# 2022–23 Adelaide 36ers season

The 2022–23 Adelaide 36ers season was the 42nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL).
On 2 October 2022, the 36ers became the first NBL team to beat an NBA team when they defeated the Phoenix Suns.

## Roster

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

## Standings
### Ladder

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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP |
| 1 | Sydney Kings | 28 | 19 | 9 | 67.86% | 2–3 | L2 | 10–4 | 9–5 | 2679 | 2468 | 108.55% |
| 2 | New Zealand Breakers | 28 | 18 | 10 | 64.29% | 5–0 | W5 | 7–7 | 11–3 | 2423 | 2246 | 107.88% |
| 3 | Cairns Taipans | 28 | 18 | 10 | 64.29% | 2–3 | W1 | 8–6 | 10–4 | 2455 | 2376 | 103.32% |
| 4 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 28 | 16 | 12 | 57.14% | 3–2 | W2 | 7–7 | 9–5 | 2385 | 2305 | 103.47% |
| 5 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 3–2 | L1 | 11–3 | 4–10 | 2553 | 2512 | 101.63% |
| 6 | Perth Wildcats | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 2–3 | W1 | 9–5 | 6–8 | 2580 | 2568 | 100.47% |
| 7 | Melbourne United | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 4–1 | W1 | 8–6 | 7–7 | 2434 | 2424 | 100.41% |
| 8 | Adelaide 36ers | 28 | 13 | 15 | 46.43% | 2–3 | L1 | 8–6 | 5–9 | 2546 | 2597 | 98.04% |
| 9 | Brisbane Bullets | 28 | 8 | 20 | 28.57% | 2–3 | L3 | 4–10 | 4–10 | 2365 | 2600 | 90.96% |
| 10 | Illawarra Hawks | 28 | 3 | 25 | 10.71% | 1–4 | L4 | 2–12 | 1–13 | 2261 | 2585 | 87.47% |
Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 2023. 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
2022–23 NBL season :
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Adelaide 36ers | — | — | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Brisbane Bullets | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Cairns Taipans | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Illawarra Hawks | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Melbourne United | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| New Zealand Breakers | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Perth Wildcats | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Sydney Kings | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tasmania JackJumpers | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

## Game log
### Pre-season

2022 pre-season game log Total: 1–3 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–3) :
September: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
9 September
@ Perth
L 98–87
Antonius Cleveland (23)
Kai Sotto (11)
Marshall, Randall II (4)
Eaton Recreration Centre 300
0–1
2
11 September
@ Perth
L 97–91
Craig Randall II (29)
Antonius Cleveland (9)
Mitch McCarron (6)
HBF Arena 500
0–2 :
October: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
2 October
@ Phoenix
W 134–124
Craig Randall II (35)
Mitch McCarron (9)
Mitch McCarron (16)
Footprint Center 15,152
1–2
4
6 October
@ Oklahoma City
L 98–131
Craig Randall II (27)
Robert Franks (7)
Craig Randall II (8)
Paycom Center not available
1–3 :

### NBL Blitz

2022 NBL Blitz game log Total: 3–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–0) :
September: 3–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
16 September
@ S.E. Melbourne
W 76–84
Craig Randall II (16)
Mitch McCarron (8)
Mitch McCarron (5)
Darwin Basketball Facility not available
1–0
2
19 September
Tasmania
W 87–79
Antonius Cleveland (27)
Sunday Dech (9)
Cleveland, Dech, McCarron (3)
Darwin Basketball Facility 838
2–0
3
22 September
@ Illawarra
W 77–84
Robert Franks (30)
Daniel Johnson (11)
Sunday Dech (7)
Darwin Basketball Facility 912
3–0 :

### Regular season

2022–23 game log Total: 13–15 (Home: 8–6; Road: 5–9) :
October: 2–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
13 October
Tasmania
L 72–97
Craig Randall II (18)
Mitch McCarron (6)
Mitch McCarron (5)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 8,027
0–1
2
15 October
Illawarra
W 90–80
Craig Randall II (28)
Robert Franks (9)
Daniel Johnson (8)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 8,143
1–1
3
21 October
@ Sydney
W 88–92
Craig Randall II (24)
Daniel Johnson (8)
Craig Randall II (5)
Qudos Bank Arena 8,154
2–1
4
28 October
New Zealand
L 70–99
Kai Sotto (16)
Kai Sotto (7)
Dech, McCarron (3)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 6,717
2–2
5
30 October
@ S.E. Melbourne
L 103–98 (OT)
Craig Randall II (28)
Franks, McCarron (9)
Cleveland, Franks, Randall (3)
John Cain Arena 7,195
2–3 :
November: 3–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
3 November
@ Illawarra
W 80–96
Daniel Johnson (28)
Daniel Johnson (7)
Mitch McCarron (7)
WIN Entertainment Centre 2,118
3–3
7
5 November
Perth
L 89–94
Robert Franks (24)
Robert Franks (9)
Daniel Johnson (5)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,071
3–4
8
17 November
@ Melbourne
W 86–91
Drmic, Franks (21)
Robert Franks (11)
Mitch McCarron (5)
John Cain Arena 5,100
4–4
9
20 November
@ New Zealand
L 89–83
Antonius Cleveland (17)
Mitch McCarron (9)
Antonius Cleveland (6)
The Trusts Arena 2,909
4–5
10
24 November
@ Perth
W 82–96
Robert Franks (21)
Franks, Johnson (8)
Drmic, McCarron (6)
RAC Arena 10,329
5–5 :
December: 5–4 (Home: 5–1; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
11
2 December
Cairns
W 78–75
Antonius Cleveland (23)
Daniel Johnson (9)
Sunday Dech (5)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 7,198
6–5
12
4 December
@ Sydney
L 97–78
Daniel Johnson (21)
Antonius Cleveland (6)
Mitch McCarron (5)
Qudos Bank Arena 9,389
6–6
13
9 December
Perth
L 90–98
Mitch McCarron (20)
Mitch McCarron (13)
Mitch McCarron (6)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 5,436
6–7
14
11 December
@ S.E. Melbourne
L 102–84
Robert Franks (18)
Mitch McCarron (9)
Mitch McCarron (4)
John Cain Arena 4,820
6–8
15
17 December
Brisbane
W 108–77
Robert Franks (25)
Antonius Cleveland (9)
Dech, McCarron (4)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 6,003
7–8
16
19 December
Tasmania
W 93–82
Antonius Cleveland (20)
Antonius Cleveland (10)
Mitch McCarron (5)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 7,010
8–8
17
24 December
S.E. Melbourne
W 94–88
Franks, Johnson (20)
Antonius Cleveland (11)
Antonius Cleveland (5)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 6,033
9–8
18
29 December
Brisbane
W 87–84
Robert Franks (18)
Anthony Drmic (11)
Antonius Cleveland (5)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,263
10–8
19
31 December
@ Cairns
L 86–83
Antonius Cleveland (16)
Robert Franks (8)
Mitch McCarron (5)
Cairns Convention Centre 4,851
10–9 :
January: 2–5 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
20
6 January
Illawarra
W 103–95
Daniel Johnson (18)
Daniel Johnson (8)
Clark, Cleveland (5)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,308
11–9
21
8 January
New Zealand
L 83–85
Robert Franks (20)
Robert Franks (13)
Mitch McCarron (4)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,368
11–10
22
12 January
@ Tasmania
L 98–82
Robert Franks (24)
Kai Sotto (7)
Ian Clark (6)
MyState Bank Arena 4,293
11–11
23
14 January
@ Perth
L 112–97
Robert Franks (25)
Antonius Cleveland (6)
Antonius Cleveland (4)
RAC Arena 13,087
11–12
24
19 January
@ Brisbane
L 106–101 (OT)
Anthony Drmic (20)
Harris, Sotto (7)
Ian Clark (8)
Nissan Arena 3,953
11–13
25
21 January
Melbourne
L 87–94
Robert Franks (24)
Robert Franks (10)
Robert Franks (6)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,505
11–14
26
30 January
@ Cairns
W 96–99
Antonius Cleveland (27)
Robert Franks (9)
Franks, McCarron (5)
Cairns Convention Centre 3,530
12–14 :
February: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
27
3 February
Sydney
W 115–108
Antonius Cleveland (23)
Kai Sotto (7)
Antonius Cleveland (7)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,558
13–14
28
5 February
@ Melbourne
L 116–107
Antonius Cleveland (30)
Antonius Cleveland (6)
Clark, Dech (4)
John Cain Arena 10,175
13–15 :
2022–23 season schedule :

## Transactions
### Re-signed

| Player | Signed |
| Sunday Dech | 29 April |
| Hyrum Harris | 3 May |
| Nick Marshall | 17 May |
| Kai Sotto | 29 July |

### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Anthony Drmic | 26 May | Brisbane Bullets |
| Kyrin Galloway | 27 May | New Zealand Breakers |
| Antonius Cleveland | 9 June | Illawarra Hawks |
| Robert Franks | 10 June | Brisbane Bullets |
| Craig Randall II | 8 August | Long Island Nets |
| Deng Acuoth | 10 August | Knox Raiders |
| Cameron Thew | 1 September | Northside Wizards |
| Fiston Ipassou | 1 September | Forestville Eagles |
| Fraser Roxburgh | 1 September | Knox Raiders |
| Ian Clark | 20 December | Sydney Kings |

### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | New team |
| Isaac Humphries | Free agent | Melbourne United |
| Cameron Bairstow | Retired | N/A |
| Isaac Gattorna | Free agent | Sydney Kings |
| Lachlan Olbrich | Collage | UC Riverside Highlanders |
| Todd Withers | Free agent | Rytas Vilnius |
| Mojave King | Free agent | NBA G League Ignite |
| Craig Randall II | Released | N/A |

## Awards
### Club awards

* Most Improved: Nick Marshall
* Coaches Award: Anthony Drmic
* Members Choice: Antonius Cleveland
* Best Defensive Player: Antonius Cleveland
* Chairman's Award: Jared Campbell
* Club MVP: Antonius Cleveland