} In the 2016 NBL off-season, the 36ers managed to retain superstar Jerome Randle as well as signing promising young prospects Anthony Drmic, the younger brother of former NBL player Frank Drmic, Sudanese born local Majok Deng and import forward/centre Eric Jacobsen. They won 9998 in Perth but then lost games two and three 99101 and 93103 at Apollo. They pulled their starters with 4:29 remaining in the third quarter after Chris Paul, Devin Booker and Co. cut a 12-point halftime lead to three. #syd-icon .d { Minutes later, Blackmore backhanded Martin Cattalini as he cut through the key, giving him a cut on his mouth that required 15 stitches, an incident which almost led to a brawl (Cattalini later told that not retaliating was self-preservation as Blakemore, who looked more like a professional wrestler than a basketball player, had gained a reputation of one player not to mess with). #cns-icon .D { 14, Australia - NBL career RS : } That day he grabbed 13 rebounds in Adelaide 36ers's home loss against New Zealand Breakers, 83-85. Finishing in 4th place with a 198 record, the 36ers won their semi-final series against the defending champion Melbourne Tigers to win their way into the 1994 NBL Grand Final series against the North Melbourne Giants. Since joining the 36ers, Dunlap had been systematically removing the older players from the squad, but when he wanted to release captain and club legend Mark Davis, the club board stood by Davis and after his father's passing it was mutually agreed that Dunlap would not return as coach. Adelaide def. #mel-icon .c { The venue is now (as of 2015) officially known as the Titanium Security Arena due to sponsorship from Adelaide-based company Titanium Security Australia.[17]. The club's MVP award is named the Mark Davis Trophy in his honour as Davis won the first awarded 9 MVP awards from 1985 to 1993. The 200102 regular season took place over 24 rounds between 11 October 2001 and 23 March 2002. In the last single game NBL grand final ever played, Adelaide were up against the Brisbane Bullets on the Bullets' home court (Sleeman Sports Centre). The 36ers filled the last spot by signing shooting guard Craig Randall II, who told ESPN he turned down NBA camp invitations for guaranteed money and the chance to start for Adelaide. The then-named Clipsal Powerhouse, which has an official capacity of 8,000, was and still is the largest purpose-built basketball stadium in all of Australia. Adelaide finished with a 1416 record in 1997, finishing in 7th place and missing the playoffs for the first time since 1992. fill: #fff; The Eagles performed well in their first season but missed the playoffs finishing in 7th place on the ladder with a 1511 record. #nzb-icon .d { Adelaide 36ers 2022-23 Averages Full Stats. The 36ers finished 5th out of 6 in the tournament with a 11 record. However, despite the change, for the third season running the team had earned a bye to the semi-finals where this time they would face the Perth Wildcats who were in their first ever playoffs. The league was founded in 1979 and is currently contested by eight teams; seven from Australia and one fro } [7] Philadelphian shooting guard, Ramone Moore,[8] and athletic forward Ronald Roberts[9] took the other two import spots to complete the list. That occurred just a couple of days after the 36ers played their reserves for most of an 86-81 win over Overtime Elite -- a program that pays six-figure salaries to promising teenagers including twin lottery prospects Amen and Ausar Thompson. adelaide36ers.com. In 2009 the team was sponsored by Hood Sweeney, an Adelaide-based consulting firm and were known as the Hood Sweeney Adelaide 36ers. } Thursday's game Bradtke however, living in Brisbane at the time, committed to the AIS for two years before joining Adelaide. 4 which belonged to shooting guard "The Iceman" Darryl Pearce who played 258 games from 1982 to 1991 and was a starter on the 1986 championship team. #sem-icon .b { The 36ers' tally of four championships is equal with the New Zealand Breakers, and fourth only behind the Sydney Kings (five), Melbourne United (six) and Perth Wildcats (ten) as the most by any club in the NBL's history. clip-path: url(#mel-a); Game 3: Warriors at Lakers, 8:30 p.m. (ABC). The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Although Perth would go on to win the 3-game series 21, a 36ers and South Australian basketball record 8,127 fans saw the 36ers win Game 2 8984. #per-icon .b { #syd-icon .c { #cns-icon .D { The Adelaide 36ers won their first NBL championship in 1986. Ninnis, who made his NBL debut in 1985, had been part of the 1986 championship squad. } Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. } clip-path: url(#adl-a); The club was also plagued by a string of failed imports, though most were lost through injury, others either under-performed or were misused by the coaching staff, with one of the only shining lights being power forward Diamon Simpson who posted 12 double-doubles in 27 games. The NBL suspended Shipway for 4 games (later reduced to 2 on appeal). #sem-icon .e { fill: none; Maher, Mark Davis (who had become an Australian citizen in 1992), Brett Wheeler and Chris Blakemore had all made their debut for the Boomers in March 1995 at the Clipsal Powerhouse in the first of a 5-game series with the touring Magic Johnson All-Stars. A return to Adelaide was always a possibility for now former Melbourne centre Isaac Humphries, who will once again suit up for the 36ers after a one-season with United. Game 1 36ers 104 def. New Zealand Breakers, #per-icon .a { The club head recruited 6'9" (205cm) centre Paul Rees from North Melbourne as well as former Denver Nuggets guard, 6'5" (196cm) Darnell Mee (who joined the team from the Canberra Cannons) and his former Nuggets teammate, 6'6" (198cm) forward Kevin Brooks. On December 12, 2022, Mitchell McCarron set a season high in efficiency in a Australia - NBL game. This team was known as the Adelaide City Eagles when they joined the NBL in 1982. fill: #fff; } #sem-icon .f { } #nzb-icon .c { The Adelaide 36ers have hosted 8 NBL Grand Final games, 2 at the Apollo Stadium and 6 at the Clipsal Powerhouse (Titanium Security Arena). } } ADELAIDE 36ers Schedule 2002-03 . #bne-icon .st1 {fill: #ffffff;} Bill Jones was replaced as team captain by Fox who appointed Australian Boomers representative Darryl Pearce as the new captain. [18], * Club and League MVP** Club and League Grand Final MVP. } fill: #07061b; Back home in Adelaide the 36ers would lose only their third game of the year (and first at home, ending a 20-game home winning streak dating back to June 1985) when they lost Game 2 83104 at Apollo. The National Basketball League acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work, live & play. } fill: #fff; Kevin Brooks was named the Grand Final MVP in what was the last ever winter season for the National Basketball League. 27-year-old import centre Bill Jones replaced Peter Ali as captain and 6'6" (199cm) former import forward (now a naturalised Australian citizen) Dwayne Nelson returned to the team after a year away, while Ken Cole would win the NBL Coach of the Year award after guiding the team to a 242 record, 5 more wins than the second placed Canberra Cannons (as of 201617 this is the only time a 36ers coach has won the award). #syd-icon .d { The 36ers form would continue in both the 19992000 and 200001 seasons, despite losing star import forward Kevin Brooks to the Sydney Kings for the 199900 season after the NBL ruled that the 36ers could not keep him and remain under the salary cap, though he would return in 200001. #adl-icon .c { In June 2009, Hemmerling sold the team[11] to a group of eight individuals led by new club chairman Mark Lewis and new club CEO Ben Fitzsimons called the Save Our Sixers Consortium. } fill: #ceff00; Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. 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). 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 . 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. Randall II, Robert } #adl-icon .e { fill: #231f20; Retrieved 3 November 2021. } He had played all 526 career NBL games for the club on that same court. clip-path: url(#nzb-a); The team would finish the regular season in 3rd place with a 1713 record before winning their way into their sixth NBL Grand Final. He poached wings Antonius Cleveland and Robert Franks, who both have a bit of NBA experience and starred in the NBL last season, from rival teams. DOWNLOAD THE FREE NBL APP: BREAKING NEWS AS IT HAPPENS Team and Opponent Stats Share & Export Modify, Export & Share Table fill: none; Melbourne Phoenix, #syd-icon .a { } Historical roster for Adelaide 36ers - B Player Position Height Season; Bairstow Cameron C 2m05 / 6-9: 2021-2022: Bartlett Everard SG . Davis, the only 36ers player to win the league's MVP award in 1987, is the club record holder for rebounds (5,200 2nd all-time in the NBL) and played on the 1986, 1998 and 1998/99 championship teams. "These two games are huge for us and huge for Australia, but we've got a championship mark that we're trying to get.". } Green, who Ken Cole chose to move to Point guard and leave Darryl Pearce at off guard, adjusted to his new role running the team's offense and also led the team in assists for the first time averaging 5.1 per game. Clarke, a former guard who had won the NBL Grand Final with the North Melbourne Giants in 1989, had experience coaching at the AIS, though he had never before coached an NBL team nor had he any experience coaching a senior team in any competition. Brisbane Bullets, #cns-icon .B { } Joining the club that year was import shooting guard Willie Farley as well as local juniors Oscar Forman and Jacob Holmes. Bradtke averaged 15.0 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game over the 24-game season. fill: #e41e26; Daniel Johnson won his third straight club MVP award and was also named to the All NBL First Team. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. fill: #ed1c24; } } Following the sudden death of his father after the 1996 season, coach Dunlap return home to the United States and decided to stay there to be closer to his family. #per-icon .e { "It got about halfway through the fourth and we're all just kind of pinching ourselves," said NBL veteran Sunday Dech, whose past teammates include Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball and Oklahoma City Thunder foundation piece Josh Giddey. } Smyth was hired despite his only previous coaching experience being as a specialist coach at the Australian Institute of Sport during his playing days in Canberra.