The 2023–24 Adelaide 36ers season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL). On 6 December 2023, C. J. Bruton parted ways as 36ers' head coach after the team started the season with a 4–9 record and was replaced by

Scott Ninnis Scott Ninnis (born 25 December 1965) is an Australian professional basketball coach and former player. He most recently served as the head coach of the Adelaide Lightning of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). He won three National ...

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

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New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...

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Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...

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Trentyn Flowers Trentyn Levi Flowers (born March 8, 2005) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the San Diego Clippers of the NBA G League. High school ...

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Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...

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Tohi Smith-Milner Tohiraukura Makaere Smith-Milner (born 6 October 1995) is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the Canterbury Rams of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). He is also contracted with the Brisbane Bullets of the Austral ...

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Mitch McCarron Mitchell James Robert McCarron (born 30 June 1992) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Eltham Wildcats of the NBL1 South. He played college basketball in the United States for Metropolitan State University of Denver (Metro St ...

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Regular season

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Brisbane Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a ...

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Nissan Arena The Queensland State Netball Centre, also known commercially as Nissan Arena, is a multi-purpose facility located in the southern Brisbane suburb of Nathan. The centre features a 5,000 seat indoor arena that is the home court of Super Netball ...

4,286 , 0–1 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 2 , 1 October ,

Melbourne Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victori ...

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Jason Cadee Jason Robert Cadee (born 15 April 1991) is an Australian basketball player for the Bankstown Bruins of the NBL1 East. He debuted in the National Basketball League (Australia), National Basketball League (NBL) in 2010 for the Gold Coast Blaze and ...

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Kyrin Galloway Kyrin Galloway (born 10 July 1999) is an American-Australian professional basketball player for the Iwate Big Bulls of the B.League. He is also contracted with the Cairns Taipans of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played ...

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Adelaide Entertainment Centre The Adelaide Entertainment Centre (AEC) is an indoor arena located in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. It is used for sporting and entertainment events. It is the principal venue for concerts, events and attractions for audiences betw ...

8,165 , 0–2 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 3 , 6 October , @

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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 ...

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

Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...

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Sydney SuperDome The Sydney SuperDome (currently known as the Qudos Bank Arena for sponsorship reasons) is a multipurpose arena located in Sydney Olympic Park suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was completed in 1999 as part of the facilities for th ...

14,029 , 0–4 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 5 , 14 October ,

Illawarra The Illawarra is a coastal Regions of New South Wales, region in the southeast of the Australian state of New South Wales. It is situated immediately south of Sydney and north of the South Coast, New South Wales, South Coast region. It encompas ...

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9,108 , 1–4 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 6 , 19 October , S.E. Melbourne
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6,870 , 1–5 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 7 , 21 October , Perth
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Dejan Vasiljevic Dejan "DJ" Vasiljevic (born 26 April 1997) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League (NBL). He is also contracted with the Forestville Eagles of the NBL1 Central. Vasiljevic played ...

(6) , Adelaide Entertainment Centre
8,140 , 2–5 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 8 , 26 October , @

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Spark 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 ...

4,646 , 3–5 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 9 , 4 November , @ Perth
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, Trey Kell (25) , Alex Starling (6) , Trey Kell (6) , Perth Arena
11,326 , 3–6 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 10 , 11 November ,

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Nick Marshall Nicholas Deshawn Marshall Sr. (born June 30, 1992) is an American professional football cornerback. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL), following the 2015 NFL draft. He play ...

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9,440 , 3–7 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 11 , 17 November , S.E. Melbourne
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7,833 , 4–7 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 12 , 30 November , @ New Zealand
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, Dejan Vasiljevic (14) , Jacob Wiley (12) , Dejan Vasiljevic (4) , Christchurch Arena
3,936 , 4–8 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 13 , 2 December , @ Tasmania
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Derwent Entertainment Centre The Derwent Entertainment Centre (DEC), known Naming rights, commercially as MyState Bank Arena since 2021, is Tasmania's largest indoor arena, serving as Hobart's primary location for large indoor sporting events, functions and live entertainm ...

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

Cairns Cairns (; ) is a city in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. In the , Cairns had a population of 153,181 people. The city was founded in 1876 and named after William Cairns, Sir W ...

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8,954 , 4–10 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 15 , 16 December , @ Melbourne
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John Cain 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 tennis ...

7,757 , 4–11 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 16 , 24 December , Brisbane
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9,440 , 5–11 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 17 , 28 December , Perth
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9,468 , 5–12 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 18 , 31 December , @ Illawarra
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Wollongong Entertainment Centre Wollongong Entertainment Centre (also known by its naming rights sponsor WIN Entertainment Centre and colloquially as the WEC) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. The WEC opened on 5 September 199 ...

5,101 , 5–13 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 19 , 6 January , Melbourne
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9,564 , 6–13 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 20 , 11 January , Sydney
W 95–82
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9,580 , 7–13 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 21 , 13 January , @ Cairns
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Cairns Convention Centre The Cairns Convention Centre is a convention and entertainment centre in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. The venue was selected the World's Best Congress Centre in 2004 and 2014. Description The centre has a floor space of on a site in the C ...

4,659 , 7–14 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 22 , 17 January , @ S.E. Melbourne
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State Basketball Centre The State Basketball Centre is a sports arena located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, used primarily for basketball. The stadium features 18 courts, including one basketball show court with seating for 3,200. The stadium houses the offices o ...

3,422 , 8–14 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 23 , 20 January , @ Illawarra
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, 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
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9,471 , 10–14 , -style="background:#BBF3BB;" , 25 , 2 February , Sydney
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9,434 , 11–14 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 26 , 4 February , @ Tasmania
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, Trey Kell (29) , Trey Kell (10) , Nick Marshall (4) , Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 , 11–15 , -style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 27 , 9 February , @ Brisbane
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, 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: Isaac Humphries * Most Improved:

* Coaches Award:

* Members Choice:

* Best Defensive Player: Sunday Dech * Chairman's Award:

References

External links

Official Website
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