2021–22 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix season explained

Clubname:S.E. Melbourne Phoenix
Color1:
  1. 332F2C
Color2:
  1. B1EE11
Color3:
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Nextseason:2022–23
Prevseason:2020–21
Wins:15
Losses:13
Finals:Did not qualify
Ladder:6th
Arena:John Cain Arena
Top Scorer:Creek
Ppg N:AUS
Ppg:20.5
Rebounds Leader:Broekhoff
Rpg N:AUS
Rpg:6.7
Assists Leader:Munford
Apg N:USA
Apg:4.3
Updated:24 April 2022
Captain:Kyle Adnam
Captain N:AUS
Coach:Simon Mitchell
Coach N:AUS

The 2021–22 NBL season was the 3rd season for the South East Melbourne Phoenix in the NBL.

Roster

Pre-season

See main article: 2021 NBL pre-season.

Game log

|-style="background:#cfc;"| 1| 13 November| @ Sydney| W 75–81| Adnam, Creek (17)| Ryan Broekhoff (9)| Izayah Le'afa (4)| Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
closed event| 1–0|-style="background:#fcc;"| 2| 15 November| Illawarra| L 112–116 (OT)| Reuben Te Rangi (18)| Zhou Qi (12)| Kyle Adnam (12)| Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
closed event| 1–1|-style="background:#fcc;"| 3| 20 November| @ New Zealand| L 92–90| Kyle Adnam (21)| Zhou Qi (9)| Xavier Munford (4)| Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
closed event| 1–2|-style="background:#cfc;"| 4| 28 November| Melbourne| W 89–87| Ryan Broekhoff (21)| Ryan Broekhoff (7)| Le'Afa, Munford (4)| Melbourne Sports Centre
closed event| 2–2

Regular season

See main article: 2021–22 NBL regular season.

Game log

|-style="background:#cfc;"| 1| 4 December| New Zealand| W 89–65| Xavier Munford (27)| Munford, Pineau (7)| Xavier Munford (5)| John Cain Arena
3,453| 1–0|-style="background:#cfc;"| 2| 10 December| New Zealand| W 95–88| Mitch Creek (36)| Cameron Gliddon (6)| Xavier Munford (6)| John Cain Arena
3,752| 2–0|-style="background:#cfc;"| 3| 12 December| @ Melbourne| W 86–94| Zhou Qi (22)| Zhou Qi (10)| Creek, Le'afa (5)| John Cain Arena
6,361| 3–0|-style="background:#fcc;"| 4| 18 December| @ Sydney| L 84–73| Mitch Creek (22)| Zhou Qi (13)| Izayah Le'afa (4)| Qudos Bank Arena
6,379| 3–1|-style="background:#fcc;"| 5| 15 January| @ Brisbane| L 100–84| Mitch Creek (19)| Mitch Creek (8)| Xavier Munford (7)| Nissan Arena
2,389| 3–2|-style="background:#cfc;"| 6| 23 January| @ Tasmania| W 63–76| Mitch Creek (21)| Ashley, Broekhoff (11)| Kyle Adnam (5)| MyState Bank Arena
4,235| 4–2|-style="background:#cfc;"| 7| 25 January| Cairns| W 87–77| Mitch Creek (26)| Broekhoff, Creek (8)| Xavier Munford (4)| Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium
2,634| 5–2|-style="background:#cfc;"| 8| 29 January| @ Brisbane| W 73–88| Mitch Creek (22)| Ashley, Broekhoff (7)| Xavier Munford (5)| Nissan Arena
2,552| 6–2|-style="background:#fcc;"| 9| 5 February| Perth| L 79–101| Xavier Munford (18)| Ashley, Creek (9)| Ashley, Creek, Munford (3)| John Cain Arena
3,727| 6–3|-style="background:#cfc;"| 10| 7 February| @ Illawarra| W 87–88| Xavier Munford (24)| Ryan Broekhoff (16)| Xavier Munford (5)| WIN Entertainment Centre
2,040| 7–3|-style="background:#fcc;"| 11| 10 February| Sydney| L 87–92| Ryan Broekhoff (25)| Zhou Qi (10)| Izayah Le'afa (6)| John Cain Arena
2,133| 7–4|-style="background:#cfc;"| 12| 13 February| Tasmania| W 83–71| Ryan Broekhoff (18)| Ryan Broekhoff (8)| Kyle Adnam (5)| John Cain Arena
3,875| 8–4|-style="background:#fcc;"| 13| 17 February| @ Melbourne| L 94–87| Mitch Creek (23)| Zhou Qi (9)| Xavier Munford (5)| John Cain Arena
5,012| 8–5|-style="background:#cfc;"| 14| 19 February| Brisbane| W 98–94| Cameron Gliddon (20)| Ryan Broekhoff (8)| Kyle Adnam (5)| John Cain Arena
3,252| 9–5|-style="background:#cfc;"| 15| 26 February| Perth| W 86–80| Kyle Adnam (24)| Ryan Broekhoff (11)| Kyle Adnam (6)| John Cain Arena
3,606| 10–5|-style="background:#cfc;"| 16| 4 March| @ Adelaide| W 76–83| Mitch Creek (29)| Creek, Zhou Qi (7)| Mitch Creek (5)| Adelaide Entertainment Centre
4,775| 11–5|-style="background:#fcc;"| 17| 6 March| Illawarra| L 77–83| Mitch Creek (18)| Broekhoff, Munford, Zhou Qi (7)| Xavier Munford (6)| John Cain Arena
2,989| 11–6|-style="background:#fcc;"| 18| 13 March| Melbounre| L 90–98| Mitch Creek (27)| Zhou Qi (12)| Mitch Creek (5)| John Cain Arena
8,319| 11–7|-style="background:#fcc;"| 19| 17 March| @ Illawarra| L 103–97| Zhou Qi (25)| Zhou Qi (8)| Kyle Adnam (6)| WIN Entertainment Centre
2,324| 11–8|-style="background:#fcc;"| 20| 19 March| Sydney| L 89–91| Xavier Munford (26)| Zhou Qi (8)| Adnam, Munford (5)| John Cain Arena
2,717| 11–9|-style="background:#cfc;"| 21| 25 March| @ Cairns| W 74–86| Brandon Ashley (25)| Mitch Creek (8)| Xavier Munford (4)| Cairns Convention Centre
3,044| 12–9|-style="background:#fcc;"| 22| 27 March| @ Adelaide| L 100–92| Mitch Creek (27)| Mitch Creek (12)| Xavier Munford (3)| Adelaide Entertainment Centre
3,765| 12–10|-style="background:#fcc;"| 23| 2 April| @ Cairns| L 90–85| Mitch Creek (21)| Xavier Munford (7)| Mitch Creek (4)| Cairns Convention Centre
3,206| 12–11|-style="background:#fcc;"| 24| 7 April| Melbourne| L 88–90| Mitch Creek (20)| Zhou Qi (7)| Izayah Le'afa (6)| John Cain Arena
4,167| 12–12|-style="background:#cfc;"| 25| 10 April| @ New Zealand| W 89–99| Xavier Munford (25)| Mitch Creek (8)| Xavier Munford (8)| Bendigo Stadium
not available| 13–12|-style="background:#fcc;"| 26| 17 April| Tasmania| L 80–84| Mitch Creek (27)| Mitch Creek (7)| Xavier Munford (5)| John Cain Arena
3,056| 13–13|-style="background:#cfc;"| 27| 22 April| Adelaide| W 94–91| Cameron Gliddon (24)| Brandon Ashley (11)| Xavier Munford (7)| John Cain Arena
4,673| 14–13|-style="background:#cfc;"| 28| 24 April| @ Perth| W 100–102 (OT)| Xavier Munford (24)| Dane Pineau (8)| Xavier Munford (10)| RAC Arena
10,271| 15–13

Transactions

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

Re-signed

PlayerSigned
Mitch Creek[1] 18 June
Kyle Adnam[2] 22 June
Izayah Le'afa[3] 24 June
Ryan Broekhoff[4] 28 June
Tristan Forsyth[5] 20 October
Adam Gibson[6] 10 February
Reuben Te Rangi[7] [8] 24 March

Additions

PlayerSignedFormer team
Zach Hankins[9] 28 July Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Tohi Smith-Milner[10] 13 August Wellington Saints
Xavier Munford[11] 1 September Bursaspor Basketbol
Zhou Qi[12] 8 September Xinjiang Flying Tigers
Owen Foxwell[13] 18 November Bulleen Boomers
Devin Thomas[14] 19 November BC Kalev
Koen Sapwell[15] 3 December Hobart Chargers
Brandon Ashley[16] 11 January Fortitudo Bologna
Steve Taylor Jr.[17] 14 January Al-Ahli Jeddah
Lachlan Barker[18] 25 January Frankston Blues

Subtractions

PlayerReason leftNew team
Yanni Wetzell[19] Free agentNew Zealand Breakers
Keifer Sykes[20] [21] Free agentIndiana Pacers
Devondrick Walker[22] Free agent VEF Rīga
Released N/A
Devin Thomas[23] Released N/A

Awards

Club awards

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Creek Takes Player Option, Commits to Phoenix for NBL22 NBL. live. NBL.com.au. 19 June 2021. 19 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210619000117/https://nbl.com.au/news/creek-takes-player-option-commits-to-phoenix-for-nbl22 . 19 June 2021 .
  2. Web site: Kyle Adnam Re-signs with South East Melbourne NBL. live. NBL.com.au. 22 June 2021. 22 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210621212420/https://nbl.com.au/news/kyle-adnam-re-signs-with-south-east-melbourne . 21 June 2021 .
  3. Web site: Izayah Le'Afa Re-signs with South East Melbourne NBL. live. NBL.com.au. 24 June 2021. 24 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210623230328/https://nbl.com.au/news/izayah-leafa-re-signs-with-south-east-melbourne . 23 June 2021 .
  4. Web site: Broekhoff Back with the Phoenix NBL. live. NBL.com.au. 28 June 2021. 28 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210628000850/https://nbl.com.au/news/broekhoff-back-with-the-phoenix . 28 June 2021 .
  5. Web site: Forsyth Returns as Development Player. live. SEMPhoenix.com.au. 20 October 2021. 21 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211021002114/https://www.semphoenix.com.au/news/forsyth-returns-as-development-player . 21 October 2021 .
  6. SEMelbPhoenix . 1491581744616599554 . He’s bacccckkkk!. 10 February 2022. 24 March 2022.
  7. Web site: Phoenix Sign Te Rangi to Contract Extension NBL. live. NBL.com.au. 24 March 2022. 24 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220326004607/https://nbl.com.au/news/phoenix-sign-te-rangi-to-contract-extension . 26 March 2022 .
  8. SEMelbPhoenix . 1506730045381169154 . Te Rangi Extends Contract for Two Years. 24 March 2022. 24 March 2022.
  9. Web site: S.E Melbourne Sign US Import Zach Hankins. live. NBL.com.au. 28 July 2021. 28 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210727230747/https://nbl.com.au/news/se-melbourne-sign-us-import-zach-hankins . 27 July 2021 .
  10. Web site: Smith-Milner Signs in South East Melbourne. live. NBL.com.au. 13 August 2021. 13 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210812231210/https://nbl.com.au/news/smith-milner-signs-in-south-east-melbourne . 12 August 2021 .
  11. Web site: Phoenix Sign Point Guard Xavier Munford. NBL.com.au. 1 September 2021. 1 September 2021.
  12. Web site: Phoenix Add 7'1 Team China Star Zhou Qi. live. NBL.com.au. 8 September 2021. 8 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210908052926/https://nbl.com.au/news/phoenix-add-71-team-china-star-zhou-qi . 8 September 2021 .
  13. Web site: Phoenix Add Foxwell as DP. live. NBL.com.au. 18 November 2021. 19 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211118064325/https://nbl.com.au/news/phoenix-add-foxwell-as-dp . 18 November 2021 .
  14. Web site: Phoenix Finalise Roster. live. NBL.com.au. 19 November 2021. 19 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211118204617/https://nbl.com.au/news/phoenix-finalise-roster . 18 November 2021 .
  15. Web site: Koen Sapwell Signs as Development Player. live. semphoenix.com.au. 3 December 2021. 5 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211202222231/https://www.semphoenix.com.au/news/koen-sapwell-signs-as-development-player . 2 December 2021 .
  16. Web site: Brandon Ashley Joins Phoenix. live. semphoenix.com.au. 11 January 2022. 11 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220110203625/https://www.semphoenix.com.au/news/brandon-ashley-joins-phoenix . 10 January 2022 .
  17. Web site: Phoenix Add Steve Taylor Jr as Replacement Player. live. NBL.com.au. 14 January 2022. 14 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220115062708/https://nbl.com.au/news/phoenix-add-steve-taylor-jr-as-replacement-player . 15 January 2022 .
  18. Web site: NBL: Game reports and results from Round 8 of the 2022 season. live. theaustralian.com.au. 26 January 2022. 26 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220129154010/https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/nbl-game-reports-and-results-from-round-8-of-the-2022-season/news-story/97f466ec3a2fd8f0a057d8fab8acefa4 . 29 January 2022 .
  19. Web site: Rising Kiwi Star Turns Back on Australia to Join Sky Sport Breakers on 3-Year Deal . nzbreakers.basketball . 2 July 2021 . 2 July 2021.
  20. Web site: Pacers Sign Washington Jr., Sykes, Taylor. 5 August 2021. nba.com.
  21. Web site: Keifer Sykes Signs with Indiana. 4 August 2021. semphoenix.com.au.
  22. Web site: Devondrick Walker joins VEF Riga. Sportando. 28 August 2021. 22 August 2021.
  23. Web site: Phoenix Release Devin Thomas. live. NBL.com.au. 30 December 2021. 30 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211230074139/https://nbl.com.au/news/phoenix-release-devin-thomas . 30 December 2021 .
  24. semelbphoenix. CdJrsWlvvVB. CREEK WINS PHOENIX MVP. 5 May 2022. 7 May 2022.
  25. Web site: Creek Wins Phoenix MVP. semphoenix.com.au. 5 May 2022. 7 May 2022.