# 2019–20 Perth Wildcats season

The 2019–20 NBL season was the 39th season for the Perth Wildcats in the NBL.

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Development |
| C | Miles Plumlee | Majok Majok | | |
| PF | Nick Kay | Jesse Wagstaff | Rhys Vague | Luke Travers |
| SF | Terrico White | Clint Steindl | | Nic Pozoglou |
| SG | Bryce Cotton | Wani Swaka Lo Buluk | | Chuatwech Reath |
| PG | Damian Martin | Mitch Norton | | Britt Taylor |

## Preseason

The Wildcats pre-season included 4 regular pre-season games and 2 NBL Blitz games. Their first three games were held in Perth against the Adelaide 36ers. As a club in the NBL they also took part in the NBL Blitz and played games against the Illawarra Hawks and Melbourne United, which was followed by another pre-season game in Melbourne against Melbourne United. They decided to opt out of the NBLxNBA games in the United States.

### Game log

2019–20 game log :
Pre-Season: 1–2 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
4 September
Adelaide 36ers
L 84-90
Bryce Cotton (23)
Rhys Vague (8)
Bryce Cotton (6)
Mandurah Aquatic & Recreation Centre
0-1
2
6 September
Adelaide 36ers
W 100-98
Rhys Vague (20)
Rhys Vague (7)
Damian Martin (6)
South West Sports Centre
1-1
3
8 September
Adelaide 36ers
L 77-83
Rhys Vague (16)
Majok Majok (8)
Mitchell Norton (6)
HBF Arena
1-2 :
NBL Blitz: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
20 September
Illawarra Hawks
L 122-119
Bryce Cotton (27)
Bryce Cotton (6)
Bryce Cotton (8)
Kingborough Sports Centre
0-1
2
22 September
Melbourne United
L 71-103
Clint Steindl (17)
Majok Majok (12)
Clint Steindl (4)
Derwent Entertainment Centre
0-2 :
Pre-Season: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
25 September
@ Melbourne United
W 90-92
Nick Kay (21)
Nic Pozoglou (9)
Bryce Cotton, Dario Hunt (6)
Geelong Arena
2-2
5
27 September
@ Brisbane Bullets
L 85-82
Clint Steindl (17)
Hunt, Kay, Majok (7)
Bryce Cotton, Damian Martin (3)
University of the Sunshine Coast
2-3 :

## Regular season
### Ladder

| Pos | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP |
| 1 | Sydney Kings | 28 | 20 | 8 | 71.43% | 4–1 | W2 | 12–2 | 8–6 | 2642 | 2472 | 106.88% |
| 2 | Perth Wildcats | 28 | 19 | 9 | 67.86% | 4–1 | W3 | 11–3 | 8–6 | 2529 | 2409 | 104.98% |
| 3 | Cairns Taipans | 28 | 16 | 12 | 57.14% | 3–2 | L2 | 11–3 | 5–9 | 2587 | 2547 | 101.57% |
| 4 | Melbourne United | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 4–1 | W3 | 9–5 | 6–8 | 2638 | 2560 | 103.05% |
| 5 | Brisbane Bullets | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 3–2 | W1 | 10–4 | 5–9 | 2607 | 2557 | 101.96% |
| 6 | New Zealand Breakers | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 4–1 | W4 | 9–5 | 6–8 | 2514 | 2468 | 101.86% |
| 7 | Adelaide 36ers | 28 | 12 | 16 | 42.86% | 1–4 | L2 | 8–6 | 4–10 | 2654 | 2768 | 95.88% |
| 8 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 28 | 9 | 19 | 32.14% | 0–5 | L8 | 6–8 | 3–11 | 2671 | 2761 | 96.74% |
| 9 | Illawarra Hawks | 28 | 5 | 23 | 17.86% | 0–5 | L10 | 3–11 | 2–12 | 2354 | 2654 | 88.70% |
Updated to match(es) played on 16 February 2020. Source: NBL.com.au

### 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.
2019–20 NBL season vte :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Adelaide 36ers | – | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Brisbane Bullets | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Cairns Taipans | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Illawarra Hawks | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Melbourne United | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| New Zealand Breakers | – | – | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Perth Wildcats | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Sydney Kings | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

### Game log

The regular season of the NBL consists of 28 games, with the Wildcats' 14 home games to be played at RAC Arena.
2019–20 game log :
October: 5–1 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
5 October
Melbourne United
W 94-93
Bryce Cotton (21)
Nick Kay (8)
Nick Kay (7)
RAC Arena
1-0
2
11 October
Illawarra Hawks
W 103-76
Bryce Cotton (28)
Dario Hunt (10)
Bryce Cotton (7)
RAC Arena
2-0
3
18 October
Cairns Taipans
L 76-99
Nick Kay, Terrico White (15)
Dario Hunt (8)
Damian Martin (6)
RAC Arena
2-1
4
20 October
@ Melbourne United
W 93-95
Bryce Cotton (28)
Nick Kay (8)
Dario Hunt (7)
Melbourne Arena
3-1
5
25 October
South East Melbourne Phoenix
W 110-79
Terrico White (17)
Nick Kay (13)
Bryce Cotton (8)
RAC Arena
4-1
6
27 October
@ Illawarra Hawks
W 76-81
Bryce Cotton (21)
Damian Martin (10)
Bryce Cotton, Damian Martin (4)
WIN Entertainment Centre
5-1 :
November: 3–3 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
1 November
@ Brisbane Bullets
L 87-78
Terrico White (23)
Nick Kay (9)
Damian Martin (4)
Nissan Arena
5-2
8
3 November
@ New Zealand Breakers
W 79-84
Dario Hunt (21)
Dario Hunt (11)
Bryce Cotton (7)
iLT Stadium Southland
6-2
9
10 November
@ Sydney Kings
L 104-85
Bryce Cotton (36)
Dario Hunt (10)
Bryce Cotton, Dario Hunt (3)
Qudos Bank Arena
6-3
10
15 November
@ Adelaide 36ers
W 95-99
Nick Kay (21)
Nick Kay, Dario Hunt (8)
Nick Kay (5)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre
7-3
11
17 November
New Zealand Breakers
W 88-77
Bryce Cotton (34)
Nick Kay (8)
Damian Martin, Terrico White (5)
RAC Arena
8-3
12
23 November
@ Cairns Taipans
L 91-84
Clint Steindl 17
Damian Martin 5
Nick Kay, Damian Martin 4
Cairns Convention Centre
8-4 :
December: 5–2 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
13
1 December
Adelaide 36ers
L 88-99
Bryce Cotton (18)
Jesse Wagstaff (6)
Kay, Travers, Wagstaff (4)
RAC Arena
8-5
14
6 December
Sydney Kings
W 96-77
Bryce Cotton (27)
Nick Kay (13)
Bryce Cotton (4)
RAC Arena
9-5
15
8 December
@ South East Melbourne Phoenix
W 98-108
Bryce Cotton (26)
Nick Kay (12)
Damian Martin, Jesse Wagstaff (4)
Melbourne Arena
10-5
16
12 December
@ Cairns Taipans
W 84-88
Bryce Cotton (24)
Nick Kay (11)
Nick Kay (5)
Cairns Convention Centre
11-5
17
14 December
Brisbane Bullets
W 86-78
Bryce Cotton (23)
Damien Martin (8)
Mitch Norton (3)
RAC Arena
12-5
18
21 December
Melbourne United
L 74-87
Bryce Cotton (15)
Nick Kay (5)
Cotton, Martin, White (3)
RAC Arena
12-6
19
28 December
@ Sydney Kings
W 85-98
Bryce Cotton (39)
Nick Kay (10)
Dario Hunt (4)
Qudos Bank Arena
13-6 :
January: 3–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
20
1 January
@ Adelaide 36ers
L 100-97
Bryce Cotton (22)
Majok Majok (10)
Bryce Cotton (4)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre
13-7
21
5 January
@ Brisbane Bullets
L 97-85
Bryce Cotton (24)
Bryce Cotton (6)
Nick Kay (4)
Nissan Arena
13-8
22
10 January
@ Illawarra Hawks
W 77-99
Bryce Cotton (23)
Nick Kay (10)
Bryce Cotton (6)
WIN Entertainment Centre
14-8
23
17 January
South East Melbourne Phoenix
W 97-71
Bryce Cotton (25)
Majok Majok (10)
Bryce Cotton (7)
RAC Arena
15-8
24
25 January
New Zealand Breakers
W 90-89
Bryce Cotton, Miles Plumlee (23)
Miles Plumlee (17)
Bryce Cotton, Mitch Norton (4)
RAC Arena
16-8
25
29 January
@ Melbourne United
L 77-67
Nick Kay (23)
Nick Kay (8)
Mitch Norton (4)
Melbourne Arena
16-9 :
February: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
26
1 February
Sydney Kings
W 110-100
Bryce Cotton (30)
Nick Kay (10)
Mitch Norton (5)
RAC Arena
17-9
27
7 February
Brisbane Bullets
W 85-72
Bryce Cotton (25)
Nick Kay (8)
Bryce Cotton, Nick Kay (5)
RAC Arena
18-9
28
14 February
Adelaide 36ers
W 94-79
Nick Kay (23)
Mitch Norton (8)
Mitch Norton (5)
RAC Arena
19-9 :

## Postseason

2020 finals game log :
Semifinals: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
28 February
Cairns Taipans
W 108-107
Bryce Cotton (42)
Nick Kay (9)
Bryce Cotton, Nick Kay (6)
RAC Arena
1-0
2
1 March
@ Cairns Taipans
L 85-74
Clint Steindl (18)
Nick Kay (10)
Nick Kay (4)
Cairns Convention Centre
1-1
3
5 March
Cairns Taipans
W 93-82
Terrico White (26)
Nick Kay (12)
Bryce Cotton (8)
RAC Arena
2-1 :
NBL Finals: 2–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
8 March
@ Sydney Kings
W 86-88
Bryce Cotton (32)
Miles Plumlee (7)
Bryce Cotton, Mitch Norton (4)
Qudos Bank Arena
1-0
2
13 March
Sydney Kings
L 85-97
Bryce Cotton 27
Miles Plumlee 8
Bryce Cotton, Mitch Norton 3
RAC Arena
1-1
3
15 March
@ Sydney Kings
W 96-111
Bryce Cotton (31)
Nick Kay (12)
Bryce Cotton (7)
Qudos Bank Arena
2-1 :

## Awards
### Player of the Week

Round 2, Bryce Cotton
Round 10, Nick Kay
Round 17, Miles Plumlee
Round 18, Nick Kay