2021–22 Sydney Kings season

2021–22 Sydney Kings season
NBL champions
Head coachUnited States Chase Buford
Co-captainsAustralia Shaun Bruce
Australia Xavier Cooks
ArenaSydney SuperDome
NBL results
Record19–9 (67.9%)
Ladder3rd
Finals finishChampions (4th title)
(Defeated JackJumpers 3–0)
Stats at NBL.com.au
Player records
PointsUnited States Adams
20.1
ReboundsAustralia Cooks
9.8
AssistsUnited States Adams
6.1
All statistics correct as of 24 April 2022.

The 2021–22 NBL season was the 33rd season for the Sydney Kings 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 Sydney Kings roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
C 1 Australia Hunter, Jordan Injured 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 27 – (1997-08-20)20 August 1997
G 2 United States Adams, Jaylen Injured (I) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 28 – (1996-05-04)4 May 1996
G 3 Australia Vasiljevic, Dejan 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 27 – (1997-04-26)26 April 1997
C 4 Australia Maker, Makur (NS) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 24 – (2000-11-04)4 November 2000
G 5 Australia Glover, Angus 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 26 – (1998-09-08)8 September 1998
F 6 Australia Galloway, Jaylin (DP) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 22 – (2002-12-21)21 December 2002
G 7 Australia Bruce, Shaun (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 34 – (1991-01-13)13 January 1991
F/C 8 South Sudan Maker, Matur 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 27 – (1998-01-01)1 January 1998
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
F 10 Australia Cooks, Xavier (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 29 – (1995-09-19)19 September 1995
F 12 United States Martin, Jarell (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 30 – (1994-05-24)24 May 1994
F 13 New Zealand Vodanovich, Tom 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 30 – (1994-07-28)28 July 1994
G 14 Australia Bayles, Biwali 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 22 – (2002-02-15)15 February 2002
G 20 Australia Mitchell, Iggy (DP) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 83 kg (183 lb)
G 21 United States Clark, Ian (I) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 33 – (1991-03-07)7 March 1991
G 30 Australia Hodgson, Jayden (DP) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (SRP) Special restricted player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 7 May 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: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
November: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 13 November S.E. Melbourne L 75–81 Jarell Martin (15) Martin, Vodanovich (9) Xavier Cooks (3) Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
closed event 		0–1
2 15 November Melbourne W 80–75 Angus Glover (18) Xavier Cooks (14) Bayles, Cooks (4) Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
closed event 		1–1
3 18 November @ New Zealand L 97–93 Jaylen Adams (16) Xavier Cooks (11) Adams, Cooks (3) Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
closed event 		1–2
Cancelled
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 27 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: 19–9 (Home: 9–5; Road: 10–4)
December: 3–3 (Home: 3–2; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 5 December Melbourne W 79–74 Jaylen Adams (15) Adams, Martin (8) Xavier Cooks (5) Qudos Bank Arena
8,632 		1–0
2 11 December Illawarra L 84–92 Angus Glover (16) Xavier Cooks (11) Bruce, Cooks (5) Qudos Bank Arena
6,212 		1–1
3 16 December @ Melbourne L 89–47 Xavier Cooks (12) Xavier Cooks (6) Biwali Bayles (4) John Cain Arena
4,786 		1–2
4 18 December S.E. Melbourne W 84–73 Xavier Cooks (19) Jarell Martin (13) Bayles, Bruce, Cooks, Glover (2) Qudos Bank Arena
6,379 		2–2
5 22 December Tasmania W 83–71 Jarell Martin (24) Jarell Martin (11) Shaun Bruce (5) Qudos Bank Arena
4,612 		3–2
6 26 December Melbourne L 68–82 Jarell Martin (19) Xavier Cooks (10) Xavier Cooks (4) Qudos Bank Arena
4,725 		3–3
January: 2–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 13 January @ Illawarra L 97–89 Jarell Martin (23) Xavier Cooks (14) Jaylen Adams (8) WIN Entertainment Centre
1,994 		3–4
8 16 January New Zealand L 75–82 Xavier Cooks (19) Xavier Cooks (12) Bruce, Vasiljevic (4) Qudos Bank Arena
4,356 		3–5
9 21 January @ Brisbane L 96–87 Jaylen Adams (33) Jarell Martin (12) Jaylen Adams (7) Nissan Arena
2,574 		3–6
10 23 January Brisbane W 97–73 Dejan Vasiljevic (23) Jarell Martin (12) Jaylen Adams (6) Qudos Bank Arena
4,237 		4–6
11 30 January Perth W 96–81 Jaylen Adams (30) Xavier Cooks (9) Jaylen Adams (9) Qudos Bank Arena
5,864 		5–6
February: 5–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
12 4 February @ Tasmania L 77–70 Jaylen Adams (24) Xavier Cooks (15) Jaylen Adams (3) MyState Bank Arena
4,643 		5–7
13 6 February New Zealand W 84–65 Dejan Vasiljevic (23) Jarell Martin (12) Jaylen Adams (7) Qudos Bank Arena
5,011 		6–7
14 10 February @ S.E. Melbourne W 87–92 Xavier Cooks (23) Adams, Martin (8) Jaylen Adams (6) John Cain Arena
2,133 		7–7
15 13 February Brisbane W 71–69 Jarell Martin (17) Xavier Cooks (12) Adams, Bruce, Glover (4) Qudos Bank Arena
5,543 		7–6
16 19 February Perth W 98–95 Jaylen Adams (31) Xavier Cooks (9) Jaylen Adams (10) Qudos Bank Arena
7,143 		9–7
17 27 February @ Adelaide W 90–93 Jaylen Adams (26) Xavier Cooks (10) Jaylen Adams (8) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
4,813 		10–7
March: 4–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 3–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
18 6 March Cairns W 98–88 Xavier Cooks (23) Xavier Cooks (13) Xavier Cooks (5) Qudos Bank Arena
9,112 		11–7
19 13 March @ Cairns W 77–86 Jaylen Adams (24) Makur Maker (10) Jaylen Adams (7) Cairns Convention Centre
3,629 		12–7
20 19 March @ S.E. Melbourne W 89–91 Jarell Martin (24) Jarell Martin (8) Jaylen Adams (8) John Cain Arena
2,717 		13–7
21 26 March @ Perth W 80–102 Jaylen Adams (20) Makur Maker (9) Jaylen Adams (8) RAC Arena
6,906 		14–7
April: 5–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 5–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
22 3 April @ Tasmania W 83–103 Jaylen Adams (20) Xavier Cooks (9) Xavier Cooks (9) MyState Bank Arena
4,738 		15–7
23 9 April @ Adelaide W 77–84 Xavier Cooks (22) Xavier Cooks (9) Jaylen Adams (5) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
4,748 		16–7
24 12 April @ New Zealand W 70–76 Jaylen Adams (19) Xavier Cooks (7) Jaylen Adams (5) Bendigo Stadium
1,543 		17–7
25 14 April @ Illawarra W 102–107 (OT) Dejan Vasiljevic (33) Xavier Cooks (13) Adams, Cooks (7) WIN Entertainment Centre
4,872 		18–7
26 17 April Adelaide L 82–90 Jaylen Adams (28) Xavier Cooks (14) Jaylen Adams (4) Qudos Bank Arena
10,260 		18–8
27 21 April @ Cairns W 77–87 Ian Clark (21) Xavier Cooks (12) Shaun Bruce (4) Cairns Convention Centre
3,150 		19–8
26 24 April Illawarra L 84–87 Xavier Cooks (20) Xavier Cooks (14) Ian Clark (6) Qudos Bank Arena
12,632 		19–9
2021–22 season schedule

Postseason

Main article: 2022 NBL Finals
2022 finals game log
Total: 5–0 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–0)
Semifinals: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 29 April @ Illawarra W 79–89 Jaylen Adams (30) Cooks, Martin (10) Jaylen Adams (5) WIN Entertainment Centre
5,621 		1–0
2 1 May Illawarra W 99–87 Jaylen Adams (29) Xavier Cooks (11) Adams, Cooks (3) Qudos Bank Arena
9,824 		2–0
NBL Finals: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
3 6 May Tasmania W 95–78 Jaylen Adams (18) Xavier Cooks (11) Xavier Cooks (7) Qudos Bank Arena
12,765 		3–0
4 8 May @ Tasmania W 86–90 Cooks, Martin, Vasiljevic (20) Cooks, Martin (10) Shaun Bruce (7) MyState Bank Arena
4,738 		4–0
5 11 May Tasmania W 97–88 Xavier Cooks (23) Jarell Martin (17) Shaun Bruce (8) Qudos Bank Arena
16,149 		5–0
2022 finals schedule

Transactions

Main article: List of 2021–22 NBL season transactions

Re-signed

Player Signed
Jordan Hunter[2] 18 June
Jarell Martin[3] 26 June
Tom Vodanovich[4] 27 June
Xavier Cooks[5] 30 June
Jaylin Galloway[6] 22 July

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Biwali Bayles[7] 27 April Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
Wani Swaka Lo Buluk[8] 9 July Perth Wildcats
R. J. Hunter[9] 23 July Galatasaray
Makur Maker[10] 21 August Howard Bison
Jaylen Adams[11] 22 August Milwaukee Bucks
Matur Maker[12] 27 August Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Ian Clark[13] 12 February Xinjiang Flying Tigers

Subtractions

Player Reason left New team
Craig Moller[14] Free agent s.Oliver Würzburg
Brad Newley[15] Free agent Melbourne United
Jarrad Weeks[16] Free agent Tasmania JackJumpers
Casper Ware[17] Free agent Enisey
Dexter Kernich-Drew[18] Free agent Waverley Falcons
Daniel Kickert[19][20] Retired Sydney Kings (assistant)
R.J. Hunter[21][22] Released N/A

Awards

Club awards

See also

References

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