2022-2023 NBL Depth Charts
February 7, 2023
Grant Anticevich
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 14/04/98
- Place of Birth: Sydney (NSW)
- Position: FRD
- Height (CM): 206
- Weight (KG): 114
- Junior Assoc: NSW - Bankstown
- College: California (2017-2022)
- NBL DEBUT: 16/09/22
- AGE AT DEBUT: 24
- LAST NBL GAME: 25/01/23
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 24
- NBL History: South East Melbourne 2023 | New Zealand 2025
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Grant Anticevich was born in Sydney (NSW) and began playing basketball with Bankston Basketball Association.
He attended Newington College where he was captain of his basketball team. Newington compiled a 80-17 record in his final two seasons which both culminated in Newington winning back-to-back championships in 2015 and 2016.
At a state level he was selected to the New South Wales (NSW) U20 team, claiming a silver medal at the Australian U20 National Championships in 2017. He was also selected to the NSW State Schoolboys Team in 2015 and 2016, where he was named Most Valuable Player in both seasons and was captain of the NSW team under 18 team.
FAMILY: Parents are John and Sinthia Anticevich
NBL EXPERIENCE
Grant Anticevich made his NBL debut with the South East Melbourne Phoenix at 24 years of age. He scored six points in his first game.
Grant Anticevich signed a one-year contract with South East Melbourne Phoenix on 10 August 2022. Phoenix coach Simon Mitchell expressed excitement, describing Anticevich as “an exciting young Australian forward who has had a very good career in the storied Pac 12. I think his skill sets may be better suited to the pro game, with a more wide-open floor. His catch and shoot, pick and pop game should flourish in the NBL.”
The Phoenix entered NBL23 eager to leave behind memories of an injury-riddled season. Core players like Ryan Broekhoff, Izaya Mauriohooho-Le’Afa, Cameron Gliddon, Reuben Te Rangi, and co-captains Mitch Creek and Kyle Adnam all returned. The team added imports Trey Kell III and Gary Browne to strengthen their backcourt, while big man Alan Williams signed on to replace Zhou Qi.
Qi, initially thought to be heading back to China, made a last-minute decision to re-sign, creating a ‘twin towers’ scenario with Williams, sparking curiosity about how they would work together.
Phoenix’s season opener featured an incomplete lineup, as Broekhoff, Kell, and Browne were sidelined by pre-season injuries, and Qi was two weeks away from joining. This allowed Adnam to step into the starting lineup, where he delivered a career-high scoring performance against Tasmania. Adnam’s efforts (30 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists), combined with Creek’s (23 points and 6 rebounds) and Williams’ (12 points and 7 rebounds), led South East Melbourne to a hard-fought victory over Tasmania (84-79), stirring excitement among fans.
When fully fit, South East Melbourne was one of the league’s most balanced and impressive units, but injuries prevented this lineup from becoming consistent. Qi (6.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, 0.2 assists) managed just nine games before leaving for family reasons, while Kell (12.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.8 assists) missed five games due to broken ribs, and Broekhoff (10.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 0.9 assists) sat out a third of the season with a lingering hamstring injury.
Mitch Creek (23.4 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 2.9 assists) was the only starter to appear in every game, reaching a new level as he covered various team gaps and emerged as an MVP candidate.
With Qi’s early exit, Anticevich (2.1 points and 1.6 rebounds) and fellow rookie Anzac Rissetto (1.2 points and 0.4 rebounds) were given additional minutes. Injuries to perimeter players Broekhoff, Kell, and Browne (12.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, 6.5 assists, and 1.5 steals) limited the core to just 61 of 84 possible games, providing opportunities for Adnam (8.4 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 2.6 assists) and Te Rangi (5.1 points and 3.0 rebounds) to join the starting lineup.
Emerging talents like Junior Madut (4.0 points and 2.3 rebounds) and Owen Foxwell (3.8 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 1.2 steals) also logged significant minutes and delivered solid performances when needed.
Despite a strong start that saw them rise to second on the ladder, injuries again took a toll, with South East Melbourne slipping to fifth place (15-13) and facing Perth in the Play-In Tournament.
Entering the Play-In Qualifier as favourites, despite missing Broekhoff, Phoenix faced a strong challenge from Perth. Bryce Cotton (26 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals) and Brady Manek (24 points) delivered explosive performances, ultimately ending the Phoenix’s season with a (106-99) defeat, leaving fans reflecting on yet another close-but-not-enough campaign.
Grant Anticevich played two seasons in the NBL, playing for both the South East Melbourne Phoenix and the New Zealand Breakers. He averaged 3.2 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 0.5 assists in 44 NBL games.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26 | New Zealand | 10-19 (9) | 26 | 307.3 | 106 | 57 | 17 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 39 | 93 | 42% | 27 | 63 | 43% | 1 | 2 | 50% | 56% | 56% | 12 |
| 2022-23 | 24 | South East Melbourne | 15-13 (5) | 18 | 117.4 | 37 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 34 | 41% | 8 | 16 | 50% | 1 | 2 | 50% | 53% | 53% | 7 | Totals | 44 | 425 | 143 | 86 | 26 | 52 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 52 | 53 | 127 | 41.7% | 35 | 79 | 44.3% | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 56% | 56% | 12 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26 | New Zealand | 10-19 (9) | 26 | 11.8 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 42% | 1.0 | 2.4 | 43% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 50% | 56% | 56% | 12 |
| 2022-23 | 24 | South East Melbourne | 15-13 (5) | 18 | 6.5 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 41% | 0.4 | 0.9 | 50% | 0.1 | 0.1 | 50% | 53% | 53% | 7 | Total | 44 | 9.7 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 41.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.3% | 0.8 | 1.8 | 50.0% | 56% | 56% | 12 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
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FIBA EXPERIENCE
Member of the 2016 Australian U20 Emu squad.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- New Zealand - Southland (2023) | Italy - Pallacanestro Varese (2025) | Canada - Saskatchewan (2025) | Croatia - KK Split (2025-2026)
In 2023, Grant Anticevich played with Southland in the NZNBL.
In 2025, after the NBL season concluded, he joined Pallacanestro Varese in Italy to finish the 2024–25 campaign. In 2025, Anticevich signed with the Saskatchewan Rattlers in the CEBL, where one of his best performances included 25 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals while shooting 9/16 from the field (56%) in an 89–87 win over the Niagara River Lions.
Signed with KK Split to play in Croatias ABA competition.
COLLEGE
Grant Anticevich spent five seasons at California (UC Berkeley) from 2017–18 to 2021–22, finishing his Golden Bears career as the school’s all-time games played leader with 139 appearances, a mark he secured when he surpassed David Kravish on Senior Day against Stanford on February 26, 2022.
Across his Cal career, Anticevich started in 86 of those 139 games and averaged 6.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game overall, establishing himself as a reliable stretch-forward who could rebound his position and space the floor in Pac-12 play.
In his final season at California in 2021–22, Anticevich played all 32 games with 25 starts and posted career highs of 9.7 points and 6.8 rebounds in 31.5 minutes per game, while also graduating with an undergraduate degree in psychology after using the NCAA’s COVID-19 waiver to return for a fifth year.
His biggest individual honour at Cal came on December 27, 2021, when he was named Pac-12 Player of the Week after a career night against Pacific on December 22, recording career highs of 25 points and seven three-pointers while adding 11 rebounds in a 73–53 win.
Anticevich’s long-range shooting also produced another headline performance in the 2020–21 season, when he went 5-for-5 from three-point range and scored 21 points against No. 24 UCLA on January 21, 2021, tying a Cal single-game record for perfect three-point shooting (minimum five attempts).
During the 2019–20 season, he delivered another signature scoring game when he set a then career-high with 23 points against California Baptist on November 15, 2019, going 5-for-5 from three to tie the Cal record and stuffing the box score with nine rebounds and four assists in that win.
His senior-season run in 2020–21 was interrupted when he underwent an emergency appendectomy in December 2020, forcing him to miss games before returning to the lineup later that season.
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