2023–24 Adelaide 36ers season

2023–24 Adelaide 36ers season
Head coachAustralia Scott Ninnis
CaptainAustralia Mitch McCarron
ArenaAdelaide Entertainment Centre
NBL results
Record12–16 (42.9%)
Ladder9th
Finals finishDid not qualify
Stats at NBL.com.au
Player records
PointsAustralia Vasiljevic
19.7
ReboundsNorth Macedonia Wiley
7.2
AssistsSyria Kell
3.6
All statistics correct as of 22 February 2024.

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 on an interim basis.[1] On 22 February 2024, Ninnis signed a two-year contract to continue as head coach.[2]

Roster

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2023–24 Adelaide 36ers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 1 United States Flowers, Trentyn Injured (NS) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 19 – (2005-03-08)8 March 2005
G 2 Australia Roxburgh, Fraser (DP) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 19 – (2005-03-23)23 March 2005
G 3 Syria Kell, Trey Injured (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 28 – (1996-04-05)5 April 1996
G 7 Australia Cadee, Jason 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 33 – (1991-04-15)15 April 1991
C 8 Australia Humphries, Isaac 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 114 kg (251 lb) 26 – (1998-01-05)5 January 1998
F 9 Australia Marshall, Nick 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 25 – (1999-07-05)5 July 1999
G 10 Australia McCarron, Mitch (C) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 32 – (1992-06-30)30 June 1992
F 14 Australia Galloway, Kyrin 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 25 – (1999-10-07)7 October 1999
F 18 New Zealand Smith-Milner, Tohi 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 117 kg (258 lb) 29 – (1995-10-06)6 October 1995
G 22 New Zealand Rasmussen, Keanu (DP) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 21 – (2003-03-02)2 March 2003
F 24 North Macedonia Wiley, Jacob (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 30 – (1994-09-04)4 September 1994
F 25 Australia Rigoni, Jacob (NRP) 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 26 – (1998-12-10)10 December 1998
F 30 Australia Aliir, Akech (DP) 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 24 – (2000-12-04)4 December 2000
F 32 Australia Starling, Alex 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 35 – (1989-02-06)6 February 1989
G 34 Australia Vasiljevic, Dejan 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 27 – (1997-04-26)26 April 1997
G 43 Australia White, Harvey (DP) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 19 – (2005-11-22)22 November 2005
G 44 South Sudan Dech, Sunday 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 30 – (1994-01-01)1 January 1994
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Australia Graham Kubank
  • Australia Michael Lake
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Australia Nik Popovic
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (SRP) Special restricted player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 22 February 2024

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Development
PG Jason Cadee Trentyn Flowers Harvey White
SG Dejan Vasiljevic Mitch McCarron Keanu Rasmussen
SF Trey Kell Nick Marshall Sunday Dech Fraser Roxburgh
PF Jacob Wiley Kyrin Galloway Alex Starling Jacob Rigoni
C Isaac Humphries Tohi Smith-Milner Akech Aliir

Standings

Ladder

Pos 2023–24 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Melbourne United 28 20 8 71.43% 3–2 W1 11–3 9–5 2615 2454 106.56%
2 Perth Wildcats 28 17 11 60.71% 2–3 L2 10–4 7–7 2630 2563 102.61%
3 Tasmania JackJumpers 28 16 12 57.14% 4–1 W4 8–6 8–6 2564 2378 107.82%
4 Illawarra Hawks 28 14 14 50.00% 3–2 L1 8–6 6–8 2547 2518 101.15%
5 Sydney Kings 28 13 15 46.43% 2–3 W1 7–7 6–8 2672 2602 102.69%
6 New Zealand Breakers 28 13 15 46.43% 3–2 L1 8–6 5–9 2498 2480 100.73%
7 Brisbane Bullets 28 13 15 46.43% 2–3 L1 8–6 5–9 2458 2534 97.00%
8 Cairns Taipans 28 12 16 42.86% 1–4 W1 7–7 5–9 2506 2589 96.79%
9 Adelaide 36ers 28 12 16 42.86% 3–2 W1 9–5 3–11 2457 2563 95.86%
10 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 28 10 18 35.71% 1–4 L4 7–7 3–11 2425 2691 90.12%

Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2024. Source: NBL.com.au

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

Leader and qualification to semifinals
Qualification to semifinals
Qualification to play-in games
Last place
2023–24 NBL season
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920
Adelaide 36ers9101097888910101010101099999
Brisbane Bullets12676576667996545657
Cairns Taipans86343767776679767888
Illawarra Hawks10891091010101088885686444
Melbourne United31111111111111111111
New Zealand Breakers475610999899768978766
Perth Wildcats65888654353222222222
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix5975234553555781010101010
Sydney Kings23234222442434454575
Tasmania JackJumpers74425433224343333333
Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2024. Source: NBL.com.au

Game log

Pre-season

Main article: 2023 NBL pre-season
2023 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
September: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 17 September New Zealand L 75–101 Isaac Humphries (22) Isaac Humphries (7) three players (3) Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a 		0–1
2 19 September @ Perth L 112–80 Cadee, Franklin (15) Trentyn Flowers (6) Jason Cadee (4) Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a 		0–2
3 21 September @ Tasmania L 86–82 Tohi Smith-Milner (21) Mitch McCarron (7) Mitch McCarron (10) Gold Coast Convention Centre
n/a 		0–3

Regular season

Main article: 2023–24 NBL regular season
2023–24 game log
Total: 12–16 (Home: 9–5; Road: 3–11)
September: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 29 September @ Brisbane L 86–71 Isaac Humphries (17) Jacob Wiley (9) Kell, Wiley (5) Nissan Arena
4,286 		0–1
October: 3–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 1 October Melbourne L 74–82 Jason Cadee (18) Kyrin Galloway (9) Jason Cadee (6) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
8,165 		0–2
3 6 October @ Perth L 82–75 Isaac Humphries (18) Jacob Wiley (8) Cadee, McCarron (4) Perth Arena
11,306 		0–3
4 8 October @ Sydney L 109–100 Trey Kell (28) Mitch McCarron (10) Jacob Wiley (5) Sydney SuperDome
14,029 		0–4
5 14 October Illawarra W 89–80 Trey Kell (25) Kell, Wiley (9) Jason Cadee (4) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,108 		1–4
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
7 21 October Perth W 89–78 Isaac Humphries (26) Humphries, Wiley (8) Dejan Vasiljevic (6) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
8,140 		2–5
8 26 October @ New Zealand W 85–97 Dejan Vasiljevic (24) Jacob Wiley (13) Dejan Vasiljevic (5) Spark Arena
4,646 		3–5
November: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
9 4 November @ Perth L 99–88 Trey Kell (25) Alex Starling (6) Trey Kell (6) Perth Arena
11,326 		3–6
10 11 November Tasmania L 72–82 Dejan Vasiljevic (16) Mitch McCarron (8) Nick Marshall (4) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,440 		3–7
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
12 30 November @ New Zealand L 96–83 Dejan Vasiljevic (14) Jacob Wiley (12) Dejan Vasiljevic (4) Christchurch Arena
3,936 		4–8
December: 1–5 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
13 2 December @ Tasmania L 94–59 Dejan Vasiljevic (14) Alex Starling (8) Alex Starling (3) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 		4–9
14 9 December Cairns L 101–116 Dejan Vasiljevic (30) Isaac Humphries (9) Trey Kell (6) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
8,954 		4–10
15 16 December @ Melbourne L 107–96 Dejan Vasiljevic (23) Jacob Wiley (9) Dejan Vasiljevic (6) John Cain Arena
7,757 		4–11
16 24 December Brisbane W 95–88 Dejan Vasiljevic (23) Jacob Wiley (12) Dejan Vasiljevic (6) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,440 		5–11
17 28 December Perth L 82–100 Isaac Humphries (24) Alex Starling (7) Dejan Vasiljevic (5) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,468 		5–12
18 31 December @ Illawarra L 91–84 Isaac Humphries (26) Trey Kell (10) Trey Kell (12) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
5,101 		5–13
January: 5–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
19 6 January Melbourne W 100–96 Dejan Vasiljevic (30) Trey Kell (10) Trey Kell (5) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,564 		6–13
20 11 January Sydney W 95–82 Trey Kell (27) Isaac Humphries (12) Dejan Vasiljevic (8) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,580 		7–13
21 13 January @ Cairns L 111–101 (OT) Isaac Humphries (28) Isaac Humphries (11) Trey Kell (3) Cairns Convention Centre
4,659 		7–14
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
23 20 January @ Illawarra W 89–96 Trey Kell (26) Isaac Humphries (10) Nick Marshall (3) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
3,555 		9–14
24 27 January Cairns W 88–71 Dejan Vasiljevic (28) Kyrin Galloway (8) three players (3) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,471 		10–14
February: 2–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
25 2 February Sydney W 85–78 Humphries, Vasiljevic (20) Isaac Humphries (11) Trey Kell (7) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,434 		11–14
26 4 February @ Tasmania L 109–86 Trey Kell (29) Trey Kell (10) Nick Marshall (4) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 		11–15
27 9 February @ Brisbane L 102–84 Dejan Vasiljevic (28) Trey Kell (10) Mitch McCarron (4) Nissan Arena
4,987 		11–16
28 18 February New Zealand W 76–70 Dejan Vasiljevic (25) Dejan Vasiljevic (14) Mitch McCarron (6) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,513 		12–16
2023–24 season schedule

Transactions

Re-signed

Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Nick Marshall 1 March 2023 3-year deal (club option) [3]
Fraser Roxburgh 4 July 2023 1-year deal [4]

Additions

Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Jason Cadee 6 April 2023 2-year deal Brisbane Bullets [5]
Isaac Humphries 26 April 2023 1-year deal Melbourne United [6]
Keanu Rasmussen 1 May 2023 1-year deal California Baptist Lancers [7]
Alex Starling 23 May 2023 1-year deal South Adelaide Panthers [8]
Akech Aliir 4 July 2023 1-year deal North Adelaide Rockets [4]
Harvey White 4 July 2023 1-year deal Sturt Sabres [4]
Jacob Wiley 6 July 2023 2-year deal (club option) Vaqueros de Bayamón [9]
Jamaal Franklin 28 July 2023 1-year deal Converge FiberXers [10]
Trey Kell 31 July 2023 1-year deal S.E. Melbourne Phoenix [11]
Trentyn Flowers 15 August 2023 1-year deal (next star) Louisville Cardinals [12]
Tohi Smith-Milner 26 August 2023 1-year deal S.E. Melbourne Phoenix [13]
Jacob Rigoni 8 September 2023 1-year deal (NRP) Sturt Sabres [14]
Dejan Vasiljevic 17 October 2024 1-year deal Sydney Kings [15]

Subtractions

Player Reason left Date Left New Team Ref.
Kai Sotto Free agent 6 February 2023 Hiroshima Dragonflies [16]
Anthony Drmic Free agent 17 April 2023 Tasmania JackJumpers [17]
Hyrum Harris Free agent 26 April 2023 Perth Wildcats [18]
Robert Franks Released 18 July 2023 Nagoya Diamond Dolphins [19]
Antonius Cleveland Released 27 July 2023 Maccabi Tel Aviv [20]
Ian Clark Free agent 4 August 2023 Melbourne United [21]
Jamaal Franklin Mutual release 25 September 2023 TBC [22]
Daniel Johnson Parted ways 9 November 2023 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix [23]

Awards

Club awards

See also

References

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  2. ^ "36ers' head coach Scott Ninnis signs a multi-year extension". ESPN.com.au. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  3. ^ "'Dream come true' for re-signing Marshall". Adelaide36ers.com. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "36ers lock in Development Players for NBL24". Adelaide36ers.com. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
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