2021–22 Sydney Kings season explained

Clubname:Sydney Kings
Championshipwin:yes
Color1:
  1. 5B4099
Color2:
  1. FFC528
Color3:
  1. FFFFFF
Nextseason:2022–23
Prevseason:2020–21
Wins:19
Losses:9
Finals:Champions
Ladder:3rd
Arena:Sydney SuperDome
Top Scorer:Adams
Ppg N:USA
Ppg:20.1
Rebounds Leader:Cooks
Rpg N:AUS
Rpg:9.8
Assists Leader:Adams
Apg N:USA
Apg:6.1
Updated:24 April 2022
Cocap1:Shaun Bruce
Cocap1 N:AUS
Cocap2:Xavier Cooks
Cocap2 N:AUS
Cocaptains:yes
Coach:Chase Buford
Coach N:USA

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

Roster

Pre-season

See main article: 2021 NBL pre-season.

Game log

|-style="background:#fcc;"| 1| 13 November| S.E. Melbourne| L 75–81| Jarell Martin (15)| Martin, Vodanovich (9)| Xavier Cooks (3)| Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
closed event| 0–1|-style="background:#cfc;"| 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|-style="background:#fcc;"| 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|-style="background:#ccc;"| 1| 27 November| @ Illawarra| colspan="6" | Cancelled[1]

Regular season

See main article: 2021–22 NBL regular season.

Game log

|-style="background:#cfc;"| 1| 5 December| Melbourne| W 79–74| Jaylen Adams (15)| Adams, Martin (8)| Xavier Cooks (5)| Qudos Bank Arena
8,632| 1–0|-style="background:#fcc;"| 2| 11 December| Illawarra| L 84–92| Angus Glover (16)| Xavier Cooks (11)| Bruce, Cooks (5)| Qudos Bank Arena
6,212| 1–1|-style="background:#fcc;"| 3| 16 December| @ Melbourne| L 89–47| Xavier Cooks (12)| Xavier Cooks (6)| Biwali Bayles (4)| John Cain Arena
4,786| 1–2|-style="background:#cfc;"| 4| 18 December| S.E. Melbourne| W 84–73| Xavier Cooks (19)| Jarell Martin (13)| Bayles, Bruce, Cooks, Glover (2)| Qudos Bank Arena
6,379| 2–2|-style="background:#cfc;"| 5| 22 December| Tasmania| W 83–71| Jarell Martin (24)| Jarell Martin (11)| Shaun Bruce (5)| Qudos Bank Arena
4,612| 3–2|-style="background:#fcc;"| 6| 26 December| Melbourne| L 68–82| Jarell Martin (19)| Xavier Cooks (10)| Xavier Cooks (4)| Qudos Bank Arena
4,725| 3–3|-style="background:#fcc;"| 7| 13 January| @ Illawarra| L 97–89| Jarell Martin (23)| Xavier Cooks (14)| Jaylen Adams (8)| WIN Entertainment Centre
1,994| 3–4|-style="background:#fcc;"| 8| 16 January| New Zealand| L 75–82| Xavier Cooks (19)| Xavier Cooks (12)| Bruce, Vasiljevic (4)| Qudos Bank Arena
4,356| 3–5|-style="background:#fcc;"| 9| 21 January| @ Brisbane| L 96–87| Jaylen Adams (33)| Jarell Martin (12)| Jaylen Adams (7)| Nissan Arena
2,574| 3–6|-style="background:#cfc;"| 10| 23 January| Brisbane| W 97–73| Dejan Vasiljevic (23)| Jarell Martin (12)| Jaylen Adams (6)| Qudos Bank Arena
4,237| 4–6|-style="background:#cfc;"| 11| 30 January| Perth| W 96–81| Jaylen Adams (30)| Xavier Cooks (9)| Jaylen Adams (9)| Qudos Bank Arena
5,864| 5–6|-style="background:#fcc;"| 12| 4 February| @ Tasmania| L 77–70| Jaylen Adams (24)| Xavier Cooks (15)| Jaylen Adams (3)| MyState Bank Arena
4,643| 5–7|-style="background:#cfc;"| 13| 6 February| New Zealand| W 84–65| Dejan Vasiljevic (23)| Jarell Martin (12)| Jaylen Adams (7)| Qudos Bank Arena
5,011| 6–7|-style="background:#cfc;"| 14| 10 February| @ S.E. Melbourne| W 87–92| Xavier Cooks (23)| Adams, Martin (8)| Jaylen Adams (6)| John Cain Arena
2,133| 7–7|-style="background:#cfc;"| 15| 13 February| Brisbane| W 71–69| Jarell Martin (17)| Xavier Cooks (12)| Adams, Bruce, Glover (4)| Qudos Bank Arena
5,543| 7–6|-style="background:#cfc;"| 16| 19 February| Perth| W 98–95| Jaylen Adams (31)| Xavier Cooks (9)| Jaylen Adams (10)| Qudos Bank Arena
7,143| 9–7|-style="background:#cfc;"| 17| 27 February| @ Adelaide| W 90–93| Jaylen Adams (26)| Xavier Cooks (10)| Jaylen Adams (8)| Adelaide Entertainment Centre
4,813| 10–7|-style="background:#cfc;"| 18| 6 March| Cairns| W 98–88| Xavier Cooks (23)| Xavier Cooks (13)| Xavier Cooks (5)| Qudos Bank Arena
9,112| 11–7|-style="background:#cfc;"| 19| 13 March| @ Cairns| W 77–86| Jaylen Adams (24)| Makur Maker (10)| Jaylen Adams (7)| Cairns Convention Centre
3,629| 12–7|-style="background:#cfc;"| 20| 19 March| @ S.E. Melbourne| W 89–91| Jarell Martin (24)| Jarell Martin (8)| Jaylen Adams (8)| John Cain Arena
2,717| 13–7|-style="background:#cfc;"| 21| 26 March| @ Perth| W 80–102| Jaylen Adams (20)| Makur Maker (9)| Jaylen Adams (8)| RAC Arena
6,906| 14–7|-style="background:#cfc;"| 22| 3 April| @ Tasmania| W 83–103| Jaylen Adams (20)| Xavier Cooks (9)| Xavier Cooks (9)| MyState Bank Arena
4,738| 15–7|-style="background:#cfc;"| 23| 9 April| @ Adelaide| W 77–84| Xavier Cooks (22)| Xavier Cooks (9)| Jaylen Adams (5)| Adelaide Entertainment Centre
4,748| 16–7|-style="background:#cfc;"| 24| 12 April| @ New Zealand| W 70–76| Jaylen Adams (19)| Xavier Cooks (7)| Jaylen Adams (5)| Bendigo Stadium
1,543| 17–7|-style="background:#cfc;"| 25| 14 April| @ Illawarra| W 102–107 (OT)| Dejan Vasiljevic (33)| Xavier Cooks (13)| Adams, Cooks (7)| WIN Entertainment Centre
4,872| 18–7|-style="background:#fcc;"| 26| 17 April| Adelaide| L 82–90| Jaylen Adams (28)| Xavier Cooks (14)| Jaylen Adams (4)| Qudos Bank Arena
10,260| 18–8|-style="background:#cfc;"| 27| 21 April| @ Cairns| W 77–87| Ian Clark (21)| Xavier Cooks (12)| Shaun Bruce (4)| Cairns Convention Centre
3,150| 19–8|-style="background:#fcc;"| 26| 24 April| Illawarra| L 84–87| Xavier Cooks (20)| Xavier Cooks (14)| Ian Clark (6)| Qudos Bank Arena
12,632| 19–9

Postseason

See main article: 2022 NBL Finals. |-style="background:#cfc;"| 1| 29 April| @ Illawarra| W 79–89| Jaylen Adams (30)| Cooks, Martin (10)| Jaylen Adams (5)| WIN Entertainment Centre
5,621| 1–0|-style="background:#cfc;"| 2| 1 May| Illawarra| W 99–87| Jaylen Adams (29)| Xavier Cooks (11)| Adams, Cooks (3)| Qudos Bank Arena
9,824| 2–0|-style="background:#cfc;"| 3| 6 May| Tasmania| W 95–78| Jaylen Adams (18)| Xavier Cooks (11)| Xavier Cooks (7)| Qudos Bank Arena
12,765| 3–0|-style="background:#cfc;"| 4| 8 May| @ Tasmania| W 86–90| Cooks, Martin, Vasiljevic (20)| Cooks, Martin (10)| Shaun Bruce (7)| MyState Bank Arena
4,738| 4–0|-style="background:#cfc;"| 5| 11 May| Tasmania| W 97–88| Xavier Cooks (23)| Jarell Martin (17)| Shaun Bruce (8)| Qudos Bank Arena
16,149| 5–0

Transactions

See main article: List of 2021–22 NBL season transactions.

Re-signed

PlayerSigned
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

PlayerSignedFormer team
Biwali Bayles[7] 27 April Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
Wani Swaka Lo Buluk[8] 9 July Perth Wildcats
R. J. Hunter[9] 23 July Galatasaray
Makur Maker[10] 21 August Howard Bison
Jaylen Adams[11] 22 August Milwaukee Bucks
Matur Maker[12] 27 August Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Ian Clark[13] 12 February Xinjiang Flying Tigers

Subtractions

PlayerReason leftNew team
Craig Moller[14] Free agent s.Oliver Würzburg
Brad Newley[15] Free agent Melbourne United
Jarrad Weeks[16] Free agent Tasmania JackJumpers
Casper Ware[17] Free agent Enisey
Dexter Kernich-Drew[18] Free agent Waverley Falcons
Daniel Kickert[19] [20] Retired Sydney Kings (assistant)
R.J. Hunter[21] [22] Released N/A

Awards

Club awards

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Illawarra vs Sydney Blitz Game Cancelled . National Basketball League NBL . 27 November 2021 . 27 November 2021.
  2. Web site: Sydney Sign Hunter to Contract Extension NBL. live. NBL.com.au. 18 June 2021. 18 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210618032011/https://nbl.com.au/news/sydney-sign-hunter-to-contract-extension . 18 June 2021 .
  3. Web site: Jarell Martin Returns to Sydney for NBL22 NBL. live. NBL.com.au. 26 June 2021. 26 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210626060217/https://nbl.com.au/news/jarell-martin-returns-to-sydney-for-nbl22 . 26 June 2021 .
  4. Web site: Tom Vodanovich Re-Signs with Sydney NBL. live. NBL.com.au. 27 June 2021. 27 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210627002014/https://nbl.com.au/news/tom-vodanovich-re-signs-with-sydney . 27 June 2021 .
  5. Web site: Sydney Re-Sign Xavier Cooks NBL. live. NBL.com.au. 30 June 2021. 30 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181441/https://nbl.com.au/news/sydney-re-sign-xavier-cooks . 9 July 2021 .
  6. Web site: Kings Sign Jaylin Galloway to Long Term Deal NBL. live. NBL.com.au. 22 July 2021. 22 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210722061425/https://nbl.com.au/news/kings-sign-jaylin-galloway-to-long-term-deal . 22 July 2021 .
  7. Web site: Kings Secure Young Gun Biwali Bayles for NBL22 NBL. live. NBL.com.au. 27 April 2021. 27 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210527063652/https://nbl.com.au/news/kings-secure-young-gun-biwali-bayles-for-nbl22 . 27 May 2021 .
  8. Web site: Sydney Kings Sign Wani Swaka Lo Buluk. NBL.com.au. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021.
  9. Web site: RJ Hunter joins the Kings. 23 July 2021. Sydney Kings. En. 23 July 2021.
  10. Web site: Local Talent Makur Maker Joins Sydney as NBL Next Star NBL. live. NBL.com.au. 21 August 2021. 21 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210821054224/https://nbl.com.au/news/local-talent-makur-maker-joins-sydney-as-nbl-next-star . 21 August 2021 .
  11. Web site: Kings Add Jaylen Adams for NBL22 NBL. live. NBL.com.au. 22 August 2021. 22 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210822082739/https://nbl.com.au/news/kings-add-jaylen-adams-for-nbl22 . 22 August 2021 .
  12. Web site: Sydney Complete Roster with Matur Maker NBL. live. NBL.com.au. 27 August 2021. 27 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210827035942/https://nbl.com.au/news/sydney-complete-roster-with-matur-maker . 27 August 2021 .
  13. Web site: Kings Sign NBA Champion Ian Clark. NBL.com.au. 12 February 2022. 12 February 2022.
  14. Web site: Craig Moller is joining Wurzburg. 18 June 2021. Sportando. En. 28 August 2021.
  15. Web site: NBL Champions add veteran Brad Newley to NBL22 Roster . live. MelbourneUTD.com.au. 8 July 2021. 8 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184213/https://www.melbourneutd.com.au/news/nbl-champions-add-veteran-brad-newley-to-nbl22-roster . 9 July 2021 .
  16. Web site: JackJumpers Add Weeks and Krslovic For NBL22 NBL . live. NBL.com.au. 14 July 2021. 14 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210714010606/https://nbl.com.au/news/jackjumpers-add-weeks-and-krslovic-for-nbl22 . 14 July 2021 .
  17. Web site: Casper Ware (ex Sydney) is a newcomer at Enisey . Eurobasket . August 14, 2021 . August 6, 2021.
  18. Web site: Dexter Kernich-Drew Signs. waverleybasketball.com. April 8, 2021. August 28, 2021.
  19. Web site: Daniel Kickert Announces Retirement NBL. live. NBL.com.au. 11 June 2021. 28 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210611055404/https://nbl.com.au/news/daniel-kickert-announces-retirement . 11 June 2021 .
  20. Web site: Kickert joins the Kings coaching department. live. sydneykings.com. 10 September 2021. 10 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210910030539/https://www.sydneykings.com/news/kickert-joins-the-kings-coaching-department . 10 September 2021 .
  21. Web site: RJ Hunter to Miss Remainder of Season. 15 January 2022. NBL.com.au. En. 9 May 2022.
  22. Web site: Winter. Brad. Here come the Kings: Sydney look like NBL title contenders once more. 1 February 2022. pickandroll.com.au. En. 9 May 2022.
  23. sydneykings. CdwhOiXhZlk. Last week at Fan Day we announced and celebrated our club awards. Check it out!. 20 May 2022. 29 May 2022.

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