2020–21 The Hawks season

The 2020–21 NBL season will be the 43rd season for The Hawks in the NBL, and their first under their new name of The Hawks.

2020–21 The Hawks season
Head Coach Brian Goorjian
CaptainTBA
StadiumWIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
NBL results
LadderTBD
FinalsTBD
Wins0
Losses0

Roster

Signings
Main article: List of 2020–21 NBL season transactions
  • The Illawarra Hawks retained five players due to them signing multiple season contracts, who were Angus Glover, Sam Froling, Todd Blanchfield, Emmett Naar and Sunday Dech.
  • Following the rebranding of the club to The Hawks by the new owners, on 23 June Brian Goorjian was signed as the new head coach.[1] Due to the club being liquidated, all remaining contracts were voided.
  • On 15 July, Emmett Naar re-signed with The Hawks for a fourth season.[2]
  • On 16 July, Deng Deng returned to Australia on a one-year deal with The Hawks.[3]
  • On 21 July, Daniel Grida also re-signed with The Hawks.[4]
  • On 22 July, Sam Froling returned to The Hawks on a two-season deal.[5]
  • On 23 July, Deng Adel signed with The Hawks.[6]
  • On 24 July, Stanford University college guard Isaac White signed with the club.[7]
  • On 28 July, Tyler Harvey signed with The Hawks on a one-year deal.[8]
  • On 4 August, Cameron Bairstow returned from his short stint in Europe to sign with The Hawks.[9]
  • On 5 August, New Zealand teenager Max Darling signed with The Hawks.[10]
  • On 14 August, former NBA G League player Justin Simon signed with the club on a one-year deal.[11]

Squad

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2020–21 The Hawks roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
F/C 8 Bairstow, Cameron 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 29 – (1990-12-07)7 December 1990
G/F 11 Grida, Daniel 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 22 – (1998-04-26)26 April 1998
F/C 17 Froling, Sam 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 20 – (2000-02-10)10 February 2000
G 41 Naar, Emmett 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 26 – (1994-07-03)3 July 1994
F 45 Deng, Deng 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 28 – (1992-01-05)5 January 1992
F Adel, Deng 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 23 – (1997-02-01)1 February 1997
F/C Darling, Max 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 19 – (2000-09-30)30 September 2000
G Harvey, Tyler (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 27 – (1993-07-17)17 July 1993
G Simon, Justin (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 24 – (1996-05-06)6 May 1996
G White, Isaac 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 22 – (1998-06-22)22 June 1998
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jacob Jackomas
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (TP) Training player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured
Updated: 14 August 2020


See also

References
  1. Ward, Roy (23 June 2020). "Friendship, trust lure Brian Goorjian back to the NBL after 11 years". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  2. Jennings, Mitch (15 July 2020). "NBL: Naar recommits to Hawks as free agency begins". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. "Hawks sign former Sydney Kings forward Deng Deng". ESPN.com. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  4. "Grida making most of Covid delay, signs on with new-look NBL Hawks". Illawarra Mercury. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  5. Jennings, Mitch (22 July 2020). "Hawks confirm return of young-gun Sam Froling". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  6. Houghton, Nick (23 July 2020). "Hawks snare former NBA forward Deng Adel". SBS. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  7. "Returning College Star Isaac White Joins Hawks". NBL.com.au. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  8. "Hawks Announce Tyler Harvey as First Import". NBL.com.au. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  9. Woods, Melissa (3 August 2020). "Hawks' Goorjian lures Bairstow back to NBL". The West Australian. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  10. Hinton, Marc (5 August 2020). "Teenage Kiwi basketballer Max Darling signs 3-year NBL deal with Wollongong's Hawks". Stuff. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  11. "Hawks sign 'blue-collar' US guard as second NBL import". South Coast Register. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
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