2020–21 Cairns Taipans season
The 2020–21 Cairns Taipans season was the 22nd season for the Cairns Taipans in the NBL, and their third and final season under the guidance of Head Coach Mike Kelly.[1]
| 2020–21 Cairns Taipans season | |
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| Head coach |  Mike Kelly |
| Captain |  Scott Machado |
| Arena | Cairns Pop-Up Arena |
| NBL results | |
| Record | 8–28 (22.2%) |
| Ladder | 9th |
| Finals finish | Did not qualify |
| Biggest win | 15 points 84–69 (Breakers) |
| Biggest defeat | 29 points 106–77 (@ Phoenix) |
Stats at NBL.com.au | |
| Cup results | |
| Record | 2–6 (25%) |
| Ladder | 9th |
| Cup finish | N/A |
| Home Attendance | |
| Highest attendance | 1,945 (29 March 2021) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,808 (18 January 2021) |
| Average attendance | 1,879 |
| Player records | |
| Points | Oliver 17.3 |
| Rebounds | Oliver 10.0 |
| Assists | Machado 7.0 |
| Efficiency | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jawai 55% |
| All statistics correct as of 30 May 2021. | |
Season summary
After a successful campaign the season prior, the Taipans faced an early setback when it was announced that the redevelopment of the Cairns Convention Centre had been delayed and was unavailable for use until early February 2020, two months after the NBL announced the delayed season would start.[2] After meeting with the Queensland Minister for Housing, Public Works and Sports Mick de Brenni, it was announced that the redevelopment timeline would not be adjusted for the Taipans.[3] Following more discussions between the club and the state government, it was announced that the government would redevelop an old warehouse capable to host games across the two month period between the start of the season and when the Convention Centre becomes available, with the temporary stadium able to hold 2,000 seats.[4]
Squad
Signings
- The Taipans only retained one of their players over the off-season, Majok Deng, who had signed a multiple season contract before the 2019–20 season.[5] Head Coach Mike Kelly had also already signed for the 2020–21 season.[6]
- On 13 March 2020, Mojave King was signed as a Next Star player.[7] King signed with the Taipans on a three-year deal as part of the Next Stars program, which "contracts Draft eligible players in order to prepare and fast-track them to the NBA, providing an alternative option to attending college."[7]
- On 7 March 2020, the Taipans announced that they'd taken the club option on the contracts of Mirko Djeric, Fabijan Krslovic and Kouat Noi, who would all return to Cairns on a one-year deal.[8]
- On 3 August 2020, the Taipans re-signed co-captain Nathan Jawai on an two-year deal, extending his stint at the club to at least seven years.[9]
- On 6 August 2020, Jarrod Kenny joined the list of returning Taipans and signed a one-season deal with the club.[10]
- On 14 August 2020, the Taipans signed Jordan Ngatai to a two-year deal.[11]
- On 3 September 2020, George Blagojevic re-signed with the club on a two-year deal (with the second year being a club option).[12]
- On 16 November 2020, Cameron Oliver re-signed with the Snakes on a two-year deal, signing as the team's first import for the 2020–21 season,[13]
- On 22 November 2020, Scott Machado completed the Taipans' roster by also signing a two-year deal.[14]
- On 22 December 2020, Jordan Hunt was announced as the Taipans only development player for the season. Tad Dufelmeier and Koen Sapwell were also announced as the training players for the club.[15] Dufelmeier would later be promoted to the playing roster to cover the injury of Deng.
- After both Deng and Noi were injured throughout the season, on 2 April 2021, Hyrum Harris was signed as a nominated injury player.[16]
- On 18 April 2020, Oliver's contract was waived for the season to allow him to return home to the U.S. to support his wife during her pregnancy.[17]
- On 20 April 2020, Venky Jois was signed for the remainder of the season.[18]
- On 30 May 2021, the Taipans announced that Head Coach Kelly wouldn't be returning to the club for the final year of his contract.[1]
Roster
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Development |
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| C | Nathan Jawai | Jordan Hunt | ||
| PF | Majok Deng | Venky Jois | Fabijan Krslovic  |
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| SF | Jordan Ngatai | George Blagojevic | Kouat Noi |
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| SG | Mojave King | Mirko Djeric | ||
| PG | Scott Machado | Tad Dufelmeier | Jarrod Kenny |
Pre-season
Ladder
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December
Regular season
Ladder
| Pos | 2020–21 NBL season | |||||||||||
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| 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.
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| 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 |
Round 1
Round 2
23 January 2021 19:00 |
| Cairns Taipans 91, Sydney Kings 99 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 15–23, 34–26, 20–27 | ||
| Pts: Oliver 27 Rebs: Oliver 10 Asts: Machado 9 |
Pts: Martin, Ware 22 Rebs: Martin 11 Asts: Bruce, Moller 4 | |
25 January 2021 18:30 |
| Cairns Taipans 85, Melbourne United 87 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–29, 24–22, 17–18, 23–18 | ||
| Pts: Machado 19 Rebs: Oliver 13 Asts: Machado 6 |
Pts: Landale 19 Rebs: Lual-Acuil 11 Asts: Ili, McCarron 4 | |
Round 3
28 January 2021 18:30 |
| Cairns Taipans 70, The Hawks 90 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 24–26, 19–16, 15–29 | ||
| Pts: Oliver 20 Rebs: Oliver 11 Asts: Machado 7 |
Pts: Harvey 21 Rebs: Simon 8 Asts: Simon 5 | |
Round 4
6 February 2021 16:30 |
| Cairns Taipans 79, New Zealand Breakers 85 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 24–16, 22–18, 13–26 | ||
| Pts: Machado 25 Rebs: Oliver 10 Asts: Machado 12 |
Pts: T. Webster 25 Rebs: T. Webster 11 Asts: T. Webster 5 | |
8 February 2021 18:30 |
| Cairns Taipans 84, New Zealand Breakers 69 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 21–16, 23–18, 18–19 | ||
| Pts: Deng 21 Rebs: Oliver 11 Asts: Machado 11 |
Pts: T. Webster 13 Rebs: Abercrombie 7 Asts: Patterson 4 | |
Round 6
20 February 2021 15:00 |
| Cairns Taipans 101, Illawarra Hawks 95 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 21–27, 28–26, 33–24 | ||
| Pts: Machado 31 Rebs: Machado, Oliver 8 Asts: Machado 6 |
Pts: Harvey 24 Rebs: Froling 12 Asts: Harvey 6 | |
Round 7
26 February 2021 19:30 |
| Cairns Taipans 69, Perth Wildcats 89 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 24–18, 9–18, 19–28 | ||
| Pts: Oliver 19 Rebs: Oliver 14 Asts: Machado 8 |
Pts: Cotton 23 Rebs: Mooney 12 Asts: Cotton 8 | |
28 February 2021 16:30 |
| Brisbane Bullets 115, Cairns Taipans 99 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–28, 35–23, 26–22, 29–22 | ||
| Pts: Sobey 30 Rebs: Froling 11 Asts: Cadee 6 |
Pts: Machado 26 Rebs: Oliver 6 Asts: Scott Machado 6 | |
Round 8
4 March 2021 17:00 |
| Cairns Taipans 96, Sydney Kings 92 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–28, 25–13, 22–26, 23–25 | ||
| Pts: Machado 24 Rebs: Krslovic 10 Asts: Machado 4 |
Pts: Vasiljevic 32 Rebs: Hunter 6 Asts: Moller, Ware 4 | |
Round 9
10 March 2021 17:00 |
| New Zealand Breakers 86, Cairns Taipans 83 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–11, 22–21, 14–20, 16–21 | ||
| Pts: Abercrombie 20 Rebs: Iverson 11 Asts: T. Webster 4 |
Pts: Oliver 19 Rebs: Oliver 7 Asts: Machado 4 | |
Round 10
19 March 2021 18:30 |
| Perth Wildcats 93, Cairns Taipans 75 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–19, 24–21, 18–17, 20–18 | ||
| Pts: Cotton 28 Rebs: Mooney 8 Asts: Cotton 5 |
Pts: Machado 16 Rebs: Noi 9 Asts: Noi 3 | |
Round 11
Round 12
2 April 2021 17:30 |
| Melbourne United 95, Cairns Taipans 85 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 23–24, 24–19, 22–21 | ||
| Pts: Landale 20 Rebs: Landale 11 Asts: McCarron 5 |
Pts: Oliver 19 Rebs: Oliver 12 Asts: Machado 6 | |
4 April 2021 17:00 |
| Cairns Taipans 73, Melbourne United 83 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 18–19, 20–19, 13–21 | ||
| Pts: Machado 20 Rebs: Oliver 10 Asts: Machado 7 |
Pts: Goulding 15 Rebs: Lual-Acuil 10 Asts: Landale, McCarron 6 | |
Round 13
11 April 2021 17:00 |
| Illawarra Hawks 82, Cairns Taipans 80 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 21–15, 10–16, 26–29 | ||
| Pts: Harvey 35 Rebs: Ogilvy 9 Asts: Ogilvy 5 |
Pts: Oliver 27 Rebs: Oliver 12 Asts: Oliver 5 | |
WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong Attendance: 3,064 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Mitch Hare, Mark Grist |
Round 14
14 April 2021 19:30 |
| Cairns Taipans 91, Adelaide 36ers 88 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 28–22, 21–20, 25–20 | ||
| Pts: Oliver 25 Rebs: Oliver 17 Asts: Dufelmeier 8 |
Pts: Johnson 24 Rebs: Giddey 7 Asts: Giddey 9 | |
17 April 2021 20:00 |
| Sydney Kings 89, Cairns Taipans 84 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–12, 22–26, 16–27, 24–19 | ||
| Pts: Ware 40 Rebs: Hunter 8 Asts: Bruce 4 |
Pts: Oliver 27 Rebs: Oliver 19 Asts: Dufelmeier, Machado 5 | |
Round 15
23 April 2021 19:30 |
| New Zealand Breakers 68, Cairns Taipans 70 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 10–12, 15–27, 19–17, 24–14 | ||
| Pts: Delany 23 Rebs: Delany 14 Asts: C. Webster 7 |
Pts: Jawai 21 Rebs: Jawai 8 Asts: Machado 8 | |
25 April 2021 17:00 |
| Cairns Taipans 66, South East Melbourne Phoenix 86 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–29, 23–18, 14–28, 13–15 | ||
| Pts: Jois 12 Rebs: Jawai, Jois 8 Asts: Machado 4 |
Pts: Gliddon 22 Rebs: Creek 8 Asts: Mauriohooho-Le'afa 4 | |
Round 16
4 May 2021 19:00 |
| Adelaide 36ers 92, Cairns Taipans 76 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–9, 19–21, 23–17, 23–29 | ||
| Pts: Paul 18 Rebs: Johnson, Paul 10 Asts: Giddey 6 |
Pts: Deng 16 Rebs: Jois 9 Asts: Machado 7 | |
Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide Attendance: 7,001 Referees: Michael Aylen, Nathan Durant, Hugh Starkey |
Round 17
Round 18
14 May 2021 19:30 |
| South East Melbourne Phoenix 106, Cairns Taipans 77 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 36–25, 29–14, 20–18 | ||
| Pts: Creek 20 Rebs: Wetzell 11 Asts: Sykes 4 |
Pts: Djeric 17 Rebs: Blagojevic, Jois 4 Asts: Dufelmeier 4 | |
Round 19
21 May 2021 19:30 |
| Perth Wildcats 100, Cairns Taipans 79 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–28, 21–14, 30–14, 23–23 | ||
| Pts: Blanchfield, Cotton 19 Rebs: Magnay 9 Asts: Norton 5 |
Pts: Djeric 15 Rebs: Jois 5 Asts: Dufelmeier 6 | |
Round 20
26 May 2021 19:30 |
| Cairns Taipans 96, Brisbane Bullets 101 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 22–28, 28–29, 21–20 | ||
| Pts: King 25 Rebs: Jawai 7 Asts: Machado 11 |
Pts: Sobey 21 Rebs: Froling 8 Asts: Sobey 8 | |
28 May 2021 19:30 |
| South East Melbourne Phoenix 87, Cairns Taipans 94 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 2520, 26–19, 14–31 | ||
| Pts: Wetzell 25 Rebs: Wetzell 7 Asts: Sykes 7 |
Pts: Deng 22 Rebs: Jawai 10 Asts: Dufelmeier, Jawai 5 | |
Round 21
2 June 2021 19:30 |
| New Zealand Breakers 84, Cairns Taipans 78 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 16–26, 14–17, 29–19 | ||
| Pts: T. Webster 23 Rebs: Iverson 12 Asts: C. Webster 4 |
Pts: Machado 21 Rebs: Jawai 8 Asts: Machado 10 | |
Awards
MVP
Round 1, vs Sydney Kings: Scott Machado
Round 4, vs New Zealand Breakers: Majok Deng
Round 6, vs Illawarra Hawks: Scott Machado
Round 8, vs Sydney Kings: Nathan Jawai
Round 11, vs Adelaide 36ers: Cameron Oliver
Round 14, vs Adelaide 36ers: Cameron Oliver
Round 15, @ New Zealand Breakers: Nathan Jawai
Round 20, @ South East Melbourne Phoenix: Mirko Djeric
See also
References
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- Mason, Grace (2 July 2020). "'Taipans must stay in Cairns': Minister to meet with club". www.cairnspost.com.au. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- Gerrans, Jordan. "Cairns prepares for brand new NBL home". www.cairnspost.com.au. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
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