2021–22 Perth Wildcats season

The 2021–22 NBL season will be the 41st season for the Perth Wildcats in the NBL.

2021–22 Perth Wildcats season
Head Coach Scott Morrison
Captain Jesse Wagstaff
StadiumRAC Arena, Perth
NBL results
Ladder2nd
Wins2
Losses1

Roster

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2021–22 Perth Wildcats roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
F 1 Law, Vic (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 25 – (1995-12-19)19 December 1995
F 2 Purchase, Jack 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 26 – (1995-06-26)26 June 1995
G 3 White, Kevin 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 34 – (1987-04-07)7 April 1987
F/C 5 Hayes-Brown, Oliver (DP) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 114 kg (251 lb) 21 – (2000-04-28)28 April 2000
G 8 Norton, Mitch  1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 28 – (1993-04-01)1 April 1993
G 9 Zunic, Kyle (DP) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 22 – (1999-05-04)4 May 1999
G 11 Cotton, Bryce (I) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 29 – (1992-08-11)11 August 1992
G/F 12 Blanchfield, Todd  2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 30 – (1991-11-07)7 November 1991
C 18 Hodgson, Matt 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 30 – (1991-08-02)2 August 1991
G 20 Frazier II, Michael (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 27 – (1994-03-08)8 March 1994
F/C 22 Majok, Majok 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 29 – (1992-12-10)10 December 1992
G 23 Travers, Luke 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 20 – (2001-09-03)3 September 2001
F 24 Wagstaff, Jesse (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 35 – (1986-04-30)30 April 1986
F 25 Shervill, Corey (DP) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 23 – (1998-03-19)19 March 1998
G 41 Clarke, Mitch (DP) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 22 – (1999-11-26)26 November 1999
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Josh Cavanagh
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (SRP) Special Restricted Player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured
Updated: 2 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: 2–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–2)
November: 2–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 16 November Adelaide L 56–63 Law, Wagstaff (11) Hodgson, Law (8) Cotton, Wagstaff (3) MyState Bank Arena
not available		 0–1
2 19 November @ Brisbane L 100–90 Bryce Cotton (22) Vic Law (6) Cotton, Law (5) Ulverstone Sports & Leisure Centre
not available		 0–2
3 21 November Cairns W 96–87 Vic Law (28) Vic Law (12) Luke Travers (5) Ulverstone Sports & Leisure Centre
not available		 1–2
4 24 November Tasmania W 98–68 Bryce Cotton (18) Vic Law (9) Bryce Cotton (6) Ulverstone Sports & Leisure Centre
not available		 2–2
5 26 November @ Adelaide L 97–93 Vic Law (24) Oliver Hayes-Brown (11) Kyle Zunic (5) Elphin Sports Centre
not available		 2–3

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 Sydney Kings 2 1 1 1-1 L1 1-1 0-0 171 158 108.23% 50.00%
5 Brisbane Bullets 2 1 1 1-1 W1 0-0 1-1 171 168 101.79% 50.00%
6 Adelaide 36ers 4 2 2 2-2 W2 1-1 1-1 325 331 98.19% 50.00%
7 Cairns Taipans 2 1 1 1-1 W1 1-0 0-1 136 152 89.47% 50.00%
8 Tasmania JackJumpers (NT) 3 1 2 1-2 L2 1-1 0-1 225 226 99.56% 33.33%
9 Melbourne United (RC) 2 0 2 0-2 L2 0-1 0-1 160 173 92.49% 0.00%
10 NZ Breakers 3 0 3 0-3 L3 0-0 0-3 238 282 84.40% 0.00%

Current Round
Round 2
Total Rounds
21
Games per Team
28
Total Games
140

Legend
  • (NT) New Team
  • (RC) Reigning Champion
  • Ladder
    Updated: 12 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 85
Brisbane Bullets 76
Cairns Taipans 97
Illawarra Hawks 32
Melbourne United 69
New Zealand Breakers 1010
Perth Wildcats 23
South East Melbourne Phoenix 11
Sydney Kings 54
Tasmania JackJumpers 48

Game log
2021–22 game log
Total: 2–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–0)
December: 2–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 3 December Adelaide W 85–73 Vic Law (37) Majok Majok (12) Cotton, White (4) RAC Arena
11,950		 1–0
2 5 December Cairns W 90–67 Bryce Cotton (31) Luke Travers (14) Bryce Cotton (5) RAC Arena
10,800		 2–0
3 12 December Brisbane L 94–97 (2OT) Vic Law (29) Majok Majok (14) Cotton, Travers, White (4) RAC Arena
11,295		 2–1
4 17 December Brisbane boxscore RAC Arena
5 19 December Tasmania boxscore RAC Arena
6 28 December @ Adelaide boxscore Adelaide Entertainment Centre
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7 1 January @ Brisbane boxscore Nissan Arena
8 7 January @ Adelaide boxscore Adelaide Entertainment Centre

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

Re-signed
Player Signed
Mitch Norton[1]1 July
Jesse Wagstaff[2]5 July
Majok Majok[3]6 July
Corey Shervill[4]7 July
Kevin White[5]18 August

Additions
Player Signed Former team
Vic Law[6]27 AugustBrisbane Bullets
Kyle Zunic[7]6 SeptemberWinthrop Eagles
Jack Purchase[8]14 SeptemberAdelaide 36ers
Michael Frazier II[9]15 OctoberDelaware Blue Coats
Matt Hodgson[10]Brisbane Bullets
Oliver Hayes-Brown[11]29 OctoberDandenong Rangers
Mitch Clarke[12]2 DecemberPerry Lakes Hawks

Subtractions
Player Reason left New team
Clint Steindl[13] Free agent Tasmania JackJumpers
Will Magnay[14][15] Free agent Tasmania JackJumpers
Jarred Bairstow[16][17] Free agent Tasmania JackJumpers
John Mooney[18] Free agent Chiba Jets Funabashi

See also

References
  1. "Perth Re-Sign Mitch Norton on Three-Year Deal | NBL". NBL.com.au. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. "Wildcats Re-Sign Wagstaff for 13th Season". NBL.com.au. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  3. "Wildcats Re-Sign Majok Majok". NBL.com.au. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  4. "Shervill Re-Signs with Wildcats". NBL.com.au. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  5. "Wildcats Re-Sign Kevin White". NBL.com.au. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  6. "Wildcats Sign Vic Law for NBL22 | NBL". NBL.com.au. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  7. "Perth Sign Kyle Zunic as Development Player | NBL". NBL.com.au. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  8. "Wildcats sign sharp-shooter Jack Purchase". Wildcats.com.au. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  9. "Wildcats add more NBA experience in Michael Frazier II". Wildcats.com.au. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  10. "Perth Complete Roster with Matt Hodgson". NBL.com.au. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  11. "Wildcats add NBL1 Star as Development Player". NBL.com.au. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  12. "WA's Mitch Clarke signed as development player". Wildcats.com.au. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  13. "Clint Steindl Signs With the JackJumpers | NBL". NBL.com.au. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  14. "Magnay to move on". Wildcats.com.au. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  15. "Will Magnay Joins the JackJumpers | NBL". NBL.com.au. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  16. "Jarred Bairstow won't return in 2021/22". Wildcats.com.au. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  17. "Jarred Bairstow Joins JackJumpers". NBL.com.au. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  18. "#33 ジョン・ムーニー選手　2021-22シーズン選手契約基本合意のお知らせ". chibajets.jp (in Japanese). 15 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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