2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster

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15 Grant Anticevich

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-9
  • Weight 230
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Sydney, Australia
  • Last School(s) Newington College

Biography

Accolades
  • School record holder for career games played (139)
  • Pac-12 Player of the Week (Dec. 20-26, 2021)

At Cal
2021-22 (5th year)
  • Graduated with his undergraduate degree in psychology following the 2021-22 season
  • Utilized the NCAA's COVID-19 waiver to play a fifth season for the Golden Bears
  • Left Cal as the school-record holder for career games played (139)
    • Surpassed David Kravish (2012-15) with his 136th career game played on Senior Day vs. Stanford (Feb. 26)
  • Played in all 32 games & made 25 starts
  • Averaged career highs of 9.7 points & 6.8 rebounds in 31.5 minutes played per game
    • Ranked seventh among Pac-12 players in rebounds per game (6.8)
    • Averaged 8.5 PPG & 6.2 RPG in conference play
  • Led Cal in 3-pointers made (43) & attempted (134)
  • Shot 81.5 percent (22-for-27) at the free throw line
  • Posted five double-doubles, the seventh-most among Pac-12 players
  • Scored in double figures in 12 of Cal's first 15 games
  • Six games with 10-plus rebounds, including a career-high 15 vs. Dartmouth (Dec. 19)
  • Third among Pac-12 players with 5.66 defensive rebounds per game
  • Named the Pac-12 Player of the Week for Dec. 20-26 after scoring a career-high 25 points with seven 3-pointers & pulling down 11 rebounds in a win vs. Pacific (Dec. 22)
    • Was 7-for-11 from deep, tied for the most 3's made in a single game by a Pac-12 player during the 2021-22 season
    • The seven 3's made were the most by a Bear since Jabari Bird made 7 vs. Stanford on Feb. 17, 2017
  • Career-high 43 minutes played in double-overtime win vs. Southern Utah (Nov. 18)
2020-21 (Sr.)
  • Made 21 starts in 25 games played & averaged 25.9 minutes per game
  • Missed four games from Dec. 19-31 after undergoing an emergency appendectomy on Dec. 17
  • Averaged a career-high 8.9 points per game (8.1 PPG in Pac-12)
  • Was third in the team in scoring and rebounds per game (4.5)
  • Shot 40.8 percent (84-of-206) from the field & 36.6 (30-of-82) from 3-point range
  • Converted 85.7 percent of his free throw attempts (24-of-28)
  • Scored in double figures eight times, including three consecutive Pac-12 games from Jan. 16-23 (14 at Utah; 21 vs. UCLA; 15 vs. USC)
  • Tied his own school record by shooting 5-of-5 from 3-point range vs. UCLA (Jan. 21) & became just the fourth Pac-12 player in the last 25 years with two career games of 5-for-5 or better from 3-point range, joining Arizona's Gilbert Arenas, Stanford's Jeremy Green & UCLA's Aaron Holiday (two each)
  • Scored a season-high 21 points twice (at Pepperdine, Dec. 9; vs. UCLA, Jan. 21)
  • Knocked down three or more 3-pointers in four games
  • Dished out a career-high five assists vs. Washington (Jan. 9) to help Cal clinch its first Pac-12 win of the season
  • Hauled in a season-high 10 rebounds in the season opener at Oregon State (Nov. 25)
  • Announced on Feb. 24 that he'd return to Cal as a fifth-year senior for the 2021-22 season
2019-20 (Jr.)
  • Was the lone Bear to start all 32 games during his junior season
  • Averaged just over 30 minutes played per game
  • Led Cal in rebounding (5.6) & was fourth in scoring (8.3)
  • Averaged 8.5 PPG in Pac-12 play
  • Shot 36.6 percent (30-82) from beyond the arc, ranking second on the team
  • Scored in double figures 12 times
  • Tallied four points, eight rebounds in Cal's Pac-12 Tournament win over Stanford (March 11)
  • Poured in a career-high 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting against CBU (Nov. 15), including a Cal-record 5-for-5 clip from 3-point range
  • Pulled down 10-plus rebounds four times, including a career-high 11 vs. Oregon State (Feb. 1)
  • Recorded a double-double at Stanford with 16 points, 10 rebounds
  • Went for 18 points vs. ASU, his most in Pac-12 play and second-most all season
  • 17 points & eight rebounds to help Cal to the win over Utah
  • 13 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists to help Cal to the win over Washington
2018-19 (So.)
  • Averaged 11.7 minutes per game across 27 games played (four starts)
  • Contributed 2.7 points & 2.1 rebounds per game
  • Earned his first career start at Fresno State (Dec. 19), logging two points, three rebounds & one block in 22 minutes
  • Scored a season-high 13 points (6-of-10) along with six rebounds two games prior in a home win vs. San Diego State (Dec. 8)
  • Chipped in seven points & three boards in an upset victory over No. 25 Washington (Feb. 28)
  • Did a bit of everything at Arizona State (Feb. 24), knocking down two 3-pointers along with three assists, two blocks & seven rebounds
2017-18 (Fr.)
  • Appeared in 23 games for the Bears, averaging 1.5 points and 1.6 rebounds in 7.4 minutes
  • Pulled down three boards in two minutes of action against Stanford in the Pac-12 Tournament
  • Hit a crucial three-pointer at Stanford to help Cal to its first win at Maples Pavilion since 2014
  • Logged four rebounds twice vs. CSUN & at San Diego State
  • Turned in a seven-point effort vs. Chaminade
  • Tallied two assists & one steal vs. VCU in Maui Invitational
  • First collegiate points came vs. Cal Poly
  • Cal debut vs. UC Riverside, tallied two rebounds & one steal

Before Cal
High School/Club
  • Captain of his Newington College squad as a senior
  • Two-time all-conference selection as a junior and senior after leading Newington to back-to-back conference and state championships in 2015 and 2016
  • Also claimed the Combined Independent School championships as a junior and senior
  • Newington compiled an 80-17 record in his final two seasons
  • Played club ball with the Bankstown Bruins
  • Selected to the New South Wales (NSW) U20 team, claiming a silver medal at the Australian U20 National Championships in 2017
  • Member of the 2016 Australian U20 Emu squad and the 2015 NSW State U18 squad, winning silver at Australian U18 National Championships as a junior
  • Selected to the NSW State Schoolboys Team in 2015 and 2016, where he was named Most Valuable Player in both seasons
  • Won gold at the Pacific School Games in 2015 with the NSW School State team
  • Captain of the NSW team as a senior
  • Also selected for the Australian Schoolboys Team in 2015 and 2016, winning gold at the championships in 2016..
  • Also a two-year varsity track and field team member at Newington, competing in the shot put and high jump
Personal
  • Enjoys photography, and can play the guitar, violin and percussion instruments
  • Also played tennis and rugby
  • Parents are John and Sinthia Anticevich
  • Mother is a university professor

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 34

    2017-18Freshman

    Forward
    6'8" 217 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2018-19Sophomore

    Forward
    6'8" 240 lbs
    34
  • 15

    2019-20Junior

    Forward
    6'8" 230 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2020-21Senior

    Forward
    6'8" 230 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2021-22Fifth Year

    Forward
    6'9" 230 lbs
    15