Adelaide 36ers
Australian professional basketball team
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| January 2025 | The Adelaide 36ers retired jersey number 21 of Daniel Johnson, who played 366 games for the team from 2010 to 2023. |
| January 4 2025 | Achieved new largest home attendance of 9,588 against Melbourne United at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre during Round 15 of the 2024–25 NBL season. |
| 2024 | Mike Wells becomes the head coach of the Adelaide 36ers, taking over leadership from 2024 onwards. |
| 2023 | Sunday Dech was awarded the GameTime by Kmart award. |
| 2023 | Scott Ninnis returns as head coach of the Adelaide 36ers for a second tenure, leading the team from 2023 to 2024. |
| 2023 | Antonius Cleveland won the NBL Best Defensive Player award. Kai Sotto was again named Fans MVP. |
| September 2023 | Grant Kelley became the sole owner of the Adelaide 36ers by increasing his shareholding to 100 percent. |
| 2022 | Kai Sotto was named Fans MVP for the second consecutive year. |
| 2022 | Antonius Cleveland won the NBL Best Defensive Player award. |
| October 2 2022 | Made NBL history by defeating NBA team Phoenix Suns 134-124 in a preseason game, becoming the first NBL team to beat an NBA team. |
| 2021 | Kai Sotto was named Fans MVP for the first time. |
| 2021 | C. J. Bruton becomes head coach of the Adelaide 36ers, serving from 2021 to 2023. |
| 2020 | Conner Henry takes over as head coach of the Adelaide 36ers, leading the team from 2020 to 2021. |
| 2020 | Josh Giddey won the NBL Rookie of the Year award. |
| 2019 | Began playing home games at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre. |
| October 5 2019 | Played against NBA's Utah Jazz at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, with the largest all-time attendance of 18,306 in a pre-season NBA vs NBL match. |
| 2018 | Made an NBL Grand Final appearance. Mitch Creek was selected to the All-NBL Second Team. Ramone Moore won the NBL Best Sixth Man award. |
| 2018 | Adelaide 36ers reach the Grand Final series against Melbourne United, ultimately losing 100-82 in the deciding game. |
| 2018 | Daniel Johnson was again selected to the All-NBL First Team. The team made a Grand Final appearance. |
| October 5 2018 | Adelaide 36ers played their first preseason game against an NBA team, losing to the Utah Jazz in the United States. |
| 2017 | Joey Wright named NBL Coach of the Year |
| 2017 | Won the NBL Regular Season Championship. Jerome Randle was named NBL Most Valuable Player. Joey Wright was named NBL Coach of the Year. Anthony Drmic won the NBL Rookie of the Year. Nathan Sobey won the NBL Most Improved Player. |
| 2017 | The Adelaide 36ers established major partnerships with Pathion, Scouts, Ananda, Goodlife, and Villi's for the 2017-18 season. |
| 2017 | The team becomes minor premiers for the first time since 1999-2000, winning 14 of 15 games midseason. |
| January 14 2017 | Recorded largest away attendance of 13,611 against Perth Wildcats at the Perth Arena during Round 15 of the 2016–17 NBL season. |
| 2016 | Jerome Randle was named NBL Most Valuable Player and made the All-NBL First Team. |
| 2016 | Grant Kelley became the major shareholder and chairman of the Adelaide 36ers. |
| 2016 | Jerome Randle leads the league in scoring and earns the inaugural NBL Australia Post Fan's MVP, but the 36ers fail to make the playoffs with a 14-14 record. |
| 2016 | Terrance Ferguson, an 18-year-old NBA draft prospect from Oklahoma, joins the Adelaide 36ers instead of committing to college basketball. |
| 2015 | Adelaide 36ers made an NBL Finals appearance. |
| November 2015 | The Advertiser newspaper conducted an online poll to determine the fans' favourite and best-ever Adelaide 36ers team, which included selecting top players in each position through fan voting. |
| November 2015 | The Adelaide 36ers retired jersey numbers 4 (Darryl Pearce) and 15 (Al Green), joining the previously retired numbers 5 (Brett Maher) and 33 (Mark Davis). |
| 2014 | Adelaide 36ers finish the regular season in second place with an 18-10 record and reach the Grand Final series, ultimately losing 2-1 to Perth Wildcats. |
| 2014 | Daniel Johnson was selected to the All-NBL First Team and the team made a Grand Final appearance. |
| November 15 2014 | Experienced their biggest home loss, being defeated by Melbourne United 118-79 at the Adelaide Arena by a margin of 39 points. |
| April 11 2014 | Achieved largest home attendance of 8,127 during NBL Grand Final Game 2 against Perth Wildcats at the Adelaide Arena. |
| 2013 | The 36ers sign point guard Gary Ervin, the 2011 NBL MVP. |
| 2013 | Joey Wright is signed as the new head coach and Kevin Brooks as his assistant for the 2013-14 NBL season. |
| April 3 2013 | SA Church Basketball and Scouts SA became joint owners of the Adelaide Arena, ensuring it remained the home of basketball in South Australia. |
| 2012 | The NBL officially announced that the 1986 Adelaide 36ers were voted as the greatest single season team in league history. |
| 2012 | Mike Dunlap becomes head coach of the Charlotte Bobcats in the NBA, becoming the first person to be a head coach in both the NBL and NBA. |
| November 30 2012 | Began another 8-game losing streak that lasted until 5 January 2013. |
| 2011 | For the first time in their history, the Adelaide 36ers fail to win at least 10 games in a season, finishing with a 9-19 record. |
| February 4 2011 | Started an 8-game losing streak that continued until 18 March 2011. |
| 2010 | Daniel Johnson begins his career with the Adelaide 36ers, playing 366 games until 2023. |
| December 10 2010 | Adelaide 36ers lost to Wollongong 79-81 at WIN Entertainment Centre. Adam Ballinger was the top scorer with 19 points, while Jacob Holmes led in rebounds with 8. The team's record dropped to 3-6. |
| December 3 2010 | Adelaide 36ers defeated Townsville 92-79 at Adelaide Arena, with Adam Ballinger scoring 18 points and grabbing 8 rebounds. The team's record improved to 3-5 for the season. |
| November 21 2010 | Adelaide 36ers lost to Townsville 73-77 away, with Adam Ballinger scoring 14 points and grabbing 8 rebounds |
| November 20 2010 | Adelaide 36ers lost to Cairns 71-87 away, with Adam Ballinger scoring 17 points |
| November 12 2010 | Adelaide 36ers lost to New Zealand 78-82, with Adam Ballinger scoring 16 points and Craig Winder providing 6 assists |
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