Frank Drmic

Nationality: CRO/AUS
Date of Birth: 7/02/78
Place of Birth: Melbourne (VIC)
Position: G/F
Height (CM): 202
Weight (KG): 103
Junior Assoc: VIC - Dandenong
College: None

NBL DEBUT: 13/04/96
AGE AT DEBUT: 18
LAST NBL GAME: 15/02/07
AGE AT LAST GAME: 29
NBL History: South East Melbourne 1996-98 | Victoria 1999-00 | Sydney 2001-02 | South 2007
Championships: 1
South East Melbourne (1996)

NICKNAME/S: The Croatian Sensation

BIO: Frank Drmic was born in Melbourne (VIC) and began playing basketball as a junior with the Dandenong basketball program. Drmic received a scholarship to attend the Australian Institute of Sport (Canberra) in 1994. He spent two years year there and played for the program’s state league team (1994, 1995).

FAMILY: Frank’s brother, Anthony Drmic also played 261 games in the NBL.

NBL EXPERIENCE

Frank Drmic made his NBL debut with the South East Melbourne Magic at 18 years of age. He scored nine points in his first game.

Entering the NBL Frank Drmic had already received comparisons to Andrew Gaze despite being only 18 and yet to play his first professional game. He played 22 games during his rookie season, averaging 2.6 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 0.8 assists and despite receiving minimal game time during the playoffs, he was a part of the Magic’s 1996 championship winning team.

In 1997 Drmic played for the Australian junior team and won a gold medal alongside Magic teammates Sam MacKinnon and Chris Anstey. He showed a much improved skill-set during the tournament, something he continued to display during his second year with the Magic.

Drmic averaged 8.7 points and 4.5 rebounds in 1997 and helped guide South East Melbourne to a first place finish in the regular season with a 22-8 record. The Magic received a first round bye in the play-offs before meeting the Perth Wildcats in the semifinals. The Magic would defeat Perth 92-82 in game one before a convincing 96-69 victory in game two to set them up to face Andrew Gaze and the Melbourne Tigers for the third NBL Grand Final matchup between these team’s in six years. That season Gaze, Lanard Copeland, Mark Bradtke and mid-season acquisition Marcus Timmons were a part of the Tiger’s all-time franchise record streak of 16 consecutive wins that saw them capture the 1997 title, defeating the South East Melbourne Magic in three games. Lanard Copeland was named Finals MVP after averaging 27.6 points and 3.3 rebounds over the the game series.

1998 saw Frank Drmic average 14.4 points and 6.6 rebounds and play a key role in helping the Magic to a first place finish in the regular season with a 26-4 record. The Magic received a first round bye in the play-offs before meeting the Brisbane Bullets in the semifinals. The Magic would defeat Brisbane 106-98 in game one and 90-84 in game two to see them reach the NBL Grand Final. The Magic would face the Adelaide 36ers in the championship deciding series and lose a narrow game one 93-100 before the 36ers dominated them in game two 90-62 to win the title.

In 1999 Drmic averaged 10.8 points and 5.2 rebounds, and helped guide the Titans to a third place finish in the regular season with a 16-1 record.

In 2000 Drmic averaged 13.3 points and 5.6 rebounds, and helped guide the Titans to a fourth place finish in the regular season with a 20-8 record.

In 2001 Drmic averaged 14.6 points and 6.8 rebounds, and helped guide the Kings to a fifth place finish in the regular season with a 17-1 record.

Frank Drmic played eight seasons across four NBL teams. This included the South East Melbourne Magic, Victoria Titans, Sydney Kings and South Dragons. He averaged 11.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 2.2 assists in 255 NBL games.

HIGHLIGHTS:

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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
2006-07	29	South	15-18 (7)	34	896.0	290	190	56	64	126	29	10	38	113	110	247	45%	52	139	37%	18	38	47%	55%	55%	21
2001-02	24	Sydney	14-16 (8)	30	1,157.0	538	242	103	75	167	39	12	69	119	197	411	48%	62	159	39%	82	119	69%	58%	55%	27
2000-01	23	Sydney	17-11 (5)	31	1,118.0	454	212	91	75	137	40	9	73	126	170	337	50%	59	142	42%	55	82	67%	60%	59%	24
1999-00	22	Victoria	20-8 (4)	36	1,320.0	480	200	79	59	141	34	14	59	104	175	401	44%	67	172	39%	63	95	66%	54%	52%	22
1998-99	21	Victoria	16-10 (3)	33	1,147.0	358	171	91	41	130	30	13	89	107	122	340	36%	47	179	26%	67	91	74%	47%	43%	27
1998	20	South East Melbourne	26-4 (1)	34	1,087.0	490	223	102	74	149	38	9	73	100	164	351	47%	68	151	45%	94	116	81%	60%	56%	32
1997	19	South East Melbourne	22-8 (1)	35	809.0	305	158	46	65	93	19	6	49	68	109	226	48%	35	90	39%	52	71	73%	59%	56%	18
1996	18	South East Melbourne	19-7 (2)	22	205.0	57	35	17	12	23	7	5	22	14	16	48	33%	5	19	26%	20	28	71%	46%	39%	10
Totals				255	7739	2972	1431	585	465	966	236	78	472	751	1063	2361	45.0%	395	1051	37.6%	451	640	70.5%	56%	53%	32

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
2006-07	29	South	15-18 (7)	34	26.4	8.5	5.6	1.6	1.9	3.7	0.9	0.3	1.1	3.3	3.2	7.3	45%	1.5	4.1	37%	0.5	1.1	47%	55%	55%	21
2001-02	24	Sydney	14-16 (8)	30	38.6	17.9	8.1	3.4	2.5	5.6	1.3	0.4	2.3	4.0	6.6	13.7	48%	2.1	5.3	39%	2.7	4.0	69%	58%	55%	27
2000-01	23	Sydney	17-11 (5)	31	36.1	14.6	6.8	2.9	2.4	4.4	1.3	0.3	2.4	4.1	5.5	10.9	50%	1.9	4.6	42%	1.8	2.6	67%	60%	59%	24
1999-00	22	Victoria	20-8 (4)	36	36.7	13.3	5.6	2.2	1.6	3.9	0.9	0.4	1.6	2.9	4.9	11.1	44%	1.9	4.8	39%	1.8	2.6	66%	54%	52%	22
1998-99	21	Victoria	16-10 (3)	33	34.8	10.8	5.2	2.8	1.2	3.9	0.9	0.4	2.7	3.2	3.7	10.3	36%	1.4	5.4	26%	2.0	2.8	74%	47%	43%	27
1998	20	South East Melbourne	26-4 (1)	34	32.0	14.4	6.6	3.0	2.2	4.4	1.1	0.3	2.1	2.9	4.8	10.3	47%	2.0	4.4	45%	2.8	3.4	81%	60%	56%	32
1997	19	South East Melbourne	22-8 (1)	35	23.1	8.7	4.5	1.3	1.9	2.7	0.5	0.2	1.4	1.9	3.1	6.5	48%	1.0	2.6	39%	1.5	2.0	73%	59%	56%	18
1996	18	South East Melbourne	19-7 (2)	22	9.3	2.6	1.6	0.8	0.5	1.0	0.3	0.2	1.0	0.6	0.7	2.2	33%	0.2	0.9	26%	0.9	1.3	71%	46%	39%	10
Total				255	30.3	11.7	5.6	2.3	1.8	3.8	0.9	0.3	1.9	2.9	4.2	9.3	45.0%	0.0	0.0	37.6%	1.5	4.1	70.5%	56%	53%	32

CAREER HIGHS

POINTS	REBOUNDS	ASSISTS	STEALS	BLOCKS	TURNOVERS	TRIPLE DOUBLES
32	17	10	5	3	9	0

STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE

AIS 1994-95 | Sandringham 1996

FIBA EXPERIENCE

Drmic won a gold medal for Australia at the FIBA Under 23 World Championships in 1997 (Melbourne), starting for the team in many of their early games.

Australia headed into the 1998 FIBA World Championships without Luc Longley and Mark Bradtke. This saw a influx of young talent join the Boomers, with Drmic, Simon Dwight, Paul Roger, Chris Anstey and Ben Melmeth all making their senior squad debuts. As Shane Heal (17 ppg), and Andrew Gaze (16.9ppg) leading the way in scoring the Boomers lost to both Argentina and Spain in the opening rounds and failed to move past the group stages. Australia (5-3) finished the tournament in a disappointing ninth place. That year, he also won a silver medal at the 1998 Goodwill Games in New York.

FIBA TOTAL STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%
1998	20	4	13	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	2	0.0%
Total		4	13	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	0%	0	0	0%	0	2	0%

FIBA PER GAME STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%
1998	20	4	3.3	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0%	0.0	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.5	0.0%
Total		4	3.3	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.5	0%	0.0	0.0	0%	0.0	0.5	0%

Season	Team	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%
1	0	73%	81%	79%	72%
2	1	32	10	5	3
Total						1063	2361	45.0%	395	1051	37.6%

NBA TOTAL STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	TEAM	POS	GP	GS	MINS	PTS	TRB	AST	ORB	DRB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%
2006-07	29	South	15-18 (7)	34	896.0	290	190	56	64	126	29	10	38	113	110	247	45%	52	139	37%	18	38	47%	55%	55%	21
2001-02	24	Sydney	14-16 (8)	30	1,157.0	538	242	103	75	167	39	12	69	119	197	411	48%	62	159	39%	82	119	69%	58%	55%	27
2000-01	23	Sydney	17-11 (5)	31	1,118.0	454	212	91	75	137	40	9	73	126	170	337	50%	59	142	42%	55	82	67%	60%	59%	24
1999-00	22	Victoria	20-8 (4)	36	1,320.0	480	200	79	59	141	34	14	59	104	175	401	44%	67	172	39%	63	95	66%	54%	52%	22
1998-99	21	Victoria	16-10 (3)	33	1,147.0	358	171	91	41	130	30	13	89	107	122	340	36%	47	179	26%	67	91	74%	47%	43%	27
1998	20	South East Melbourne	26-4 (1)	34	1,087.0	490	223	102	74	149	38	9	73	100	164	351	47%	68	151	45%	94	116	81%	60%	56%	32
1997	19	South East Melbourne	22-8 (1)	35	809.0	305	158	46	65	93	19	6	49	68	109	226	48%	35	90	39%	52	71	73%	59%	56%	18
1996	18	South East Melbourne	19-7 (2)	22	205.0	57	35	17	12	23	7	5	22	14	16	48	33%	5	19	26%	20	28	71%	46%	39%	10
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Germany - EWE Baskets Oldenburg (2005) | Greece - Near East (2002), Spirou Charleroi (2003) | Russia - Saratov (2002), TBB Trier (2004)

Drmic signed with Russian team Saratov for the 2002/03 but was cut mid-season. He then joined top Belgian club Charleroi.

AWARDS

- 1x All-NBL Third Team

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