# 2019–20 Adelaide 36ers season

The 2019–20 NBL season was the 39th season for the Adelaide 36ers in the NBL.

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Development |
| C | Daniel Johnson | Harry Froling | | |
| PF | Obi Kyei | Eric Griffin | | Michael Harris |
| SF | Anthony Drmic | Jack McVeigh | | |
| SG | Brendan Teys | Ramone Moore | | Bijan Johnson |
| PG | Jerome Randle | Kevin White | Daniel Dillon | Ben Ayre Alex Mudronja |

## Preseason

The 36ers pre-season included 7 regular pre-season games, 2 NBL Blitz games and 1 NBLxNBA games. Their first two games were part of a tour of Philippines, before they had three games in Perth against the Perth Wildcats. As a club in the NBL they also took part in the NBL Blitz and played games against the Brisbane Bullets and the Cairns Taipans, which was followed by another 2 pre-season games in Adelaide against the New Zealand Breakers and Melbourne United. They finished their pre-season with a game against the Utah Jazz after the first regular season game of the 2019–20 NBL season.

### Game log

2019–20 pre-season game log :
Philippines Tour: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
23 August
@ Philippines
L 92-83
Ramone Moore (16)
Harry Froling (7)
Daniel Dillon (5)
Meralco Gym
0-1
2
25 August
@ Philippines
W 75-85
Daniel Johnson (16)
Harry Froling (9)
Daniel Johnson (4)
Meralco Gym
1-1 :
Perth Tour: 2–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
4 September
@ Perth Wildcats
W 84-90
Deshon Taylor (20)
Harry Froling (5)
Ramone Moore (6)
Mandurah Aquatic & Recreation Centre
2-1
4
6 September
@ Perth Wildcats
L 100-98
Harry Froling (27)
Harry Froling (10)
Daniel Dillon (5)
South West Sports Centre
2-2
5
8 September
@ Perth Wildcats
W 77-83
Jack McVeigh (18)
Harry Froling (8)
Harry Froling (6)
HBF Arena
3-2 :
NBL Blitz
: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
19 September
Cairns Taipans
L 100-99
Daniel Johnson (27)
Harry Froling (7)
Deshon Taylor (4)
Ulverstone Sports & Leisure Centre
0-1
2
21 September
Brisbane Bullets
L 85-92
Deshon Taylor (23)
Anthony Drmic (5)
Ramone Moore (6)
Silverdome
0-2 :
Pre-Season
: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
24 September
New Zealand Breakers
W 93-67
Eric Griffin (18)
Harry Froling (10)
Anthony Drmic (4)
Titanium Security Arena
4-2
7
27 September
Melbourne United
L 91-100
Eric Griffin (16)
Obi Kyei, Eric Griffin (6)
Ramone Moore (9)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre
4-3 :
NBLxNBA
: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
5 October
@ Utah Jazz
L 133-81
Jerome Randle (18)
Harry Froling (11)
Daniel Dillon (4)
Vivint Smart Home Arena
4-4 :

## Regular season

The regular season of the NBL consisted of 28 games, with the 36ers' 14 home games played at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre after leaving Titanium Security Arena during the off-season.

### Ladder

| Pos | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte | 2019–20 NBL season vte |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP |
| 1 | Sydney Kings | 28 | 20 | 8 | 71.43% | 4–1 | W2 | 12–2 | 8–6 | 2642 | 2472 | 106.88% |
| 2 | Perth Wildcats | 28 | 19 | 9 | 67.86% | 4–1 | W3 | 11–3 | 8–6 | 2529 | 2409 | 104.98% |
| 3 | Cairns Taipans | 28 | 16 | 12 | 57.14% | 3–2 | L2 | 11–3 | 5–9 | 2587 | 2547 | 101.57% |
| 4 | Melbourne United | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 4–1 | W3 | 9–5 | 6–8 | 2638 | 2560 | 103.05% |
| 5 | Brisbane Bullets | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 3–2 | W1 | 10–4 | 5–9 | 2607 | 2557 | 101.96% |
| 6 | New Zealand Breakers | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 4–1 | W4 | 9–5 | 6–8 | 2514 | 2468 | 101.86% |
| 7 | Adelaide 36ers | 28 | 12 | 16 | 42.86% | 1–4 | L2 | 8–6 | 4–10 | 2654 | 2768 | 95.88% |
| 8 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 28 | 9 | 19 | 32.14% | 0–5 | L8 | 6–8 | 3–11 | 2671 | 2761 | 96.74% |
| 9 | Illawarra Hawks | 28 | 5 | 23 | 17.86% | 0–5 | L10 | 3–11 | 2–12 | 2354 | 2654 | 88.70% |
Updated to match(es) played on 16 February 2020. 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.
2019–20 NBL season vte :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Adelaide 36ers | – | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Brisbane Bullets | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Cairns Taipans | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Illawarra Hawks | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Melbourne United | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| New Zealand Breakers | – | – | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Perth Wildcats | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Sydney Kings | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

### Game log

2019–20 game log :
October: 3–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
12 October
@ Sydney Kings
L 102-80
Daniel Johnson (26)
Harry Froling, Obi Kyei (7)
Jerome Randle (5)
Qudos Bank Arena
0-1
2
19 October
Brisbane Bullets
W 104-98
Eric Griffin (22)
Daniel Johnson (7)
Jerome Randle (5)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre
1-1
3
21 October
@ Illawarra Hawks
W 92-98
Daniel Johnson (21)
Daniel Johnson (10)
Anthony Drmic, Ramone Moore (4)
WIN Entertainment Centre
2-1
4
25 October
Cairns Taipans
W 101-97
Jerome Randle (22)
Obiri Kyei (9)
Anthony Drmic (3)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre
3-1
5
27 October
@ South East Melbourne Phoenix
L 101-91
Daniel Johnson (20)
Daniel Johnson (13)
Jerome Randle (4)
Melbourne Arena
3-2 :
November: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
2 November
Sydney Kings
L 96-98
Jerome Randle (23)
Anthony Drmic (15)
Jerome Randle (4)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre
3-3
7
10 November
@ Melbourne United
L 109-90
Jerome Randle (17)
Daniel Johnson (4)
Moore, Randle, White (3)
Melbourne Arena
3-4
8
15 November
Perth Wildcats
L 95-99
Daniel Johnson, Jerome Randle (23)
Daniel Johnson (13)
Jerome Randle (6)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre
3-5
9
18 November
@ South East Melbourne Phoenix
W 91-103
Jerome Randle (27)
Anthony Drmic (8)
Eric Griffin (5)
Melbourne Arena
4-5
10
22 November
@ Brisbane Bullets
L 106-104
Anthony Drmic, Jerome Randle (25)
Eric Griffin (8)
Anthony Drmic (6)
Nissan Arena
4-6
11
24 November
New Zealand Breakers
W 117-100
Eric Griffin (24)
Daniel Johnson (11)
Ramone Moore (4)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre
5-6 :
December: 3–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
12
1 December
@ Perth Wildcats
W 88-99
Daniel Johnson (29)
Daniel Johnson (17)
Jerome Randle (8)
RAC Arena
6-6
13
7 December
@ Melbourne United
L 112-90
Eric Griffin (34)
Eric Griffin (9)
Froling, Griffin, Johnson, Randle (2)
Melbourne Arena
6-7
14
13 December
South East Melbourne Phoenix
W 113-111
Jerome Randle (26)
Eric Griffin (10)
Jerome Randle (8)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre
7-7
15
15 December
@ New Zealand Breakers
W 96-99
Jerome Randle (29)
Eric Griffin (8)
Jerome Randle (4)
Spark Arena
8-7
16
20 December
Illawarra Hawks
L 84-93
Jerome Randle (26)
Eric Griffin (10)
Jerome Randle (6)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre
8-8
17
22 December
@ Cairns Taipans
L 94-86
Jerome Randle (19)
Eric Griffin (11)
Jerome Randle (7)
Cairns Convention Centre
8-9
18
29 December
New Zealand Breakers
L 87-96
Jerome Randle (28)
Daniel Johnson (10)
Jerome Randle, Brendan Teys (4)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre
8-10 :
January: 3–4 (Home: 3–1; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
19
1 January
Perth Wildcats
W 100-97
Eric Griffin (24)
Daniel Johnson (7)
Daniel Johnson (6)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9-10
20
4 January
@ Sydney Kings
L 91-77
Jerome Randle (24)
Daniel Johnson (11)
Jerome Randle (6)
Qudos Bank Arena
9-11
21
6 January
Illawarra Hawks
W 102-96
Anthony Drmic (24)
Eric Griffin (9)
Brendan Teys (5)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre
10-11
22
11 January
Melbourne United
W 100-86
Jerome Randle (23)
Eric Griffin (11)
Anthony Drmic, Brendan Teys (4)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre
11-11
23
18 January
@ Cairns Taipans
L 108-91
Daniel Johnson (38)
Jerome Randle (9)
Jerome Randle (10)
Cairns Convention Centre
11-12
24
25 January
Brisbane Bullets
L 99-108
Eric Griffin, Jerome Randle (21)
Daniel Johnson (10)
Daniel Dillon, Jerome Randle (5)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre
11-13
25
31 January
@ New Zealand Breakers
L 113-89
Daniel Johnson (24)
Daniel Johnson (9)
Jerome Randle (6)
Spark Arena
11-14 :
February: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
26
2 February
South East Melbourne Phoenix
W 100-93
Jerome Randle (35)
Anthony Drmic (10)
Brendan Teys (6)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre
12-14
27
8 February
Cairns Taipans
L 80-99
Daniel Johnson (14)
Eric Griffin (9)
Daniel Johnson, Jerome Randle (5)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre
12-15
28
15 February
@ Perth Wildcats
L 94-79
Daniel Johnson (18)
Daniel Johnson (11)
Harry Froling (5)
RAC Arena
12-16 :

## Awards
### Player of the Week

Round 7, Jerome Randle
Round 11, Jerome Randle