2021–22 Perth Wildcats season explained

Clubname:Perth Wildcats
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Nextseason:2022–23
Prevseason:2020–21
Wins:16
Losses:12
Finals:Did not qualify
Ladder:5th
Arena:Perth Arena
Top Scorer:Cotton
Ppg N:USA
Ppg:22.7
Rebounds Leader:Law
Rpg N:USA
Rpg:8.2
Assists Leader:Cotton
Apg N:USA
Apg:4.9
Updated:24 April 2022
Captain:Jesse Wagstaff
Captain N:AUS
Coach:Scott Morrison
Coach N:CAN

The 2021–22 NBL season was the 41st season for the Perth Wildcats in the NBL.

The 2022 season marks the first time in 35 years that the Perth Wildcats have not qualified for the finals, having last failed to do so in 1986.[1]

Roster

Pre-season

See main article: 2021 NBL pre-season.

Game log

|-style="background:#fcc;"| 1| 16 November| Adelaide| L 56–63| Law, Wagstaff (11)| Hodgson, Law (8)| Cotton, Wagstaff (3)| MyState Bank Arena
not available| 0–1|-style="background:#fcc;"| 2| 19 November| @ Brisbane| L 100–90| Bryce Cotton (22)| Vic Law (6)| Cotton, Law (5)| Ulverstone Sports & Leisure Centre
not available| 0–2|-style="background:#cfc;"| 3| 21 November| Cairns| W 96–87| Vic Law (28)| Vic Law (12)| Luke Travers (5)| Ulverstone Sports & Leisure Centre
not available| 1–2|-style="background:#cfc;"| 4| 24 November| Tasmania| W 98–68| Bryce Cotton (18)| Vic Law (9)| Bryce Cotton (6)| Ulverstone Sports & Leisure Centre
not available| 2–2|-style="background:#fcc;"| 5| 26 November| @ Adelaide| L 97–93| Vic Law (24)| Oliver Hayes-Brown (11)| Kyle Zunic (5)| Elphin Sports Centre
not available| 2–3

Regular season

See main article: 2021–22 NBL regular season.

Game log

|-style="background:#cfc;"| 1| 3 December| Adelaide| W 85–73| Vic Law (37)| Majok Majok (12)| Bryce Cotton (5)| RAC Arena
11,950| 1–0|-style="background:#cfc;"| 2| 5 December| Cairns| W 90–67| Bryce Cotton (31)| Luke Travers (13)| Bryce Cotton (5)| RAC Arena
10,800| 2–0|-style="background:#fcc;"| 3| 12 December| Brisbane| L 94–97 (2OT)| Vic Law (29)| Majok Majok (14)| Cotton, Travers (5)| RAC Arena
11,295| 2–1|-style="background:#cfc;"| 4| 17 December| Brisbane| W 83–70| Bryce Cotton (29)| Law, Travers (9)| Luke Travers (4)| RAC Arena
11,745| 3–1|-style="background:#cfc;"| 5| 19 December| Tasmania| W 101–83| Vic Law (32)| Vic Law (12)| Cotton, White (6)| RAC Arena
13,615| 4–1|-style="background:#cfc;"| 6| 31 December| @ Cairns| W 78–84| Bryce Cotton (29)| Majok Majok (9)| Bryce Cotton (6)| Cairns Convention Centre
4,339| 5–1|-style="background:#fcc;"| 7| 18 January| @ Adelaide| L 87–74| Vic Law (16)| Vic Law (14)| Michael Frazier II (4)| Adelaide Entertainment Centre
4,758| 5–2|-style="background:#cfc;"| 8| 22 January| @ Illawarra| W 78–94| Bryce Cotton (24)| Michael Frazier II (10)| Mitch Norton (6)| WIN Entertainment Centre
2,278| 6–2|-style="background:#cfc;"| 9| 27 January| @ Illawarra| W 80–94| Bryce Cotton (28)| Frazier II, Law (8)| Mitch Norton (6)| WIN Entertainment Centre
2,240| 7–2|-style="background:#fcc;"| 10| 30 January| @ Sydney| L 96–81| Cotton, Law (20)| Vic Law (9)| Bryce Cotton (4)| Qudos Bank Arena
5,864| 7–3|-style="background:#cfc;"| 11| 5 February| @ S.E. Melbourne| W 79–101| Luke Travers (24)| Michael Frazier II (9)| Bryce Cotton (6)| John Cain Arena
3,727| 8–3|-style="background:#fcc;"| 12| 12 February| @ Melbourne| L 93–87| Bryce Cotton (31)| Vic Law (10)| Cotton, Norton (4)| John Cain Arena
6,401| 8–4|-style="background:#fcc;"| 13| 19 February| @ Sydney| L 98–95| Bryce Cotton (33)| Hodgson, Majok, Norton, Travers (5)| Cotton, Norton (4)| Qudos Bank Arena
7,143| 8–5|-style="background:#fcc;"| 14| 26 February| @ S.E. Melbourne| L 86–80| Vic Law (22)| Vic Law (9)| Mitch Norton (7)| John Cain Arena
3,606| 8–6|-style="background:#cfc;"| 15| 28 February| @ Tasmania| W 78–89| Bryce Cotton (20)| Vic Law (13)| Bryce Cotton (5)| MyState Bank Arena
4,738| 9–6|-style="background:#cfc;"| 16| 6 March| @ Adelaide| W 73–92| Bryce Cotton (27)| Vic Law (10)| Bryce Cotton (7)| Adelaide Entertainment Centre
4,157| 10–6|-style="background:#cfc;"| 17| 10 March| @ Melbourne| W 87–97| Mitch Norton (26)| Vic Law (18)| Bryce Cotton (5)| John Cain Arena
4,169| 11–6|-style="background:#cfc;"| 18| 12 March| @ Brisbane| W 83–95| Vic Law (24)| Vic Law (8)| Vic Law (4)| Nissan Arena
3,202| 12–6|-style="background:#cfc;"| 19| 14 March| @ New Zealand| W 102–104 (OT)| Vic Law (39)| Cotton, Law (8)| Bryce Cotton (8)| MyState Bank Arena
closed event| 13–6|-style="background:#cfc;"| 20| 20 March| New Zealand| W 95–85| Vic Law (26)| Law, Majok (12)| Bryce Cotton (6)| RAC Arena
6,927| 14–6|-style="background:#fcc;"| 21| 24 March| Tasmania| L 83–85| Bryce Cotton (23)| Vic Law (10)| Cotton, Travers (5)| RAC Arena
6,678| 14–7|-style="background:#fcc;"| 22| 26 March| Sydney| L 80–102| Cotton, Travers (20)| Vic Law (10)| Kyle Zunic (3)| RAC Arena
6,906| 14–8|-style="background:#fcc;"| 23| 4 April| Melbourne| L 75–84| Bryce Cotton (18)| Matt Hodgson (11)| Cotton, Travers (4)| RAC Arena
10,192| 14–9|-style="background:#cfc;"| 24| 7 April| New Zealand| W 89–80| Vic Law (18)| Luke Travers (9)| Bryce Cotton (5)| RAC Arena
10,270| 15–9|-style="background:#fcc;"| 25| 14 April| Adelaide| L 70–82| Vic Law (20)| Matt Hodgson (6)| Bryce Cotton (5)| RAC Arena
10,272| 15–10|-style="background:#cfc;"| 26| 16 April| Cairns| W 106–87| Bryce Cotton (22)| Todd Blanchfield (7)| Bryce Cotton (10)| RAC Arena
10,314| 16–10|-style="background:#fcc;"| 27| 22 April| Illawarra| L 77–82| Bryce Cotton (25)| Majok Majok (10)| Mitch Norton (8)| RAC Arena
10,251| 16–11|-style="background:#fcc;"| 28| 24 April| S.E. Melbourne| L 100–102 (OT)| Bryce Cotton (28)| Matt Hodgson (10)| Bryce Cotton (8)| RAC Arena
10,271| 16–12

Transactions

See main article: List of 2021–22 NBL season transactions.

Re-signed

PlayerSigned
Mitch Norton[2] 1 July
Jesse Wagstaff[3] 5 July
Majok Majok[4] 6 July
Corey Shervill[5] 7 July
Kevin White[6] 18 August
Bryce Cotton[7] 4 May

Additions

PlayerSignedFormer team
Vic Law[8] 27 August Brisbane Bullets
Kyle Zunic[9] 6 September Winthrop Eagles
Jack Purchase[10] 14 September Adelaide 36ers
Michael Frazier II[11] 15 October Delaware Blue Coats
Matt Hodgson[12] Brisbane Bullets
Oliver Hayes-Brown[13] 29 October Dandenong Rangers
Mitch Clarke[14] 2 December Perry Lakes Hawks

Subtractions

PlayerReason leftNew team
Clint Steindl[15] Free agentTasmania JackJumpers
Will Magnay[16] [17] Free agentTasmania JackJumpers
Jarred Bairstow[18] [19] Free agentTasmania JackJumpers
John Mooney[20] Free agentChiba Jets Funabashi
Luke Travers[21] NBA draftN/A

Awards

Club awards

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 24 September 2022 . Perth Wildcats' 35-year NBL playoff streak ends, Tasmania Jackjumpers advance in debut season . . 25 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Perth Re-Sign Mitch Norton on Three-Year Deal NBL. live. NBL.com.au. 1 July 2021. 1 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210701040421/https://nbl.com.au/news/perth-re-sign-mitch-norton-on-three-year-deal . 1 July 2021 .
  3. Web site: Wildcats Re-Sign Wagstaff for 13th Season . live. NBL.com.au. 5 July 2021. 5 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210705024322/https://nbl.com.au/news/wildcats-re-sign-wagstaff-for-13th-season . 5 July 2021 .
  4. Web site: Wildcats Re-Sign Majok Majok . live. NBL.com.au. 6 July 2021. 6 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210706023319/https://nbl.com.au/news/wildcats-re-sign-majok-majok . 6 July 2021 .
  5. Web site: Shervill Re-Signs with Wildcats . live. NBL.com.au. 7 July 2021. 7 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210707025923/https://nbl.com.au/news/shervill-re-signs-with-wildcats . 7 July 2021 .
  6. Web site: Wildcats Re-Sign Kevin White. 18 August 2021. 18 August 2021. NBL.com.au.
  7. Web site: Cotton Re-Signs with Cats on a 3-Year Deal. 4 May 2022. 4 May 2022. NBL.com.au.
  8. Web site: Wildcats Sign Vic Law for NBL22 NBL. live. NBL.com.au. 27 August 2021. 27 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210827031925/https://nbl.com.au/news/wildcats-sign-vic-law-for-nbl22 . 27 August 2021 .
  9. Web site: Perth Sign Kyle Zunic as Development Player NBL. live. NBL.com.au. 6 September 2021. 6 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210906021013/https://nbl.com.au/news/perth-sign-kyle-zunic-as-development-player . 6 September 2021 .
  10. Web site: Wildcats sign sharp-shooter Jack Purchase . Wildcats.com.au . 15 September 2021 . 14 September 2021.
  11. Web site: Wildcats add more NBA experience in Michael Frazier II. Wildcats.com.au. 15 October 2021. 15 October 2021.
  12. Web site: Perth Complete Roster with Matt Hodgson. NBL.com.au. 15 October 2021. 15 October 2021.
  13. Web site: Wildcats add NBL1 Star as Development Player. NBL.com.au. 29 October 2021. 29 October 2021.
  14. Web site: WA's Mitch Clarke signed as development player . Wildcats.com.au . 2 December 2021 . 2 December 2021.
  15. Web site: Clint Steindl Signs With the JackJumpers NBL. live. NBL.com.au. 5 July 2021. 5 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210705010202/https://nbl.com.au/news/clint-steindl-signs-with-the-jackjumpers . 5 July 2021 .
  16. Web site: Magnay to move on. live. Wildcats.com.au. 4 July 2021. 5 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210703060538/https://www.wildcats.com.au/news/magnay-to-move-on . 3 July 2021 .
  17. Web site: Will Magnay Joins the JackJumpers NBL . live. NBL.com.au. 12 July 2021. 12 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210712010213/https://nbl.com.au/news/will-magnay-joins-the-jackjumpers . 12 July 2021 .
  18. Web site: Jarred Bairstow won't return in 2021/22 . live. Wildcats.com.au. 5 July 2021. 5 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182515/https://www.wildcats.com.au/news/jarred-bairstow-wont-return-in-202122?fbclid=IwAR3LTmISC8JNbqL3A5m5CTy-usOAT4dTSDbQE_rvVY_R5mmwj-WWqZnBaYs . 9 July 2021 .
  19. Web site: Jarred Bairstow Joins JackJumpers . live. NBL.com.au. 7 July 2021. 7 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210707010156/https://nbl.com.au/news/jarred-bairstow-joins-jackjumpers . 7 July 2021 .
  20. Web site:
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    . chibajets.jp. July 15, 2021. July 15, 2021. Japanese.
  21. Web site: Travers Declaring for NBA Draft NBL . live. NBL.com.au. 25 April 2022. 25 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220424230524/https://nbl.com.au/news/travers-declaring-for-nba-draft . 24 April 2022 .
  22. perthwildcats. CeUu_oPvSLv. Perth Wildcats members have voted Bryce Cotton as the for the NBL22 season. Congrats, BC! . 3 June 2022. 5 June 2022.
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