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2025–26 Adelaide 36ers season

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

Head coachUnited States Mike Wells
Co-captainsAustralia Bryce Cotton
Australia Isaac Humphries
Australia Dejan Vasiljevic
ArenaAdelaide Entertainment Centre
Record23–10 (69.7%)
Quick facts Adelaide 36ers season, Head coach ...
2025–26 Adelaide 36ers season
Head coachUnited States Mike Wells
Co-captainsAustralia Bryce Cotton
Australia Isaac Humphries
Australia Dejan Vasiljevic
ArenaAdelaide Entertainment Centre
NBL results
Record23–10 (69.7%)
Ladder2nd
Finals finishRunners-up
(lost to Kings 2–3)
Stats at NBL.com.au
Ignite Cup results
Record3–1 (75%)
Ladder1st
Ignite Cup finishRunners-up
(lost to Breakers 107–111)
All statistics correct as of 5 April 2026.
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Roster

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2025–26 Adelaide 36ers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
G 0 Australia Kenyon, Matt 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
G 1 New Zealand Cameron, Flynn 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
G 2 Australia White, Isaac 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
C 8 Australia Humphries, Isaac (C) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 112 kg (247 lb)
F 10 South Sudan Manyang, Magok (DP) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
G 11 Australia Cotton, Bryce (C) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 76 kg (168 lb)
G 12 United States Jenkins, John (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 98 kg (216 lb)
C 14 Australia Griscti, Ben Injured 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 110 kg (243 lb)
G 17 Australia Harris, Michael 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
G 22 New Zealand Rasmussen, Keanu 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
F 31 Serbia Rakocevic, Nick (I) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
G 34 Australia Vasiljevic, Dejan (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
G 39 South Sudan Manyang, Deng (DP) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
G 42 Australia Brogan, Che (DP) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
F 45 United States Cheatham, Zylan (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Australia Luke Cann
  • Australia Igor Cvjetkovic (development)
  • Australia Jakob Dorricott (development)
  • Serbia Marko Marinović
  • Australia Kerry Williams
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (NRP) Nominated replacement player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 14 January 2026
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Depth chart

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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) John Jenkins (I) Magok Manyang (DP)
C Isaac Humphries Nick Rakocevic (I) Blake Jones (NRP) Ben Griscti injured
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Standings

Ladder

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Pos 2025–26 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Sydney Kings 33 24 9 72.73% 5–0 W11 13–4 11–5 3276 2879 113.79%
2 Adelaide 36ers 33 23 10 69.70% 2–3 L1 12–5 11–5 3042 2890 105.26%
3 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 33 22 11 66.67% 3–2 L1 11–5 11–6 3324 3061 108.59%
4 Perth Wildcats 33 21 12 63.64% 4–1 W1 10–7 11–5 2996 2840 105.49%
5 Melbourne United 33 20 13 60.61% 2–3 W1 11–6 9–7 3041 2905 104.68%
6 Tasmania JackJumpers 33 14 19 42.42% 2–3 L2 6–10 8–9 2873 2884 99.62%
7 New Zealand Breakers 33 13 20 39.39% 2–3 W1 7–9 6–11 3022 3058 98.82%
8 Illawarra Hawks 33 13 20 39.39% 3–2 W2 7–9 6–11 3074 3205 95.91%
9 Cairns Taipans 33 9 24 27.27% 1–4 L2 4–13 5–11 2754 3194 86.22%
10 Brisbane Bullets 33 6 27 18.18% 0–5 L13 2–14 4–13 2710 3196 84.79%
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Updated to match(es) played on 20 February 2026. 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
More information Team ╲ Round, Adelaide 36ers ...
2025–26 NBL season
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Adelaide 36ers—212233322111111111122
Brisbane Bullets37897777889999910101010101010
Cairns Taipans7477810910101010101010109999999
Illawarra Hawks—99810810879888878878888
Melbourne United2121111111223234444555
New Zealand Breakers6101010998997677787787777
Perth Wildcats5643655554455555555444
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix1564322233332422223333
Sydney Kings—856564445544343332211
Tasmania JackJumpers4335446666766666666666
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Updated to match(es) played on 20 February 2026. 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]

More information 2025 NBL Blitz game log Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1), Game ...
2025 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
August: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
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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]

More information 2025–26 game log Total: 23–10 (Home: 12–5; Road: 11–5), Game ...
2025–26 game log
Total: 23–10 (Home: 12–5; Road: 11–5)
September: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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: 6–1 (Home: 4–0; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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 W 95–84 Bryce Cotton (36) Zylan Cheatham (9) Bryce Cotton (7) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
10,041		 17–4
January: 4–4 (Home: 1–3; Road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
22 2 January Sydney W 85–79 Flynn Cameron (25) Zylan Cheatham (13) Bryce Cotton (10) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
10,044		 18–4
23 4 January @ Brisbane W 86–97 Bryce Cotton (23) Zylan Cheatham (8) Zylan Cheatham (10) Brisbane Entertainment Centre
5,406		 19–4
24 9 January Tasmania L 72–80 Flynn Cameron (25) Zylan Cheatham (12) Bryce Cotton (5) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
10,041		 19–5
25 18 January S.E. Melbourne L 89–108 Bryce Cotton (30) Zylan Cheatham (10) Bryce Cotton (6) Perth Arena
6,953		 19–6
26 23 January @ New Zealand W 110–112 (OT) Bryce Cotton (33) Zylan Cheatham (11) Bryce Cotton (9) Spark Arena
3,866		 20–6
27 25 January @ Sydney L 106–101 John Jenkins (20) Isaac Humphries (10) Bryce Cotton (9) Sydney SuperDome
16,846		 20–7
28 28 January @ Brisbane W 74–107 Bryce Cotton (22) Zylan Cheatham (7) Bryce Cotton (8) Gold Coast Sports Centre
2,441		 21–7
29 31 January S.E. Melbourne L 77–97 Bryce Cotton (26) Zylan Cheatham (14) Bryce Cotton (6) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
10,047		 21–8
February: 2–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
30 5 February @ Illawarra L 100–99 Bryce Cotton (28) Zylan Cheatham (12) Bryce Cotton (9) Wollongong Entertainment Centre
3,457		 21–9
31 7 February @ Melbourne W 76–87 Nick Rakocevic (20) Nick Rakocevic (12) Flynn Cameron (8) John Cain Arena
10,175		 22–9
32 14 February New Zealand W 92–89 Bryce Cotton (42) Zylan Cheatham (12) Zylan Cheatham (8) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
10,044		 23–9
33 20 February @ Perth L 86–74 Nick Rakocevic (18) Zylan Cheatham (11) Flynn Cameron (7) Perth Arena
13,574		 23–10
Cup 22 February New Zealand L 107–111 Bryce Cotton (34) Nick Rakocevic (11) Bryce Cotton (9) Gold Coast Convention Centre
5,078		 –
2025–26 season schedule
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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]

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PP BP Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide 36ers 4 3 1 390 329 118.5 12 21 Ignite Cup final
2 New Zealand Breakers 4 3 1 441 385 114.5 11 20
3 Perth Wildcats 4 3 1 399 365 109.3 9.5 18.5
4 Melbourne United 4 2 2 390 359 108.6 9.5 15.5
5 Tasmania JackJumpers 4 2 2 349 338 103.3 8.5 14.5
6 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix 4 2 2 408 402 101.5 8 14
7 Illawarra Hawks 4 2 2 372 397 93.7 7 13
8 Brisbane Bullets 4 1 3 334 411 81.3 6 9
9 Sydney Kings 4 1 3 350 381 91.9 5 8
10 Cairns Taipans 4 1 3 340 406 83.7 3.5 6.5
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Updated to match(es) played on 28 January 2026. Source: Ignitecup.com.au

Postseason

Main article: 2026 NBL Finals
More information 2026 finals game log Total: 4–4 (Home: 4–0; Road: 0–4), Game ...
2026 finals game log
Total: 4–4 (Home: 4–0; Road: 0–4)
Semifinals: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 10 March S.E. Melbourne W 104–97 Bryce Cotton (42) Nick Rakocevic (10) three players (5) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
10,055		 1–0
2 14 March @ S.E. Melbourne L 101–92 Bryce Cotton (29) Nick Rakocevic (10) Flynn Cameron (8) John Cain Arena
5,600		 1–1
3 17 March S.E. Melbourne W 108–96 Bryce Cotton (38) Zylan Cheatham (13) Bryce Cotton (7) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
10,018		 2–1
NBL Finals: 2–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 21 March @ Sydney L 112–68 Isaac White (11) Zylan Cheatham (7) Bryce Cotton (7) Sydney SuperDome
13,181		 0–1
2 27 March Sydney W 91–89 Bryce Cotton (28) Nick Rakocevic (9) Zylan Cheatham (7) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
10,058		 1–1
3 29 March @ Sydney L 106–93 John Jenkins (22) Zylan Cheatham (10) Bryce Cotton (12) Sydney SuperDome
18,373		 1–2
4 1 April Sydney W 92–91 Zylan Cheatham (23) Isaac Humphries (10) Bryce Cotton (12) Adelaide Entertainment Centre
10,068		 2–2
5 5 April @ Sydney L 113–101 (OT) Bryce Cotton (35) Nick Rakocevic (13) Bryce Cotton (9) Sydney SuperDome
18,589		 2–3
2026 finals schedule
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Transactions

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

Re-signed

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Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Montrezl Harrell29 May 20251-year deal[9]
Zylan Cheatham21 December 20252-year deal[10]
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Additions

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Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Isaac White5 April 20252-year dealBrisbane Bullets[11]
Michael Harris7 April 20252-year deal (mutual option)Perth Wildcats[12]
Flynn Cameron9 April 20253-year dealMelbourne United[13]
Matt Kenyon15 May 20251-year dealS.E. Melbourne Phoenix[14]
Bryce Cotton22 May 20253-year dealPerth Wildcats[15]
Troy Brown Jr.14 November 20251-year dealCangrejeros de Santurce[16]
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Subtractions

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Player Reason left Date Left New Team Ref.
Nick MarshallFree agent8 April 2025Tasmania JackJumpers[17]
Sunday DechFree agent23 April 2025Perth Wildcats[18]
Lat MayenFree agent23 April 2025Perth Wildcats[19]
Kendric DavisFree agent21 AprilSydney Kings
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