# 2020–21 Perth Wildcats season

The 2020–21 NBL season was the 40th season for the Perth Wildcats in the NBL.

## Roster
### Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

## Pre-season
### Game log

2020 pre-season game log Total: 1–1 (home: 1–1; road: 0–0) :
December: 1–1 (home: 1–1; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
15 December
The Hawks
W 91–83
Bryce Cotton (25)
John Mooney (8)
Mitch Norton (4)
RAC Arena not announced
1–0
2
17 December
The Hawks
L 74–82
John Mooney (19)
John Mooney (13)
Mitch Norton (5)
Bendat Basketball Centre not announced
1–1 :

## Regular season
### Ladder

| Pos | 2020–21 NBL season vte | 2020–21 NBL season vte | 2020–21 NBL season vte | 2020–21 NBL season vte | 2020–21 NBL season vte | 2020–21 NBL season vte | 2020–21 NBL season vte | 2020–21 NBL season vte | 2020–21 NBL season vte | 2020–21 NBL season vte | 2020–21 NBL season vte | 2020–21 NBL season vte |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP |
| 1 | Melbourne United | 36 | 28 | 8 | 77.78% | 4–1 | W3 | 14–4 | 14–4 | 3189 | 2956 | 107.88% |
| 2 | Perth Wildcats | 36 | 25 | 11 | 69.44% | 3–2 | L2 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 3133 | 2900 | 108.03% |
| 3 | Illawarra Hawks | 36 | 20 | 16 | 55.56% | 4–1 | L1 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 2962 | 2954 | 100.27% |
| 4 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 36 | 19 | 17 | 52.78% | 2–3 | L1 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 3217 | 3124 | 102.98% |
| 5 | Sydney Kings | 36 | 19 | 17 | 52.78% | 4–1 | W3 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 3112 | 3087 | 100.81% |
| 6 | Brisbane Bullets | 36 | 18 | 18 | 50.00% | 4–1 | W1 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 3204 | 3274 | 97.86% |
| 7 | Adelaide 36ers | 36 | 13 | 23 | 36.11% | 0–5 | L7 | 10–8 | 3–15 | 2985 | 3156 | 94.58% |
| 8 | New Zealand Breakers | 36 | 12 | 24 | 33.33% | 2–3 | L1 | 8–10 | 4–14 | 2937 | 3021 | 97.22% |
| 9 | Cairns Taipans | 36 | 8 | 28 | 22.22% | 1–4 | L2 | 6–12 | 2–16 | 2940 | 3207 | 91.67% |
Updated to match(es) played on 9 June 2021. 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.
2020–21 NBL season vte :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | NBL Cup | NBL Cup | NBL Cup | NBL Cup | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Adelaide 36ers | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Brisbane Bullets | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Cairns Taipans | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Illawarra Hawks | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Melbourne United | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| New Zealand Breakers | – | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Perth Wildcats | – | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Sydney Kings | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

### Game log

2020–21 game log Total: 25–11 (home: 13–5; road: 12–6) :
January: 1–1 (home: 1–1; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
24 January
South East Melbourne
W 88–76
Bryce Cotton (27)
John Mooney (14)
Bryce Cotton (7)
RAC Arena 7,150
1–0
2
29 January
South East Melbourne
L 89–90
Bryce Cotton (32)
John Mooney (13)
Bryce Cotton (6)
RAC Arena 7,150
1–1 :
February
: 1–2 (home: 0–0; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
7 February
@ Melbourne
L 75–71
Bryce Cotton (24)
Cotton, Mooney, Wagstaff (7)
Bryce Cotton (6)
Bendigo Stadium 1,953
1–2
4
11 February
@ South East Melbourne
W 75–106
Todd Blanchfield (22)
John Mooney (13)
Bryce Cotton (7)
State Basketball Centre 1,875
2–2
5
14 February
@ South East Melbourne
L 96–71
John Mooney (19)
John Mooney (10)
Bryce Cotton (9)
State Basketball Centre closed event
2–3 :
NBL Cup: 7–1 (home: 3–1; road: 4–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
20 February
@ Melbourne
W 85–89
Bryce Cotton (29)
John Mooney (9)
Bryce Cotton (7)
John Cain Arena 3,711
3–3
7
23 February
@ Sydney
W 106–113
Cotton, Mooney (30)
John Mooney (16)
Bryce Cotton (9)
John Cain Arena 1,079
4–3
8
26 February
@ Cairns
W 69–89
Bryce Cotton (23)
John Mooney (12)
Bryce Cotton (9)
John Cain Arena 809
5–3
9
3 March
South East Melbourne
W 93–92
Bryce Cotton (28)
John Mooney (11)
Mitch Norton (8)
State Basketball Centre 2,257
6–3
10
5 March
Brisbane
L 92–95
Bryce Cotton (29)
John Mooney (9)
Cotton, Jervis, Mooney (4)
John Cain Arena 3,421
6–4
11
7 March
@ Illawarra
W 70–87
Bryce Cotton (18)
John Mooney (10)
Mitch Norton (6)
John Cain Arena 3,696
7–4
12
12 March
New Zealand
W 85–75
Bryce Cotton (24)
John Mooney (12)
Bryce Cotton (7)
John Cain Arena 2,478
8–4
13
14 March
Adelaide
W 97–88
Bryce Cotton (34)
John Mooney (16)
Bryce Cotton (7)
John Cain Arena 4,019
9–4 :
March: 4–0 (home: 3–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
14
19 March
Cairns
W 93–75
Bryce Cotton (28)
John Mooney (8)
Bryce Cotton (5)
RAC Arena 9,997
10–4
15
22 March
Adelaide
W 92–82
Bryce Cotton (36)
John Mooney (14)
Bryce Cotton (6)
RAC Arena 9,550
11–4
16
26 March
Illawarra
W 81–70
Bryce Cotton (22)
John Mooney (16)
Bryce Cotton (5)
RAC Arena 10,216
12–4
17
28 March
@ Sydney
W 65–89
Bryce Cotton (29)
John Mooney (18)
Cotton, Mooney (4)
Qudos Bank Arena 5,067
13–4 :
April: 5–2 (home: 3–1; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
18
1 April
Sydney
W 95–89
Bryce Cotton (22)
John Mooney (11)
Mitch Norton (7)
RAC Arena 10,123
14–4
19
8 April
@ Sydney
W 69–73
Bryce Cotton (23)
Mooney, Wagstaff (10)
Bryce Cotton (6)
Qudos Bank Arena 4,115
15–4
20
10 April
@ Adelaide
L 83–68
John Mooney (18)
John Mooney (14)
John Mooney (4)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 6,339
15–5
21
13 April
@ New Zealand
W 79–85 (OT)
Bryce Cotton (34)
Bairstow, Mooney, Norton (9)
Cotton, Mooney (3)
Silverdome 1,358
16–5
22
16 April
Illawarra
W 83–69
Blanchfield, Cotton (18)
John Mooney (15)
Mitch Norton (5)
RAC Arena 11,485
17–5
23
18 April
New Zealand
L 78–83
John Mooney (22)
John Mooney (8)
Bryce Cotton (9)
RAC Arena 11,316
17–6
24
23 April
Brisbane
W 92–74
Bryce Cotton (21)
John Mooney (13)
John Mooney (7)
RAC Arena 4,737
18–6 :
May: 7–3 (home: 3–1; road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
25
1 May
@ New Zealand
L 86–84
John Mooney (25)
John Mooney (9)
Blanchfield, Mooney, Norton (4)
Silverdome 1,621
18–7
26
5 May
@ Melbourne
W 69–82
John Mooney (30)
John Mooney (14)
Bryce Cotton (10)
John Cain Arena 2,011
19–7
27
9 May
New Zealand
W 98–84
Bryce Cotton (32)
John Mooney (9)
Bryce Cotton (10)
RAC Arena 10,518
20–7
28
13 May
Melbourne
L 91–99
Cotton, Mooney (24)
John Mooney (14)
John Mooney (5)
RAC Arena 9,987
20–8
29
15 May
@ Brisbane
W 90–102
Todd Blanchfield (31)
Mitch Norton (8)
John Mooney (5)
Nissan Arena 3,405
21–8
30
17 May
@ Cairns
W 78–89
Bryce Cotton (24)
John Mooney (10)
Bryce Cotton (5)
Cairns Pop-Up Arena 1,811
22–8
31
19 May
@ Brisbane
L 91–88
Clint Steindl (25)
Bairstow, Mooney (7)
Bryce Cotton (5)
Nissan Arena 1,332
22–9
32
21 May
Cairns
W 100–79
Blanchfield, Cotton (19)
Will Magnay (9)
Mitch Norton (5)
RAC Arena 10,671
23–9
33
23 May
@ Adelaide
W 68–76
Mitch Norton (19)
John Mooney (12)
John Mooney (5)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 6,422
24–9
34
27 May
Sydney
W 81–67
Todd Blanchfield (23)
John Mooney (10)
Mitch Norton (6)
RAC Arena 10,650
25–9 :
June: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
35
1 June
@ Illawarra
L 81–79
Clint Steindl (15)
John Mooney (15)
Mitch Norton (9)
WIN Entertainment Centre 2,038
25–10
36
4 June
Melbourne
L 64–78
Todd Blanchfield (15)
Luke Travers (8)
Kevin White (6)
RAC Arena 12,185
25–11 :

## Postseason

2021 playoff game log Total: 2–4 (home: 1–3; road: 1–1) :
Semifinals: 2–1 (home: 1–1; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
10 June
Illawarra
L 72–74
Todd Blanchfield (24)
John Mooney (16)
Bairstow, Norton (3)
RAC Arena 7,662
0–1
2
12 June
@ Illawarra
W 71–79
John Mooney (18)
Luke Travers (10)
Kevin White (5)
WIN Entertainment Centre 5,217
1–1
3
14 June
Illawarra
W 79–71
Todd Blanchfield (24)
John Mooney (14)
Luke Travers (4)
RAC Arena 8,986
2–1 :
NBL Finals: 0–3 (home: 0–2; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
18 June
Melbourne
L 70–73
Todd Blanchfield (27)
Blanchfield, Mooney (7)
John Mooney (4)
RAC Arena 9,951
0–1
2
20 June
Melbourne
L 74–83
John Mooney (17)
John Mooney (9)
Mooney, Shervill (3)
RAC Arena 11,097
0–2
3
25 June
@ Melbourne
L 81–76
Mooney, White (14)
John Mooney (13)
Mitch Norton (3)
John Cain Arena 4,507
0–3 :

## Transactions
### Re-signed

| Player | Signed |
| Bryce Cotton | 26 May |
| Majok Majok | 3 June |
| Taylor Britt | 13 August |

### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Todd Blanchfield | 20 July | Illawarra Hawks |
| Kevin White | 6 August | Adelaide 36ers |
| John Mooney | 15 August | Notre Dame |
| Andrew Ferguson | 24 August | CSU Monterey Bay |
| Corey Shervill | 24 November | St. Edward's |
| Jarred Bairstow | 9 December | Brisbane Capitals |
| Tom Jervis | 14 January | Perth Wildcats |
| Will Magnay | 6 May | Erie BayHawks |

### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | New team |
| Nick Kay | Opted Out | Real Betis Baloncesto |
| Rhys Vague | Free Agent | Kagawa Five Arrows |
| Damian Martin | Retired | N/A |
| Terrico White | Free Agent | Cariduros de Fajardo |

## Awards
### Player of the Week

Round 8, John Mooney
Round 10, Bryce Cotton
Round 11, John Mooney
Round 16, John Mooney
Round 17, Bryce Cotton