2020–21 Melbourne United season
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Head Coach | ![]() |
Co-Captains | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium | |
NBL results | |
Ladder | 1st |
NBL Cup | 4th |
Finals | Champions (6th title) |
Wins | 33 |
Losses | 9 |
Player Records | |
Efficiency leader | ![]() 67% |
Scoring leader | ![]() 16.4 |
Rebounding leader | ![]() 7.9 |
Assists leader | ![]() 5.1 |
All statistics correct as of 6 June 2021. |
The 2020–21 NBL season was the 38th season for Melbourne United in the NBL, and the 7th under the banner of Melbourne United.
Roster[]
Signings[]
- Mitch McCarron, Shea Ili, Casey Prather, Jo Lual-Acuil and all remained with the club after they previously signed multiple season contracts.[1] Head Coach Dean Vickerman and assistant coach Ross McMains also remained with the club under their multiple season contracts.
- On 15 July 2020, United signed their first new contract for the season. Jack White of Duke University signed a three-season deal with the club.[2]
- On 17 July 2020, guard Chris Goulding re-signed with the club on a three-season deal, which will take his total seasons with the club to eight.[3]
- On 19 July 2020, United signed Yudai Baba on a one-season Special Restricted Player deal.[4]
- On 22 July 2020, David Barlow also re-signed with the club on a new one-season deal.[5]
- On 24 July 2020, Mason Peatling was signed to a three-season deal, with him being assigned as a development player for the first season.[6]
- On 14 August 2020, Sam McDaniel was re-signed for his third season with the club on a one-season deal.[7]
- On 20 August 2020, United released Casey Prather from the final season of his contract.[8]
- On 21 August 2020, United also released assistant coach Ross McMains from his contract.[9]
- On 30 November 2020, Scotty Hopson signed a one year deal with the club, filling United’s first Import slot.[10]
- On 10 December 2020, Jock Landale signed one-year deal with the club.[11]
- On 9 February 2021, following multiple injuries Dillon Stith was added to the squad as an injury replacement player.[12]
- On 13 March 2021, was signed as the injury replacement player for Baba.[13]
- On 8 April, David Andersen signed as the injury replacement player for White.[14]
Squad[]
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Pre-season[]
Ladder[]
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Game log[]
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December: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
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Regular season[]
Ladder[]
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Total Rounds Legend
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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 | NBL Cup | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | |||
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Adelaide 36ers | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Brisbane Bullets | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Cairns Taipans | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Illawarra Hawks | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Melbourne United | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
New Zealand Breakers | – | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Perth Wildcats | – | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
South East Melbourne Phoenix | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Sydney Kings | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Game log[]
Postseason[]
2021 playoff game log Total: 5–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semi-finals: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
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Grand Final: 3–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 3–0)
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Awards[]
Player of the Week[]
- Round 7, Mitch McCarron[16]
NBL Awards[]
- All-NBL First Team: Jock Landale[17]
- All-NBL Second Team: Chris Goulding & Mitch McCarron
- Best Sixth Man: Jo Lual-Acuil[17]
- Executive of the Year: Mark Boyd[17]
Melbourne United Awards[]
- Most Valuable Player: Jock Landale[18]
- Best Defensive Player: Yudai Baba[18]
- Coaches Award: Yudai Baba[18]
- Best Club Person Award: Fiona Gant[18]
Finals Series[]
- Grand Final MVP: Jock Landale[19]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "NBL21 Free Agency Preview: Everything You Need to Know | NBL". NBL.com.au.
- ^ "Jack White Inks Long-Term Deal in Australia's NBL". Duke University. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ Ward, Roy (16 July 2020). "Melbourne United retain franchise player Chris Goulding in three-year deal". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Yudai Baba signs with NBL's Melbourne United". The Japan Times. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "David Barlow Re-signs With Melbourne United For Another Year". www.melbourneutd.com.au. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ Evans, Kyle (26 July 2020). "Short back in black for 2020-21 NBL season". The Courier. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Sam McDaniel re-signs with Melbourne United". www.melbourneutd.com.au. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Prather, Melbourne United part ways". ESPN.com. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Thank You Ross McMains". www.facebook.com. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Scotty Hopson Signs with Melbourne United". NBL.com.au. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Young Australian Star Jock Landale Signs with Melbourne United". NBL.com.au. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ "Melbourne United Injuries". 9 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Squad update". Twitter. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Veteran David Andersen Signs with Melbourne". NBL.com.au. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ a b This game is a home game and was originally due to be played at John Cain Arena, but COVID-19 induced border closures forced the team to relocate to Sydney and Adelaide.
- ^ "By The Numbers". Instagram. 1 March 2021. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "Bryce Cotton Claims Third Andrew Gaze MVP Trophy". NBL.com.au. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Landale, Baba headline Melbourne United club award winners". melbourneutd.com.au. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "United secure NBL21 championship on home court". NBL.com.au. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
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