2021–22 Illawarra Hawks season

2021–22 Illawarra Hawks season
Head coachUnited States Brian Goorjian
CaptainAustralia Andrew Ogilvy
ArenaWollongong Entertainment Centre
NBL results
Record19–9 (67.9%)
Ladder2nd
Finals finishSemifinalist
(lost to Kings 0–2)
Stats at NBL.com.au
Player records
PointsUnited States Harvey
16.1
ReboundsAustralia S.Froling
7.5
AssistsCanada Rathan-Mayes
4.2
All statistics correct as of 24 April 2022.

The 2021–22 NBL season was the 44th season for the Illawarra Hawks 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 Illawarra Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 0 United States Cleveland, Antonius (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 30 – (1994-02-02)2 February 1994
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
G 7 Australia Dent, Lachlan (DP) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 24 – (2000-02-01)1 February 2000
G 8 Canada Rathan-Mayes, Xavier (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 30 – (1994-04-29)29 April 1994
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 Injured 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 15 Australia Mudronja, Alex 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 25 – (1999-09-03)3 September 1999
F 22 Australia Coenraad, Tim 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 39 – (1985-06-05)5 June 1985
F/C 26 Australia Reath, Duop 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 28 – (1996-06-26)26 June 1996
C 31 Australia Froling, Harry 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 120 kg (265 lb) 26 – (1998-04-20)20 April 1998
F 47 Australia Gak, Akoldah 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 22 – (2002-07-12)12 July 2002
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Australia Jacob Jackomas
  • Australia Shaun Roger
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (SRP) Special restricted player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 15 November 2021

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: 2–0 (home: 0–0; road: 2–0)
November: 2–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 15 November @ South East Melbourne W 112–116 (OT) Justinian Jessup (27) Cleveland, Coenraad, H. Froling, S. Froling, Jessup (5) Xavier Rathan-Mayes (7) Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
closed event 		1–0
2 20 November @ Melbourne W 90–97 Antonius Cleveland (21) Duop Reath (6) Harvey, Rathan-Mayes (3) Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
closed event 		2–0
Cancelled
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 25 November New Zealand Cancelled[1]
2 27 November Sydney Cancelled[2]

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: 19–9 (home: 8–6; road: 11–3)
December: 3–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 5 December @ Adelaide W 71–81 Duop Reath (18) Duop Reath (9) Tyler Harvey (6) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
4,802 		1–0
2 11 December @ Sydney W 84–92 Duop Reath (27) Sam Froling (13) Jessup, Rathan-Mayes (4) Qudos Bank Arena
6,212 		2–0
3 17 December New Zealand W 97–96 (2OT) Tyler Harvey (26) Duop Reath (13) Justinian Jessup (4) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,873 		3–0
4 19 December @ Brisbane L 96–92 H.Froling, Reath (15) Sam Froling (11) H.Froling, Jessup (4) Nissan Arena
3,584 		3–1
January: 3–3 (Home: 2–3; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 13 January Sydney W 97–89 Sam Froling (27) Sam Froling (10) Tyler Harvey (5) WIN Entertainment Centre
1,994 		4–1
6 16 January Melbourne L 84–88 Justinian Jessup (18) Sam Froling (13) Xavier Rathan-Mayes (5) WIN Entertainment Centre
1,753 		4–2
7 22 January Perth L 78–94 Jessup, Rathan-Mayes (17) Cleveland, S.Froling, Rathan-Mayes (8) Harvey, Rathan-Mayes (4) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,278 		4–3
8 24 January Adelaide W 100–89 Harry Froling (27) Harry Froling (9) Xavier Rathan-Mayes (7) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,141 		5–3
9 27 January Perth L 80–94 Antonius Cleveland (22) Cleveland, Reath (7) S.Froling, Harvey, Rathan-Mayes (3) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,240 		5–4
10 29 January @ Cairns W 75–94 Tyler Harvey (24) Sam Froling (13) Harvey, Jessup (3) Cairns Convention Centre
3,095 		6–4
February: 3–3 (Home: 3–2; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 2 February @ New Zealand L 90–67 Tyler Harvey (17) Cleveland, S.Froling (7) Tyler Harvey (3) MyState Bank Arena
closed event 		6–5
12 7 February S.E. Melbourne L 87–88 Tyler Harvey (20) Rathan-Mayes, Reath (8) Xavier Rathan-Mayes (5) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,040 		6–6
13 12 February Cairns W 87–81 Jessup, Reath (18) Duop Reath (10) Xavier Rathan-Mayes (5) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,652 		7–6
14 18 February Cairns W 79–54 Duop Reath (16) Sam Froling (10) Xavier Rathan-Mayes (4) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,275 		8–6
15 20 February Tasmania L 86–96 Duop Reath (25) Xavier Rathan-Mayes (10) Xavier Rathan-Mayes (9) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,325 		8–7
16 25 February Adelaide W 87–71 Duop Reath (18) Sam Froling (9) Antonius Cleveland (6) WIN Entertainment Centre
3,002 		9–7
March: 6–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 4–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
17 1 March @ New Zealand W 87–102 Justinian Jessup (23) Coenraad, S.Froling (8) Xavier Rathan-Mayes (7) MyState Bank Arena
closed event 		10–7
18 6 March @ S.E. Melbourne W 77–83 Xavier Rathan-Mayes (19) Cleveland, Jessup (7) Cleveland, H.Froling, Harvey, Rathan-Mayes (3) John Cain Arena
2,989 		11–7
19 13 March @ Tasmania L 81–77 Tyler Harvey (16) Duop Reath (7) Sam Froling (4) MyState Bank Arena
4,738 		11–8
20 17 March S.E. Melbourne W 103–97 Harvey, Reath (22) Duop Reath (12) Antonius Cleveland (4) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,324 		12–8
21 19 March @ Tasmania W 65–91 Antonius Cleveland (22) Duop Reath (11) Xavier Rathan-Mayes (5) Silverdome
3,532 		13–8
22 27 March @ Melbourne W 77–92 Antonius Cleveland (20) Antonius Cleveland (8) Xavier Rathan-Mayes (7) John Cain Arena
5,017 		14–8
23 31 March Brisbane W 87–70 Justinian Jessup (29) Antonius Cleveland (9) Antonius Cleveland (6) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,262 		15–8
April: 4–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 4–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
24 2 April @ Melbourne W 90–96 Xavier Rathan-Mayes (25) Jessup, Reath (9) Xavier Rathan-Mayes (8) John Cain Arena
4,517 		16–8
25 9 April @ Brisbane W 77–108 Duop Reath (28) Duop Reath (11) Cleveland, Harvey (6) Nissan Arena
3,652 		17–8
26 14 April Sydney L 102–107 (OT) Tyler Harvey (35) Sam Froling (13) Tyler Harvey (5) WIN Entertainment Centre
4,872 		17–9
27 22 April @ Perth W 77–82 Tyler Harvey (22) Cleveland, S.Froling (11) Xavier Rathan-Mayes (4) RAC Arena
10,251 		18–9
28 24 April @ Sydney W 84–87 Justinian Jessup (24) Cleveland, Reath (6) Xavier Rathan-Mayes (4) Qudos Bank Arena
12,632 		19–9
2021–22 season schedule

Postseason

Main article: 2022 NBL Finals
2022 finals game log
Total: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
Semifinals: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 29 April Sydney L 79–89 Duop Reath (26) Duop Reath (11) Xavier Rathan-Mayes (4) WIN Entertainment Centre
5,621 		1–0
2 1 May @ Sydney L 99–87 Tyler Harvey (21) Antonius Cleveland (12) Harvey, Jessup (3) Qudos Bank Arena
9,824 		0–2
2022 finals schedule

Transactions

Main article: List of 2021–22 NBL season transactions

Re-signed

Player Signed
Tyler Harvey[3] 9 July
Isaac White[4] 13 July
Lachlan Dent[5] 14 July
Andrew Ogilvy[6] 16 July
Tim Coenraad[7] 1 September
Sam Froling[8] 25 February
Daniel Grida[9] 17 March

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Duop Reath[10] 19 July Crvena zvezda
Travis Trice[11] 21 July Galatasaray
Harry Froling[12] 23 July Brisbane Bullets
Xavier Rathan-Mayes[13] 18 October CSU Sibiu
Alex Mudronja[14] 15 November Adelaide 36ers

Subtractions

Player Reason left New team
Deng Deng[15] Free agent Brisbane Bullets
Max Darling[16][17] Released Canterbury Rams
Justin Simon[18] Free agent ratiopharm Ulm
Travis Trice[19][20] Mutual consent Śląsk Wrocław
Cameron Bairstow[21] Free agent Adelaide 36ers

Awards

Club awards

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Illawarra vs Sydney Blitz Game Cancelled". National Basketball League | NBL. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
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  22. ^ @illawarrahawks (9 May 2022). "The first of our #NBL22 Hawks Ball award winners is forward Daniel Grida, who has taken out our Community Award 🦅". Retrieved 16 May 2022 – via Instagram.
  23. ^ @illawarrahawks (9 May 2022). "Fresh off his @nbl Damian Martin Trophy, our 2021-22 Defensive Player of the Year winner is Antonius Cleveland 🔒". Retrieved 16 May 2022 – via Instagram.
  24. ^ @illawarrahawks (9 May 2022). "HawkHeads, your @peoplecarehealthcover Members' Choice Award winner for #NBL22 is Antonius Cleveland 🏅". Retrieved 16 May 2022 – via Instagram.
  25. ^ @illawarrahawks (9 May 2022). "Our Player's Player for the 2021-22 season is Antonius Cleveland 🤝". Retrieved 16 May 2022 – via Instagram.
  26. ^ @illawarrahawks (9 May 2022). "Congratulations to our 2021-22 MVP Duop Reath". Retrieved 16 May 2022 – via Instagram.
  27. ^ @illawarrahawks (9 May 2022). "Put your hands together for our Club Person of the Year Joe Tertzakian 👏". Retrieved 16 May 2022 – via Instagram.