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The Adelaide 36ers (also well known as the Sixers) are an Australian professional men's basketball team that competes in the National Basketball League (NBL). The 36ers are the only team in the league representing the state of South Australia and are based in the state capital, Adelaide. The 36ers nickname comes from the fact that the Colony of South Australia was officially proclaimed on 28 December 1836. They play their home games at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre (AEC) in the suburb of Hindmarsh, 10 minutes from Adelaide's CBD.

The Hawks is an Australian professional basketball team, competing in the National Basketball League. We are the only NBL club to have competed in every season since the league’s inception in 1979. NBL Champions 2001 and 2025. NBL Finalists 2005, 2010 and 2017. The Hawks are owned by Crest Sport and Entertainment (Crest) group. Crest group also holds significant investment stakes in the East Asia Super League (EASL) and Alumni Basketball League (ABL). Crest is dedicated to the growth of basketball in the Illawarra and across the Asia Pacific region and sees the EASL and the ABL as vehicles to extend the Hawks brand into new markets while adding value to the club's list management, development pathways, commercial programs and community initiatives in the years to come.