BIO: Anthony Susnjara was born in Fairfield (NSW).
Anthony Susnjara made his NBL debut with the Sydney Kings at 25 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
Anthony Susnjara played three seasons in the NBL, playing for both the Townsville Crocodiles and the Sydney Kings. He averaged 2.5 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 0.1 assists in 54 NBL games.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 | 28 | Townsville | 17-13 (6) | 27 | 153 | 50 | 27 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 19 | 34 | 56% | 3 | 5 | 60% | 9 | 14 | 64% | 62% | 60% | 8 |
| 2006-07 | 26 | Sydney | 20-13 (4) | 11 | 63 | 39 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 25 | 60% | 2 | 5 | 40% | 7 | 10 | 70% | 66% | 64% | 7 |
| 2005-06 | 25 | Sydney | 26-6 (1) | 16 | 121 | 48 | 26 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 21 | 50 | 42% | 1 | 5 | 20% | 5 | 13 | 38% | 43% | 43% | 13 | Totals | 54 | 337 | 137 | 75 | 10 | 33 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 75 | 55 | 109 | 50.5% | 6 | 15 | 40.0% | 21 | 37 | 56.8% | 55% | 53% | 13 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 | 28 | Townsville | 17-13 (6) | 27 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 56% | 0.1 | 0.2 | 60% | 0.3 | 0.5 | 64% | 62% | 60% | 8 |
| 2006-07 | 26 | Sydney | 20-13 (4) | 11 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 60% | 0.2 | 0.5 | 40% | 0.6 | 0.9 | 70% | 66% | 64% | 7 |
| 2005-06 | 25 | Sydney | 26-6 (1) | 16 | 7.6 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 42% | 0.1 | 0.3 | 20% | 0.3 | 0.8 | 38% | 43% | 43% | 13 | Total | 54 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 50.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.0% | 0.1 | 0.3 | 56.8% | 55% | 53% | 13 |
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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Anthony Susnjara played with Parramatta across the 2005 and 2006 state-league seasons. He later joined the Ballarat Miners for the 2007 SEABL season, making his debut on 9 March 2007.
Susnjara’s later played with Townsville from 2007 to 2009, playing in the QBL for two seasons before retiring from state league competition.
Susnjara joined Harbour Heat for the 2006 New Zealand NBL season in New Zealand, with Harbour finishing sixth in the 10-team league.
Anthony Susnjara joined Keflavík for the 2007–2008 Icelandic Express League season in Iceland, averaging 9.3 points, 7.7 rebounds and 0.8 assists across 22 league games.
Susnjara won the 2008 Icelandic championship with Keflavík, which defeated Snæfell 98–74 in Game 3 to complete a 3–0 finals series sweep.
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