2020–21 Melbourne United season
NBL champions
Regular season champions
Head coachAustralia Dean Vickerman
Co-captainsAustralia Chris Goulding
Australia Mitch McCarron
ArenaJohn Cain Arena
NBL results
Record28–8 (77.8%)
Ladder1st
Finals finishChampions (6th title)
(Defeated Wildcats 3–0)
Stats at NBL.com.au
Cup results
Record4–4 (50%)
Ladder4th
Cup finishN/A
Player records
PointsAustralia Landale
16.4
ReboundsAustralia Landale
7.9
AssistsAustralia McCarron
5.1
EfficiencyAustralia Andersen
67%
All statistics correct as of 6 June 2021.

The 2020–21 NBL season was the 38th season for Melbourne United in the NBL, and the 7th under the banner of Melbourne United.

Roster

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2020–21 Melbourne United roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
C 0 South Sudan Lual-Acuil, Jo 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 29 – (1994-04-26)26 April 1994
G 5 Australia Short, Sam (DP) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 25 – (1998-02-11)11 February 1998
G 10 Australia McCarron, Mitch (C) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 31 – (1992-06-30)30 June 1992
F/C 13 Australia Andersen, David 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 43 – (1980-06-23)23 June 1980
F 14 Australia White, Jack Injured 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 26 – (1997-08-05)5 August 1997
G 18 Japan Baba, Yudai (SRP) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 28 – (1995-11-07)7 November 1995
F 20 Australia Barlow, David 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 40 – (1983-10-22)22 October 1983
F 22 Australia Peatling, Mason (DP) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 26 – (1997-03-31)31 March 1997
G 30 Australia McDaniel, Sam 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 28 – (1995-12-09)9 December 1995
F 32 United States Hopson, Scotty (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 34 – (1989-08-08)8 August 1989
F 34 Australia Landale, Jock 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 116 kg (256 lb) 28 – (1995-10-25)25 October 1995
G 43 Australia Goulding, Chris (C) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 35 – (1988-10-24)24 October 1988
G 51 New Zealand Ili, Shea 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 31 – (1992-10-06)6 October 1992
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Australia Nik Popovic
Team manager
  • Australia Stephan Semerci
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (SRP) Special restricted player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 8 May 2021

Transactions

Signings

  • Mitch McCarron, Shea Ili, Casey Prather, Jo Lual-Acuil and Sam Short all remained with the club after they previously signed multiple season contracts.[1] Head Coach Dean Vickerman and assistant coach Ross McMains also remained with the club under their multiple season contracts.
  • On 15 July 2020, United signed their first new contract for the season. Jack White of Duke University signed a three-season deal with the club.[2]
  • On 17 July 2020, guard Chris Goulding re-signed with the club on a three-season deal, which will take his total seasons with the club to eight.[3]
  • On 19 July 2020, United signed Yudai Baba on a one-season Special Restricted Player deal.[4]
  • On 22 July 2020, David Barlow also re-signed with the club on a new one-season deal.[5]
  • On 24 July 2020, Mason Peatling was signed to a three-season deal, with him being assigned as a development player for the first season.[6]
  • On 14 August 2020, Sam McDaniel was re-signed for his third season with the club on a one-season deal.[7]
  • On 20 August 2020, United released Casey Prather from the final season of his contract.[8]
  • On 21 August 2020, United also released assistant coach Ross McMains from his contract.[9]
  • On 30 November 2020, Scotty Hopson signed a one year deal with the club, filling United’s first Import slot.[10]
  • On 10 December 2020, Jock Landale signed one-year deal with the club.[11]
  • On 9 February 2021, following multiple injuries Dillon Stith was added to the squad as an injury replacement player.[12]
  • On 13 March 2021, C. J. Asuncion-Byrd was signed as the injury replacement player for Baba.[13]
  • On 8 April, David Andersen signed as the injury replacement player for White.[14]

Game log

Pre-season

2020 pre-season game log
Total: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
December: 1–0 (home: 0–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 31 December @ Cairns W 81–97 Chris Goulding (17) Jock Landale (8) Mitch McCarron (5) Cairns Pop-Up Arena
not announced		 1–0

Regular season

2020–21 game log
Total: 28–8 (Home: 14–4; Road: 14–4)
January: 3–0 (home: 1–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 15 January @ Adelaide W 65–89 Goulding, Lual-Acuil (16) Jo Lual-Acuil (12) Scotty Hopson (4) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
6,539		 1–0
2 25 January @ Cairns W 85–87 Jock Landale (19) Jo Lual-Acuil (11) Ili, McCarron (4) Cairns Pop-Up Arena
1,896		 2–0
3 31 January South East Melbourne W 96–90 Jack White (22) Jock Landale (7) Mitch McCarron (6) Bendigo Stadium
2,000		 3–0
February: 3–0 (home: 1–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
4 5 February @ Brisbane W 96–109 Chris Goulding (27) Jock Landale (13) Mitch McCarron (8) Nissan Arena
2,234		 4–0
5 7 February Perth W 75–71 Jock Landale (16) Jack White (8) Scotty Hopson (6) Bendigo Stadium
1,953		 5–0
6 10 February @ Illawarra W 88–91 Scotty Hopson (21) Scotty Hopson (9) Mitch McCarron (7) WIN Entertainment Centre
3,459		 6–0
NBL Cup: 4–4 (home: 2–2; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7 20 February Perth L 85–89 Jock Landale (20) Jock Landale (10) Hopson, Landale (4) John Cain Arena
3,711		 6–1
8 22 February Cairns W 88–81 Jock Landale (18) Jock Landale (11) Mitch McCarron (7) John Cain Arena
2,313		 7–1
9 25 February @ Adelaide W 73–82 Mitch McCarron (18) McCarron (10) Scotty Hopson (4) John Cain Arena
1,991		 8–1
10 27 February Sydney W 83–80 Jock Landale (20) Jo Lual-Acuil (10) Mitch McCarron (6) John Cain Arena
4,206		 9–1
11 5 March @ New Zealand W 84–87 Jock Landale (23) Mitch McCarron (7) Mitch McCarron (7) John Cain Arena
3,421		 10–1
12 7 March Brisbane L 88–96 Chris Goulding (21) Jock Landale (11) Baba, Ili (3) John Cain Arena
3,696		 10–2
13 10 March @ South East Melbourne L 97–92 (OT) Goulding, Landale (22) Jo Lual-Acuil (9) Shea Ili (6) John Cain Arena
3,675		 10–3
14 13 March @ Illawarra L 77–69 Mitch McCarron (16) Jock Landale (8) Landale, McCarron (4) John Cain Arena
4,183		 10–4
March: 3–1 (home: 1–0; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
15 19 March @ Sydney L 103–75 Jock Landale (18) Ili, Landale (7) Chris Goulding (6) Qudos Bank Arena
5,089		 10–5
16 21 March Illawarra W 75–65 Jock Landale (19) Mitch McCarron (11) Goulding, McCarron (5) John Cain Arena
2,552		 11–5
17 25 March @ New Zealand W 79–82 Ili, McCarron (16) Mitch McCarron (7) Mitch McCarron (7) Bendigo Stadium
1,150		 12–5
18 27 March @ South East Melbourne W 60–80 Chris Goulding (25) Mason Peatling (12) Mitch McCarron (6) John Cain Arena
3,370		 13–5
April: 7–0 (home: 6–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
19 2 April Cairns W 95–85 Jock Landale (20) Jock Landale (11) Hopson, McCarron (4) John Cain Arena
3,673		 14–5
20 4 April @ Cairns W 73–83 Chris Goulding (15) Landale, Lual-Acuil (10) Mitch McCarron (7) Cairns Pop-Up Arena
1,847		 15–5
21 10 April New Zealand W 84–78 Scotty Hopson (19) Jock Landale (11) Mitch McCarron (5) John Cain Arena
2,717		 16–5
22 12 April Brisbane W 98–89 Jock Landale (23) Jock Landale (13) Mitch McCarron (12) John Cain Arena
3,422		 17–5
23 18 April Illawarra W 87–76 Jo Lual-Acuil (15) Jock Landale (11) Jock Landale (5) John Cain Arena
3,794		 18–5
24 24 April Adelaide W 92–78 Mitch McCarron (21) Landale, Lual-Acuil (10) Mitch McCarron (5) John Cain Arena
3,034		 19–5
25 28 April New Zealand W 90–76 Scotty Hopson (25) Jo Lual-Acuil (9) Barlow, Goulding, McCarron (3) John Cain Arena
2,173		 20–5
May: 6–3 (home: 2–2; road: 4–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
26 2 May Sydney W 103–78 Chris Goulding (21) Jo Lual-Acuil (9) Mitch McCarron (8) John Cain Arena
2,214		 21–5
27 5 May Perth L 69–82 Jock Landale (11) Jo Lual-Acuil (10) Mitch McCarron (5) John Cain Arena
2,011		 21–6
28 8 May @ South East Melbourne W 82–93 Jock Landale (27) Jock Landale (11) Yudai Baba (3) John Cain Arena
3,899		 22–6
29 13 May @ Perth W 91–99 Chris Goulding (26) Jock Landale (7) Mitch McCarron (6) RAC Arena
9,987		 23–6
30 16 May South East Melbourne L 83–94 Jock Landale (19) Mitch McCarron (7) Mitch McCarron 6 John Cain Arena
3,460		 23–7
31 18 May @ Illawarra W 87–102 Chris Goulding (25) Jock Landale (10) Scotty Hopson (8) WIN Entertainment Centre
1,794		 24–7
32 24 May @ Brisbane W 88–99 Chris Goulding (22) McCarron, Peatling (6) Mitch McCarron (7) Nissan Arena
1,614		 25–7
33 29 May @ Sydney L 100–98 (2OT) Jock Landale (23) Jock Landale (12) Mitch McCarron (9) Qudos Bank Arena
6,238		 25–8
34 31 May Cairns W 101–76 Jock Landale (19) Mason Peatling (11) Scotty Hopson (5) Qudos Bank Arena[15]
closed event		 26–8
June: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
35 4 June @ Perth W 64–78 Jo Lual-Acuil (16) Mitch McCarron (6) Mitch McCarron (5) RAC Arena
12,185		 27–8
36 6 June Adelaide W 102–80 Hopson, Landale (19) Jock Landale (9) Shea Ili (8) Adelaide Entertainment Centre[15]
1,817		 28–8

Postseason

2021 finals game log
Total: 5–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–1)
Semifinals: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 11 June South East Melbourne W 96–78 Jock Landale (26) Mason Peatling (6) Mitch McCarron (5) Qudos Bank Arena
500		 1–0
2 13 June @ South East Melbourne L 90–79 Scotty Hopson (19) Lual-Acuil, Peatling (7) McCarron, Lual-Acuil, Peatling (4) Qudos Bank Arena
500		 1–1
3 15 June South East Melbourne W 84–74 Jock Landale (27) Landale, McCarron (8) Mitch McCarron (6) Qudos Bank Arena
500		 2–1
Grand Final: 3–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 18 June @ Perth W 70–73 Chris Goulding (23) Mitch McCarron (11) Mitch McCarron (6) RAC Arena
9,951		 1–0
2 20 June @ Perth W 74–83 Chris Goulding (21) Jock Landale (17) Mitch McCarron (7) RAC Arena
11,097		 2–0
3 25 June Perth W 81–76 Jock Landale (15) Jock Landale (9) Mitch McCarron (5) John Cain Arena
4,507		 3–0

Ladder

Pos 2020–21 NBL season
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.
2020–21 NBL season
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 353334657777777777777
Brisbane Bullets 695667545566566666666
Cairns Taipans 478888999999999999999
Illawarra Hawks 231222433435455554433
Melbourne United 112111111222111111111
New Zealand Breakers –89999888888888888888
Perth Wildcats –24773222111222222222
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 766445374343334443344
Sydney Kings 547556766654643335555

Awards

Player of the Week

NBL Awards

  • Executive of the Year: Mark Boyd[17]

Melbourne United Awards

  • Best Club Person Award: Fiona Gant[18]

Finals Series

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NBL21 Free Agency Preview: Everything You Need to Know | NBL". NBL.com.au.
  2. ↑ "Jack White Inks Long-Term Deal in Australia's NBL". Duke University. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. ↑ Ward, Roy (16 July 2020). "Melbourne United retain franchise player Chris Goulding in three-year deal". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Yudai Baba signs with NBL's Melbourne United". The Japan Times. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "David Barlow Re-signs With Melbourne United For Another Year". www.melbourneutd.com.au. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  6. ↑ Evans, Kyle (26 July 2020). "Short back in black for 2020-21 NBL season". The Courier. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Sam McDaniel re-signs with Melbourne United". www.melbourneutd.com.au. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Prather, Melbourne United part ways". ESPN.com. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Thank You Ross McMains". www.facebook.com. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "Scotty Hopson Signs with Melbourne United". NBL.com.au. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  11. ↑ "Young Australian Star Jock Landale Signs with Melbourne United". NBL.com.au. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  12. ↑ "Melbourne United Injuries". 9 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  13. ↑ "Squad update". Twitter. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  14. ↑ "Veteran David Andersen Signs with Melbourne". NBL.com.au. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  15. 1 2 This game is a home game and was originally due to be played at John Cain Arena, but COVID-19 induced border closures forced the team to relocate to Sydney and Adelaide.
  16. ↑ "By The Numbers". Instagram. 1 March 2021. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  17. 1 2 3 "Bryce Cotton Claims Third Andrew Gaze MVP Trophy". NBL.com.au. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  18. 1 2 3 4 "Landale, Baba headline Melbourne United club award winners". melbourneutd.com.au. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  19. ↑ "United secure NBL21 championship on home court". NBL.com.au. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
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