2021–22 New Zealand Breakers season

2021–22 New Zealand Breakers season
Head coachIsrael Dan Shamir
CaptainNew Zealand Thomas Abercrombie
ArenaDerwent Entertainment Centre
NBL results
Record5–23 (17.9%)
Ladder10th
Finals finishDid not qualify
Stats at NBL.com.au
Player records
PointsNew Zealand Wetzell
17.7
ReboundsNew Zealand Wetzell
8.2
AssistsUnited States Siva
4.9
All statistics correct as of 24 April 2022.

The 2021–22 NBL season was the 19th season for the New Zealand Breakers 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 New Zealand Breakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 1 United States Siva, Peyton (I) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 34 – (1990-10-24)24 October 1990
F 3 New Zealand Delany, Finn 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 29 – (1995-08-12)12 August 1995
F 6 Australia Galloway, Kyrin 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 25 – (1999-10-07)7 October 1999
G 7 Australia McDowell-White, William 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 26 – (1998-04-13)13 April 1998
G 8 United States Randle, Chasson (I) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 31 – (1993-02-05)5 February 1993
G/F 10 New Zealand Abercrombie, Thomas (C) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 37 – (1987-07-05)5 July 1987
G 11 France Dieng, Ousmane (NS) 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 21 – (2003-05-21)21 May 2003
F 12 New Zealand Davidson, Isaac 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 27 – (1997-06-22)22 June 1997
F/C 15 New Zealand Loe, Robert 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 33 – (1991-08-05)5 August 1991
G 18 Denmark Bach, Rasmus 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 29 – (1995-07-22)22 July 1995
G 25 France Besson, Hugo (I) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 23 – (2001-04-26)26 April 2001
F/C 33 New Zealand Timmins, Sam (DP) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 120 kg (265 lb) 27 – (1997-05-23)23 May 1997
F/C 45 India Singh, Princepal (DP) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 24 – (2001-01-03)3 January 2001
G 88 Australia Short, Sam 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 26 – (1998-02-11)11 February 1998
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • New Zealand Emily Nolan
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (SRP) Special restricted player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 17 April 2022

Pre-season

Main article: 2021 NBL 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: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
November: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 13 November @ Melbourne L 90–84 Finn Delany (20) Sam Timmins (7) Peyton Siva (3) Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
closed event 		0–1
2 18 November Sydney W 97–93 Jeremiah Martin (23) Peyton Siva (6) Martin, Siva (7) Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
closed event 		1–1
3 20 November S.E. Melbourne W 92–90 Hugo Besson (24) Yanni Wetzell (12) McDowell-White, Siva (4) Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
closed event 		2–1
Cancelled
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 25 November @ Illawarra Cancelled[1]

Regular season

Main article: 2021–22 NBL 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: 5–23 (Home: 2–12; Road: 3–11)
December: 0–6 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 4 December @ S.E. Melbourne L 89–65 Finn Delany (18) Finn Delany (9) Jeremiah Martin (4) John Cain Arena
3,453 		0–1
2 10 December @ S.E. Melbourne L 95–88 Finn Delany (26) Hugo Besson (8) William McDowell-White (8) John Cain Arena
3,752 		0–2
3 12 December @ Adelaide L 98–85 William McDowell-White (27) Robert Loe (6) William McDowell-White (7) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
4,445 		0–3
4 17 December @ Illawarra L 97–96 (2OT) Yanni Wetzell (25) Yanni Wetzell (17) Delany, McDowell-White (4) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,873 		0–4
5 19 December @ Melbourne L 83–60 Finn Delany (14) Finn Delany (9) Delany, Martin (4) John Cain Arena
5,479 		0–5
6 26 December @ Tasmania L 84–75 Jeremiah Martin (24) Yanni Wetzell (10) Jeremiah Martin (8) MyState Bank Arena
4,623 		0–6
January: 2–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 9 January @ Brisbane W 83–88 Yanni Wetzell (27) Yanni Wetzell (8) Jeremiah Martin (8) Nissan Arena
2,925 		1–6
8 14 January Melbourne L 78–89 Jeremiah Martin (20) Yanni Wetzell (9) Peyton Siva (5) MyState Bank Arena
closed event 		1–7
9 16 January @ Sydney W 75–82 Jeremiah Martin (22) Finn Delany (9) Peyton Siva (5) Qudos Bank Arena
4,356 		2–7
10 30 January Tasmania L 59–83 Hugo Besson (19) Hugo Besson (8) William McDowell-White (7) MyState Bank Arena
1,477 		2–8
February: 2–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 2 February Illawarra W 90–67 Yanni Wetzell (22) Finn Delany (13) William McDowell-White, (6) MyState Bank Arena
closed event 		3–8
12 6 February @ Sydney L 84–65 Yanni Wetzell (16) Delany, Dieng, Wetzell (5) McDowell-White, Wetzell (3) Qudos Bank Arena
5,011 		3–9
13 14 February @ Cairns W 83–84 Yanni Wetzell (23) Yanni Wetzell (12) Hugo Besson (5) Cairns Convention Centre
2,795 		4–9
14 20 February @ Melbourne L 108–73 Besson, Siva (17) Besson, Delany (5) Peyton Siva (5) John Cain Arena
6,033 		4–10
March: 1–7 (Home: 1–5; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
15 1 March Illawarra L 87–102 Hugo Besson (20) Hugo Besson (7) Peyton Siva (8) MyState Bank Arena
closed event 		4–11
16 5 March @ Tasmania L 66–62 Chasson Randle (18) Ousmane Dieng (9) Peyton Siva (9) Silverdome
3,532 		4–12
17 7 March Brisbane L 74–92 Chasson Randle (20) Finn Delany (6) Peyton Siva (6) MyState Bank Arena
closed event 		4–13
18 12 March Adelaide W 84–75 Hugo Besson (17) Yanni Wetzell (9) Peyton Siva (6) Adelaide Arena
3,044 		5–13
19 14 March Perth L 102–104 (OT) Hugo Besson (23) Yanni Wetzell (18) Peyton Siva (7) MyState Bank Arena
closed event 		5–14
20 20 March @ Perth L 95–85 Yanni Wetzell (15) Yanni Wetzell (6) Peyton Siva (9) RAC Arena
6,927 		5–15
21 24 March Brisbane L 100–101 (OT) Yanni Wetzell (23) Yanni Wetzell (10) Peyton Siva (8) Cairns Convention Centre
closed event 		5–16
22 27 March Cairns L 90–93 Yanni Wetzell (21) Yanni Wetzell (8) Hugo Besson (6) Cairns Convention Centre
closed event 		5–17
April: 0–6 (Home: 0–5; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
23 4 April Cairns L 77–87 Yanni Wetzell (24) Yanni Wetzell (9) William McDowell-White (4) MyState Bank Arena
closed event 		5–18
24 7 April @ Perth L 89–80 Yanni Wetzell (22) Yanni Wetzell (10) Peyton Siva (6) RAC Arena
10,270 		5–19
25 10 April S.E. Melbourne L 89–99 Ousmane Dieng (22) Dieng, Wetzell (6) Finn Delany (7) Bendigo Stadium
not available 		5–20
26 12 April Sydney L 70–76 Yanni Wetzell (22) Yanni Wetzell (14) McDowell-White, Siva (6) Bendigo Stadium
1,543 		5–21
27 15 April Tasmania L 86–88 Robert Loe (27) Robert Loe (7) Hugo Besson (7) MyState Bank Arena
closed event 		5–22
28 24 April Adelaide L 60–93 Bach, Randle (14) Robert Loe (10) Peyton Siva (7) MyState Bank Arena
closed event 		5–23
2021–22 season schedule

Transactions

Main article: List of 2021–22 NBL season transactions

Re-signed

Player Signed
Rasmus Bach[2] 23 June
William McDowell-White[3] 26 June
Tai Webster[4] 11 July
Isaac Davidson[5] 28 October

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Ousmane Dieng[6] 2 June Centre Fédéral
Sam Timmins[7] 30 June Otago Nuggets
Yanni Wetzell[8] 2 July South East Melbourne Phoenix
Peyton Siva[9] 22 August Alba Berlin
Hugo Besson[10] 23 September Saint-Quentin
Jeremiah Martin[11] 3 October Cleveland Cavaliers
Princepal Singh[12] 10 November Stockton Kings
Chasson Randle[13] 15 December Lakeland Magic
Geremy McKay[14] 8 January Otago Nuggets
Sam Short[15] 19 February Melbourne United

Subtractions

Player Reason left New team
Taine Murray[16] College Virginia Cavaliers
Colton Iverson[17] Free agent Akita Northern Happinets
Corey Webster[18][19] Mutual consent Al Ittihad
Tai Webster[20][21] Mutual consent Žalgiris Kaunas
Levi Randolph[22] Free agent Oostende
Jeremiah Martin[23] Released BG Göttingen
Yanni Wetzell[24] Mutual consent Baskonia
Hugo Besson[25] NBA draft N/A
Ousmane Dieng[25]

Awards

Club awards

See also

References

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