2020–21 Melbourne United season

The 2020–21 NBL season is the 38th season for Melbourne United in the NBL, and the 7th under the banner of Melbourne United.

2020–21 Melbourne United season
Head Coach Dean Vickerman
Captain Chris Goulding
StadiumJohn Cain Arena, Melbourne
Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo
NBL results
Ladder1st
Wins5
Losses0
Uniforms

Roster

Signings
Main article: List of 2020–21 NBL season transactions
  • Mitch McCarron, Shea Ili, Casey Prather, Jo Lual-Acuil and Sam Short all remained with the club after they previously signed multiple season contracts.[1] Head Coach Dean Vickerman and assistant coach Ross McMains also remained with the club under their multiple season contracts.
  • On 15 July 2020, United signed their first new contract for the season. Jack White of Duke University signed a three-season deal with the club.[2]
  • On 17 July 2020, guard Chris Goulding re-signed with the club on a three-season deal, which will take his total seasons with the club to eight.[3]
  • On 19 July 2020, United signed Yudai Baba on a one-season Special Restricted Player deal.[4]
  • On 22 July 2020, David Barlow also re-signed with the club on a new one-season deal.[5]
  • On 24 July 2020, Mason Peatling was signed to a three-season deal, with him being assigned as a development player for the first season.[6]
  • On 14 August 2020, Sam McDaniel was re-signed for his third season with the club on a one-season deal.[7]
  • On 20 August 2020, United released Casey Prather from the final season of his contract.[8]
  • On 21 August 2020, United also released assistant coach Ross McMains from his contract.[9]
  • On 30 November 2020, Scotty Hopson signed a one year deal with the club, filling United’s first Import slot.[10]
  • On 10 December 2020, Jock Landale signed one-year deal with the club.[11]

Squad

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2020–21 Melbourne United roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
C 0 Lual-Acuil, Jo 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 26 – (1994-04-26)26 April 1994
G 5 Short, Sam (DP) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 22 – (1998-02-11)11 February 1998
G 10 McCarron, Mitch 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 28 – (1992-06-30)30 June 1992
F 14 White, Jack 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 23 – (1997-08-05)5 August 1997
G 18 Baba, Yudai (SRP) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 25 – (1995-11-07)7 November 1995
F 20 Barlow, David 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 37 – (1983-10-22)22 October 1983
F 22 Peatling, Mason (DP) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 23 – (1997-03-31)31 March 1997
G 30 McDaniel, Sam 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 25 – (1995-12-09)9 December 1995
F 32 Hopson, Scotty (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 31 – (1989-08-08)8 August 1989
F 34 Landale, Jock 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 116 kg (256 lb) 25 – (1995-10-25)25 October 1995
G 43 Goulding, Chris 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 32 – (1988-10-24)24 October 1988
G 51 Ili, Shea 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 28 – (1992-10-06)6 October 1992
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Nik Popovic
Team manager
  • Stephan Semerci
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (SRP) Special Restricted Player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured
Updated: 23 December 2020

Pre-season

Ladder
2020-21 NBL pre-season ladder
LadderInformation
Pos.Nat.NamePld.W.L.Last 5StreakHomeAwayForAgainstPts %Win %
1 Melbourne United 1 1 0 1-0 W1 0-0 1-0 97 81 119.75% 100.00%
2 Sydney Kings 1 1 0 1-0 W1 1-0 0-0 98 89 110.11% 100.00%
3 Adelaide 36ers 3 2 1 2-1 L1 2-0 0-1 276 225 122.67% 66.67%
4 Perth Wildcats (RC) 2 1 1 1-1 L1 1-1 0-0 165 165 100.00% 50.00%
5 Cairns Taipans 2 1 1 1-1 W1 1-1 0-0 177 185 95.68% 50.00%
6 Brisbane Bullets 4 2 2 2-2 W2 2-0 0-2 347 378 91.80% 50.00%
7 The Hawks 3 1 2 1-2 L1 0-0 1-2 254 263 96.58% 33.33%
8 SEM Phoenix 2 0 2 0-2 L2 0-0 0-2 198 210 94.29% 0.00%
NZ Breakers 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0.00% 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: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
December: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)

Regular season

Ladder
2020-21 NBL ladder
LadderInformation
Pos.Nat.NamePld.W.L.Last 5StreakHomeAwayForAgainstPts %Win %
1 Melbourne United 5 5 0 5-0 W5 2-0 3-0 456 407 112.04% 100.00%
2 The Hawks 5 4 1 4-1 L1 0-0 4-1 443 410 108.05% 80.00%
3 Adelaide 36ers 7 4 3 3-2 L1 4-3 0-0 606 629 96.34% 57.14%
4 SEM Phoenix 6 3 3 3-2 W1 1-0 2-3 551 553 99.64% 50.00%
5 Sydney Kings 5 2 3 2-3 W1 0-0 2-3 446 428 104.21% 40.00%
6 Brisbane Bullets 5 2 3 2-3 L1 2-3 0-0 457 479 95.41% 40.00%
7 Perth Wildcats (RC) 3 1 2 1-2 L2 1-1 0-1 248 241 102.90% 33.33%
8 NZ Breakers 3 1 2 1-2 W1 0-0 1-2 254 261 97.32% 33.33%
9 Cairns Taipans 7 1 6 0-5 L6 1-5 0-1 591 644 91.77% 14.29%

Current Round
Round 4
Total Rounds
TBD
Games per Team
36
Total Games
162

Legend
  • (RC) Reigning Champion
  • Ladder
    Updated: 7 February 2021

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.
Team 1 2 3 4 5
Adelaide 36ers 3533
Brisbane Bullets 6956
Cairns Taipans 4789
Melbourne United 1121
New Zealand Breakers –897
Perth Wildcats –248
South East Melbourne Phoenix 7664
Sydney Kings 5475
The Hawks 2312

Game log
2020–21 game log
Total: 5–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 3–0)
January: 4–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 3–0)
February: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
4 5 February @ Brisbane Bullets W 96–109 Chris Goulding (27) Jock Landale (12) Mitch McCarron (8) Nissan Arena
2,234		 4–0
5 7 February Perth Wildcats W 75–71 Jock Landale (16) Jack White (8) Scotty Hopson (6) Bendigo Stadium
1,953		 5–0
6 10 February @ The Hawks boxscore WIN Entertainment Centre
7 13 February Cairns Taipans boxscore Bendigo Stadium

See also

References
  1. "NBL21 Free Agency Preview: Everything You Need to Know | NBL". NBL.com.au.
  2. "Jack White Inks Long-Term Deal in Australia's NBL". Duke University. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. Ward, Roy (16 July 2020). "Melbourne United retain franchise player Chris Goulding in three-year deal". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  4. "Yudai Baba signs with NBL's Melbourne United". The Japan Times. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  5. "David Barlow Re-signs With Melbourne United For Another Year". www.melbourneutd.com.au. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  6. Evans, Kyle (26 July 2020). "Short back in black for 2020-21 NBL season". The Courier. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  7. "Sam McDaniel re-signs with Melbourne United". www.melbourneutd.com.au. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  8. "Prather, Melbourne United part ways". ESPN.com. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  9. "Thank You Ross McMains". www.facebook.com. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  10. "Scotty Hopson Signs with Melbourne United". NBL.com.au. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  11. "Young Australian Star Jock Landale Signs with Melbourne United". NBL.com.au. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
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