2019–20 Illawarra Hawks season

The 2019–20 NBL season was the 42nd season for the Illawarra Hawks in the NBL.

2019–20 Illawarra Hawks season
Head coachAustralia Matt Flinn
Co-captainsAustralia David Andersen
Australia Todd Blanchfield
ArenaWollongong Entertainment Centre
NBL results
Record5–23 (17.9%)
Ladder9th
Finals finishDid not qualify

Stats at NBL.com.au
Player records
PointsUnited States Brooks
17.9
ReboundsUnited States Ball
7.5
AssistsUnited States Ball
7.0
Uniforms
All statistics correct as of 21 April 2020.

Roster

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2019–20 Illawarra Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
G 0   Brooks, Aaron   (I) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 73 kg (161 lb)
G 1   Ball, LaMelo   (NS) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
G/F 2   Hobson, Darington (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
C 3   Boone, Josh (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 108 kg (238 lb)
C 6   Ogilvy, Andrew 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 115 kg (254 lb)
G 10   Glover, Angus 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb)
G/F 11   Grida, Daniel 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
F/C 13   Andersen, David (C) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 113 kg (249 lb)
F/C 17   Froling, Sam 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) 104 kg (229 lb)
F 20   Harris, Hyrum (DP) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 105 kg (231 lb)
G/F 21   Blanchfield, Todd (C) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
F 22   Coenraad, Tim 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb)
G 41   Naar, Emmett 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
G 44   Dech, Sunday 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb)
G 79   Dent, Lachlan (DP) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Head coach
  •   Matt Flinn
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Ben Bagoly
  •   Eric Cooks
  •   Tyson Demos
  •   Cortez Groves

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  •   Injured

Updated: 24 December 2019

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Development
C Josh Boone Andrew Ogilvy
PF Tim Coenraad David Andersen Samson Froling Dyrum Harris
SF Darington Hobson Daniel Grida
SG Sunday Dech Angus Glover Aaron Brooks Lachlan Dent
PG Todd Blanchfield Emmett Naar LaMelo Ball

Preseason

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The Hawks started their preseason later than most teams, with their first game on 7 September. They played three regular preseason games (two of which were against other NBL teams) before playing in the NBL Blitz against Melbourne United and the Perth Wildcats.[1][2] The Hawks then continued their preseason with a final regular game against the Sydney Kings, however opted against playing more games in the NBLxNBA series.[3]

Ladder

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2019–20 NBL pre-season ladder
Ladder Information
Pos. Nat. Name Pld. W. L. Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against Pts % Win %
1   Sydney 5 4 1 4–1 W3 1–0 3–1 486 394 123.35% 80.00%
2   Cairns 9 6 3 4–1 W4 3–1 3–2 811 763 106.29% 66.67%
3   S.E. Melbourne (NT) 9 6 3 4–1 W2 3–2 3–1 819 784 104.46% 66.67%
4   Melbourne 12 6 6 2–3 L2 4–3 2–3 1167 1095 106.58% 50.00%
5   Brisbane 8 4 4 3–2 W3 1–1 3–3 676 676 100.00% 50.00%
6   Illawarra 6 3 3 2–3 L2 1–1 2–2 598 631 94.77% 50.00%
7   Adelaide 10 4 6 1–4 L2 1–1 3–5 892 920 96.96% 40.00%
8   Perth (RC) 7 2 5 1–4 L1 1–2 1–3 625 671 93.14% 28.57%
9   New Zealand 6 1 5 0–5 L5 0–0 1–5 501 574 87.28% 16.67%

Total Rounds
11 weeks

Total Games
46 games


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

  • Updated: 17 October 2019


Game log

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2019–20 pre-season game log
Pre-Season: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 7 September Indigenous All Stars W 110-87 Todd Blanchfield (14) David Andersen (8) Emmett Naar (6) WIN Entertainment Centre 1-0
2 13 September @ Melbourne United L 111-70 LaMelo Ball (14) Samson Froling (8) Aaron Brooks (4) Ballarat Sports Events Centre 1-1
3 15 September @ South East Melbourne Phoenix W 98-109 Josh Boone (22) Andrew Ogilvy, Josh Boone (8) Josh Boone (6) Lauren Jackson Sports Centre 2-1
NBL Blitz: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 20 September Perth Wildcats W 122-119 Todd Blanchfield (24) LaMelo Ball (13) LaMelo Ball, Andrew Ogilvy (7) Kingborough Sports Centre 1-0
2 22 September Melbourne United L 110-91 Angus Glover (17) Tim Coenraad (6) Emmett Naar (6) Derwent Entertainment Centre 1-1
Pre-Season: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
4 29 September Sydney Kings L 96-106 Aaron Brooks (28) Josh Boone (7) Emmett Naar (7) WIN Entertainment Centre 2-2

Regular season

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The regular season of the NBL consisted of 28 games, with the Hawks's hosting 13 home games at the WIN Entertainment Centre and one at AIS Arena.[4]

Standings

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Pos 2019–20 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Sydney Kings 28 20 8 71.43% 4–1 W2 12–2 8–6 2642 2472 106.88%
2 Perth Wildcats 28 19 9 67.86% 4–1 W3 11–3 8–6 2529 2409 104.98%
3 Cairns Taipans 28 16 12 57.14% 3–2 L2 11–3 5–9 2587 2547 101.57%
4 Melbourne United 28 15 13 53.57% 4–1 W3 9–5 6–8 2638 2560 103.05%
5 Brisbane Bullets 28 15 13 53.57% 3–2 W1 10–4 5–9 2607 2557 101.96%
6 New Zealand Breakers 28 15 13 53.57% 4–1 W4 9–5 6–8 2514 2468 101.86%
7 Adelaide 36ers 28 12 16 42.86% 1–4 L2 8–6 4–10 2654 2768 95.88%
8 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 28 9 19 32.14% 0–5 L8 6–8 3–11 2671 2761 96.74%
9 Illawarra Hawks 28 5 23 17.86% 0–5 L10 3–11 2–12 2354 2654 88.70%

Updated to match(es) played on 16 February 2020. 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.
2019–20 NBL season
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Adelaide 36ers 8 4 4 5 6 6 5 5 6 4 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7
Brisbane Bullets 2 4 5 5 4 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 8 7 6 5 4 4 5 5
Cairns Taipans 7 7 6 6 8 8 7 7 6 4 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Illawarra Hawks 6 5 7 9 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Melbourne United 5 6 8 8 6 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 4
New Zealand Breakers 9 7 7 7 8 9 8 8 8 8 7 6 8 6 6 5 4 6
Perth Wildcats 4 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 3 3 2 3 3 2 4 4 3 5 5 6 6 8 7 8 8 8 8 8
Sydney Kings 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Game log

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2019–20 game log
October: 1–6 (Home: 1–3; Road: 0–3)
November: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
8 3 November Brisbane Bullets L 69-83 LaMelo Ball (19) LaMelo Ball (9) LaMelo Ball (5) AIS Arena 1-7
9 9 November @ Cairns Taipans W 91-101 LaMelo Ball (24) John Boone, Andrew Ogilvy (9) LaMelo Ball (9) Cairns Convention Centre 2-7
10 17 November @ Sydney Kings L 92-87 Todd Blanchfield (22) Andrew Ogilvy (13) LaMelo Ball (6) Qudos Bank Arena 2-8
11 25 November Cairns Taipans W 114-106 LaMelo Ball (32) LaMelo Ball (11) LaMelo Ball (13) WIN Entertainment Centre 3-8
12 30 November @ New Zealand Breakers L 91-79 LaMelo Ball (25) LaMelo Ball (12) LaMelo Ball (10) Spark Arena 3-9
December: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
February: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
26 2 February New Zealand Breakers L 56-65 Josh Boone (14) Sunday Dech (6) Emmett Naar (8) WIN Entertainment Centre 5-21
27 8 February @ Melbourne United L 95-72 Andrew Ogilvy (15) Darington Hobson (7) Andrew Ogilvy (7) Melbourne Arena 5-22
28 15 February @ Sydney Kings L 98-82 Sunday Dech (26) Angus Glover (8) Angus Glover (4) Qudos Bank Arena 5-23

Awards

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Player of the Week

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Round 6, LaMelo Ball

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pre-Season Schedule Announced". www.hawks.com.au.
  2. ^ "NBL Blitz Landing Page". landing.nbl.com.au.
  3. ^ "NBL news: NBLxNBA NBA preseason games, NBA preseason, Los Angeles Clippers, schedule". Fox Sports. 3 July 2019.
  4. ^ "National Basketball League | NBL". nbl.com.au.
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