2025–26 Adelaide 36ers season

2025–26 Adelaide 36ers season
Head coach Mike Wells
Co-captains Bryce Cotton
Isaac Humphries
Dejan Vasiljevic
ArenaAdelaide Entertainment Centre
NBL results
Record23–10 (69.7%)
Ladder2nd
Finals finishGrand finalist
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 17 March 2026.

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

Roster

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Adelaide 36ers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
G 0 Kenyon, Matt 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
G 1 Cameron, Flynn 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
G 2 White, Isaac 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
C 8 Humphries, Isaac (C) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 112 kg (247 lb)
F 9 Jones, Blake (NRP) 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb)
F 10 Manyang, Magok (DP) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
G 11 Cotton, Bryce (C) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 76 kg (168 lb)
G 12 Jenkins, John (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 98 kg (216 lb)
C 14 Griscti, Ben  2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 110 kg (243 lb)
G 17 Harris, Michael 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
G 22 Rasmussen, Keanu 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
F 31 Rakocevic, Nick (I) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
G 34 Vasiljevic, Dejan (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
G 39 Manyang, Deng (DP) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
G 42 Brogan, Che (DP) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
F 45 Cheatham, Zylan (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Luke Cann
  • Igor Cvjetkovic (development)
  • Jakob Dorricott (development)
  • Marko Marinović
  • Kerry Williams
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (NRP) Nominated replacement player
  • (NS) Next Star player
  • Injured
Updated: 14 January 2026

Depth chart

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

Standings

Ladder

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%

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
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
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]

2025 NBL Blitz game log
Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
August: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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

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]

2025–26 game log
Total: 23–10 (Home: 12–5; Road: 11–5)
September: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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
TBA 		–
2025–26 season schedule

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]

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
Updated to match(es) played on 28 January 2026. Source: Ignitecup.com.au


Postseason

Main article: 2026 NBL Finals
2026 finals game log
Total: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
Semifinals: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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
2026 finals schedule

Transactions

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

Re-signed

Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Montrezl Harrell 29 May 2025 1-year deal [9]
Zylan Cheatham 21 December 2025 2-year deal [10]

Additions

Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Isaac White 5 April 2025 2-year deal Brisbane Bullets [11]
Michael Harris 7 April 2025 2-year deal (mutual option) Perth Wildcats [12]
Flynn Cameron 9 April 2025 3-year deal Melbourne United [13]
Matt Kenyon 15 May 2025 1-year deal S.E. Melbourne Phoenix [14]
Bryce Cotton 22 May 2025 3-year deal Perth Wildcats [15]
Troy Brown Jr. 14 November 2025 1-year deal Cangrejeros de Santurce [16]

Subtractions

Player Reason left Date Left New Team Ref.
Nick Marshall Free agent 8 April 2025 Tasmania JackJumpers [17]
Sunday Dech Free agent 23 April 2025 Perth Wildcats [18]
Lat Mayen Free agent 23 April 2025 Perth Wildcats [19]
Kendric Davis Free agent 21 April Sydney Kings

Awards

Club awards

See also

References

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