2020–21 Perth Wildcats season

2020–21 Perth Wildcats season
NBL Cup champions
Head coachAustralia Trevor Gleeson
CaptainAustralia Jesse Wagstaff
ArenaPerth Arena
NBL results
Record25–11 (69.4%)
Ladder2nd
Finals finishRunners-up
(lost to United 0–3)
Stats at NBL.com.au
Cup results
Record7–1 (87.5%)
Ladder1st
Cup finishChampions (1st title)

The 2020–21 NBL season was the 40th season for the Perth Wildcats in the NBL.

Roster

Squad

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2020–21 Perth Wildcats roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F 2 Australia Bairstow, Jarred 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 32 – (1992-11-05)5 November 1992
G 3 Australia White, Kevin 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 37 – (1987-04-07)7 April 1987
G 4 Australia Travers, Luke (DP) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 23 – (2001-09-03)3 September 2001
G 5 Australia Britt, Taylor (DP) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 28 – (1996-09-22)22 September 1996
G 8 Australia Norton, Mitch 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 31 – (1993-04-01)1 April 1993
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
G 11 United States Cotton, Bryce Injured (I) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 32 – (1992-08-11)11 August 1992
G/F 12 Australia Blanchfield, Todd 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 33 – (1991-11-07)7 November 1991
C 13 Australia Jervis, Tom 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 37 – (1987-02-04)4 February 1987
F/C 22 South Sudan Majok, Majok Injured 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 32 – (1992-12-10)10 December 1992
C 23 Australia Magnay, Will 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 26 – (1998-06-02)2 June 1998
F 24 Australia Wagstaff, Jesse (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 38 – (1986-04-30)30 April 1986
F 25 Australia Shervill, Corey (DP) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 26 – (1998-03-19)19 March 1998
F 33 United States Mooney, John (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 26 – (1998-03-20)20 March 1998
C 34 Australia Ferguson, Andrew (DP) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 26 – (1998-10-17)17 October 1998
G/F 35 Australia Steindl, Clint 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 35 – (1989-03-15)15 March 1989
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Australia Josh Cavanagh
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (TP) Training player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 6 May 2021

Pre-season

Ladder

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

2020 pre-season game log
Total: 1–1 (home: 1–1; road: 0–0)
December: 1–1 (home: 1–1; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 15 December The Hawks W 91–83 Bryce Cotton (25) John Mooney (8) Mitch Norton (4) RAC Arena
not announced 		1–0
2 17 December The Hawks L 74–82 John Mooney (19) John Mooney (13) Mitch Norton (5) Bendat Basketball Centre
not announced 		1–1

Regular season

Main article: 2020–21 NBL regular season

Ladder

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

  • 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

2020–21 game log
Total: 25–11 (home: 13–5; road: 12–6)
January: 1–1 (home: 1–1; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 24 January South East Melbourne W 88–76 Bryce Cotton (27) John Mooney (14) Bryce Cotton (7) RAC Arena
7,150 		1–0
2 29 January South East Melbourne L 89–90 Bryce Cotton (32) John Mooney (13) Bryce Cotton (6) RAC Arena
7,150 		1–1
February : 1–2 (home: 0–0; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 7 February @ Melbourne L 75–71 Bryce Cotton (24) Cotton, Mooney, Wagstaff (7) Bryce Cotton (6) Bendigo Stadium
1,953 		1–2
4 11 February @ South East Melbourne W 75–106 Todd Blanchfield (22) John Mooney (13) Bryce Cotton (7) State Basketball Centre
1,875 		2–2
5 14 February @ South East Melbourne L 96–71 John Mooney (19) John Mooney (10) Bryce Cotton (9) State Basketball Centre
closed event 		2–3
NBL Cup: 7–1 (home: 3–1; road: 4–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 20 February @ Melbourne W 85–89 Bryce Cotton (29) John Mooney (9) Bryce Cotton (7) John Cain Arena
3,711 		3–3
7 23 February @ Sydney W 106–113 Cotton, Mooney (30) John Mooney (16) Bryce Cotton (9) John Cain Arena
1,079 		4–3
8 26 February @ Cairns W 69–89 Bryce Cotton (23) John Mooney (12) Bryce Cotton (9) John Cain Arena
809 		5–3
9 3 March South East Melbourne W 93–92 Bryce Cotton (28) John Mooney (11) Mitch Norton (8) State Basketball Centre
2,257 		6–3
10 5 March Brisbane L 92–95 Bryce Cotton (29) John Mooney (9) Cotton, Jervis, Mooney (4) John Cain Arena
3,421 		6–4
11 7 March @ Illawarra W 70–87 Bryce Cotton (18) John Mooney (10) Mitch Norton (6) John Cain Arena
3,696 		7–4
12 12 March New Zealand W 85–75 Bryce Cotton (24) John Mooney (12) Bryce Cotton (7) John Cain Arena
2,478 		8–4
13 14 March Adelaide W 97–88 Bryce Cotton (34) John Mooney (16) Bryce Cotton (7) John Cain Arena
4,019 		9–4
March: 4–0 (home: 3–0; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
14 19 March Cairns W 93–75 Bryce Cotton (28) John Mooney (8) Bryce Cotton (5) RAC Arena
9,997 		10–4
15 22 March Adelaide W 92–82 Bryce Cotton (36) John Mooney (14) Bryce Cotton (6) RAC Arena
9,550 		11–4
16 26 March Illawarra W 81–70 Bryce Cotton (22) John Mooney (16) Bryce Cotton (5) RAC Arena
10,216 		12–4
17 28 March @ Sydney W 65–89 Bryce Cotton (29) John Mooney (18) Cotton, Mooney (4) Qudos Bank Arena
5,067 		13–4
April: 5–2 (home: 3–1; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
18 1 April Sydney W 95–89 Bryce Cotton (22) John Mooney (11) Mitch Norton (7) RAC Arena
10,123 		14–4
19 8 April @ Sydney W 69–73 Bryce Cotton (23) Mooney, Wagstaff (10) Bryce Cotton (6) Qudos Bank Arena
4,115 		15–4
20 10 April @ Adelaide L 83–68 John Mooney (18) John Mooney (14) John Mooney (4) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
6,339 		15–5
21 13 April @ New Zealand W 79–85 (OT) Bryce Cotton (34) Bairstow, Mooney, Norton (9) Cotton, Mooney (3) Silverdome
1,358 		16–5
22 16 April Illawarra W 83–69 Blanchfield, Cotton (18) John Mooney (15) Mitch Norton (5) RAC Arena
11,485 		17–5
23 18 April New Zealand L 78–83 John Mooney (22) John Mooney (8) Bryce Cotton (9) RAC Arena
11,316 		17–6
24 23 April Brisbane W 92–74 Bryce Cotton (21) John Mooney (13) John Mooney (7) RAC Arena
4,737 		18–6
May: 7–3 (home: 3–1; road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
25 1 May @ New Zealand L 86–84 John Mooney (25) John Mooney (9) Blanchfield, Mooney, Norton (4) Silverdome
1,621 		18–7
26 5 May @ Melbourne W 69–82 John Mooney (30) John Mooney (14) Bryce Cotton (10) John Cain Arena
2,011 		19–7
27 9 May New Zealand W 98–84 Bryce Cotton (32) John Mooney (9) Bryce Cotton (10) RAC Arena
10,518 		20–7
28 13 May Melbourne L 91–99 Cotton, Mooney (24) John Mooney (14) John Mooney (5) RAC Arena
9,987 		20–8
29 15 May @ Brisbane W 90–102 Todd Blanchfield (31) Mitch Norton (8) John Mooney (5) Nissan Arena
3,405 		21–8
30 17 May @ Cairns W 78–89 Bryce Cotton (24) John Mooney (10) Bryce Cotton (5) Cairns Pop-Up Arena
1,811 		22–8
31 19 May @ Brisbane L 91–88 Clint Steindl (25) Bairstow, Mooney (7) Bryce Cotton (5) Nissan Arena
1,332 		22–9
32 21 May Cairns W 100–79 Blanchfield, Cotton (19) Will Magnay (9) Mitch Norton (5) RAC Arena
10,671 		23–9
33 23 May @ Adelaide W 68–76 Mitch Norton (19) John Mooney (12) John Mooney (5) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
6,422 		24–9
34 27 May Sydney W 81–67 Todd Blanchfield (23) John Mooney (10) Mitch Norton (6) RAC Arena
10,650 		25–9
June: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
35 1 June @ Illawarra L 81–79 Clint Steindl (15) John Mooney (15) Mitch Norton (9) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,038 		25–10
36 4 June Melbourne L 64–78 Todd Blanchfield (15) Luke Travers (8) Kevin White (6) RAC Arena
12,185 		25–11

Postseason

Main article: 2021 NBL Finals
2021 playoff game log
Total: 2–4 (home: 1–3; road: 1–1)
Semifinals: 2–1 (home: 1–1; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 10 June Illawarra L 72–74 Todd Blanchfield (24) John Mooney (16) Bairstow, Norton (3) RAC Arena
7,662 		0–1
2 12 June @ Illawarra W 71–79 John Mooney (18) Luke Travers (10) Kevin White (5) WIN Entertainment Centre
5,217 		1–1
3 14 June Illawarra W 79–71 Todd Blanchfield (24) John Mooney (14) Luke Travers (4) RAC Arena
8,986 		2–1
NBL Finals: 0–3 (home: 0–2; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 18 June Melbourne L 70–73 Todd Blanchfield (27) Blanchfield, Mooney (7) John Mooney (4) RAC Arena
9,951 		0–1
2 20 June Melbourne L 74–83 John Mooney (17) John Mooney (9) Mooney, Shervill (3) RAC Arena
11,097 		0–2
3 25 June @ Melbourne L 81–76 Mooney, White (14) John Mooney (13) Mitch Norton (3) John Cain Arena
4,507 		0–3

Transactions

Main article: List of 2020–21 NBL season transactions

Re-signed

Player Signed
Bryce Cotton[1] 26 May
Majok Majok[2] 3 June
Taylor Britt[3] 13 August

Additions

Player Signed Former team
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

Player Reason left New team
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

Player of the Week

Round 8, John Mooney

Round 10, Bryce Cotton

Round 11, John Mooney

Round 16, John Mooney

Round 17, Bryce Cotton

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bryce Cotton Returns to Wildcats | NBL". nbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Wildcats Retain Majok Majok | NBL". nbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Taylor Britt Re-signs with Wildcats | NBL".
  4. ^ "Wildcats Add Todd Blanchfield | NBL". nbl.com.au.
  5. ^ "Wildcats add Kevin White | NBL". nbl.com.au.
  6. ^ "Wildcats Sign Import Power Forward John Mooney | NBL". nbl.com.au.
  7. ^ "Wildcats Add Andrew Ferguson as DP | NBL". nbl.com.au.
  8. ^ "Wildcats Sign Development Player, Corey Shervill". nbl.com.au.
  9. ^ "Perth Wildcats Sign Jarred Bairstow". nbl.com.au.
  10. ^ "Wildcats sign three-time champion Tom Jervis". Wildcats.com.au. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Will Magnay Signs with Perth". NBL.com.au. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Nick Kay Opts Out of Contract with Wildcats | NBL". nbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Nick Kay Signs in Spain | NBL". eurobasket.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Rhys Vague Signs in Japan | NBL". nbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Legendary Wildcat Damian Martin Announces Retirement | NBL". nbl.com.au.
  16. ^ "Terrico White joins Los Cariduros de Fajardo". Sportando. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.