2020–21 Adelaide 36ers season

The 2020–21 NBL season is the 40th season for the Adelaide 36ers in the NBL, and their first under new Head Coach Conner Henry.

2020–21 Adelaide 36ers season
Head Coach	Conner Henry
Co-Captains	Daniel Dillon Daniel Johnson Brendan Teys
Stadium	Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
NBL results
Ladder	3rd
Wins	4
Losses	3

Squad

Signings

• The 36ers retained Jack McVeigh, Obi Kyei, Brendan Teys, Daniel Dillon and Alex Mudronja who had all signed multiple season contracts that covered the 2020–21 season.[1]
• On 26 February 2020, former head coach Joey Wright and the club parted ways despite still have time left on his contract.[2] Following his departure there were accusations of abuse and bullying by Wright across their final season together.[3]
• On 12 March 2020, the 36ers announced that they had signed Josh Giddey on a Next Stars program contract.[4]
• On 15 April 2020, club co-captain Kevin White was released from his remaining contract.[5]
• On 6 May 2020, Daniel Johnson signed a new three-year deal with the club.[6]
• On 16 July 2020, the 36ers signed 2018 NBL Rookie of the Year Isaac Humphries on a two-year deal.[7]
• On 17 July 2020, the 36ers announced that Keanu Pinder had signed a one-year deal.[8]
• On 22 July 2020, former Hawk Sunday Dech joined the 36ers on a three-year deal.[9]
• On 18 August 2020, Jamie Pearlman was announced as the lead assistant coach.[10]
• On 20 August 2020, Donald Sloan signed a one-year contract with the 36ers, filling their first import slot.[11]
• On 29 September 2020, Obi Kyei's request to be released from his contract was granted by the 36ers, releasing him from the final year of his contract.[12]
• On 1 December 2020, Tony Crocker signed a one-year deal to complete the 36ers roster.[13]
• On 7 January 2021, the 36ers signed Owen Hulland as a development player for the 2020–21 season.[14]
• On 7 February 2021, the 36ers granted Donald Sloan a release from the remainder of his contract.[15]

Roster

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2020–21 Adelaide 36ers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G/F 2 Crocker, Tony (I) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 34 – 17 January 1987 G 6 Giddey, Josh (NS) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 18 – 10 October 2002 G 7 Teys, Brendan (C) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 30 – 22 February 1990 C 8 Humphries, Isaac 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 116 kg (256 lb) 23 – 5 January 1998 G 9 McVeigh, Jack 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 24 – 27 June 1996 G 10 Mudronja, Alex 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 21 – 3 September 1999 G 12 Dillon, Daniel (C) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 34 – 19 March 1986 C 21 Johnson, Daniel (C) 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 32 – 3 April 1988 F 25 Pinder, Keanu 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 25 – 28 May 1995 F 32 Hulland, Owen (DP) 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) G 44 Dech, Sunday 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 27 – 1 January 1994	Head coach Conner Henry Assistant coach(es) Jamie Pearlman Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (IN) Inactive (I) Import player (TP) Training player (NS) Next Star player Injured Roster Updated: 7 February 2021

Pre-season

To start their first season under their new head coach, the 36ers hosted 2 practice matches against the Brisbane Bullets.[16]

Ladder

2020-21 NBL pre-season ladder
Ladder	Information
Pos. Nat. Name Pld. W. L. Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against Pts % Win % 1 Melbourne United 1 1 0 1-0 W1 0-0 1-0 97 81 119.75% 100.00% 2 Sydney Kings 1 1 0 1-0 W1 1-0 0-0 98 89 110.11% 100.00% 3 Adelaide 36ers 3 2 1 2-1 L1 2-0 0-1 276 225 122.67% 66.67% 4 Perth Wildcats (RC) 2 1 1 1-1 L1 1-1 0-0 165 165 100.00% 50.00% 5 Cairns Taipans 2 1 1 1-1 W1 1-1 0-0 177 185 95.68% 50.00% 6 Brisbane Bullets 4 2 2 2-2 W2 2-0 0-2 347 378 91.80% 50.00% 7 Illawarra Hawks 3 1 2 1-2 L1 0-0 1-2 254 263 96.58% 33.33% 8 SEM Phoenix 2 0 2 0-2 L2 0-0 0-2 198 210 94.29% 0.00% NZ Breakers 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0.00% 0.00%	Total Rounds 5 weeks Total Games 11 games Legend (RC) Reigning Champion Updated: 9 January 2021

Game log

2020 pre-season game log Total: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
November: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 13 November Brisbane Bullets W 93–75 Daniel Johnson (20) Josh Giddey (8) Josh Giddey (6) Adelaide Entertainment Centre 4,516 1–0 2 15 November Brisbane Bullets W 87–62 Daniel Johnson (19) Isaac Humphries (12) Josh Giddey (7) Titanium Security Arena 200 2–0
January : 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 9 January @ Cairns Taipans L 96–88 Donald Sloan (24) Daniel Johnson (10) Daniel Dillon (3) Cairns Pop-Up Arena 1,000 2–1

Regular season

Ladder

2020-21 NBL ladder
Ladder	Information
Pos. Nat. Name Pld. W. L. Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against Pts % Win % 1 Melbourne United 5 5 0 5-0 W5 2-0 3-0 456 407 112.04% 100.00% 2 Illawarra Hawks 5 4 1 4-1 L1 0-0 4-1 443 410 108.05% 80.00% 3 Adelaide 36ers 7 4 3 3-2 L1 4-3 0-0 606 629 96.34% 57.14% 4 SEM Phoenix 6 3 3 3-2 W1 1-0 2-3 551 553 99.64% 50.00% 5 Sydney Kings 5 2 3 2-3 W1 0-0 2-3 446 428 104.21% 40.00% 6 Brisbane Bullets 5 2 3 2-3 L1 2-3 0-0 457 479 95.41% 40.00% 7 Perth Wildcats (RC) 3 1 2 1-2 L2 1-1 0-1 248 241 102.90% 33.33% 8 Cairns Taipans 8 2 6 1-4 W1 2-5 0-1 675 713 94.67% 25.00% 9 NZ Breakers 4 1 3 1-3 L1 0-0 1-3 323 345 93.62% 25.00%	Current Round Round 4 Total Rounds TBD Games per Team 36 Total Games 162 Legend (RC) Reigning Champion Ladder Updated: 8 February 2021

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.

Team	1	2	3	4	5
Adelaide 36ers	3	5	3	3
Brisbane Bullets	6	9	5	6
Cairns Taipans	4	7	8	8
Illawarra Hawks	2	3	1	2
Melbourne United	1	1	2	1
New Zealand Breakers	–	8	9	9
Perth Wildcats	–	2	4	7
South East Melbourne Phoenix	7	6	6	4
Sydney Kings	5	4	7	5

Game log

2020–21 game log Total: 4–3 (Home: 4–3; Road: 0–0)
January: 4–2 (Home: 4–2; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 15 January Melbourne United L 65–89 Daniel Johnson (29) Dech, Giddey, Johnson, Pinder (6) Josh Giddey (5) Adelaide Entertainment Centre 6,539 0–1 2 17 January South East Melbourne Phoenix W 116–108 (2OT) Daniel Johnson (33) Isaac Humphries (12) Josh Giddey (7) Adelaide Entertainment Centre 6,518 1–1 3 20 January South East Melbourne Phoenix L 83–89 Isaac Humphries (20) Daniel Johnson (10) Daniel Johnson (4) Adelaide Entertainment Centre 6,946 1–2 4 22 January New Zealand Breakers W 94–91 (OT) Isaac Humphries (24) Isaac Humphries (11) Daniel Johnson (4) Adelaide Entertainment Centre 6,589 2–2 5 27 January New Zealand Breakers W 88–78 Isaac Humphries (21) Josh Giddey (10) Josh Giddey (8) Adelaide Entertainment Centre 5,706 3–2 6 30 January Sydney Kings W 85–80 Isaac Humphries (27) Isaac Humphries (9) Giddey, Johnson, Sloan (4) Adelaide Entertainment Centre 7,087 4–2
February: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 6 February Sydney Kings L 75–94 Daniel Johnson (21) Isaac Humphries (8) Josh Giddey (4) Adelaide Entertainment Centre 7,317 4–3 8 13 February @ Brisbane Bullets boxscore Nissan Arena 9 15 February Brisbane Bullets boxscore Adelaide Entertainment Centre
NBL Cup: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 10 21 February Sydney Kings boxscore John Cain Arena 11 23 February South East Melbourne Phoenix boxscore John Cain Arena 12 25 February Melbourne United boxscore John Cain Arena 13 27 February New Zealand Breakers boxscore John Cain Arena 14 4 March The Hawks boxscore State Basketball Centre 15 6 March Cairns Taipans boxscore John Cain Arena 16 11 March Brisbane Bullets boxscore John Cain Arena 17 14 March Perth Wildcats boxscore John Cain Arena

See also

• 2020–21 NBL season
• Adelaide 36ers

References

1. "NBL21 Free Agency Preview: Everything You Need to Know | NBL". nbl.com.au.
2. "Adelaidenow.com.au | Adelaide 36ers, head coach Joey Wright officially part ways after weeks of discussions, financial negotiations". www.adelaidenow.com.au.
3. "Former Adelaide 36ers coach apologises for suggesting players should 'hang themselves'". www.abc.net.au. 28 February 2020.
4. "Josh Giddey to Become NBL Next Star with Adelaide 36ers | NBL". nbl.com.au.
5. "36ers Release Kevin White". NBL. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
6. "Johnson stays loyal to NBL's Adelaide". 7NEWS.com.au. 6 May 2020.
7. "Sixers Sign Isaac Humphries | NBL". nbl.com.au.
8. "Keanu Pinder Signs With 36ers". NBL.com.au. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
9. "Sixers Land Sunday Dech | NBL". nbl.com.au.
10. "Adelaide 36ers welcome Jamie Pearlman as Lead Assistant Coach". www.adelaide36ers.com. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
11. "Adelaide 36ers Sign US Import Donald Sloan | NBL". NBL.com.au. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
12. "Adelaide 36ers Agree to Obi Kyei's Release". www.adelaide36ers.com. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
13. "Adelaide Complete Roster with Tony Crocker". NBL.com.au. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
14. "Adelaide 36ers sign young local talent Owen Hulland". www.adelaide36ers.com. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
15. "Donald Sloan Granted Release by Adelaide 36ers". NBL.com.au. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
16. "Hungry Jack's NBL Preseason Games". NBL.com.au. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.

External links

• Official Website