2021–22 New Zealand Breakers season

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2021–22 New Zealand Breakers season
Head CoachIsrael Dan Shamir
CaptainNew Zealand Thomas Abercrombie
Stadium
NBL results
Ladder10th
Wins2
Losses7
Player Records
Scoring leaderNew Zealand Yanni Wetzell
19.0
Rebounding leaderNew Zealand Yanni Wetzell
7.4
Assists leaderUnited States Jeremiah Martin
4.8
All statistics correct as of 26 December 2021.

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

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
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 1 United States Siva, Peyton (I) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 31 – (1990-10-24)24 October 1990
G 2 United States Martin, Jeremiah (I) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 25 – (1996-06-19)19 June 1996
F 3 New Zealand Delany, Finn 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 26 – (1995-08-12)12 August 1995
F 5 New Zealand Wetzell, Yanni 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 25 – (1996-07-08)8 July 1996
F 6 Australia Galloway, Kyrin 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 22 – (1999-10-07)7 October 1999
G 7 Australia McDowell-White, William 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 23 – (1998-04-13)13 April 1998
G 8 United States Randle, Chasson (IN) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 28 – (1993-02-05)5 February 1993
G/F 10 New Zealand Abercrombie, Thomas (C) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 34 – (1987-07-05)5 July 1987
G 11 France Dieng, Ousmane (NS) 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 18 – (2003-05-21)21 May 2003
F 12 New Zealand 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 24 – (1997-06-22)22 June 1997
F/C 15 New Zealand Loe, Robert 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 30 – (1991-08-05)5 August 1991
G 18 Denmark 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 26 – (1995-07-22)22 July 1995
G 25 France Besson, Hugo (I) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 20 – (2001-04-26)26 April 2001
F/C 33 New Zealand Timmins, Sam (DP) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 120 kg (265 lb) 24 – (1997-05-23)23 May 1997
F/C 45 India Singh, Princepal (DP) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 21 – (2001-01-03)3 January 2001
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Israel Mody Maor
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Australia Emily Nolan
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (SRP) Special Restricted Player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 14 January 2022

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: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
November: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 25 November @ Illawarra Cancelled[1]

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 Melbourne (RC) 9 7 2 5–0 W7 2–1 5–1 764 660 115.76% 77.78%
2 Australia Perth 8 6 2 3–2 W1 4–1 2–1 705 633 111.37% 75.00%
3 Australia S.E. Melbourne 7 5 2 3–2 W2 3–0 2–2 598 563 106.22% 71.43%
4 Australia Illawarra 8 5 3 2–3 W1 3–2 2–1 721 707 101.98% 62.50%
5 Australia Brisbane 8 4 4 3–2 L1 3–1 1–3 689 708 97.32% 50.00%
6 Australia Cairns 5 2 3 2–3 L2 2–1 0–2 384 390 98.46% 40.00%
7 Australia Sydney 10 4 6 1–4 W1 4–3 0–3 793 829 95.66% 40.00%
8 Australia Adelaide 8 3 5 2–3 L2 2–2 1–3 646 695 92.95% 37.50%
9 Australia Tasmania (NT) 8 2 6 1–4 L2 2–3 0–3 598 637 93.88% 25.00%
10 New Zealand New Zealand 9 2 7 2–3 W1 0–1 2–6 717 793 90.42% 22.22%

Current Round
Round 8
Total Rounds
21
Games per Team
28
Total Games
140

Legend
  • (NT) New Team
  • (RC) Reigning Champion
  • Ladder
    Updated: 25 January 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
Brisbane Bullets 7 5 7 6 6 7 6 5
Cairns Taipans 9 7 4 4 5 5 5 6
Illawarra Hawks 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 4
Melbourne United 6 9 6 5 4 4 1 1
New Zealand Breakers 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Perth Wildcats 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 2
South East Melbourne Phoenix 1 1 2 2 2 2 4 3
Sydney Kings 5 4 5 7 7 6 8 7
Tasmania JackJumpers 4 8 9 9 9 9 9 9

Game log[]

2021–22 game log
Total: 2–7 (Home: 0–1; Road: 2–6)
December: 0–6 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 4 December @ S.E. Melbourne L 89–65 Finn Delany (18) Finn Delany (9) Martin, Siva (3) 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 (6) 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 (16) Finn Delany (5) 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 (8) Jeremiah Martin (8) MyState Bank Arena
4,623 		0–6
January: 2–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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 (8) 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 boxscore MyState Bank Arena
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 2 February Illawarra boxscore MyState Bank Arena
12 6 February @ Perth boxscore RAC Arena
13 12 February @ Melbourne boxscore John Cain Arena

Transactions[]

Main article: List of 2021–22 NBL season transactions

Re-signed[]

Player Signed
[2] 23 June
William McDowell-White[3] 26 June
Tai Webster[4] 11 July
[5] 28 October

Additions[]

Player Signed Former team
Ousmane Dieng[6] 2 June Centre Fédéral
Sam Timmins[7] 30 June Otago Nuggets
Yanni Wetzell[8] 2 July South East Melbourne Phoenix
Peyton Siva[9] 22 August Alba Berlin
Hugo Besson[10] 23 September Saint-Quentin
Jeremiah Martin[11] 3 October Cleveland Cavaliers
Princepal Singh[12] 10 November Stockton Kings
Chasson Randle[13] 15 December Lakeland Magic
[14] 8 January Otago Nuggets

Subtractions[]

Player Reason left New team
Taine Murray[15] College Virginia Cavaliers
Colton Iverson[16] Free agent Akita Northern Happinets
Corey Webster[17][18] Mutual consent Al Ittihad
Tai Webster[19][20] Mutual consent Žalgiris Kaunas
Levi Randolph[21] Free agent Oostende

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Breakers vs Hawks Blitz Game Cancelled". National Basketball League | NBL. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Rasmus Bach Returns to the NZ Breakers". NBL.com.au. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. ^ "A late addition to our #NBL21 campaign is now locked in for #NBL22". www.twitter.com. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Breakers Beat Off Overseas Rivals and Tai Webster Stays for Two More Years". nzbreakers.basketball. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Breakers Reward DP with Roster Spot". NBL.com.au. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Projected 2022 Lottery Pick Ousmane Dieng Becomes NBL Next Star with Breakers". NBL.com.au. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Breakers Add Sam Timmins as Development Player". NBL.com.au. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Rising Kiwi Star Turns Back on Australia to Join Sky Sport Breakers on 3-Year Deal". nzbreakers.basketball. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Breakers Confirm Peyton Siva Signing". NBL.com.au. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Breakers Add French Prospect Hugo Besson". NBL.com.au. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Breakers Sign former Nets and Cavs guard Jeremiah Martin". NBL.com.au. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  12. ^ "India's Top Prospect Signs with the Sky Sport Breakers". nzbreakers.basketball. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Breakers Secure Experienced NBA Player to Extinguish Injury Crisis". nzbreakers.basketball. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  14. ^ @breakersnz (8 January 2022). "TEAM NEWS" – via Instagram.
  15. ^ "New Zealand Guard Taine Murray Becomes Virginia Basketball's First 2021 Commitment | TheSabre.com". virginia.sportswar.com.
  16. ^ "【新入団】コルトン・アイバーソン選手契約合意のお知らせ". northern-happinets.com (in Japanese). 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Corey Webster and NZ Breakers Part Ways". NBL.com.au. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Corey Webster (ex NZL Breakers) signs at Al Ettehad". basketball.eurobasket.com. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  19. ^ "Tai Webster and Breakers Agree Release". NBL.com.au. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  20. ^ "E.Mudiay Kauno „Žalgiryje" keičia T.Websteris". zalgiris.lt (in Lithuanian). 3 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  21. ^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (16 August 2021). "Oostende tabs Levi Randolph, ex NZL Breakers". Sportando. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

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