2020–21 Cairns Taipans season

2020–21 Cairns Taipans season
Head coachUnited States Mike Kelly
CaptainBrazil Scott Machado
ArenaCairns Pop-Up Arena
NBL results
Record8–28 (22.2%)
Ladder9th
Finals finishDid not qualify
Biggest win15 points
84–69 (Breakers)
Biggest defeat29 points
106–77 (@ Phoenix)
Stats at NBL.com.au
Cup results
Record2–6 (25%)
Ladder9th
Cup finishN/A
Home Attendance
Highest attendance1,945 (29 March 2021)
Lowest attendance1,808 (18 January 2021)
Average attendance1,879
Player records
PointsUnited States Oliver
17.3
ReboundsUnited States Oliver
10.0
AssistsBrazil Machado
7.0
EfficiencyAustralia Jawai
55%
All statistics correct as of 30 May 2021.

The 2020–21 Cairns Taipans season was the 22nd season for the Cairns Taipans in the NBL, and their third and final season under the guidance of Head Coach Mike Kelly.[1]

Season summary

After a successful campaign the season prior, the Taipans faced an early setback when it was announced that the redevelopment of the Cairns Convention Centre had been delayed and was unavailable for use until early February 2020, two months after the NBL announced the delayed season would start.[2] After meeting with the Queensland Minister for Housing, Public Works and Sports Mick de Brenni, it was announced that the redevelopment timeline would not be adjusted for the Taipans.[3] Following more discussions between the club and the state government, it was announced that the government would redevelop an old warehouse capable to host games across the two month period between the start of the season and when the Convention Centre becomes available, with the temporary stadium able to hold 2,000 seats.[4]

Squad

Signings

  • The Taipans only retained one of their players over the off-season, Majok Deng, who had signed a multiple season contract before the 2019–20 season.[5] Head Coach Mike Kelly had also already signed for the 2020–21 season.[6]
  • On 13 March 2020, Mojave King was signed as a Next Star player.[7] King signed with the Taipans on a three-year deal as part of the Next Stars program, which "contracts Draft eligible players in order to prepare and fast-track them to the NBA, providing an alternative option to attending college."[7]
  • On 7 March 2020, the Taipans announced that they'd taken the club option on the contracts of Mirko Djeric, Fabijan Krslovic and Kouat Noi, who would all return to Cairns on a one-year deal.[8]
  • On 3 August 2020, the Taipans re-signed co-captain Nathan Jawai on an two-year deal, extending his stint at the club to at least seven years.[9]
  • On 6 August 2020, Jarrod Kenny joined the list of returning Taipans and signed a one-season deal with the club.[10]
  • On 14 August 2020, the Taipans signed Jordan Ngatai to a two-year deal.[11]
  • On 3 September 2020, George Blagojevic re-signed with the club on a two-year deal (with the second year being a club option).[12]
  • On 16 November 2020, Cameron Oliver re-signed with the Snakes on a two-year deal, signing as the team's first import for the 2020–21 season,[13]
  • On 22 November 2020, Scott Machado completed the Taipans' roster by also signing a two-year deal.[14]
  • On 22 December 2020, Jordan Hunt was announced as the Taipans only development player for the season. Tad Dufelmeier and Koen Sapwell were also announced as the training players for the club.[15] Dufelmeier would later be promoted to the playing roster to cover the injury of Deng.
  • After both Deng and Noi were injured throughout the season, on 2 April 2021, Hyrum Harris was signed as a nominated injury player.[16]
  • On 18 April 2020, Oliver's contract was waived for the season to allow him to return home to the U.S. to support his wife during her pregnancy.[17]
  • On 20 April 2020, Venky Jois was signed for the remainder of the season.[18]
  • On 30 May 2021, the Taipans announced that Head Coach Kelly wouldn't be returning to the club for the final year of his contract.[1]

Roster

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2020–21 Cairns Taipans roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F 0 United States Oliver, Cameron (I, IN) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 27 – (1996-07-11)11 July 1996
G 1 New Zealand King, Mojave Injured (NS) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 21 – (2002-06-11)11 June 2002
G 3 Brazil Machado, Scott (I & C) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 33 – (1990-06-08)8 June 1990
G 4 Australia Dufelmeier, Tad 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 28 – (1996-02-09)9 February 1996
G 5 Australia Đerić, Mirko 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 29 – (1995-04-17)17 April 1995
G 6 New Zealand Kenny, Jarrod 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 38 – (1985-09-17)17 September 1985
F 9 Australia Blagojevic, George 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 27 – (1996-10-18)18 October 1996
C 10 New Zealand Hunt, Jordan (DP) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 26 – (1997-09-12)12 September 1997
F 11 New Zealand Ngatai, Jordan 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 31 – (1993-03-07)7 March 1993
F 12 Australia Noi, Kouat Injured 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 26 – (1997-10-29)29 October 1997
F 13 South Sudan Deng, Majok 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 31 – (1993-03-01)1 March 1993
C 15 Australia Jawai, Nathan 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 140 kg (309 lb) 37 – (1986-10-10)10 October 1986
F 20 Australia Krslovic, Fabijan Injured 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 28 – (1995-06-23)23 June 1995
F 55 Australia Jois, Venky (IN) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 30 – (1993-07-07)7 July 1993
Head coach
  • United States Mike Kelly
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Australia Brett Havercroft
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (TP) Training player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured
  • Roster
Updated: 4 May 2021

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Development
C Nathan Jawai Jordan Hunt
PF Majok Deng Venky Jois Fabijan Krslovic Injured
SF Jordan Ngatai George Blagojevic Kouat Noi Injured
SG Mojave King Mirko Djeric
PG Scott Machado Tad Dufelmeier Jarrod Kenny

Pre-season

Ladder

2020–21 NBL pre-season ladder
Ladder Information
Pos. Nat. Name Pld. W. L. Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against Pts % Win %
1 Australia Melbourne 1 1 0 1–0 W1 0–0 1–0 97 81 119.75% 100.00%
2 Australia Sydney 1 1 0 1–0 W1 1–0 0–0 98 89 110.11% 100.00%
3 Australia Adelaide 3 2 1 2–1 L1 2–0 0–1 276 225 122.67% 66.67%
4 Australia Perth (RC) 2 1 1 1–1 L1 1–1 0–0 165 165 100.00% 50.00%
5 Australia Cairns 2 1 1 1–1 W1 1–1 0–0 177 185 95.68% 50.00%
6 Australia Brisbane 4 2 2 2–2 W2 2–0 0–2 347 378 91.80% 50.00%
7 Australia Illawarra 3 1 2 1–2 L1 0–0 1–2 254 263 96.58% 33.33%
8 Australia S.E. Melbourne 2 0 2 0–2 L2 0–0 0–2 198 210 94.29% 0.00%

Total Rounds
5 weeks

Total Games
11 games

Legend
  • (RC) Reigning Champion
  • Updated: 9 January 2021

Game log

December

31 December 2020
18:00
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Cairns Taipans 81, Melbourne United 97
Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 13–22, 20–31, 24–26
Pts: King 21
Rebs: Krslovic 7
Asts: Machado 6		 Pts: Goulding 17
Rebs: Landale 8
Asts: McCarron 5
Cairns Pop-Up Arena, Cairns
Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Alex McEwan, Jacqui Dover

January

9 January 2021
18:00
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broadcast
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Cairns Taipans 96, Adelaide 36ers 88
Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 15–18, 27–26, 28–22
Pts: Noi 22
Rebs: Oliver 11
Asts: Machado 8		 Pts: Sloan 24
Rebs: Johnson 10
Asts: Dillon 3
Cairns Pop-Up Arena, Cairns
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Marc Mill, Alex McEwan, Jacqui Dover

Regular season

Ladder

Pos 2020–21 NBL season
  • v
  • t
  • e
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Melbourne United 36 28 8 77.78% 4–1 W3 14–4 14–4 3189 2956 107.88%
2 Perth Wildcats 36 25 11 69.44% 3–2 L2 13–5 12–6 3133 2900 108.03%
3 Illawarra Hawks 36 20 16 55.56% 4–1 L1 11–7 9–9 2962 2954 100.27%
4 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 36 19 17 52.78% 2–3 L1 9–9 10–8 3217 3124 102.98%
5 Sydney Kings 36 19 17 52.78% 4–1 W3 11–7 8–10 3112 3087 100.81%
6 Brisbane Bullets 36 18 18 50.00% 4–1 W1 9–9 9–9 3204 3274 97.86%
7 Adelaide 36ers 36 13 23 36.11% 0–5 L7 10–8 3–15 2985 3156 94.58%
8 New Zealand Breakers 36 12 24 33.33% 2–3 L1 8–10 4–14 2937 3021 97.22%
9 Cairns Taipans 36 8 28 22.22% 1–4 L2 6–12 2–16 2940 3207 91.67%

Updated to match(es) played on 9 June 2021. Source: NBL.com.au

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.
2020–21 NBL season
  • v
  • t
  • e
Team 1 2 3 4 5 NBL Cup 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
6 7 8 9
Adelaide 36ers 3 5 3 3 3 4 6 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Brisbane Bullets 6 9 5 6 6 7 5 4 5 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Cairns Taipans 4 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Illawarra Hawks 2 3 1 2 2 2 4 3 3 4 3 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3
Melbourne United 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
New Zealand Breakers – 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Perth Wildcats – 2 4 7 7 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 7 6 6 4 4 5 3 7 4 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 4
Sydney Kings 5 4 7 5 5 6 7 6 6 6 5 4 6 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 5

Game log

Round 1

16 January 2021
19:00
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Cairns Taipans 87, Sydney Kings 86
Scoring by quarter: 24–30, 26–21, 14–19, 23–16
Pts: Machado 17
Rebs: Oliver 11
Asts: Machado 8		 Pts: Ware 18
Rebs: Martin 8
Asts: Bruce 4
Cairns Pop-Up Arena, Cairns
Attendance: 1,919
Referees: Chris Reid, Nathan Durant, Daniel Battye
18 January 2021
18:30
boxscore
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Cairns Taipans 76, The Hawks 92
Scoring by quarter: 19–31, 22–19, 19–19, 16–23
Pts: Deng 20
Rebs: Oliver 12
Asts: Machado 11		 Pts: Harvey 25
Rebs: Simon 12
Asts: Harvey 7
Cairns Pop-Up Arena, Cairns
Attendance: 1,808
Referees: Chris Reid, Daniel Battye, Mitch Hare

Round 2

23 January 2021
19:00
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Cairns Taipans 91, Sydney Kings 99
Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 15–23, 34–26, 20–27
Pts: Oliver 27
Rebs: Oliver 10
Asts: Machado 9		 Pts: Martin, Ware 22
Rebs: Martin 11
Asts: Bruce, Moller 4
Cairns Pop-Up Arena, Cairns
Attendance: 1,930
Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Mitch Hare, Ruben Woolcock
25 January 2021
18:30
boxscore
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Cairns Taipans 85, Melbourne United 87
Scoring by quarter: 21–29, 24–22, 17–18, 23–18
Pts: Machado 19
Rebs: Oliver 13
Asts: Machado 6		 Pts: Landale 19
Rebs: Lual-Acuil 11
Asts: Ili, McCarron 4
Cairns Pop-Up Arena, Cairns
Attendance: 1,896
Referees: Chris Reid, Daniel Battye, Ruben Woolcock

Round 3

28 January 2021
18:30
boxscore
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Cairns Taipans 70, The Hawks 90
Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 24–26, 19–16, 15–29
Pts: Oliver 20
Rebs: Oliver 11
Asts: Machado 7		 Pts: Harvey 21
Rebs: Simon 8
Asts: Simon 5
Cairns Pop-Up Arena, Cairns
Attendance: 1,849
Referees: Chris Reid, Mitch Hare, Ruben Woolcock
30 January 2021
16:30
boxscore
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Brisbane Bullets 105, Cairns Taipans 103 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 21–32, 21–17, 29–18, Overtime: 15–13
Pts: Sobey 30
Rebs: Law 11
Asts: Sobey 5		 Pts: Machado 23
Rebs: Oliver 8
Asts: Machado 10
Nissan Arena, Brisbane
Attendance: 4,065
Referees: Chris Reid, Nathan Durrant, Marc Mill

Round 4

6 February 2021
16:30
boxscore
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Cairns Taipans 79, New Zealand Breakers 85
Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 24–16, 22–18, 13–26
Pts: Machado 25
Rebs: Oliver 10
Asts: Machado 12		 Pts: T. Webster 25
Rebs: T. Webster 11
Asts: T. Webster 5
Cairns Pop-Up Arena, Cairns
Attendance: 1,891
Referees: James Boyer, Vaughan Mayberry, Marc Mill
8 February 2021
18:30
boxscore
report
Cairns Taipans 84, New Zealand Breakers 69
Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 21–16, 23–18, 18–19
Pts: Deng 21
Rebs: Oliver 11
Asts: Machado 11		 Pts: T. Webster 13
Rebs: Abercrombie 7
Asts: Patterson 4
Cairns Pop-Up Arena, Cairns
Attendance: 1,828
Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Nathan Durant, Marc Mill

NBL Cup

Round 6
20 February 2021
15:00
boxscore
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Cairns Taipans 101, Illawarra Hawks 95
Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 21–27, 28–26, 33–24
Pts: Machado 31
Rebs: Machado, Oliver 8
Asts: Machado 6		 Pts: Harvey 24
Rebs: Froling 12
Asts: Harvey 6
John Cain Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 3,711
Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Mitch Hare, Ruben Woolcock
22 February 2021
19:30
boxscore
report
Melbourne United 88, Cairns Taipans 81
Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 18–17, 23–20, 30–19
Pts: Landale 18
Rebs: Landale 11
Asts: McCarron 8		 Pts: Noi 27
Rebs: Krslovic 7
Asts: Machado 9
John Cain Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 2,313
Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Damian Lyons, Elliot Green
Round 7
26 February 2021
19:30
boxscore
report
Cairns Taipans 69, Perth Wildcats 89
Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 24–18, 9–18, 19–28
Pts: Oliver 19
Rebs: Oliver 14
Asts: Machado 8		 Pts: Cotton 23
Rebs: Mooney 12
Asts: Cotton 8
John Cain Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 809
Referees: Scott Beker, Nathan Durant, Daniel Battye
28 February 2021
16:30
boxscore
report
Brisbane Bullets 115, Cairns Taipans 99
Scoring by quarter: 25–28, 35–23, 26–22, 29–22
Pts: Sobey 30
Rebs: Froling 11
Asts: Cadee 6		 Pts: Machado 26
Rebs: Oliver 6
Asts: Scott Machado 6
John Cain Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 3,195
Referees: Scott Beker, Mitch Hare, Elliot Green
Round 8
4 March 2021
17:00
boxscore
report
Cairns Taipans 96, Sydney Kings 92
Scoring by quarter: 26–28, 25–13, 22–26, 23–25
Pts: Machado 24
Rebs: Krslovic 10
Asts: Machado 4		 Pts: Vasiljevic 32
Rebs: Hunter 6
Asts: Moller, Ware 4
State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
Attendance: 1,355
Referees: Chris Reid, Damian Lyon, Alex McEwan
6 March 2021
17:30
boxscore
report
Adelaide 36ers 81, Cairns Taipans 71
Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 22–17, 18–18, 22–15
Pts: Johnson 30
Rebs: Johnson 9
Asts: Giddey 8		 Pts: Krslovic 12
Rebs: Machado, Oliver 6
Asts: Machado 7
John Cain Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 3,708
Referees: Chris Reid, Ruben Woolcock, Alex McEwan
Round 9
10 March 2021
17:00
boxscore
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New Zealand Breakers 86, Cairns Taipans 83
Scoring by quarter: 24–11, 22–21, 14–20, 16–21
Pts: Abercrombie 20
Rebs: Iverson 11
Asts: T. Webster 4		 Pts: Oliver 19
Rebs: Oliver 7
Asts: Machado 4
John Cain Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 3,675
Referees: Michael Aylen, Nathan Durant, Travis Stewart
12 March 2021
19:30
boxscore
report
Cairns Taipans 81, South East Melbourne Phoenix 85
Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 22–27, 19–18, 26–20
Pts: Machado 24
Rebs: Krslovic 8
Asts: Djeric, Machado 3		 Pts: Creek 21
Rebs: Gliddon, Wetzell 8
Asts: Gliddon 5
John Cain Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 2,478
Referees: Michael Aylen, Hugh Starkey, Daniel Troy

Round 10

19 March 2021
18:30
boxscore
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Perth Wildcats 93, Cairns Taipans 75
Scoring by quarter: 31–19, 24–21, 18–17, 20–18
Pts: Cotton 28
Rebs: Mooney 8
Asts: Cotton 5		 Pts: Machado 16
Rebs: Noi 9
Asts: Noi 3
RAC Arena, Perth
Attendance: 9,997
Referees: Chris Reid, Mitch Hare, Craig Copes
21 March 2021
17:00
boxscore
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Sydney Kings 75, Cairns Taipans 73
Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 23–16, 12–20, 20–16
Pts: Martin, Ware 16
Rebs: Moller 8
Asts: Louzada, Martin, Moller, Vasiljevic, Ware 2		 Pts: Machado 21
Rebs: Oliver 7
Asts: Machado 7
Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
Attendance: 5,187
Referees: Scott Beker, Damian Lyons, Daniel Battye

Round 11

28 March 2021
16:00
boxscore
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Cairns Taipans 79, Adelaide 36ers 65
Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 22–16, 12–16, 21–15
Pts: Oliver 19
Rebs: Oliver 9
Asts: Machado 6		 Pts: Johnson 21
Rebs: Johnson 8
Asts: Dech 5
Cairns Pop-Up Arena, Cairns
Attendance: 1,945
Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Marc Mill, Alex McEwan

Round 12

2 April 2021
17:30
boxscore
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Melbourne United 95, Cairns Taipans 85
Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 23–24, 24–19, 22–21
Pts: Landale 20
Rebs: Landale 11
Asts: McCarron 5		 Pts: Oliver 19
Rebs: Oliver 12
Asts: Machado 6
John Cain Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 3,673
Referees: Chris Reid, Damian Lyons, Elliot Green
4 April 2021
17:00
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Cairns Taipans 73, Melbourne United 83
Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 18–19, 20–19, 13–21
Pts: Machado 20
Rebs: Oliver 10
Asts: Machado 7		 Pts: Goulding 15
Rebs: Lual-Acuil 10
Asts: Landale, McCarron 6
Cairns Pop-Up Arena, Cairns
Attendance: 1,847
Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Alex McEwan, Marc Mill

Round 13

11 April 2021
17:00
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Illawarra Hawks 82, Cairns Taipans 80
Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 21–15, 10–16, 26–29
Pts: Harvey 35
Rebs: Ogilvy 9
Asts: Ogilvy 5		 Pts: Oliver 27
Rebs: Oliver 12
Asts: Oliver 5
WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Attendance: 3,064
Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Mitch Hare, Mark Grist

Round 14

14 April 2021
19:30
boxscore
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Cairns Taipans 91, Adelaide 36ers 88
Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 28–22, 21–20, 25–20
Pts: Oliver 25
Rebs: Oliver 17
Asts: Dufelmeier 8		 Pts: Johnson 24
Rebs: Giddey 7
Asts: Giddey 9
Cairns Pop-Up Arena, Cairns
Attendance: 1,869
Referees: Michael Aylen, Marc Mill, Alex McEwan
17 April 2021
20:00
boxscore
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Sydney Kings 89, Cairns Taipans 84
Scoring by quarter: 27–12, 22–26, 16–27, 24–19
Pts: Ware 40
Rebs: Hunter 8
Asts: Bruce 4		 Pts: Oliver 27
Rebs: Oliver 19
Asts: Dufelmeier, Machado 5
Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
Attendance: 5,214
Referees: Scott Beker, Nathan Durant, Daniel Battye

Round 15

23 April 2021
19:30
boxscore
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New Zealand Breakers 68, Cairns Taipans 70
Scoring by quarter: 10–12, 15–27, 19–17, 24–14
Pts: Delany 23
Rebs: Delany 14
Asts: C. Webster 7		 Pts: Jawai 21
Rebs: Jawai 8
Asts: Machado 8
Silverdome, Launceston
Attendance: 1,287
Referees: Scott Beker, Damian Lyons, Ruben Woolcock
25 April 2021
17:00
boxscore
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Cairns Taipans 66, South East Melbourne Phoenix 86
Scoring by quarter: 16–29, 23–18, 14–28, 13–15
Pts: Jois 12
Rebs: Jawai, Jois 8
Asts: Machado 4		 Pts: Gliddon 22
Rebs: Creek 8
Asts: Mauriohooho-Le'afa 4
Cairns Pop-Up Arena, Cairns
Attendance: 1,905
Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Daniel Battye, Marc Mill

Round 16

4 May 2021
19:00
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Adelaide 36ers 92, Cairns Taipans 76
Scoring by quarter: 27–9, 19–21, 23–17, 23–29
Pts: Paul 18
Rebs: Johnson, Paul 10
Asts: Giddey 6		 Pts: Deng 16
Rebs: Jois 9
Asts: Machado 7
Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
Attendance: 7,001
Referees: Michael Aylen, Nathan Durant, Hugh Starkey

Round 17

8 May 2021
20:00
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Cairns Taipans 87, Brisbane Bullets 96
Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 20–27, 21–21, 21–18
Pts: Jawai 20
Rebs: Deng 9
Asts: Machado 7		 Pts: Sobey 25
Rebs: Harrison, Sobey 9
Asts: Sobey 5
Cairns Pop-Up Arena, Cairns
Attendance: 1,903
Referees: Chris Reid, Nathan Durant, Alex McEwan

Round 18

14 May 2021
19:30
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South East Melbourne Phoenix 106, Cairns Taipans 77
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 36–25, 29–14, 20–18
Pts: Creek 20
Rebs: Wetzell 11
Asts: Sykes 4		 Pts: Djeric 17
Rebs: Blagojevic, Jois 4
Asts: Dufelmeier 4
John Cain Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 1,711
Referees: Chris Reid, Daniel Battye, Marty Davison
17 May 2021
19:30
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Cairns Taipans 78, Perth Wildcats 89
Scoring by quarter: 26–28, 18–17, 21–20, 13–24
Pts: Jawai 20
Rebs: Jawai 9
Asts: Machado 8		 Pts: Cotton 24
Rebs: Mooney 10
Asts: Cotton
Cairns Pop-Up Arena, Cairns
Attendance: 1,811
Referees: Damian Lyons, Daniel Battye, Mark Mill

Round 19

21 May 2021
19:30
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Perth Wildcats 100, Cairns Taipans 79
Scoring by quarter: 26–28, 21–14, 30–14, 23–23
Pts: Blanchfield, Cotton 19
Rebs: Magnay 9
Asts: Norton 5		 Pts: Djeric 15
Rebs: Jois 5
Asts: Dufelmeier 6
RAC Arena, Perth
Attendance: 10,671
Referees: James Boyer, Mitch Hare, Craig Copes
23 May 2021
17:00
boxscore
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Illawarra Hawks 93, Cairns Taipans 81
Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 27–30, 23–6, 24–22
Pts: Jessup 24
Rebs: Oglivy 11
Asts: Harvey 9		 Pts: Machado 17
Rebs: Jois, Krslovic, Machado 4
Asts: Machado 9
WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Attendance: 2,258
Referees: James Boyer, Mitch Hare, Mark Grist

Round 20

26 May 2021
19:30
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Cairns Taipans 96, Brisbane Bullets 101
Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 22–28, 28–29, 21–20
Pts: King 25
Rebs: Jawai 7
Asts: Machado 11		 Pts: Sobey 21
Rebs: Froling 8
Asts: Sobey 8
Cairns Pop-Up Arena, Cairns
Attendance: 1,908
Referees: Damian Lyons, James Griguol, Jacqui Dover
28 May 2021
19:30
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South East Melbourne Phoenix 87, Cairns Taipans 94
Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 2520, 26–19, 14–31
Pts: Wetzell 25
Rebs: Wetzell 7
Asts: Sykes 7		 Pts: Deng 22
Rebs: Jawai 10
Asts: Dufelmeier, Jawai 5
Cairns Pop-Up Arena, Cairns
Attendance: 1,251
Referees: Damian Lyons, Ruben Woolcock, Mark Mill
31 May 2021
19:30
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Melbourne United 101, Cairns Taipans 76
Scoring by quarter: 29–13, 26–29, 22–13, 24–21
Pts: Landale 19
Rebs: Peatling 11
Asts: Hopson 5		 Pts: Djeric 16
Rebs: Jawai 6
Asts: Djeric, Machado 3
Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
Attendance: closed event
Referees: Chris Reid, Mitch Hare, Jacqui Dover

Round 21

2 June 2021
19:30
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New Zealand Breakers 84, Cairns Taipans 78
Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 16–26, 14–17, 29–19
Pts: T. Webster 23
Rebs: Iverson 12
Asts: C. Webster 4		 Pts: Machado 21
Rebs: Jawai 8
Asts: Machado 10
Energy Events Centre, Rotorua
Attendance: 2,435
Referees: Nathan Durant, Marty Davison, Ryan Jones

Awards

Regular season

Player of the Week

Round 4, Scott Machado

Round 14, Cameron Oliver

MVP

Round 1, vs Sydney Kings: Scott Machado

Round 4, vs New Zealand Breakers: Majok Deng

Round 6, vs Illawarra Hawks: Scott Machado

Round 8, vs Sydney Kings: Nathan Jawai

Round 11, vs Adelaide 36ers: Cameron Oliver

Round 14, vs Adelaide 36ers: Cameron Oliver

Round 15, @ New Zealand Breakers: Nathan Jawai

Round 20, @ South East Melbourne Phoenix: Mirko Djeric

See also

References

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  2. ^ King, Gavin (8 June 2020). "Cairns Convention Centre redevelopment delayed yet again". www.tropicnow.com.au. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. ^ Mason, Grace (2 July 2020). "'Taipans must stay in Cairns': Minister to meet with club". www.cairnspost.com.au. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  4. ^ Gerrans, Jordan. "Cairns prepares for brand new NBL home". www.cairnspost.com.au. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  5. ^ "PLAYER SIGNING | Majok Deng". www.taipans.com.
  6. ^ "Taipans Coach of the Year signs on for two more". www.taipans.com.
  7. ^ a b "Mojave King signs with Cairns Taipans as part of NBL's Next Stars program". www.foxsports.com.au.
  8. ^ "NBL: Cairns Taipans lock in three for upcoming season". www.cairnspost.com.au.
  9. ^ Gerrans, Jordan (3 August 2020). "Co-captain locked in for NBL club". www.cairnspost.com.au. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Persistence pays off for Jarrod Kenny as he secures new Cairns deal to go with NBL title". Stuff. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Taipans welcome Jordan Ngatai". www.taipans.com. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  12. ^ Bowles, Annabel (3 September 2020). "Blagojevic completes Taipans' 2020-21 stellar local lineup | Tropic Now - Cairns News". www.tropicnow.com.au. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  13. ^ Uluc, Olgun (16 November 2020). "Taipans secure star import Cameron Oliver". ESPN.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  14. ^ McInerney, Matthew (22 November 2020). "NBL: Scott Machado, Cairns Taipans, agree to a two-year deal". GeelongAdvertiser.com.au. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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  18. ^ "Cairns Taipans Add Venky Jois | NBL". NBL.com.au. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

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