2021–22 New Zealand Breakers season

The 2021–22 NBL season was the 19th season for the New Zealand Breakers in the NBL.

2021–22 New Zealand Breakers season
Head Coach Dan Shamir
Captain Thomas Abercrombie
Stadium
NBL results
Record5–23 (.179)
Ladder10th
FinalsDNQ
Player Records
Scoring leader Wetzell
17.7
Rebounding leader Wetzell
8.2
Assists leader Siva
4.9
All statistics correct as of 24 April 2022.

Roster

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

2021–22 New Zealand Breakers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 1 Siva, Peyton (I) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 31 – (1990-10-24)24 October 1990
F 3 Delany, Finn 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 26 – (1995-08-12)12 August 1995
F 6 Galloway, Kyrin 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 22 – (1999-10-07)7 October 1999
G 7 McDowell-White, William 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 24 – (1998-04-13)13 April 1998
G 8 Randle, Chasson (I) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 29 – (1993-02-05)5 February 1993
G/F 10 Abercrombie, Thomas (C) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 34 – (1987-07-05)5 July 1987
F 12 Davidson, Isaac 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 24 – (1997-06-22)22 June 1997
F/C 15 Loe, Robert 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 30 – (1991-08-05)5 August 1991
G 18 Bach, Rasmus 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 26 – (1995-07-22)22 July 1995
F/C 33 Timmins, Sam (DP) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 120 kg (265 lb) 24 – (1997-05-23)23 May 1997
F/C 45 Singh, Princepal (DP) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 21 – (2001-01-03)3 January 2001
G 88 Short, Sam 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 24 – (1998-02-11)11 February 1998
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Mody Maor
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Emily Nolan
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (SRP) Special Restricted Player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured
Updated: 17 April 2022

Pre-season
Main article: 2021–22 NBL pre-season

Ladder
2021–22 NBL pre-season ladder
LadderInformation
Pos.Nat.NamePld.W.L.Last 5StreakHomeAwayForAgainstPts %Win %
1 Illawarra 2 2 0 2–0 W2 0–0 2–0 213 202 105.45% 100.00%
2 Adelaide 5 5 0 5–0 W5 2–0 3–0 401 383 104.70% 100.00%
3 Brisbane 4 3 1 3–1 L1 1–1 2–0 350 327 107.03% 75.00%
4 New Zealand 3 2 1 2–1 W2 2–0 0–1 273 273 100.00% 66.67%
5 S.E. Melbourne 4 2 2 2–2 W1 1–0 1–2 376 375 100.27% 50.00%
6 Perth 5 2 3 2–3 L1 2–1 0–2 433 415 104.34% 40.00%
7 Tasmania (NT) 5 2 3 2–3 W1 1–1 1–2 391 403 97.02% 40.00%
8 Sydney 3 1 2 1–2 L1 1–1 0–1 248 253 98.02% 33.33%
9 Melbourne (RC) 4 1 3 1–3 L3 1–1 0–2 342 350 97.71% 25.00%
10 Cairns 5 0 5 0–5 L5 0–3 0–2 394 447 88.14% 0.00%

Total Rounds
2 weeks

Total Games
21 games

Legend
  • (NT) New Team
  • (RC) Reigning Champion
  • Updated: 28 November 2021

Game log
2021 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
November: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 13 November @ Melbourne L 90–84 Finn Delany (20) Sam Timmins (7) Peyton Siva (3) Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
closed event		 0–1
2 18 November Sydney W 97–93 Jeremiah Martin (23) Peyton Siva (6) Martin, Siva (7) Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
closed event		 1–1
3 20 November S.E. Melbourne W 92–90 Hugo Besson (24) Yanni Wetzell (12) McDowell-White, Siva (4) Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
closed event		 2–1
Cancelled
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 25 November @ Illawarra Cancelled[1]

Regular season
Main article: 2021–22 NBL regular season

Ladder
Pos 2021–22 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Melbourne United 28 20 8 71.43% 4–1 L1 9–5 11–3 2455 2244 109.40%
2 Illawarra Hawks 28 19 9 67.86% 4–1 W2 8–6 11–3 2498 2345 106.52%
3 Sydney Kings 28 19 9 67.86% 3–2 L1 9–5 10–4 2397 2313 103.63%
4 Tasmania JackJumpers 28 17 11 60.71% 4–1 W4 8–6 9–5 2230 2220 100.45%
5 Perth Wildcats 28 16 12 57.14% 2–3 L2 7–7 9–5 2495 2377 104.96%
6 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 28 15 13 53.57% 3–2 W2 7–7 8–6 2456 2424 101.32%
7 Adelaide 36ers 28 10 18 35.71% 3–2 W1 6–8 4–10 2283 2346 97.31%
8 Brisbane Bullets 28 10 18 35.71% 2–3 L2 6–8 4–10 2379 2500 95.16%
9 Cairns Taipans 28 9 19 32.14% 1–4 W1 5–9 4–10 2228 2408 92.52%
10 New Zealand Breakers 28 5 23 17.86% 0–5 L10 2–12 3–11 2234 2478 90.15%

Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2022. Source: NBL.com.au

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.
2021–22 NBL season
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Adelaide 36ers 868888788887888889987
Brisbane Bullets 757667657978777777778
Cairns Taipans 97445556979109910998899
Illawarra Hawks 323333344545445443332
Melbourne United 696544112311111111111
New Zealand Breakers 1010101010101010101010910109101010101010
Perth Wildcats 231111223123332234445
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 112222431232224556666
Sydney Kings 545776875654553322223
Tasmania JackJumpers 489999996466666665554

Game log
2021–22 game log
Total: 5–23 (Home: 2–12; Road: 3–11)
December: 0–6 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 4 December @ S.E. Melbourne L 89–65 Finn Delany (18) Finn Delany (9) Jeremiah Martin (4) John Cain Arena
3,453		 0–1
2 10 December @ S.E. Melbourne L 95–88 Finn Delany (26) Hugo Besson (8) William McDowell-White (8) John Cain Arena
3,752		 0–2
3 12 December @ Adelaide L 98–85 William McDowell-White (27) Robert Loe (6) William McDowell-White (7) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
4,445		 0–3
4 17 December @ Illawarra L 97–96 (2OT) Yanni Wetzell (25) Yanni Wetzell (17) Delany, McDowell-White (4) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,873		 0–4
5 19 December @ Melbourne L 83–60 Finn Delany (14) Finn Delany (9) Delany, Martin (4) John Cain Arena
5,479		 0–5
6 26 December @ Tasmania L 84–75 Jeremiah Martin (24) Yanni Wetzell (10) Jeremiah Martin (8) MyState Bank Arena
4,623		 0–6
January: 2–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7 9 January @ Brisbane W 83–88 Yanni Wetzell (27) Yanni Wetzell (8) Jeremiah Martin (8) Nissan Arena
2,925		 1–6
8 14 January Melbourne L 78–89 Jeremiah Martin (20) Yanni Wetzell (9) Peyton Siva (5) MyState Bank Arena
closed event		 1–7
9 16 January @ Sydney W 75–82 Jeremiah Martin (22) Finn Delany (9) Peyton Siva (5) Qudos Bank Arena
4,356		 2–7
10 30 January Tasmania L 59–83 Hugo Besson (19) Hugo Besson (8) William McDowell-White (7) MyState Bank Arena
1,477		 2–8
February: 2–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
11 2 February Illawarra W 90–67 Yanni Wetzell (22) Finn Delany (13) William McDowell-White, (6) MyState Bank Arena
closed event		 3–8
12 6 February @ Sydney L 84–65 Yanni Wetzell (16) Delany, Dieng, Wetzell (5) McDowell-White, Wetzell (3) Qudos Bank Arena
5,011		 3–9
13 14 February @ Cairns W 83–84 Yanni Wetzell (23) Yanni Wetzell (12) Hugo Besson (5) Cairns Convention Centre
2,795		 4–9
14 20 February @ Melbourne L 108–73 Besson, Siva (17) Besson, Delany (5) Peyton Siva (5) John Cain Arena
6,033		 4–10
March: 1–7 (Home: 1–5; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
15 1 March Illawarra L 87–102 Hugo Besson (20) Hugo Besson (7) Peyton Siva (8) MyState Bank Arena
closed event		 4–11
16 5 March @ Tasmania L 66–62 Chasson Randle (18) Ousmane Dieng (9) Peyton Siva (9) Silverdome
3,532		 4–12
17 7 March Brisbane L 74–92 Chasson Randle (20) Finn Delany (6) Peyton Siva (6) MyState Bank Arena
closed event		 4–13
18 12 March Adelaide W 84–75 Hugo Besson (17) Yanni Wetzell (9) Peyton Siva (6) Adelaide Arena
3,044		 5–13
19 14 March Perth L 102–104 (OT) Hugo Besson (23) Yanni Wetzell (18) Peyton Siva (7) MyState Bank Arena
closed event		 5–14
20 20 March @ Perth L 95–85 Yanni Wetzell (15) Yanni Wetzell (6) Peyton Siva (9) RAC Arena
6,927		 5–15
21 24 March Brisbane L 100–101 (OT) Yanni Wetzell (23) Yanni Wetzell (10) Peyton Siva (8) Cairns Convention Centre
closed event		 5–16
22 27 March Cairns L 90–93 Yanni Wetzell (21) Yanni Wetzell (8) Hugo Besson (6) Cairns Convention Centre
closed event		 5–17
April: 0–6 (Home: 0–5; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
23 4 April Cairns L 77–87 Yanni Wetzell (24) Yanni Wetzell (9) William McDowell-White (4) MyState Bank Arena
closed event		 5–18
24 7 April @ Perth L 89–80 Yanni Wetzell (22) Yanni Wetzell (10) Peyton Siva (6) RAC Arena
10,270		 5–19
25 10 April S.E. Melbourne L 89–99 Ousmane Dieng (22) Dieng, Wetzell (6) Finn Delany (7) Bendigo Stadium
not available		 5–20
26 12 April Sydney L 70–76 Yanni Wetzell (22) Yanni Wetzell (14) McDowell-White, Siva (6) Bendigo Stadium
1,543		 5–21
27 15 April Tasmania L 86–88 Robert Loe (27) Robert Loe (7) Hugo Besson (7) MyState Bank Arena
closed event		 5–22
28 24 April Adelaide L 60–93 Bach, Randle (14) Robert Loe (10) Peyton Siva (7) MyState Bank Arena
closed event		 5–23
2021–22 season schedule

Transactions
Main article: List of 2021–22 NBL season transactions

Re-signed
Player Signed
Rasmus Bach[2]23 June
William McDowell-White[3]26 June
Tai Webster[4]11 July
Isaac Davidson[5]28 October

Additions
Player Signed Former team
Ousmane Dieng[6]2 JuneCentre Fédéral
Sam Timmins[7]30 JuneOtago Nuggets
Yanni Wetzell[8]2 JulySouth East Melbourne Phoenix
Peyton Siva[9]22 AugustAlba Berlin
Hugo Besson[10]23 SeptemberSaint-Quentin
Jeremiah Martin[11]3 OctoberCleveland Cavaliers
Princepal Singh[12]10 NovemberStockton Kings
Chasson Randle[13]15 DecemberLakeland Magic
Geremy McKay[14]8 JanuaryOtago Nuggets
Sam Short[15]19 FebruaryMelbourne United

Subtractions
Player Reason left New team
Taine Murray[16]CollegeVirginia Cavaliers
Colton Iverson[17]Free agentAkita Northern Happinets
Corey Webster[18][19]Mutual consentAl Ittihad
Tai Webster[20][21]Mutual consentŽalgiris Kaunas
Levi Randolph[22]Free agentOostende
Jeremiah Martin[23]ReleasedBG Göttingen
Yanni Wetzell[24]Mutual consentBaskonia
Hugo Besson[25]NBA draftN/A
Ousmane Dieng[25]

See also

References
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