2022–23 Adelaide 36ers season

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2022–23 Adelaide 36ers season
Head coachAustralia C. J. Bruton
CaptainAustralia Mitch McCarron
ArenaAdelaide Entertainment Centre
NBL results
Record13–15 (46.4%)
Ladder8th
Finals finishDid not qualify
Stats at NBL.com.au
Player records
PointsUnited States Franks
17.7
ReboundsUnited States Franks
6.5
AssistsAustralia McCarron
3.8
All statistics correct as of 5 February 2023.

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.[1]

Roster[edit]

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

2022–23 Adelaide 36ers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F 0 United States Franks, Robert (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 27 – (1996-12-18)18 December 1996
G 1 United States Cleveland, Antonius (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 30 – (1994-02-02)2 February 1994
G 2 Australia Roxburgh, Fraser (DP) 19 – (2005-03-23)23 March 2005
G/F 3 Australia Drmic, Anthony 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 32 – (1992-02-25)25 February 1992
C 7 South Sudan Acuoth, Deng 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 27 – (1996-10-24)24 October 1996
F 9 Australia Marshall, Nick (DP) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 24 – (1999-07-05)5 July 1999
G 10 Australia McCarron, Mitch (C) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 31 – (1992-06-30)30 June 1992
C 11 Philippines Sotto, Kai (SRP) 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 21 – (2002-05-11)11 May 2002
F/C 13 Australia Thew, Cameron (DP) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 24 – (1999-08-19)19 August 1999
F 14 Australia Galloway, Kyrin 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 24 – (1999-10-07)7 October 1999
G 20 United States Clark, Ian (I) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 33 – (1991-03-07)7 March 1991
F 21 Australia Johnson, Daniel 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 36 – (1988-04-03)3 April 1988
F 22 New Zealand Harris, Hyrum 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 28 – (1996-03-06)6 March 1996
G 32 Australia Ipassou, Fiston (DP) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 20 – (2003-09-16)16 September 2003
G 44 South Sudan Dech, Sunday 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 30 – (1994-01-01)1 January 1994
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Australia Jamie Pearlman
  • Australia Mick Downer
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (SRP) Special restricted player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 20 December 2022

Standings[edit]

Ladder[edit]

Pos 2022–23 NBL season
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[edit]

Leader and qualification to semifinals
Qualification to semifinals
Qualification to play-in games
Last place
2022–23 NBL season
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718
Adelaide 36ers——7488766777758888
Brisbane Bullets9910999998999999999
Cairns Taipans134343333434332223
Illawarra Hawks769101010101010101010101010101010
Melbourne United556866889888886777
New Zealand Breakers643212212212223332
Perth Wildcats212577577656575556
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix478734444343467665
Sydney Kings321121121121111111
Tasmania JackJumpers885655655565644444
Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 2023. Source: NBL.com.au

Game log[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

Main article: 2022 NBL 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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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[edit]

2022 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 3–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–0)
September: 3–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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[edit]

2022–23 game log
Total: 13–15 (Home: 8–6; Road: 5–9)
October: 2–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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[edit]

Re-signed[edit]

Player Signed
Sunday Dech[2] 29 April
Hyrum Harris[3] 3 May
Nick Marshall[4] 17 May
Kai Sotto[5] 29 July

Additions[edit]

Player Signed Former team
Anthony Drmic[6] 26 May Brisbane Bullets
Kyrin Galloway[7] 27 May New Zealand Breakers
Antonius Cleveland[8] 9 June Illawarra Hawks
Robert Franks[9] 10 June Brisbane Bullets
Craig Randall II[10] 8 August Long Island Nets
Deng Acuoth[11] 10 August Knox Raiders
Cameron Thew[12] 1 September Northside Wizards
Fiston Ipassou[12] Forestville Eagles
Fraser Roxburgh[12] Knox Raiders
Ian Clark[13] 20 December Sydney Kings

Subtractions[edit]

Player Reason left New team
Isaac Humphries[14] Free agent Melbourne United
Cameron Bairstow[15] Retired N/A
Isaac Gattorna[16] Free agent Sydney Kings
Lachlan Olbrich Collage UC Riverside Highlanders
Todd Withers[17] Free agent Rytas Vilnius
Mojave King[18] Free agent NBA G League Ignite
Craig Randall II[19] Released N/A

Awards[edit]

Club awards[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "36ers Stun NBA's Phoenix Suns". NBL.com.au | NBL. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Sixers Sign Sunday Dech to Extension". NBL.com.au | NBL. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Adelaide Re-Sign Hyrum Harris". NBL.com.au | NBL. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Nick Marshall Re-signs with 36ers". NBL.com.au | NBL. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Bruton Reveals Sotto's NBL Future". NBL.com.au | NBL. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Anthony Drmic Signs With Former Club Adelaide". NBL.com.au | NBL. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Adelaide Add Kyrin Galloway". NBL.com.au | NBL. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Adelaide 36ers sign Antonius Cleveland". Adelaide36ers.com. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Adelaide 36ers secure the signature of Robert Franks". Adelaide36ers.com. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Randall II signs with 36ers". Adelaide36ers.com. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Acuoth signs on for NBL23". Adelaide36ers.com. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  12. ^ a b c "36ers announce development players". Adelaide36ers.com. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  13. ^ "36ers swoop to sign import Ian Clark". Adelaide36ers.com. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  14. ^ "Melbourne United sign Isaac Humphries". MelbourneUTD.com.au. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Aussie Big Man Calls It a Day". NBL.com.au | NBL. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Gattorna Signs on With Sydney". NBL.com.au | NBL. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  17. ^ "Todd Withers joins Rytas Vilnius". Sportando. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  18. ^ "Mojave King, Leonard Miller Sign With NBA G League Ignite". ignite.gleague.nba.com. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  19. ^ "Adelaide Drop Bombshell, Release Star Guard". NBL.com.au | NBL. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  20. ^ "Cleveland claims maiden Mark Davis Trophy". Adelaide36ers.com. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.

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