2020–21 Sydney Kings season

The 2020–21 NBL season is the 32nd season for the Sydney Kings in the NBL.

2020–21 Sydney Kings season
Head Coach	Adam Forde
Captain	Daniel Kickert
Stadium	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
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 Sydney Kings roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G/F 0 Louzada Silva, Marcos  (NS) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 21 – 2 July 1999 C 1 Hunter, Jordan 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 30 – 20 August 1990 G 2 Hutchison, Lochlan (DP) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 21 – 29 October 1999 G 3 Vasiljevic, Dejan 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 23 – 26 April 1997 G 5 Glover, Angus  1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 22 – 8 September 1998 G 7 Bruce, Shaun 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 30 – 13 January 1991 G/F 8 Newley, Brad 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 35 – 18 February 1985 F 9 Moller, Craig 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 26 – 22 August 1994 F 10 Cooks, Xavier  2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 25 – 19 September 1995 F 12 Martin, Jarell (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 26 – 24 May 1994 F 13 Vodanovich, Tom 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 26 – 28 July 1994 F/C 14 Kickert, Daniel  (C) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 37 – 29 May 1983 F/C 15 Woodhill, Archie (DP) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) G 22 Ware, Casper (I) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 31 – 17 January 1990 F 25 Galloway, Yalin (DP) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 82 kg (181 lb) G 30 Kernich-Drew, Dexter 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 29 – 16 October 1991	Head coach Adam Forde Assistant coach(es) James Duncan Sam Gruggen Kevin Lisch Lachlan Lonergan Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (IN) Inactive (I) Import player (TP) Training player (NS) Next Star player Injured Roster Updated: 5 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: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
December: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 20 December The Hawks W 98–89 Shaun Bruce (14) Craig Moller (8) Casper Ware (4) Qudos Bank Arena closed event 1–0

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 Melbourne United 5 5 0 5-0 W5 2-0 3-0 456 407 112.04% 100.00% 2 The Hawks 5 4 1 4-1 L1 0-0 4-1 443 410 108.05% 80.00% 3 Adelaide 36ers 7 4 3 3-2 L1 4-3 0-0 606 629 96.34% 57.14% 4 SEM Phoenix 6 3 3 3-2 W1 1-0 2-3 551 553 99.64% 50.00% 5 Sydney Kings 5 2 3 2-3 W1 0-0 2-3 446 428 104.21% 40.00% 6 Brisbane Bullets 5 2 3 2-3 L1 2-3 0-0 457 479 95.41% 40.00% 7 Perth Wildcats (RC) 3 1 2 1-2 L2 1-1 0-1 248 241 102.90% 33.33% 8 NZ Breakers 3 1 2 1-2 W1 0-0 1-2 254 261 97.32% 33.33% 9 Cairns Taipans 7 1 6 0-5 L6 1-5 0-1 591 644 91.77% 14.29%	Current Round Round 4 Total Rounds TBD Games per Team 36 Total Games 162 Legend (RC) Reigning Champion Ladder Updated: 7 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	9
Melbourne United	1	1	2	1
New Zealand Breakers	–	8	9	7
Perth Wildcats	–	2	4	8
South East Melbourne Phoenix	7	6	6	4
Sydney Kings	5	4	7	5
The Hawks	2	3	1	2

Game log

2020–21 game log Total: 2–3 (Home: 0–0; Road: 2–3)
January: 1–3 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 16 January @ Cairns Taipans L 87–86 Casper Ware (18) Jarell Martin (8) Shaun Bruce (4) Cairns Pop-Up Arena 1,919 0–1 2 23 January @ Cairns Taipans W 91–99 Martin, Ware (22) Jarell Martin (10) Bruce, Moller (4) Cairns Pop-Up Arena 1,930 1–1 3 26 January @ Brisbane Bullets L 90–87 Jarell Martin (26) Jarell Martin (11) Bruce, Louzada, Moller, Ware (3) Nissan Arena 3,406 1–2 4 30 January @ Adelaide 36ers L 85–80 Dejan Vasiljevic (28) Craig Moller (9) Casper Ware (6) Adelaide Entertainment Centre 7,087 1–3
February: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 6 February @ Adelaide 36ers W 75–94 Casper Ware (27) Jordan Hunter (11) Shaun Bruce (7) Adelaide Entertainment Centre 7,317 2–3 6 12 February New Zealand Breakers boxscore Qudos Bank Arena 7 14 February The Hawks boxscore Qudos Bank Arena

Transactions

Re-signed

Player	Signed
Craig Moller[1]	3 June
Shaun Bruce[2]	15 June
Xavier Cooks[3]	7 July
Casper Ware[4]	27 August
Daniel Kickert[5]	3 September

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Dejan Vasiljevic[6]	17 July	Miami
Angus Glover[7]	20 July	Illawarra Hawks
Jarell Martin[8]	2 December	Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Tom Vodanovich[9]	2 January	BBC Telstar Hesper
Jaylin Galloway[10]	14 January	Australian Institute of Sport
Lochlan Hutchison[10]	14 January	Sutherland Sharks
Archie Woodhill[10]	14 January	Australian Institute of Sport
Dexter Kernich-Drew[11]	5 February	Melbourne United

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
Kevin Lisch[12]	Retired	Sydney Kings (assistant)
Jae'Sean Tate[13]	Released	Houston Rockets
Andrew Bogut[14]	Retired	N/A
Lucas Walker[15]	Retired	N/A
Deshon Taylor[16]	Free Agent	Canterbury Rams

See also

• 2020–21 NBL season
• Sydney Kings

References

1. "Kings Take Moller Contract Option | NBL". nbl.com.au. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
2. "Shaun Bruce Re-Signs with Sydney | NBL". nbl.com.au. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
3. "Cooks Re-signs with Kings | NBL". nbl.com.au. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
4. "Casper Ware Recommits to Kings | NBL". nbl.com.au.
5. "Daniel Kickert Re-Signs With Sydney | NBL". nbl.com.au.
6. "Sydney Sign Dejan Vasiljevic on Multi-Year Deal | NBL". nbl.com.au.
7. "Kings Ink Angus Glover on Three-Year Deal | NBL". nbl.com.au.
8. "Sydney Sign Former First Round Pick Jarell Martin". nbl.com.au.
9. "Kings Name Vodanovich as Cooks Injury Replacement". nbl.com.au.
10. "Kings lock in young trio ahead of NBL21 tip off". sydneykings.com.
11. "Kings Add Dexter Kernich-Drew as Injury Replacement". NBL.com.au. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
12. "Kevin Lisch Announces Retirement | NBL". nbl.com.au.
13. "NBL Congratulates Will Magnay and Jae'Sean Tate | NBL". nbl.com.au. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
14. "Andrew Bogut Announces Retirement | NBL". NBL.com.au.
15. "Lucas Walker moves to Wollongong to launch new national fitness company". illawarramercury.com.au.
16. "Canterbury Rams Announce The Signing Of Deshon Taylor". Canterbury Rams. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.

External links

• Official Website