Record breaking NBL26 for Sixers on court

NBL26 was a record-breaking season for the Adelaide 36ers with new markers achieved by several individuals.

The Sixers won 23 regular season games and four in the post-season to equal the club’s best ever wins tally in a single season - the 27 wins recorded by the 1986 ‘Invincibles’ Championship side.

And there were a lot of other records worth noting across the season, none greater than Bryce Cotton becoming the first person to record 1000 points and 300 assists in a single season, as well as setting a new standard for points scored in a single season.

His 1037 points for the season – which doesn’t include the 34 points he scored in the final of the Ignite Cup – ranks eighth for the most points in a single season. Andrew Gaze’s 1089 in 1996 is the most by any player and he played nearly two hours more that season than Cotton did in NBL26.

Cotton became just the fourth player to reach 1000 points in a single season (Gaze did it seven times) and the first to get to that milestone in the NBL’s modern 40-minute era.

Cotton’s 305 assists for the season makes him only the second player in NBL history to break the 300-assist mark in a single season, though Darryl McDonald reached that mark three times prior to the modern 40-minute era including hitting a record 355 dimes in 1995.

And to add one more piece of history, Cotton’s 35 points in Game 5 of the Championship series was the most by any player, surpassing the 32 points scored by Jordon Crawford for the Tasmania JackJumpers in 2024.

Here are some of the other key achievements by 36ers players worth celebrating from NBL26.

Total points in a single season – Adelaide 36ers (all time)

1037* Bryce Cotton – 2025-26
968 Willie Farley – 2001-02
868 Al Green – 1985
834 Brett Maher – 2001-02
832 Robert Rose – 1995
*modern 40 minute era 

Three-pointers made in a single season – Adelaide 36ers (all time)

131* Bryce Cotton - 2025-26
118 Darryl Pearce - 1985
112 Brett Maher - 1997
108 Willie Farley - 2001-02
101 Darryl Pearce - 1986
*Modern 40 minute era 

Assists in a single season – Adelaide 36ers (all time)

305* Bryce Cotton – 2025-26
271 Butch Hayes – 1991
227* Kendrick Davis – 2024-25
214* Josh Giddey – 2020-21
202 Charles Thomas – 2003-04
*Modern 40 minute era

Rebounds in a single season – Adelaide 36ers (all time)

497 Mark Davis – 1987
482 Mark Davis – 1986
442 Mark Davis – 1991
433 Dan Clausen – 1984
410* Zylan Cheatham – 2025-26
*Modern 40 minute era 

Defensive rebounds in a single season – Adelaide 36ers (all time)

332* Zylan Cheatham – 2025-26
310 Mark Davis – 1986
282 Mark Davis – 1991
281 Mark Davis – 1987
278 Dan Clausen – 1984
*Modern 40 minute era

Blocks in a single season – Adelaide 36ers (all time)

77 Dan Clausen – 1984
72 Bill Jones – 1985
65 Mark Bradtke – 1991
65 Bill Jones - 1986
64 Bill Jones - 1987
61* Isaac Humphries – 2025-26
*Modern 40 minute era

Free throws made in a single season – Adelaide 36ers (all time)

238* Bryce Cotton – 2025-26
220 Butch Hayes – 1991
191 Al Green - 1985
191 Mark Davis – 1991
190* Daniel Johnson – 2017-18
*Modern 40 minute era