Anthony Drmic Player Profile: Season Review

Anthony Drmic Overview

Anthony Drmic joined the JackJumpers on a one-year deal after stints with the Adelaide 36ers and Brisbane Bullets across his seven-year NBL Campaign. Drmic has made a name for himself as a defensive forward who is able to guard many of the league’s best players on the perimeter. Anthony Drmic also recorded his 200^th NBL game in the opening game for the club.

Drmic was a career 33.7% 3point shooter which adds a perimeter threat to the JackJumpers line-up and helps create more space inside the arc. While also averaging 44.3 field goal percent from the floor. While coming in to primarily be someone who can handle defensive match-ups the shooting provided will mean that he will also require attention on the other end of the floor helping to keep the opposition accountable.

Anthony Drmic Statistics

Anthony Drmic Started 26 games for us this season getting 253 points, 42 assists, 174 rebounds, 28 steals, and 3 blocks averaging 6.84ppg, 1.14apg, 4.7rpg, 0.76spg, and 0.08bpg

Anthony’s high score for the regular season was 16 points which he got in Game 23 against Melbourne united at Home in MyState Bank Arena
Anthony’s assist high on the season was 3 assists which he got in 2 separate games once in the Championship Series Game 4 against Melbourne United and once in game 24 against New Zealand.

Anthony’s rebounding high for the season was 9 rebounds which he got in Game 12 against Cairns in cairns.
Anthony’s game high steals on the season was 3 steals which he got in Game 18 against South-East Melbourne

Anthony Drmic Notable Regular Season Games

Drmic hosted his old side Adelaide at MyState Bank Arena in Round 9 of NBL24. Drmic started the game hot hitting a 3 pointer within the first 7 seconds of the game and followed up with another later in the quarter.
He added another 2 points, a steal, and a couple of rebounds by the half to help establish a 45 – 23 lead at the half.
Adding another couple of points in the second half finish with 13points, 1 ast, 2 reb, and a steal Drmic played a crucial part in what would be our biggest win in club history finishing the game 94 plays 59.

Drmic’s season high for points came in our pride round victory against league leaders Melbourne United. Drmic not only was able to provide valuable points during the encounter bringing his personal tally to 16 he was also able to help shut down Goulding for Melbourne United, who was held to a below average 16 points and largely guarded by Drmic through the encounter.

Anthony Drmic During the Finals

Anthony Drmic’s stand out game during the finals came in game 1 of the Championship series. Drmic top scored for the team with a season high 18points and provided a much-needed spark during the third quarter where he scored 8 points in 3 consecutive trips down the floor.

Drmic was also playing crucial defensive roles during both the Perth and the Melbourne series being given the match ups of Bryce Cotton during the Perth Series, having the shut down the League MVP is always a monumental task but Drmic was able to keep Cotton to shooting 25% from the floor in the opening game, The second game saw a rotational coverage of Cotton where he shot 50% from the floor and Drmic had limited minutes on him, then in the second trip to Perth we saw Bryce shoot 6 of 9 from the floor but being able to hold Bryce Cotton to just 9 shots played a huge role in interrupting the flow of Perth’s offense, Drmic was one of the key defenders guarding Bryce and played a huge role in getting that series win.

During the Championship series Drmic was given the task of guarding Chris Goulding, the Melbourne Captain is always a shooting threat, and this was a monumental task which Drmic was the key defender for the series.