# 2024–25 Adelaide 36ers season

The 2024–25 Adelaide 36ers season was 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. However, on 12 August 2024, the 36ers replaced Ninnis with Mike Wells.

## 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 | 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
### Ladder

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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP |
| 1 | Illawarra Hawks | 29 | 20 | 9 | 68.97% | 4–1 | W3 | 10–4 | 10–5 | 2941 | 2645 | 111.19% |
| 2 | Melbourne United | 29 | 19 | 10 | 65.52% | 4–1 | W4 | 9–6 | 10–4 | 2771 | 2652 | 104.49% |
| 3 | Perth Wildcats | 29 | 18 | 11 | 62.07% | 3–2 | W3 | 10–5 | 8–6 | 2903 | 2811 | 103.27% |
| 4 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 29 | 16 | 13 | 55.17% | 2–3 | L1 | 10–4 | 6–9 | 2787 | 2656 | 104.93% |
| 5 | Sydney Kings | 29 | 16 | 13 | 55.17% | 2–3 | L3 | 7–7 | 9–6 | 2630 | 2557 | 102.85% |
| 6 | Adelaide 36ers | 29 | 13 | 16 | 44.83% | 2–3 | L3 | 9–6 | 4–10 | 2736 | 2796 | 97.85% |
| 7 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 29 | 13 | 16 | 44.83% | 1–4 | W1 | 9–5 | 4–11 | 2435 | 2553 | 95.38% |
| 8 | Brisbane Bullets | 29 | 12 | 17 | 41.38% | 2–3 | L1 | 6–8 | 6–9 | 2678 | 2838 | 94.36% |
| 9 | New Zealand Breakers | 29 | 10 | 19 | 34.48% | 1–4 | L1 | 6–9 | 4–10 | 2485 | 2650 | 93.77% |
| 10 | Cairns Taipans | 29 | 8 | 21 | 27.59% | 3–2 | L1 | 4–11 | 4–10 | 2561 | 2769 | 92.49% |
Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 2025. 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
* Last place
2024–25 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 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Brisbane Bullets | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Cairns Taipans | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Illawarra Hawks | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Melbourne United | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| New Zealand Breakers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Perth Wildcats | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Sydney Kings | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Tasmania JackJumpers | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |

## Game log
### Pre-season

2024 NBL Blitz game log Total: 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0) :
September: 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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

2024–25 game log Total: 13–16 (Home: 9–6; Road: 4–10) :
September: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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: 2–5 (Home: 1–3; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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
L 92–116
Dejan Vasiljevic (23)
Isaac Humphries (8)
Kendric Davis (10)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,495
7–11
19
30 December
@ Sydney
W 96–111
Kendric Davis (30)
Montrezl Harrell (10)
Kendric Davis (9)
Sydney SuperDome 11,765
8–11 :
January: 5–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
20
4 January
Melbourne
W 100–81
Davis, Harrell (28)
Montrezl Harrell (9)
Kendric Davis (11)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,588
9–11
21
10 January
@ Tasmania
L 104–103 (OT)
Kendric Davis (39)
Isaac Humphries (10)
Davis, Harrell (7)
Derwent Entertainment Centre 4,340
9–12
22
13 January
Illawarra
W 91–88
Montrezl Harrell (26)
Harrell, Martin (9)
Kendric Davis (7)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,475
10–12
23
17 January
@ Perth
L 110–103
Kendric Davis (31)
Montrezl Harrell (9)
Kendric Davis (10)
Perth Arena 13,570
10–13
24
19 January
@ Cairns
W 75–99
Dejan Vasiljevic (32)
Montrezl Harrell (15)
Kendric Davis (9)
Cairns Convention Centre 4,109
11–13
25
24 January
@ Sydney
W 96–105
Kendric Davis (30)
Montrezl Harrell (11)
Kendric Davis (6)
Sydney SuperDome 10,356
12–13
26
26 January
New Zealand
W 94–78
Montrezl Harrell (26)
Montrezl Harrell (8)
Kendric Davis (13)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,505
13–13
27
31 January
Brisbane
L 89–92
Kendric Davis (24)
Harrell, Vasiljevic (10)
Kendric Davis (10)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,521
13–14 :
February: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
28
2 February
@ S.E. Melbourne
L 105–99
Montrezl Harrell (25)
Montrezl Harrell (11)
Kendric Davis (7)
John Cain Arena 8,230
13–15
29
7 February
@ Perth
L 112–104
Kendric Davis (34)
Dech, Harrell (6)
Kendric Davis (8)
Perth Arena 13,559
13–16 :
2024–25 season schedule :

## Transactions
### Re-signed

| Player | Date Signed | Contract |
| Dejan Vasiljevic | 29 January 2024 | 3-year deal |
| Isaac Humphries | 7 March 2024 | 3-year deal |
| 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

| Player | Date Signed | Contract | Former team |
| Lat Mayen | 16 April 2024 | 1-year deal | Cairns Taipans |
| 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

| Player | Reason left | Date Left | New Team |
| Jacob Wiley | Free agent | 20 February 2024 | Covirán Granada |
| Tohi Smith-Milner | Free agent | 19 April 2024 | Brisbane Bullets |
| Mitch McCarron | Free agent | 26 April 2024 | New Zealand Breakers |
| Kyrin Galloway | Free agent | 29 April 2024 | Cairns Taipans |
| Trey Kell | Free agent | 28 June 2024 | Illawarra Hawks |
| Akech Aliir | Free agent | 5 July 2024 | Melbourne United |
| Trentyn Flowers | NBA draft | 25 July 2024 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Alex Starling | Released | 18 October 2024 | TBC |

## Awards
### Club awards

* Club MVP:
* Most Improved:
* Coaches Award:
* Members Choice:
* Best Defensive Player:
* Chairman's Award: