Adelaide 36ers
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| Established | 1982 |
| Home Venue | The Dome, Adelaide |
| Major Sponsor | Pura Milk |
| Team Colours | Navy Blue, Red, Yellow and White |
| Home & Away Uniform | Blue & White |
| Championships | 1986, 1998, 1998/99, 2001/02 |
| Team History | Adelaide City Eagles (1982) Adelaide 36ers (1983-Present) |
| Owner | Mal Hemmerling |
| Coach | Phil Smyth |
| Captain | Brett Maher |
| Website | www.adelaide36ers.com |
| Current Position | 06/07 Season Finished |
The Adelaide 36ers are Adelaide's men's professional basketball team, established as the Adelaide City Eagles when they joined the National Basketball League (NBL) in 1982. The Adelaide 36ers tally of four championships is equal with the Perth Wildcats as the most by any team in the NBL's history.
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[edit] Club history
The Adelaide 36ers were formerly known as the Adelaide City Eagles when they joined the NBL in 1982, and the club changed its name to the Adelaide 36ers in 1983 with the nickname reflecting the Adelaide's settlement in 1836. This is similar to Philadelphia's NBA franchise 76ers adopting their nickname in reference to the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, in 1776.
The Adelaide 36ers are currently sponsored by Pura milk and with the naming rights of Pura milk 36ers. Before this they were the West End 36ers (as in West End Brewery).
The 36ers have reached the playoffs 17 times in 22 seasons, and on top of their four championships (1986, 1998, 1999, 2002), reached the Grand Final on two other occasions.
In April of 2006 the 36ers, the Adelaide Lightning WNBL team and the Distinctive Homes Dome went up for sale due to mishandling of debt owed to the government by the then owner BASA. The 36ers were allegedly priced at around $1 million. On July 25, 2006, a consortium of Mal Hemmerling & Eddie Groves (current Brisbane Bullets and ABC Learning Centre owner) bought the Adelaide 36ers & the Distinctive Homes Dome for $3.95 million - with Mal Hemmerling in place as owner of the 36ers and Eddie Groves as the owner of the stadium. The money for the sale went to the government to wipe out the debt owed by BASA. BASA is now defunct and replaced by Basketball SA - focused solely on all Basketball in SA and no one competition.
[edit] Honour roll
| NBL Championships: | 4 (1986, 1998, 1999, 2002), |
| NBL Finals Appearances: | 1984-89, 1991, 1993-96, 1998-2006 |
| NBL Grand Final Appearances: | 6 (1985, 1986, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2002) |
| NBL Most Valuable Players: | Mark Davis (1987) |
| NBL Grand Final MVPs: | Mark Davis (1986), Kevin Brooks (1998), Brett Maher (1999, 2002) |
| All-NBL First Team: | Dan Clausen (1984), Al Green (1985), Mark Davis (1987-89, 1991), Robert Rose (1995), Kevin Brooks (1999), Darnell Mee (2001), Brett Maher (2003, 2006) |
| NBL Coach of the Year: | Ken Cole (1986) |
| NBL Rookie of the Year: | Mike McKay (1985), Chris Blakemore (1993) |
| NBL Most Improved Player: | Mark Bradtke (1989), Scott Ninnis (1993), Chris Blakemore (1994) |
| NBL Best Defensive Player: | Darnell Mee (1990-2001) |
| NBL Best Sixth Man: | None |
Source: www.nbl.com.au
[edit] Club MVP
- 1982 not awarded
- 1983 not awarded
- 1984 not awarded
- 1985 Mark Davis
- 1986 Mark Davis
- 1987 Mark Davis
- 1988 Mark Davis
- 1989 Mark Davis
- 1990 Mark Davis
- 1991 Mark Davis
- 1992 Mark Davis
- 1993 Mark Davis
- 1994 Robert Rose
- 1995 Robert Rose
- 1996 Rick Brunson
- 1997 Brett Maher
- 1998 Brett Maher & Darnell Mee
- 1999 Kevin Brooks
- 2000 Martin Cattalini
- 2001 Darnell Mee
- 2002 Brett Maher
- 2003 Brett Maher
- 2004 Martin Cattalini
- 2005 Dusty Rychart
- 2006 Brett Maher
- 2007 Brett Maher
Source: www.adelaide36ers.com
[edit] Current roster
| Adelaide 36ers Current Roster |
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| Head Coach: Phil Smyth (R) | Edit | |||
| Assistant Coach: Steve Brehney | ||||
| Assistant Coach: Kevin Brooks (NR) | ||||
| F | 54 |  |
Adam Ballinger * (S) | (Indiana;Michigan State University) |
| F/C | 11 |  |
David Cooper (R) | (QLD) |
| G | 21 | |
Lanard Copeland (FA)(NR) | (Atlanta;Georgia State University) |
| C/F | 23 | |
Jordan Dodman (R) | (SA) |
| G | 9 | |
Willie Farley (FA)(NR) | (Chicago;Chaffey College & Fresno State University) |
| C | 33 | |
Nick Horvath (FA) | (Minnesota; Duke University) |
| F | 3 |  |
Adrian Majstrovich (FA)(NR) | (NZ; AIS) |
| G | 5 | |
Brett Maher - Captain (R) | (SA) |
| F | 7 | |
Mark Nash (R) | (TAS) |
| G | 8 | |
Darren Ng (R) | (SA) |
| G | 6 | |
Matt Sutton (R) | (SA) |
| C | 13 | |
Brett Wheeler (FA)(NR) | (SA) |
| F | 43 | |
Marcus Timmons (FA)(NR) | (University of Southern Illinois; USA) |
| G | 14 | |
Brad Davidson (S) | (Mildura, Victoria) |
| (FA) - Free Agent | ||||
| (R) - Retained for 2007/08 season | ||||
| (S) - New Signing | ||||
| (IR) - Long Term Injury List | ||||
| (NR) - Not Returning in 07/08 | Adelaide 36ers | |||
[edit] External links
| Clubs in the National Basketball League |
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Adelaide 36ers | Brisbane Bullets | Cairns Taipans | Gold Coast Blaze | Melbourne Tigers | New Zealand Breakers | Perth Wildcats | Singapore Slingers | South Dragons | Sydney Kings | Townsville Crocodiles | West Sydney Razorbacks | Wollongong Hawks |
