The 2025–26 Adelaide 36ers season was the 45th season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL).
Roster
Depth chart
Standings
Ladder
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
Game log
Pre-season
The 2025 NBL Blitz will run from 27 to 31 August 2025 with games being played at the AIS Arena, Canberra.
|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 1 | 27 August | Illawarra | W 104–83 | Isaac White (20) | Zylan Cheatham (6) | Isaac White (6) | AIS Arenan/a | 1–0 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 2 | 30 August | @ Tasmania | L 97–95 | Harris, White (18) | Zylan Cheatham (6) | Isaac White (5) | AIS Arenan/a | 1–1
Regular season
The regular season will begin on 18 September 2025. It will consist of 165 games (33 games each) spread across 22 rounds, with the final game being played on 20 February 2026.
|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 1 | 28 September | Brisbane | W 87–80 | Bryce Cotton (39) | Zylan Cheatham (14) | Bryce Cotton (6) | Adelaide Entertainment Centre9,429 | 1–0
|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 2 | 2 October | @ Cairns | W 79–110 | Bryce Cotton (28) | Zylan Cheatham (10) | Bryce Cotton (7) | Cairns Convention Centre4,213 | 2–0 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 3 | 9 October | Tasmania | W 98–89 | Bryce Cotton (29) | Zylan Cheatham (9) | Bryce Cotton (9) | Adelaide Entertainment Centre9,320 | 3–0 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 4 | 11 October | Sydney | L 79–103 | Flynn Cameron (15) | Cameron, Cheatham (8) | Flynn Cameron (7) | Adelaide Entertainment Centre10,021 | 3–1 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 5 | 16 October | S.E. Melbourne | W 88–71 | Bryce Cotton (28) | Zylan Cheatham (14) | Bryce Cotton (6) | Adelaide Entertainment Centre9,802 | 4–1 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 6 | 18 October | @ Cairns | W 86–91 | Bryce Cotton (53) | Cameron, Cheatham (8) | Bryce Cotton (5) | Cairns Convention Centre4,004 | 5–1 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 7 | 26 October | @ Melbourne | L 81–80 | Bryce Cotton (22) | Zylan Cheatham (12) | Zylan Cheatham (9) | John Cain Arena10,175 | 5–2
|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 8 | 2 November | Illawarra | W 90–88 | Bryce Cotton (24) | Zylan Cheatham (13) | Bryce Cotton (9) | Adelaide Entertainment Centre9,983 | 6–2 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 9 | 6 November | @ New Zealand | W 79–83 | Bryce Cotton (23) | Cameron, Cheatham (8) | Bryce Cotton (6) | Wolfbrook Arena3,859 | 7–2 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 10 | 9 November | Perth | L 87–94 | Bryce Cotton (23) | Zylan Cheatham (9) | Bryce Cotton (7) | Adelaide Entertainment Centre10,029 | 7–3 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 11 | 13 November | @ Tasmania | W 86–97 | Zylan Cheatham (27) | Zylan Cheatham (14) | Cheatham, Cotton (4) | Derwent Entertainment Centre4,340 | 8–3 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 12 | 16 November | Cairns | W 105–101 (OT) | Bryce Cotton (41) | Isaac Humphries (13) | Bryce Cotton (8) | Adelaide Entertainment Centre9,878 | 9–3 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 13 | 19 November | Illawarra | W 97–85 | Bryce Cotton (31) | Isaac Humphries (9) | Bryce Cotton (13) | Adelaide Entertainment Centre9,964 | 10–3 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 14 | 22 November | @ S.E. Melbourne | W 81–94 | Dejan Vasiljevic (22) | Zylan Cheatham (16) | Bryce Cotton (9) | John Cain Arena5,906 | 11–3
|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 15 | 5 December | Brisbane | W 90–65 | Cheatham, Cotton (20) | Nick Rakocevic (8) | Bryce Cotton (6) | Adelaide Entertainment Centre9,835 | 12–3 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 16 | 7 December | @ Perth | W 94–95 | Isaac Humphries (28) | Flynn Cameron (8) | Bryce Cotton (12) | Perth Arena13,661 | 13–3 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 17 | 12 December | Melbourne | W 114–105 (OT) | Bryce Cotton (33) | Zylan Cheatham (9) | Bryce Cotton (13) | Adelaide Entertainment Centre10,032 | 14–3 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 18 | 17 December | @ Sydney | L 97–93 (OT) | Bryce Cotton (25) | Zylan Cheatham (13) | Bryce Cotton (9) | AIS Arena4,154 | 14–4 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 19 | 20 December | @ Illawarra | W 78–84 | Cotton, Humphries (16) | Nick Rakocevic (11) | Bryce Cotton (7) | Wollongong Entertainment Centre4,432 | 15–4 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 20 | 24 December | Cairns | W 93–73 | Bryce Cotton (22) | Nick Rakocevic (13) | Bryce Cotton (11) | Adelaide Entertainment Centre10,006 | 16–4 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 21 | 28 December | Perth | W 95–84 | Bryce Cotton (36) | Zylan Cheatham (9) | Bryce Cotton (7) | Adelaide Entertainment Centre10,041 | 17–4
|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 22 | 2 January | Sydney | W 85–79 | Flynn Cameron (25) | Zylan Cheatham (13) | Bryce Cotton (10) | Adelaide Entertainment Centre10,044 | 18–4 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 23 | 4 January | @ Brisbane | W 86–97 | Bryce Cotton (23) | Zylan Cheatham (8) | Zylan Cheatham (10) | Brisbane Entertainment Centre5,406 | 19–4 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 24 | 9 January | Tasmania | L 72–80 | Flynn Cameron (25) | Zylan Cheatham (12) | Bryce Cotton (5) | Adelaide Entertainment Centre10,041 | 19–5 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 25 | 18 January | S.E. Melbourne | L 89–108 | Bryce Cotton (30) | Zylan Cheatham (10) | Bryce Cotton (6) | Perth Arena6,953 | 19–6 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 26 | 23 January | @ New Zealand | W 110–112 (OT) | Bryce Cotton (33) | Zylan Cheatham (11) | Bryce Cotton (9) | Spark Arena3,866 | 20–6 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 27 | 25 January | @ Sydney | L 106–101 | John Jenkins (20) | Isaac Humphries (10) | Bryce Cotton (9) | Sydney SuperDome16,846 | 20–7 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 28 | 28 January | @ Brisbane | W 74–107 | Bryce Cotton (22) | Zylan Cheatham (7) | Bryce Cotton (8) | Gold Coast Sports Centre2,441 | 21–7 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 29 | 31 January | S.E. Melbourne | L 77–97 | Bryce Cotton (26) | Zylan Cheatham (14) | Bryce Cotton (6) | Adelaide Entertainment Centre10,047 | 21–8
|-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 30 | 5 February | @ Illawarra | L 100–99 | Bryce Cotton (28) | Zylan Cheatham (12) | Bryce Cotton (9) | Wollongong Entertainment Centre3,457 | 21–9 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 31 | 7 February | @ Melbourne | W 76–87 | Nick Rakocevic (20) | Nick Rakocevic (12) | Flynn Cameron (8) | John Cain Arena10,175 | 22–9 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 32 | 14 February | New Zealand | W 92–89 | Bryce Cotton (42) | Zylan Cheatham (12) | Zylan Cheatham (8) | Adelaide Entertainment Centre10,044 | 23–9 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 33 | 20 February | @ Perth | L 86–74 | Nick Rakocevic (18) | Zylan Cheatham (11) | Flynn Cameron (7) | Perth Arena13,574 | 23–10 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | Cup | 22 February | New Zealand | L 107–111 | Bryce Cotton (34) | Nick Rakocevic (11) | Bryce Cotton (9) | Gold Coast Convention Centre5,078 | –
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.
Postseason
|-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 1 | 10 March | S.E. Melbourne | W 104–97 | Bryce Cotton (42) | Nick Rakocevic (10) | three players (5) | Adelaide Entertainment Centre10,055 | 1–0 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 2 | 14 March | @ S.E. Melbourne | L 101–92 | Bryce Cotton (29) | Nick Rakocevic (10) | Flynn Cameron (8) | John Cain Arena5,600 | 1–1 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 3 | 17 March | S.E. Melbourne | W 108–96 | Bryce Cotton (38) | Zylan Cheatham (13) | Bryce Cotton (7) | Adelaide Entertainment Centre10,018 | 2–1
|-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 1 | 21 March | @ Sydney | L 112–68 | Isaac White (11) | Zylan Cheatham (7) | Bryce Cotton (7) | Sydney SuperDome13,181 | 0–1 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 2 | 27 March | Sydney | W 91–89 | Bryce Cotton (28) | Nick Rakocevic (9) | Zylan Cheatham (7) | Adelaide Entertainment Centre10,058 | 1–1 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 3 | 29 March | @ Sydney | L 106–93 | John Jenkins (22) | Zylan Cheatham (10) | Bryce Cotton (12) | Sydney SuperDome18,373 | 1–2 |-style="background:#BBF3BB;" | 4 | 1 April | Sydney | W 92–91 | Zylan Cheatham (23) | Isaac Humphries (10) | Bryce Cotton (12) | Adelaide Entertainment Centre10,068 | 2–2 |-style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 5 | 5 April | @ Sydney | L 113–101 (OT) | Bryce Cotton (35) | Nick Rakocevic (13) | Bryce Cotton (9) | Sydney SuperDome18,589 | 2–3
Transactions Free agency began on 4 April 2025. Re-signed Player Date Signed Contract Ref. Montrezl Harrell 29 May 2025 1-year deal Zylan Cheatham 21 December 2025 2-year deal
Additions Player Date Signed Contract Former team Ref. Isaac White 5 April 2025 2-year deal Brisbane Bullets Michael Harris 7 April 2025 2-year deal (mutual option) Perth Wildcats Flynn Cameron 9 April 2025 3-year deal Melbourne United Matt Kenyon 15 May 2025 1-year deal S.E. Melbourne Phoenix Bryce Cotton 22 May 2025 3-year deal Perth Wildcats Troy Brown Jr. 14 November 2025 1-year deal Cangrejeros de Santurce
Subtractions Player Reason left Date Left New Team Ref. Nick Marshall Free agent 8 April 2025 Tasmania JackJumpers Sunday Dech Free agent 23 April 2025 Perth Wildcats Lat Mayen Free agent 23 April 2025 Perth Wildcats Kendric Davis Free agent 21 April Sydney Kings
Awards Club awards Club MVP: Bryce Cotton Most Improved: Flynn Cameron Coaches Award: Isaac Humphries Members Choice: Bryce Cotton Best Defensive Player: Zylan Cheatham Chairman's Award: Nick Rakocevic
See also 2025–26 NBL season Adelaide 36ers
References
External links
Official Website