2021–22 Melbourne United season

The 2021–22 NBL season will be the 39th season for Melbourne United in the NBL, and their 8th under the banner of Melbourne United.

2021–22 Melbourne United season
Head Coach Dean Vickerman
Captain Chris Goulding
StadiumJohn Cain Arena, Melbourne
NBL results
Ladder7th
Wins1
Losses2

Roster

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2021–22 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) 27 – (1994-04-26)26 April 1994
G 1 Triplett, Zac (DP) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 20 – (2001-10-19)19 October 2001
G/F 4 Newley, Brad 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 36 – (1985-02-18)18 February 1985
G 6 Hickey, Will (DP) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 22 – (1999-01-18)18 January 1999
G 7 Agada, Caleb (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 27 – (1994-08-31)31 August 1994
G 8 Dellavedova, Matthew 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 31 – (1990-09-08)8 September 1990
F/C 12 Dalton, Callum 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 21 – (2000-05-04)4 May 2000
G/F 13 Prewster, Dion 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 31 – (1990-01-10)10 January 1990
F 14 White, Jack  2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 24 – (1997-08-05)5 August 1997
C 15 Hukporti, Ariel (NS) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 114 kg (251 lb) 19 – (2002-04-12)12 April 2002
F 20 Barlow, David 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 38 – (1983-10-22)22 October 1983
F 22 Peatling, Mason 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 24 – (1997-03-31)31 March 1997
F 35 Okwera, David (DP) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 114 kg (251 lb) 19 – (2002-07-31)31 July 2002
G 43 Goulding, Chris  (C) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 33 – (1988-10-24)24 October 1988
G 51 Ili, Shea 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 29 – (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: 1 December 2021

Pre-season
Main article: 2021–22 NBL pre-season

Ladder
2021-22 NBL pre-season ladder
LadderInformation
Pos.Nat.NamePld.W.L.Last 5StreakHomeAwayForAgainstPts %Win %
1 Illawarra Hawks 2 2 0 2-0 W2 0-0 2-0 213 202 105.45% 100.00%
2 Adelaide 36ers 5 5 0 5-0 W5 2-0 3-0 401 383 104.70% 100.00%
3 Brisbane Bullets 4 3 1 3-1 L1 1-1 2-0 350 327 107.03% 75.00%
4 NZ Breakers 3 2 1 2-1 W2 2-0 0-1 273 273 100.00% 66.67%
5 SEM Phoenix 4 2 2 2-2 W1 1-0 1-2 376 375 100.27% 50.00%
6 Perth Wildcats 5 2 3 2-3 L1 2-1 0-2 433 415 104.34% 40.00%
7 Tasmania JackJumpers (NT) 5 2 3 2-3 W1 1-1 1-2 391 403 97.02% 40.00%
8 Sydney Kings 3 1 2 1-2 L1 1-1 0-1 248 253 98.02% 33.33%
9 Melbourne United (RC) 4 1 3 1-3 L3 1-1 0-2 342 350 97.71% 25.00%
10 Cairns Taipans 5 0 5 0-5 L5 0-3 0-2 394 447 88.14% 0.00%

Total Rounds
2 weeks

Total Games
21 games

Legend
  • (NT) New Team
  • (RC) Reigning Champion
  • Updated: 28 November 2021

Game log
2021 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
November: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 13 November New Zealand W 90–84 Jo Lual-Acuil (37) Jo Lual-Acuil (11) Matthew Dellavedova (6) Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
closed event		 1–0
2 15 November @ Sydney L 80–75 Jo Lual-Acuil (13) Mason Peatling (8) Caleb Agada (4) Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
closed event		 1–1
3 20 November Illawarra L 90–97 Jo Lual-Acuil (20) Jo Lual-Acuil (9) Matthew Dellavedova (6) Melbourne Sports Centre
closed event		 1–2
4 28 November @ South East Melbourne L 89–87 Chris Goulding (26) Jo Lual-Acuil (10) Matthew Dellavedova (9) Melbourne Sports Centre
closed event		 1–3

Regular season
Main article: 2021–22 NBL regular season

Ladder
2021-22 NBL ladder
LadderInformation
Pos.Nat.NamePld.W.L.Last 5StreakHomeAwayForAgainstPts %Win %
1 SEM Phoenix 3 3 0 3-0 W3 2-0 1-0 278 239 116.32% 100.00%
2 Illawarra Hawks 2 2 0 2-0 W2 0-0 2-0 173 155 111.61% 100.00%
3 Perth Wildcats 3 2 1 2-1 L1 2-1 0-0 269 237 113.50% 66.67%
4 Brisbane Bullets 2 1 1 1-1 W1 0-0 1-1 171 168 101.79% 50.00%
5 Adelaide 36ers 4 2 2 2-2 W2 1-1 1-1 325 331 98.19% 50.00%
6 Cairns Taipans 2 1 1 1-1 W1 1-0 0-1 136 152 89.47% 50.00%
7 Melbourne United (RC) 3 1 2 1-2 W 1-1 0-1 249 220 113.18% 33.33%
8 Tasmania JackJumpers (NT) 3 1 2 1-2 L2 1-1 0-1 225 226 99.56% 33.33%
9 Sydney Kings 3 1 2 1-2 L2 1-1 0-1 218 247 88.26% 33.33%
10 NZ Breakers 3 0 3 0-3 L3 0-0 0-3 238 282 84.40% 0.00%

Current Round
Round 3
Total Rounds
21
Games per Team
28
Total Games
140

Legend
  • (NT) New Team
  • (RC) Reigning Champion
  • Ladder
    Updated: 16 December 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 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Adelaide 36ers 865
Brisbane Bullets 754
Cairns Taipans 976
Illawarra Hawks 322
Melbourne United 697
New Zealand Breakers 101010
Perth Wildcats 233
South East Melbourne Phoenix 111
Sydney Kings 549
Tasmania JackJumpers 488

Game log
2021–22 game log
Total: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
December: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 5 December @ Sydney L 79–74 Jo Lual-Acuil (12) Mason Peatling (8) Matthew Dellavedova (6) Qudos Bank Arena
8,632		 0–1
2 12 December South East Melbourne L 86–94 Matthew Dellavedova (19) Matthew Dellavedova (10) Matthew Dellavedova (5) John Cain Arena
6,361		 0–2
3 16 December Sydney W 89–47 Caleb Agada (21) Jo Lual-Acuil (8) Matthew Dellavedova (4) John Cain Arena
4,786		 1–2
4 19 December New Zealand boxscore John Cain Arena
5 26 December @ Sydney boxscore Qudos Bank Arena
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
6 1 January @ Tasmania boxscore MyState Bank Arena
7 9 January @ Illawarra boxscore WIN Entertainment Centre

Transactions
Main article: List of 2021–22 NBL season transactions

Re-signed
Player Signed
Shea Ili[1]27 June
Jo Lual-Acuil[2]30 June
David Barlow[3]5 July

Additions
Player Signed Former team
Zac Triplett[1]27 JunePortland Pilots
Brad Newley[4]8 JulySydney Kings
Matthew Dellavedova[5]9 JulyCleveland Cavaliers
Dion Prewster[6]20 JulyWellington Saints
Ariel Hukporti[7]28 JulyNevėžis Kėdainiai
David Okwera[8]28 JulyAustralian Institute of Sport
Callum Dalton[9]30 JulyBrisbane Bullets
Caleb Agada[10]24 AugustHapoel Be'er Sheva
Will Hickey[11]9 SeptemberBallarat Miners

Subtractions
Player Reason left New team
Sam Short[12]Free agentBallarat Miners
Sam McDaniel[13]Free agentTasmania JackJumpers
Mitch McCarron[14][15]Free agentAdelaide 36ers
Jock Landale[16]Free agentSan Antonio Spurs
Scotty Hopson[17][18]Free agentOklahoma City Thunder
Yudai Baba[19][20]Free agentTexas Legends
David Andersen[21]RetiredN/A

See also

References
  1. "NBL Champions begin off-season by re-signing Ili and signing Triplett". www.MelbourneUTD.com.au. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  2. "Lual-Acuil Jr re-signs with United for another season". MelbourneUTD.com.au. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  3. "David Barlow re-signs with Melbourne United". MelbourneUTD.com.au. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. "NBL Champions add veteran Brad Newley to NBL22 Roster". MelbourneUTD.com.au. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. "Australian basketball superstar Matthew Dellavedova signs with defending champions Melbourne United". MelbourneUTD.com.au. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  6. "Melbourne United Sign NZNBL MVP Dion Prewster". NBL.com.au. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  7. "German NBA Prospect Ariel Hukporti Signs as NBL Next Star with Melbourne United". NBL.com.au. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  8. "United sign German NBA prospect Ariel Hukporti as NBL Next Star and David Okwera as Development Player". MelbourneUTD.com.au. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  9. "Melbourne Sign Callum Dalton for NBL22". NBL.com.au. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  10. "Melbourne United Sign Olympian Caleb Agada". NBL.com.au. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  11. "Melbourne United sign William Hickey as Development Player". MelbourneUTD.com.au. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  12. "Sam Short returns to the Hotondo Homes Ballarat Miners". ballarat.nbl1.com.au. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  13. "Sam McDaniel Joins the March with JackJumpers". NBL.com.au. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  14. "On behalf of the players, staff, partners, Members & fans at Melbourne United, we want to thank @MitchMcCarron". Melbourne United. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  15. "Mitch McCarron Signs with the Adelaide 36ers". NBL.com.au. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  16. "SPURS SIGN JOCK LANDALE". NBA.com. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  17. "Knicks Sign Goodwin; Thunder Add Hopson". hoopsrumors.com. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021. The Thunder have signed guard Scotty Hopson to a camp deal, according to the team's PR department.
  18. "In The Post – Friday October 15". NBL.com.au. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  19. "馬場雄大、今季はNBA下部レジェンズでプレー「夢に向かって1日1日全力で頑張ります」（THE ANSWER）". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  20. Yudai Baba 馬場雄大 [@yudai_baba] (23 October 2021). "I've signed with Texas Legends of Gleague" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 October 2021 – via Twitter.
  21. "Andersen Calls Final Time-Out". NBL.com.au. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
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