 79–71 Sam Froling (14) Justin Simon (11) Justin Simon (4) RAC Arena
8,986
1–2

Awards

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Player of the Week

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Round 1, Justin Simon

Round 5, Tyler Harvey

Round 13, Tyler Harvey

Round 20, Tyler Harvey

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ward, Roy (23 June 2020). "Friendship, trust lure Brian Goorjian back to the NBL after 11 years". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  2. ^ Jennings, Mitch (15 July 2020). "NBL: Naar recommits to Hawks as free agency begins". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Hawks sign former Sydney Kings forward Deng Deng". ESPN.com. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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  5. ^ Jennings, Mitch (22 July 2020). "Hawks confirm return of young-gun Sam Froling". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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  8. ^ "Hawks Announce Tyler Harvey as First Import". NBL.com.au. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  9. ^ Woods, Melissa (3 August 2020). "Hawks' Goorjian lures Bairstow back to NBL". The West Australian. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  10. ^ Hinton, Marc (5 August 2020). "Teenage Kiwi basketballer Max Darling signs 3-year NBL deal with Wollongong's Hawks". Stuff. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Hawks sign 'blue-collar' US guard as second NBL import". South Coast Register. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  12. ^ "The Hawks sign NBA prospect Justinian Jessup". ESPN.com. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Hawks Sign AJ Ogilvy as Injury Replacement". NBL.com.au. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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