2021–22 NBL season
| 2021–22 NBL season | |
|---|---|
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| League | National Basketball League |
| Season | 2021–22 |
| Duration | TBA |
| Games played | 140 (regular season) TBD (semi-finals) TBD (Grand Final) |
| Teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | Australia: New Zealand: Online: |
The 2021–22 NBL season will be the 44th season of the National Basketball League since its establishment in 1979. A total of ten teams will contest in the 2021–22 season.
Australian broadcast rights to the season are held by ESPN in the first season of a new three-year deal. All games are available live on ESPN and the streaming platform Kayo Sports.[1] 10 Peach will broadcast two Sunday afternoon games from 1-5pm[2], with the matches also streamed live on 10 Play.[3] In New Zealand, Sky Sport continue as the official league broadcaster.
Teams
Ten teams will compete in the 2021–22 season, with the Tasmania JackJumpers entering the league for their first season.[4]
Stadiums and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide 36ers | Adelaide | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | 11,300 |
| Brisbane Bullets | Brisbane | Nissan Arena | 5,000 |
| Cairns Taipans | Cairns | Cairns Convention Centre | 5,300 |
| Illawarra Hawks | Wollongong | WIN Entertainment Centre | 6,000 |
| Melbourne United | Melbourne | John Cain Arena | 10,500 |
| New Zealand Breakers | Auckland | Spark Arena | 9,300 |
| Perth Wildcats | Perth | RAC Arena | 14,800 |
| South East Melbourne Phoenix | Melbourne | John Cain Arena | 10,500 |
| State Basketball Centre | 3,200 | ||
| Sydney Kings | Sydney | Qudos Bank Arena | 18,200 |
| Tasmania JackJumpers | Hobart | MyState Bank Arena | 5,000 |
| Silverdome | 5,000 |
Personnel and sponsorship
| Team | Coach | Captain | Main sponsor | Kit manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide 36ers |  Conner Henry
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TBA | Champion | |
| Brisbane Bullets |  James Duncan
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 Jason Cadee
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| Cairns Taipans | Adam Forde
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TBA | CQUniversity | |
| Illawarra Hawks | Brian Goorjian
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Andrew Ogilvy
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| Melbourne United | Dean Vickerman
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Chris Goulding
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| New Zealand Breakers |  Dan Shamir
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 Thomas Abercrombie
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Sky Sport | |
| Perth Wildcats | Vacant | Jesse Wagstaff
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| South East Melbourne Phoenix | Simon Mitchell
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Kyle Adnam
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| Sydney Kings | Chase Buford
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TBA | Brydens Lawyers | |
| Tasmania JackJumpers | Scott Roth
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TBA |
Player transactions
Free agency negotiations were delayed until 28 June 2021, due to the late finish of the 2020–21 season which had been delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6]
Coaching transactions
| Team | Role | 2019–20 season | 2021–22 season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Bullets | Head Coach | Andrej Lemanis | James Duncan |
| Cairns Taipans | Head Coach | Mike Kelly | Adam Forde |
| Assistant Coach | Jamie O'Loughlin | Sam Gruggen | |
| Brad Hill | TBA | ||
| New Zealand Breakers | Assistant Coach | Chanel Pompallier | TBA |
| Rashid Al-Kaleem | |||
| Sydney Kings | Head Coach | Adam Forde | Chase Buford |
| Assistant Coach | James Duncan | Fleur McIntyre | |
| Sam Gruggen | N/A | ||
| Perth Wildcats | Head Coach | Trevor Gleeson | TBA |
| Assistant | Bob Thornton | Keegan Crawford | |
| Jacob Chance | N/A | ||
| Tasmania JackJumpers | Head Coach | N/A | Scott Roth |
| Assistant | N/A | Jacob Chance | |
| Mark Radford | |||
| Jack Fleming |
References
- ^ "NBL Achieves History-Making Media Deal". NBL. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "National Basketball League | NBL". nbl.com.au. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "https://twitter.com/nbl/status/1428160046077145090". Twitter. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ "Tasmania will get its first NBL team since 1996". ABC News. 28 February 2020.
- ^ "Stars Headline Free Agency List". NBL.com.au. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ Liam Santamaria (21 July 2021). "NBL22 Roster Watch". NBL.com.au. Retrieved 21 July 2021.