The 2023–24 Adelaide 36ers season is the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL). On 6 December 2023,

C. J. Bruton Calvin Thomas "C. J." Bruton Jr. (born 13 December 1975) is an American-Australian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Adelaide 36ers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played the ma ...

parted ways as 36ers' head coach after the team started the season with a 4–9 record and was replaced by

Scott Ninnis Scott may refer to: Places Canada * Scott, Quebec, municipality in the Nouvelle-Beauce regional municipality in Quebec * Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380 * Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98, Sask ...

on an interim basis. On 22 February 2024, Ninnis signed a two-year contract to continue as head coach.

Roster

Depth chart

Standings

Ladder

The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the overall points percentage will determine order of seeding.

Ladder progression

Game log

Pre-season

, -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 1 , 17 September , New Zealand
L 75–101
,

Isaac Humphries Isaac Bradley Humphries (born 5 January 1998) is an Australian professional basketball player for Melbourne United of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats. Early life Born in the Sydney ...

(22) , Isaac Humphries (7) , ''three players'' (3) , Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a , 0–1 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 2 , 19 September , @ Perth
L 112–80
, Cadee,

Franklin Franklin may refer to: People * Franklin (given name) * Franklin (surname) * Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class Places Australia * Franklin, Tasmania, a township * Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...

(15) , Trentyn Flowers (6) , Jason Cadee (4) , Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a , 0–2 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 3 , 21 September , @ Tasmania
L 86–82
,

Tohi Smith-Milner Tohiraukura Makaere Smith-Milner (born 6 October 1995) is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League (NBL). He has previously played in the Australian NBL for Melbourne United and the S ...

(21) ,

Mitch McCarron Mitchell James Robert McCarron (born 30 June 1992) is an Australian professional basketball player who plays for the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League (NBL). College career In 2010, McCarron attended the Australian Institute of ...

(7) , Mitch McCarron (10) , Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a , 0–3

Regular season

, -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 1 , 29 September , @ Brisbane
L 86–71
,

(17) ,

Jacob Wiley Jacob Wiley (born September 4, 1994) is an American-born naturalized Macedonian professional basketball player for Shiga Lakes of the Japanese B.League. College career Wiley played college basketball for the Montana Grizzlies, Lewis–Clark Sta ...

(9) , Kell, Wiley (5) , Nissan Arena
4,286 , 0–1 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 2 , 1 October , Melbourne
L 74–82
, Jason Cadee (18) , Kyrin Galloway (9) , Jason Cadee (6) , Adelaide Entertainment Centre
8,165 , 0–2 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 3 , 6 October , @ Perth
L 82–75
, Isaac Humphries (18) , Jacob Wiley (8) , Cadee, McCarron (4) ,

Perth Arena Perth Arena (known commercially as ) is an entertainment and sporting arena in the city centre of Perth, Western Australia, used mostly for basketball matches. It is located on Wellington Street near the site of the former Perth Entertainmen ...

11,306 , 0–3 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 4 , 8 October , @

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

L 109–100
, Trey Kell (28) , Mitch McCarron (10) , Jacob Wiley (5) ,

Sydney SuperDome The Sydney SuperDome (currently known as the Qudos Bank Arena) is a large multipurpose arena located in Sydney, Australia. It is situated in Sydney Olympic Park, and was completed in 1999 as part of the facilities for the 2000 Summer Olympics. ...

14,029 , 0–4 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 5 , 14 October , Illawarra
W 89–80
, Trey Kell (25) , Kell, Wiley (9) , Jason Cadee (4) , Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,108 , 1–4 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 6 , 19 October , S.E. Melbourne
L 85–102
, Trey Kell (21) , Jacob Wiley (8) , ''three players'' (2) , Adelaide Entertainment Centre
6,870 , 1–5 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 7 , 21 October , Perth
W 89–78
, Isaac Humphries (26) , Humphries, Wiley (8) ,

Dejan Vasiljevic Dejan Vasiljevic (born 26 April 1997) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball at the University of Miami. Early life Vasiljevic was born in Calga ...

(6) , Adelaide Entertainment Centre
8,140 , 2–5 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 8 , 26 October , @ New Zealand
W 85–97
, Dejan Vasiljevic (24) , Jacob Wiley (13) , Dejan Vasiljevic (5) , Spark Arena
4,646 , 3–5 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 9 , 4 November , @ Perth
L 99–88
, Trey Kell (25) ,

Alex Starling Alexander Starling (born February 6, 1989) is an American-Australian professional basketball player for the South Adelaide Panthers of the NBL1 Central. He played college basketball for Palm Beach State College and the Bethune–Cookman Wildcats ...

(6) , Trey Kell (6) , Perth Arena
11,326 , 3–6 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 10 , 11 November , Tasmania
L 72–82
, Dejan Vasiljevic (16) , Mitch McCarron (8) ,

Nick Marshall Nicholas Deshawn Marshall Sr. (born June 30, 1992) is an American football cornerback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Fo ...

(4) , Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,440 , 3–7 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 11 , 17 November , S.E. Melbourne
W 96–93
, Dejan Vasiljevic (29) , Jacob Wiley (14) , Jason Cadee (4) , Adelaide Entertainment Centre
7,833 , 4–7 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 12 , 30 November , @ New Zealand
L 96–83
, Dejan Vasiljevic (14) , Jacob Wiley (12) , Dejan Vasiljevic (4) ,

Christchurch Arena Christchurch Arena is an indoor arena in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located in the suburb of Addington. It has gone through a series of name changes, the most recent of which prior to its current name having been Horncastle Arena. D ...

3,936 , 4–8 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 13 , 2 December , @ Tasmania
L 94–59
, Dejan Vasiljevic (14) , Alex Starling (8) , Alex Starling (3) ,

Derwent Entertainment Centre Derwent Entertainment Centre, also known as the DEC and known commercially as MyState Bank Arena, is the largest indoor arena in Tasmania and the multi-purpose arena is the primary venue in Hobart for large indoor functions/events. It was cons ...

4,340 , 4–9 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 14 , 9 December ,

Cairns Cairns (, ) is a city in Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. The population in June 2019 was 153,952, having grown on average 1.02% annually over the preceding five years. The city is the 5th-most-p ...

L 101–116
, Dejan Vasiljevic (30) , Isaac Humphries (9) , Trey Kell (6) , Adelaide Entertainment Centre
8,954 , 4–10 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 15 , 16 December , @ Melbourne
L 107–96
, Dejan Vasiljevic (23) , Jacob Wiley (9) , Dejan Vasiljevic (6) , John Cain Arena
7,757 , 4–11 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 16 , 24 December , Brisbane
W 95–88
, Dejan Vasiljevic (23) , Jacob Wiley (12) , Dejan Vasiljevic (6) , Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,440 , 5–11 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 17 , 28 December , Perth
L 82–100
, Isaac Humphries (24) , Alex Starling (7) , Dejan Vasiljevic (5) , Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,468 , 5–12 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 18 , 31 December , @ Illawarra
L 91–84
, Isaac Humphries (26) , Trey Kell (10) , Trey Kell (12) , Wollongong Entertainment Centre
5,101 , 5–13 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 19 , 6 January , Melbourne
W 100–96
, Dejan Vasiljevic (30) , Trey Kell (10) , Trey Kell (5) , Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,564 , 6–13 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 20 , 11 January , Sydney
W 95–82
, Trey Kell (27) , Isaac Humphries (12) , Dejan Vasiljevic (8) , Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,580 , 7–13 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 21 , 13 January , @ Cairns
L 111–101 (OT)
, Isaac Humphries (28) , Isaac Humphries (11) , Trey Kell (3) ,

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4,659 , 7–14 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 22 , 17 January , @ S.E. Melbourne
W 85–110
, Isaac Humphries (25) , ''three players'' (7) , ''three players'' (4) , State Basketball Centre
3,422 , 8–14 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 23 , 20 January , @ Illawarra
W 89–96
, Trey Kell (26) , Isaac Humphries (10) , Nick Marshall (3) , Wollongong Entertainment Centre
3,555 , 9–14 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 24 , 27 January , Cairns
W 88–71
, Dejan Vasiljevic (28) , Kyrin Galloway (8) , ''three players'' (3) , Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,471 , 10–14 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 25 , 2 February , Sydney
W 85–78
, Humphries, Vasiljevic (20) , Isaac Humphries (11) , Trey Kell (7) , Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,434 , 11–14 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 26 , 4 February , @ Tasmania
L 109–86
, Trey Kell (29) , Trey Kell (10) , Nick Marshall (4) , Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 , 11–15 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 27 , 9 February , @ Brisbane
L 102–84
, Dejan Vasiljevic (28) , Trey Kell (10) , Mitch McCarron (4) , Nissan Arena
4,987 , 11–16 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 28 , 18 February , New Zealand
W 76–70
, Dejan Vasiljevic (25) , Dejan Vasiljevic (14) , Mitch McCarron (6) , Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,513 , 12–16

Transactions

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions

Awards

Club awards

* Club MVP:

* Most Improved: Kyrin Galloway * Coaches Award: Jason Cadee * Members Choice:

* Best Defensive Player:

Sunday Dech Sunday Dech (born 1 January 1994) is a South Sudanese-Australian professional basketball player for the Adelaide 36ers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He is a two-time NBL champion with the Perth Wildcats, having won in 201 ...

* Chairman's Award:

References

External links

Official Website
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