2020β21 Cairns Taipans season | |
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Head coach |
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Captain |
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Arena | Cairns Pop-Up Arena |
NBL results | |
Record | 8–28 (22.2%) |
Ladder | 9th |
Finals finish | Did not qualify |
Biggest win | 15 points 84β69 ( Breakers) |
Biggest defeat | 29 points 106β77 (@ 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 |
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Rebounds |
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Assists |
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Efficiency |
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All statistics correct as of 30 May 2021. | |
The 2020β21 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]
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]
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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 |
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Total Rounds Total Games Legend
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31 December 2020
18:00 |
Cairns Taipans 81, Melbourne United 97 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24β18, 13β22, 20β31, 24β26 | ||
Pts:
King 21 Rebs: Krslovic 7 Asts: Machado 6 |
Pts:
Goulding 17 Rebs: Landale 8 Asts: McCarron 5 |
9 January 2021
18:00 |
Cairns Taipans 96, Adelaide 36ers 88 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26β22, 15β18, 27β26, 28β22 | ||
Pts:
Noi 22 Rebs: Oliver 11 Asts: Machado 8 |
Pts:
Sloan 24 Rebs: Johnson 10 Asts: Dillon 3 |
Pos | 2020β21 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% | 4β1 | W3 | 14β4 | 14β4 | 3189 | 2956 | 107.88% |
2 | Perth Wildcats | 36 | 25 | 11 | 69.44% | 3β2 | L2 | 13β5 | 12β6 | 3133 | 2900 | 108.03% |
3 | Illawarra Hawks | 36 | 20 | 16 | 55.56% | 4β1 | L1 | 11β7 | 9β9 | 2962 | 2954 | 100.27% |
4 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 36 | 19 | 17 | 52.78% | 2β3 | L1 | 9β9 | 10β8 | 3217 | 3124 | 102.98% |
5 | Sydney Kings | 36 | 19 | 17 | 52.78% | 4β1 | W3 | 11β7 | 8β10 | 3112 | 3087 | 100.81% |
6 | Brisbane Bullets | 36 | 18 | 18 | 50.00% | 4β1 | W1 | 9β9 | 9β9 | 3204 | 3274 | 97.86% |
7 | Adelaide 36ers | 36 | 13 | 23 | 36.11% | 0β5 | L7 | 10β8 | 3β15 | 2985 | 3156 | 94.58% |
8 | New Zealand Breakers | 36 | 12 | 24 | 33.33% | 2β3 | L1 | 8β10 | 4β14 | 2937 | 3021 | 97.22% |
9 | Cairns Taipans | 36 | 8 | 28 | 22.22% | 1β4 | L2 | 6β12 | 2β16 | 2940 | 3207 | 91.67% |
Updated to match(es) played on 9 June 2021. Source: NBL.com.au
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Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | NBL Cup | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | |||
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | β | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Perth Wildcats | β | 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 |
16 January 2021
19:00 |
Cairns Taipans 87, Sydney Kings 86 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24β30, 26β21, 14β19, 23β16 | ||
Pts:
Machado 17 Rebs: Oliver 11 Asts: Machado 8 |
Pts:
Ware 18 Rebs: Martin 8 Asts: Bruce 4 |
18 January 2021
18:30 |
Cairns Taipans 76, The Hawks 92 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19β31, 22β19, 19β19, 16β23 | ||
Pts:
Deng 20 Rebs: Oliver 12 Asts: Machado 11 |
Pts:
Harvey 25 Rebs: Simon 12 Asts: Harvey 7 |
23 January 2021
19:00 |
Cairns Taipans 91, Sydney Kings 99 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22β23, 15β23, 34β26, 20β27 | ||
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: 21β29, 24β22, 17β18, 23β18 | ||
Pts:
Machado 19 Rebs: Oliver 13 Asts: Machado 6 |
Pts:
Landale 19 Rebs: Lual-Acuil 11 Asts: Ili, McCarron 4 |
28 January 2021
18:30 |
Cairns Taipans 70, The Hawks 90 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 12β19, 24β26, 19β16, 15β29 | ||
Pts:
Oliver 20 Rebs: Oliver 11 Asts: Machado 7 |
Pts:
Harvey 21 Rebs: Simon 8 Asts: Simon 5 |
30 January 2021
16:30 |
Brisbane Bullets 105, Cairns Taipans 103 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19β23, 21β32, 21β17, 29β18, Overtime: 15β13 | ||
Pts:
Sobey 30 Rebs: Law 11 Asts: Sobey 5 |
Pts:
Machado 23 Rebs: Oliver 8 Asts: Machado 10 |
6 February 2021
16:30 |
Cairns Taipans 79, New Zealand Breakers 85 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20β25, 24β16, 22β18, 13β26 | ||
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: 22β16, 21β16, 23β18, 18β19 | ||
Pts:
Deng 21 Rebs: Oliver 11 Asts: Machado 11 |
Pts:
T. Webster 13 Rebs: Abercrombie 7 Asts: Patterson 4 |
20 February 2021
15:00 |
Cairns Taipans 101, Illawarra Hawks 95 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19β18, 21β27, 28β26, 33β24 | ||
Pts:
Machado 31 Rebs: Machado, Oliver 8 Asts: Machado 6 |
Pts:
Harvey 24 Rebs: Froling 12 Asts: Harvey 6 |
22 February 2021
19:30 |
Melbourne United 88, Cairns Taipans 81 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17β25, 18β17, 23β20, 30β19 | ||
Pts:
Landale 18 Rebs: Landale 11 Asts: McCarron 8 |
Pts:
Noi 27 Rebs: Krslovic 7 Asts: Machado 9 |
26 February 2021
19:30 |
Cairns Taipans 69, Perth Wildcats 89 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17β25, 24β18, 9β18, 19β28 | ||
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: 25β28, 35β23, 26β22, 29β22 | ||
Pts:
Sobey 30 Rebs: Froling 11 Asts: Cadee 6 |
Pts:
Machado 26 Rebs: Oliver 6 Asts: Scott Machado 6 |
4 March 2021
17:00 |
Cairns Taipans 96, Sydney Kings 92 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26β28, 25β13, 22β26, 23β25 | ||
Pts:
Machado 24 Rebs: Krslovic 10 Asts: Machado 4 |
Pts:
Vasiljevic 32 Rebs: Hunter 6 Asts: Moller, Ware 4 |
6 March 2021
17:30 |
Adelaide 36ers 81, Cairns Taipans 71 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19β21, 22β17, 18β18, 22β15 | ||
Pts:
Johnson 30 Rebs: Johnson 9 Asts: Giddey 8 |
Pts:
Krslovic 12 Rebs: Machado, Oliver 6 Asts: Machado 7 |
10 March 2021
17:00 |
New Zealand Breakers 86, Cairns Taipans 83 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24β11, 22β21, 14β20, 16β21 | ||
Pts:
Abercrombie 20 Rebs: Iverson 11 Asts: T. Webster 4 |
Pts:
Oliver 19 Rebs: Oliver 7 Asts: Machado 4 |
12 March 2021
19:30 |
Cairns Taipans 81, South East Melbourne Phoenix 85 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 14β20, 22β27, 19β18, 26β20 | ||
Pts:
Machado 24 Rebs: Krslovic 8 Asts: Djeric, Machado 3 |
Pts:
Creek 21 Rebs: Gliddon, Wetzell 8 Asts: Gliddon 5 |
19 March 2021
18:30 |
Perth Wildcats 93, Cairns Taipans 75 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 31β19, 24β21, 18β17, 20β18 | ||
Pts:
Cotton 28 Rebs: Mooney 8 Asts: Cotton 5 |
Pts:
Machado 16 Rebs: Noi 9 Asts: Noi 3 |
21 March 2021
17:00 |
Sydney Kings 75, Cairns Taipans 73 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20β21, 23β16, 12β20, 20β16 | ||
Pts:
Martin,
Ware 16 Rebs: Moller 8 Asts: Louzada, Martin, Moller, Vasiljevic, Ware 2 |
Pts:
Machado 21 Rebs: Oliver 7 Asts: Machado 7 |
28 March 2021
16:00 |
Cairns Taipans 79, Adelaide 36ers 65 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24β18, 22β16, 12β16, 21β15 | ||
Pts:
Oliver 19 Rebs: Oliver 9 Asts: Machado 6 |
Pts:
Johnson 21 Rebs: Johnson 8 Asts: Dech 5 |
2 April 2021
17:30 |
Melbourne United 95, Cairns Taipans 85 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26β21, 23β24, 24β19, 22β21 | ||
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: 22β24, 18β19, 20β19, 13β21 | ||
Pts:
Machado 20 Rebs: Oliver 10 Asts: Machado 7 |
Pts:
Goulding 15 Rebs: Lual-Acuil 10 Asts: Landale, McCarron 6 |
11 April 2021
17:00 |
Illawarra Hawks 82, Cairns Taipans 80 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25β20, 21β15, 10β16, 26β29 | ||
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 |
14 April 2021
19:30 |
Cairns Taipans 91, Adelaide 36ers 88 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17β26, 28β22, 21β20, 25β20 | ||
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: 27β12, 22β26, 16β27, 24β19 | ||
Pts:
Ware 40 Rebs: Hunter 8 Asts: Bruce 4 |
Pts:
Oliver 27 Rebs: Oliver 19 Asts: Dufelmeier, Machado 5 |
23 April 2021
19:30 |
New Zealand Breakers 68, Cairns Taipans 70 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 10β12, 15β27, 19β17, 24β14 | ||
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: 16β29, 23β18, 14β28, 13β15 | ||
Pts:
Jois 12 Rebs: Jawai, Jois 8 Asts: Machado 4 |
Pts:
Gliddon 22 Rebs: Creek 8 Asts: Mauriohooho-Le'afa 4 |
4 May 2021
19:00 |
Adelaide 36ers 92, Cairns Taipans 76 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27β9, 19β21, 23β17, 23β29 | ||
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 |
8 May 2021
20:00 |
Cairns Taipans 87, Brisbane Bullets 96 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25β30, 20β27, 21β21, 21β18 | ||
Pts:
Jawai 20 Rebs: Deng 9 Asts: Machado 7 |
Pts:
Sobey 25 Rebs: Harrison, Sobey 9 Asts: Sobey 5 |
14 May 2021
19:30 |
South East Melbourne Phoenix 106, Cairns Taipans 77 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21β20, 36β25, 29β14, 20β18 | ||
Pts:
Creek 20 Rebs: Wetzell 11 Asts: Sykes 4 |
Pts:
Djeric 17 Rebs: Blagojevic, Jois 4 Asts: Dufelmeier 4 |
17 May 2021
19:30 |
Cairns Taipans 78, Perth Wildcats 89 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26β28, 18β17, 21β20, 13β24 | ||
Pts:
Jawai 20 Rebs: Jawai 9 Asts: Machado 8 |
Pts:
Cotton 24 Rebs: Mooney 10 Asts: Cotton |
21 May 2021
19:30 |
Perth Wildcats 100, Cairns Taipans 79 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26β28, 21β14, 30β14, 23β23 | ||
Pts:
Blanchfield,
Cotton 19 Rebs: Magnay 9 Asts: Norton 5 |
Pts:
Djeric 15 Rebs: Jois 5 Asts: Dufelmeier 6 |
23 May 2021
17:00 |
Illawarra Hawks 93, Cairns Taipans 81 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21β23, 27β30, 23β6, 24β22 | ||
Pts:
Jessup 24 Rebs: Oglivy 11 Asts: Harvey 9 |
Pts:
Machado 17 Rebs: Jois, Krslovic, Machado 4 Asts: Machado 9 |
26 May 2021
19:30 |
Cairns Taipans 96, Brisbane Bullets 101 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25β24, 22β28, 28β29, 21β20 | ||
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: 22β24, 2520, 26β19, 14β31 | ||
Pts:
Wetzell 25 Rebs: Wetzell 7 Asts: Sykes 7 |
Pts:
Deng 22 Rebs: Jawai 10 Asts: Dufelmeier, Jawai 5 |
31 May 2021
19:30 |
Melbourne United 101, Cairns Taipans 76 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29β13, 26β29, 22β13, 24β21 | ||
Pts:
Landale 19 Rebs: Peatling 11 Asts: Hopson 5 |
Pts:
Djeric 16 Rebs: Jawai 6 Asts: Djeric, Machado 3 |
2 June 2021
19:30 |
New Zealand Breakers 84, Cairns Taipans 78 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25β16, 16β26, 14β17, 29β19 | ||
Pts:
T. Webster 23 Rebs: Iverson 12 Asts: C. Webster 4 |
Pts:
Machado 21 Rebs: Jawai 8 Asts: Machado 10 |
Round 4, Scott Machado
Round 14, Cameron Oliver
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