2020–21 Perth Wildcats season
Appearance
2020–21 Perth Wildcats season | |
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NBL Cup champions | |
Head coach | ![]() |
Captain | ![]() |
Arena | Perth Arena |
NBL results | |
Record | 25–11 (69.4%) |
Ladder | 2nd |
Finals finish | Runners-up (lost to United 0–3) |
Stats at NBL.com.au | |
Cup results | |
Record | 7–1 (87.5%) |
Ladder | 1st |
Cup finish | Champions (1st title) |
The 2020–21 NBL season was the 40th season for the Perth Wildcats in the NBL.
Roster
[edit]Squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Pre-season
[edit]Ladder
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Total Rounds Total Games Legend
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Game log
[edit]2020 pre-season game log Total: 1–1 (home: 1–1; road: 0–0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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December: 1–1 (home: 1–1; road: 0–0)
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Regular season
[edit]Ladder
[edit]Pos | 2020–21 NBL season | |||||||||||
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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
[edit]- 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.
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Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | NBL Cup | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | |||
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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
[edit]2020–21 game log Total: 25–11 (home: 13–5; road: 12–6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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January: 1–1 (home: 1–1; road: 0–0)
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February
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NBL Cup: 7–1 (home: 3–1; road: 4–0)
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March: 4–0 (home: 3–0; road: 1–0)
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April: 5–2 (home: 3–1; road: 2–1)
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May: 7–3 (home: 3–1; road: 4–2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
June: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
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Postseason
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Semifinals: 2–1 (home: 1–1; road: 1–0)
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NBL Finals: 0–3 (home: 0–2; road: 0–1)
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Transactions
[edit]Re-signed
[edit]Player | Signed |
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Bryce Cotton[1] | 26 May |
Majok Majok[2] | 3 June |
Taylor Britt[3] | 13 August |
Additions
[edit]Player | Signed | Former team |
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Todd Blanchfield[4] | 20 July | Illawarra Hawks |
Kevin White[5] | 6 August | Adelaide 36ers |
John Mooney[6] | 15 August | Notre Dame |
Andrew Ferguson[7] | 24 August | CSU Monterey Bay |
Corey Shervill[8] | 24 November | St. Edward's |
Jarred Bairstow[9] | 9 December | Brisbane Capitals |
Tom Jervis[10] | 14 January | Perth Wildcats |
Will Magnay[11] | 6 May | Erie BayHawks |
Subtractions
[edit]Player | Reason left | New team |
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Nick Kay[12][13] | Opted Out | Real Betis Baloncesto |
Rhys Vague[14] | Free Agent | Kagawa Five Arrows |
Damian Martin[15] | Retired | N/A |
Terrico White[16] | Free Agent | Cariduros de Fajardo |
Awards
[edit]Player of the Week
[edit]Round 8, John Mooney
Round 10, Bryce Cotton
Round 11, John Mooney
Round 16, John Mooney
Round 17, Bryce Cotton
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Bryce Cotton Returns to Wildcats | NBL". nbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Wildcats Retain Majok Majok | NBL". nbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Taylor Britt Re-signs with Wildcats | NBL".
- ^ "Wildcats Add Todd Blanchfield | NBL". nbl.com.au.
- ^ "Wildcats add Kevin White | NBL". nbl.com.au.
- ^ "Wildcats Sign Import Power Forward John Mooney | NBL". nbl.com.au.
- ^ "Wildcats Add Andrew Ferguson as DP | NBL". nbl.com.au.
- ^ "Wildcats Sign Development Player, Corey Shervill". nbl.com.au.
- ^ "Perth Wildcats Sign Jarred Bairstow". nbl.com.au.
- ^ "Wildcats sign three-time champion Tom Jervis". Wildcats.com.au. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "Will Magnay Signs with Perth". NBL.com.au. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Nick Kay Opts Out of Contract with Wildcats | NBL". nbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Nick Kay Signs in Spain | NBL". eurobasket.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Rhys Vague Signs in Japan | NBL". nbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Legendary Wildcat Damian Martin Announces Retirement | NBL". nbl.com.au.
- ^ "Terrico White joins Los Cariduros de Fajardo". Sportando. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.