2021 NBL Cup
LeagueNational Basketball League
Season2020–21
Duration20 February – 14 March 2021
Number of games36
Number of teams9
TV partner(s)Australia:
New Zealand:
Online:
Finals
ChampionsPerth Wildcats (1st title)
  Runners-upS.E. Melbourne Phoenix
Third placeBrisbane Bullets
Statistical leaders
Points United States Bryce Cotton (Perth) 26.9
Rebounds United States John Mooney (Perth) 12.3
Assists Australia Josh Giddey (Adelaide) 7.4
Efficiency Australia Jack Purchase (Adelaide) 100%
Records
Highest scoring227 points
Bullets 108–119 Kings
Winning streak4 games
Melbourne United
(22 February – 5 March 2021)
Perth Wildcats
(20 February – 3 March 2021)
Losing streak3 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 attendance4,206 – Day 7
36ers vs Breakers
United vs Kings
Lowest attendance809 – Day 5
Bullets vs Hawks
Taipans vs Wildcats
Average attendance2,759
Total attendance49,659
All statistics correct as of 19 March 2021.

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]

Venues

The tournament was played at two venues in Melbourne.

Melbourne
John Cain Arena State Basketball Centre
Capacity: 10,300 Capacity: 3,200

Teams

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Coach Captain Main sponsor Kit manufacturer
Adelaide 36ers United States Conner Henry Australia Daniel Dillon
Australia Daniel Johnson
Australia Brendan Teys		 Scouts Australia Champion
Brisbane Bullets Australia Andrej Lemanis Australia Jason Cadee St. Genevieve
Cairns Taipans United States Mike Kelly Brazil Scott Machado CQUniversity
Illawarra Hawks United States Brian Goorjian Australia Andrew Ogilvy Pepper Money
Melbourne United Australia Dean Vickerman Australia Chris Goulding
Australia Mitch McCarron		 SodaStream
New Zealand Breakers Israel Dan Shamir New Zealand Thomas Abercrombie Sky Sport
Perth Wildcats Australia Trevor Gleeson Australia Jesse Wagstaff Pentanet
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix Australia Simon Mitchell Australia Kyle Adnam
Australia Mitch Creek
Australia Adam Gibson		 Mountain Goat Beer
Sydney Kings Australia Adam Forde Australia Daniel Kickert
United States Casper Ware		 Brydens Lawyers

    Games

    Round 1

    Day 1

    20 February 2021 Cairns Taipans 101–95 Illawarra Hawks John Cain Arena, Melbourne
    15:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 21–27, 28–26, 33–24
    ESPN Pts: Machado 31
    Rebs: Machado, Oliver 8
    Asts: Machado 6    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: Harvey 24
    Rebs: Froling 12
    Asts: Harvey 6    		 Attendance: 3,711
    Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Mitch Hare, Ruben Woolcock
    20 February 2021 Melbourne United 85–89 Perth Wildcats John Cain Arena, Melbourne
    17:30 Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 17–21, 27–24, 21–24
    SBS Viceland Pts: Landale 20
    Rebs: Landale 10
    Asts: Hopson, Landale 4    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: Cotton 29
    Rebs: Mooney 9
    Asts: Cotton 7    		 Attendance: 3,711
    Referees: Michael Aylen, Nathan Durant, James Griguol

    Day 2

    21 February 2021 South East Melbourne Phoenix 99–83 Brisbane Bullets John Cain Arena, Melbourne
    15:00 Scoring by quarter: 16–27, 28–17, 24–22, 31–17
    SBS Viceland Pts: Creek 29
    Rebs: Sykes 10
    Asts: Sykes 11    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: Hodgson 20
    Rebs: Hodgson 9
    Asts: Sobey 4    		 Attendance: 2,566
    Referees: Chris Reid, Scott Beker, Travis Stewart
    21 February 2021 Sydney Kings 94–77 Adelaide 36ers John Cain Arena, Melbourne
    17:30 Scoring by quarter: 30–22, 18–19, 23–8, 23–18
    SBS Viceland Pts: Ware 23
    Rebs: Hunter 9
    Asts: Newley 4    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: Crocker 15
    Rebs: Giddey 7
    Asts: Giddey 7    		 Attendance: 2,566
    Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Damian Lyons, Hugh Starkey

    Day 3

    22 February 2021 Illawarra Hawks 102–88 New Zealand Breakers John Cain Arena, Melbourne
    17:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 33–19, 27–24, 21–24
    ESPN Pts: Harvey 22
    Rebs: Froling, Simon 6
    Asts: Harvey 4    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: C. Webster 22
    Rebs: Iverson 17
    Asts: C. Webster 7    		 Attendance: 2,313
    Referees: Michael Aylen, Mitch Hare, Daniel Battye
    22 February 2021 Melbourne United 88–81 Cairns Taipans John Cain Arena, Melbourne
    19:30 Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 18–17, 23–20, 30–19
    ESPN Pts: Landale 18
    Rebs: Landale 11
    Asts: McCarron 8    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: Noi 27
    Rebs: Krslovic 7
    Asts: Machado 9    		 Attendance: 2,313
    Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Damian Lyons, Elliot Green

    Day 4

    23 February 2021 Sydney Kings 106–113 Perth Wildcats John Cain Arena, Melbourne
    17:00 Scoring by quarter: 30–24, 26–30, 17–32, 33–27
    ESPN Pts: Ware 34
    Rebs: Ware 5
    Asts: Ware 4    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: Cotton, Mooney 30
    Rebs: Mooney 16
    Asts: Cotton 9    		 Attendance: 1,079
    Referees: Simon Beker, Chris Reid, Alex McEwan
    23 February 2021 Adelaide 36ers 99–94 South East Melbourne Phoenix John Cain Arena, Melbourne
    19:30 Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 30–29, 30–18, 20–28
    ESPN Pts: Johnson 27
    Rebs: Humphries 11
    Asts: Giddey 9    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: Creek 23
    Rebs: Creek 12
    Asts: Creek 8    		 Attendance: 1,079
    Referees: Michael Aylen, James Griguol, Ruben Woolcock

    Round 2

    Day 5

    25 February 2021 Sydney Kings 96–78 New Zealand Breakers John Cain Arena, Melbourne
    17:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–30, 26–6, 22–19, 28–23
    ESPN Pts: Hunter 24
    Rebs: Vasiljevic 10
    Asts: Ware 5    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: C. Webster 24
    Rebs: Iverson 6
    Asts: T. Webster 5    		 Attendance: 1,991
    Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, James Griguol, Ruben Woolcock
    25 February 2021 Adelaide 36ers 73–82 Melbourne United John Cain Arena, Melbourne
    19:30 Scoring by quarter: 8–31, 26–16, 18–17, 21–18
    ESPN Pts: Johnson 14
    Rebs: Giddey, Humphries, Johnson 8
    Asts: Dech 4    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: McCarron 18
    Rebs: McCarron 11
    Asts: Hopson 4    		 Attendance: 1,991
    Referees: Chris Reid, Damian Lyons, Mitch Hare

    Day 6

    26 February 2021 Brisbane Bullets 97–91 Illawarra Hawks John Cain Arena, Melbourne
    17:00 Scoring by quarter: 27–25, 22–26, 28–20, 20–20
    ESPN Pts: Law 29
    Rebs: Law 9
    Asts: Cadee, Sobey 6    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: Jessup 26
    Rebs: Bairstow 8
    Asts: Simon 4    		 Attendance: 809
    Referees: Michael Aylen, James Griguol, Travis Stewart
    26 February 2021 Cairns Taipans 69–89 Perth Wildcats John Cain Arena, Melbourne
    19:30 Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 24–18, 9–18, 19–28
    ESPN Pts: Oliver 19
    Rebs: Oliver 14
    Asts: Machado 8    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: Cotton 23
    Rebs: Mooney 12
    Asts: Cotton 8    		 Attendance: 809
    Referees: Scott Beker, Nathan Durant, Daniel Battye

    Day 7

    27 February 2021 Adelaide 36ers 62–106 New Zealand Breakers John Cain Arena, Melbourne
    17:30 Scoring by quarter: 6–32, 24–38, 21–22, 11–24
    SBS Viceland Pts: McVeigh 20
    Rebs: Johnson 8
    Asts: Johnson 4    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: C. Webster, T. Webster 29
    Rebs: Iverson 8
    Asts: T. Webster 11    		 Attendance: 4,206
    Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Daniel Battye, Mitch Hare
    27 February 2021 Melbourne United 83–80 Sydney Kings John Cain Arena, Melbourne
    20:00 Scoring by quarter: 16–28, 18–15, 24–17, 25–20
    ESPN Pts: Landale 20
    Rebs: Lual-Acuil 10
    Asts: McCarron 6    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: Vasiljevic 22
    Rebs: Newley 8
    Asts: Ware 5    		 Attendance: 4,206
    Referees: Michael Aylen, Nathan Durant, James Griguol

    Day 8

    28 February 2021 South East Melbourne Phoenix 93–76 Illawarra Hawks John Cain Arena, Melbourne
    14:00 Scoring by quarter: 25–13, 20–24, 28–18, 20–21
    SBS Viceland Pts: Creek 25
    Rebs: Creek 6
    Asts: Adnam 11    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: Harvey 14
    Rebs: Adel 7
    Asts: Jessup 4    		 Attendance: 3,195
    Referees: Chris Reid, Damian Lyons, Alex McEwan
    28 February 2021 Brisbane Bullets 115–99 Cairns Taipans John Cain Arena, Melbourne
    16:30 Scoring by quarter: 25–28, 35–23, 26–22, 29–22
    SBS Viceland Pts: Sobey 30
    Rebs: Froling 11
    Asts: Cadee 6    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: Machado 26
    Rebs: Oliver 6
    Asts: Scott Machado 6    		 Attendance: 3,195
    Referees: Scott Beker, Mitch Hare, Elliot Green

    Round 3

    Day 9

    3 March 2021 New Zealand Breakers 97–92 Brisbane Bullets State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
    17:00 Scoring by quarter: 27–12, 20–23, 24–31, 26–26
    ESPN Pts: C. Webster 21
    Rebs: T. Webster 9
    Asts: C. Webster, T. Webster 4    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: Law 19
    Rebs: Law 10
    Asts: Cadee 6    		 Attendance: 2,257
    Referees: Michael Aylen, Mitch Hare, Ruben Woolcock
    3 March 2021 Perth Wildcats 93–92 South East Melbourne Phoenix State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
    19:30 Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 28–22, 20–29, 19–25
    ESPN Pts: Cotton 28
    Rebs: Mooney 11
    Asts: Norton 8    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: Adnam 28
    Rebs: Creek 8
    Asts: Creek 8    		 Attendance: 2,257
    Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, James Griguol, Hugh Starkey

    Day 10

    4 March 2021 Cairns Taipans 96–92 Sydney Kings State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
    17:00 Scoring by quarter: 26–28, 25–13, 22–26, 23–25
    ESPN Pts: Machado 24
    Rebs: Krslovic 10
    Asts: Machado 4    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: Vasiljevic 32
    Rebs: Hunter 6
    Asts: Moller, Ware 4    		 Attendance: 1,355
    Referees: Chris Reid, Damian Lyon, Alex McEwan
    4 March 2021 Illawarra Hawks 98–89 Adelaide 36ers State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
    19:30 Scoring by quarter: 21–27, 25–21, 26–24, 26–17
    ESPN Pts: Harvey 24
    Rebs: Simon 9
    Asts: Harvey 6    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: Crocker 23
    Rebs: Johnson 8
    Asts: Giddey 9    		 Attendance: 1,355
    Referees: Simon Beker, Nathan Durant, Daniel Battye

    Day 11

    5 March 2021 Perth Wildcats 92–95 Brisbane Bullets John Cain Arena, Melbourne
    17:00 Scoring by quarter: 22–29, 26–23, 20–21, 24–22
    ESPN Pts: Cotton 29
    Rebs: Mooney 9
    Asts: Cotton, Jervis, Mooney 4    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: Sobey 31
    Rebs: Hodgson 9
    Asts: Sobey 4    		 Attendance: 3,421
    Referees: Michael Aylen, James Griguol, Elliot Green
    5 March 2021 New Zealand Breakers 84–87 Melbourne United John Cain Arena, Melbourne
    19:30 Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 19–16, 19–20, 26–28
    ESPN Pts: T. Webster 32
    Rebs: Delany 9
    Asts: Delany, C. Webster, T. Webster, Weeks 2    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: Landale 23
    Rebs: McCarron 7
    Asts: McCarron 7    		 Attendance: 3,421
    Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Nathan Durant, Mitch Hare

    Day 12

    6 March 2021 Adelaide 36ers 81–71 Cairns Taipans John Cain Arena, Melbourne
    17:30 Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 22–17, 18–18, 22–15
    SBS Viceland Pts: Johnson 30
    Rebs: Johnson 9
    Asts: Giddey 8    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: Krslovic 12
    Rebs: Machado, Oliver 6
    Asts: Machado 7    		 Attendance: 3,708
    Referees: Chris Reid, Ruben Woolcock, Alex McEwan
    6 March 2021 South East Melbourne Phoenix 85–91 Sydney Kings John Cain Arena, Melbourne
    20:00 Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 33–24, 18–30, 20–18
    ESPN Pts: Creek 22
    Rebs: Creek 9
    Asts: Adnam 4    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: Vasiljevic 19
    Rebs: Ware 10
    Asts: Ware 6    		 Attendance: 3,708
    Referees: Simon Beker, James Griguol, Daniel Battye

    Day 13

    7 March 2021 Melbourne United 88–96 Brisbane Bullets John Cain Arena, Melbourne
    14:00 Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 22–22, 29–24, 21–25
    SBS Viceland Pts: Goulding 21
    Rebs: Landale 12
    Asts: Baba 4    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: Hodgson 24
    Rebs: Law 15
    Asts: Sobey 5    		 Attendance: 3,696
    Referees: Michael Aylen, Damian Lyons, Elliot Green
    7 March 2021 Illawarra Hawks 70–87 Perth Wildcats John Cain Arena, Melbourne
    16:30 Scoring by quarter: 17–28, 14–25, 15–21, 24–13
    SBS Viceland Pts: Harvey 17
    Rebs: Simon 7
    Asts: Simon 3    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: Cotton 18
    Rebs: Mooney 10
    Asts: Norton 6    		 Attendance: 3,696
    Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Mitch Hare, Daniel Troy

    Round 4

    Day 14

    10 March 2021 New Zealand Breakers 86–83 Cairns Taipans John Cain Arena, Melbourne
    17:00 Scoring by quarter: 24–11, 22–21, 14–20, 16–21
    ESPN Pts: Abercrombie 20
    Rebs: Iverson 11
    Asts: T. Webster 4    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: Oliver 19
    Rebs: Oliver 7
    Asts: Machado 4    		 Attendance: 3,675
    Referees: Michael Aylen, Nathan Durant, Travis Stewart
    10 March 2021 South East Melbourne Phoenix 97–920(OT) Melbourne United John Cain Arena, Melbourne
    19:30 Scoring by quarter: 29–24, 21–18, 20–21, 14–21, Overtime: 13–8
    ESPN Pts: Creek 31
    Rebs: Creek 10
    Asts: Adnam 8    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: Goulding, Landale 9
    Rebs: Lual-Acuil 9
    Asts: Ili, McCarron 5    		 Attendance: 3,675
    Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Damian Lyons, Daniel Troy

    Day 15

    11 March 2021 Brisbane Bullets 109–104 Adelaide 36ers John Cain Arena, Melbourne
    17:00 Scoring by quarter: 25–29, 31–33, 27–21, 26–21
    ESPN Pts: Sobey 30
    Rebs: Hodgson 7
    Asts: Law 5    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: Johnson 29
    Rebs: Johnson 9
    Asts: Giddey 11    		 Attendance: 997
    Referees: Scott Beker, James Griguol, Ruben Woolcock
    11 March 2021 Sydney Kings 69–89 Illawarra Hawks John Cain Arena, Melbourne
    19:30 Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 20–21, 8–25, 17–19
    ESPN Pts: Vasiljevic 12
    Rebs: Moller 6
    Asts: Bruce, Moller 4    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: Froling 20
    Rebs: Bairstow, Froling 6
    Asts: Harvey 4    		 Attendance: 997
    Referees: Chris Reid, Nathan Durant, Elliot Green

    Day 16

    12 March 2021 Perth Wildcats 85–75 New Zealand Breakers John Cain Arena, Melbourne
    17:00 Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 23–17, 33–17, 17–22
    ESPN Pts: Cotton 24
    Rebs: Mooney 12
    Asts: Cotton 7    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: Delany 30
    Rebs: Iverson 8
    Asts: T. Webster 7    		 Attendance: 2,478
    Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Daniel Battye, James Griguol
    12 March 2021 Cairns Taipans 81–85 South East Melbourne Phoenix John Cain Arena, Melbourne
    19:30 Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 22–27, 19–18, 26–20
    ESPN Pts: Machado 24
    Rebs: Krslovic 8
    Asts: Djeric, Machado 3    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: Creek 21
    Rebs: Gliddon, Wetzell 8
    Asts: Gliddon 5    		 Attendance: 2,478
    Referees: Michael Aylen, Hugh Starkey, Daniel Troy

    Day 17

    13 March 2021 Brisbane Bullets 108–119 Sydney Kings John Cain Arena, Melbourne
    17:30 Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 32–25, 24–38, 28–33
    SBS Viceland Pts: Sobey 35
    Rebs: Hodgson, Law 9
    Asts: Cadee, Sobey 6    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: Ware 25
    Rebs: Hunter 8
    Asts: Ware 10    		 Attendance: 4,183
    Referees: Scott Beker, Damian Lyons, Ruben Woolcock
    13 March 2021 Illawarra Hawks 77–69 Melbourne United John Cain Arena, Melbourne
    20:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 18–22, 18–17, 21–9
    ESPN Pts: Harvey 23
    Rebs: Adel, Harvey, Jessup 6
    Asts: Harvey 4    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: McCarron 16
    Rebs: Landale 8
    Asts: McCarron 4    		 Attendance: 4,183
    Referees: Chris Reid, Mitch Hare, James Griguol

    Day 18

    14 March 2021 New Zealand Breakers 89–103 South East Melbourne Phoenix John Cain Arena, Melbourne
    14:00 Scoring by quarter: 23–29, 23–24, 19–25, 24–25
    ESPN Pts: Delany 24
    Rebs: Iverson 8
    Asts: T. Webster 5    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: Adnam, Creek 21
    Rebs: Moore 5
    Asts: Adnam 7    		 Attendance: 4,019
    Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Damian Lyons, Elliot Green
    14 March 2021 Perth Wildcats 97–88 Adelaide 36ers John Cain Arena, Melbourne
    16:30 Scoring by quarter: 15–28, 24–32, 25–8, 33–20
    SBS Viceland Pts: Cotton 34
    Rebs: Mooney 16
    Asts: Cotton 7    		 boxscore
    report    		 Pts: Paul 25
    Rebs: Giddey 8
    Asts: Giddey 13    		 Attendance: 4,019
    Referees: Michael Aylen, Daniel Battye, Ruben Woolcock

    Ladder

    Pos 2021 NBL Cup
    Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP QW Pts
    1 Perth Wildcats 8 7 1 87.50% 4–1 W3 3–1 4–0 745 680 109.56% 18.5 39.5
    2 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 8 5 3 62.50% 3–2 W3 3–1 2–2 748 704 106.25% 18.5 33.5
    3 Brisbane Bullets 8 5 3 62.50% 3–2 L1 5–3 2–2 795 785 101.27% 17.5 32.5
    4 Melbourne United 8 4 4 50.00% 2–3 L3 2–2 2–2 674 677 99.56% 17 29
    5 Sydney Kings 8 4 4 50.00% 2–3 W1 2–2 2–2 747 729 102.47% 16.5 28.5
    6 Illawarra Hawks 8 4 4 50.00% 3–2 W2 3–1 1–3 698 693 100.72% 16.5 28.5
    7 New Zealand Breakers 8 3 5 37.50% 2–3 L2 2–2 1–3 703 710 99.01% 13 22
    8 Adelaide 36ers 8 2 6 25.00% 1–4 L2 2–2 0–4 673 751 89.61% 14 20
    9 Cairns Taipans 8 2 6 25.00% 1–4 L3 2–2 0–4 677 731 92.61% 12.5 18.5

    Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2021. Source: nblcup.com.au

    References

    1. ↑ Hope, Shayne (21 December 2020). "NBL Cup a slam dunk for Melbourne hub". 7NEWS.com.au. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
    2. ↑ "2021 NBL Cup". nblcup.com.au. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
    3. ↑ Uluc, Olgun (5 February 2021). "NBL releases inaugural NBL Cup fixture". ESPN.com.au. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
    4. ↑ "Wildcats complete NBL Cup with dazzling comeback". nbl.com.au. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
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