Against Sydney, Bryce Cotton averaged 19.1 over 9 games
points a game against each NBL26 club · beside each: games and Adelaide's recordShow the numbers
| Club | Games | Points a game | FG | 3PT | Adelaide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns Taipans | 4 | 36.0 | 45.4% | 36.7% | 4-0 |
| NZ Breakers | 3 | 32.7 | 49.2% | 43.2% | 3-0 |
| South East Melbourne Phoenix | 7 | 30.3 | 48.6% | 39.6% | 4-3 |
| Perth Wildcats | 3 | 26.7 | 46.0% | 48.5% | 2-1 |
| Brisbane Bullets | 4 | 26.0 | 57.4% | 52.0% | 4-0 |
| Illawarra Hawks | 4 | 24.8 | 40.7% | 38.5% | 3-1 |
| Melbourne United | 3 | 24.0 | 40.4% | 31.8% | 2-1 |
| Sydney Kings | 9 | 19.1 | 37.1% | 30.2% | 3-6 |
| Tasmania JackJumpers | 3 | 18.7 | 32.5% | 28.6% | 2-1 |
The short version
- Bryce Cotton scored 19.1 points a game in 9 NBL26 games against Sydney, and 27.9 against everyone else. That is 8.8 points a game. Sydney won 6 of the 9, including the Championship series, 3-2.
- The jump shots did the damage: 29.0% above the break against Sydney, 39.9% against the rest. At the rim Cotton shot better against Sydney, 68.4% to 58.8%.
- This season, 6 games in, Cotton is 24 of 51 from three, 47.1%. Adelaide play at Sydney on Sunday 11 October.
Why this was worth a look
Cotton led the NBL in scoring last season, 25.9 a game. I kept seeing the same team on the nights the number dropped, so I counted every game against every club.
Every team, one bar each
Against Cairns Taipans, Cotton averaged 36.0. Against Sydney, 19.1, second lowest of 9 clubs. The lowest is Tasmania JackJumpers, 18.7, in 3 games. Sydney is the low number that held over 9 games, more than against any other club.
- points a game v everyone else
- 27.9
- 31 games, 45.9% from the field
- points a game v Sydney
- 19.1
- 9 games, 37.1% from the field
- from three, everyone else → Sydney
- 40.1% → 30.2%
- 112 of 279, then 19 of 63
All 9 Sydney games
7 of the 9 Sydney games came in under Cotton's average against everyone else
Bryce Cotton's points in each NBL26 game against Sydney, in orderv everyone else 27.9
Show the numbers
| Date | Round | Result | Points | FG | 3PT | FT | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 October 2025 | Round 4 | L 79-103 | 7 | 3/10 | 0/4 | 1/3 | 36.6 |
| 17 December 2025 | Round 13 | L 93-97 | 25 | 8/19 | 2/6 | 7/9 | 45.0 |
| 2 January 2026 | Round 15 | W 85-79 | 16 | 6/19 | 2/8 | 2/2 | 39.8 |
| 25 January 2026 | Round 18 | L 101-106 | 17 | 5/12 | 1/3 | 6/6 | 39.8 |
| 21 March 2026 | Championship | L 68-112 | 10 | 4/12 | 1/5 | 1/1 | 32.1 |
| 27 March 2026 | Championship | W 91-89 | 28 | 8/20 | 3/9 | 9/9 | 39.6 |
| 29 March 2026 | Championship | L 93-106 | 15 | 5/15 | 3/8 | 2/2 | 39.5 |
| 1 April 2026 | Championship | W 92-91 | 19 | 8/22 | 1/7 | 2/2 | 40.0 |
| 5 April 2026 | Championship | L 101-113 | 35 | 9/22 | 6/13 | 11/11 | 45.0 |
The lowest was 7, in round 4, a 79-103 loss. The highest was 35, in the last game of the Championship series, and Adelaide still lost 101-113.
Where the points went
Against Sydney, the jump shots fell away and the rim did not
field-goal % against Sydney minus against everyone else, points · beside each: the two percentagesShow the numbers
| Zone | v everyone else | % | v Sydney | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 50/85 | 58.8% | 13/19 | 68.4% |
| In the paint | 49/106 | 46.2% | 14/33 | 42.4% |
| Mid-range | 67/136 | 49.3% | 10/36 | 27.8% |
| Corner 3 | 3/6 | 50.0% | 1/1 | 100.0% |
| Above the break 3 | 109/273 | 39.9% | 18/62 | 29.0% |
The drop was not everywhere on the court. Against Sydney, Cotton made 10 of 36 from mid-range, 27.8%, against 49.3% everywhere else, and 29.0% above the break, against 39.9%. At the rim it went the other way, 68.4% from 58.8%, on 19 shots. In the paint, 42.4% from 46.2%. The NBL shot map has every player's spots.
This season so far
Cotton's located shots from the first 5 games of NBL27, mirrored to one end.
24 of 51 from three in Cotton's first 6 NBL27 games
shots by spot · first 5 games of NBL27 · a bigger circle is more shotsShow the numbers
| Date | Opponent | Result | Points | 3PT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2026 | at Melbourne United | W 97-95 | 29 | 4/9 |
| 24 September 2026 | at Perth Wildcats | L 97-98 | 37 | 7/12 |
| 27 September 2026 | v Cairns Taipans | W 83-69 | 25 | 4/8 |
| 2 October 2026 | at Illawarra Hawks | L 92-114 | 15 | 0/0 |
| 4 October 2026 | v NZ Breakers | L 72-88 | 19 | 3/9 |
| 7 October 2026 | v Melbourne United | L 91-96 | 33 | 6/13 |
24 of 51 from three across 6 games, and 26.3 points a game. Above the break, 18 of 37. The Kings have not been on the schedule yet.
What this doesn't tell you
Nine games is still a small sample, and points do not say who was guarding Cotton. I want to add Sunday's game and see if the jump shots come back.
The working
- Seasons
- NBL26 (2025-26): every complete game Cotton played, regular season, finals and the Championship series, 40 in all. NBL27: rounds to 10 October 2026.
- Points a game
- Total points ÷ games played, from each game's box score.
- Zones
- Punt's own shot zones, the ones on every player page: at the rim (the restricted area), the rest of the paint, mid-range, corner threes and above-the-break threes. Each shot is mirrored to one end first.
- Scoring title
- Bryce Cotton 25.9 a game, then Kendric Davis 25.1, among players with 10 or more NBL26 games.
- Read
- 10 October 2026, from Punt's database. The 7 October 2026 game was not in the database yet and was read from the NBL's own feed, the source the database is filled from.
- Sources
- The competition's own record is at nbl.com.au.
- Not in this article
- Who guarded Cotton, assists, minutes by lineup, and prices.
- Sources and terms
- Every source Punt uses, with its licence, is on Credits. The terms are defined in the Glossary, and the methodology page sets out where every number comes from and the rules it follows.