| 2021 NBL Cup | |||||||||||||
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| League | National Basketball League | ||||||||||||
| Season | 2020–21 | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 20 February – 14 March 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Number of games | 36 | ||||||||||||
| Number of teams | 9 | ||||||||||||
| TV partner(s) | Australia: New Zealand: Online: | ||||||||||||
| Finals | |||||||||||||
| Champions | Perth Wildcats (1st title) | ||||||||||||
| Runners-up | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | ||||||||||||
| Third place | Brisbane Bullets | ||||||||||||
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| Records | |||||||||||||
| Highest scoring | 227 points Bullets 108–119 Kings | ||||||||||||
| Winning streak | 4 games Melbourne United (22 February – 5 March 2021) Perth Wildcats (20 February – 3 March 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Losing streak | 3 games Adelaide 36ers (25 February – 4 March 2021) Cairns Taipans (22 – 28 February 2021) (6 – 12 March 2021) Melbourne United (7 – 13 March 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Highest attendance | 4,206 – Day 7 36ers vs Breakers United vs Kings | ||||||||||||
| Lowest attendance | 809 – Day 5 Bullets vs Hawks Taipans vs Wildcats | ||||||||||||
| Total attendance | 49,659 | ||||||||||||
| Average attendance | 2,759 | ||||||||||||
| All statistics correct as of 19 March 2021. | |||||||||||||
The 2021 NBL Cup was the first edition of the NBL Cup, organised by the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). The cup was played from 20 February 2021 until 14 March 2021. All 36 games were played at John Cain Arena and the State Basketball Centre in Melbourne, Victoria.[1][2][3]
Perth Wildcats won the inaugural NBL Cup trophy with a 7–1 record.[4]
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- ^ "2021 NBL Cup". nblcup.com.au. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ Uluc, Olgun (5 February 2021). "NBL releases inaugural NBL Cup fixture". ESPN.com.au. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Wildcats complete NBL Cup with dazzling comeback". nbl.com.au. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.