Scott Ninnis as head coach for NBL

Scott Ninnis as Adelaide 36ers head coach for NBL25

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Scott Ninnis as Adelaide 36ers head coach for NBL25 : Scott Ninnis is firming as the Adelaide 36ers’ preference to remain head coach for the 2024-25 NBL season, multiple sources told ESPN.

Ninnis took over as interim head coach of the Adelaide 36ers on Dec. 6, after the team parted ways with CJ Bruton. During Ninnis’ time at the helm, the 36ers are 6-5, including 5-1 in the 2024 calendar year.

Scott Ninnis as head coach for NBL25 Adelaide 36ers
Scott Ninnis as head coach for NBL25

The appointment of Scott Ninnis as interim head coach at the beginning of December was the cultivating factor in the shift.
ortunes, and two-time NBL champion DJ Vasiljevic was full of praise for Ninnis’ alteration to the side’s game plan.

“Since Scotty Ninnis has taken over, he’s simplified it a lot. He’s given people the freedom to do a bit more,” Vasiljevic said told SEN.

Going into Round 18 of the 2023-24 season, the 36ers are ninth on the NBL ladder with a 10-14 record; still with a mathematical chance to qualify for the play-in.

Ninnis and assistant coach Graham Kubank were in Ballarat, Victoria on Thursday to take in the action at the U20 National Championships.

“If we can keep Scotty [Ninnis] around that would be big. Scotty and the assistant coaches bring great culture, with the core group we can establish the culture and keep going, he said.

“You’ve got to get three great imports that actually fit that culture. You can’t just go and get three names from nowhere and they don’t fit, next thing you know they’re getting fired. It also come down to personality on who you recruit.

“If we can establish a core group of guys like myself, we’ve got Nick Marshall, Jason Cadee – if we could get Isaac Humphries, Kyrin Galloway, and maybe one more local piece, then I think we are set very well,” he said. 

Vasiljevic and the 36ers will face the Kings on Friday night at 7:30pm AEDT at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre, the game will be broadcast live and free on ESPN via Kayo.

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