2020–21 Sydney Kings season

The 2020–21 NBL season is the 32nd season for the Sydney Kings in the NBL.

2020–21 Sydney Kings season
Head Coach Adam Forde
Captain Daniel Kickert
StadiumQudos Bank Arena, Sydney
NBL results
Ladder5th
Wins2
Losses3

Roster

Squad

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2020–21 Sydney Kings roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G/F 0 Louzada Silva, Marcos  (NS) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 21 – (1999-07-02)2 July 1999
C 1 Hunter, Jordan 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 30 – (1990-08-20)20 August 1990
G 2 Hutchison, Lochlan (DP) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 21 – (1999-10-29)29 October 1999
G 3 Vasiljevic, Dejan 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 23 – (1997-04-26)26 April 1997
G 5 Glover, Angus  1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 22 – (1998-09-08)8 September 1998
G 7 Bruce, Shaun 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 30 – (1991-01-13)13 January 1991
G/F 8 Newley, Brad 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 35 – (1985-02-18)18 February 1985
F 9 Moller, Craig 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 26 – (1994-08-22)22 August 1994
F 10 Cooks, Xavier  2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 25 – (1995-09-19)19 September 1995
F 12 Martin, Jarell (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 26 – (1994-05-24)24 May 1994
F 13 Vodanovich, Tom 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 26 – (1994-07-28)28 July 1994
F/C 14 Kickert, Daniel  (C) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 37 – (1983-05-29)29 May 1983
F/C 15 Woodhill, Archie (DP) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
G 22 Ware, Casper (I) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 31 – (1990-01-17)17 January 1990
F 25 Galloway, Yalin (DP) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
G 30 Kernich-Drew, Dexter 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 29 – (1991-10-16)16 October 1991
Head coach
  • Adam Forde
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (TP) Training player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured
Updated: 5 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: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
December: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)

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: 2–3 (Home: 0–0; Road: 2–3)
January: 1–3 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–3)
February: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
5 6 February @ Adelaide 36ers W 75–94 Casper Ware (27) Jordan Hunter (11) Shaun Bruce (7) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
7,317		 2–3
6 12 February New Zealand Breakers boxscore Qudos Bank Arena
7 14 February The Hawks boxscore Qudos Bank Arena

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

Re-signed
Player Signed
Craig Moller[1]3 June
Shaun Bruce[2]15 June
Xavier Cooks[3]7 July
Casper Ware[4]27 August
Daniel Kickert[5]3 September

Additions
Player Signed Former team
Dejan Vasiljevic[6]17 JulyMiami
Angus Glover[7]20 JulyIllawarra Hawks
Jarell Martin[8]2 DecemberRio Grande Valley Vipers
Tom Vodanovich[9]2 JanuaryBBC Telstar Hesper
Jaylin Galloway[10]14 JanuaryAustralian Institute of Sport
Lochlan Hutchison[10]14 JanuarySutherland Sharks
Archie Woodhill[10]14 JanuaryAustralian Institute of Sport
Dexter Kernich-Drew[11]5 FebruaryMelbourne United

Subtractions
Player Reason left New team
Kevin Lisch[12] Retired Sydney Kings (assistant)
Jae'Sean Tate[13] Released Houston Rockets
Andrew Bogut[14] Retired N/A
Lucas Walker[15] Retired N/A
Deshon Taylor[16] Free Agent Canterbury Rams

See also

References
  1. "Kings Take Moller Contract Option | NBL". nbl.com.au. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  2. "Shaun Bruce Re-Signs with Sydney | NBL". nbl.com.au. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  3. "Cooks Re-signs with Kings | NBL". nbl.com.au. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. "Casper Ware Recommits to Kings | NBL". nbl.com.au.
  5. "Daniel Kickert Re-Signs With Sydney | NBL". nbl.com.au.
  6. "Sydney Sign Dejan Vasiljevic on Multi-Year Deal | NBL". nbl.com.au.
  7. "Kings Ink Angus Glover on Three-Year Deal | NBL". nbl.com.au.
  8. "Sydney Sign Former First Round Pick Jarell Martin". nbl.com.au.
  9. "Kings Name Vodanovich as Cooks Injury Replacement". nbl.com.au.
  10. "Kings lock in young trio ahead of NBL21 tip off". sydneykings.com.
  11. "Kings Add Dexter Kernich-Drew as Injury Replacement". NBL.com.au. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  12. "Kevin Lisch Announces Retirement | NBL". nbl.com.au.
  13. "NBL Congratulates Will Magnay and Jae'Sean Tate | NBL". nbl.com.au. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  14. "Andrew Bogut Announces Retirement | NBL". NBL.com.au.
  15. "Lucas Walker moves to Wollongong to launch new national fitness company". illawarramercury.com.au.
  16. "Canterbury Rams Announce The Signing Of Deshon Taylor". Canterbury Rams. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
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