Template:Adelaide 36ers season by season

NBL champions

League champions

Runners-up

Finals berth

Season	Tier	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	Mike Osborne	Dean Kinsman	not awarded
1985	1	NBL	2nd	26	20	6	.769	Won semifinal (Newcastle) 151–103 Lost NBL final (Brisbane) 95–121	Ken Cole	Peter Ali	Mark Davis
1986	1	NBL	1st	26	24	2	.923	Won semifinal (Illawarra) 116–92 Won NBL finals (Brisbane) 2–1	Ken Cole	Bill Jones	Mark Davis**
1987	1	NBL	1st	26	21	5	.808	Lost semifinals (Perth) 1–2	Gary Fox	Bill Jones	Mark Davis*
1988	1	NBL	1st	24	19	5	.792	Lost semifinals (Canberra) 0–2	Gary Fox	Darryl Pearce Peter Ali	Mark Davis
1989	1	NBL	6th	24	15	9	.625	Lost elimination finals (Perth) 1–2	Gary Fox	Darryl Pearce	Mark Davis
1990	1	NBL	9th	26	11	15	.423	Did not qualify	Don Shipway	Mark Davis	Mark Davis
1991	1	NBL	4th	26	16	10	.615	Won elimination finals (Melbourne), 2–0 Lost semifinals (Perth) 0–2	Don Shipway	Mark Davis	Mark Davis
1992	1	NBL	9th	24	11	13	.458	Did not qualify	Don Shipway	Mark Davis	Mark Davis
1993	1	NBL	7th	26	14	12	.538	Lost quarterfinals (S.E. Melbourne) 0–2	Don Monson	Mark Davis	Mark Davis
1994	1	NBL	4th	26	18	8	.692	Won quarterfinals (Brisbane) 2–1 Won semifinals (Melbourne) 2–0 Lost NBL finals (North Melbourne) 0–2	Mike Dunlap	Mark Davis	Robert Rose
1995	1	NBL	4th	26	17	9	.654	Won quarterfinals (Newcastle) 2–1 Lost semifinals (Perth) 0–2	Mike Dunlap	Mark Davis	Robert Rose
1996	1	NBL	6th	26	16	10	.615	Won quarterfinals (Perth) 2–1 Lost semifinals (S.E. Melbourne) 0–2	Mike Dunlap	Mark Davis	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 semifinals (Perth) 2–0 Won NBL finals (S.E. Melbourne) 2–0	Phil Smyth	Brett Maher	Brett Maher Darnell Mee
1998–99	1	NBL	1st	26	18	8	.692	Won qualifying finals (Perth) 2–0 Won semifinals (Wollongong) 2–0 Won NBL finals (Victoria) 2–1	Phil Smyth	Brett Maher	Kevin Brooks
1999–2000	1	NBL	1st	28	22	6	.786	Lost semifinals (Victoria) 1–2	Phil Smyth	Brett Maher	Martin Cattalini
2000–01	1	NBL	6th	28	16	12	.571	Won qualifying finals (Victoria) 2–1 Lost semifinals (Wollongong) 1–2	Phil Smyth	Brett Maher	Darnell Mee
2001–02	1	NBL	3rd	30	17	13	.567	Won qualifying finals (Wollongong) 2–0 Won semifinals (Victoria) 2–1 Won NBL finals (West Sydney) 2–1	Phil Smyth	Brett Maher	Brett Maher**
2002–03	1	NBL	5th	30	16	14	.533	Lost qualifying finals (Perth) 1–2	Phil Smyth	Brett Maher	Brett Maher
2003–04	1	NBL	8th	33	14	19	.424	Lost elimination final (Melbourne) 107–111	Phil Smyth	Brett Maher	Martin Cattalini
2004–05	1	NBL	4th	32	19	13	.594	Lost quarterfinal (Brisbane) 110–125	Phil Smyth	Brett Maher	Willie Farley
2005–06	1	NBL	4th	32	19	13	.594	Lost quarterfinal (Cairns) 103–106	Phil Smyth	Brett Maher	Brett Maher
2006–07	1	NBL	11th	33	11	22	.333	Did not qualify	Phil Smyth	Brett Maher	Brett Maher
2007–08	1	NBL	9th	30	14	16	.467	Did not qualify	Phil Smyth	Brett Maher	Adam Ballinger
2008–09	1	NBL	6th	30	15	15	.500	Lost elimination final (New Zealand) 101–131	Scott Ninnis	Brett Maher	Adam Ballinger
2009–10	1	NBL	8th	28	10	18	.357	Did not qualify	Scott Ninnis	Adam Ballinger	Adam Ballinger
2010–11	1	NBL	8th	28	9	19	.321	Did not qualify	Marty Clarke	Adam Ballinger	Adam Ballinger
2011–12	1	NBL	9th	28	8	20	.286	Did not qualify	Marty Clarke	Adam Ballinger	Daniel Johnson
2012–13	1	NBL	8th	28	8	20	.286	Did not qualify	Marty Clarke	Adam Gibson Nathan Crosswell	Daniel Johnson
2013–14	1	NBL	2nd	28	18	10	.643	Won semifinals (Melbourne) 2–1 Lost NBL finals (Perth) 1–2	Joey Wright	Adam Gibson	Daniel Johnson
2014–15	1	NBL	3rd	28	17	11	.607	Lost semifinals (New Zealand) 0–2	Joey Wright	Adam Gibson	Jamar Wilson
2015–16	1	NBL	5th	28	14	14	.500	Did not qualify	Joey Wright	Adam Gibson	Jerome Randle
2016–17	1	NBL	1st	28	17	11	.607	Lost semifinals (Illawarra) 1–2	Joey Wright	Mitch Creek	Jerome Randle*
2017–18	1	NBL	2nd	28	18	10	.643	Won semifinals (Perth) 2–0 Lost NBL finals (Melbourne) 2–3	Joey Wright	Brendan Teys	Mitch Creek
2018–19	1	NBL	5th	28	14	14	.500	Did not qualify	Joey Wright	Daniel Johnson	Daniel Johnson
2019–20	1	NBL	7th	28	12	16	.429	Did not qualify	Joey Wright	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	7th	28	10	18	.357	Did not qualify	C. J. Bruton	Mitch McCarron	Daniel Johnson
2022–23	1	NBL	8th	28	13	15	.464	Did not qualify	C. J. Bruton	Mitch McCarron	Antonius Cleveland
2023–24	1	NBL	9th	28	12	16	.429	Did not qualify	C. J. Bruton Scott Ninnis	Mitch McCarron	Isaac Humphries
Regular season record				1197	651	546	.544	6 regular season champions
Finals record				91	45	46	.495	4 NBL championships

As of the end of the 2023–24 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