2020–21 South East Melbourne Phoenix season

The 2020–21 NBL season is the 2nd season for the South East Melbourne Phoenix in the NBL.

2020–21 South East Melbourne Phoenix season
Head Coach	Simon Mitchell
Co-Captains	Kyle Adnam Mitch Creek Adam Gibson
Stadium	John Cain Arena, Melbourne State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
NBL results
Ladder	5th
Wins	2
Losses	3

Roster

Squad

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

2020–21 South East Melbourne Phoenix roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 1 Gibson, Adam (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 34 – 30 October 1986 G 3 Gliddon, Cameron 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 31 – 16 August 1989 G 4 Adnam, Kyle (C) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 27 – 18 November 1993 G/F 7 Te Rangi, Reuben 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 26 – 14 October 1994 G 8 Mauriohooho-Le'afa, Izayah (DP) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 24 – 7 November 1996 F 10 Wetzell, Yanni 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 24 – 8 July 1996 G 21 Stephens, Kendall 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 26 – 11 November 1994 G 22 Pineau, Dane  2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 26 – 2 August 1994 F/C 26 Moore, Ben (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 25 – 13 May 1995 G 28 Sykes, Keifer (I) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 27 – 30 December 1993 F/C 30 Forsyth, Tristan (DP) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 107 kg (236 lb) C 50 Karena, Mike 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 122 kg (269 lb) 27 – 24 October 1993 G/F 55 Creek, Mitch (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 28 – 27 April 1992	Head coach Simon Mitchell Assistant coach(es) Judd Flavell Luke Kendall Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (IN) Inactive (I) Import player (TP) Training player (NS) Next Star player Injured Roster Updated: 15 February 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: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)
December: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 18 December @ Brisbane Bullets L 108–98 Mitch Creek (31) Mitch Creek (7) Mitch Creek (4) Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre 1,120 0–1 2 20 December @ Brisbane Bullets L 102–100 Mitch Creek (29) Mitch Creek (10) Kyle Adnam (6) Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre not announced 0–2

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: 2–3 (Home: 0–0; Road: 2–3)
January: 2–3 (Home: 0–0; Road: 2–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 17 January @ Adelaide 36ers L 116–108 (2OT) Mitch Creek (30) Yanni Wetzell (11) Keifer Sykes (11) Adelaide Entertainment Centre 6,518 0–1 2 20 January @ Adelaide 36ers W 83–89 Keifer Sykes (24) Ben Moore (13) Keifer Sykes (8) Adelaide Entertainment Centre 6,946 1–1 3 24 January @ Perth Wildcats L 88–76 Mitch Creek (17) Yanni Wetzell (11) Keifer Sykes (5) RAC Arena 7,150 1–2 4 29 January @ Perth Wildcats W 89–90 Mitch Creek (24) Creek, Moore (7) Keifer Sykes (9) RAC Arena not available 2–2 5 31 January @ Melbourne United L 96–90 Keifer Sykes (24) Ben Moore (10) Creek, Sykes (7) Bendigo Stadium 2,000 2–3
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 6 7 February The Hawks boxscore State Basketball Centre 7 11 February Perth Wildcats boxscore State Basketball Centre 8 14 February Perth Wildcats boxscore State Basketball Centre

Transactions

Re-signed

Player	Signed
Kendall Stephens[1]	18 June

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Cameron Gliddon[2]	16 July	Brisbane Bullets
Reuben Te Rangi[3]	22 July	Brisbane Bullets
Yanni Wetzell[4]	28 July	San Diego State
Izayah Mauriohooho-Le’afa[5]	24 September	Sacramento State
Yanni Wetzell[6]	14 October	Riesen Ludwigsburg
Ben Moore[7]	9 November	Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Tristan Forsyth[8]	1 December	California Baptist
Keifer Sykes[9]	8 December	Panathinaikos B.C.
Mike Karena[10]	15 January	Nelson Giants

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
Tai Wesley[11]	Retired	N/A
Ben Madgen[12]	Retired	N/A
John Roberson[13]	Free Agent	CB Estudiantes
Daniel Trist[14]	Free Agent	New Zealand Breakers
Yanni Wetzell[15]	Released	Riesen Ludwigsburg

See also

• 2020–21 NBL season
• South East Melbourne Phoenix

References

1. "Stephens Re-Signs with South East Melbourne | NBL". nbl.com.au. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
2. "Cam Gliddon Joins South East Melbourne | NBL". nbl.com.au.
3. "Reuben Te Rangi Signs with South East Melbourne | NBL". nbl.com.au.
4. "SEM Phoenix Sign Yanni Wetzell | NBL". nbl.com.au.
5. "Sacramento State Guard Joins Phoenix as Development Player | NBL". nbl.com.au.
6. "Yanni Wetzell Returns to the Phoenix | NBL". nbl.com.au.
7. "Phoenix Sign Import Ben Moore". nbl.com.au.
8. "Phoenix Sign Heartland Local as Development Player". semphoenix.com.au.
9. "Phoenix Complete Roster with Keifer Sykes". nbl.com.au.
10. "Phoenix Sign Kiwi Big as Pineau Replacement". nbl.com.au.
11. "Tai Wesley Announces Retirement | NBL". nbl.com.au.
12. "Ben Madgen Announces Retirement | NBL". nbl.com.au.
13. "John Roberson Won't Return to Phoenix | NBL". nbl.com.au. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
14. "Breakers Begin Free Agency With a Bang Signing Webster, Trist, Galloway | NBL". nbl.com.au. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
15. "Yanni Wetzell Exercises European Out | NBL". nbl.com.au. Retrieved 16 August 2020.

External links

• Official Website