# 2023–24 Adelaide 36ers season

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. On 22 February 2024, Ninnis signed a two-year contract to continue as head coach.

## Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

### 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

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| Pos | 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 ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Adelaide 36ers | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Brisbane Bullets | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Cairns Taipans | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Illawarra Hawks | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Melbourne United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| New Zealand Breakers | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Perth Wildcats | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Sydney Kings | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Tasmania JackJumpers | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

## Game log
### 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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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

2023–24 game log Total: 12–16 (Home: 9–5; Road: 3–11) :
September: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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) | |
| Fraser Roxburgh | 4 July 2023 | 1-year deal | |

### Additions

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

### Subtractions

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

## Awards
### Club awards

* Club MVP: Isaac Humphries
* Most Improved: Kyrin Galloway
* Coaches Award: Jason Cadee
* Members Choice: Dejan Vasiljevic
* Best Defensive Player: Sunday Dech
* Chairman's Award: Scott Ninnis