Retired Numbers
- 5 Brett Maher
- 33 Mark Davis
The 36ers currently only have two retired numbers. The are the #5 which belonged to games record holder Brett Maher and the other is #33 which was worn by Mark Davis throughout his NBL/36ers career. Previously the #4 of Darryl Pearce, who holds the record for most points in a single game as a 36er when he scored 48 against the Newcastle Falcons in 1988 and the #15 of star import guard Al Green who played 136 games for the club between 1985 and 1990 hung high at The Dome in Adelaide but were removed by the team owners. There is gathering support amongst local fans to have both Pearce and Green's numbers re-retired by the 36ers. Green, who holds the NBL's single game scoring record with 71 and Pearce, an Olympian while with the 36ers, were the starting PG and SG on the 36ers 1986 NBL premiership team.
As of the 2011-12 NBL season the Adelaide 36ers have added the numbers of 1986 NBL Championship players Darryl Pearce (#4), Scott Ninnis (#6), Peter Ali (#8), Mike McKay (#10) and Al Green (#15) to the western wall of the Adelaide Arena.
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