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2024–25 Adelaide 36ers season

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2024–25 Adelaide 36ers season
Head coachUnited States Mike Wells
CaptainAustralia Dejan Vasiljevic
ArenaAdelaide Entertainment Centre
NBL results
Record6–4 (60%)
Ladder4th
Finals finishTBD

Stats at NBL.com.au
All statistics correct as of 10 November 2024.
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The 2024–25 Adelaide 36ers season is the 44th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL).

On 22 February 2024, Scott Ninnis signed a two-year contract as head coach.[1][2] However, on 12 August 2024, the 36ers replaced Ninnis with Mike Wells.[3][4][5]

Roster

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Adelaide 36ers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
F 1 Australia Marshall, Nick 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
G 3 United States Davis, Kendric (I) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
G 7 Australia Cadee, Jason 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
C 8 Australia Humphries, Isaac 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 114 kg (251 lb)
G 10 Australia D'Arcy, Patrick (DP) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
F 11 South Sudan Mayen, Lat 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
F 13 Australia Ipassou, Fiston (DP) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb)
C 14 Australia Griscti, Ben 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
G 22 New Zealand Rasmussen, Keanu (DP) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
F 23 United States Martin, Jarell (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 108 kg (238 lb)
F/C 24 United States Harrell, Montrezl (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 109 kg (240 lb)
F 25 Australia Rigoni, Jacob 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb)
G 27 Australia Kubank, Tom (NRP) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
G 34 Australia Vasiljevic, Dejan (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
G 44 South Sudan Dech, Sunday 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
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: 10 November 2024

Source: 2024–25 Adelaide 36ers roster

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Development
PG Kendric Davis Jason Cadee
SG Dejan Vasiljevic Nick Marshall Keanu Rasmussen Fiston Ipassou
SF Lat Mayen Sunday Dech Patrick D'Arcy Tom Kubank
PF Montrezl Harrell Jarell Martin Jacob Rigoni
C Isaac Humphries Ben Griscti

Standings

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Ladder

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Pos 2024–25 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Melbourne United 13 9 4 69.23% 4–1 W2 5–3 4–1 1221 1131 107.96%
2 New Zealand Breakers 9 6 3 66.67% 3–2 L1 4–1 2–2 775 756 102.51%
3 Illawarra Hawks 10 6 4 60.00% 2–3 L2 2–2 4–2 966 898 107.57%
4 Adelaide 36ers 10 6 4 60.00% 3–2 W1 5–1 1–3 905 925 97.84%
5 Sydney Kings 12 7 5 58.33% 2–3 W2 3–2 4–3 1046 988 105.87%
6 Perth Wildcats 11 5 6 45.45% 3–2 L1 4–2 1–4 976 1020 95.69%
7 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 12 5 7 41.67% 3–2 W1 2–3 3–4 1037 998 103.91%
8 Brisbane Bullets 8 3 5 37.50% 3–2 L1 1–3 2–2 715 748 95.59%
9 Tasmania JackJumpers 12 4 8 33.33% 2–3 W1 3–2 1–6 931 993 93.76%
10 Cairns Taipans 11 3 8 27.27% 0–5 L7 2–4 1–4 920 1035 88.89%

Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 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

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Leader and qualification to semifinals
Qualification to semifinals
Qualification to play-in
Last place
2024–25 NBL season
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920
Adelaide 36ers88655444
Brisbane Bullets610997878
Cairns Taipans10746691010
Illawarra Hawks11221123
Melbourne United23534231
New Zealand Breakers52112312
Perth Wildcats45878666
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix791010101087
Sydney Kings34343555
Tasmania JackJumpers96789799
Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2024. Source: NBL.com.au

Game log

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Pre-season

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2024 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0)
September: 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 9 September Tasmania W 96–64 Dejan Vasiljevic (22) Sunday Dech (7) Kendric Davis (5) Gold Coast Sport Centre
n/a
1–0
2 11 September @ New Zealand 91–98 Kendric Davis (23) Isaac Humphries (11) Kendric Davis (5) Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a
2–0
3 13 September S.E. Melbourne L 49–101 Nick Marshall (14) Nick Marshall (8) Rasmussen, Starling (2) Gold Coast Sports Centre
n/a
2–1

Regular season

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2024–25 game log
Total: 6–4 (Home: 5–1; Road: 1–3)
September: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 22 September Sydney 94–102 Mayen, Vasiljevic (23) Montrezl Harrell (13) Kendric Davis (8) Perth Arena
4,168
0–1
2 28 September @ Cairns L 101–97 Dejan Vasiljevic (24) Sunday Dech (8) Kendric Davis (8) Cairns Convention Centre
4,141
0–2
October: 5–1 (Home: 4–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
3 3 October S.E. Melbourne W 93–83 Humphries, Vasiljevic (22) Montrezl Harrell (11) Kendric Davis (7) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,377
1–2
4 5 October @ Illawarra W 100–102 Kendric Davis (32) Montrezl Harrell (10) Cadee, Davis (4) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
4,770
2–2
5 11 October Sydney W 89–79 Dejan Vasiljevic (26) Montrezl Harrell (14) three players (3) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,466
3–2
6 13 October @ Melbourne L 106–79 Kendric Davis (17) Montrezl Harrell (9) Dech, Marshall (3) John Cain Arena
9,050
3–3
7 20 October Tasmania W 77–73 Kendric Davis (23) Harrell, Humphries (7) Kendric Davis (6) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,384
4–3
8 25 October Cairns W 99–93 (OT) Montrezl Harrell (36) Montrezl Harrell (16) Kendric Davis (8) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,382
5–3
November: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
9 2 November @ New Zealand L 109–82 Montrezl Harrell (25) Montrezl Harrell (6) Kendric Davis (6) Spark Arena
5,537
5–4
10 10 November Illawarra W 93–79 Montrezl Harrell (25) Davis, Harrell (7) Kendric Davis (10) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,423
6–4
11 17 November @ Melbourne 0–0 John Cain Arena
12 30 November Tasmania 0–0 Adelaide Entertainment Centre
December: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
13 6 December @ Brisbane 0–0 Brisbane Entertainment Centre
14 8 December Perth 0–0 Adelaide Entertainment Centre
15 14 December New Zealand 0–0 Adelaide Entertainment Centre
16 21 December @ S.E. Melbourne 0–0 John Cain Arena
17 24 December Brisbane 0–0 Adelaide Entertainment Centre
18 28 December @ Perth 0–0 Adelaide Entertainment Centre
19 30 December @ Sydney 0–0 Sydney SuperDome
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
20 4 January Melbourne 0–0 Adelaide Entertainment Centre
21 10 January @ Tasmania 0–0 Derwent Entertainment Centre
22 13 January Illawarra 0–0 Adelaide Entertainment Centre
23 17 January @ Perth 0–0 Perth Arena
24 19 January @ Cairns 0–0 Cairns Convention Centre
25 24 January @ Sydney 0–0 Sydney SuperDome
26 26 January New Zealand 0–0 Adelaide Entertainment Centre
27 31 January Brisbane 0–0 Adelaide Entertainment Centre
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
28 2 February @ S.E. Melbourne 0–0 John Cain Arena
29 7 February @ Perth 0–0 Perth Arena
2024–25 season schedule

Transactions

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Re-signed

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Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Dejan Vasiljevic 29 January 2024 3-year deal [6]
Isaac Humphries 7 March 2024 3-year deal [7]
Alex Starling 29 April 2024 1-year deal
Jacob Rigoni 7 May 2024 2-year deal (club option)
Fiston Ipassou 30 July 2024 1-year deal
Keanu Rasmussen 30 July 2024 1-year deal

Additions

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Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Lat Mayen 16 April 2024 1-year deal Cairns Taipans [8]
Ben Griscti 21 May 2024 3-year deal UC Riverside Highlanders
Kendric Davis 17 July 2024 1-year deal Santa Cruz Warriors
Patrick D’Arcy 30 July 2024 1-year deal Sturt Sabres
Jarell Martin 2 August 2024 1-year deal Galatasaray
Tom Kubank 5 September 2024 1-year deal (NRP) South Adelaide Panthers
Montrezl Harrell 11 September 2024 1-year deal Philadelphia 76ers

Subtractions

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Player Reason left Date Left New Team Ref.
Jacob Wiley Free agent 11 April 2024 Covirán Granada [9]
Tohi Smith-Milner Free agent 19 April 2024 Brisbane Bullets [10]
Mitch McCarron Free agent 26 April 2024 New Zealand Breakers [11]
Kyrin Galloway Free agent 29 April 2024 Cairns Taipans
Trey Kell Free agent 29 June 2024 Illawarra Hawks
Akech Aliir Free agent 5 July 2024 Melbourne United
Alex Starling Released 18 October 2024 TBC [12]

Awards

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Club awards

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  • Club MVP:
  • Most Improved:
  • Coaches Award:
  • Members Choice:
  • Best Defensive Player:
  • Chairman's Award:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "36ers' head coach Scott Ninnis signs a multi-year extension". ESPN.com.au. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  2. ^ Randall, Michael (12 August 2024). "Adelaide 36ers sack coach and club legend Scott Ninnis less than a year after taking job". The Advertiser. Archived from the original on August 12, 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  3. ^ Uluc, Olgun (12 August 2024). "Adelaide 36ers sack head coach Scott Ninnis". ESPN. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Ninnis released as 36ers coach". NBL. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Adelaide 36ers sack head coach Scott Ninnis, name American Mike Wells as replacement". ABC. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Boyhood Breaker Inks Three-Year Extension". NBL.com.au. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  7. ^ "NBL star Humphries signs fresh deal with Adelaide 36ers". Examiner.com.au. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Adelaide secures services of hometown hero". NBL.com.au. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Wiley departs 36ers". NBL.com.au. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Brisbane adds championship-winning big". NBL.com.au. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  11. ^ "'The right decision' - Former NBL champ joins Breakers". 1news.co.nz. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Harrell to stay for NBL25 season". adelaide36ers.com. 18 October 2024. Archived from the original on 18 October 2024.
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