Adelaide 36ers

Adelaide 36ers
2024–25 Adelaide 36ers season
Adelaide 36ers logo
LeagueNBL
Founded1982; 42 years ago (1982)
HistoryAdelaide City Eagles
1982
Adelaide 36ers
1983–present
ArenaAdelaide Entertainment Centre
Capacity10,000
LocationHindmarsh, South Australia
Team colorsNavy, red, gold, white
       
CEONic Barbato
General managerMatt Weston
Head coachMike Wells
Team captainDejan Vasiljevic
OwnershipGrant Kelley
Championships4 (1986, 1998, 1999, 2002)
Retired numbers4 (4, 5, 15, 33)
Website36ers.com

The Adelaide 36ers are an Australian professional men's basketball team in the National Basketball League (NBL). The 36ers are the only team in the league representing the state of South Australia and are based in the state's capital of Adelaide. The club was originally called the Adelaide City Eagles when they joined the NBL in 1982, but changed their name to the 36ers the following year. The 36ers nickname comes from the fact that the Colony of South Australia was officially proclaimed on 28 December 1836.[1] Since 2019, the 36ers play their home games at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre.

The 36ers' tally of four championships is equal with the New Zealand Breakers, and fourth only behind the Sydney Kings (five), Melbourne United (six) and Perth Wildcats (ten) as the most by any club in the NBL's history.

As of 2024, the 36ers are the only NBL team to defeat a team from the National Basketball Association (NBA), having beaten the Phoenix Suns 134–124 in a preseason game on 2 October 2022.

  1. ^ "History". NBL.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.