Despite the on court success there was controversy at the club during the 1986 season with coach Ken Cole suspended towards the end of the regular season by the club board over his smoking of marijuana joint during a road trip to Brisbane, a situation that Cole was open about and never denied. #nzb-icon .c { On December 12, 2022, Mitchell McCarron set a season high in efficiency in a Australia - NBL game. On 2 October 2022, the 36ers became the first NBL team to beat an NBA team when they defeated the Phoenix Suns. Game 3: Knicks at Heat, 3:30 p.m. (ABC) The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Bullets 91 @ Apollo Stadium, Adelaide def. fill: none; } Standings 8th . } One notable absence from the roster was star US import, Jerome Randle, who was replaced by experienced guard, Shannon Shorter. New Zealand Breakers, #per-icon .a { fill: #231f20; They won through to the 1998 NBL Grand Final series by finally disposing their Finals nemesis the Perth Wildcats in just 2 games. 108, Australia - NBL career RS : } Despite Randle's great individual season, the 36ers failed to make the playoffs with a 1414 record. But how does a team that looked like a world-beater earlier in the week finish their American trip with such a whimper? clip-path: url(#per-a); We provide up-to-date basketball scores and statistics for every professional player and team in every major league in the world, including all NBA scores and stats since 1949. In the Grand Final they would be up against the South East Melbourne Magic where they would win the club's first championship since 1986 defeating the Magic 20, winning Game 1 10093 at home and Game 2 9062 at Melbourne Park. #nzb-icon .b { He also had 24 points, 10 rebounds, 1 steal and finished the game with a 32 efficiency. #tas-icon .st2{fill:#F9AD3B;} Brian Windhorst details why Joel Embiid is ruled out of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals vs. the Celtics. On December 12, 2022, Antonius Cleveland set a season high in steals in a Australia - NBL game. 3. Cairns Taipans, #ill-icon .st0{fill:#E11837;} The team had recruited well going into the 1996 NBL season, obtaining forwards Martin Cattalini from the championship winning Perth Wildcats, and serial slam dunking forward Leon Trimmingham from the Sydney Kings, as well as 2nd year guard John Rillie from the Brisbane Bullets, while Chris Blakemore was released to join Canberra. fill: none; The team, known as the West End 36ers after sponsorship from the South Australian Brewing Company, had a 242 regular season record which included becoming the first team to go through the regular season unbeaten at home with a 130 record at the Apollo Stadium, earning them the nickname "Invincibles" given by leading basketball journalist Boti Nagy. Preview capsule for the NBAs Western Conference semifinal series between Golden State and the Los Angeles Lakers. #adl-icon .d { [5] Despite being so far in front, Adelaide lost their final four games of the regular season and still finished two games ahead of the top. } Those two losses ultimately denied Adelaide a perfect season but earned the team the nickname "The Invincibles" (the nickname was given by Adelaide's multi-award-winning basketball journalist Boti Nagy). } How the NBL's Adelaide 36ers made their mark during a historic - ESPN #sem-icon .h { Davis also led the league in rebounding for the third straight season, averaging 17.8 for the year. #sem-icon .d { } Adelaide's 134-124 win was the first time an NBA team lost in a preseason game against an international squad since EuroLeague powerhouse Real Madrid's 142-137 home win over the Thunder in 2016, when a 17-year-old kid named Luka Doncic contributed three points, four assists and five rebounds for Los Blancos. He also had 20 points, 13 rebounds, 2 steals and finished the game with a 36 efficiency. Mike Osborne continued as head coach while David Winslow was named team captain. "The General" coached the team for 11 seasons from 1998 to 200708, leading the club to the 1998, 199899 and 200102 NBL championships. 2017-18 Stats - Adelaide 36ers. #per-icon .f { "I need something to wake my guys up.". clip-path: url(#nzb-a); Adelaide finished with a 1416 record in 1997, finishing in 7th place and missing the playoffs for the first time since 1992. #tas-icon .st3{fill:#008C46;} #adl-icon .f { clip-path: url(#per-a); Razorbacks 107 @ Clipsal Powerhouse. } } Although Blakemore was suspended for Game 2 of the series in Perth, the club had not been happy with Dunlap's handling of the situation. } [14], In June 2015, a new group acquired the Adelaide 36ers' licence from the NBL which included management of Titanium Security Arena, the former Adelaide Arena.[15][16]. However, it was not as simple as it looked. The 36ers and the BASA built a new home arena in the western suburb of Findon, which opened in 1992. Before the playoffs, the players got together and went to the club board demanding Cole's return, going so far as to tell the board that they would refuse to play unless Cole was coaching them. } #per-icon .f { Game 2: Lakers at Warriors, 9 p.m. Friday's games #adl-icon .f { 1985 would see Al Green set a single season points per game record for the 36ers when he scored 31.0 ppg in 28 games played (the record still stands as of 201617). #cns-icon .E { Thursday's game In Game 3 of the 200102 NBL Grand Final series at the Clipsal Powerhouse, the 36ers broke their own NBL record for the most points scored in an NBL Grand Final game of 122 (set in Game 1 of 1986) when they scored 125 points to defeat the West Sydney Razorbacks by 18 points. #tas-icon .st3{fill:#008C46;} This was due in honour of retiring long time club captain Brett Maher who had made his 36ers and NBL debut on the night the Powerhouse opened in 1992. } 23-way Head-to-Head between Wollongong Hawks (4-2), West Sydney Razorbacks (3-3) and Melbourne Tigers (2-4). #sem-icon .e { Randall scorched the Suns for 35 points, going 9-of-17 from 3-point range. On the occasion of his last home game against the New Zealand Breakers in front of an overflow crowd of more than 8,000 fans, the main court at The Dome was renamed the Brett Maher Court. Perth Wildcats, #sem-icon .a { fill: #ed1c24; This record still stands as of the 2016 NBL Grand Final. Daniel Johnson won his third straight club MVP award and was also named to the All NBL First Team. 14, Australia - NBL career RS : } The 36ers had not been expected to defeat the Brian Goorjian coached Magic who had a 26-4 regular season record and had easily swept the Brisbane Bullets in the Semi-finals. Captain Adam Ballinger was again the club's leading player as he won his fourth straight club MVP award, finished third in the NBL's MVP voting and was selected to the NBL's All Third team. Amazingly, Game 1 of the Grand Final was only the second time the 36ers had defeated the Magic since the Eastside Melbourne Spectres and Southern Melbourne Saints had merged to form the Magic in 1992. Brisbane Bullets, #cns-icon .B { Further injuries to import guards Troy DeVries and Craig Winder ultimately saw them replaced in the squad. the official stats partner of the NBA, NHL and MLB. fill: none; fill: #e41e26; Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed. The Adelaide 36ers, also known as the Sixers,[1] are an Australian professional men's basketball team in the National Basketball League (NBL). [4] With Creek and Johnson back on deck as well as the MVP form of Randle and Nathan Sobey looking a strong candidate for the NBL's Most Improved Player award, the team went on a charge, winning 14 of their next 15 games and by the end of Round 16 of the 19 round season had been confirmed as minor premiers for the first time since the 19992000, being an incredible 5 games ahead of the chasing pack. Do you have a blog? Do you have a sports website? #nzb-icon .d { Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. We provide up-to-date basketball scores and statistics for every professional player and team in every major league in the world, including all NBA scores and stats since 1949. Guerschon Yabusele, Dante Exum at center of EuroLeague brawl. The win over the Tigers came at a cost though as team captain Mark Davis's court time was limited in the Grand Final after dislocating his right shoulder during the first game of the semi-finals. #nzb-icon .c { fill: #69be29; Melbourne Phoenix, #syd-icon .a { #cns-icon .D { It would have been understandable if the 36ers were hung over from a wild celebration of their historic win, particularly considering that Scottsdale clubs are a favorite detour for NBA players during trips to Phoenix. 2022-2023 Adelaide 36ers Roster # Player Pos Height Weight Age Birth City NBA Draft Status . } fill: #fff; However ticket demand was more than double that of what Apollo could hold (often tickets for games would be sold out in less than an hour), so in conjunction with the Basketball Association of South Australia (BASA), a new home for basketball in South Australia was opened in 1992 in the western suburb of Findon. On January 01, 2023, Ian Clark set a season high in assists in a Australia - NBL game. } Brett Maher dishes a season high 10 assists for Adelaide 36ers On February 02, 2006, Brett Maher set a season high in assists in a Australia - NBL Playoffs game. } Game 3 36ers 80 def. fill: none; Game 2 Bullets 104 def. However, rumours had been circulating around Adelaide that former NCAA college coach Dunlap preferred to coach younger players who still could be taught and didn't get along very well with the team's older players, which led to the departures of Mike McKay (Brisbane), Phil Smyth (Sydney) and Robert Rose (Canberra). fill: #cda97c; fill: #5b4099; #per-icon .f { One NBA scout offered a sarcastic explanation via text at halftime Thursday night: 'Suns must stink:' Inside the Adelaide 36ers' historic voyage through the NBA preseason, Embiid sits out Game 1 vs. Celts with knee injury, Butler gets treatment on ankle; still iffy for G2, LeBron 'locked in' as rivalry with Steph resumes, Grizz's Brooks doesn't regret verbal jab at LeBron, Calipari thanks Bryants for package honoring Gigi, 'This one's on me': Brunson self-critical after loss, 'It's going to be epic': Stephen Curry and LeBron James face off -- again, Tigers coach fumes at Zaire v Dwyane comparisons after loss, Pregame chats, language arts and 'a lot of fines': Inside NBA player-ref dynamics, the first team from Down Under to defeat an NBA opponent, Lowe: Ranking the NBA's best and worst teams and the Nets and Lakers, What 42-year-old Udonis Haslem means to the Heat: This is not a 'charity case', twin lottery prospects Amen and Ausar Thompson, Game 3: Warriors at Lakers, 8:30 p.m. (ABC), Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks, Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM. Humphries Conscious Not to "Burn the Bridge" Franks, Antonius } "How much caffeine do they have back there?" fill: none; fill: #aba88f; 2002-03 ADELAIDE 36ers Schedule | ESPN The team had lost centre Mark Bradtke to the Melbourne Tigers in acrimonious circumstances during the off-season, but gained experience in NBL championship winners, Adelaide born Aussie Boomers captain Phil Smyth and veteran 6'11" (211cm) centre Willie Simmons, both from the Canberra Cannons. } 162, Australia - NBL career RS : Following the club's worst ever season, Scott Ninnis was sacked as coach and replaced by former AIS coach Marty Clarke for the 201011 NBL season. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. ADELAIDE 36ers Schedule 2002-03 No Data Available. #sem-icon .b { fill: #aba88f; He played a major role in game one as Adelaide came back from 63 to 77 down in the last period down to level the game at 8484 at the end of regulation time and most felt that had Adelaide won the series he would have been the leading candidate for the Grand Final MVP award. During the 1996 season, 36ers guard Brett Maher was selected to play for the Australian Boomers at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. Tasmania JackJumpers. A total of 11 teams contested the league, The free-to-air television network ABC did not return this season only showing on Fox Sports on Foxtel. fill: #faac32; 2001-02 NBL season - Wikipedia 1991 was the last season that local favourite and former captain Darryl Pearce would play for the club, signing with the North Melbourne Giants from 1992. } Bradtke's selection at age 18 making him the youngest player at the time to ever represent Australia in Basketball at the Summer Olympics (Bradtke turned 19 during the games). #per-icon .b { fill: #5b4099; clip-path: url(#nzb-a); 36ers 100 @ State Sports Centre [3], The Adelaide 36ers team mascot is Murray the Magpie. } } As of 201617, the Adelaide 36ers are coached by the 200607 NBL championship (Brisbane Bullets) winning coach Joey Wright, with former dual 36ers championship player Kevin Brooks as the assistant coach. fill: #fff; Game 3 36ers 113 def. They are No. Cairns Taipans, #ill-icon .st0{fill:#E11837;} } Adelaide had played at the Apollo Stadium since the team's inception in 1982. #sem-icon .d { After the demise of the Forestville Eagles at the end of the 1981 NBL season had left the West Adelaide Bearcats as Adelaide's only representative in the NBL, the Basketball Association of South Australia formed a composite team representing all the state league teams (not the Bearcats). } } The Adelaide 36ers pulled off a major signing between the 1993 and 1994 seasons when they enticed the league's 1993 MVP Robert Rose away from the Magic. Once again facing the Brisbane Bullets, the 36ers won the first game of the series 122119 in overtime in front of a then NBL record crowd of over 11,000 at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre. This also saw the team sweep both of their games against the Breakers in Auckland, their first wins over the triple defending champions since 2009. #cns-icon .E { #tas-icon .st4{fill:#FFFFFF;} Perth had emerged from the doldrums of previous years and were the emerging power team in the NBL. The results were as follows:[20]. #sem-icon .g { #mel-icon .b { } Illawarra Hawks, #mel-icon .a { After the story was broken in one of Adelaide's daily newspaper's at the time, The Advertiser, Cole was suspended by the club for the last two games and the team was coached by his assistant Don Shipway. Johnson, Mitchell