Perth Wildcats (2013–2016) Tom Jervis

1 perth wildcats (2013–2016)

1.1 2013–14 season
1.2 2014–15 season
1.3 2015–16 season

perth wildcats (2013–2016)
2013–14 season

following 2013 sbl season, jervis started new career selling radiators mine sites after figured chances of ever playing in nbl over. however, 2 months new job, perth wildcats became interested in him after impressed new head coach trevor gleeson @ try-out. subsequently signed one-year deal wildcats on 12 august 2013 back-up centre all-nbl first teamer matthew knight. adapted nbl height , maturity helped him transition sbl game style. preseason injury knight, jervis wildcats starting centre of season despite being rookie. held own , managed have impressive season named 2013–14 nbl rookie of year after playing in 28 games throughout regular season. round out great rookie season, wildcats went on win nbl championship after impressive playoff display club. jervis played in 33 games wildcats in 2013–14, averaging 5.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists , 1.2 blocks per game.

in may 2014, jervis re-joined east perth eagles rest of 2014 sbl season. nbl championship under belt , impressive group of players work @ east perth, jervis determined lead eagles maiden sbl championship. dominated upon return , finished season having recorded 11 double-doubles in 15 games. continued dominance in sbl, rewarded new contract offer wildcats despite toying free agency , meeting melbourne united. on 10 june 2014, re-signed wildcats on two-year deal third-year player option. despite eagles talented roster, team finished seventh on ladder , had fight way grand final. of wildcats teammates mathiang muo , sunday dech, former wildcats drew williamson , kyle armour, eagles advanced through grand final, faced first-seeded geraldton buccaneers. in dominating performance jervis , eagles, defeated buccaneers 99–83 win sbl championship first time in club history. dream 13 months jervis completed first sbl championship been added nbl championship. in december 2014, recommitted eagles 2015 season in wake of head coach adam forde re-signing club.

2014–15 season

on 31 december 2014, jervis had season-best performance in 50th nbl game recorded first double-double of season 10 points , 10 rebounds wildcats defeat wollongong hawks, 86–77. went on score season-high 17 points following game on 9 january against cairns taipans started in absence of injured matthew knight. in career-high 34 minutes of action, recorded 5 rebounds, 3 blocks , 1 assist, not lead wildcats victory lost 91–76. on 23 january, recorded second career double-double 12 points , 11 rebounds in 93–85 overtime win on townsville crocodiles. wildcats finished 2014–15 season in fourth spot record of 16–12 , faced off against first-placed cairns taipans in semi-finals. however, multiple players injured , depleted line-up, wildcats swept 2–0 taipans hopes of winning back-to-back championships shattered. jervis again appeared in 28 regular season games, , 2 playoff games, finished second season averages of 7.1 points, 4.9 rebounds , 1.0 blocks per game.

for first time in career, jervis not consist presence east perth eagles appeared in 1 game club in 2015. in lone appearance on 18 april against mandurah magic, jervis recorded 26 points , 7 rebounds in 112–98 loss. due absence, eagles dropped champions in 2014 second last in 2015, finishing season in 13th place 7–19 win/loss record.

2015–16 season

with wildcats off-season addition of nathan jawai, jervis role reduced coming 2015–16 season. while still back-up centre, matt knight able move power forward jawai @ centre, meaning less minutes jervis shawn redhage , jesse wagstaff coming off bench also. despite this, jervis still managed solid start season, scoring season-high 10 points on 4 november in loss townsville crocodiles, , recording equal career-high 11 rebounds on 11 november in win on illawarra hawks. on first 12 games, jervis influence reflective when looking @ statistics extrapolated 30 minutes of playing time – 4.6 rebounds in 12:24 minutes per game equaled 11.87 rebounds per 30 minutes, mark ranking third across entire nbl behind majok majok (13.7 per 30) , charles jackson (12.56). mark increased 12.1 rebounds per 30 minutes following round 10, second in league. on 5 february 2016, jervis had career-best game in home win on sydney kings. in 28 minutes off bench, recorded career highs of 23 points , 13 rebounds, tied career high 6 assists, , added 2 blocks in leading wildcats 95–81 victory, booking club place in playoffs 30th straight season. wildcats finished regular season in second place 18–10 win/loss record, , played third-seeded illawarra hawks in semi-finals, series wildcats won 2–1, moving them on grand final series faced new zealand breakers. home court advantage in series, wildcats defeated breakers 2–1 claim seventh nbl championship. jervis appeared in 34 games wildcats in 2015–16, averaging 6.7 points, 5.0 rebounds , 1.2 blocks per game.