fill: #231f20; Game 3 36ers 125 def. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Bullets 91 @ Apollo Stadium, Adelaide def. } #tas-icon .st5{fill:#FAAF3C;} The team, which included local junior and former NBA player, 7'1" (216cm) centre Luke Schenscher, finished the regular season in 6th place with a 1515 record before losing their quarter final 131101 to the New Zealand Breakers in Auckland. fill: #cda97c; They won through to the 1998 NBL Grand Final series by finally disposing their Finals nemesis the Perth Wildcats in just 2 games. Randle led the league in scoring and earned the inaugural NBL Australia Post Fan's MVP. } The 36ers only other win against the Magic had been in 1997 at the Powerhouse. fill: #303030; clip-path: url(#adl-a); Dunlap had also been in hot water over an incident in the 1995 Semi-finals against Perth. fill: none; He had coached the South Adelaide Panthers senior women's team in the early 1980s and later was a part-time specialist coach at the Canberra based Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) during his playing days with the Canberra Cannons from 1983 to 1992. Again winning their way into the Grand Final series, they became three time NBL champions and the first team to win back to back titles since Perth in 1990 and 1991 by defeating the Victoria Titans two games to one. clip-path: url(#syd-a); } fill: none; clip-path: url(#mel-a); On February 02, 2023, Antonius Cleveland set a season high in points in a Australia - NBL game. fill: #303030; View history The 2001-02 NBL season was the 24th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. Former Australian Boomer and 1964 Olympic representative Ken Cole was signed as coach of the Adelaide 36ers for the 1985 NBL season. 2017-18 Stats - Adelaide 36ers. Australia - NBL career RS : Robert Rose averaged 32 points for the 36ers over the two grand final games, scoring 33 in game one and 31 in game two. #nzb-icon .c { The 36ers average winning margin in 1986 was 17.8 points and 25 years later during the 201112 NBL season, the 1986 36ers were named the league's greatest ever team on the NBL's official website.[2]. [18], * Club and League MVP** Club and League Grand Final MVP. 162, Australia - NBL career RS : fill: none; } fill: #e41e26; #sem-icon .h { 91, Australia - NBL career RS : } Most championships as a player: 3 Mark Davis, Brett Maher, Most Grand Finals as a player: 5 Mark Davis (1985, 1986, 1994, 1998, 199899), Most championships as a coach: 3 Phil Smyth, Most Grand Finals as a coach: 3 Phil Smyth, Highest winning percentage as a coach: 82.8% , Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club, Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time, This page was last edited on 1 May 2023, at 07:06. #per-icon .f { New Zealand Breakers, #per-icon .a { #nzb-icon .b { #sem-icon .f { 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. fill: none; } Game 3: Nuggets at Suns, 10 p.m. Saturday's games One notable absence from the roster was star US import, Jerome Randle, who was replaced by experienced guard, Shannon Shorter. Claxton, who was only signed by the club at the last moment due to unexpectedly losing Mike Dunlap, was only signed for one season as head coach and following the 1997 season was replaced by rookie coach and former player Phil Smyth (it was incorrectly believed that Claxton had been sacked). } fill: #69be29; They have also finished as minor premier on six occasions (1986, 1987, 1988, 199899, 19992000, 201617), and reached the NBL semi-finals in 1987, 1988, 1991, 1995, 1996, 19992000, 200001, 201415, 201617 and 201718. 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). } That day he grabbed 13 rebounds in Adelaide 36ers's home loss against New Zealand Breakers, 83-85. } Under Phil Smyth, Adelaide were beaten Elimination-Finalists in both 200203 and 200304. In Game 3 of the 200102 NBL Grand Final series at the Clipsal Powerhouse, the 36ers broke their own NBL record for the most points scored in an NBL Grand Final game of 122 (set in Game 1 of 1986) when they scored 125 points to defeat the West Sydney Razorbacks by 18 points. 3. The Adelaide 36ers, also known as the Sixers, [1] are an Australian professional men's basketball team in the National Basketball League (NBL). Ken Cole, the 1986 NBL Coach of the Year and the 1986 championship winning coach was replaced for the 1987 NBL season by former Nunawading Sectres import guard Gary Fox, who would continue the work started by Cole by coaching Adelaide to their second minor premiership in a row with a 215 record, though their coaching styles were vastly different. Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA -sanctioned events. They weren't able to shift the needle. 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. Tasmania JackJumpers. That wasn't the case: Adelaide's players said they headed back to the hotel after their win over the Suns and talked a bit before going to bed. } } Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. During a time out of Game 1 at the Powerhouse, Dunlap had instructed Chris Blakemore to basically belt the next Perth player who went through the key. fill: #303030; clip-path: url(#mel-a); } Tasmania JackJumpers. #ill-icon .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#FFFFFF;} #tas-icon .st4{fill:#FFFFFF;} They are No. Cleveland, Daniel Perth had emerged from the doldrums of previous years and were the emerging power team in the NBL. Bruton "handpicked" three new players for those spots this offseason. 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. } clip-path: url(#syd-a); One key to that mission: Make the most of the three roster spots the NBA allots to American imports. Brisbane Bullets, #cns-icon .B { } #ill-icon .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#FFFFFF;} Perth Wildcats, #sem-icon .a { After their second losing season, the 36ers replaced Don Shipway as coach with American Don Monson for the 1993 season. #adl-icon .d { } Shipway was replaced for the 1993 season by veteran American coach Don Monson. No.15 which was worn by American born guard Al Green who played 164 games for the club from 1985 to 1990 and was the point guard of the 1986 championship team, and the No. fill: none; #syd-icon .c { Craig . "I'm grateful that we played the way we did just to show how competitive our league is." fill: none; The magpie was chosen as the bird is found throughout Adelaide, while Murray's first name comes from the Murray River, one of South Australia's best known landmarks. It would have been understandable if the 36ers were hung over from a wild celebration of their historic win, particularly considering that Scottsdale clubs are a favorite detour for NBA players during trips to Phoenix. fill: #fff; Regular season [ edit] On December 12, 2022, Antonius Cleveland set a season high in steals in a Australia - NBL game. In a major upset the defending NBL champions lost the series 21 to the Wildcats. Adelaide 36ers Roster 2022-2023 Season Team roster Schedule Historical roster Team records Individual records Alumni news Feb 3, 2023 ADE 115 SYD 108 Boxscore Feb 5, 2023 MEL 116 ADE 107 Boxscore Adelaide 36ers leaders Season leaders Points Craig Randall II 1m92 / 6-4 26 years old 20.3 Robert Franks 2m00 / 6-7 26 years old 17.7 #syd-icon .d { } That day he went for 3 blocks in Adelaide 36ers's home loss against Melbourne Tigers, 87-94. fill: #e2cfa8; ADELAIDE 36ers Schedule 2002-03 . clip-path: url(#nzb-a); Game 3: Warriors at Lakers, 8:30 p.m. (ABC). Mark Davis finished second in the NBL in total rebounds (15.8 per game), won the NBL Grand Final MVP award and also won selection in the All NBL First Team. NBA News. } } 2022 Proballers SARL | Version 3.4 | All rights reserved. #nzb-icon .b { fill: #aba88f; For his efforts during the season, 19-year-old guard Mike McKay was awarded the NBL's Rookie of the Year award (despite having already played 38 games with West Adelaide in 1983 and 1984 as a bench player). } Coaches. Davis was an integral member of the 1986, 1998 and 199899 championship teams. Fox was replaced by the club's long-time assistant coach Don Shipway who coached the team from 1990 to 1992. The Entertainment Centre had been built as the replacement for Apollo Stadium as Adelaide's major indoor concert venue as Apollo was continually being overlooked by international music acts due to its smaller size. Former Michigan State Spartans NCAA Final Four championship winner and now naturalised Australian, 6'9" (205cm) forward/centre Adam Ballinger, in his third season with the club became team captain in 200910 following the retirement of Maher. fill-rule: evenodd; fill: #69bf29; Memphis Grizzlies (51-31, second in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (43-39, seventh in the Western Conference) 17m; Miami hosts Milwaukee with 2-1 series lead. The 36ers became equally well known by the shortened nickname of the Sixers and, under initial coach Mike Osborne, continued an intrastate rivalry with West Adelaide which made derby games from 1982-84 the highlights of the annual playing schedule. } Data Provided By } ; On 26 February 2020, former head coach Joey Wright and the club parted ways despite still have time left on his contract. 36 singlet. While most experts predicted the young and relatively inexperienced 36ers to finish last, the 201617 NBL season saw the 36ers emerge as the team to beat. NBA News. The 36ers defeated the Perth Wildcats in a straight sweep of the Semi-Final Series, to secure their spot in the Grand Final Series against Melbourne United. The 36ers are the only team in the league representing the state of South Australia and are based in the state's capital of Adelaide. Captain Brett Maher was voted the Grand Final MVP and coach Phil Smyth had his second championship in two years of coaching. clip-path: url(#nzb-a); } the official stats partner of the NBA, NHL and MLB. fill: #fff; #tas-icon .st4{fill:#FFFFFF;} } #sem-icon .d { The Adelaide 36ers pulled off a major signing between the 1993 and 1994 seasons when they enticed the league's 1993 MVP Robert Rose away from the Magic. The NBL is the pre-eminent professional men's basketball league in Australia and New Zealand. Bradtke however, living in Brisbane at the time, committed to the AIS for two years before joining Adelaide. #per-icon .e { fill: #fff; } #sem-icon .g { fill: #fff; On this page: An ad blocker has likely prevented this video content from loading. We provide up-to-date basketball scores and statistics for every professional player and team in every major league in the world, including all NBA scores and stats since 1949. The 201516 season saw the 36ers sign import point guard Jerome Randle to replace Kenyon McNeail, who sustained an injury and left after three games, while the team also acquired young guard Nathan Sobey from the Cairns Taipans. The Sixers impressed on the road early, but struggled to string consistent performances together, winning half of their first 16 games. fill: #fff; fill: none; Game 2 Titans 88 def. fill: #fff; Capsules on the other three With tennis great Roger Federer serving as a co-chair, the sports world was well represented for one of the biggest nights in fashion. #sem-icon .d { New Zealand Breakers, #per-icon .a { 14, Australia - NBL career RS : #per-icon .d, fill: #5b4099; fill: #69be29; The 36ers nickname comes from the fact that the Colony of South Australia was officially proclaimed on 28 December 1836. } Brett Maher dishes a season high 10 assists for Adelaide 36ers On February 02, 2006, Brett Maher set a season high in assists in a Australia - NBL Playoffs game. 200102 would see the Adelaide 36ers win a then record fourth NBL title and the third for coach Phil Smyth. New Zealand Breakers, #per-icon .a { [1] Since 2019, the 36ers play their home games at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre. #sem-icon .g { Further injuries to import guards Troy DeVries and Craig Winder ultimately saw them replaced in the squad. fill: #cda97c; That day he reached 5 steals in Adelaide 36ers's home win against South East Melbourne Phoenix, 94-88. } } Illawarra Hawks, #mel-icon .a { 33 which was worn by Mark Davis throughout his 482-game NBL/36ers career. Take our online poll", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Adelaide_36ers&oldid=1152605261, 23 (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1998/99, 1999/2000, 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2008/09, 2013/14, 2014/15), 8 (1985, 1986, 1994, 1998, 1998/99, 2001/02, 2013/14, 2017/18), Most 3 pointers in a game: 11 Darryl Pearce vs Newcastle Falcons at the Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre, 20 February 1988, and, Most rebounds in a game: 31 Dan Clausen vs Canberra Cannons at the, Longest winning streak: 14 22 June 10 August 1985, and 26 July 11 October 1986, Longest losing streak: 8 4 February 18 March 2011, and 30 November 2012 5 January 2013, Most field goals attempted: 7,072 Brett Maher, Most three's attempted: 2,835 Brett Maher, Most free throws attempted: 2,888 Mark Davis, Most rebounds: 5,200 (3,221 def; 1,979 off) Mark Davis. fill: #231f20; "We're thinking bigger picture this year," Franks said. #mel-icon .b { 5 which belonged to club games record holder Brett Maher who along with his 526 games also holds the club record for points scored with 8,941 and captained the club to the 1998, 1998/99 and 2001/02 NBL Championships. They did avoid their second straight last place finish only because the returning Sydney Kings finished with an 820 record. 36ers long time assistant coach Don Shipway was appointed coach of the team for the 1990 NBL season which saw the team miss the playoffs for the first time since 1983 when they finished 9th with an 1115 record, the club's first ever losing season. The Adelaide 36ers won their first NBL championship in 1986. #adl-icon .b { ^ "Hyrum Harris Added to 36ers Roster". DOWNLOAD THE FREE NBL APP: BREAKING NEWS AS IT HAPPENS Brisbane Bullets, #cns-icon .B { After the story was broken in one of Adelaide's daily newspaper's at the time, The Advertiser, Cole was suspended by the club for the last two games and the team was coached by his assistant Don Shipway. Despite the on court success there was controversy at the club during the 1986 season with coach Ken Cole suspended towards the end of the regular season by the club board over his smoking of marijuana joint during a road trip to Brisbane, a situation that Cole was open about and never denied. Adelaide improved to a 1412 record under Monson and made the playoffs finishing in 7th place but were beaten in the quarter-finals by the defending NBL champion South East Melbourne Magic. } However ticket demand was more than double that of what Apollo could hold (often tickets for games would be sold out in less than an hour), so in conjunction with the Basketball Association of South Australia (BASA), a new home for basketball in South Australia was opened in 1992 in the western suburb of Findon. Tickets; ADELAIDE 36ers Schedule 2002-03 The rough outing in OKC doesn't diminish the 36ers' feat in Phoenix, nor does it dim Adelaide's optimism that they're a force in the NBL this season. In 2012 the NBL announced that the 1986 Adelaide 36ers were voted as the greatest single season team in league history. #per-icon .d, 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. fill: #f28d3a; Copyright: ESPN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. He also had 24 points, 10 rebounds, 1 steal and finished the game with a 32 efficiency. fill: none; Despite the departure of Phil Smyth to the Sydney Kings, Adelaide's good form continued into 1995 with the team reaching the semi-finals where they were eliminated by their playoff nemesis Perth who had also eliminated them in the 1987 and 1991 semi-finals, and the 1989 elimination final. Kevin Brooks was named the Grand Final MVP in what was the last ever winter season for the National Basketball League. They would again miss the playoffs in 200708 finishing in 9th place with a 1416 record. } clip-path: url(#sem-b); That day he scored 30 points in Adelaide 36ers's road loss against Melbourne Tigers, 116-107. Following the 199900 season, Brett Maher and Martin Cattalini were selected to represent the Australian Boomers at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. CLICK HERE, #adl-icon .b { It's about preparing for the NBL season. That day he dished 10 assists in Adelaide 36ers's home loss against Cairns Taipans, 103-106. Adelaide finished with their third minor premiership in a row and the second under Gary Fox after finishing with a 195 record in 1988 but would again be beaten Semi-finalists. The 1999 McDonald's Championship was won by NBA champions the San Antonio Spurs who defeated Vasco da Gama 10368 in the final. "How much caffeine do they have back there?" fill: #fff; 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. [3], The Adelaide 36ers team mascot is Murray the Magpie. 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Also joining the club was NBA Draft prospect, 18-year-old high school star from Tulsa, Oklahoma named Terrance Ferguson, a 6'7" (201cm) shooting guard who joined Adelaide rather than commit to playing college basketball. The 200102 regular season took place over 24 rounds between 11 October 2001 and 23 March 2002. During 2012 and 2013, the Adelaide Arena was in the hands of the Commonwealth Bank after former owner Eddy Groves defaulted on his loan. "That import trio is going to be a tough one to beat in the NBL -- and in the NBA as well, as you saw," said Giddey -- an Australian who played a season for the 36ers as part of the NBL's "Next Star" program before entering the NBA draft in 2021. Brian Windhorst details why Joel Embiid is ruled out of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals vs. the Celtics. #cns-icon .C {