2021 NBL Cup | |
Pixels: | 200px |
League: | National Basketball League |
Season: | 2020–21 |
Games: | 36 |
Duration: | 20 February – 14 March 2021 |
Teams: | 9 |
Tv: | Australia: New Zealand: Online: |
Runners Up: | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix |
Third Place: | Brisbane Bullets |
Epg N: | AUS |
Epg: | 100% |
Ppg N: | USA |
Ppg: | 26.9 |
Rpg N: | USA |
Rpg: | 12.3 |
Apg N: | AUS |
Apg: | 7.4 |
Updated: | 19 March 2021 |
Highest Scoring: | 227 points Bullets 108–119 Kings |
Winning Streak: | 4 games Melbourne United (22 February – 5 March 2021) Perth Wildcats (20 February – 3 March 2021) |
Losing Streak: | 3 games Adelaide 36ers (25 February – 4 March 2021) Cairns Taipans (22 – 28 February 2021) (6 – 12 March 2021) Melbourne United (7 – 13 March 2021) |
Highest Attendance: | 4,206 – Day 7 36ers vs Breakers United vs Kings |
Lowest Attendance: | 809 – Day 5 Bullets vs Hawks Taipans vs Wildcats |
Attendance: | 49,659 |
Average Attendance: | 2,759 |
Seasonslist: | NBL Cup#Finals |
Seasonslistnames: | NBL Cup |
Nextseason Link: | 2023 NBL Cup |
Nextseason Year: | 2023 |
The 2021 NBL Cup was the first edition of the NBL Cup, organised by the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). The cup was played from 20 February 2021 until 14 March 2021. All 36 games were played at John Cain Arena and the State Basketball Centre in Melbourne, Victoria.[1] [2] [3]
Perth Wildcats won the inaugural NBL Cup trophy with a 7–1 record.[4]
The tournament was played at two venues in Melbourne.
Melbourne | ||
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John Cain Arena | State Basketball Centre | |
Capacity 10,300 | Capacity: 3,200 | |
Team | Coach | Captain | Main sponsor | Kit manufacturer |
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Adelaide 36ers | | Scouts Australia | Champion | |
Brisbane Bullets | St. Genevieve | |||
Cairns Taipans | Mike Kelly | Scott Machado | CQUniversity | |
Illawarra Hawks | Andrew Ogilvy | Pepper Money | ||
Melbourne United | Dean Vickerman | Chris Goulding Mitch McCarron | SodaStream | |
New Zealand Breakers | Dan Shamir | Thomas Abercrombie | Sky Sport | |
Perth Wildcats | Trevor Gleeson | Jesse Wagstaff | Pentanet | |
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | Simon Mitchell | Kyle Adnam Mitch Creek Adam Gibson | Mountain Goat Beer | |
Sydney Kings | Adam Forde | Daniel Kickert Casper Ware | Brydens Lawyers |