2020–21 Perth Wildcats season

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

2020–21 Perth Wildcats season
Head Coach	Trevor Gleeson
Captain	Jesse Wagstaff
Stadium	RAC Arena, Perth
NBL results
Ladder	4th
Wins	1
Losses	1

Roster

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

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) 28 – 5 November 1992 G 3 White, Kevin 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 33 – 7 April 1987 G 4 Travers, Luke (DP) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 19 – 3 September 2001 G 5 Britt, Taylor (DP) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 24 – 22 September 1996 G 8 Norton, Mitch 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 27 – 1 April 1993 G/F 9 Swaka Lo Buluk, Wani 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 19 – 9 June 2001 G 11 Cotton, Bryce (I) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 28 – 11 August 1992 G/F 12 Blanchfield, Todd 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 29 – 7 November 1991 C 13 Jervis, Tom 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 34 – 4 February 1987 F/C 22 Majok, Majok  2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 28 – 10 December 1992 F 24 Wagstaff, Jesse (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 34 – 30 April 1986 F 25 Shervill, Corey (DP) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 22 – 19 March 1998 F 33 Mooney, John (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 23 – 20 March 1997 C 34 Ferguson, Andrew (DP) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 22 – 17 October 1998 G/F 35 Steindl, Clint 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 31 – 15 March 1989	Head coach Trevor Gleeson Assistant coach(es) Scott Roth 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: 14 January 2021

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 Melbourne United 1 1 0 1-0 W1 0-0 1-0 97 81 119.75% 100.00% 2 Sydney Kings 1 1 0 1-0 W1 1-0 0-0 98 89 110.11% 100.00% 3 Adelaide 36ers 3 2 1 2-1 L1 2-0 0-1 276 225 122.67% 66.67% 4 Perth Wildcats (RC) 2 1 1 1-1 L1 1-1 0-0 165 165 100.00% 50.00% 5 Cairns Taipans 2 1 1 1-1 W1 1-1 0-0 177 185 95.68% 50.00% 6 Brisbane Bullets 4 2 2 2-2 W2 2-0 0-2 347 378 91.80% 50.00% 7 The Hawks 3 1 2 1-2 L1 0-0 1-2 254 263 96.58% 33.33% 8 SEM Phoenix 2 0 2 0-2 L2 0-0 0-2 198 210 94.29% 0.00% NZ Breakers 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0.00% 0.00%	Total Rounds 5 weeks Total Games 11 games Legend (RC) Reigning Champion Updated: 9 January 2021

Game log

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

Regular season

Ladder

2020-21 NBL ladder
Ladder	Information
Pos. Nat. Name Pld. W. L. Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against Pts % Win % 1 The Hawks 4 4 0 4-0 W4 0-0 4-0 362 312 116.03% 100.00% 2 Melbourne United 4 4 0 4-0 W4 1-0 3-0 381 336 113.39% 100.00% 3 Adelaide 36ers 6 4 2 4-1 W3 4-2 0-0 531 535 99.25% 66.67% 4 Perth Wildcats (RC) 2 1 1 1-1 L1 1-1 0-0 177 166 106.63% 50.00% 5 SEM Phoenix 5 2 3 2-3 L1 0-0 2-3 453 472 95.97% 40.00% 6 Brisbane Bullets 5 2 3 2-3 L1 2-3 0-0 457 479 95.41% 40.00% 7 Sydney Kings 4 1 3 1-3 L2 0-0 1-3 352 353 99.72% 25.00% 8 Cairns Taipans 6 1 5 0-5 L5 1-4 0-1 512 559 91.59% 16.67% 9 NZ Breakers 2 0 2 0-2 L2 0-0 0-2 169 182 92.86% 0.00%	Current Round Round 4 Total Rounds TBD Games per Team 36 Total Games 162 Legend (RC) Reigning Champion Ladder Updated: 5 February 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
Adelaide 36ers	3	5	3	3
Brisbane Bullets	6	9	5	6
Cairns Taipans	4	7	8	8
Melbourne United	1	1	2	2
New Zealand Breakers	–	8	9	9
Perth Wildcats	–	2	4	4
South East Melbourne Phoenix	7	6	6	5
Sydney Kings	5	4	7	7
The Hawks	2	3	1	1

Game log

2020–21 game log Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
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 Phoenix W 88–76 Bryce Cotton (27) John Mooney (14) Bryce Cotton (7) RAC Arena 7,150 1–0 2 29 January South East Melbourne Phoenix L 89–90 Bryce Cotton (32) John Mooney (13) Bryce Cotton (6) RAC Arena not available 1–1
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 7 February @ Melbourne United boxscore Bendigo Stadium 6 11 February @ South East Melbourne Phoenix boxscore State Basketball Centre 7 14 February @ South East Melbourne Phoenix boxscore State Basketball Centre
Postponed Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record TBD New Zealand Breakers RAC Arena TBD New Zealand Breakers RAC Arena

Transactions

Re-signed

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

Additions

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

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
Nick Kay[11][12]	Opted Out	Real Betis Baloncesto
Rhys Vague[13]	Free Agent	Kagawa Five Arrows
Damian Martin[14]	Retried	N/A
Terrico White[15]	Free Agent	Cariduros de Fajardo

See also

• 2020–21 NBL season
• Perth Wildcats

References

1. "Bryce Cotton Returns to Wildcats | NBL". nbl.com.au. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
2. "Wildcats Retain Majok Majok | NBL". nbl.com.au. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
3. "Taylor Britt Re-signs with Wildcats | NBL".
4. "Wildcats Add Todd Blanchfield | NBL". nbl.com.au.
5. "Wildcats add Kevin White | NBL". nbl.com.au.
6. "Wildcats Sign Import Power Forward John Mooney | NBL". nbl.com.au.
7. "Wildcats Add Andrew Ferguson as DP | NBL". nbl.com.au.
8. "Wildcats Sign Development Player, Corey Shervill". nbl.com.au.
9. "Perth Wildcats Sign Jarred Bairstow". nbl.com.au.
10. "Wildcats sign three-time champion Tom Jervis". Wildcats.com.au. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
11. "Nick Kay Opts Out of Contract with Wildcats | NBL". nbl.com.au. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
12. "Nick Kay Signs in Spain | NBL". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
13. "Rhys Vague Signs in Japan | NBL". nbl.com.au. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
14. "Legendary Wildcat Damian Martin Announces Retirement | NBL". nbl.com.au.
15. "Terrico White joins Los Cariduros de Fajardo". Sportando. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

External links

• Official Website