# 2021–22 New Zealand Breakers season

The 2021–22 NBL season was the 19th season for the New Zealand Breakers 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: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1) :
November: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
13 November
@ Melbourne
L 90–84
Finn Delany (20)
Sam Timmins (7)
Peyton Siva (3)
Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre closed event
0–1
2
18 November
Sydney
W 97–93
Jeremiah Martin (23)
Peyton Siva (6)
Martin, Siva (7)
Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre closed event
1–1
3
20 November
S.E. Melbourne
W 92–90
Hugo Besson (24)
Yanni Wetzell (12)
McDowell-White, Siva (4)
Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre closed event
2–1 :
Cancelled
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
25 November
@ Illawarra
Cancelled :

## 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: 5–23 (Home: 2–12; Road: 3–11) :
December: 0–6 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
4 December
@ S.E. Melbourne
L 89–65
Finn Delany (18)
Finn Delany (9)
Jeremiah Martin (4)
John Cain Arena 3,453
0–1
2
10 December
@ S.E. Melbourne
L 95–88
Finn Delany (26)
Hugo Besson (8)
William McDowell-White (8)
John Cain Arena 3,752
0–2
3
12 December
@ Adelaide
L 98–85
William McDowell-White (27)
Robert Loe (6)
William McDowell-White (7)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 4,445
0–3
4
17 December
@ Illawarra
L 97–96 (2OT)
Yanni Wetzell (25)
Yanni Wetzell (17)
Delany, McDowell-White (4)
WIN Entertainment Centre 2,873
0–4
5
19 December
@ Melbourne
L 83–60
Finn Delany (14)
Finn Delany (9)
Delany, Martin (4)
John Cain Arena 5,479
0–5
6
26 December
@ Tasmania
L 84–75
Jeremiah Martin (24)
Yanni Wetzell (10)
Jeremiah Martin (8)
MyState Bank Arena 4,623
0–6 :
January: 2–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
9 January
@ Brisbane
W 83–88
Yanni Wetzell (27)
Yanni Wetzell (8)
Jeremiah Martin (8)
Nissan Arena 2,925
1–6
8
14 January
Melbourne
L 78–89
Jeremiah Martin (20)
Yanni Wetzell (9)
Peyton Siva (5)
MyState Bank Arena closed event
1–7
9
16 January
@ Sydney
W 75–82
Jeremiah Martin (22)
Finn Delany (9)
Peyton Siva (5)
Qudos Bank Arena 4,356
2–7
10
30 January
Tasmania
L 59–83
Hugo Besson (19)
Hugo Besson (8)
William McDowell-White (7)
MyState Bank Arena 1,477
2–8 :
February: 2–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
11
2 February
Illawarra
W 90–67
Yanni Wetzell (22)
Finn Delany (13)
William McDowell-White, (6)
MyState Bank Arena closed event
3–8
12
6 February
@ Sydney
L 84–65
Yanni Wetzell (16)
Delany, Dieng, Wetzell (5)
McDowell-White, Wetzell (3)
Qudos Bank Arena 5,011
3–9
13
14 February
@ Cairns
W 83–84
Yanni Wetzell (23)
Yanni Wetzell (12)
Hugo Besson (5)
Cairns Convention Centre 2,795
4–9
14
20 February
@ Melbourne
L 108–73
Besson, Siva (17)
Besson, Delany (5)
Peyton Siva (5)
John Cain Arena 6,033
4–10 :
March: 1–7 (Home: 1–5; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
15
1 March
Illawarra
L 87–102
Hugo Besson (20)
Hugo Besson (7)
Peyton Siva (8)
MyState Bank Arena closed event
4–11
16
5 March
@ Tasmania
L 66–62
Chasson Randle (18)
Ousmane Dieng (9)
Peyton Siva (9)
Silverdome 3,532
4–12
17
7 March
Brisbane
L 74–92
Chasson Randle (20)
Finn Delany (6)
Peyton Siva (6)
MyState Bank Arena closed event
4–13
18
12 March
Adelaide
W 84–75
Hugo Besson (17)
Yanni Wetzell (9)
Peyton Siva (6)
Adelaide Arena 3,044
5–13
19
14 March
Perth
L 102–104 (OT)
Hugo Besson (23)
Yanni Wetzell (18)
Peyton Siva (7)
MyState Bank Arena closed event
5–14
20
20 March
@ Perth
L 95–85
Yanni Wetzell (15)
Yanni Wetzell (6)
Peyton Siva (9)
RAC Arena 6,927
5–15
21
24 March
Brisbane
L 100–101 (OT)
Yanni Wetzell (23)
Yanni Wetzell (10)
Peyton Siva (8)
Cairns Convention Centre closed event
5–16
22
27 March
Cairns
L 90–93
Yanni Wetzell (21)
Yanni Wetzell (8)
Hugo Besson (6)
Cairns Convention Centre closed event
5–17 :
April: 0–6 (Home: 0–5; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
23
4 April
Cairns
L 77–87
Yanni Wetzell (24)
Yanni Wetzell (9)
William McDowell-White (4)
MyState Bank Arena closed event
5–18
24
7 April
@ Perth
L 89–80
Yanni Wetzell (22)
Yanni Wetzell (10)
Peyton Siva (6)
RAC Arena 10,270
5–19
25
10 April
S.E. Melbourne
L 89–99
Ousmane Dieng (22)
Dieng, Wetzell (6)
Finn Delany (7)
Bendigo Stadium not available
5–20
26
12 April
Sydney
L 70–76
Yanni Wetzell (22)
Yanni Wetzell (14)
McDowell-White, Siva (6)
Bendigo Stadium 1,543
5–21
27
15 April
Tasmania
L 86–88
Robert Loe (27)
Robert Loe (7)
Hugo Besson (7)
MyState Bank Arena closed event
5–22
28
24 April
Adelaide
L 60–93
Bach, Randle (14)
Robert Loe (10)
Peyton Siva (7)
MyState Bank Arena closed event
5–23 :
2021–22 season schedule :

## Transactions
### Re-signed

| Player | Signed |
| Rasmus Bach | 23 June |
| William McDowell-White | 26 June |
| Tai Webster | 11 July |
| Isaac Davidson | 28 October |

### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Ousmane Dieng | 2 June | Centre Fédéral |
| Sam Timmins | 30 June | Otago Nuggets |
| Yanni Wetzell | 2 July | South East Melbourne Phoenix |
| Peyton Siva | 22 August | Alba Berlin |
| Hugo Besson | 23 September | Saint-Quentin |
| Jeremiah Martin | 3 October | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Princepal Singh | 10 November | Stockton Kings |
| Chasson Randle | 15 December | Lakeland Magic |
| Geremy McKay | 8 January | Otago Nuggets |
| Sam Short | 19 February | Melbourne United |

### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | New team |
| Taine Murray | College | Virginia Cavaliers |
| Colton Iverson | Free agent | Akita Northern Happinets |
| Corey Webster | Mutual consent | Al Ittihad |
| Tai Webster | Mutual consent | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| Levi Randolph | Free agent | Oostende |
| Jeremiah Martin | Released | BG Göttingen |
| Yanni Wetzell | Mutual consent | Baskonia |
| Hugo Besson | NBA draft | N/A |
| Ousmane Dieng | NBA draft | N/A |

## Awards
### Club awards

* Club MVP: Yanni Wetzell
* Member MVP: Yanni Wetzell
* Defensive Player: Peyton Siva
* Clubman Award: Tim Maifeleni
* Community Cup: Tony Pompallier