2021–22 Real Madrid Baloncesto season
The 2021–22 season was Real Madrid 's 91st in existence, their 66th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish basketball and 15th consecutive season in the EuroLeague . It was also the 11th (and last) season in a row under the reins of head coach Pablo Laso .
Times up to 31 October 2021 and from 27 March 2022 were CEST (UTC+2 ). Times from 31 October 2021 to 27 March 2022 were CET (UTC+1 ).
Overview
Pre-season
On 18 June, head coach Pablo Laso extended his contract until the end of the 2022–2023 season.[ 1] Six days later, captain Felipe Reyes announced his retirement after 17 seasons in Madrid.[ 2] On 6 July, Real Madrid announced Thomas Heurtel as the first signing of the season.[ 3] Six days later, power forward Guerschon Yabusele signed a one-year contract with the club.[ 4] On 13 July, Nigel Williams-Goss signed for 2 years.[ 5] On 23 July, Ádám Hanga was announced as a new signing of the club for the next 2 years.[ 6]
Players
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Real Madrid roster
Players
Coaches
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Pos.
No.
Nat.
Name
Ht.
Wt.
Age
G
0
Williams-Goss, Nigel
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
86 kg (190 lb)
27 – (1994-09-16 ) 16 September 1994
SG
1
Causeur, Fabien
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
86 kg (190 lb)
35 – (1987-06-16 ) 16 June 1987
PG
2
Núñez, Juan
1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
82 kg (181 lb)
18 – (2004-06-04 ) 4 June 2004
F/C
3
Randolph, Anthony
2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
104 kg (229 lb)
32 – (1989-07-15 ) 15 July 1989
PG
4
Heurtel, Thomas (S)
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
82 kg (181 lb)
33 – (1989-04-10 ) 10 April 1989
G/F
5
Fernández, Rudy
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
83 kg (183 lb)
37 – (1985-04-04 ) 4 April 1985
SF
6
Abalde, Alberto
2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
95 kg (209 lb)
26 – (1995-12-15 ) 15 December 1995
SG
7
Klavžar, Urban
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
80 kg (176 lb)
18 – (2004-05-27 ) 27 May 2004
SF
8
Hanga, Ádám
2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
96 kg (212 lb)
33 – (1989-04-12 ) 12 April 1989
PG
12
Alocén, Carlos
1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
84 kg (185 lb)
21 – (2000-12-30 ) 30 December 2000
SF
14
Deck, Gabriel
1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
105 kg (231 lb)
27 – (1995-02-08 ) 8 February 1995
C
17
Poirier, Vincent
2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)
110 kg (243 lb)
28 – (1993-10-17 ) 17 October 1993
C
22
Tavares, Edy
2.20 m (7 ft 3 in)
125 kg (276 lb)
30 – (1992-03-22 ) 22 March 1992
G
23
Llull, Sergio (C)
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
94 kg (207 lb)
34 – (1987-11-15 ) 15 November 1987
PF
28
Yabusele, Guerschon
2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
123 kg (271 lb)
26 – (1995-12-17 ) 17 December 1995
F/C
30
Ndiaye, Eli
2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
83 kg (183 lb)
17 – (2004-06-26 ) 26 June 2004
PF
33
Thompkins, Trey (S)
2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
108 kg (238 lb)
32 – (1990-05-29 ) 29 May 1990
G/F
44
Taylor, Jeffery
2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
102 kg (225 lb)
33 – (1989-05-23 ) 23 May 1989
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Jesús Mateo
Paco Redondo
Isidoro Calin
Athletic trainer(s)
Juan Trapero
Legend
(C) Team captain Injured
Updated: June 4, 2022
Depth chart
Transactions
In
Out
Pre-season and friendlies
Friendly matches
Competitions
Overview
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
PD
Win %
Liga ACB
19 September 2021
19 June 2022
Round 1
Winners
43
33
0
10
3,597
3,248
+349
0 76.74
EuroLeague
30 September 2021
21 May 2022
Round 1
Runners-up
38
26
0
12
3,052
2,863
+189
0 68.42
Copa del Rey
17 February 2022
20 February 2022
Quarter-finals
Runners-up
3
2
0
1
226
205
+21
0 66.67
Supercopa de España
11 September 2021
12 September 2021
Semi-finals
Winners
2
2
0
0
160
153
+7
100.00
Total
86
63
0
23
7,035
6,469
+566
0 73.26
Liga ACB
League table
Source:
ACB Rules for classification: 1) Win–loss record; 2) Head–to–head record; 3) Head–to–head point difference; 4) Point difference; 5) Points scored; 6) Sum of quotients of points scored (Note: Head–to–head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)
[ 12]
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
W
L
PF
PA
PD
W
L
PF
PA
PD
34
25
9
2840
2580
+260
11
6
1412
1268
+144
14
3
1428
1312
+116
Last updated: 14 May 2022. Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Ground H A H H A A H A H A H A H A A H A H A H H A H A H H A A H A H A H A Result W W W W W W L W W W W W W W W L W W L L L W L W L W L L W W W W W W Position 5 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Matches
Joventut v Real Madrid
9 January 2022 15
Joventut
71–90
Real Madrid
Badalona
19:15
Scoring by quarter: 20–24 , 22 –14, 16–27 , 13–25
Pts : Tomić 18 Rebs : Tomić 9Asts : Vives 5 PIR: Tomić 27
Boxscore
Pts: Heurtel 20 Rebs: Tavares , Poirier 6Asts: Hanga , Llull 4 PIR: Yabusele 18
Arena: Palau Municipal d'Esports Attendance: 8,041 Referees: Emilio Pérez Pizarro, Francisco Araña, Yasmina Alcaraz
Note: The game, originally scheduled for 27 December 2021, was postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak in Real Madrid's squad.[ 13]
Real Madrid v Barça
23 January 2022
Real Madrid
75–85
Barça
Madrid
18:30
Scoring by quarter: 24 –18, 16–24 , 14–21 , 21–22
Pts : Tavares 12 Rebs : Yabusele 5Asts : Williams-Goss , Abalde 3 PIR: Tavares 18
Boxscore
Pts: Kuric , Şanlı 17 Rebs: Laprovíttola , Şanlı 5Asts: Laprovíttola 6 PIR: Laprovíttola , Kuric 19
Arena: WiZink Center Attendance: 7,049 Referees: Benjamín Jiménez, Óscar Perea, Alfonso Olivares
Note: The game, originally scheduled for 2 January 2022, was postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak in Barça's squad.[ 14]
Surne Bilbao Basket v Real Madrid
13 April 2022 19
Surne Bilbao Basket
79 –67
Real Madrid
Bilbao
19:00
Scoring by quarter: 22 –18, 23–23, 15 –14, 19 –12
Pts : Goudelock , Inglis 14 Rebs : three players 6Asts : Luz , Inglis 4 PIR: Inglis 18
Boxscore
Pts: Llull 22 Rebs: Tavares , Deck 9Asts: Tavares , Yabusele 2 PIR: Llull 13
Arena: Bilbao Arena Attendance: 7,218 Referees: Carlos Peruga, Luis Miguel Castillo, Esperanza Mendoza
Note: The game, originally scheduled for 23 January 2022, was postponed due to the massive rescheduling of the 2021–22 ACB season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 15]
ACB Playoffs
Win
Loss
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
EuroLeague
League table
Source:
EuroLeague Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) were not counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
W
L
PF
PA
PD
W
L
PF
PA
PD
28
18
10
2181
2079
+102
12
2
1138
1035
+103
6
8
1043
1044
−1
Last updated: 17 April 2022. Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Ground H A H H H A A A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A A H H H A A H H A A A H Result W L W W W N N W W W W W W L W W N L N L W W W W N L L – W W L L L L Position 3 8 6 4 3 2 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4
Matches
Real Madrid v UNICS
25 January 2022 19
Real Madrid
85 –68
UNICS
Madrid
20:45
Scoring by quarter: 21 –14, 26 –17, 27 –14, 11–23
Pts : Tavares 14 Rebs : Tavares 11Asts : Fernández , Heurtel 4 PIR: Tavares 28
Boxscore
Pts: L. Brown , Jekiri 13 Rebs: Hezonja , Mayo 4Asts: L. Brown 8 PIR: Jekiri 20
Arena: WiZink Center Attendance: 4,792 Referees: Matej Boltauzer, Carmelo Paternicò, Robert Vyklický
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 6 January 2022, was postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak within UNICS' squad. On 28 February 2022, Euroleague Basketball suspended participation of Russian teams following the Russian invasion of Ukraine . As a consecuence, all their results were annulled.[ 16]
Crvena zvezda mts v Real Madrid
8 March 2022 20
Crvena zvezda mts
65 –62
Real Madrid
Belgrade
19:00
Scoring by quarter: 16 –15, 19 –13, 8–14 , 22 –20
Pts : Ivanović , Davidovac 13 Rebs : Kalinić 5Asts : Hollins , Wolters 2 PIR: Davidovac 13
Boxscore
Pts: Llull 20 Rebs: Tavares 11Asts: Hanga , Heurtel 5 PIR: Tavares 19
Arena: Aleksandar Nikolić Hall Attendance: 6,225 Referees: Mehdi Difallah, Elias Koromilas, Arturas Šukys
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 11 January 2022, was postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak within Zvezda's squad.
EuroLeague Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Win
Loss
EuroLeague Final Four
Win
Loss
Copa del Rey
Win
Loss
Supercopa de España
Statistics
Liga ACB
Player
GP
GS
MPG
2FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
PIR
Edy Tavares
42
39
21:45
66.1%
–
75%
7.1
1
0.5
1.9
10.3
17
Vincent Poirier
43
4
17:58
58.5%
14.3%
79.4%
5.8
0.6
0.8
1.2
8.7
13.5
Guerschon Yabusele
42
40
26:10
56.1%
39.6%
77.7%
4.5
1.5
0.9
0.4
10.9
13.2
Gabriel Deck
23
14
22:59
56%
40.8%
87.7%
4.8
1.7
0.4
–
10.1
12
Ádám Hanga
37
29
20:08
53.1%
35.9%
73.9%
3.1
1.7
0.8
0.4
8.5
9.7
Thomas Heurtel
26
10
17:44
39.2%
46.1%
88%
2.4
4.2
0.5
–
8.3
9
Nigel Williams-Goss
27
17
18:52
56.1%
29.5%
83.3%
2.3
1.9
0.7
–
7.4
7.7
Sergio Llull
38
2
17:14
38.8%
34%
81.8%
1.4
2.4
0.2
–
9.2
6.9
Fabien Causeur
36
24
19:26
53.1%
33.9%
82.2%
2.2
1.1
0.9
0.1
7.8
6.8
Alberto Abalde
31
16
17:35
47.3%
32.2%
87.2%
2.4
1.6
0.4
–
6.1
6.1
Rudy Fernández
29
0
15:38
38.9%
34.1%
72.4%
2.3
1.4
0.7
0.1
6.1
6
Anthony Randolph
25
2
11:29
52.5%
34.9%
88.2%
2.2
0.2
0.3
0.4
4.9
4.7
Jeffery Taylor
33
11
16:18
57.5%
34.6%
57.1%
1.6
0.7
0.7
0.1
4.2
2.8
Tristan Vukčević
12
2
8:58
61.1%
26.7%
41.7%
2.2
0.3
0.2
–
3.3
2.7
Carlos Alocén
11
2
10:11
31.3%
31.8%
62.5%
1.2
0.9
0.5
–
3.3
2.5
Trey Thompkins
3
0
18:05
50%
30%
100%
0.7
0.7
0.3
–
5.3
1.3
Juan Núñez
22
3
6:01
26.1%
16.7%
54.5%
0.5
0.8
0.1
–
1.1
0.2
Urban Klavžar
2
0
3:14
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
-3
Eli Ndiaye
1
0
0:58
100%
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
2
TOTAL
53.6%
35.3%
78.3%
38.2
15.7
6.7
4.4
83.7
97.2
Source: ACB
EuroLeague
Source: EuroLeague
Copa del Rey
Source: ACB
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