The 2021–22 NBL season was the 44th season of the National Basketball League since its establishment in 1979. A total of ten teams are contesting in the 2021–22 season, which commenced on 3 December 2021.[1][2]
Australian broadcast rights to the season are held by ESPN in the first season of a new three-year deal. All games are available live on ESPN and the streaming platform Kayo Sports.[3] After signing onto the new three-year deal, Network 10 will broadcast two Sunday afternoon games on 10 Peach and 10 Play.[4] In New Zealand, Sky Sport continue as the official league broadcaster, with Dongqiudi, TAP Sports, M Plus, Astro, Fanseat, Spring Media, Live Now and YouTube broadcasting games internationally.[5]
Free agency negotiations were delayed until 28 June 2021, due to the late finish of the 2020–21 season which had been delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic.[7][8][9]
The pre-season consisted of warm-up games leading up to the start of the regular season, with the NBL Blitz tournament running during this period. The NBL Blitz ran from 13 to 28 November with all ten teams competing, and was hosted throughout Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales.[10][11]
The regular season began on 3 December 2021.[14][15][16] It consisted of 140 games spread across 21 rounds, with the final game being played on 24 April 2022.[17] On 24 April 2022, Melbourne United claimed their 6th Regular season championship.[18][19]
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2022. Source: NBL.com.au
The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the overall points percentage will determine order of seeding.
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.
The 2022 NBL Finals were played in April and May 2022, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final series and a best-of-five Grand Final series. In the semi-finals, the higher seed hosted the first and third games. In the Grand Final, the higher seed hosts the first, third and fifth games.[20][21]
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^"NBL 2021-22: Matthew Dellavedova set to face Kings in first game as conference format unveiled". NEWS.com.au. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
^"NBL confirm November 18 tip-off". ESPN.com.au. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
^"NBL Schedule Update". NBL.com.au. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
^"Remaining Schedule Released". NBL.com.au. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
^@melbunited (24 April 2022). "Regular season complete. On to the Finals". Retrieved 25 April 2022 – via Instagram.
^@MelbUnited (24 April 2022). "Regular season complete. On to the Finals" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 April 2022 – via Twitter.
^"Semi-Final Schedules Confirmed". NBL.com.au. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
^"Grand Final Schedule". NBL.com.au. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
^@nbl (28 November 2021). "Champions Adelaide 36ers". Retrieved 7 March 2022 – via Instagram.
^@adelaide36ers (29 November 2021). "Roy Borner Medal". Retrieved 7 March 2022 – via Instagram.
^@nbl (27 April 2022). "𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝐌𝐕𝐏". Retrieved 29 April 2022 – via Instagram.
^@nbl (27 April 2022). "BUL KU👌L". Retrieved 29 April 2022 – via Instagram.
^@nbl (27 April 2022). "IT'S A L0⃣CK 🔒". Retrieved 29 April 2022 – via Instagram.
^@nbl (27 April 2022). "⚡️HEA ILI!". Retrieved 29 April 2022 – via Instagram.
^@nbl (27 April 2022). "PINDER SURPRISE, INDEED!". Retrieved 29 April 2022 – via Instagram.
^@nbl (27 April 2022). "KAI is YOUR GUY!". Retrieved 29 April 2022 – via Instagram.
^@nbl (27 April 2022). "A man that brought heart, passion, and a whole bunch of wins to the state of Tasmania". Retrieved 29 April 2022 – via Instagram.
^@nbl (27 April 2022). "Congratulations to the @breakersnz, Simon Edwards on winning the NBL22 Executive of the Year award". Retrieved 29 April 2022 – via Instagram.
^@nbl (27 April 2022). "Congrats, Vaughan!". Retrieved 29 April 2022 – via Instagram.
^@nbl (27 April 2022). "The winner of the NBL22 Gametime by Kmart award, Jack McVeigh!". Retrieved 29 April 2022 – via Instagram.
^@nbl (27 April 2022). "⭐️ ALL ⭐️ NBL ⭐️ FIRST ⭐️ TEAM ⭐️". Retrieved 29 April 2022 – via Instagram.
^@nbl (27 April 2022). "⭐️ ALL ⭐️ NBL ⭐️ SECOND ⭐️ TEAM ⭐️". Retrieved 29 April 2022 – via Instagram.
^@nbl (11 May 2022). "X, GAVE IT TO EM". Retrieved 14 May 2022 – via Instagram.
^@nbl (11 May 2022). "THE KINGS GET THE ULTIMATE CROWN 👑". Retrieved 14 May 2022 – via Instagram.
External links
Official website
January 07, 2023
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The 2021 22 NBL season was the 44th season of the National Basketball League since its establishment in 1979 A total of ten teams are contesting in the 2021 22 season which commenced on 3 December 2021 1 2 2021 22 NBL seasonLeagueNational Basketball LeagueSeason2021 22Duration3 December 2021 11 May 2022Number of games140 regular season 5 semi finals 3 Grand Final Number of teams10TV partner s Australia ESPN 10 Peach New Zealand Sky Sport Online NBL TVKayo Sports10 PlaySky Sport NOWRegular seasonSeason championsMelbourne UnitedSeason MVPJaylen Adams Sydney FinalsChampionsSydney Kings 4th title Runners upTasmania JackJumpersSemifinalistsMelbourne UnitedIllawarra HawksFinals MVPXavier Cooks Sydney Statistical leadersPointsBryce Cotton Perth 22 7ReboundsXavier Cooks Sydney 9 8AssistsJaylen Adams Sydney 6 1EfficiencyAkoldah Gak Illawarra 78 RecordsBiggest home win42 pointsUnited 89 47 Kings 16 December 2021 Biggest away win33 pointsBreakers 60 93 Sixers 24 April 2022 Highest scoring210 pointsTaipans 112 98 Bullets 23 April 2022 Lowest scoring128 pointsJackJumpers 66 62 Breakers 5 March 2022 Winning streak13 gamesSydney Kings 6 February 2022 17 April Losing streak10 gamesNew Zealand Breakers 14 March 2022 24 April Highest attendance16 149 Qudos Bank ArenaKings vs JackJumpers 11 May 2022 Lowest attendance1 477 MyState Bank ArenaBreakers vs JackJumpers 30 January 2022 Total attendance684 715Average attendance4 998NBL seasons 2020 212022 23 All statistics correct as of 11 May 2022 Australian broadcast rights to the season are held by ESPN in the first season of a new three year deal All games are available live on ESPN and the streaming platform Kayo Sports 3 After signing onto the new three year deal Network 10 will broadcast two Sunday afternoon games on 10 Peach and 10 Play 4 In New Zealand Sky Sport continue as the official league broadcaster with Dongqiudi TAP Sports M Plus Astro Fanseat Spring Media Live Now and YouTube broadcasting games internationally 5 Contents 1 Teams 1 1 Stadiums and locations 1 2 Personnel and sponsorship 1 3 Player transactions 1 4 Coaching transactions 2 Pre season 2 1 Ladder 2 1 1 NBL Blitz ladder 3 Regular season 3 1 Ladder 3 2 Ladder progression 4 Finals 4 1 Playoff bracket 5 Awards 5 1 Pre season 5 2 Regular season 5 2 1 Awards Night 5 3 Post Season 6 References 7 External linksTeams EditStadiums and locations Edit Adelaide 36ers Brisbane Bullets Cairns Taipans Illawarra Hawks Melbourne United New Zealand Breakers Perth Wildcats S E Melbourne Phoenix Sydney Kings Tasmania JackJumpers Ten teams are competing in the 2021 22 season with the Tasmania JackJumpers entering the league for their first season 6 Team Location Stadium CapacityAdelaide 36ers Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre 11 300Brisbane Bullets Brisbane Nissan Arena 5 000Cairns Taipans Cairns Cairns Convention Centre 5 300Illawarra Hawks Wollongong WIN Entertainment Centre 6 000Melbourne United Melbourne John Cain Arena 10 500New Zealand Breakers Auckland Spark Arena 9 300Hobart MyState Bank Arena 4 865Bendigo Bendigo Stadium 4 000Perth Wildcats Perth RAC Arena 14 800South East Melbourne Phoenix Melbourne John Cain Arena 10 500State Basketball Centre 3 200Traralgon Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium 3 000Sydney Kings Sydney Qudos Bank Arena 18 200Tasmania JackJumpers Hobart MyState Bank Arena 4 865Launceston Silverdome 5 000Personnel and sponsorship Edit Team Coach Captain Main sponsor Kit manufacturerAdelaide 36ers C J Bruton Mitch McCarron Walker Corporation ChampionBrisbane Bullets James Duncan Jason Cadee St GenevieveCairns Taipans Adam Forde Scott Machado CQUniversityIllawarra Hawks Brian Goorjian Andrew Ogilvy Pepper MoneyMelbourne United Dean Vickerman Chris Goulding SodaStreamNew Zealand Breakers Dan Shamir Thomas Abercrombie Sky SportPerth Wildcats Scott Morrison Jesse Wagstaff PentanetSouth East Melbourne Phoenix Simon Mitchell Kyle Adnam Mountain Goat BeerSydney Kings Chase Buford Shaun Bruce Xavier Cooks Brydens LawyersTasmania JackJumpers Scott Roth Clint Steindl Spirit of Tasmania Player transactions Edit Main article List of 2021 22 NBL season transactions Free agency negotiations were delayed until 28 June 2021 due to the late finish of the 2020 21 season which had been delayed due to COVID 19 pandemic 7 8 9 Coaching transactions Edit Team Role 2020 21 season 2021 22 seasonAdelaide 36ers Head Coach Conner Henry C J BrutonBrisbane Bullets Head Coach Andrej Lemanis James DuncanAssistant Coach C J Bruton Peter CrawfordCairns Taipans Head Coach Mike Kelly Adam FordeAssistant Coach Jamie O Loughlin Sam GruggenBrad Hill Kerry WilliamsNew Zealand Breakers Assistant Coach Rashid Al Kaleem N ASydney Kings Head Coach Adam Forde Chase BufordAssistant Coach James Duncan Fleur McIntyreSam Gruggen N APerth Wildcats Head Coach Trevor Gleeson Scott MorrisonAssistant Coach Bob Thornton Keegan CrawfordJacob Chance N ATasmania JackJumpers Head Coach N A Scott RothAssistant Coach N A Jacob ChanceMark RadfordJack FlemingPre season EditMain article 2021 22 NBL pre season The pre season consisted of warm up games leading up to the start of the regular season with the NBL Blitz tournament running during this period The NBL Blitz ran from 13 to 28 November with all ten teams competing and was hosted throughout Tasmania Victoria and New South Wales 10 11 Ladder Edit 2021 22 NBL pre season ladderLadder InformationPos Nat Name Pld W L Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against Pts Win 1 Illawarra 2 2 0 2 0 W2 0 0 2 0 213 202 105 45 100 00 2 Adelaide 5 5 0 5 0 W5 2 0 3 0 401 383 104 70 100 00 3 Brisbane 4 3 1 3 1 L1 1 1 2 0 350 327 107 03 75 00 4 New Zealand 3 2 1 2 1 W2 2 0 0 1 273 273 100 00 66 67 5 S E Melbourne 4 2 2 2 2 W1 1 0 1 2 376 375 100 27 50 00 6 Perth 5 2 3 2 3 L1 2 1 0 2 433 415 104 34 40 00 7 Tasmania NT 5 2 3 2 3 W1 1 1 1 2 391 403 97 02 40 00 8 Sydney 3 1 2 1 2 L1 1 1 0 1 248 253 98 02 33 33 9 Melbourne RC 4 1 3 1 3 L3 1 1 0 2 342 350 97 71 25 00 10 Cairns 5 0 5 0 5 L5 0 3 0 2 394 447 88 14 0 00 Total Rounds 2 weeksTotal Games 21 games Legend NT New Team RC Reigning Champion Updated 28 November 2021NBL Blitz ladder Edit 2021 NBL Blitz ladderLadder InformationPos Nat Name Pld W L QW Last 5 Streak For Against Pts Win Pts 1 Adelaide 4 4 0 9 5 4 0 W4 308 290 106 21 100 00 21 52 Brisbane RC 4 3 1 10 5 3 1 L1 350 327 107 03 75 00 19 53 Illawarra 2 2 0 6 2 0 W2 213 202 105 45 100 00 194 Perth 4 2 2 9 2 2 W2 340 318 106 92 50 00 155 New Zealand 3 2 1 5 5 2 1 W2 273 273 100 00 66 67 156 S E Melbourne 4 2 2 7 5 2 2 W1 376 375 100 27 50 00 13 57 Sydney 3 1 2 6 1 2 L1 248 253 98 02 33 33 12 58 Melbourne 4 1 3 7 1 3 L3 342 350 97 71 25 00 109 Tasmania NT 4 1 3 6 1 3 L2 308 335 91 94 25 00 910 Cairns 4 0 4 5 0 4 L4 326 362 90 06 0 00 5 Multiple games were cancelled due to NBL COVID 19 protocols Teams were awarded 3 5 points per effected game 12 13 Total Rounds 2 weeksTotal Games 19 games Legend NT New Team RC Reigning Champion Updated 28 November 2021Regular season EditMain article 2021 22 NBL regular season The regular season began on 3 December 2021 14 15 16 It consisted of 140 games spread across 21 rounds with the final game being played on 24 April 2022 17 On 24 April 2022 Melbourne United claimed their 6th Regular season championship 18 19 Ladder Edit Pos 2021 22 NBL season vteTeam Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP1 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 auThe NBL tie breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win loss record the overall points percentage will determine order of seeding 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 2021 22 NBL season vteTeam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21Adelaide 36ers 8 6 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 7Brisbane Bullets 7 5 7 6 6 7 6 5 7 9 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8Cairns Taipans 9 7 4 4 5 5 5 6 9 7 9 10 9 9 10 9 9 8 8 9 9Illawarra Hawks 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 2Melbourne United 6 9 6 5 4 4 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1New Zealand Breakers 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10Perth Wildcats 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 5S E Melbourne Phoenix 1 1 2 2 2 2 4 3 1 2 3 2 2 2 4 5 5 6 6 6 6Sydney Kings 5 4 5 7 7 6 8 7 5 6 5 4 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 3Tasmania JackJumpers 4 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 6 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4Finals EditMain article 2022 NBL Finals The 2022 NBL Finals were played in April and May 2022 consisting of two best of three semi final series and a best of five Grand Final series In the semi finals the higher seed hosted the first and third games In the Grand Final the higher seed hosts the first third and fifth games 20 21 Playoff bracket Edit SemifinalsGrand Final 1Melbourne United7472734Tasmania JackJumpers6379763Sydney Kings959097XX4Tasmania JackJumpers788688XX2Illawarra Hawks7987X3Sydney Kings8999XAwards EditPre season Edit Loggins Bruton Cup Adelaide 36ers 22 Most Valuable Player Ray Borner Medal Mitch McCarron Adelaide 36ers 23 Regular season Edit Awards Night Edit Most Valuable Player Andrew Gaze Trophy Jaylen Adams Sydney Kings 24 Rookie of the Year Bul Kuol Cairns Taipans 25 Best Defensive Player Damian Martin Trophy Antonius Cleveland Illawarra Hawks 26 Best Sixth Man Shea Ili Melbourne United 27 Most Improved Player Keanu Pinder Cairns Taipans 28 Fans MVP Kai Sotto Adelaide 36ers 29 Coach of the Year Lindsay Gaze Trophy Scott Roth Tasmania JackJumpers 30 Executive of the Year Simon Edwards New Zealand Breakers 31 Referee of the Year Vaughan Mayberry 32 GameTime by Kmart Jack McVeigh Tasmania JackJumpers 33 All NBL First Team Bryce Cotton Perth Wildcats Jaylen Adams Sydney Kings Antonius Cleveland Illawarra Hawks Vic Law Perth Wildcats Jo Lual Acuil Melbourne United 34 All NBL Second Team Matthew Dellavedova Melbourne United Josh Adams Tasmania JackJumpers Chris Goulding Melbourne United Mitch Creek S E Melbourne Phoenix Xavier Cooks Sydney Kings 35 Post Season Edit Grand Final Series MVP Larry Sengstock Medal Xavier Cooks Sydney Kings 36 NBL Chamipons Sydney Kings 37 References Edit NBL Season Schedule Puts Fans First NBL NBL com au Retrieved 12 October 2021 NBL regular season start date pushed back to December as league announces schedule ESPN ESPN com au Retrieved 12 October 2021 NBL Achieves History Making Media Deal NBL 27 July 2021 Retrieved 27 July 2021 Network 10 Becomes NBL Free to Air Partner NBL NBL com au Retrieved 19 August 2019 Hungry Jack s NBL Goes Global National Basketball League NBL Tasmania will get its first NBL team since 1996 ABC News 28 February 2020 Stars Headline Free Agency List NBL com au Retrieved 27 June 2021 Liam Santamaria 21 July 2021 NBL22 Roster Watch NBL com au Retrieved 21 July 2021 Liam Santamaria 28 August 2021 NBL22 Roster Watch NBL com au Retrieved 28 August 2021 NBL To Blitz Tassie Victoria and New South Wales nbl com au 14 October 2021 Retrieved 14 October 2021 Fans Get Sneak Peek in Blitz nbl com au 3 November 2021 Retrieved 3 November 2021 Breakers vs Hawks Blitz Game Cancelled National Basketball League NBL 23 November 2021 Retrieved 25 November 2021 Illawarra vs Sydney Blitz Game Cancelled National Basketball League NBL 27 November 2021 Retrieved 27 November 2021 NBL 2021 22 Matthew Dellavedova set to face Kings in first game as conference format unveiled NEWS com au 12 October 2021 Retrieved 12 October 2021 NBL confirm November 18 tip off ESPN com au 20 August 2021 Retrieved 26 August 2021 NBL Schedule Update NBL com au 10 November 2021 Retrieved 10 November 2021 Remaining Schedule Released NBL com au 11 March 2022 Retrieved 11 March 2022 melbunited 24 April 2022 Regular season complete On to the Finals Retrieved 25 April 2022 via Instagram MelbUnited 24 April 2022 Regular season complete On to the Finals Tweet Retrieved 25 April 2022 via Twitter Semi Final Schedules Confirmed NBL com au 24 April 2022 Retrieved 24 April 2022 Grand Final Schedule NBL com au 2 May 2022 Retrieved 3 May 2022 nbl 28 November 2021 Champions Adelaide 36ers Retrieved 7 March 2022 via Instagram adelaide36ers 29 November 2021 Roy Borner Medal Retrieved 7 March 2022 via Instagram nbl 27 April 2022 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝐌𝐕𝐏 Retrieved 29 April 2022 via Instagram nbl 27 April 2022 BUL KU L Retrieved 29 April 2022 via Instagram nbl 27 April 2022 IT S A L0 CK Retrieved 29 April 2022 via Instagram nbl 27 April 2022 HEA ILI Retrieved 29 April 2022 via Instagram nbl 27 April 2022 PINDER SURPRISE INDEED Retrieved 29 April 2022 via Instagram nbl 27 April 2022 KAI is YOUR GUY Retrieved 29 April 2022 via Instagram nbl 27 April 2022 A man that brought heart passion and a whole bunch of wins to the state of Tasmania Retrieved 29 April 2022 via Instagram nbl 27 April 2022 Congratulations to the breakersnz Simon Edwards on winning the NBL22 Executive of the Year award Retrieved 29 April 2022 via Instagram nbl 27 April 2022 Congrats Vaughan Retrieved 29 April 2022 via Instagram nbl 27 April 2022 The winner of the NBL22 Gametime by Kmart award Jack McVeigh Retrieved 29 April 2022 via Instagram nbl 27 April 2022 ALL NBL FIRST TEAM Retrieved 29 April 2022 via Instagram nbl 27 April 2022 ALL NBL SECOND TEAM Retrieved 29 April 2022 via Instagram nbl 11 May 2022 X GAVE IT TO EM Retrieved 14 May 2022 via Instagram nbl 11 May 2022 THE KINGS GET THE ULTIMATE CROWN Retrieved 14 May 2022 via Instagram External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2021 22 NBL season amp oldid 1129569758, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
