# 2020–21 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix season

The 2020–21 NBL season was the 2nd season for the South East Melbourne Phoenix 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: 0–2 (home: 0–0; road: 0–2) :
December: 0–2 (home: 0–0; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
18 December
@ Brisbane
L 108–98
Mitch Creek (31)
Mitch Creek (7)
Mitch Creek (4)
Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre 1,120
0–1
2
20 December
@ Brisbane
L 102–100
Mitch Creek (29)
Mitch Creek (10)
Kyle Adnam (6)
Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre not announced
0–2 :

## 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: 19–17 (home: 9–9; road: 10–8) :
January: 2–3 (home: 0–0; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
17 January
@ Adelaide
L 116–108 (2OT)
Mitch Creek (30)
Yanni Wetzell (11)
Keifer Sykes (11)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 6,518
0–1
2
20 January
@ Adelaide
W 83–89
Keifer Sykes (24)
Ben Moore (13)
Keifer Sykes (8)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 6,946
1–1
3
24 January
@ Perth
L 88–76
Mitch Creek (17)
Yanni Wetzell (11)
Keifer Sykes (5)
RAC Arena 7,150
1–2
4
29 January
@ Perth
W 89–90
Mitch Creek (24)
Creek, Moore (7)
Keifer Sykes (9)
RAC Arena 7,150
2–2
5
31 January
@ Melbourne
L 96–90
Keifer Sykes (24)
Ben Moore (10)
Creek, Sykes (7)
Bendigo Stadium 2,000
2–3 :
February
: 2–1 (home: 2–1; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
7 February
The Hawks
W 98–82
Adnam, Creek, Gliddon, Moore, Sykes (15)
Ben Moore (14)
Keifer Sykes (7)
State Basketball Centre 2,175
3–3
7
11 February
Perth
L 75–106
Kyle Adnam (24)
Mitch Creek (11)
Kyle Adnam (3)
State Basketball Centre 1,875
3–4
8
14 February
Perth
W 96–71
Keifer Sykes (24)
Yanni Wetzell (10)
Keifer Sykes (7)
State Basketball Centre closed event
4–4 :
NBL Cup: 5–3 (home: 3–1; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
9
21 February
Brisbane
W 99–83
Mitch Creek (29)
Keifer Sykes (10)
Keifer Sykes (11)
John Cain Arena 2,566
5–4
10
23 February
@ Adelaide
L 99–94
Mitch Creek (23)
Mitch Creek (12)
Mitch Creek (8)
John Cain Arena 1,079
5–5
11
28 February
Illawarra
W 93–76
Mitch Creek (25)
Mitch Creek (6)
Kyle Adnam (11)
John Cain Arena 3,195
6–5
12
3 March
@ Perth
L 93–92
Kyle Adnam (28)
Mitch Creek (8)
Mitch Creek (8)
State Basketball Centre 2,257
6–6
13
6 March
Sydney
L 85–91
Mitch Creek (22)
Mitch Creek (9)
Kyle Adnam (4)
John Cain Arena 3,708
6–7
14
10 March
Melbourne
W 97–92
Mitch Creek (31)
Mitch Creek (10)
Kyle Adnam (8)
John Cain Arena 3,675
7–7
15
12 March
@ Cairns
W 81–85
Mitch Creek (21)
Gliddon, Wetzell (8)
Cameron Gliddon (5)
John Cain Arena 2,478
8–7
16
14 March
@ New Zealand
W 89–103
Adnam, Creek (21)
Ben Moore (5)
Kyle Adnam (7)
John Cain Arena 4,019
9–7 :
March: 1–1 (home: 1–1; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
17
20 March
Adelaide
W 96–89 (OT)
Ben Moore (23)
Ben Moore (10)
Ben Moore (5)
John Cain Arena 1,682
10–7
18
27 March
Melbourne
L 60–80
Cameron Gliddon (13)
Ben Moore (7)
Cameron Gliddon (4)
John Cain Arena 3,370
10–8 :
April: 4–5 (home: 1–3; road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
19
2 April
@ Illawarra
W 63–95
Ryan Broekhoff (26)
Yanni Wetzell (11)
Adnam, Gliddon, Wetzell 5
WIN Entertainment Centre 2,602
11–8
20
4 April
New Zealand
W 92–85
Mitch Creek (24)
Yanni Wetzell (10)
Kyle Adnam (7)
John Cain Arena 1,850
12–8
21
9 April
@ Illawarra
L 82–80
Kyle Adnam (22)
Cameron Gliddon (8)
Gibson, Wetzell (4)
WIN Entertainment Centre 2,533
12–9
22
11 April
@ Sydney
W 84–98
Mitch Creek (26)
Ben Moore (6)
Kyle Adnam (6)
Qudos Bank Arena 4,236
13–9
23
15 April
@ Sydney
L 97–90
Izayah Mauriohooho-Le'afa (29)
Ben Moore (7)
Keifer Sykes (5)
Qudos Bank Arena 4,476
13–10
24
17 April
Adelaide
L 81–90
Mitch Creek (17)
Mitch Creek (14)
Adnam, Gibson, Moore (3)
John Cain Arena 2,512
13–11
25
22 April
Sydney
L 81–101
Mitch Creek (29)
Yanni Wetzell (6)
Kyle Adnam (5)
John Cain Arena 1,268
13–12
26
25 April
@ Cairns
W 66–86
Cameron Gliddon (22)
Mitch Creek (8)
Izayah Mauriohooho-Le'afa (4)
Cairns Pop-Up Arena 1,905
14–12
27
29 April
Brisbane
L 82–94
Ben Moore (18)
Ben Moore (7)
Izayah Mauriohooho-Le'afa (4)
John Cain Arena 1,026
14–13 :
May: 4–2 (home: 2–2; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
28
8 May
Melbourne
L 82–93
Izayah Mauriohooho-Le'afa (19)
Yanni Wetzell (9)
Keifer Sykes (5)
John Cain Arena 3,899
14–14
29
12 May
New Zealand
W 91–82
Keifer Sykes (21)
Ben Moore (6)
Kyle Adnam (5)
John Cain Arena 1,247
15–14
30
14 May
Cairns
W 106–77
Mitch Creek (20)
Yanni Wetzell (11)
Keifer Sykes (4)
John Cain Arena 1,711
16–14
31
16 May
@ Melbourne
W 83–94
Keifer Sykes (26)
Mitch Creek (8)
Mitch Creek (8)
John Cain Arena 3,460
17–14
32
22 May
@ Brisbane
W 66–95
Yanni Wetzell (18)
Yanni Wetzell (9)
Keifer Sykes (8)
Nissan Arena 2,533
18–14
33
28 May
Cairns
L 87–94
Yanni Wetzell (25)
Yanni Wetzell (7)
Keifer Sykes (7)
Cairns Pop-Up Arena 1,251
18–15 :
June: 1–2 (home: 0–1; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
34
2 June
Brisbane
L 84–91
Mitch Creek (28)
Mitch Creek (10)
Keifer Sykes (8)
Cairns Pop-Up Arena closed event
18–16
35
5 June
@ New Zealand
W 78–83
Keifer Sykes (29)
Ryan Broekhoff (10)
Keifer Sykes (5)
The Trusts Arena 3,872
19–16
36
8 June
@ Brisbane
L 94–84
Mitch Creek (17)
Ben Moore (16)
Kyle Adnam (6)
Nissan Arena 2,508
19–17 :

## Postseason

2021 playoff game log Total: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2) :
Semifinals: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
11 June
@ Melbourne
L 96–78
Ben Moore (17)
Broekhoff, Wetzell (7)
Mitch Creek (6)
Qudos Bank Arena 500
0–1
2
13 June
Melbourne
W 90–79
Creek, Sykes (26)
Yanni Wetzell (8)
Keifer Sykes (4)
Qudos Bank Arena 500
1–1
3
15 June
@ Melbourne
L 84–74
Reuben Te Rangi (22)
Mitch Creek (9)
Keifer Sykes (4)
Qudos Bank Arena 500
1–2 :

## Transactions
### Re-signed

| Player | Signed |
| Kendall Stephens | 18 June |

### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Cameron Gliddon | 16 July | Brisbane Bullets |
| Reuben Te Rangi | 22 July | Brisbane Bullets |
| Yanni Wetzell | 28 July | San Diego State |
| Izayah Mauriohooho-Le’afa | 24 September | Sacramento State |
| Yanni Wetzell | 14 October | Riesen Ludwigsburg |
| Ben Moore | 9 November | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
| Tristan Forsyth | 1 December | California Baptist |
| Keifer Sykes | 8 December | Panathinaikos B.C. |
| Mike Karena | 15 January | Nelson Giants |
| Ryan Broekhoff | 15 February | Dallas Mavericks |

### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | New team |
| Tai Wesley | Retired | N/A |
| Ben Madgen | Retired | N/A |
| John Roberson | Free agent | CB Estudiantes |
| Daniel Trist | Free agent | New Zealand Breakers |
| Yanni Wetzell | Released | Riesen Ludwigsburg |

## Awards
### Player of the Week

Round 6, Mitch Creek
Round 18, Keifer Sykes