2021–22 Melbourne United season

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2021–22 Melbourne United season
Head CoachAustralia Dean Vickerman
CaptainAustralia Chris Goulding
StadiumJohn Cain Arena, Melbourne
NBL results
Ladder3rd
Wins8
Losses4
Player Records
Scoring leaderAustralia Chris Goulding
16.3
Rebounding leaderSouth Sudan Jo Lual-Acuil
9.7
Assists leaderAustralia Matthew Dellavedova
5.6
All statistics correct as of 6 February 2022.

The 2021–22 NBL season will be the 39th season for Melbourne United in the NBL, and their 8th under the banner of Melbourne United.

Roster[]

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

2021–22 Melbourne United roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
C 0 South Sudan Lual-Acuil, Jo 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 27 – (1994-04-26)26 April 1994
G 1 Australia  (DP) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 20 – (2001-10-19)19 October 2001
G/F 4 Australia Newley, Brad 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 36 – (1985-02-18)18 February 1985
G 6 Australia Hickey, Will (DP) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 23 – (1999-01-18)18 January 1999
G 7 Nigeria Agada, Caleb (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 27 – (1994-08-31)31 August 1994
G 8 Australia Dellavedova, Matthew 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 31 – (1990-09-08)8 September 1990
F/C 12 Australia 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 21 – (2000-05-04)4 May 2000
G/F 13 New Zealand Prewster, Dion 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 32 – (1990-01-10)10 January 1990
F 14 Australia White, Jack 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 24 – (1997-08-05)5 August 1997
C 15 Germany Hukporti, Ariel (NS) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 114 kg (251 lb) 19 – (2002-04-12)12 April 2002
F 20 Australia Barlow, David 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 38 – (1983-10-22)22 October 1983
F 22 Australia Peatling, Mason 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 24 – (1997-03-31)31 March 1997
F 35 Australia  (DP) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 114 kg (251 lb) 19 – (2002-07-31)31 July 2002
G 43 Australia Goulding, Chris (C) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 33 – (1988-10-24)24 October 1988
G 51 New Zealand Ili, Shea 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 29 – (1992-10-06)6 October 1992
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Australia Nik Popovic
Team manager
  • Australia Stephan Semerci
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (SRP) Special Restricted Player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 1 December 2021

Pre-season[]

Main article: 2021–22 NBL pre-season

Ladder[]

2021–22 NBL pre-season ladder
Ladder Information
Pos. Nat. Name Pld. W. L. Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against Pts % Win %
1 Australia Illawarra 2 2 0 2–0 W2 0–0 2–0 213 202 105.45% 100.00%
2 Australia Adelaide 5 5 0 5–0 W5 2–0 3–0 401 383 104.70% 100.00%
3 Australia Brisbane 4 3 1 3–1 L1 1–1 2–0 350 327 107.03% 75.00%
4 New Zealand New Zealand 3 2 1 2–1 W2 2–0 0–1 273 273 100.00% 66.67%
5 Australia S.E. Melbourne 4 2 2 2–2 W1 1–0 1–2 376 375 100.27% 50.00%
6 Australia Perth 5 2 3 2–3 L1 2–1 0–2 433 415 104.34% 40.00%
7 Australia Tasmania (NT) 5 2 3 2–3 W1 1–1 1–2 391 403 97.02% 40.00%
8 Australia Sydney 3 1 2 1–2 L1 1–1 0–1 248 253 98.02% 33.33%
9 Australia Melbourne (RC) 4 1 3 1–3 L3 1–1 0–2 342 350 97.71% 25.00%
10 Australia 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: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
November: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 13 November New Zealand W 90–84 Jo Lual-Acuil (37) Jo Lual-Acuil (11) Matthew Dellavedova (6) Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
closed event 		1–0
2 15 November @ Sydney L 80–75 Jo Lual-Acuil (13) Mason Peatling (8) Caleb Agada (4) Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
closed event 		1–1
3 20 November Illawarra L 90–97 Jo Lual-Acuil (20) Jo Lual-Acuil (9) Matthew Dellavedova (6) Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
closed event 		1–2
4 28 November @ S.E. Melbourne L 89–87 Chris Goulding (26) Jo Lual-Acuil (10) Matthew Dellavedova (9) Melbourne Sports Centre
closed event 		1–3

Regular season[]

Main article: 2021–22 NBL regular season

Ladder[]

2021–22 NBL ladder
Ladder Information
Pos. Nat. Name Pld. W. L. Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against Pts % Win %
1 Australia Perth 11 8 3 3–2 W1 4–1 4–2 981 888 110.47% 72.73%
2 Australia S.E. Melbourne 10 7 3 4–1 W1 3–1 4–2 853 824 103.52% 70.00%
3 Australia Melbourne (RC) 12 8 4 3–2 L2 2–2 6–2 1016 924 109.96% 66.67%
4 Australia Tasmania (NT) 12 6 6 4–1 W4 4–3 2–3 928 922 100.65% 50.00%
5 Australia Illawarra 12 6 6 2–3 L2 3–4 3–2 1049 1054 99.53% 50.00%
6 Australia Sydney 13 6 7 3–2 W1 6–3 0–4 1043 1052 99.14% 46.15%
7 Australia Cairns 7 3 4 2–3 W1 2–2 1–2 561 578 97.06% 42.86%
8 Australia Adelaide 10 4 6 2–3 W1 3–2 1–4 805 854 94.26% 40.00%
9 Australia Brisbane 11 4 7 1–4 L4 3–4 1–3 938 982 95.52% 36.36%
10 New Zealand New Zealand 12 3 9 2–3 L1 1–2 2–7 931 1027 90.65% 25.00%

Current Round
Round 10
Total Rounds
21
Games per Team
28
Total Games
140

Legend
  • (NT) New Team
  • (RC) Reigning Champion
  • Ladder
    Updated: 7 February 2022

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 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Adelaide 36ers 8 6 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8
Brisbane Bullets 7 5 7 6 6 7 6 5 7 9
Cairns Taipans 9 7 4 4 5 5 5 6 9 7
Illawarra Hawks 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5
Melbourne United 6 9 6 5 4 4 1 1 2 3
New Zealand Breakers 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Perth Wildcats 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 1
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 1 1 2 2 2 2 4 3 1 2
Sydney Kings 5 4 5 7 7 6 8 7 5 6
Tasmania JackJumpers 4 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 6 4

Game log[]

2021–22 game log
Total: 8–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 6–2)
December: 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 5 December @ Sydney L 79–74 Jo Lual-Acuil (12) Mason Peatling (9) Matthew Dellavedova (6) Qudos Bank Arena
8,632 		0–1
2 12 December S.E. Melbourne L 86–94 Matthew Dellavedova (19) Dellavedova, Newley (9) Matthew Dellavedova (5) John Cain Arena
6,361 		0–2
3 16 December Sydney W 89–47 Caleb Agada (21) Jo Lual-Acuil (8) Matthew Dellavedova (5) John Cain Arena
4,786 		1–2
4 19 December New Zealand W 83–60 Chris Goulding (21) Jo Lual-Acuil (9) Matthew Dellavedova (7) John Cain Arena
5,479 		2–2
5 26 December @ Sydney W 68–82 Caleb Agada (24) Caleb Agada (14) Matthew Dellavedova (4) Qudos Bank Arena
4,725 		3–2
January: 5–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 5–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 1 January @ Tasmania W 72–76 Jo Lual-Acuil (19) Jo Lual-Acuil (8) Matthew Dellavedova (5) MyState Bank Arena
4,685 		4–2
7 14 January @ New Zealand W 78–89 Chris Goulding (23) Jo Lual-Acuil (13) Matthew Dellavedova (5) MyState Bank Arena
closed event 		5–2
8 16 January @ Illawarra W 84–88 Matthew Dellavedova (33) Caleb Agada (15) Matthew Dellavedova (8) WIN Entertainment Centre
1,753 		6–2
9 22 January @ Adelaide W 78–97 Goulding, Lual-Acuil (18) Jo Lual-Acuil (8) Shea Ili (7) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
4,819 		7–2
10 26 January @ Brisbane W 82–84 Matthew Dellavedova (16) Jo Lual-Acuil (10) Agada, Ili (4) Nissan Arena
2,479 		8–2
11 30 January @ Adelaide L 88–83 (OT) Jo Lual-Acuil (23) Jo Lual-Acuil (12) Matthew Dellavedova (9) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
4,906 		8–3
February: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
12 6 February Tasmania L 85–94 Chris Goulding (29) Jo Lual-Acuil (21) Shea Ili (5) John Cain Arena
8,499 		8–4
13 12 February Perth boxscore John Cain Arena
14 17 February S.E. Melbourne boxscore John Cain Arena
15 20 February New Zealand boxscore John Cain Arena
16 27 February @ Cairns boxscore Cairns Convention Centre
2021–22 season schedule

Transactions[]

Main article: List of 2021–22 NBL season transactions

Re-signed[]

Player Signed
Shea Ili[1] 27 June
Jo Lual-Acuil[2] 30 June
David Barlow[3] 5 July

Additions[]

Player Signed Former team
[1] 27 June Portland Pilots
Brad Newley[4] 8 July Sydney Kings
Matthew Dellavedova[5] 9 July Cleveland Cavaliers
Dion Prewster[6] 20 July Wellington Saints
Ariel Hukporti[7] 28 July Nevėžis Kėdainiai
[8] 28 July Australian Institute of Sport
[9] 30 July Brisbane Bullets
Caleb Agada[10] 24 August Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Will Hickey[11] 9 September Ballarat Miners

Subtractions[]

Player Reason left New team
[12] Free agent Ballarat Miners
Sam McDaniel[13] Free agent Tasmania JackJumpers
Mitch McCarron[14][15] Free agent Adelaide 36ers
Jock Landale[16] Free agent San Antonio Spurs
Scotty Hopson[17][18] Free agent Oklahoma City Thunder
Yudai Baba[19][20] Free agent Texas Legends
David Andersen[21] Retired N/A

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "NBL Champions begin off-season by re-signing Ili and signing Triplett". www.MelbourneUTD.com.au. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Lual-Acuil Jr re-signs with United for another season". MelbourneUTD.com.au. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "David Barlow re-signs with Melbourne United". MelbourneUTD.com.au. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "NBL Champions add veteran Brad Newley to NBL22 Roster". MelbourneUTD.com.au. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Australian basketball superstar Matthew Dellavedova signs with defending champions Melbourne United". MelbourneUTD.com.au. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Melbourne United Sign NZNBL MVP Dion Prewster". NBL.com.au. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "German NBA Prospect Ariel Hukporti Signs as NBL Next Star with Melbourne United". NBL.com.au. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "United sign German NBA prospect Ariel Hukporti as NBL Next Star and David Okwera as Development Player". MelbourneUTD.com.au. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Melbourne Sign Callum Dalton for NBL22". NBL.com.au. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Melbourne United Sign Olympian Caleb Agada". NBL.com.au. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Melbourne United sign William Hickey as Development Player". MelbourneUTD.com.au. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Sam Short returns to the Hotondo Homes Ballarat Miners". ballarat.nbl1.com.au. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Sam McDaniel Joins the March with JackJumpers". NBL.com.au. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  14. ^ "On behalf of the players, staff, partners, Members & fans at Melbourne United, we want to thank @MitchMcCarron". Melbourne United. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Mitch McCarron Signs with the Adelaide 36ers". NBL.com.au. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ "SPURS SIGN JOCK LANDALE". NBA.com. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Knicks Sign Goodwin; Thunder Add Hopson". hoopsrumors.com. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021. The Thunder have signed guard Scotty Hopson to a camp deal, according to the team's PR department.
  18. ^ "In The Post – Friday October 15". NBL.com.au. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  19. ^ "馬場雄大、今季はNBA下部レジェンズでプレー「夢に向かって1日1日全力で頑張ります」（THE ANSWER）". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ Yudai Baba 馬場雄大 [@yudai_baba] (23 October 2021). "I've signed with Texas Legends of Gleague" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 October 2021 – via Twitter.
  21. ^ "Andersen Calls Final Time-Out". NBL.com.au. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.

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