Portal:National Basketball League (Australia)/Article Archive/June 2006
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The Adelaide 36ers are Adelaide’s men's professional basketball team, established as the Adelaide City Eagles when they joined the NBL in 1982. The Adelaide 36ers tally of four championships is equal with the Perth Wildcats as the most by any team in the NBL's history.
The Adelaide 36ers were formerly known as the Adelaide City Eagles when they joined the NBL in 1982, and the club changed its name to the Adelaide 36ers in 1983 with the nickname reflecting the Adelaide's settlement in 1836, ala, Philadelphia 76ers and the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia in 1776
The Adelaide 36ers are currently sponsored by Pura milk and with the naming rights of Pura milk 36ers. Before this they were the West End 36ers (as in West End Brewery).
The 36ers have reached the playoffs 17 times in 22 seasons, and on top of their four championships (1986, 1998, 1999, 2002), reached the Grand Final on two other occasions.
In April of 2006 The Sixers, The Adelaide Fellas WNBL team and The Distinctive Homes Dome went up for sale. The Sixers were priced at around $1 million. The Port Adelaide Football Club are one of a few organisations interested in purchasing the club. (continued...)
