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Coaches and Team Staff

■ Coaching Staff

Mike Wells

Head Coach | 2024 to Present

Mike Wells will lead the club in the NBL25 season after a decorated coaching career in the NBA. Wells has three decades of coaching experience in the US, including 26 years in the NBA and multiple roles with Team USA. The 54-year-old was assistant coach at NBA franchise Charlotte Hornets last season, and has also had stints with Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards, Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs. Wells started his coaching journey as an intern with the Rockets in 1994 and was a member of the coaching staff when Houston won their second consecutive NBA championship in 1995. With 26 years’ experience in the NBA, Wells has also had coaching stints at George Mason and the University of South Florida.

Marko Marinovic

Senior Assistant Coach | 2024 to Present

Marko Marinovic joined the Adelaide 36ers family as Senior Assistant Coach for the NBL25 season. Marinovic joins the 36ers with an extensive playing and coaching background in Europe and was assistant coach with the Serbian national team and won a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. After a 19-year playing career, which included representing Serbia at the 2006 FIBA World Cup, Marinovic started his coaching career at Borac Čačak in 2019 and spent last season as head coach of Čačak94 Quantox in the Serbian Basketball League.

Michael Lake

Assistant Coach | 2024 to Present

Michael Lake was promoted to the role of assistant coach for the NBL25 season after joining the club two years ago. Lake, who led Queensland South to the Under 18 national title in 2022 and is currently the NBL1 Central men’s head coach at Southern Tigers. After spending the past two years leading the club’s High Performance Program, Adelaide 36ers Academy and the High Schools Program, Lake was promoted to the coaching staff.

Igor Cvjetkovic

Assistant Coach | 2024 to Present

Igor Cvjetkovic was promoted to the role of assistant coach for the NBL25 season after spending the NBL24 campaign as the club’s Development Coach. Cvjetkovic held the role as Development Officer at SA Country Basketball before joining the Adelaide 36ers family. He has also been assistant coach with the New Zealand Under 17 women’s side and NBL1 Central club Southern Tigers in 2024.

■ Basketball Operations Staff

Matt Weston

GM of Basketball Operations | 2024 to Present

Matt Weston joined the club as the General Manager of Basketball Operations in April 2024 and has over two decades experience in the game and business across the globe with stints in the NBL, Chinese Basketball Association and NBA franchise San Antonio Spurs. Weston was assistant coach at the Sydney Kings from 1998/99 to 2002/03, then moved to West Sydney Razorbacks for two seasons before taking his career to China, where he was technical director for the Chinese men’s and women’s national teams for the 2006 and 2010 FIBA World Cup and the Beijing 2008 Olympics. He then moved to the Spurs as a player scout from 2008 to 2010. Weston is also currently the general manager at NBL1 Central club Sturt Sabres.

Jared Campbell

Team Manager | 2007 to Present

Jared "Jazzy" Campbell has worked with the Adelaide 36ers basically his whole life. His first job was as an usher at the Clipsal Powerhouse when the club moved to the Findon venue in 1992, and he slowly became more and more involved with the team before taking the reins as Team Manager at the start of the 2007/2008 season. Jazzy, who has also been team manager for the Australian Boomers at several Olympic and World Cup qualifying tournaments, is the heart and soul of the 36ers and loved by everyone.

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