2020–21 South East Melbourne Phoenix season

The 2020–21 NBL season is the 2nd season for the South East Melbourne Phoenix in the NBL.

2020–21 South East Melbourne Phoenix season
Head Coach Simon Mitchell
Co-Captains Kyle Adnam
Mitch Creek
Adam Gibson
StadiumJohn Cain Arena, Melbourne
State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
NBL results
Ladder5th
Wins2
Losses3

Roster

Squad

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2020–21 South East Melbourne Phoenix roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 1 Gibson, Adam (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 34 – (1986-10-30)30 October 1986
G 3 Gliddon, Cameron 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 31 – (1989-08-16)16 August 1989
G 4 Adnam, Kyle (C) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 27 – (1993-11-18)18 November 1993
G/F 7 Te Rangi, Reuben 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 26 – (1994-10-14)14 October 1994
G 8 Mauriohooho-Le'afa, Izayah (DP) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 24 – (1996-11-07)7 November 1996
F 10 Wetzell, Yanni 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 24 – (1996-07-08)8 July 1996
G 21 Stephens, Kendall 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 26 – (1994-11-11)11 November 1994
G 22 Pineau, Dane  2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 26 – (1994-08-02)2 August 1994
F/C 26 Moore, Ben (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 25 – (1995-05-13)13 May 1995
G 28 Sykes, Keifer (I) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 27 – (1993-12-30)30 December 1993
F/C 30 Forsyth, Tristan (DP) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 107 kg (236 lb)
C 50 Karena, Mike 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 122 kg (269 lb) 27 – (1993-10-24)24 October 1993
G/F 55 Creek, Mitch (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 28 – (1992-04-27)27 April 1992
Head coach
  • Simon Mitchell
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (TP) Training player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured
Updated: 15 February 2021


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: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)
December: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)

Regular season

Ladder
2020-21 NBL ladder
LadderInformation
Pos.Nat.NamePld.W.L.Last 5StreakHomeAwayForAgainstPts %Win %
1 The Hawks 4 4 0 4-0 W4 0-0 4-0 362 312 116.03% 100.00%
2 Melbourne United 4 4 0 4-0 W4 1-0 3-0 381 336 113.39% 100.00%
3 Adelaide 36ers 6 4 2 4-1 W3 4-2 0-0 531 535 99.25% 66.67%
4 Perth Wildcats (RC) 2 1 1 1-1 L1 1-1 0-0 177 166 106.63% 50.00%
5 SEM Phoenix 5 2 3 2-3 L1 0-0 2-3 453 472 95.97% 40.00%
6 Brisbane Bullets 5 2 3 2-3 L1 2-3 0-0 457 479 95.41% 40.00%
7 Sydney Kings 4 1 3 1-3 L2 0-0 1-3 352 353 99.72% 25.00%
8 Cairns Taipans 6 1 5 0-5 L5 1-4 0-1 512 559 91.59% 16.67%
9 NZ Breakers 2 0 2 0-2 L2 0-0 0-2 169 182 92.86% 0.00%

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

Legend
  • (RC) Reigning Champion
  • Ladder
    Updated: 5 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 4788
Melbourne United 1122
New Zealand Breakers –899
Perth Wildcats –244
South East Melbourne Phoenix 7665
Sydney Kings 5477
The Hawks 2311

Game log
2020–21 game log
Total: 2–3 (Home: 0–0; Road: 2–3)
January: 2–3 (Home: 0–0; Road: 2–3)
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
6 7 February The Hawks boxscore State Basketball Centre
7 11 February Perth Wildcats boxscore State Basketball Centre
8 14 February Perth Wildcats boxscore State Basketball Centre


Transactions
Main article: List of 2020–21 NBL season transactions

Re-signed
Player Signed
Kendall Stephens[1]18 June

Additions
Player Signed Former team
Cameron Gliddon[2]16 JulyBrisbane Bullets
Reuben Te Rangi[3]22 JulyBrisbane Bullets
Yanni Wetzell[4]28 JulySan Diego State
Izayah Mauriohooho-Le’afa[5]24 SeptemberSacramento State
Yanni Wetzell[6]14 OctoberRiesen Ludwigsburg
Ben Moore[7]9 NovemberFort Wayne Mad Ants
Tristan Forsyth[8]1 DecemberCalifornia Baptist
Keifer Sykes[9]8 DecemberPanathinaikos B.C.
Mike Karena[10]15 JanuaryNelson Giants

Subtractions
Player Reason left New team
Tai Wesley[11] Retired N/A
Ben Madgen[12] Retired N/A
John Roberson[13] Free Agent CB Estudiantes
Daniel Trist[14] Free Agent New Zealand Breakers
Yanni Wetzell[15] Released Riesen Ludwigsburg

See also

References
  1. "Stephens Re-Signs with South East Melbourne | NBL". nbl.com.au. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  2. "Cam Gliddon Joins South East Melbourne | NBL". nbl.com.au.
  3. "Reuben Te Rangi Signs with South East Melbourne | NBL". nbl.com.au.
  4. "SEM Phoenix Sign Yanni Wetzell | NBL". nbl.com.au.
  5. "Sacramento State Guard Joins Phoenix as Development Player | NBL". nbl.com.au.
  6. "Yanni Wetzell Returns to the Phoenix | NBL". nbl.com.au.
  7. "Phoenix Sign Import Ben Moore". nbl.com.au.
  8. "Phoenix Sign Heartland Local as Development Player". semphoenix.com.au.
  9. "Phoenix Complete Roster with Keifer Sykes". nbl.com.au.
  10. "Phoenix Sign Kiwi Big as Pineau Replacement". nbl.com.au.
  11. "Tai Wesley Announces Retirement | NBL". nbl.com.au.
  12. "Ben Madgen Announces Retirement | NBL". nbl.com.au.
  13. "John Roberson Won't Return to Phoenix | NBL". nbl.com.au. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  14. "Breakers Begin Free Agency With a Bang Signing Webster, Trist, Galloway | NBL". nbl.com.au. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  15. "Yanni Wetzell Exercises European Out | NBL". nbl.com.au. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
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