2021–22 Sydney Kings season

The 2021–22 NBL season will be the 33rd season for the Sydney Kings in the NBL.

2021–22 Sydney Kings season
Head Coach Chase Buford
Captain Shaun Bruce
StadiumQudos Bank Arena, Sydney
NBL results
Ladder4th
Wins1
Losses1

Roster

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2021–22 Sydney Kings roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
C 1 Hunter, Jordan 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 24 – (1997-08-20)20 August 1997
G 2 Adams, Jaylen (I) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 25 – (1996-05-04)4 May 1996
G 3 Vasiljevic, Dejan  1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 24 – (1997-04-26)26 April 1997
C 4 Maker, Makur (NS) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 21 – (2000-11-04)4 November 2000
G 5 Glover, Angus 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 23 – (1998-09-08)8 September 1998
F 6 Galloway, Jaylin (DP) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 18 – (2002-12-21)21 December 2002
G 7 Bruce, Shaun (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 30 – (1991-01-13)13 January 1991
F/C 8 Maker, Matur 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 23 – (1998-01-01)1 January 1998
G/F 9 Swaka Lo Buluk, Wani 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 20 – (2001-06-09)9 June 2001
F 10 Cooks, Xavier 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 26 – (1995-09-19)19 September 1995
G 11 Hunter, R. J. (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 28 – (1993-10-24)24 October 1993
F 12 Martin, Jarell (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 27 – (1994-05-24)24 May 1994
F 13 Vodanovich, Tom 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 27 – (1994-07-28)28 July 1994
G 14 Bayles, Biwali 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 19 – (2002-02-15)15 February 2002
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (SRP) Special Restricted Player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured
Updated: 10 September 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: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
November: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 13 November South East Melbourne L 75–81 Jarell Martin (15) Martin, Vodanovich (9) Xavier Cooks (3) Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
closed event		 0–1
2 15 November Melbourne W 80–75 Angus Glover (18) Xavier Cooks (14) Bayles, Cooks (4) Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
closed event		 1–1
3 18 November @ New Zealand L 97–93 Jaylen Adams (16) Xavier Cooks (11) Adams, Cooks (3) Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
closed event		 1–2
4 27 November @ Illawarra Cancelled[1] WIN Entertainment Centre
 1–2

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: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
December: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 5 December Melbourne W 79–74 Jaylen Adams (15) Jaylen Adams (9) Xavier Cooks (6) Qudos Bank Arena
8,632		 1–0
2 11 December Illawarra L 84–92 Angus Glover (16) Xavier Cooks (11) Bruce, Cooks (5) Qudos Bank Arena
6,212		 1–1
3 16 December @ Melbourne boxscore John Cain Arena
4 18 December South East Melbourne boxscore Qudos Bank Arena
5 22 December Tasmania boxscore Qudos Bank Arena
6 26 December Melbourne boxscore Qudos Bank Arena
7 31 December @ Illawarra boxscore WIN Entertainment Centre
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
8 8 January @ Tasmania boxscore MyState Bank Arena

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

Re-signed
Player Signed
Jordan Hunter[2]18 June
Jarell Martin[3]26 June
Tom Vodanovich[4]27 June
Xavier Cooks[5]30 June
Jaylin Galloway[6]22 July

Additions
Player Signed Former team
Biwali Bayles[7]27 AprilHawaii Rainbow Warriors
Wani Swaka Lo Buluk[8]9 JulyPerth Wildcats
R. J. Hunter[9]23 JulyGalatasaray
Makur Maker[10]21 AugustHoward Bison
Jaylen Adams[11]22 AugustMilwaukee Bucks
Matur Maker[12]27 AugustRio Grande Valley Vipers

Subtractions
Player Reason left New team
Craig Moller[13]Free agents.Oliver Würzburg
Brad Newley[14]Free agentMelbourne United
Jarrad Weeks[15]Free agentTasmania JackJumpers
Casper Ware[16]Free agentEnisey
Dexter Kernich-Drew[17]Free agentWaverley Falcons
Daniel Kickert[18][19]RetiredSydney Kings (assistant)

See also

References
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  4. "Tom Vodanovich Re-Signs with Sydney | NBL". NBL.com.au. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  5. "Sydney Re-Sign Xavier Cooks | NBL". NBL.com.au. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  6. "Kings Sign Jaylin Galloway to Long Term Deal | NBL". NBL.com.au. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
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