2020–21 Melbourne United season

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

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. 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.
 * 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.
 * On 19 July 2020, United signed Yudai Baba on a one-season Special Restricted Player deal.
 * On 22 July 2020, David Barlow also re-signed with the club on a new one-season deal.
 * 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.
 * On 14 August 2020, Sam McDaniel was re-signed for his third season with the club on a one-season deal.
 * On 20 August 2020, United released Casey Prather from the final season of his contract.
 * On 21 August 2020, United also released assistant coach Ross McMains from his contract.
 * On 30 November 2020, Scotty Hopson signed a one-year deal with the club, filling United’s first Import slot.
 * On 10 December 2020, Jock Landale signed one-year deal with the club.
 * On 9 February 2021, following multiple injuries Dillon Stith was added to the squad as an injury replacement player.
 * On 13 March 2021, C. J. Asuncion-Byrd was signed as the injury replacement player for Baba.
 * On 8 April, David Andersen signed as the injury replacement player for White.

Pre-season

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 * 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

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 * 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
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 * 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
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 * 3
 * 31 January
 * South East Melbourne
 * W 96–90
 * Jack White (22)
 * Jock Landale (7)
 * Mitch McCarron (6)
 * Bendigo Stadium 2,000
 * 3–0


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 * 4
 * 5 February
 * @ Brisbane
 * W 96–109
 * Chris Goulding (27)
 * Jock Landale (13)
 * Mitch McCarron (8)
 * Nissan Arena 2,234
 * 4–0
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 * 5
 * 7 February
 * Perth
 * W 75–71
 * Jock Landale (16)
 * Jack White (8)
 * Scotty Hopson (6)
 * Bendigo Stadium 1,953
 * 5–0
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 * 6
 * 10 February
 * @ Illawarra
 * W 88–91
 * Scotty Hopson (21)
 * Scotty Hopson (9)
 * Mitch McCarron (7)
 * WIN Entertainment Centre 3,459
 * 6–0


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 * 7
 * 20 February
 * Perth
 * L 85–89
 * Jock Landale (20)
 * Jock Landale (10)
 * Hopson, Landale (4)
 * John Cain Arena 3,711
 * 6–1
 * -style="background:#cfc;"
 * 8
 * 22 February
 * Cairns
 * W 88–81
 * Jock Landale (18)
 * Jock Landale (11)
 * Mitch McCarron (7)
 * John Cain Arena 2,313
 * 7–1
 * -style="background:#cfc;"
 * 9
 * 25 February
 * @ Adelaide
 * W 73–82
 * Mitch McCarron (18)
 * McCarron (10)
 * Scotty Hopson (4)
 * John Cain Arena 1,991
 * 8–1
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 * 10
 * 27 February
 * Sydney
 * W 83–80
 * Jock Landale (20)
 * Jo Lual-Acuil (10)
 * Mitch McCarron (6)
 * John Cain Arena 4,206
 * 9–1
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 * 11
 * 5 March
 * @ New Zealand
 * W 84–87
 * Jock Landale (23)
 * Mitch McCarron (7)
 * Mitch McCarron (7)
 * John Cain Arena 3,421
 * 10–1
 * -style="background:#fcc;"
 * 12
 * 7 March
 * Brisbane
 * L 88–96
 * Chris Goulding (21)
 * Jock Landale (11)
 * Baba, Ili (3)
 * John Cain Arena 3,696
 * 10–2
 * -style="background:#fcc;"
 * 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
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 * 14
 * 13 March
 * @ Illawarra
 * L 77–69
 * Mitch McCarron (16)
 * Jock Landale (8)
 * Landale, McCarron (4)
 * John Cain Arena 4,183
 * 10–4


 * -style="background:#fcc;"
 * 15
 * 19 March
 * @ Sydney
 * L 103–75
 * Jock Landale (18)
 * Ili, Landale (7)
 * Chris Goulding (6)
 * Qudos Bank Arena 5,089
 * 10–5
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 * 16
 * 21 March
 * Illawarra
 * W 75–65
 * Jock Landale (19)
 * Mitch McCarron (11)
 * Goulding, McCarron (5)
 * John Cain Arena 2,552
 * 11–5
 * -style="background:#cfc;"
 * 17
 * 25 March
 * @ New Zealand
 * W 79–82
 * Ili, McCarron (16)
 * Mitch McCarron (7)
 * Mitch McCarron (7)
 * Bendigo Stadium 1,150
 * 12–5
 * -style="background:#cfc;"
 * 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


 * -style="background:#cfc;"
 * 19
 * 2 April
 * Cairns
 * W 95–85
 * Jock Landale (20)
 * Jock Landale (11)
 * Hopson, McCarron (4)
 * John Cain Arena 3,673
 * 14–5
 * -style="background:#cfc;"
 * 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
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 * 21
 * 10 April
 * New Zealand
 * W 84–78
 * Scotty Hopson (19)
 * Jock Landale (11)
 * Mitch McCarron (5)
 * John Cain Arena 2,717
 * 16–5
 * -style="background:#cfc;"
 * 22
 * 12 April
 * Brisbane
 * W 98–89
 * Jock Landale (23)
 * Jock Landale (13)
 * Mitch McCarron (12)
 * John Cain Arena 3,422
 * 17–5
 * -style="background:#cfc;"
 * 23
 * 18 April
 * Illawarra
 * W 87–76
 * Jo Lual-Acuil (15)
 * Jock Landale (11)
 * Jock Landale (5)
 * John Cain Arena 3,794
 * 18–5
 * -style="background:#cfc;"
 * 24
 * 24 April
 * Adelaide
 * W 92–78
 * Mitch McCarron (21)
 * Landale, Lual-Acuil (10)
 * Mitch McCarron (5)
 * John Cain Arena 3,034
 * 19–5
 * -style="background:#cfc;"
 * 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


 * -style="background:#cfc;"
 * 26
 * 2 May
 * Sydney
 * W 103–78
 * Chris Goulding (21)
 * Jo Lual-Acuil (9)
 * Mitch McCarron (8)
 * John Cain Arena 2,214
 * 21–5
 * -style="background:#fcc;"
 * 27
 * 5 May
 * Perth
 * L 69–82
 * Jock Landale (11)
 * Jo Lual-Acuil (10)
 * Mitch McCarron (5)
 * John Cain Arena 2,011
 * 21–6
 * -style="background:#cfc;"
 * 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
 * -style="background:#cfc;"
 * 29
 * 13 May
 * @ Perth
 * W 91–99
 * Chris Goulding (26)
 * Jock Landale (7)
 * Mitch McCarron (6)
 * RAC Arena 9,987
 * 23–6
 * -style="background:#fcc;"
 * 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
 * -style="background:#cfc;"
 * 31
 * 18 May
 * @ Illawarra
 * W 87–102
 * Chris Goulding (25)
 * Jock Landale (10)
 * Scotty Hopson (8)
 * WIN Entertainment Centre 1,794
 * 24–7
 * -style="background:#cfc;"
 * 32
 * 24 May
 * @ Brisbane
 * W 88–99
 * Chris Goulding (22)
 * McCarron, Peatling (6)
 * Mitch McCarron (7)
 * Nissan Arena 1,614
 * 25–7
 * -style="background:#fcc;"
 * 33
 * 29 May
 * @ Sydney
 * L 100–98 (2OT)
 * Jock Landale (23)
 * Jock Landale (12)
 * Mitch McCarron (9)
 * Qudos Bank Arena 6,238
 * 25–8
 * -style="background:#cfc;"
 * 34
 * 31 May
 * Cairns
 * W 101–76
 * Jock Landale (19)
 * Mason Peatling (11)
 * Scotty Hopson (5)
 * Qudos Bank Arena closed event
 * 26–8


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 * 35
 * 4 June
 * @ Perth
 * W 64–78
 * Jo Lual-Acuil (16)
 * Mitch McCarron (6)
 * Mitch McCarron (5)
 * RAC Arena 12,185
 * 27–8
 * -style="background:#cfc;"
 * 36
 * 6 June
 * Adelaide
 * W 102–80
 * Hopson, Landale (19)
 * Jock Landale (9)
 * Shea Ili (8)
 * Adelaide Entertainment Centre 1,817
 * 28–8

Postseason

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 * 1
 * 11 June
 * S.E. Melbourne
 * W 96–78
 * Jock Landale (26)
 * Mason Peatling (6)
 * Mitch McCarron (5)
 * Qudos Bank Arena 500
 * 1–0
 * -style="background:#fcc;"
 * 2
 * 13 June
 * @ S.E. Melbourne
 * L 90–79
 * Scotty Hopson (19)
 * Lual-Acuil, Peatling (7)
 * McCarron, Lual-Acuil, Peatling (4)
 * Qudos Bank Arena 500
 * 1–1
 * -style="background:#cfc;"
 * 3
 * 15 June
 * S.E. Melbourne
 * W 84–74
 * Jock Landale (27)
 * Landale, McCarron (8)
 * Mitch McCarron (6)
 * Qudos Bank Arena 500
 * 2–1


 * -style="background:#cfc;"
 * 1
 * 18 June
 * @ Perth
 * W 70–73
 * Chris Goulding (23)
 * Mitch McCarron (11)
 * Mitch McCarron (6)
 * RAC Arena 9,951
 * 1–0
 * -style="background:#cfc;"
 * 2
 * 20 June
 * @ Perth
 * W 74–83
 * Chris Goulding (21)
 * Jock Landale (17)
 * Mitch McCarron (7)
 * RAC Arena 11,097
 * 2–0
 * -style="background:#cfc;"
 * 3
 * 25 June
 * Perth
 * W 81–76
 * Jock Landale (15)
 * Jock Landale (9)
 * Mitch McCarron (5)
 * John Cain Arena 4,507
 * 3–0

Player of the Week

 * Round 7, Mitch McCarron

NBL Awards

 * All-NBL First Team: Jock Landale


 * All-NBL Second Team: Chris Goulding & Mitch McCarron


 * Best Sixth Man: Jo Lual-Acuil


 * Executive of the Year: Mark Boyd

Melbourne United Awards

 * Most Valuable Player: Jock Landale


 * Best Defensive Player: Yudai Baba


 * Coaches Award: Yudai Baba


 * Best Club Person Award: Fiona Gant

Finals Series

 * Grand Final MVP: Jock Landale