Template:Adelaide 36ers season by season
| Season | Division | League | Regular season | Post-season | Head Coach | Captain | Club MVP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Win % | |||||||
| Adelaide City Eagles | |||||||||||
| 1982 | 1 | NBL | 7th | 26 | 15 | 11 | .577 | Did Not Qualify | Mike Osborne | Chris Stirling | not awarded |
| Adelaide 36ers | |||||||||||
| 1983 | 1 | NBL | 6th | 22 | 11 | 11 | .500 | Did Not Qualify | Mike Osborne | David Winslow | not awarded |
| 1984 | 1 | NBL | 3rd | 23 | 16 | 7 | .696 | Lost Elimination-Final (Nunawading, 101–108) | Dean Kinsman | ||
| 1985 | 1 | NBL | 2nd | 26 | 20 | 6 | .769 | Won Semi-Final (Newcastle, 151–103) Lost Grand Final (Brisbane, 95–121) |
Ken Cole | Peter Ali | Mark Davis |
| 1986 | 1 | NBL | 1st | 26 | 24 | 2 | .923 | Won Semi-Final (Illawarra, 116–92) Won Grand Final (Brisbane, 2–1) |
Bill Jones | Mark Davis** | |
| 1987 | 1 | NBL | 1st | 26 | 21 | 5 | .808 | Lost Semi-Finals (Perth, 1–2) | Gary Fox | Mark Davis* | |
| 1988 | 1 | NBL | 1st | 24 | 19 | 5 | .792 | Lost Semi-Finals (Canberra, 0–2) | Darryl Pearce Peter Ali |
Mark Davis | |
| 1989 | 1 | NBL | 6th | 24 | 15 | 9 | .625 | Lost Elimination-Finals (Perth, 1–2) | Darryl Pearce | ||
| 1990 | 1 | NBL | 9th | 26 | 11 | 15 | .423 | Did Not Qualify | Don Shipway | Mark Davis | |
| 1991 | 1 | NBL | 4th | 26 | 16 | 10 | .615 | Won Elimination-Finals (Melbourne, 2–0) Lost Semi-Finals (Perth, 0–2) | |||
| 1992 | 1 | NBL | 9th | 24 | 11 | 13 | .458 | Did Not Qualify | |||
| 1993 | 1 | NBL | 7th | 26 | 14 | 12 | .538 | Lost Quarter-Finals (S.E. Melbourne, 0–2) | Don Monson | ||
| 1994 | 1 | NBL | 4th | 26 | 18 | 8 | .692 | Won Quarter-Finals (Bullets, 2–1) Won Semi-Finals (Melbourne, 2–0) Lost Grand Final (North Melbourne, 0–2) |
Mike Dunlap | Robert Rose | |
| 1995 | 1 | NBL | 4th | 26 | 17 | 9 | .654 | Won Quarter-Finals (Newcastle, 2–1) Lost Semi-Finals (Perth, 0–2) | |||
| 1996 | 1 | NBL | 6th | 26 | 16 | 10 | .615 | Won Quarter-Finals (Perth, 2–1) Lost Semi-Finals (S.E. Melbourne, 0–2) |
Rick Brunson | ||
| 1997 | 1 | NBL | 7th | 30 | 14 | 16 | .467 | Did Not Qualify | Dave Claxton | Brett Maher | Brett Maher |
| 1998 | 1 | NBL | 2nd | 30 | 19 | 11 | .633 | Won Semi-Finals (Perth, 2–0) Won Grand Final (S.E. Melbourne, 2–0) |
Phil Smyth | Brett Maher Darnell Mee | |
| 1998–99 | 1 | NBL | 1st | 26 | 18 | 8 | .692 | Won Qualifying Finals (Perth, 2–0) Won Semi-Finals (Wollongong, 2–0) Won Grand Final (Victoria, 2–1) |
Kevin Brooks | ||
| 1999–2000 | 1 | NBL | 1st | 28 | 22 | 6 | .786 | Lost Semi-Finals (Victoria, 1–2) | Martin Cattalini | ||
| 2000–01 | 1 | NBL | 6th | 28 | 16 | 12 | .571 | Won Qualifying Finals (Victoria, 2–1) Lost Semi-Finals (Wollongong, 1–2) |
Darnell Mee | ||
| 2001–02 | 1 | NBL | 3rd | 30 | 17 | 13 | .567 | Won Qualifying Finals (Wollongong, 2–0) Won Semi-Finals (Victoria, 2–1) Won Grand Final (West Sydney, 2–1) |
Brett Maher** | ||
| 2002–03 | 1 | NBL | 5th | 30 | 16 | 14 | .533 | Lost Qualifying Finals (Perth, 1–2) | Brett Maher | ||
| 2003–04 | 1 | NBL | 8th | 33 | 14 | 19 | .424 | Lost Elimination-Final (Melbourne, 107–111) | Martin Cattalini | ||
| 2004–05 | 1 | NBL | 4th | 32 | 19 | 13 | .594 | Lost Elimination-Final (Brisbane, 110–125) | Willie Farley | ||
| 2005–06 | 1 | NBL | 4th | 32 | 19 | 13 | .594 | Lost Elimination-Final (Cairns, 103–106) | Brett Maher | ||
| 2006–07 | 1 | NBL | 11th | 33 | 11 | 22 | .333 | Did Not Qualify | |||
| 2007–08 | 1 | NBL | 9th | 30 | 14 | 16 | .467 | Did Not Qualify | Adam Ballinger | ||
| 2008–09 | 1 | NBL | 6th | 30 | 15 | 15 | .500 | Lost Elimination-Final (New Zealand, 101–131) | Scott Ninnis | ||
| 2009–10 | 1 | NBL | 8th | 28 | 10 | 18 | .357 | Did Not Qualify | Adam Ballinger | ||
| 2010–11 | 1 | NBL | 8th | 28 | 9 | 19 | .321 | Did Not Qualify | Marty Clarke | ||
| 2011–12 | 1 | NBL | 9th | 28 | 8 | 20 | .286 | Did Not Qualify | Daniel Johnson | ||
| 2012–13 | 1 | NBL | 8th | 28 | 8 | 20 | .286 | Did Not Qualify | Adam Gibson Nathan Crosswell |
Daniel Johnson | |
| 2013–14 | 1 | NBL | 2nd | 28 | 18 | 10 | .643 | Won Semi-Finals (Melbourne, 2–1) Lost Grand Final (Perth, 1–2) |
Joey Wright | Adam Gibson | Daniel Johnson |
| 2014–15 | 1 | NBL | 3rd | 28 | 17 | 11 | .607 | Lost Semi-Finals (New Zealand, 0–2) | Jamar Wilson | ||
| 2015–16 | 1 | NBL | 5th | 28 | 14 | 14 | .500 | Did Not Qualify | Jerome Randle | ||
| 2016–17 | 1 | NBL | 1st | 28 | 17 | 11 | .607 | Lost Semi-Finals (Illawarra, 1–2) | Mitch Creek | Jerome Randle* | |
| 2017–18 | 1 | NBL | 2nd | 28 | 18 | 10 | .643 | Won Semi-Finals (Perth, 2–0) Lost Grand Final (Melbourne, 2–3) |
Brendan Teys | Mitch Creek | |
| 2018–19 | 1 | NBL | 5th | 28 | 14 | 14 | .500 | Did Not Qualify | Daniel Johnson | Daniel Johnson | |
| 2019–20 | 1 | NBL | 7th | 28 | 12 | 16 | .429 | Did Not Qualify | Brendan Teys Kevin White |
Daniel Johnson | |
| 2020–21 | 1 | NBL | 7th | 36 | 13 | 23 | .361 | Did Not Qualify | Conner Henry | Daniel Dillon Daniel Johnson Brendan Teys |
Josh Giddey Daniel Johnson |
| 2021–22 | 1 | NBL | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | C. J. Bruton | TBA | TBD |
| Regular season record | 1113 | 616 | 497 | .553 | 6 Minor premiers | ||||||
| Playoff record | 91 | 45 | 46 | .495 | 4 NBL Championships | ||||||
As of the end of the 2020–21 season
* Club and League MVP
** Club and League Grand Final MVP
*Note: In 1983 and 1984, the NBL was split into Eastern and Western divisions during the regular season.
Source: Club Records