title: 2010–11 Adelaide 36ers season
text: # 2010–11 Adelaide 36ers season
  
  The 2010–11 NBL season is the 29th season for the Adelaide 36ers in the NBL.
  
  ## Off-season
  
  ### Additions
  
  | Player | Former Team |
  | - | - |
  | Daniel Johnson | Melbourne Tigers |
  | Jeff Dowdell | Townsville Crocodiles |
  | Rhys Carter | Gothia Basket |
  | Craig Winder | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
  | Troy DeVries | CB Sant Josep |
  
  ### Subtractions
  
  | Player | Reason Left | New Team |
  | - | - | - |
  | Cortez Groves | Free Agent | Free Agent |
  | John Gilchrist | Free Agent | Free agent |
  | David Cooper | Free Agent | Free Agent |
  | Chris Molitor | Pursuing Australian Football Career | n/a |
  | Tom Garlepp | Free Agent | Free Agent |
  | Troy DeVries* | Free Agent | Free Agent |
  
  * Troy DeVries cut mid-season due to injury
  
  The 36ers also managed to retain last year squad members: Darren Ng, Adam Ballinger, Nathan Herbert, Brad Hill, and Jacob Holmes.
  
  ## Roster
  
  | No. | Position | Player |
  | - | - | - |
  | 4 | SG | Nathan Herbert |
  | 6 | PG | Tom Daly |
  | 8 | PG | Darren Ng |
  | 9 | SF | Brad Hill |
  | 10 | PF | Jeff Dowdell |
  | 11 | C | Sam Harris (TP) |
  | No. | Position | Player |
  | 12 | SF | Jacob Holmes |
  | 14 | PG | Eddie Shannon |
  | 15 | PG | Rhys Carter |
  | 21 | C | Daniel Johnson |
  | 23 | SF | Mitch Creek |
  | 54 | PF | Adam Ballinger (C) |
  
  TP – Training Player (only part of shadow training squad, does not play games). C – Captain
  
  Head Coach - Marty Clarke
  
  Assistant Coach - Mark Radford
  
  ## Regular season
  
  ### Standings
  
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  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP |
  | 1 | New Zealand Breakers | 28 | 22 | 6 | 78.57% | 4–1 | W3 | 12–2 | 10–4 | 2463 | 2367 | 104.06% |
  | 2 | Townsville Crocodiles | 28 | 17 | 11 | 60.71% | 3–2 | L1 | 13–1 | 4–10 | 2225 | 2163 | 102.87% |
  | 3 | Cairns $Taipans^1$ | 28 | 16 | 12 | 57.14% | 4–1 | W4 | 12–2 | 4–10 | 2186 | 2107 | 103.75% |
  | 4 | Perth $Wildcats^1$ | 28 | 16 | 12 | 57.14% | 3–2 | L2 | 10–4 | 6–8 | 2380 | 2192 | 108.58% |
  | 5 | Wollongong Hawks | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 4–1 | W1 | 10–4 | 5–9 | 2272 | 2209 | 102.85% |
  | 6 | Gold Coast Blaze | 28 | 13 | 15 | 46.43% | 2–3 | W1 | 8–6 | 5–9 | 2396 | 2440 | 98.20% |
  | 7 | Melbourne Tigers | 28 | 10 | 18 | 35.71% | 1–4 | L3 | 5–9 | 5–9 | 2209 | 2357 | 93.72% |
  | 8 | Adelaide 36ers | 28 | 9 | 19 | 32.14% | 1–4 | L1 | 7–7 | 2–12 | 2212 | 2362 | 93.65% |
  | 9 | Sydney Kings | 28 | 8 | 20 | 28.57% | 2–3 | L3 | 5–9 | 3–11 | 2171 | 2317 | 93.70% |
  
  Updated to match(es) played on 2 April 2011. Source: NBL.com.au
  
  ## Game log
  
  2010–11 game log :
  
  Pre-season: 3–1 (Home: 3–1; Road: 0–0)
  
  GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
  
  1
  
  9 September
  
  Townsville
  
  W 87-86
  
  Adelaide Arena 2,294
  
  1–0
  
  2
  
  10 September
  
  Townsville
  
  L 79-82
  
  Mount Barker
  
  1-1
  
  3
  
  17 September
  
  Wollongong
  
  W 80-79
  
  Whyalla Basketball Stadium
  
  2-1
  
  4
  
  19 September
  
  Wollongong
  
  W 89-84
  
  STARplex Gawler, Adelaide
  
  3-1 :
  
  October: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
  
  GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
  
  1
  
  17 October
  
  Perth
  
  W 74-69
  
  Troy DeVries (20)
  
  Jacob Holmes (18)
  
  Troy DeVries (5)
  
  Adelaide Arena 5,021
  
  1–0
  
  2
  
  23 October
  
  @ Cairns
  
  L 74-95
  
  Adam Ballinger (16)
  
  Troy DeVries, Adam Ballinger (7)
  
  Rhys Carter (8)
  
  Cairns Convention Centre 4,250
  
  1-1
  
  3
  
  31 October
  
  Wollongong
  
  L 82-96
  
  Rhys Carter, Adam Ballinger Craig Winder (12)
  
  Jacob Holmes, Craig Winder (6)
  
  Troy DeVries (11)
  
  The Dome 4,519
  
  1-2 :
  
  November: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
  
  GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
  
  4
  
  6 November
  
  Sydney
  
  W 87-75
  
  Troy DeVries (18)
  
  Jacob Holmes (10)
  
  Jacob Holmes, Rhys Carter (6)
  
  Adelaide Arena 4,620
  
  2-2
  
  5
  
  12 November
  
  New Zealand
  
  L 78-82
  
  Adam Ballinger (16)
  
  Jacob Holmes (7)
  
  Craig Winder (6)
  
  The Dome 5,430
  
  2-3
  
  6
  
  20 November
  
  @ Cairns
  
  L 71-87
  
  Adam Ballinger (17)
  
  Jacob Holmes, Daniel Johnson (7)
  
  Rhys Carter (3)
  
  Cairns Convention Centre 4,920
  
  2-4
  
  7
  
  21 November
  
  @ Townsville
  
  L 73-77
  
  Adam Ballinger (14)
  
  Adam Ballinger (8)
  
  Jacob Holmes (4)
  
  Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,021
  
  2-5 :
  
  December: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
  
  GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
  
  8
  
  3 December
  
  Townsville
  
  W 92-79
  
  Adam Ballinger (18)
  
  Adam Ballinger (8)
  
  Rhys Carter (8)
  
  Adelaide Arena 4,595
  
  3-5
  
  9
  
  10 December
  
  @ Wollongong
  
  L 79-81
  
  Adam Ballinger (19)
  
  Jacob Holmes (8)
  
  Eddie Shannon (5)
  
  WIN Entertainment Centre 3,245
  
  3-6
  
  10
  
  17 December
  
  Sydney
  
  The Dome
  
  11
  
  23 December
  
  Townsville
  
  The Dome
  
  12
  
  31 December
  
  Wollongong
  
  The Dome :
  
  