2021–22 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix season

2021–22 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix season
Head coachAustralia Simon Mitchell
CaptainAustralia Kyle Adnam
ArenaJohn Cain Arena
NBL results
Record15–13 (53.6%)
Ladder6th
Finals finishDid not qualify
Stats at NBL.com.au
Player records
PointsAustralia Creek
20.5
ReboundsAustralia Broekhoff
6.7
AssistsUnited States Munford
4.3
All statistics correct as of 24 April 2022.

The 2021–22 NBL season was the 3rd season for the South East Melbourne Phoenix in the NBL.

Roster

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2021–22 South East Melbourne Phoenix roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 1 Australia Gibson, Adam 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 37 – (1986-10-30)30 October 1986
G 3 Australia Gliddon, Cameron 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 34 – (1989-08-16)16 August 1989
G 4 Australia Adnam, Kyle (C) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 30 – (1993-11-18)18 November 1993
G 5 United States Munford, Xavier (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 31 – (1992-06-01)1 June 1992
G/F 7 New Zealand Te Rangi, Reuben 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 29 – (1994-10-14)14 October 1994
G 8 New Zealand Le'afa, Izayah 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 27 – (1996-11-07)7 November 1996
G 9 Australia Sapwell, Koen (DP) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
F 13 United States Ashley, Brandon (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 29 – (1994-07-15)15 July 1994
F 14 New Zealand Smith-Milner, Tohi 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 28 – (1995-10-06)6 October 1995
C 22 Australia Pineau, Dane 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 29 – (1994-08-02)2 August 1994
F 25 United States Taylor Jr., Steve (IN) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 31 – (1993-02-15)15 February 1993
C 26 China Zhou Qi (SRP) 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 28 – (1996-01-16)16 January 1996
G 30 Australia Foxwell, Owen (DP) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 20 – (2003-08-17)17 August 2003
F/C 34 Australia Forsyth, Tristan (DP) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 26 – (1998-01-19)19 January 1998
G 40 Australia Barker, Lachlan 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 27 – (1996-07-14)14 July 1996
G/F 45 Australia Broekhoff, Ryan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 33 – (1990-08-23)23 August 1990
G/F 55 Australia Creek, Mitch 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 31 – (1992-04-27)27 April 1992
Head coach
  • Australia Simon Mitchell
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (SRP) Special restricted player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured
  • Roster
Updated: 10 February 2022

Pre-season

Ladder

2021–22 NBL pre-season ladder
Ladder Information
Pos. Nat. Name Pld. W. L. Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against Pts % Win %
1 Australia Illawarra 2 2 0 2–0 W2 0–0 2–0 213 202 105.45% 100.00%
2 Australia Adelaide 5 5 0 5–0 W5 2–0 3–0 401 383 104.70% 100.00%
3 Australia Brisbane 4 3 1 3–1 L1 1–1 2–0 350 327 107.03% 75.00%
4 New Zealand New Zealand 3 2 1 2–1 W2 2–0 0–1 273 273 100.00% 66.67%
5 Australia S.E. Melbourne 4 2 2 2–2 W1 1–0 1–2 376 375 100.27% 50.00%
6 Australia Perth 5 2 3 2–3 L1 2–1 0–2 433 415 104.34% 40.00%
7 Australia Tasmania (NT) 5 2 3 2–3 W1 1–1 1–2 391 403 97.02% 40.00%
8 Australia Sydney 3 1 2 1–2 L1 1–1 0–1 248 253 98.02% 33.33%
9 Australia Melbourne (RC) 4 1 3 1–3 L3 1–1 0–2 342 350 97.71% 25.00%
10 Australia Cairns 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: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1)
November: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 13 November @ Sydney W 75–81 Adnam, Creek (17) Ryan Broekhoff (9) Izayah Le'afa (4) Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
closed event 		1–0
2 15 November Illawarra L 112–116 (OT) Reuben Te Rangi (18) Zhou Qi (12) Kyle Adnam (12) Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
closed event 		1–1
3 20 November @ New Zealand L 92–90 Kyle Adnam (21) Zhou Qi (9) Xavier Munford (4) Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
closed event 		1–2
4 28 November Melbourne W 89–87 Ryan Broekhoff (21) Ryan Broekhoff (7) Le'Afa, Munford (4) Melbourne Sports Centre
closed event 		2–2

Regular season

Ladder

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Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Melbourne United 28 20 8 71.43% 4–1 L1 9–5 11–3 2455 2244 109.40%
2 Illawarra Hawks 28 19 9 67.86% 4–1 W2 8–6 11–3 2498 2345 106.52%
3 Sydney Kings 28 19 9 67.86% 3–2 L1 9–5 10–4 2397 2313 103.63%
4 Tasmania JackJumpers 28 17 11 60.71% 4–1 W4 8–6 9–5 2230 2220 100.45%
5 Perth Wildcats 28 16 12 57.14% 2–3 L2 7–7 9–5 2495 2377 104.96%
6 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 28 15 13 53.57% 3–2 W2 7–7 8–6 2456 2424 101.32%
7 Adelaide 36ers 28 10 18 35.71% 3–2 W1 6–8 4–10 2283 2346 97.31%
8 Brisbane Bullets 28 10 18 35.71% 2–3 L2 6–8 4–10 2379 2500 95.16%
9 Cairns Taipans 28 9 19 32.14% 1–4 W1 5–9 4–10 2228 2408 92.52%
10 New Zealand Breakers 28 5 23 17.86% 0–5 L10 2–12 3–11 2234 2478 90.15%

Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2022. 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.
2021–22 NBL season
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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Adelaide 36ers 8 6 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 7
Brisbane Bullets 7 5 7 6 6 7 6 5 7 9 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8
Cairns Taipans 9 7 4 4 5 5 5 6 9 7 9 10 9 9 10 9 9 8 8 9 9
Illawarra Hawks 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 2
Melbourne United 6 9 6 5 4 4 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
New Zealand Breakers 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10
Perth Wildcats 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 5
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 1 1 2 2 2 2 4 3 1 2 3 2 2 2 4 5 5 6 6 6 6
Sydney Kings 5 4 5 7 7 6 8 7 5 6 5 4 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 3
Tasmania JackJumpers 4 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 6 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4

Game log

2021–22 game log
Total: 15–13 (Home: 7–7; Road: 8–6)
December: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 4 December New Zealand W 89–65 Xavier Munford (27) Munford, Pineau (7) Xavier Munford (5) John Cain Arena
3,453 		1–0
2 10 December New Zealand W 95–88 Mitch Creek (36) Cameron Gliddon (6) Xavier Munford (6) John Cain Arena
3,752 		2–0
3 12 December @ Melbourne W 86–94 Zhou Qi (22) Zhou Qi (10) Creek, Le'afa (5) John Cain Arena
6,361 		3–0
4 18 December @ Sydney L 84–73 Mitch Creek (22) Zhou Qi (13) Izayah Le'afa (4) Qudos Bank Arena
6,379 		3–1
January: 3–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 15 January @ Brisbane L 100–84 Mitch Creek (19) Mitch Creek (8) Xavier Munford (7) Nissan Arena
2,389 		3–2
6 23 January @ Tasmania W 63–76 Mitch Creek (21) Ashley, Broekhoff (11) Kyle Adnam (5) MyState Bank Arena
4,235 		4–2
7 25 January Cairns W 87–77 Mitch Creek (26) Broekhoff, Creek (8) Xavier Munford (4) Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium
2,634 		5–2
8 29 January @ Brisbane W 73–88 Mitch Creek (22) Ashley, Broekhoff (7) Xavier Munford (5) Nissan Arena
2,552 		6–2
February: 4–3 (Home: 3–2; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
9 5 February Perth L 79–101 Xavier Munford (18) Ashley, Creek (9) Ashley, Creek, Munford (3) John Cain Arena
3,727 		6–3
10 7 February @ Illawarra W 87–88 Xavier Munford (24) Ryan Broekhoff (16) Xavier Munford (5) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,040 		7–3
11 10 February Sydney L 87–92 Ryan Broekhoff (25) Zhou Qi (10) Izayah Le'afa (6) John Cain Arena
2,133 		7–4
12 13 February Tasmania W 83–71 Ryan Broekhoff (18) Ryan Broekhoff (8) Kyle Adnam (5) John Cain Arena
3,875 		8–4
13 17 February @ Melbourne L 94–87 Mitch Creek (23) Zhou Qi (9) Xavier Munford (5) John Cain Arena
5,012 		8–5
14 19 February Brisbane W 98–94 Cameron Gliddon (20) Ryan Broekhoff (8) Kyle Adnam (5) John Cain Arena
3,252 		9–5
15 26 February Perth W 86–80 Kyle Adnam (24) Ryan Broekhoff (11) Kyle Adnam (6) John Cain Arena
3,606 		10–5
March: 2–5 (Home: 0–3; Road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
16 4 March @ Adelaide W 76–83 Mitch Creek (29) Creek, Zhou Qi (7) Mitch Creek (5) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
4,775 		11–5
17 6 March Illawarra L 77–83 Mitch Creek (18) Broekhoff, Munford, Zhou Qi (7) Xavier Munford (6) John Cain Arena
2,989 		11–6
18 13 March Melbounre L 90–98 Mitch Creek (27) Zhou Qi (12) Mitch Creek (5) John Cain Arena
8,319 		11–7
19 17 March @ Illawarra L 103–97 Zhou Qi (25) Zhou Qi (8) Kyle Adnam (6) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,324 		11–8
20 19 March Sydney L 89–91 Xavier Munford (26) Zhou Qi (8) Adnam, Munford (5) John Cain Arena
2,717 		11–9
21 25 March @ Cairns W 74–86 Brandon Ashley (25) Mitch Creek (8) Xavier Munford (4) Cairns Convention Centre
3,044 		12–9
22 27 March @ Adelaide L 100–92 Mitch Creek (27) Mitch Creek (12) Xavier Munford (3) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
3,765 		12–10
April: 3–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
23 2 April @ Cairns L 90–85 Mitch Creek (21) Xavier Munford (7) Mitch Creek (4) Cairns Convention Centre
3,206 		12–11
24 7 April Melbourne L 88–90 Mitch Creek (20) Zhou Qi (7) Izayah Le'afa (6) John Cain Arena
4,167 		12–12
25 10 April @ New Zealand W 89–99 Xavier Munford (25) Mitch Creek (8) Xavier Munford (8) Bendigo Stadium
not available 		13–12
26 17 April Tasmania L 80–84 Mitch Creek (27) Mitch Creek (7) Xavier Munford (5) John Cain Arena
3,056 		13–13
27 22 April Adelaide W 94–91 Cameron Gliddon (24) Brandon Ashley (11) Xavier Munford (7) John Cain Arena
4,673 		14–13
28 24 April @ Perth W 100–102 (OT) Xavier Munford (24) Dane Pineau (8) Xavier Munford (10) RAC Arena
10,271 		15–13
2021–22 season schedule

Transactions

Re-signed

Player Signed
Mitch Creek[1] 18 June
Kyle Adnam[2] 22 June
Izayah Le'afa[3] 24 June
Ryan Broekhoff[4] 28 June
Tristan Forsyth[5] 20 October
Adam Gibson[6] 10 February
Reuben Te Rangi[7][8] 24 March

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Zach Hankins[9] 28 July Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Tohi Smith-Milner[10] 13 August Wellington Saints
Xavier Munford[11] 1 September Bursaspor Basketbol
Zhou Qi[12] 8 September Xinjiang Flying Tigers
Owen Foxwell[13] 18 November Bulleen Boomers
Devin Thomas[14] 19 November BC Kalev
Koen Sapwell[15] 3 December Hobart Chargers
Brandon Ashley[16] 11 January Fortitudo Bologna
Steve Taylor Jr.[17] 14 January Al-Ahli Jeddah
Lachlan Barker[18] 25 January Frankston Blues

Subtractions

Player Reason left New team
Yanni Wetzell[19] Free agent New Zealand Breakers
Keifer Sykes[20][21] Free agent Indiana Pacers
Devondrick Walker[22] Free agent VEF Rīga
Zach Hankins[11] Released N/A
Devin Thomas[23] Released N/A

Awards

Club awards

See also

References

  1. ^ "Creek Takes Player Option, Commits to Phoenix for NBL22 | NBL". NBL.com.au. 19 June 2021. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Kyle Adnam Re-signs with South East Melbourne | NBL". NBL.com.au. 22 June 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Izayah Le'Afa Re-signs with South East Melbourne | NBL". NBL.com.au. 24 June 2021. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Broekhoff Back with the Phoenix | NBL". NBL.com.au. 28 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Forsyth Returns as Development Player". SEMPhoenix.com.au. 20 October 2021. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  6. ^ @SEMelbPhoenix (10 February 2022). "He's bacccckkkk!" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 March 2022 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Phoenix Sign Te Rangi to Contract Extension | NBL". NBL.com.au. 24 March 2022. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  8. ^ @SEMelbPhoenix (23 March 2022). "Te Rangi Extends Contract for Two Years" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 March 2022 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "S.E Melbourne Sign US Import Zach Hankins". NBL.com.au. 28 July 2021. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Smith-Milner Signs in South East Melbourne". NBL.com.au. 13 August 2021. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Phoenix Sign Point Guard Xavier Munford". NBL.com.au. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Phoenix Add 7'1 Team China Star Zhou Qi". NBL.com.au. 8 September 2021. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Phoenix Add Foxwell as DP". NBL.com.au. 18 November 2021. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Phoenix Finalise Roster". NBL.com.au. 19 November 2021. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Koen Sapwell Signs as Development Player". semphoenix.com.au. 3 December 2021. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Brandon Ashley Joins Phoenix". semphoenix.com.au. 11 January 2022. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  17. ^ "Phoenix Add Steve Taylor Jr as Replacement Player". NBL.com.au. 14 January 2022. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  18. ^ "NBL: Game reports and results from Round 8 of the 2022 season". theaustralian.com.au. 26 January 2022. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  19. ^ "Rising Kiwi Star Turns Back on Australia to Join Sky Sport Breakers on 3-Year Deal". nzbreakers.basketball. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  20. ^ "Pacers Sign Washington Jr., Sykes, Taylor". nba.com. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  21. ^ "Keifer Sykes Signs with Indiana". semphoenix.com.au. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  22. ^ "Devondrick Walker joins VEF Riga". Sportando. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  23. ^ "Phoenix Release Devin Thomas". NBL.com.au. 30 December 2021. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  24. ^ @semelbphoenix (5 May 2022). "🏅CREEK WINS PHOENIX MVP🏅". Retrieved 7 May 2022 – via Instagram.
  25. ^ "Creek Wins Phoenix MVP". semphoenix.com.au. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.

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