2025–26 Adelaide 36ers season

2025–26 Adelaide 36ers season
Head coach Mike Wells
Co-captains Bryce Cotton
Isaac Humphries
Dejan Vasiljevic
ArenaAdelaide Entertainment Centre
NBL results
Record16–4 (80%)
Ladder1st
Finals finishTBD
Stats at NBL.com.au
Ignite Cup results
Record2–1 (66.7%)
Ladder2nd
Ignite Cup finishTBD
All statistics correct as of 24 December 2025.

The 2025–26 Adelaide 36ers season will be the 45th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL).

Roster

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Adelaide 36ers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
G 0 Kenyon, Matt 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
G 1 Cameron, Flynn 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
G 2 White, Isaac 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
C 8 Humphries, Isaac (C) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 112 kg (247 lb)
F 9 Jones, Blake (NRP) 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb)
F 10 Manyang, Magok (DP) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
G 11 Cotton, Bryce (C) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 76 kg (168 lb)
C 14 Griscti, Ben  2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 110 kg (243 lb)
G 17 Harris, Michael 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
G 22 Rasmussen, Keanu 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
F 23 Brown Jr., Troy (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb)
F 31 Rakocevic, Nick (I) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
G 34 Vasiljevic, Dejan (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
G 39 Manyang, Deng (DP) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
G 42 Brogan, Che (DP) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
F 45 Cheatham, Zylan (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Luke Cann
  • Igor Cvjetkovic (development)
  • Jakob Dorricott (development)
  • Marko Marinović
  • Kerry Williams
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (NRP) Nominated replacement player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured
Updated: 14 November 2025

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Development Injured
PG Bryce Cotton Isaac White Keanu Rasmussen
SG Dejan Vasiljevic Michael Harris Che Brogan (DP)
SF Flynn Cameron Matt Kenyon Deng Manyang (DP)
PF Zylan Cheatham (I) Troy Brown Jr. (I) Magok Manyang (DP)
C Isaac Humphries Nick Rakocevic (I) Blake Jones (NRP) Ben Griscti

Standings

Ladder

Pos 2025–26 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Adelaide 36ers 20 16 4 80.00% 4–1 W2 9–2 7–2 1855 1715 108.16%
2 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 19 13 6 68.42% 4–1 W3 7–3 6–3 1832 1671 109.63%
3 Melbourne United 21 14 7 66.67% 1–4 L1 8–3 6–4 1991 1868 106.58%
4 Sydney Kings 19 12 7 63.16% 5–0 W5 6–3 6–4 1798 1630 110.31%
5 Perth Wildcats 20 11 9 55.00% 2–3 W1 4–6 7–3 1771 1725 102.67%
6 Tasmania JackJumpers 20 9 11 45.00% 3–2 W1 2–7 7–4 1718 1717 100.06%
7 New Zealand Breakers 20 7 13 35.00% 2–3 L3 4–5 3–8 1778 1788 99.44%
8 Illawarra Hawks 19 6 13 31.58% 1–4 L3 4–6 2–7 1681 1840 91.36%
9 Brisbane Bullets 20 6 14 30.00% 1–4 W1 2–7 4–7 1720 1910 90.05%
10 Cairns Taipans 20 5 15 25.00% 2–3 L2 2–9 3–6 1631 1911 85.35%

Updated to match(es) played on 24 December 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
2025–26 NBL season
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Adelaide 36ers—212233322111
Brisbane Bullets3789777788999
Cairns Taipans74778109101010101010
Illawarra Hawks—99810810879888
Melbourne United2121111111223
New Zealand Breakers6101010998997677
Perth Wildcats5643655554455
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix1564322233332
Sydney Kings—856564445544
Tasmania JackJumpers4335446666766
Updated to match(es) played on 23 December 2025. Source: NBL.com.au

Game log

Pre-season

Main article: 2025 NBL pre-season

The 2025 NBL Blitz will run from 27 to 31 August 2025 with games being played at the AIS Arena, Canberra.[1][2]

2025 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
August: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 27 August Illawarra W 104–83 Isaac White (20) Zylan Cheatham (6) Isaac White (6) AIS Arena
n/a 		1–0
2 30 August @ Tasmania L 97–95 Harris, White (18) Zylan Cheatham (6) Isaac White (5) AIS Arena
n/a 		1–1

Regular season

Main article: 2025–26 NBL regular season

The regular season will begin on 18 September 2025.[3] It will consist of 165 games (33 games each) spread across 22 rounds, with the final game being played on 20 February 2026.[4]

2025–26 game log
Total: 16–4 (Home: 9–2; Road: 7–2)
September: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 28 September Brisbane W 87–80 Bryce Cotton (39) Zylan Cheatham (14) Bryce Cotton (6) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,429 		1–0
October: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 2 October @ Cairns W 79–110 Bryce Cotton (28) Zylan Cheatham (10) Bryce Cotton (7) Cairns Convention Centre
4,213 		2–0
3 9 October Tasmania W 98–89 Bryce Cotton (29) Zylan Cheatham (9) Bryce Cotton (9) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,320 		3–0
4 11 October Sydney L 79–103 Flynn Cameron (15) Cameron, Cheatham (8) Flynn Cameron (7) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
10,021 		3–1
5 16 October S.E. Melbourne W 88–71 Bryce Cotton (28) Zylan Cheatham (14) Bryce Cotton (6) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,802 		4–1
6 18 October @ Cairns W 86–91 Bryce Cotton (53) Cameron, Cheatham (8) Bryce Cotton (5) Cairns Convention Centre
4,004 		5–1
7 26 October @ Melbourne L 81–80 Bryce Cotton (22) Zylan Cheatham (12) Zylan Cheatham (9) John Cain Arena
10,175 		5–2
November: 6–1 (Home: 3–1; Road: 3–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 2 November Illawarra W 90–88 Bryce Cotton (24) Zylan Cheatham (13) Bryce Cotton (9) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,983 		6–2
9 6 November @ New Zealand W 79–83 Bryce Cotton (23) Cameron, Cheatham (8) Bryce Cotton (6) Wolfbrook Arena
3,859 		7–2
10 9 November Perth L 87–94 Bryce Cotton (23) Zylan Cheatham (9) Bryce Cotton (7) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
10,029 		7–3
11 13 November @ Tasmania W 86–97 Zylan Cheatham (27) Zylan Cheatham (14) Cheatham, Cotton (4) Derwent Entertainment Centre
4,340 		8–3
12 16 November Cairns W 105–101 (OT) Bryce Cotton (41) Isaac Humphries (13) Bryce Cotton (8) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,878 		9–3
13 19 November Illawarra W 97–85 Bryce Cotton (31) Isaac Humphries (9) Bryce Cotton (13) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,964 		10–3
14 22 November @ S.E. Melbourne W 81–94 Dejan Vasiljevic (22) Zylan Cheatham (16) Bryce Cotton (9) John Cain Arena
5,906 		11–3
December: 5–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
15 5 December Brisbane W 90–65 Cheatham, Cotton (20) Nick Rakocevic (8) Bryce Cotton (6) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
9,835 		12–3
16 7 December @ Perth W 94–95 Isaac Humphries (28) Flynn Cameron (8) Bryce Cotton (12) Perth Arena
13,661 		13–3
17 12 December Melbourne W 114–105 (OT) Bryce Cotton (33) Zylan Cheatham (9) Bryce Cotton (13) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
10,032 		14–3
18 17 December @ Sydney L 97–93 (OT) Bryce Cotton (25) Zylan Cheatham (13) Bryce Cotton (9) AIS Arena
4,154 		14–4
19 20 December @ Illawarra W 78–84 Cotton, Humphries (16) Nick Rakocevic (11) Bryce Cotton (7) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
4,432 		15–4
20 24 December Cairns W 93–73 Bryce Cotton (22) Nick Rakocevic (13) Bryce Cotton (11) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
10,006 		16–4
21 28 December Perth Adelaide Entertainment Centre
 –
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
22 2 January Sydney Adelaide Entertainment Centre
 –
23 4 January @ Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre
 –
24 9 January Tasmania Adelaide Entertainment Centre
 –
25 18 January S.E. Melbourne Perth Arena
 –
26 23 January @ New Zealand Spark Arena
 –
27 25 January @ Sydney Sydney SuperDome
 –
28 28 January @ Brisbane Gold Coast Sports Centre
 –
29 31 January S.E. Melbourne Adelaide Entertainment Centre
 –
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
30 5 February @ Illawarra Wollongong Entertainment Centre
 –
31 7 February @ Melbourne John Cain Arena
 –
32 14 February New Zealand Adelaide Entertainment Centre
 –
33 20 February @ Perth Perth Arena
 –
2025–26 season schedule

NBL Ignite Cup

Main article: 2025–26 NBL Ignite Cup

The NBL introduced the new NBL Ignite Cup tournament for the 2025–26 season, with all games except the championship final counting towards the regular-season standings.[5][6]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD BP Pts Qualification
1 New Zealand Breakers 3 3 0 325 262 +63 9 18 Ignite Cup final
2 Adelaide 36ers 3 2 1 283 255 +28 9 15
3 Perth Wildcats 3 2 1 298 272 +26 7 13
4 Tasmania JackJumpers 3 2 1 259 246 +13 6.5 12.5
5 Brisbane Bullets 2 1 1 194 206 −12 5 8
6 Illawarra Hawks 3 1 2 280 307 −27 5 8
7 Sydney Kings 4 1 3 350 381 −31 5 8
8 Melbourne United 2 1 1 200 200 0 4 7
9 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 1 0 1 81 89 −8 1.5 1.5
10 Cairns Taipans 2 0 2 151 203 −52 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 24 December 2025. Source: Ignitecup.com.au


Transactions

Free agency began on 4 April 2025.[7][8]

Re-signed

Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Montrezl Harrell 29 May 2025 1-year deal [9]

Additions

Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Isaac White 5 April 2025 2-year deal Brisbane Bullets [10]
Michael Harris 7 April 2025 2-year deal (mutual option) Perth Wildcats [11]
Flynn Cameron 9 April 2025 3-year deal Melbourne United [12]
Matt Kenyon 15 May 2025 1-year deal S.E. Melbourne Phoenix [13]
Bryce Cotton 22 May 2025 3-year deal Perth Wildcats [14]
Troy Brown Jr. 14 November 2025 1-year deal Cangrejeros de Santurce [15]

Subtractions

Player Reason left Date Left New Team Ref.
Nick Marshall Free agent 8 April 2025 Tasmania JackJumpers [16]
Sunday Dech Free agent 23 April 2025 Perth Wildcats [17]
Lat Mayen Free agent 23 April 2025 Perth Wildcats [18]

Awards

Club awards

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Blitz heads to Canberra". NBL.com.au. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Canberra back on NBL agenda with hosting of Blitz". CanberraTimes.com.au. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  3. ^ Uluc, Olgun (20 June 2025). "Storylines everywhere as NBL releases schedule for 2025-26 season". ESPN Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  4. ^ Jackson, Andrew (20 June 2025). "'Personal' rivalries as 'hurt' US star, five-time MVP face former teams: NBL and WNBL Schedule". Fox Sports. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  5. ^ Uluc, Olgun (7 October 2025). "NBL Ignite Cup: Everything you need to know". ESPN Australia. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  6. ^ Shadlow, Jai (7 October 2025). "'All roads lead to Gold Coast': In-season tournament reveal adds to NBL expansion rumblings". Fox Sports. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Free agency begins April 4". NBL.com.au. 19 March 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  8. ^ "NBL26 Roster Tracker: Every signing, extension and departure". NBL.com.au. 22 June 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Montrezl Harrell returning to 36ers for second NBL campaign". ESPN Australia. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  10. ^ "White signs for 36ers on two-year deal". Adelaide36ers.com. 5 April 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Harris signs on for NBL26 season". Adelaide36ers.com. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Emerging guard to take "next step" at 36ers". NBL.com.au. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  13. ^ "36ers add versatile Kenyon for NBL26". Adelaide36ers.com. 15 May 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  14. ^ "Bryce Cotton signs bombshell multi-year deal with Adelaide 36ers". ESPN Australia. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Adelaide 36ers sign former LA Laker as import". ESPN Australia. 14 November 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  16. ^ "JackJumpers secure talented swingman Nick Marshall". JackJumpers.com.au. 8 April 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  17. ^ "Two-time NBL champion returns home to Wildcats". Perth Wildcats. 22 April 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  18. ^ "Versatile forward joins Wildcats in latest free-agency addition". Perth Wildcats. 23 April 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
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