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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
Record7–10 (41.2%)
Ladder8th
Finals finishTBD

Stats at NBL.com.au
All statistics correct as of 24 December 2024.
2025–26 ⊟

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 Injured (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
G 44 South Sudan Dech, Sunday Injured 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: 24 December 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 Illawarra Hawks 17 12 5 70.59% 4–1 W4 5–2 7–3 1719 1551 110.83%
2 Melbourne United 21 13 8 61.90% 1–4 W1 7–6 6–2 2003 1892 105.87%
2 Sydney Kings 19 11 8 57.89% 3–2 L1 4–3 7–5 1695 1609 105.34%
4 Tasmania JackJumpers 18 10 8 55.56% 5–0 W7 6–2 4–6 1496 1497 99.93%
5 Brisbane Bullets 17 9 8 52.94% 4–1 W2 5–3 4–5 1640 1636 100.24%
6 Perth Wildcats 19 10 9 52.63% 3–2 L1 7–3 3–6 1839 1848 99.51%
7 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 18 9 9 50.00% 4–1 W2 6–3 3–6 1646 1588 103.65%
8 Adelaide 36ers 17 7 10 41.18% 1–4 L2 6–4 1–6 1546 1643 94.10%
9 New Zealand Breakers 18 7 11 38.89% 0–5 L8 4–5 3–6 1524 1652 92.25%
10 Cairns Taipans 18 3 15 16.67% 0–5 L14 2–8 1–7 1510 1702 88.72%

Updated to match(es) played on 26 December 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 36ers8865544446988
Brisbane Bullets61099787879875
Cairns Taipans107466910101010101010
Illawarra Hawks1122112332211
Melbourne United2353423111122
New Zealand Breakers5211231223599
Perth Wildcats4587866665446
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix79101010108787667
Sydney Kings3434355554333
Tasmania JackJumpers9678979998754
Updated to match(es) played on 25 December 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: 7–10 (Home: 6–4; Road: 1–6)
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: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
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 L 113–93 Kendric Davis (30) Jarell Martin (9) Kendric Davis (11) John Cain Arena
9,747
6–5
12 30 November Tasmania L 73–77 Isaac Humphries (19) Isaac Humphries (11) Keanu Rasmussen (4) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,428
6–6
December: 1–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
13 6 December @ Brisbane L 102–83 Isaac Humphries (16) Humphries, Marshall (6) Keanu Rasmussen (5) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
5,142
6–7
14 8 December Perth L 105–115 Kendric Davis (37) Jarell Martin (7) Kendric Davis (11) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,352
6–8
15 14 December New Zealand W 111–94 Kendric Davis (36) Montrezl Harrell (10) Kendric Davis (9) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,449
7–8
16 21 December @ S.E. Melbourne L 106–86 Kendric Davis (24) Isaac Humphries (10) Kendric Davis (8) John Cain Arena
10,175
7–9
17 24 December Brisbane L 90–111 Kendric Davis (32) Montrezl Harrell (9) Kendric Davis (8) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,457
7–10
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 20 February 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 [12]
Trey Kell Free agent 28 June 2024 Illawarra Hawks [13]
Akech Aliir Free agent 5 July 2024 Melbourne United [14]
Trentyn Flowers NBA draft 25 July 2024 Los Angeles Clippers [15]
Alex Starling Released 18 October 2024 TBC [16]

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. ^ "Jacob Wiley (ex Adelaide) signs at Granada". eurobasket.com. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 13 June 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. ^ "Done deal: Taipans officially sign Kyrin Galloway". Taipans.com. 29 April 2024. Archived from the original on 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Hawks land on Import Guard Trey Kell III". Hawks.com.au. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  14. ^ "Akech Aliir elevated into main roster ahead of NBL25". MelbourneUtd.com.au. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  15. ^ Maher, Rory (25 July 2024). "Clippers Sign Trentyn Flowers To Two-Way Deal". HoopsRumors.com. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  16. ^ "Harrell to stay for NBL25 season". adelaide36ers.com. 18 October 2024. Archived from the original on 18 October 2024.
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