The 2011-12 NBL season was the 30th season for the Adelaide 36ers in the NBL. After missing out on the playoffs in 2010-11 for the 4th time in the past 5 seasons and finishing the season in 8th position with a worst ever 9-19 record the 36ers, who have won the NBL Championship four times (1986, 1998, 1998–99 and 2001-02) will be looking to get back to a position of power in the league.
| 2011–12 Adelaide 36ers season | |
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| Head coach | Marty Clarke |
| Captain | Adam Ballinger |
| Arena | Adelaide Arena |
| NBL results | |
| Record | 8–20 (28.6%) |
| Ladder | 9th |
| Finals finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at NBL.com.au | |
The season is the second year of a 3-year contract for head coach Marty Clarke.
The 36ers played their home games at the 8,000 seat Adelaide Arena, their home since 1992. The arena is the largest purpose built basketball venue in Australia and the third largest venue currently used in the NBL behind the Sydney Entertainment Centre (10,517) and the Vector Arena (8,500) in Auckland (NZ).
Off-season
editAdditions
edit| Player | Signed | Former Team |
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| Stephen Weigh | Announced signing on 23 May 2011[1] | Perth Wildcats |
| Nathan Crosswell | Announced signing on 25 May 2011.[2] | Townsville Crocodiles |
| Chris Warren | Announced signing on 20 July 2011.[3] | Ole Miss Rebels |
| John Williamson* | Announced signing on 2 August 2011.[4] | Honka Playboys |
| Wade Helliwell | Announced signing on 18 August 2011.[5] | Melbourne Tigers |
| Diamon Simpson* | Announced signing on 10 October 2011.[6] | Türk Telekom |
| Everard Bartlett** | Announced signing on 17 December 2011.[7] | Perth Wildcats |
* Williamson was released by the Adelaide 36ers on 30 September 2011 due to a knee injury.[8] He was replaced by the signing of Diamon Simpson on 10 October.
** Everard Bartlett signed as an injury replacement for Nathan Crosswell.
Subtractions
edit(From the squad at the end of the 2010-11 NBL season)
| Player | Reason Left | New Team |
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| Eddie Shannon | Not re-signed | |
| Rhys Carter | Signed to play in Sweden | Uppsala Basket |
| Jeff Dowdell | Not re-signed | Cairns Taipans |
| Brad Hill | Not re-signed | Cairns Taipans |
| Jacob Holmes | Not re-signed | Townsville Crocodiles |
| Aaron Bruce | Not re-signed | Sydney Kings |
Current roster
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Depth chart
edit| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Reserve |
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| C | Daniel Johnson | Wade Helliwell | ||
| PF | Diamon Simpson | Jan Warbout |  Adam Ballinger
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| SF | Stephen Weigh | Mitch Creek | ||
| SG | Everard Bartlett | Nathan Herbert | Matthew Lycett | Nathan Crosswell
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| PG | Chris Warren | Darren Ng | Tom Daly |
Regular season
editLadder
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| Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP | |
| 1 | New Zealand Breakers | 28 | 21 | 7 | 75.00% | 4–1 | L1 | 13–1 | 8–6 | 2382 | 2177 | 109.42% |
| 2 | Perth Wildcats | 28 | 19 | 9 | 67.86% | 3–2 | W3 | 10–4 | 9–5 | 2434 | 2171 | 112.11% |
| 3 | Gold Coast Blaze | 28 | 17 | 11 | 60.71% | 3–2 | W2 | 10–4 | 7–7 | 2387 | 2253 | 105.95% |
| 4 | Townsville Crocodiles1 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.37% | 2–3 | L2 | 11–3 | 4–10 | 2213 | 2210 | 100.14% |
| 5 | Cairns Taipans1 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.37% | 2–3 | W1 | 9–5 | 6–8 | 2025 | 2107 | 96.11% |
| 6 | Melbourne Tigers2 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 39.29% | 1–4 | L3 | 7–7 | 4–10 | 2156 | 2239 | 96.29% |
| 7 | Sydney Kings2 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 39.29% | 2–3 | L1 | 5–9 | 6–8 | 2279 | 2423 | 94.06% |
| 8 | Wollongong Hawks | 28 | 9 | 19 | 32.14% | 3–2 | W3 | 4–10 | 5–9 | 2093 | 2232 | 93.77% |
| 9 | Adelaide 36ers | 28 | 8 | 20 | 28.57% | 1–4 | L4 | 4–10 | 4–10 | 2297 | 2454 | 93.60% |
Updated to match(es) played on 25 March 2012. Source: NBL.com.au
Ladder Progression
edit- Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top four.
- Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
- Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Adelaide 36ers | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Cairns Taipans | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Gold Coast Blaze | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Melbourne Tigers | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| New Zealand Breakers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Perth Wildcats | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Sydney Kings | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Townsville Crocodiles | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Wollongong Hawks | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Game log
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Pre-season: 2–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–2)
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Pre-season
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October
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November: 1–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–1)
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December
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January
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February
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March: 1–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–2)
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Finals
editThe Adelaide 36ers failed to make the NBL playoffs for the third year in succession.
Player statistics
editRegular season
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| Player | GP | Min | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Stephen Weigh | 28 | 875:17 | .395 | .346 | .778 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 11.4 |
| Nathan Herbert | 28 | 457:23 | .346 | .290 | .875 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 4.4 |
| Tom Daly | 12 | 072:26 | .438 | .333 | .455 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| Darren Ng | 28 | 425:23 | .386 | .375 | .950 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 6.1 |
| Wade Helliwell | 27 | 301:24 | .392 | .000 | .667 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Chris Warren | 28 | 896:15 | .406 | .364 | .844 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 14.2 |
| Jan Warbout | 2 | 002:59 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Daniel Johnson | 28 | 862:12 | .443 | .378 | .758 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 16.5 |
| Mitch Creek | 28 | 436:27 | .442 | .333 | .552 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 5.4 |
| Nathan Crosswell (VC)* | 9 | 201:59 | .458 | .000 | .714 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 7.7 |
| Everard Bartlett | 15 | 307:43 | .393 | .364 | .800 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 5.9 |
| Diamon Simpson | 27 | 664:53 | .592 | .000 | .542 | 8.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 14.3 |
| Adam Ballinger (C)* | 8 | 144:45 | .333 | .150 | .750 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 5.5 |
| Matthew Lycett | 0 | 000:00 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
* Ballinger and Crosswell suffered season ending ankle and Achilles tendon injuries respectively in Round 10. Ballinger against the Sydney Kings and Croswell against New Zealand.
Finals
editAwards
editPlayer of the Week
edit- Week 4: Daniel Johnson - 22 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block vs Perth Wildcats @ Challenge Stadium[9]
Player of the Month
editCoach of the Month
editNBL Award Winners
edit- NBL Most Improved Player - Daniel Johnson
- All-NBL Third team - - Daniel Johnson
Season summary
editAlong with season ending injuries to the club's captain and vice-captain (Adam Ballinger and Nathan Crosswell) in Round 10, the 36ers performed well at times in 2011-12 but the young team's inability to close out games or win close games saw them ultimately record a club worst ever 8-20 record. For only the second time in its history dating back to when they started as the Adelaide City Eagles in 1982, the club finished the season in last place.[citation needed]
Bright spots for the team were the emergence of centre and the NBL's Most Improved Player for 2012 Daniel Johnson who finally got court time to show his potential and finished the regular season in 3rd place in league average scores (16.5ppg), 5th in rebounding (7.7rpg) and 5th in blocked shots (1.0pg) as well as exciting import power forward Diamon Simpson who led the NBL in shooting percentage (59.2%), was 2nd in blocked shots (1.5pg) was 3rd in rebounding (8.6 rpg). Other bright spots in an otherwise dismal season included rookie import guard Chris Warren (14.2ppg) in his first professional role outside of college, the continued athleticism and defense of youngster Mitch Creek and the outside shooting of veteran Darren Ng.[citation needed]
Adelaide 36ers Awards
edit- Most Valuable Player (Mark Davis Trophy): Daniel Johnson
- Players Player: Daniel Johnson
- Most Improved Player: Daniel Johnson
- Best Defensive Player: Mitch Creek
- Best Club Person: Carmel Margaritis (Choreographer - 36ers Dancers)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Stephen Weigh joins 36ers". Archived from the original on 27 November 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ Nathan Crosswell joins 36ers Archived 2012-09-04 at archive.today
- ^ 36ers sign Ole Miss PG Chris Warren Archived 2011-12-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "John Williamson joins 36ers". Archived from the original on 27 November 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ "Wade Helliwell joins 36ers". Archived from the original on 27 November 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ Diamon Simpson joins 36ers Archived 2011-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sixers beat Hawks, sign Bartlett
- ^ Williamson departs 36ers Archived 2012-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "NBL Player of the Week Rd.4: Daniel Johnson". Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.