# 2021–22 Sydney Kings season

The 2021–22 NBL season was the 33rd season for the Sydney Kings in the NBL.

## Roster

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

## Pre-season
### Game log

2021 NBL Blitz game log Total: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1) :
November: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
13 November
S.E. Melbourne
L 75–81
Jarell Martin (15)
Martin, Vodanovich (9)
Xavier Cooks (3)
Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre closed event
0–1
2
15 November
Melbourne
W 80–75
Angus Glover (18)
Xavier Cooks (14)
Bayles, Cooks (4)
Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre closed event
1–1
3
18 November
@ New Zealand
L 97–93
Jaylen Adams (16)
Xavier Cooks (11)
Adams, Cooks (3)
Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre closed event
1–2 :
Cancelled
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
27 November
@ Illawarra
Cancelled :

## Regular season
### Ladder

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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP |
| 1 | Melbourne United | 28 | 20 | 8 | 71.43% | 4–1 | L1 | 9–5 | 11–3 | 2455 | 2244 | 109.40% |
| 2 | Illawarra Hawks | 28 | 19 | 9 | 67.86% | 4–1 | W2 | 8–6 | 11–3 | 2498 | 2345 | 106.52% |
| 3 | Sydney Kings | 28 | 19 | 9 | 67.86% | 3–2 | L1 | 9–5 | 10–4 | 2397 | 2313 | 103.63% |
| 4 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 28 | 17 | 11 | 60.71% | 4–1 | W4 | 8–6 | 9–5 | 2230 | 2220 | 100.45% |
| 5 | Perth Wildcats | 28 | 16 | 12 | 57.14% | 2–3 | L2 | 7–7 | 9–5 | 2495 | 2377 | 104.96% |
| 6 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 3–2 | W2 | 7–7 | 8–6 | 2456 | 2424 | 101.32% |
| 7 | Adelaide 36ers | 28 | 10 | 18 | 35.71% | 3–2 | W1 | 6–8 | 4–10 | 2283 | 2346 | 97.31% |
| 8 | Brisbane Bullets | 28 | 10 | 18 | 35.71% | 2–3 | L2 | 6–8 | 4–10 | 2379 | 2500 | 95.16% |
| 9 | Cairns Taipans | 28 | 9 | 19 | 32.14% | 1–4 | W1 | 5–9 | 4–10 | 2228 | 2408 | 92.52% |
| 10 | New Zealand Breakers | 28 | 5 | 23 | 17.86% | 0–5 | L10 | 2–12 | 3–11 | 2234 | 2478 | 90.15% |
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2022. 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.
2021–22 NBL season vte :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Adelaide 36ers | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Brisbane Bullets | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Cairns Taipans | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Illawarra Hawks | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Melbourne United | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| New Zealand Breakers | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Perth Wildcats | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Sydney Kings | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Tasmania JackJumpers | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |

### Game log

2021–22 game log Total: 19–9 (Home: 9–5; Road: 10–4) :
December: 3–3 (Home: 3–2; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
5 December
Melbourne
W 79–74
Jaylen Adams (15)
Adams, Martin (8)
Xavier Cooks (5)
Qudos Bank Arena 8,632
1–0
2
11 December
Illawarra
L 84–92
Angus Glover (16)
Xavier Cooks (11)
Bruce, Cooks (5)
Qudos Bank Arena 6,212
1–1
3
16 December
@ Melbourne
L 89–47
Xavier Cooks (12)
Xavier Cooks (6)
Biwali Bayles (4)
John Cain Arena 4,786
1–2
4
18 December
S.E. Melbourne
W 84–73
Xavier Cooks (19)
Jarell Martin (13)
Bayles, Bruce, Cooks, Glover (2)
Qudos Bank Arena 6,379
2–2
5
22 December
Tasmania
W 83–71
Jarell Martin (24)
Jarell Martin (11)
Shaun Bruce (5)
Qudos Bank Arena 4,612
3–2
6
26 December
Melbourne
L 68–82
Jarell Martin (19)
Xavier Cooks (10)
Xavier Cooks (4)
Qudos Bank Arena 4,725
3–3 :
January: 2–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
13 January
@ Illawarra
L 97–89
Jarell Martin (23)
Xavier Cooks (14)
Jaylen Adams (8)
WIN Entertainment Centre 1,994
3–4
8
16 January
New Zealand
L 75–82
Xavier Cooks (19)
Xavier Cooks (12)
Bruce, Vasiljevic (4)
Qudos Bank Arena 4,356
3–5
9
21 January
@ Brisbane
L 96–87
Jaylen Adams (33)
Jarell Martin (12)
Jaylen Adams (7)
Nissan Arena 2,574
3–6
10
23 January
Brisbane
W 97–73
Dejan Vasiljevic (23)
Jarell Martin (12)
Jaylen Adams (6)
Qudos Bank Arena 4,237
4–6
11
30 January
Perth
W 96–81
Jaylen Adams (30)
Xavier Cooks (9)
Jaylen Adams (9)
Qudos Bank Arena 5,864
5–6 :
February: 5–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
12
4 February
@ Tasmania
L 77–70
Jaylen Adams (24)
Xavier Cooks (15)
Jaylen Adams (3)
MyState Bank Arena 4,643
5–7
13
6 February
New Zealand
W 84–65
Dejan Vasiljevic (23)
Jarell Martin (12)
Jaylen Adams (7)
Qudos Bank Arena 5,011
6–7
14
10 February
@ S.E. Melbourne
W 87–92
Xavier Cooks (23)
Adams, Martin (8)
Jaylen Adams (6)
John Cain Arena 2,133
7–7
15
13 February
Brisbane
W 71–69
Jarell Martin (17)
Xavier Cooks (12)
Adams, Bruce, Glover (4)
Qudos Bank Arena 5,543
7–6
16
19 February
Perth
W 98–95
Jaylen Adams (31)
Xavier Cooks (9)
Jaylen Adams (10)
Qudos Bank Arena 7,143
9–7
17
27 February
@ Adelaide
W 90–93
Jaylen Adams (26)
Xavier Cooks (10)
Jaylen Adams (8)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 4,813
10–7 :
March: 4–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
18
6 March
Cairns
W 98–88
Xavier Cooks (23)
Xavier Cooks (13)
Xavier Cooks (5)
Qudos Bank Arena 9,112
11–7
19
13 March
@ Cairns
W 77–86
Jaylen Adams (24)
Makur Maker (10)
Jaylen Adams (7)
Cairns Convention Centre 3,629
12–7
20
19 March
@ S.E. Melbourne
W 89–91
Jarell Martin (24)
Jarell Martin (8)
Jaylen Adams (8)
John Cain Arena 2,717
13–7
21
26 March
@ Perth
W 80–102
Jaylen Adams (20)
Makur Maker (9)
Jaylen Adams (8)
RAC Arena 6,906
14–7 :
April: 5–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 5–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
22
3 April
@ Tasmania
W 83–103
Jaylen Adams (20)
Xavier Cooks (9)
Xavier Cooks (9)
MyState Bank Arena 4,738
15–7
23
9 April
@ Adelaide
W 77–84
Xavier Cooks (22)
Xavier Cooks (9)
Jaylen Adams (5)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 4,748
16–7
24
12 April
@ New Zealand
W 70–76
Jaylen Adams (19)
Xavier Cooks (7)
Jaylen Adams (5)
Bendigo Stadium 1,543
17–7
25
14 April
@ Illawarra
W 102–107 (OT)
Dejan Vasiljevic (33)
Xavier Cooks (13)
Adams, Cooks (7)
WIN Entertainment Centre 4,872
18–7
26
17 April
Adelaide
L 82–90
Jaylen Adams (28)
Xavier Cooks (14)
Jaylen Adams (4)
Qudos Bank Arena 10,260
18–8
27
21 April
@ Cairns
W 77–87
Ian Clark (21)
Xavier Cooks (12)
Shaun Bruce (4)
Cairns Convention Centre 3,150
19–8
26
24 April
Illawarra
L 84–87
Xavier Cooks (20)
Xavier Cooks (14)
Ian Clark (6)
Qudos Bank Arena 12,632
19–9 :
2021–22 season schedule :

## Postseason

2022 finals game log Total: 5–0 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–0) :
Semifinals: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
29 April
@ Illawarra
W 79–89
Jaylen Adams (30)
Cooks, Martin (10)
Jaylen Adams (5)
WIN Entertainment Centre 5,621
1–0
2
1 May
Illawarra
W 99–87
Jaylen Adams (29)
Xavier Cooks (11)
Adams, Cooks (3)
Qudos Bank Arena 9,824
2–0 :
NBL Finals: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
3
6 May
Tasmania
W 95–78
Jaylen Adams (18)
Xavier Cooks (11)
Xavier Cooks (7)
Qudos Bank Arena 12,765
3–0
4
8 May
@ Tasmania
W 86–90
Cooks, Martin, Vasiljevic (20)
Cooks, Martin (10)
Shaun Bruce (7)
MyState Bank Arena 4,738
4–0
5
11 May
Tasmania
W 97–88
Xavier Cooks (23)
Jarell Martin (17)
Shaun Bruce (8)
Qudos Bank Arena 16,149
5–0 :
2022 finals schedule :

## Transactions
### Re-signed

| Player | Signed |
| Jordan Hunter | 18 June |
| Jarell Martin | 26 June |
| Tom Vodanovich | 27 June |
| Xavier Cooks | 30 June |
| Jaylin Galloway | 22 July |

### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Biwali Bayles | 27 April | Hawaii Rainbow Warriors |
| Wani Swaka Lo Buluk | 9 July | Perth Wildcats |
| R. J. Hunter | 23 July | Galatasaray |
| Makur Maker | 21 August | Howard Bison |
| Jaylen Adams | 22 August | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Matur Maker | 27 August | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| Ian Clark | 12 February | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |

### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | New team |
| Craig Moller | Free agent | s.Oliver Würzburg |
| Brad Newley | Free agent | Melbourne United |
| Jarrad Weeks | Free agent | Tasmania JackJumpers |
| Casper Ware | Free agent | Enisey |
| Dexter Kernich-Drew | Free agent | Waverley Falcons |
| Daniel Kickert | Retired | Sydney Kings (assistant) |
| R.J. Hunter | Released | N/A |

## Awards
### Club awards

* Members Player of the Year: Jaylen Adams & Xavier Cooks
* Coaches Award: Xavier Cooks
* Player's Player: Xavier Cooks
* Defensive Player: Xavier Cooks
* Club Person of the Year: Fleur McIntyre
* Club MVP: Jaylen Adams