Following the rebranding of the club to The Hawks by the new owners, on 23 June Brian Goorjian was signed as the new head coach.[1] Due to the club being liquidated, all remaining contracts were voided.
On 15 July, Emmett Naar re-signed with The Hawks for a fourth season.[2]
On 16 July, Deng Deng returned to Australia on a one-year deal with The Hawks.[3]
On 21 July, Daniel Grida also re-signed with The Hawks.[4]
On 22 July, Sam Froling returned to The Hawks on a two-season deal.[5]
On 28 August, The Hawks signed Justinian Jessup to their Next Stars roster position. Jessup, who played college basketball for the Boise State Broncos, was signing his first professional contract.[12]
On 8 September, Andrew Ogilvy re-signed with The Hawks as an injury replacement for Grida.[13]
On 12 October, The Hawks announced that Akoldah Gak had signed a three-year contract with the club, with the first season as a development player.[14]
On 12 January, Lachlan Dent was signed as a development player.[15]
On 3 May, Adel and the Hawks mutually agreed to part ways due to ongoing injuries.[16]
^Ward, Roy (23 June 2020). "Friendship, trust lure Brian Goorjian back to the NBL after 11 years". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^Jennings, Mitch (15 July 2020). "NBL: Naar recommits to Hawks as free agency begins". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^"Hawks sign former Sydney Kings forward Deng Deng". ESPN.com. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^"Grida making most of Covid delay, signs on with new-look NBL Hawks". Illawarra Mercury. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^Jennings, Mitch (22 July 2020). "Hawks confirm return of young-gun Sam Froling". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^Houghton, Nick (23 July 2020). "Hawks snare former NBA forward Deng Adel". SBS. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^"Returning College Star Isaac White Joins Hawks". NBL.com.au. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^"Hawks Announce Tyler Harvey as First Import". NBL.com.au. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^Woods, Melissa (3 August 2020). "Hawks' Goorjian lures Bairstow back to NBL". The West Australian. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^Hinton, Marc (5 August 2020). "Teenage Kiwi basketballer Max Darling signs 3-year NBL deal with Wollongong's Hawks". Stuff. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^"Hawks sign 'blue-collar' US guard as second NBL import". South Coast Register. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
^"The Hawks sign NBA prospect Justinian Jessup". ESPN.com. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
^"Hawks Sign AJ Ogilvy as Injury Replacement". NBL.com.au. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
^"'NBA prospect' Gak signs as Hawks development player". Illawarra Mercury. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
^"Dent Signs On As Hawks Development Player". www.hawks.com.au. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
^"Hawks and Deng Adel Agree Release | NBL". NBL.com.au. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
^"Bairstow out, but a legend returns". Hawks.com.au. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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The 2020 21 NBL season was the 43rd season for the Illawarra Hawks in the NBL and their first under the leadership of their new head coach Brian Goorjian 2020 21 Illawarra Hawks seasonHead coachBrian GoorjianCaptainAndrew OgilvyArenaWollongong Entertainment CentreNBLresultsRecord20 16 55 6 Ladder3rdFinals finishSemifinalist lost to Wildcats 1 2 Stats at NBL com auCupresultsRecord4 4 50 Ladder6thCup finishN A 2019 202021 22 Contents 1 Roster 1 1 Signings 1 2 Squad 2 Pre season 2 1 Ladder 2 2 Game log 3 Regular season 3 1 Ladder 3 2 Ladder progression 3 3 Game log 4 Postseason 5 Awards 5 1 Player of the Week 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksRoster editSignings edit Main article List of 2020 21 NBL season transactions The Illawarra Hawks retained five players due to them signing multiple season contracts who were Angus Glover Sam Froling Todd Blanchfield Emmett Naar and Sunday Dech Following the rebranding of the club to The Hawks by the new owners on 23 June Brian Goorjian was signed as the new head coach 1 Due to the club being liquidated all remaining contracts were voided On 15 July Emmett Naar re signed with The Hawks for a fourth season 2 On 16 July Deng Deng returned to Australia on a one year deal with The Hawks 3 On 21 July Daniel Grida also re signed with The Hawks 4 On 22 July Sam Froling returned to The Hawks on a two season deal 5 On 23 July Deng Adel signed with The Hawks 6 On 24 July Stanford University college guard Isaac White signed with the club 7 On 28 July Tyler Harvey signed with The Hawks on a one year deal 8 On 4 August Cameron Bairstow returned from his short stint in Europe to sign with The Hawks 9 On 5 August New Zealand teenager Max Darling signed with The Hawks 10 On 14 August former NBA G League player Justin Simon signed with the club on a one year deal 11 On 28 August The Hawks signed Justinian Jessup to their Next Stars roster position Jessup who played college basketball for the Boise State Broncos was signing his first professional contract 12 On 8 September Andrew Ogilvy re signed with The Hawks as an injury replacement for Grida 13 On 12 October The Hawks announced that Akoldah Gak had signed a three year contract with the club with the first season as a development player 14 On 12 January Lachlan Dent was signed as a development player 15 On 3 May Adel and the Hawks mutually agreed to part ways due to ongoing injuries 16 On 11 May Tim Coenraad came out of retirement to join the Hawks as an injury replacement for Cameron Bairstow 17 Squad edit Note Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events Players may hold other non FIBA nationality not displayed 2020 21 Illawarra Hawks roster Players Coaches Pos No Nat Name Ht Wt Age G 0 nbsp Simon Justin I 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in 98 kg 216 lb 27 1996 05 06 6 May 1996 G 1 nbsp Harvey Tyler I 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in 84 kg 185 lb 30 1993 07 17 17 July 1993 G 2 nbsp White Isaac 1 88 m 6 ft 2 in 82 kg 181 lb 25 1998 06 22 22 June 1998 G 3 nbsp Naar Emmett 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in 88 kg 194 lb 29 1994 07 03 3 July 1994 C 6 nbsp Ogilvy Andrew C 2 11 m 6 ft 11 in 115 kg 254 lb 35 1988 06 17 17 June 1988 F 7 nbsp Deng Deng 2 03 m 6 ft 8 in 93 kg 205 lb 32 1992 01 05 5 January 1992 F C 8 nbsp Darling Max 1 99 m 6 ft 6 in 100 kg 220 lb 23 2000 09 30 30 September 2000 G 10 nbsp Jessup Justinian NS 2 01 m 6 ft 7 in 92 kg 203 lb 25 1998 05 23 23 May 1998 G F 11 nbsp Grida Daniel 1 97 m 6 ft 6 in 93 kg 205 lb 26 1998 04 26 26 April 1998 F C 13 nbsp Froling Sam 2 13 m 7 ft 0 in 109 kg 240 lb 24 2000 02 10 10 February 2000 G 17 nbsp Dent Lachlan DP 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in 24 2000 02 01 1 February 2000 F C 41 nbsp Bairstow Cameron 2 06 m 6 ft 9 in 113 kg 249 lb 33 1990 12 07 7 December 1990 F 47 nbsp Gak Akoldah DP 2 11 m 6 ft 11 in 91 kg 201 lb 21 2002 07 12 12 July 2002 F 79 nbsp Coenraad Tim 1 99 m 6 ft 6 in 97 kg 214 lb 38 1985 06 05 5 June 1985 Head coach nbsp Brian Goorjian Assistant coach es nbsp Jacob Jackomas nbsp Shaun Roger Legend C Team captain DP Development player IN Inactive I Import player TP Training player NS Next Star player nbsp Injured Roster Updated 16 May 2021Pre season editLadder edit 2020 21 NBL pre season ladder Ladder Information Pos Nat Name Pld W L Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against Pts Win 1 nbsp Melbourne 1 1 0 1 0 W1 0 0 1 0 97 81 119 75 100 00 2 nbsp Sydney 1 1 0 1 0 W1 1 0 0 0 98 89 110 11 100 00 3 nbsp Adelaide 3 2 1 2 1 L1 2 0 0 1 276 225 122 67 66 67 4 nbsp Perth RC 2 1 1 1 1 L1 1 1 0 0 165 165 100 00 50 00 5 nbsp Cairns 2 1 1 1 1 W1 1 1 0 0 177 185 95 68 50 00 6 nbsp Brisbane 4 2 2 2 2 W2 2 0 0 2 347 378 91 80 50 00 7 nbsp Illawarra 3 1 2 1 2 L1 0 0 1 2 254 263 96 58 33 33 8 nbsp S E Melbourne 2 0 2 0 2 L2 0 0 0 2 198 210 94 29 0 00 Total Rounds 5 weeksTotal Games 11 games Legend RC Reigning Champion Updated 9 January 2021 Game log edit 2020 pre season game logTotal 1 2 home 0 0 road 1 2 December 1 2 home 0 0 road 1 2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 1 15 December Perth L 91 83 Justinian Jessup 24 Deng Deng 7 Adel Harvey Jessup Naar 2 RAC Arenanot announced 0 1 2 17 December Perth W 74 82 Tyler Harvey 18 Andrew Ogilvy 7 Emmett Naar 5 Bendat Basketball Centrenot announced 1 1 3 20 December Sydney L 98 89 Justinian Jessup 21 Deng Deng 9 Tyler Harvey 4 Qudos Bank Arenaclosed event 1 2Regular season editMain article 2020 21 NBL regular season Ladder edit Pos 2020 21 NBL season vte 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 2020 21 NBL season vte 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 edit 2020 21 game logTotal 20 16 home 11 7 road 9 9 January 4 0 home 0 0 road 4 0 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 1 16 January Brisbane W 84 90 Sam Froling 19 Cameron Bairstow 9 Justin Simon 5 Nissan Arena1 746 1 0 2 18 January Cairns W 76 92 Tyler Harvey 25 Justin Simon 12 Tyler Harvey 7 Cairns Pop Up Arena1 808 2 0 3 21 January Brisbane W 82 90 Tyler Harvey 31 Ogilvy Simon 9 Justinian Jessup 6 Nissan Arena1 591 3 0 4 28 January Cairns W 70 90 Tyler Harvey 21 Froling Ogilvy 8 Justin Simon 4 Cairns Pop Up Arena1 849 4 0 February 1 2 home 0 1 road 1 1 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 5 7 February South East Melbourne L 98 82 Deng Adel 17 Sam Froling 11 Adel Naar Simon 3 State Basketball Centre2 175 4 1 6 10 February Melbourne L 88 91 Justinian Jessup 24 Sam Froling 11 Tyler Harvey 4 WIN Entertainment Centre3 459 4 2 7 14 February Sydney W 82 85 Tyler Harvey 25 Cameron Bairstow 10 Justinian Jessup 3 Qudos Bank Arena6 534 5 2 NBL Cup 4 4 home 3 1 road 1 3 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 8 20 February Cairns L 101 95 Tyler Harvey 24 Sam Froling 12 Tyler Harvey 6 John Cain Arena3 711 5 3 9 22 February New Zealand W 102 88 Tyler Harvey 22 Froling Simon 6 Tyler Harvey 4 John Cain Arena2 313 6 3 10 26 February Brisbane L 97 91 Justinian Jessup 26 Cameron Bairstow 8 Justin Simon 4 John Cain Arena809 6 4 11 28 February South East Melbourne L 93 76 Tyler Harvey 14 Deng Adel 7 Justinian Jessup 4 John Cain Arena3 195 6 5 12 4 March Adelaide W 98 89 Tyler Harvey 24 Justin Simon 9 Tyler Harvey 6 State Basketball Centre1 355 7 5 13 7 March Perth L 70 87 Tyler Harvey 17 Justin Simon 7 Justin Simon 3 John Cain Arena3 696 7 6 14 11 March Sydney W 69 89 Sam Froling 20 Bairstow Froling 6 Tyler Harvey 4 John Cain Arena997 8 6 15 13 March Melbourne W 77 69 Tyler Harvey 23 Adel Harvey Jessup 6 Tyler Harvey 4 John Cain Arena4 183 9 6 March 1 2 home 1 0 road 0 2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 16 21 March Melbourne L 75 65 Justinian Jessup 13 Sam Froling 11 Adel Harvey Naar 2 John Cain Arena2 552 9 7 17 26 March Perth L 81 70 Justinian Jessup 15 Tyler Harvey 8 Adel Naar Ogilvy 2 RAC Arena10 216 9 8 18 29 March Brisbane W 96 72 Tyler Harvey 28 Deng Adel 11 Deng Adel 6 WIN Entertainment Centre2 521 10 8 April 2 6 home 2 3 road 0 3 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 19 1 April South East Melbourne L 63 95 Justinian Jessup 21 Sam Froling 11 Harvey Naar Ogilvy Simon 2 WIN Entertainment Centre2 602 10 9 20 3 April Adelaide L 84 72 Justinian Jessup 17 Sam Froling 12 Froling Naar Simon 3 Adelaide Entertainment Centre5 686 10 10 21 7 April Brisbane L 82 88 Justinian Jessup 19 Deng Deng 8 Froling Harvey 4 WIN Entertainment Centre2 426 10 11 22 9 April South East Melbourne W 82 80 Justinian Jessup 26 Deng Deng 7 Tyler Harvey 4 WIN Entertainment Centre2 533 11 11 23 11 April Cairns W 82 80 Tyler Harvey 35 Andrew Ogilvy 9 Andrew Ogilvy 5 WIN Entertainment Centre3 064 12 11 24 16 April Perth L 83 69 Sam Froling 15 Sam Froling 8 Emmett Naar 4 RAC Arena11 485 12 12 25 18 April Melbourne L 87 76 Justinian Jessup 19 Sam Froling 7 Emmett Naar 4 John Cain Arena3 794 12 13 26 24 April Sydney L 75 79 OT Sam Froling 22 Sam Froling 12 Emmett Naar 12 WIN Entertainment Centre3 724 12 14 May 7 1 home 4 1 road 3 0 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 27 3 May New Zealand W 67 75 Tyler Harvey 29 Justin Simon 6 Sam Froling 4 Silverdome1 097 13 14 28 11 May Adelaide W 71 66 Tyler Harvey 23 Deng Deng 9 Tyler Harvey 7 WIN Entertainment Centre2 036 14 14 29 15 May New Zealand W 73 71 Tyler Harvey 24 Sam Froling 12 Coenraad Grida Harvey Jessup Simon 1 WIN Entertainment Centre2 456 15 14 30 18 May Melbourne L 87 102 Deng Deng 15 Deng Deng 8 Harvey Naar 4 WIN Entertainment Centre1 794 15 15 31 21 May Adelaide W 73 81 Sam Froling 19 Deng Froling 7 Emmett Naar 7 Adelaide Entertainment Centre6 090 16 15 32 23 May Cairns W 93 81 Justinian Jessup 24 Andrew Ogilvy 11 Tyler Harvey 9 WIN Entertainment Centre2 258 17 15 33 28 May New Zealand W 73 84 Tyler Harvey 30 Froling Harvey Simon 8 Tyler Harvey 4 Franklin Pool and Leisure Centre1 100 18 15 34 30 May Adelaide W 97 83 Tyler Harvey 23 Harvey Ogilvy 6 Harvey Naar 5 WIN Entertainment Centre3 004 19 15 June 1 1 home 1 1 road 0 0 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 35 1 June Perth W 81 79 Tyler Harvey 27 Andrew Ogilvy 7 Harvey Ogilvy 3 WIN Entertainment Centre2 038 20 15 36 3 June Sydney L 73 79 Froling Naar White 12 Sam Froling 7 Emmett Naar 6 WIN Entertainment Centre3 217 20 16Postseason editMain article 2021 NBL Finals 2021 playoff game logTotal 1 2 home 0 1 road 1 1 Semifinals 1 2 home 0 1 road 1 1 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Series 1 10 June Perth W 72 74 Justinian Jessup 17 Justin Simon 9 Emmett Naar 5 RAC Arena7 662 1 0 2 12 June Perth L 71 79 Tyler Harvey 24 Coenraad Froling 5 Justin Simon 5 WIN Entertainment Centre5 217 1 1 3 14 June Perth L 79 71 Sam Froling 14 Justin Simon 11 Justin Simon 4 RAC Arena8 986 1 2Awards editPlayer of the Week edit Round 1 Justin SimonRound 5 Tyler HarveyRound 13 Tyler HarveyRound 20 Tyler HarveySee also edit2020 21 NBL season Illawarra HawksReferences edit Ward Roy 23 June 2020 Friendship trust lure Brian Goorjian back to the NBL after 11 years The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 11 August 2020 Jennings Mitch 15 July 2020 NBL Naar recommits to Hawks as free agency begins Illawarra Mercury Retrieved 11 August 2020 Hawks sign former Sydney Kings forward Deng Deng ESPN com 16 July 2020 Retrieved 11 August 2020 Grida making most of Covid delay signs on with new look NBL Hawks Illawarra Mercury 21 July 2020 Retrieved 11 August 2020 Jennings Mitch 22 July 2020 Hawks confirm return of young gun Sam Froling Illawarra Mercury Retrieved 11 August 2020 Houghton Nick 23 July 2020 Hawks snare former NBA forward Deng Adel SBS Retrieved 11 August 2020 Returning College Star Isaac White Joins Hawks NBL com au 24 July 2020 Retrieved 11 August 2020 Hawks Announce Tyler Harvey as First Import NBL com au 28 July 2020 Retrieved 11 August 2020 Woods Melissa 3 August 2020 Hawks Goorjian lures Bairstow back to NBL The West Australian Retrieved 11 August 2020 Hinton Marc 5 August 2020 Teenage Kiwi basketballer Max Darling signs 3 year NBL deal with Wollongong s Hawks Stuff Retrieved 11 August 2020 Hawks sign blue collar US guard as second NBL import South Coast Register 14 August 2020 Retrieved 14 August 2020 The Hawks sign NBA prospect Justinian Jessup ESPN com 28 August 2020 Retrieved 28 August 2020 Hawks Sign AJ Ogilvy as Injury Replacement NBL com au 8 September 2020 Retrieved 8 September 2020 NBA prospect Gak signs as Hawks development player Illawarra Mercury 12 October 2020 Retrieved 12 October 2020 Dent Signs On As Hawks Development Player www hawks com au 12 January 2021 Retrieved 3 May 2021 Hawks and Deng Adel Agree Release NBL NBL com au 3 May 2021 Retrieved 3 May 2021 Bairstow out but a legend returns Hawks com au 11 May 2021 Retrieved 11 May 2021 External links editOfficial Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2020 21 Illawarra Hawks season amp oldid 1213978631, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
