2021–22 Illawarra Hawks season

The 2021–22 NBL season was the 44th season for the Illawarra Hawks in the NBL.

2021–22 Illawarra Hawks season
Head coachUnited States Brian Goorjian
CaptainAustralia Andrew Ogilvy
ArenaWollongong Entertainment Centre
NBL results
Record19–9 (67.9%)
Ladder2nd
Finals finishSemifinalist
(lost to Kings 0–2)

Stats at NBL.com.au
Player records
PointsUnited States Harvey
16.1
ReboundsAustralia S.Froling
7.5
AssistsCanada Rathan-Mayes
4.2
All statistics correct as of 24 April 2022.

Roster

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2021–22 Illawarra Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 0   Cleveland, Antonius (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 30 – (1994-02-02)2 February 1994
G 1   Harvey, Tyler (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 31 – (1993-07-17)17 July 1993
G 2   White, Isaac 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 26 – (1998-06-22)22 June 1998
G 3   Naar, Emmett 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 30 – (1994-07-03)3 July 1994
C 6   Ogilvy, Andrew (C) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 36 – (1988-06-17)17 June 1988
G 7   Dent, Lachlan (DP) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 24 – (2000-02-01)1 February 2000
G 8   Rathan-Mayes, Xavier (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 30 – (1994-04-29)29 April 1994
G 10   Jessup, Justinian (NS) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 26 – (1998-05-23)23 May 1998
G/F 11   Grida, Daniel   1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 26 – (1998-04-26)26 April 1998
F/C 13   Froling, Sam 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 24 – (2000-02-10)10 February 2000
G 15   Mudronja, Alex 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 25 – (1999-09-03)3 September 1999
F 22   Coenraad, Tim 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 39 – (1985-06-05)5 June 1985
F/C 26   Reath, Duop 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 28 – (1996-06-26)26 June 1996
C 31   Froling, Harry 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 120 kg (265 lb) 26 – (1998-04-20)20 April 1998
F 47   Gak, Akoldah 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 22 – (2002-07-12)12 July 2002
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Jacob Jackomas
  •   Shaun Roger

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (SRP) Special restricted player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  •   Injured

Updated: 15 November 2021

Pre-season

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Ladder

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2021–22 NBL pre-season ladder
Ladder Information
Pos. Nat. Name Pld. W. L. Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against Pts % Win %
1   Illawarra 2 2 0 2–0 W2 0–0 2–0 213 202 105.45% 100.00%
2   Adelaide 5 5 0 5–0 W5 2–0 3–0 401 383 104.70% 100.00%
3   Brisbane 4 3 1 3–1 L1 1–1 2–0 350 327 107.03% 75.00%
4   New Zealand 3 2 1 2–1 W2 2–0 0–1 273 273 100.00% 66.67%
5   S.E. Melbourne 4 2 2 2–2 W1 1–0 1–2 376 375 100.27% 50.00%
6   Perth 5 2 3 2–3 L1 2–1 0–2 433 415 104.34% 40.00%
7   Tasmania (NT) 5 2 3 2–3 W1 1–1 1–2 391 403 97.02% 40.00%
8   Sydney 3 1 2 1–2 L1 1–1 0–1 248 253 98.02% 33.33%
9   Melbourne (RC) 4 1 3 1–3 L3 1–1 0–2 342 350 97.71% 25.00%
10   Cairns 5 0 5 0–5 L5 0–3 0–2 394 447 88.14% 0.00%

Total Rounds
2 weeks

Total Games
21 games


Legend
  • (NT) New Team
  • (RC) Reigning Champion

  • Updated: 28 November 2021

Game log

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2021 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 2–0 (home: 0–0; road: 2–0)
November: 2–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 15 November @ South East Melbourne W 112–116 (OT) Justinian Jessup (27) Cleveland, Coenraad, H. Froling, S. Froling, Jessup (5) Xavier Rathan-Mayes (7) Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
closed event
1–0
2 20 November @ Melbourne W 90–97 Antonius Cleveland (21) Duop Reath (6) Harvey, Rathan-Mayes (3) Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
closed event
2–0
Cancelled
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 25 November New Zealand Cancelled[1]
2 27 November Sydney Cancelled[2]

Regular season

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Ladder

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Pos 2021–22 NBL season
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

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  • 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
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

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2021–22 game log
Total: 19–9 (home: 8–6; road: 11–3)
December: 3–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 5 December @ Adelaide W 71–81 Duop Reath (18) Duop Reath (9) Tyler Harvey (6) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
4,802
1–0
2 11 December @ Sydney W 84–92 Duop Reath (27) Sam Froling (13) Jessup, Rathan-Mayes (4) Qudos Bank Arena
6,212
2–0
3 17 December New Zealand W 97–96 (2OT) Tyler Harvey (26) Duop Reath (13) Justinian Jessup (4) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,873
3–0
4 19 December @ Brisbane L 96–92 H.Froling, Reath (15) Sam Froling (11) H.Froling, Jessup (4) Nissan Arena
3,584
3–1
January: 3–3 (Home: 2–3; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
5 13 January Sydney W 97–89 Sam Froling (27) Sam Froling (10) Tyler Harvey (5) WIN Entertainment Centre
1,994
4–1
6 16 January Melbourne L 84–88 Justinian Jessup (18) Sam Froling (13) Xavier Rathan-Mayes (5) WIN Entertainment Centre
1,753
4–2
7 22 January Perth L 78–94 Jessup, Rathan-Mayes (17) Cleveland, S.Froling, Rathan-Mayes (8) Harvey, Rathan-Mayes (4) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,278
4–3
8 24 January Adelaide W 100–89 Harry Froling (27) Harry Froling (9) Xavier Rathan-Mayes (7) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,141
5–3
9 27 January Perth L 80–94 Antonius Cleveland (22) Cleveland, Reath (7) S.Froling, Harvey, Rathan-Mayes (3) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,240
5–4
10 29 January @ Cairns W 75–94 Tyler Harvey (24) Sam Froling (13) Harvey, Jessup (3) Cairns Convention Centre
3,095
6–4
February: 3–3 (Home: 3–2; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
11 2 February @ New Zealand L 90–67 Tyler Harvey (17) Cleveland, S.Froling (7) Tyler Harvey (3) MyState Bank Arena
closed event
6–5
12 7 February S.E. Melbourne L 87–88 Tyler Harvey (20) Rathan-Mayes, Reath (8) Xavier Rathan-Mayes (5) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,040
6–6
13 12 February Cairns W 87–81 Jessup, Reath (18) Duop Reath (10) Xavier Rathan-Mayes (5) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,652
7–6
14 18 February Cairns W 79–54 Duop Reath (16) Sam Froling (10) Xavier Rathan-Mayes (4) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,275
8–6
15 20 February Tasmania L 86–96 Duop Reath (25) Xavier Rathan-Mayes (10) Xavier Rathan-Mayes (9) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,325
8–7
16 25 February Adelaide W 87–71 Duop Reath (18) Sam Froling (9) Antonius Cleveland (6) WIN Entertainment Centre
3,002
9–7
March: 6–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 4–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
17 1 March @ New Zealand W 87–102 Justinian Jessup (23) Coenraad, S.Froling (8) Xavier Rathan-Mayes (7) MyState Bank Arena
closed event
10–7
18 6 March @ S.E. Melbourne W 77–83 Xavier Rathan-Mayes (19) Cleveland, Jessup (7) Cleveland, H.Froling, Harvey, Rathan-Mayes (3) John Cain Arena
2,989
11–7
19 13 March @ Tasmania L 81–77 Tyler Harvey (16) Duop Reath (7) Sam Froling (4) MyState Bank Arena
4,738
11–8
20 17 March S.E. Melbourne W 103–97 Harvey, Reath (22) Duop Reath (12) Antonius Cleveland (4) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,324
12–8
21 19 March @ Tasmania W 65–91 Antonius Cleveland (22) Duop Reath (11) Xavier Rathan-Mayes (5) Silverdome
3,532
13–8
22 27 March @ Melbourne W 77–92 Antonius Cleveland (20) Antonius Cleveland (8) Xavier Rathan-Mayes (7) John Cain Arena
5,017
14–8
23 31 March Brisbane W 87–70 Justinian Jessup (29) Antonius Cleveland (9) Antonius Cleveland (6) WIN Entertainment Centre
2,262
15–8
April: 4–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 4–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
24 2 April @ Melbourne W 90–96 Xavier Rathan-Mayes (25) Jessup, Reath (9) Xavier Rathan-Mayes (8) John Cain Arena
4,517
16–8
25 9 April @ Brisbane W 77–108 Duop Reath (28) Duop Reath (11) Cleveland, Harvey (6) Nissan Arena
3,652
17–8
26 14 April Sydney L 102–107 (OT) Tyler Harvey (35) Sam Froling (13) Tyler Harvey (5) WIN Entertainment Centre
4,872
17–9
27 22 April @ Perth W 77–82 Tyler Harvey (22) Cleveland, S.Froling (11) Xavier Rathan-Mayes (4) RAC Arena
10,251
18–9
28 24 April @ Sydney W 84–87 Justinian Jessup (24) Cleveland, Reath (6) Xavier Rathan-Mayes (4) Qudos Bank Arena
12,632
19–9
2021–22 season schedule

Postseason

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2022 finals game log
Total: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
Semifinals: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 29 April Sydney L 79–89 Duop Reath (26) Duop Reath (11) Xavier Rathan-Mayes (4) WIN Entertainment Centre
5,621
1–0
2 1 May @ Sydney L 99–87 Tyler Harvey (21) Antonius Cleveland (12) Harvey, Jessup (3) Qudos Bank Arena
9,824
0–2
2022 finals schedule

Transactions

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Re-signed

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Player Signed
Tyler Harvey[3] 9 July
Isaac White[4] 13 July
Lachlan Dent[5] 14 July
Andrew Ogilvy[6] 16 July
Tim Coenraad[7] 1 September
Sam Froling[8] 25 February
Daniel Grida[9] 17 March

Additions

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Player Signed Former team
Duop Reath[10] 19 July Crvena zvezda
Travis Trice[11] 21 July Galatasaray
Harry Froling[12] 23 July Brisbane Bullets
Xavier Rathan-Mayes[13] 18 October CSU Sibiu
Alex Mudronja[14] 15 November Adelaide 36ers

Subtractions

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Player Reason left New team
Deng Deng[15] Free agent Brisbane Bullets
Max Darling[16][17] Released Canterbury Rams
Justin Simon[18] Free agent ratiopharm Ulm
Travis Trice[19][20] Mutual consent Śląsk Wrocław
Cameron Bairstow[21] Free agent Adelaide 36ers

Awards

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Club awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Breakers vs Hawks Blitz Game Cancelled". National Basketball League | NBL. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Illawarra vs Sydney Blitz Game Cancelled". National Basketball League | NBL. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Tyler Harvey Re-Signs with Hawks on Three-Year Deal". NBL.com.au. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Isaac White Re-signs with Illawarra". NBL.com.au. 13 July 2021. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Hawks bringing back local Lachie Dent in 2021/22 | Illawarra Hawks". Hawks.com.au. 14 July 2021. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Hawks captain AJ Ogilvy signs on for another season". Hawks.com.au. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Hawks Sign Coenraad as NBL22 Injury Replacement". NBL.com.au. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Sam Froling Signs New Three Year Deal With Illawarra". nbl.com.au. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Grida inks new two-year deal with Hawks". hawks.com.au. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Duop Reath Signs with the Illawarra Hawks for NBL22 | NBL". NBL.com.au. 19 July 2021. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Illawarra Hawks Sign Travis Trice | NBL". NBL.com.au. 21 July 2021. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Harry Froling joins brother Sam at the Illawarra Hawks". Hawks.com.au. 23 July 2021. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Hawks grab Xavier Rathan-Mayes to complete NBL roster". Hawks.com.au. 18 October 2021. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Alex Mudronja joins the Hawks, Coenraad elevated to Roster". Hawks.com.au. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Bullets Secure Deng Deng". brisbanebullets.com.au. 10 July 2021. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Illawarra and Max Darling Part Ways". NBL.com.au. 20 July 2021. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Rams Announce The Signing Of Max Darling". canterburyrams.basketball. 27 April 2021. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Defensivspieler des Jahres startet mit ratiopharm ulm in die Saison". ratiopharmulm.com (in German). Sportando. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  19. ^ "Hawks and Trice Agree to Mutual Release | NBL". NBL.com.au. 21 September 2021. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  20. ^ "Travis Trice joins Slask Wroclaw". Sportando. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  21. ^ "36ers Add Experienced Big Man Cam Bairstow". NBL.com.au. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  22. ^ @illawarrahawks (9 May 2022). "The first of our #NBL22 Hawks Ball award winners is forward Daniel Grida, who has taken out our Community Award 🦅". Retrieved 16 May 2022 – via Instagram.
  23. ^ @illawarrahawks (9 May 2022). "Fresh off his @nbl Damian Martin Trophy, our 2021-22 Defensive Player of the Year winner is Antonius Cleveland 🔒". Retrieved 16 May 2022 – via Instagram.
  24. ^ @illawarrahawks (9 May 2022). "HawkHeads, your @peoplecarehealthcover Members' Choice Award winner for #NBL22 is Antonius Cleveland 🏅". Retrieved 16 May 2022 – via Instagram.
  25. ^ @illawarrahawks (9 May 2022). "Our Player's Player for the 2021-22 season is Antonius Cleveland 🤝". Retrieved 16 May 2022 – via Instagram.
  26. ^ @illawarrahawks (9 May 2022). "Congratulations to our 2021-22 MVP Duop Reath". Retrieved 16 May 2022 – via Instagram.
  27. ^ @illawarrahawks (9 May 2022). "Put your hands together for our Club Person of the Year Joe Tertzakian 👏". Retrieved 16 May 2022 – via Instagram.
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