# 2021–22 Perth Wildcats season

The 2021–22 NBL season was the 41st season for the Perth Wildcats in the NBL.
The 2022 season marks the first time in 35 years that the Perth Wildcats have not qualified for the finals, having last failed to do so in 1986.

## 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: 2–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–2) :
November: 2–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
16 November
Adelaide
L 56–63
Law, Wagstaff (11)
Hodgson, Law (8)
Cotton, Wagstaff (3)
MyState Bank Arena not available
0–1
2
19 November
@ Brisbane
L 100–90
Bryce Cotton (22)
Vic Law (6)
Cotton, Law (5)
Ulverstone Sports & Leisure Centre not available
0–2
3
21 November
Cairns
W 96–87
Vic Law (28)
Vic Law (12)
Luke Travers (5)
Ulverstone Sports & Leisure Centre not available
1–2
4
24 November
Tasmania
W 98–68
Bryce Cotton (18)
Vic Law (9)
Bryce Cotton (6)
Ulverstone Sports & Leisure Centre not available
2–2
5
26 November
@ Adelaide
L 97–93
Vic Law (24)
Oliver Hayes-Brown (11)
Kyle Zunic (5)
Elphin Sports Centre not available
2–3 :

## 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: 16–12 (Home: 7–7; Road: 9–5) :
December: 5–1 (Home: 4–1; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
3 December
Adelaide
W 85–73
Vic Law (37)
Majok Majok (12)
Bryce Cotton (5)
RAC Arena 11,950
1–0
2
5 December
Cairns
W 90–67
Bryce Cotton (31)
Luke Travers (13)
Bryce Cotton (5)
RAC Arena 10,800
2–0
3
12 December
Brisbane
L 94–97 (2OT)
Vic Law (29)
Majok Majok (14)
Cotton, Travers (5)
RAC Arena 11,295
2–1
4
17 December
Brisbane
W 83–70
Bryce Cotton (29)
Law, Travers (9)
Luke Travers (4)
RAC Arena 11,745
3–1
5
19 December
Tasmania
W 101–83
Vic Law (32)
Vic Law (12)
Cotton, White (6)
RAC Arena 13,615
4–1
6
31 December
@ Cairns
W 78–84
Bryce Cotton (29)
Majok Majok (9)
Bryce Cotton (6)
Cairns Convention Centre 4,339
5–1 :
January: 2–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
18 January
@ Adelaide
L 87–74
Vic Law (16)
Vic Law (14)
Michael Frazier II (4)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 4,758
5–2
8
22 January
@ Illawarra
W 78–94
Bryce Cotton (24)
Michael Frazier II (10)
Mitch Norton (6)
WIN Entertainment Centre 2,278
6–2
9
27 January
@ Illawarra
W 80–94
Bryce Cotton (28)
Frazier II, Law (8)
Mitch Norton (6)
WIN Entertainment Centre 2,240
7–2
10
30 January
@ Sydney
L 96–81
Cotton, Law (20)
Vic Law (9)
Bryce Cotton (4)
Qudos Bank Arena 5,864
7–3 :
February: 2–3 (Home: 0–0; Road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
11
5 February
@ S.E. Melbourne
W 79–101
Luke Travers (24)
Michael Frazier II (9)
Bryce Cotton (6)
John Cain Arena 3,727
8–3
12
12 February
@ Melbourne
L 93–87
Bryce Cotton (31)
Vic Law (10)
Cotton, Norton (4)
John Cain Arena 6,401
8–4
13
19 February
@ Sydney
L 98–95
Bryce Cotton (33)
Hodgson, Majok, Norton, Travers (5)
Cotton, Norton (4)
Qudos Bank Arena 7,143
8–5
14
26 February
@ S.E. Melbourne
L 86–80
Vic Law (22)
Vic Law (9)
Mitch Norton (7)
John Cain Arena 3,606
8–6
15
28 February
@ Tasmania
W 78–89
Bryce Cotton (20)
Vic Law (13)
Bryce Cotton (5)
MyState Bank Arena 4,738
9–6 :
March: 5–2 (Home: 1–2; Road: 4–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
16
6 March
@ Adelaide
W 73–92
Bryce Cotton (27)
Vic Law (10)
Bryce Cotton (7)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 4,157
10–6
17
10 March
@ Melbourne
W 87–97
Mitch Norton (26)
Vic Law (18)
Bryce Cotton (5)
John Cain Arena 4,169
11–6
18
12 March
@ Brisbane
W 83–95
Vic Law (24)
Vic Law (8)
Vic Law (4)
Nissan Arena 3,202
12–6
19
14 March
@ New Zealand
W 102–104 (OT)
Vic Law (39)
Cotton, Law (8)
Bryce Cotton (8)
MyState Bank Arena closed event
13–6
20
20 March
New Zealand
W 95–85
Vic Law (26)
Law, Majok (12)
Bryce Cotton (6)
RAC Arena 6,927
14–6
21
24 March
Tasmania
L 83–85
Bryce Cotton (23)
Vic Law (10)
Cotton, Travers (5)
RAC Arena 6,678
14–7
22
26 March
Sydney
L 80–102
Cotton, Travers (20)
Vic Law (10)
Kyle Zunic (3)
RAC Arena 6,906
14–8 :
April: 2–4 (Home: 2–4; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
23
4 April
Melbourne
L 75–84
Bryce Cotton (18)
Matt Hodgson (11)
Cotton, Travers (4)
RAC Arena 10,192
14–9
24
7 April
New Zealand
W 89–80
Vic Law (18)
Luke Travers (9)
Bryce Cotton (5)
RAC Arena 10,270
15–9
25
14 April
Adelaide
L 70–82
Vic Law (20)
Matt Hodgson (6)
Bryce Cotton (5)
RAC Arena 10,272
15–10
26
16 April
Cairns
W 106–87
Bryce Cotton (22)
Todd Blanchfield (7)
Bryce Cotton (10)
RAC Arena 10,314
16–10
27
22 April
Illawarra
L 77–82
Bryce Cotton (25)
Majok Majok (10)
Mitch Norton (8)
RAC Arena 10,251
16–11
28
24 April
S.E. Melbourne
L 100–102 (OT)
Bryce Cotton (28)
Matt Hodgson (10)
Bryce Cotton (8)
RAC Arena 10,271
16–12 :
2021–22 season schedule :

## Transactions
### Re-signed

| Player | Signed |
| Mitch Norton | 1 July |
| Jesse Wagstaff | 5 July |
| Majok Majok | 6 July |
| Corey Shervill | 7 July |
| Kevin White | 18 August |
| Bryce Cotton | 4 May |

### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Vic Law | 27 August | Brisbane Bullets |
| Kyle Zunic | 6 September | Winthrop Eagles |
| Jack Purchase | 14 September | Adelaide 36ers |
| Michael Frazier II | 15 October | Delaware Blue Coats |
| Matt Hodgson | 15 October | Brisbane Bullets |
| Oliver Hayes-Brown | 29 October | Dandenong Rangers |
| Mitch Clarke | 2 December | Perry Lakes Hawks |

### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | New team |
| Clint Steindl | Free agent | Tasmania JackJumpers |
| Will Magnay | Free agent | Tasmania JackJumpers |
| Jarred Bairstow | Free agent | Tasmania JackJumpers |
| John Mooney | Free agent | Chiba Jets Funabashi |
| Luke Travers | NBA draft | N/A |

## Awards
### Club awards

* Members MVP: Bryce Cotton
* Coaches’ Award: Jack Purchase
* Players’ Player: Bryce Cotton
* Most Improved Player: Luke Travers
* Best Defensive Player: Mitch Norton
* Club MVP: Bryce Cotton