2020–21 Adelaide 36ers season
National Basketball League team season
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The 2020–21 NBL season was the 40th season for the Adelaide 36ers in the NBL, and their first under new Head Coach Conner Henry.
Record13–23 (36.1%)
| 2020–21 Adelaide 36ers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Conner Henry |
| Co-captains |  Daniel Dillon Daniel Johnson Brendan Teys |
| Arena | Adelaide Entertainment Centre |
| NBL results | |
| Record | 13–23 (36.1%) |
| Ladder | 7th |
| Finals finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at NBL.com.au | |
| Cup results | |
| Record | 2–6 (25%) |
| Ladder | 8th |
| Cup finish | N/A |
Squad
Signings
- The 36ers retained LeBron James, 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]
- On 10 February 2021, Jeremy Kendle was announced as the temporary replacement of former import Sloan.[16]
- On 18 February 2021, Brandon Paul was announced as the long-term replacement to Sloan.[17]
- On 2 March 2021, the 36ers announced that Humphries was injured and would be sidelined for four to six weeks.[18] Jack Purchase was announced as his injury replacement player.[19]
- On 12 March 2021, Kendle was released from his short term contract.[20]
- On 17 March 2021, Josh Giddey was released from the active playing roster to prepare for the 2021 NBA draft.[21] He averaged 10.9 points, 7.3 rebounds and a league-leading 7.6 assists per game in 28 games played.[22]
Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Pre-season
To start their first season under their new head coach, the 36ers hosted 2 practice matches against the Brisbane Bullets.[23]
Ladder
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Game log
| 2020 pre-season game log Total: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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November: 2–0 (home: 2–0; road: 0–0)
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January
: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)
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Regular season
Ladder
| Pos | 2020–21 NBL season | |||||||||||
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| Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP | |
| 1 | Melbourne United | 36 | 28 | 8 | 77.78% | 4–1 | W3 | 14–4 | 14–4 | 3189 | 2956 | 107.88% |
| 2 | Perth Wildcats | 36 | 25 | 11 | 69.44% | 3–2 | L2 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 3133 | 2900 | 108.03% |
| 3 | Illawarra Hawks | 36 | 20 | 16 | 55.56% | 4–1 | L1 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 2962 | 2954 | 100.27% |
| 4 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 36 | 19 | 17 | 52.78% | 2–3 | L1 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 3217 | 3124 | 102.98% |
| 5 | Sydney Kings | 36 | 19 | 17 | 52.78% | 4–1 | W3 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 3112 | 3087 | 100.81% |
| 6 | Brisbane Bullets | 36 | 18 | 18 | 50.00% | 4–1 | W1 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 3204 | 3274 | 97.86% |
| 7 | Adelaide 36ers | 36 | 13 | 23 | 36.11% | 0–5 | L7 | 10–8 | 3–15 | 2985 | 3156 | 94.58% |
| 8 | New Zealand Breakers | 36 | 12 | 24 | 33.33% | 2–3 | L1 | 8–10 | 4–14 | 2937 | 3021 | 97.22% |
| 9 | Cairns Taipans | 36 | 8 | 28 | 22.22% | 1–4 | L2 | 6–12 | 2–16 | 2940 | 3207 | 91.67% |
Updated to match(es) played on 9 June 2021. Source: NBL.com.au
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.
| 2020–21 NBL season | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | NBL Cup | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | |||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide 36ers | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Brisbane Bullets | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Cairns Taipans | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Illawarra Hawks | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Melbourne United | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| New Zealand Breakers | – | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Perth Wildcats | – | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Sydney Kings | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Game log
Awards
Player of the Week
Round 2, Isaac Humphries
Round 9, Josh Giddey