# 2021–22 Adelaide 36ers season

The 2021–22 NBL season was the 41st season for the Adelaide 36ers in the NBL.

## Roster

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

## Pre-season
### Game log

2021 NBL Blitz game log Total: 5–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 3–0) :
November: 5–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
14 November
@ Cairns
W 87–91 (OT)
Daniel Johnson (33)
Cameron Bairstow (11)
Dech, McCarron (4)
MyState Bank Arena 4,500
1–0
2
16 November
@ Perth
W 56–63
Hannahs, King (11)
Bairstow, Humphries (7)
Mitch McCarron (4)
MyState Bank Arena not available
2–0
3
21 November
Tasmania
W 82–80
Dusty Hannahs (19)
Isaac Humphries (6)
Mitch McCarron (12)
Ulverstone Sports & Leisure Centre not available
3–0
4
26 November
Perth
W 97–93
Hannahs, Withers (19)
Daniel Johnson (6)
Mitch McCarron (9)
Elphin Sports Centre not available
4–0
5
28 November
@ Brisbane
W 67–72
Daniel Johnson (16)
Nick Marshall (12)
Mitch McCarron (8)
MyState Bank Arena not available
5–0 :

## Regular season
### 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% | 4–1 | L1 | 9–5 | 11–3 | 2455 | 2244 | 109.40% |
| 2 | Illawarra Hawks | 28 | 19 | 9 | 67.86% | 4–1 | W2 | 8–6 | 11–3 | 2498 | 2345 | 106.52% |
| 3 | Sydney Kings | 28 | 19 | 9 | 67.86% | 3–2 | L1 | 9–5 | 10–4 | 2397 | 2313 | 103.63% |
| 4 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 28 | 17 | 11 | 60.71% | 4–1 | W4 | 8–6 | 9–5 | 2230 | 2220 | 100.45% |
| 5 | Perth Wildcats | 28 | 16 | 12 | 57.14% | 2–3 | L2 | 7–7 | 9–5 | 2495 | 2377 | 104.96% |
| 6 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 3–2 | W2 | 7–7 | 8–6 | 2456 | 2424 | 101.32% |
| 7 | Adelaide 36ers | 28 | 10 | 18 | 35.71% | 3–2 | W1 | 6–8 | 4–10 | 2283 | 2346 | 97.31% |
| 8 | Brisbane Bullets | 28 | 10 | 18 | 35.71% | 2–3 | L2 | 6–8 | 4–10 | 2379 | 2500 | 95.16% |
| 9 | Cairns Taipans | 28 | 9 | 19 | 32.14% | 1–4 | W1 | 5–9 | 4–10 | 2228 | 2408 | 92.52% |
| 10 | New Zealand Breakers | 28 | 5 | 23 | 17.86% | 0–5 | L10 | 2–12 | 3–11 | 2234 | 2478 | 90.15% |
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2022. Source: NBL.com.au

### Ladder progression

* Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top four.
* Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
* Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
2021–22 NBL season vte :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Adelaide 36ers | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Brisbane Bullets | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Cairns Taipans | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Illawarra Hawks | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Melbourne United | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| New Zealand Breakers | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Perth Wildcats | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Sydney Kings | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Tasmania JackJumpers | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |

### Game log

2021–22 game log Total: 10–18 (Home: 6–8; Road: 4–10) :
December: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
3 December
@ Perth
L 85–73
Daniel Johnson (22)
Todd Withers (11)
Mitch McCarron (9)
RAC Arena 11,950
0–1
2
5 December
Illawarra
L 71–81
Cameron Bairstow (15)
Todd Withers (13)
Bairstow, McCarron (4)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 4,802
0–2
3
9 December
@ Tasmania
W 80–83
Dusty Hannahs (15)
Humphries, McCarron (6)
Dusty Hannahs (4)
MyState Bank Arena 4,738
1–2
4
12 December
New Zealand
W 98–85
Dusty Hannahs (25)
Mitch McCarron (13)
Mitch McCarron (5)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 4,445
2–2
5
18 December
@ Cairns
L 93–67
Dusty Hannahs (20)
Isaac Humphries (10)
Mitch McCarron (4)
Cairns Convention Centre 3,314
2–3 :
January: 2–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
18 January
Perth
W 87–74
Daniel Johnson (21)
Mitch McCarron (12)
Mitch McCarron (8)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 4,758
3–3
7
22 January
Melbourne
L 78–97
Cameron Bairstow (18)
Mitch McCarron (10)
Mitch McCarron (7)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 4,819
3–4
8
24 January
@ Illawarra
L 100–89
Sunday Dech (20)
Cameron Bairstow (10)
Mitch McCarron (5)
WIN Entertainment Centre 2,141
3–5
9
28 January
@ Tasmania
L 76–71
Dusty Hannahs (22)
Cameron Bairstow (18)
Daniel Johnson (5)
MyState Bank Arena 4,632
3–6
10
30 January
Melbourne
W 88–83 (OT)
Dusty Hannahs (19)
Cameron Bairstow (13)
Bairstow, McCarron (5)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 4,906
4–6 :
February: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
11
11 February
@ Brisbane
L 77–73
Daniel Johnson (15)
Daniel Johnson (14)
Johnson, McCarron (4)
Nissan Arena 2,358
4–7
12
20 February
Cairns
W 82–71
Daniel Johnson (18)
Daniel Johnson (9)
Dech, McCarron (5)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 5,068
5–7
13
25 February
@ Illawarra
L 87–71
Sunday Dech (18)
Cameron Bairstow (12)
Mitch McCarron (4)
WIN Entertainment Centre 3,001
5–8
14
27 February
Sydney
L 90–93
Dusty Hannahs (24)
Bairstow, Johnson (8)
Mitch McCarron (7)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 4,813
5–9 :
March: 2–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
15
4 March
S.E. Melbourne
L 76–83
Daniel Johnson (31)
Johnson, Sotto (8)
Mitch McCarron (9)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 4,775
5–10
16
6 March
Perth
L 73–92
Daniel Johnson (19)
Daniel Johnson (12)
Mitch McCarron (6)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 4,157
5–11
17
12 March
@ New Zealand
L 84–75
Kai Sotto (14)
Sunday Dech (8)
Sunday Dech (7)
Adelaide Arena 3,044
5–12
18
18 March
Cairns
W 83–57
Mitch McCarron (21)
Mitch McCarron (10)
Dech, McCarron (3)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 3,596
6–12
19
20 March
@ Melbourne
L 101–74
Daniel Johnson (18)
Sunday Dech (6)
Dufelmeier, McCarron (3)
John Cain Arena 5,814
6–13
20
27 March
S.E. Melbourne
W 100–92
Daniel Johnson (22)
Daniel Johnson (10)
Tad Dufelmeier (4)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 3,765
7–13 :
April: 3–5 (Home: 0–3; Road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
21
1 April
Tasmania
L 72–80
Daniel Johnson (16)
Mitch McCarron (6)
Mitch McCarron (8)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 3,407
7–14
22
3 April
@ Brisbane
L 92–91
Daniel Johnson (28)
Mitch McCarron (10)
Mitch McCarron (7)
Nissan Arena 3,280
7–15
23
9 April
Sydney
L 77–84
Daniel Johnson (20)
Johnson, McCarron (7)
Johnson, McCarron (4)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 4,748
7–16
24
11 April
Brisbane
L 85–93
Kai Sotto (21)
Daniel Johnson (10)
Johnson, McCarron (6)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 3,829
7–17
25
14 April
@ Perth
W 70–82
Dech, Hannahs, Johnson (23)
Dech, McCarron (9)
Mitch McCarron (6)
RAC Arena 10,272
8–17
26
17 April
@ Sydney
W 82–90
Dusty Hannahs (22)
Daniel Johnson (12)
Dusty Hannahs (4)
Qudos Bank Arena 10,260
9–17
27
22 April
@ S.E. Melbourne
L 94–91
Sunday Dech (20)
Daniel Johnson (6)
Dech, Dufelmeier (6)
John Cain Arena 4,673
9–18
28
24 April
@ New Zealand
W 60–93
Sunday Dech (19)
Dech, Sotto, Withers (7)
Tad Dufelmeier (5)
MyState Bank Arena closed event
10–18 :
2021–22 season schedule :

## Transactions
### Re-signed

| Player | Signed |
| Isaac Humphries | 9 July |
| Sunday Dech | 29 April |
| Hyrum Harris | 3 May |

### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Kai Sotto | 21 April | N/A |
| Mitch McCarron | 13 July | Melbourne United |
| Mojave King | 14 July | Cairns Taipans |
| Dusty Hannahs | 20 July | Santa Cruz Warriors |
| Tad Dufelmeier | 22 July | Cairns Taipans |
| Emmanuel Malou | 28 July | Mackay Meteors |
| Todd Withers | 5 August | Fortitudo Bologna |
| Lachlan Olbrich | 16 October | Southern Tigers |
| Zac Gattorna | 26 October | Perth Redbacks |
| Hyrum Harris | 3 November | Hawke's Bay Hawks |
| Cameron Bairstow | 8 November | Illawarra Hawks |
| Nick Marshall | 10 November | Mount Gambier Pioneers |

### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | New team |
| Alex Mudronja | Released | Illawarra Hawks |
| Jack McVeigh | Free agent | Tasmania JackJumpers |
| Brandon Paul | Free agent | Club Joventut Badalona |
| Keanu Pinder | Free agent | Cairns Taipans |
| Josh Giddey | NBA draft | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Jack Purchase | Free agent | Perth Wildcats |
| Tony Crocker | Free agent | SIG Strasbourg |
| Daniel Dillon | Free agent | Waverley Falcons |
| Brendan Teys | Free agent | N/A |
| Kai Sotto | NBA draft | N/A |

## Awards
### Pre-season

* Loggins-Bruton Cup: Adelaide 36ers
* Most Valuable Player (Ray Borner Medal): Mitch McCarron

### Club awards

* Most Improved: Hyrum Harris
* Coaches Award: Cameron Bairstow
* Members Choice: Daniel Johnson
* Best Defensive Player: Sunday Dech
* Chairman's Award: Mitch McCarron
* Club MVP: Daniel Johnson