2022–23 Adelaide 36ers season
# 2022–23 Adelaide 36ers season

The 2022–23 Adelaide 36ers season was the 42nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL).

On 2 October 2022, the 36ers became the first NBL team to beat an NBA team when they defeated the Phoenix Suns.

## Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

## Standings

### Ladder

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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP |
| 1 | Sydney Kings | 28 | 19 | 9 | 67.86% | 2–3 | L2 | 10–4 | 9–5 | 2679 | 2468 | 108.55% |
| 2 | New Zealand Breakers | 28 | 18 | 10 | 64.29% | 5–0 | W5 | 7–7 | 11–3 | 2423 | 2246 | 107.88% |
| 3 | Cairns Taipans | 28 | 18 | 10 | 64.29% | 2–3 | W1 | 8–6 | 10–4 | 2455 | 2376 | 103.32% |
| 4 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 28 | 16 | 12 | 57.14% | 3–2 | W2 | 7–7 | 9–5 | 2385 | 2305 | 103.47% |
| 5 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 3–2 | L1 | 11–3 | 4–10 | 2553 | 2512 | 101.63% |
| 6 | Perth Wildcats | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 2–3 | W1 | 9–5 | 6–8 | 2580 | 2568 | 100.47% |
| 7 | Melbourne United | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 4–1 | W1 | 8–6 | 7–7 | 2434 | 2424 | 100.41% |
| 8 | Adelaide 36ers | 28 | 13 | 15 | 46.43% | 2–3 | L1 | 8–6 | 5–9 | 2546 | 2597 | 98.04% |
| 9 | Brisbane Bullets | 28 | 8 | 20 | 28.57% | 2–3 | L3 | 4–10 | 4–10 | 2365 | 2600 | 90.96% |
| 10 | Illawarra Hawks | 28 | 3 | 25 | 10.71% | 1–4 | L4 | 2–12 | 1–13 | 2261 | 2585 | 87.47% |

Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 2023. 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

2022–23 NBL season :

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adelaide 36ers | — | — | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Brisbane Bullets | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Cairns Taipans | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Illawarra Hawks | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Melbourne United | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| New Zealand Breakers | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Perth Wildcats | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Sydney Kings | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tasmania JackJumpers | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

## Game log

### Pre-season

2022 pre-season game log Total: 1–3 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–3) :

September: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

1

9 September

@ Perth

L 98–87

Antonius Cleveland (23)

Kai Sotto (11)

Marshall, Randall II (4)

Eaton Recreration Centre 300

0–1

2

11 September

@ Perth

L 97–91

Craig Randall II (29)

Antonius Cleveland (9)

Mitch McCarron (6)

HBF Arena 500

0–2 :

October: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

3

2 October

@ Phoenix

W 134–124

Craig Randall II (35)

Mitch McCarron (9)

Mitch McCarron (16)

Footprint Center 15,152

1–2

4

6 October

@ Oklahoma City

L 98–131

Craig Randall II (27)

Robert Franks (7)

Craig Randall II (8)

Paycom Center not available

1–3 :

### NBL Blitz

2022 NBL Blitz game log Total: 3–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–0) :

September: 3–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–0)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

1

16 September

@ S.E. Melbourne

W 76–84

Craig Randall II (16)

Mitch McCarron (8)

Mitch McCarron (5)

Darwin Basketball Facility not available

1–0

2

19 September

Tasmania

W 87–79

Antonius Cleveland (27)

Sunday Dech (9)

Cleveland, Dech, McCarron (3)

Darwin Basketball Facility 838

2–0

3

22 September

@ Illawarra

W 77–84

Robert Franks (30)

Daniel Johnson (11)

Sunday Dech (7)

Darwin Basketball Facility 912

3–0 :

### Regular season

2022–23 game log Total: 13–15 (Home: 8–6; Road: 5–9) :

October: 2–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–1)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

1

13 October

Tasmania

L 72–97

Craig Randall II (18)

Mitch McCarron (6)

Mitch McCarron (5)

Adelaide Entertainment Centre 8,027

0–1

2

15 October

Illawarra

W 90–80

Craig Randall II (28)

Robert Franks (9)

Daniel Johnson (8)

Adelaide Entertainment Centre 8,143

1–1

3

21 October

@ Sydney

W 88–92

Craig Randall II (24)

Daniel Johnson (8)

Craig Randall II (5)

Qudos Bank Arena 8,154

2–1

4

28 October

New Zealand

L 70–99

Kai Sotto (16)

Kai Sotto (7)

Dech, McCarron (3)

Adelaide Entertainment Centre 6,717

2–2

5

30 October

@ S.E. Melbourne

L 103–98 (OT)

Craig Randall II (28)

Franks, McCarron (9)

Cleveland, Franks, Randall (3)

John Cain Arena 7,195

2–3 :

November: 3–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 3–1)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

6

3 November

@ Illawarra

W 80–96

Daniel Johnson (28)

Daniel Johnson (7)

Mitch McCarron (7)

WIN Entertainment Centre 2,118

3–3

7

5 November

Perth

L 89–94

Robert Franks (24)

Robert Franks (9)

Daniel Johnson (5)

Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,071

3–4

8

17 November

@ Melbourne

W 86–91

Drmic, Franks (21)

Robert Franks (11)

Mitch McCarron (5)

John Cain Arena 5,100

4–4

9

20 November

@ New Zealand

L 89–83

Antonius Cleveland (17)

Mitch McCarron (9)

Antonius Cleveland (6)

The Trusts Arena 2,909

4–5

10

24 November

@ Perth

W 82–96

Robert Franks (21)

Franks, Johnson (8)

Drmic, McCarron (6)

RAC Arena 10,329

5–5 :

December: 5–4 (Home: 5–1; Road: 0–3)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

11

2 December

Cairns

W 78–75

Antonius Cleveland (23)

Daniel Johnson (9)

Sunday Dech (5)

Adelaide Entertainment Centre 7,198

6–5

12

4 December

@ Sydney

L 97–78

Daniel Johnson (21)

Antonius Cleveland (6)

Mitch McCarron (5)

Qudos Bank Arena 9,389

6–6

13

9 December

Perth

L 90–98

Mitch McCarron (20)

Mitch McCarron (13)

Mitch McCarron (6)

Adelaide Entertainment Centre 5,436

6–7

14

11 December

@ S.E. Melbourne

L 102–84

Robert Franks (18)

Mitch McCarron (9)

Mitch McCarron (4)

John Cain Arena 4,820

6–8

15

17 December

Brisbane

W 108–77

Robert Franks (25)

Antonius Cleveland (9)

Dech, McCarron (4)

Adelaide Entertainment Centre 6,003

7–8

16

19 December

Tasmania

W 93–82

Antonius Cleveland (20)

Antonius Cleveland (10)

Mitch McCarron (5)

Adelaide Entertainment Centre 7,010

8–8

17

24 December

S.E. Melbourne

W 94–88

Franks, Johnson (20)

Antonius Cleveland (11)

Antonius Cleveland (5)

Adelaide Entertainment Centre 6,033

9–8

18

29 December

Brisbane

W 87–84

Robert Franks (18)

Anthony Drmic (11)

Antonius Cleveland (5)

Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,263

10–8

19

31 December

@ Cairns

L 86–83

Antonius Cleveland (16)

Robert Franks (8)

Mitch McCarron (5)

Cairns Convention Centre 4,851

10–9 :

January: 2–5 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–3)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

20

6 January

Illawarra

W 103–95

Daniel Johnson (18)

Daniel Johnson (8)

Clark, Cleveland (5)

Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,308

11–9

21

8 January

New Zealand

L 83–85

Robert Franks (20)

Robert Franks (13)

Mitch McCarron (4)

Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,368

11–10

22

12 January

@ Tasmania

L 98–82

Robert Franks (24)

Kai Sotto (7)

Ian Clark (6)

MyState Bank Arena 4,293

11–11

23

14 January

@ Perth

L 112–97

Robert Franks (25)

Antonius Cleveland (6)

Antonius Cleveland (4)

RAC Arena 13,087

11–12

24

19 January

@ Brisbane

L 106–101 (OT)

Anthony Drmic (20)

Harris, Sotto (7)

Ian Clark (8)

Nissan Arena 3,953

11–13

25

21 January

Melbourne

L 87–94

Robert Franks (24)

Robert Franks (10)

Robert Franks (6)

Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,505

11–14

26

30 January

@ Cairns

W 96–99

Antonius Cleveland (27)

Robert Franks (9)

Franks, McCarron (5)

Cairns Convention Centre 3,530

12–14 :

February: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

27

3 February

Sydney

W 115–108

Antonius Cleveland (23)

Kai Sotto (7)

Antonius Cleveland (7)

Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,558

13–14

28

5 February

@ Melbourne

L 116–107

Antonius Cleveland (30)

Antonius Cleveland (6)

Clark, Dech (4)

John Cain Arena 10,175

13–15 :

2022–23 season schedule :

## Transactions

### Re-signed

| Player | Signed |
| - | - |
| Sunday Dech | 29 April |
| Hyrum Harris | 3 May |
| Nick Marshall | 17 May |
| Kai Sotto | 29 July |

### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| - | - | - |
| Anthony Drmic | 26 May | Brisbane Bullets |
| Kyrin Galloway | 27 May | New Zealand Breakers |
| Antonius Cleveland | 9 June | Illawarra Hawks |
| Robert Franks | 10 June | Brisbane Bullets |
| Craig Randall II | 8 August | Long Island Nets |
| Deng Acuoth | 10 August | Knox Raiders |
| Cameron Thew | 1 September | Northside Wizards |
| Fiston Ipassou | 1 September | Forestville Eagles |
| Fraser Roxburgh | 1 September | Knox Raiders |
| Ian Clark | 20 December | Sydney Kings |

### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | New team |
| - | - | - |
| Isaac Humphries | Free agent | Melbourne United |
| Cameron Bairstow | Retired | N/A |
| Isaac Gattorna | Free agent | Sydney Kings |
| Lachlan Olbrich | Collage | UC Riverside Highlanders |
| Todd Withers | Free agent | Rytas Vilnius |
| Mojave King | Free agent | NBA G League Ignite |
| Craig Randall II | Released | N/A |

## Awards

### Club awards

* Most Improved: Nick Marshall
* Coaches Award: Anthony Drmic
* Members Choice: Antonius Cleveland
* Best Defensive Player: Antonius Cleveland
* Chairman's Award: Jared Campbell
* Club MVP: Antonius Cleveland
