# 2021–22 Brisbane Bullets season

The 2021–22 NBL season was the 36th season for the Brisbane Bullets 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: 3–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–0) :
November: 3–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
14 November
@ Tasmania
W 79–89
Nathan Sobey (17)
Franks, Sobey (7)
Lamar Patterson (6)
MyState Bank Arena 4,500
1–0
2
19 November
Perth
W 100–90
Digbeu, Harrison, Patterson (16)
Tyrell Harrison (9)
Lamar Patterson (7)
Ulverstone Sports & Leisure Centre not available
2–0
3
24 November
@ Cairns
W 86–94
Nathan Sobey (27)
Robert Franks (8)
Nathan Sobey (8)
Ulverstone Sports & Leisure Centre not available
3–0
4
28 November
Adelaide
L 67–72
Tanner Krebs (15)
Deng, Salt (9)
Jason Cadee (3)
MyState Bank Arena not available
3–1 :

## Regular season
### Ladder

| Pos | 2021–22 NBL season vte | 2021–22 NBL season vte | 2021–22 NBL season vte | 2021–22 NBL season vte | 2021–22 NBL season vte | 2021–22 NBL season vte | 2021–22 NBL season vte | 2021–22 NBL season vte | 2021–22 NBL season vte | 2021–22 NBL season vte | 2021–22 NBL season vte | 2021–22 NBL season vte |
| 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: 10–18 (Home: 6–8; Road: 4–10) :
December: 2–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
3 December
@ Tasmania
L 83–74 (OT)
Nathan Sobey (24)
Franks, Harrison (11)
Lamar Patterson (6)
MyState Bank Arena 4,738
0–1
2
12 December
@ Perth
W 94–97 (2OT)
Lamar Patterson (27)
Tyrell Harrison (14)
Jason Cadee (7)
RAC Arena 11,295
1–1
3
17 December
@ Perth
L 83–70
Robert Franks (28)
Robert Franks (9)
Nathan Sobey (4)
RAC Arena 11,745
1–2
4
19 December
Illawarra
W 96–92
Nathan Sobey (17)
Tyrell Harrison (8)
Nathan Sobey (5)
Nissan Arena 3,584
2–2 :
January: 2–4 (Home: 2–3; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
9 January
New Zealand
L 83–88
Lamar Patterson (17)
Robert Franks (9)
Nathan Sobey (7)
Nissan Arena 2,925
2–3
6
15 January
S.E. Melbourne
W 100–84
Nathan Sobey (18)
Robert Franks (10)
Lamar Patterson (8)
Nissan Arena 2,389
3–3
7
21 January
Sydney
W 96–87
Nathan Sobey (30)
Tyrell Harrison (13)
Jason Cadee (5)
Nissan Arena 2,574
4–3
8
23 January
@ Sydney
L 97–73
Lamar Patterson (16)
Franks, Patterson (8)
Krebs, Sobey (3)
Qudos Bank Arena 4,237
4–4
9
26 January
Melbourne
L 82–84
Lamar Patterson (21)
Robert Franks (8)
Jason Cadee (4)
Nissan Arena 2,479
4–5
10
29 January
S.E. Melbourne
L 73–88
Lamar Patterson (26)
Deng Deng (11)
Lamar Patterson (5)
Nissan Arena 2,552
4–6 :
February: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
11
5 February
Cairns
L 94–102
Robert Franks (22)
Tyrell Harrison (8)
Jason Cadee (5)
Nissan Arena 2,695
4–7
12
11 February
Adelaide
W 77–73
Lamar Patterson (32)
Drmic, Franks (5)
Jason Cadee (9)
Nissan Arena 2,358
5–7
13
13 February
@ Sydney
L 71–69
Robert Franks (18)
Robert Franks (9)
Jason Cadee (6)
Qudos Bank Arena 5,543
5–8
14
19 February
@ S.E. Melbourne
L 98–94
Lamar Patterson (27)
Robert Franks (8)
Jason Cadee (8)
John Cain Arena 3,252
5–9
15
24 February
@ Cairns
L 73–69
Jason Cadee (15)
Tyrell Harrison (7)
Jason Cadee (8)
Cairns Convention Centre 2,853
5–10
16
26 February
Tasmania
W 94–86
Robert Franks (23)
Robert Franks (11)
Lamar Patterson (10)
Nissan Arena 2,683
6–10 :
March: 2–5 (Home: 0–3; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
17
5 March
@ Melbourne
L 95–83
Robert Franks (20)
Cadee, Salt (5)
Cadee, Patterson (5)
John Cain Arena 6,086
6–11
18
7 March
@ New Zealand
W 74–92
Robert Franks (23)
Robert Franks (10)
Jason Cadee (9)
MyState Bank Arena closed event
7–11
19
12 March
Perth
L 83–95
Robert Franks (21)
Robert Franks (8)
Lamar Patterson (8)
Nissan Arena 3,202
7–12
20
20 March
Cairns
L 88–98
Robert Franks (22)
Robert Franks (10)
Drmic, Patterson (4)
Nissan Arena 2,409
7–13
21
24 March
@ New Zealand
W 100–101 (OT)
Robert Franks (31)
Robert Franks (12)
Jason Cadee (11)
Cairns Convention Centre closed event
8–13
22
26 March
Tasmania
L 82–84
Robert Franks (21)
Robert Franks (12)
Lamar Patterson (6)
Nissan Arena 2,489
8–14
23
31 March
@ Illawarra
L 87–70
Digbeu, Franks (13)
Robert Franks (13)
Franks, Patterson (5)
WIN Entertainment Centre 2,262
8–15 :
April: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
24
3 April
Adelaide
W 92–91
Jason Cadee (26)
Robert Franks (12)
Jason Cadee (5)
Nissan Arena 3,280
9–15
25
9 April
Illawarra
L 77–108
Robert Franks (19)
Lamar Patterson (6)
Cadee, Digbeu (5)
Nissan Arena 3,652
9–16
26
11 April
@ Adelaide
W 85–93
Cadee, Digbeu, Patterson (15)
Deng Deng (8)
Anthony Drmic (4)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 3,829
10–16
27
16 April
@ Melbourne
L 88–79
Lamar Patterson (23)
Lamar Patterson (10)
Jason Cadee (6)
John Cain Arena 5,721
10–17
28
23 April
@ Cairns
L 112–98
Robert Franks (30)
Robert Franks (15)
Cadee, Drmic (7)
Cairns Convention Centre 3,552
10–18 :
2021–22 season schedule :

## Transactions
### Re-signed

| Player | Signed |
| Tyrell Harrison | 11 May |
| Jason Cadee | 2 July |
| Lamar Patterson | 29 July |
| Nathan Sobey | 27 April |

### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Jack Salt | 7 July | Canterbury Rams |
| Deng Deng | 10 July | Illawarra Hawks |
| Isaiah Moss | 12 July | Otago Nuggets |
| Taane Samuel | 6 August | Wellington Saints |
| Robert Franks | 28 August | Orlando Magic |
| Tom Digbeu | 6 September | BC Prienai |
| Liu Chuanxing | 7 September | Qingdao Eagles |
| Max Mackinnon | 15 September | Australian Institute of Sport |

### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | New team |
| Harry Froling | Free agent | Illawarra Hawks |
| Callum Dalton | Free agent | Melbourne United |
| Vic Law | Free agent | Perth Wildcats |
| Matt Hodgson | Free agent | Perth Wildcats |
| B. J. Johnson | Free agent | Orlando Magic |

## Awards
### Club awards

* Young Player Award: Chuanxing Liu
* Defensive Player: Deng Deng
* Members MVP: Robert Franks
* Players Player Award: Jack Salt
* Club MVP: Robert Franks