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The
2013–14 NBL season The 2013–14 NBL season was the 36th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of eight teams contested the league. The regular season was played between 10 October 2013 and 23 March 2014, and was followed by a post-season ...
is the 32nd season for the
Adelaide 36ers The Adelaide 36ers are an Australian professional men's basketball team in the National Basketball League (NBL). The 36ers are the only team in the league representing the state of South Australia and are based in the state's capital of Adela ...
in the Australasian based National Basketball League. In
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, the 36ers missed out on the playoffs for the 6th time in the past 7 seasons, finishing the season with the club's third
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(the third in four years) with a record equalling worst ever 8-20 record. The Adelaide 36ers have won the NBL championship four times (1986, 1998, 1998–99 and 2001–02), earning Adelaide the nickname of "Title Town". The 36ers have played their home games at the 8,000 seat
Adelaide Arena Adelaide Arena (known commercially as Adelaide 36ers Arena) is a multipurpose indoor sports stadium located in Findon, an inner western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is the former home arena for the Adelaide 36ers of the NBL and t ...
since 1992. The arena is the largest purpose built basketball venue in Australia and the fifth largest venue currently used in the NBL behind the
Perth Arena Perth Arena (known Naming rights, 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, Perth, Wellington Street near the ...
(14,846 - set at 13,000 for regular season NBL games), the
Sydney Entertainment Centre Sydney Entertainment Centre, later known as Qantas Credit Union Arena, was a multi-purpose arena located in Haymarket, Sydney, Australia. It opened in May 1983, to replace Sydney Stadium, which had been demolished in 1970 to make way for the ...
(10,517),
Hisense Arena John Cain Arena is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena located within Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the second-largest venue and show court for the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam professional tenni ...
in
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(10,500) and the
Vector Arena Spark Arena (also known as Auckland City Arena, and formerly as Vector Arena) is a multipurpose arena in Auckland, New Zealand. The venue is located at Quay Park, Parnell, very close to Britomart Transport Centre and The Strand Station. The ...
(9,300) in
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. Along with the
North Shore Events Centre Eventfinda Stadium (known from 1992–2018 as the North Shore Events Centre) is an indoor arena located in Wairau Valley, on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. The arena opened in 1992 and has a capacity of 4,179. It was previously ...
(Auckland) which also opened in 1992, the Adelaide Arena is also the second oldest venue currently used by the NBL, with the Sydney Entertainment Centre the oldest having opened in 1983. After three disappointing seasons under former
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(AIS) coach Marty Clarke which saw the club finish second last, last, and last again, the 36ers signed former
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NBL championship winning coach
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as its head coach for 2013–14. Former 36ers championship player and 1998 NBL Grand Final MVP Kevin Brooks has re-joined the team as assistant coach.


Off-season


Additions

(From the squad at the end of the
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) * Jarrid Frye was released by the 36ers on 12 February 2014.
* Rhys Carter signed on 12 February following Frye's release.


Subtractions

(From the squad at the end of the
2012–13 NBL season The 2012–13 NBL season was the 35th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of eight teams contested the league. The regular season was played between 5 October 2012 and 24 March 2013, followed by a post-season which inv ...
)


Current roster


Depth chart


2013–14 NBL clubs

* The
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and
New Zealand Breakers The New Zealand Breakers (also known as the Bank of New Zealand, BNZ Breakers for sponsorship reasons) are a New Zealand professional basketball team based in Auckland. The Breakers are the only non-Australian side currently competing in Austral ...
use two home venues each during the season, with finals games (if they qualify) to be played at the larger
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and
Vector Arena Spark Arena (also known as Auckland City Arena, and formerly as Vector Arena) is a multipurpose arena in Auckland, New Zealand. The venue is located at Quay Park, Parnell, very close to Britomart Transport Centre and The Strand Station. The ...
's respectively (subject to venue availability).


Regular season


Ladder


Game log


Regular season

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Adelaide Arena Adelaide Arena (known commercially as Adelaide 36ers Arena) is a multipurpose indoor sports stadium located in Findon, an inner western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is the former home arena for the Adelaide 36ers of the NBL and t ...

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Vector Arena Spark Arena (also known as Auckland City Arena, and formerly as Vector Arena) is a multipurpose arena in Auckland, New Zealand. The venue is located at Quay Park, Parnell, very close to Britomart Transport Centre and The Strand Station. The ...

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Adelaide Arena Adelaide Arena (known commercially as Adelaide 36ers Arena) is a multipurpose indoor sports stadium located in Findon, an inner western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is the former home arena for the Adelaide 36ers of the NBL and t ...

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Adelaide Arena Adelaide Arena (known commercially as Adelaide 36ers Arena) is a multipurpose indoor sports stadium located in Findon, an inner western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is the former home arena for the Adelaide 36ers of the NBL and t ...

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Player statistics


Regular season

''* Jarrid Frye was released on 12 February 2014''


Finals


Awards


Player of the Month


Coach of the Month

*November -
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NBL Award Winners

All-NBL First team: Daniel Johnson (''
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Season summary


Regular season

The addition of 2007 NBL Championship winning coach
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and a new assistant coach in former 36ers championship player Kevin Brooks, had a marked effect on the Adelaide 36ers. Along with former NBL Most Valuable Player Gary Ervin who joined the team from
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, and small forward
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(who was cut due to injuries two-thirds of the way through the season and was replaced with former 36er Rhys Carter), they helped turn the 36ers fortunes around with what was almost the same team that had finished last in 2012-13. The Adelaide 36ers finished the regular season in second place behind the
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with an 18-10 record. 6'11" (212 cm) centre Daniel Johnson led the 36ers in scoring with 19.5 points per game for the season (up from 16.2 ppg in 2012-13) which was good enough for fifth best in the league. Johnson also led the team in rebounding (7.0 pg) which was also good enough for 5th in the league. This however was down on his league leading 8.0 rebounds per game in 2012-13. Team captain
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and Gary Ervin finished second and third respectively in league assists per game with 4.7 and 4.6 respectively. Adelaide's change in fortunes, after finishing three of the previous four seasons in last place, including in 2011-12 and 2012–13, was shown when it won both of its season series against the 2012-13 Grand Final teams, defending champions
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, and the
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. The 36ers defeated the Breakers 4-0 in their series, including the team's first win in
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for 5 years, and tied the series 2-2 with Perth, but won the series by outscoring the Wildcats 334-333 over the four games. However, with Perth winning the regular season with a 21-7 record they would have home court advantage throughout the finals.


NBL Finals


=Semi-finals

= The Adelaide 36ers were matched against the third placed
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for their semi-final series. Adelaide won the season series 3-1 over the Tigers and had home court advantage for the semis. Game 1 of the series went to the 36ers 101-85, giving them their first finals victory since 2006. Game two at the
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in
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was shrouded in controversy. The NBL's leading points scorer, Tigers shooting guard
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exploded after a quiet game 1 and scored 37 points to help keep the Tigers from being eliminated with a 98-87 win. Near the end of the fourth period, Gary Ervin kneed Goulding in the groin, with the Tigers player falling in a heap on the court. For his actions Ervin was suspended for one game by the NBL (meaning he would miss the crucial Game 3 in Adelaide). He was also fined 7,500. With Ervin out, the Tigers were expected to push the 36ers in Game 3 despite not having won at the
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during the season. The 36ers, led by 23 points from Daniel Johnson and 19 points in a return to form by Jason Cadee, with club captain Adam Gibson keeping Goulding out of the game. Goulding, who was loudly booed by the 36ers crowd whenever he touched the ball, and for his blatant 'flop' in the 3rd when he ran into former
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teammate Anthony Petrie, was restricted to just 6 points on just 1/5 shooting as Adelaide routed the Tigers 102-63 to win their way into the club's first Grand Final series since their 2001-02 championship win.


=Grand final

= The Adelaide 36ers will play the Perth Wildcats in the NBL Grand Final after the Wildcats swept their semi-final series with the
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for the second straight year. After playing semi-finals against each other in 1987, 1991, 1995 and 1999/2000 (all won by Perth), the 36ers and Wildcats, the two most successful clubs in NBL history with 9 championships between them, play each other in their first Grand Final series.


Adelaide 36ers Awards

* Most Valuable Player ( Mark Davis Trophy): Daniel Johnson * Best Team Mate (formerly Players' Player): Anthony Petrie * Most Improved Player:
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* Best Defensive Player:
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* Best Club Person: TBA


See also

*
2013–14 NBL season The 2013–14 NBL season was the 36th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of eight teams contested the league. The regular season was played between 10 October 2013 and 23 March 2014, and was followed by a post-season ...
* 2014 NBL Finals


References


External links


Official website of the Adelaide 36ers
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