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2020–21 Perth Wildcats season

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The 2020–21 NBL season was the 40th season for the Perth Wildcats in the NBL.

ArenaPerth Arena

Record25–11 (69.4%)

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2020–21 Perth Wildcats season
NBL Cup champions
Head coach	Trevor Gleeson
Captain	Jesse Wagstaff
Arena	Perth Arena
NBL results
Record	25–11 (69.4%)
Ladder	2nd
Finals finish	Runners-up (lost to United 0–3)
Stats at NBL.com.au
Cup results
Record	7–1 (87.5%)
Ladder	1st
Cup finish	Champions (1st title)
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Roster

Squad

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2020–21 Perth Wildcats roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
F	2		Bairstow, Jarred	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	33 – (1992-11-05)5 November 1992
G	3		White, Kevin	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	39 – (1987-04-07)7 April 1987
G	4		Travers, Luke (DP)	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	25 – (2001-09-03)3 September 2001
G	5		Britt, Taylor (DP)	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	30 – (1996-09-22)22 September 1996
G	8		Norton, Mitch	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	33 – (1993-04-01)1 April 1993
G/F	9		Swaka Lo Buluk, Wani	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	25 – (2001-06-09)9 June 2001
G	11		Cotton, Bryce (I)	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	34 – (1992-08-11)11 August 1992
G/F	12		Blanchfield, Todd	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	34 – (1991-11-07)7 November 1991
C	13		Jervis, Tom	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	39 – (1987-02-04)4 February 1987
F/C	22		Majok, Majok	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	111 kg (245 lb)	33 – (1992-12-10)10 December 1992
C	23		Magnay, Will	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	106 kg (234 lb)	28 – (1998-06-02)2 June 1998
F	24		Wagstaff, Jesse (C)	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	103 kg (227 lb)	40 – (1986-04-30)30 April 1986
F	25		Shervill, Corey (DP)	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	28 – (1998-03-19)19 March 1998
F	33		Mooney, John (I)	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	111 kg (245 lb)	28 – (1998-03-20)20 March 1998
C	34		Ferguson, Andrew (DP)	2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	28 – (1998-10-17)17 October 1998
G/F	35		Steindl, Clint	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	37 – (1989-03-15)15 March 1989

Head coach

Trevor Gleeson

Assistant coach(es)

Bob Thornton
Jacob Chance
Luke Brennan

Strength & conditioning coach(es)

Josh Cavanagh

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Development player
(IN) Inactive
(I) Import player
(TP) Training player
(NS) Next Star player
Injured

Roster

Updated: 6 May 2021

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Pre-season

Ladder

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2020–21 NBL pre-season ladder

Ladder

Information

Pos.	Nat.	Name	Pld.	W.	L.	Last 5	Streak	Home	Away	For	Against	Pts %	Win %
1		Melbourne	1	1	0	1–0	W1	0–0	1–0	97	81	119.75%	100.00%
2		Sydney	1	1	0	1–0	W1	1–0	0–0	98	89	110.11%	100.00%
3		Adelaide	3	2	1	2–1	L1	2–0	0–1	276	225	122.67%	66.67%
4		Perth (RC)	2	1	1	1–1	L1	1–1	0–0	165	165	100.00%	50.00%
5		Cairns	2	1	1	1–1	W1	1–1	0–0	177	185	95.68%	50.00%
6		Brisbane	4	2	2	2–2	W2	2–0	0–2	347	378	91.80%	50.00%
7		Illawarra	3	1	2	1–2	L1	0–0	1–2	254	263	96.58%	33.33%
8		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

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Game log

More information 2020 pre-season game log Total: 1–1 (home: 1–1; road: 0–0), Game ...

2020 pre-season game log
Total: 1–1 (home: 1–1; road: 0–0)

December: 1–1 (home: 1–1; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	15 December	The Hawks	W 91–83	Bryce Cotton (25)	John Mooney (8)	Mitch Norton (4)	RAC Arena not announced	1–0
2	17 December	The Hawks	L 74–82	John Mooney (19)	John Mooney (13)	Mitch Norton (5)	Bendat Basketball Centre not announced	1–1

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Regular season

Ladder

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Pos	2020–21 NBL season v t e
Pos	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%

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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.

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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
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
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

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Game log

More information 2020–21 game log Total: 25–11 (home: 13–5; road: 12–6), Game ...

2020–21 game log
Total: 25–11 (home: 13–5; road: 12–6)

January: 1–1 (home: 1–1; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	24 January	South East Melbourne	W 88–76	Bryce Cotton (27)	John Mooney (14)	Bryce Cotton (7)	RAC Arena 7,150	1–0
2	29 January	South East Melbourne	L 89–90	Bryce Cotton (32)	John Mooney (13)	Bryce Cotton (6)	RAC Arena 7,150	1–1

February : 1–2 (home: 0–0; road: 1–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
3	7 February	@ Melbourne	L 75–71	Bryce Cotton (24)	Cotton, Mooney, Wagstaff (7)	Bryce Cotton (6)	Bendigo Stadium 1,953	1–2
4	11 February	@ South East Melbourne	W 75–106	Todd Blanchfield (22)	John Mooney (13)	Bryce Cotton (7)	State Basketball Centre 1,875	2–2
5	14 February	@ South East Melbourne	L 96–71	John Mooney (19)	John Mooney (10)	Bryce Cotton (9)	State Basketball Centre closed event	2–3

NBL Cup: 7–1 (home: 3–1; road: 4–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
6	20 February	@ Melbourne	W 85–89	Bryce Cotton (29)	John Mooney (9)	Bryce Cotton (7)	John Cain Arena 3,711	3–3
7	23 February	@ Sydney	W 106–113	Cotton, Mooney (30)	John Mooney (16)	Bryce Cotton (9)	John Cain Arena 1,079	4–3
8	26 February	@ Cairns	W 69–89	Bryce Cotton (23)	John Mooney (12)	Bryce Cotton (9)	John Cain Arena 809	5–3
9	3 March	South East Melbourne	W 93–92	Bryce Cotton (28)	John Mooney (11)	Mitch Norton (8)	State Basketball Centre 2,257	6–3
10	5 March	Brisbane	L 92–95	Bryce Cotton (29)	John Mooney (9)	Cotton, Jervis, Mooney (4)	John Cain Arena 3,421	6–4
11	7 March	@ Illawarra	W 70–87	Bryce Cotton (18)	John Mooney (10)	Mitch Norton (6)	John Cain Arena 3,696	7–4
12	12 March	New Zealand	W 85–75	Bryce Cotton (24)	John Mooney (12)	Bryce Cotton (7)	John Cain Arena 2,478	8–4
13	14 March	Adelaide	W 97–88	Bryce Cotton (34)	John Mooney (16)	Bryce Cotton (7)	John Cain Arena 4,019	9–4

March: 4–0 (home: 3–0; road: 1–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
14	19 March	Cairns	W 93–75	Bryce Cotton (28)	John Mooney (8)	Bryce Cotton (5)	RAC Arena 9,997	10–4
15	22 March	Adelaide	W 92–82	Bryce Cotton (36)	John Mooney (14)	Bryce Cotton (6)	RAC Arena 9,550	11–4
16	26 March	Illawarra	W 81–70	Bryce Cotton (22)	John Mooney (16)	Bryce Cotton (5)	RAC Arena 10,216	12–4
17	28 March	@ Sydney	W 65–89	Bryce Cotton (29)	John Mooney (18)	Cotton, Mooney (4)	Qudos Bank Arena 5,067	13–4

April: 5–2 (home: 3–1; road: 2–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
18	1 April	Sydney	W 95–89	Bryce Cotton (22)	John Mooney (11)	Mitch Norton (7)	RAC Arena 10,123	14–4
19	8 April	@ Sydney	W 69–73	Bryce Cotton (23)	Mooney, Wagstaff (10)	Bryce Cotton (6)	Qudos Bank Arena 4,115	15–4
20	10 April	@ Adelaide	L 83–68	John Mooney (18)	John Mooney (14)	John Mooney (4)	Adelaide Entertainment Centre 6,339	15–5
21	13 April	@ New Zealand	W 79–85 (OT)	Bryce Cotton (34)	Bairstow, Mooney, Norton (9)	Cotton, Mooney (3)	Silverdome 1,358	16–5
22	16 April	Illawarra	W 83–69	Blanchfield, Cotton (18)	John Mooney (15)	Mitch Norton (5)	RAC Arena 11,485	17–5
23	18 April	New Zealand	L 78–83	John Mooney (22)	John Mooney (8)	Bryce Cotton (9)	RAC Arena 11,316	17–6
24	23 April	Brisbane	W 92–74	Bryce Cotton (21)	John Mooney (13)	John Mooney (7)	RAC Arena 4,737	18–6

May: 7–3 (home: 3–1; road: 4–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
25	1 May	@ New Zealand	L 86–84	John Mooney (25)	John Mooney (9)	Blanchfield, Mooney, Norton (4)	Silverdome 1,621	18–7
26	5 May	@ Melbourne	W 69–82	John Mooney (30)	John Mooney (14)	Bryce Cotton (10)	John Cain Arena 2,011	19–7
27	9 May	New Zealand	W 98–84	Bryce Cotton (32)	John Mooney (9)	Bryce Cotton (10)	RAC Arena 10,518	20–7
28	13 May	Melbourne	L 91–99	Cotton, Mooney (24)	John Mooney (14)	John Mooney (5)	RAC Arena 9,987	20–8
29	15 May	@ Brisbane	W 90–102	Todd Blanchfield (31)	Mitch Norton (8)	John Mooney (5)	Nissan Arena 3,405	21–8
30	17 May	@ Cairns	W 78–89	Bryce Cotton (24)	John Mooney (10)	Bryce Cotton (5)	Cairns Pop-Up Arena 1,811	22–8
31	19 May	@ Brisbane	L 91–88	Clint Steindl (25)	Bairstow, Mooney (7)	Bryce Cotton (5)	Nissan Arena 1,332	22–9
32	21 May	Cairns	W 100–79	Blanchfield, Cotton (19)	Will Magnay (9)	Mitch Norton (5)	RAC Arena 10,671	23–9
33	23 May	@ Adelaide	W 68–76	Mitch Norton (19)	John Mooney (12)	John Mooney (5)	Adelaide Entertainment Centre 6,422	24–9
34	27 May	Sydney	W 81–67	Todd Blanchfield (23)	John Mooney (10)	Mitch Norton (6)	RAC Arena 10,650	25–9

June: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
35	1 June	@ Illawarra	L 81–79	Clint Steindl (15)	John Mooney (15)	Mitch Norton (9)	WIN Entertainment Centre 2,038	25–10
36	4 June	Melbourne	L 64–78	Todd Blanchfield (15)	Luke Travers (8)	Kevin White (6)	RAC Arena 12,185	25–11

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Postseason

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2021 playoff game log
Total: 2–4 (home: 1–3; road: 1–1)

Semifinals: 2–1 (home: 1–1; road: 1–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	10 June	Illawarra	L 72–74	Todd Blanchfield (24)	John Mooney (16)	Bairstow, Norton (3)	RAC Arena 7,662	0–1
2	12 June	@ Illawarra	W 71–79	John Mooney (18)	Luke Travers (10)	Kevin White (5)	WIN Entertainment Centre 5,217	1–1
3	14 June	Illawarra	W 79–71	Todd Blanchfield (24)	John Mooney (14)	Luke Travers (4)	RAC Arena 8,986	2–1

NBL Finals: 0–3 (home: 0–2; road: 0–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	18 June	Melbourne	L 70–73	Todd Blanchfield (27)	Blanchfield, Mooney (7)	John Mooney (4)	RAC Arena 9,951	0–1
2	20 June	Melbourne	L 74–83	John Mooney (17)	John Mooney (9)	Mooney, Shervill (3)	RAC Arena 11,097	0–2
3	25 June	@ Melbourne	L 81–76	Mooney, White (14)	John Mooney (13)	Mitch Norton (3)	John Cain Arena 4,507	0–3

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Transactions

Re-signed

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Player	Signed
Bryce Cotton^[1]	26 May
Majok Majok^[2]	3 June
Taylor Britt^[3]	13 August

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Additions

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Player	Signed	Former team
Todd Blanchfield^[4]	20 July	Illawarra Hawks
Kevin White^[5]	6 August	Adelaide 36ers
John Mooney^[6]	15 August	Notre Dame
Andrew Ferguson^[7]	24 August	CSU Monterey Bay
Corey Shervill^[8]	24 November	St. Edward's
Jarred Bairstow^[9]	9 December	Brisbane Capitals
Tom Jervis^[10]	14 January	Perth Wildcats
Will Magnay^[11]	6 May	Erie BayHawks

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Subtractions

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Player	Reason left	New team
Nick Kay^[12]^[13]	Opted Out	Real Betis Baloncesto
Rhys Vague^[14]	Free Agent	Kagawa Five Arrows
Damian Martin^[15]	Retired	N/A
Terrico White^[16]	Free Agent	Cariduros de Fajardo

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Awards

Player of the Week

Round 8, John Mooney

Round 10, Bryce Cotton

Round 11, John Mooney

Round 16, John Mooney

Round 17, Bryce Cotton

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