Professional career Dexter Kernich-Drew

kernich-drew flames in may 2017

on 29 july 2016, kernich-drew signed two-year deal perth wildcats of national basketball league. joined wildcats team attempting defend title in 2016–17, after himself amongst playing group during championship run in 2015–16. early-season injuries saw kernich-drew have break-out performance in sixth nbl game on 28 october 2016. three-point specialist spent career-high 17 minutes on court , made 4 of 7 attempts – of came outside arc – finish 14 points in 81–76 loss illawarra hawks in wollongong. wildcats slumped last on ladder 7–9 record following loss adelaide 36ers on 22 december 2016. in crucial game against illawarra in wollongong on new year s eve, kernich-drew emerged unlikely hero inspire perth crucial against-the-odds victory. exploded 8 of 13 points in final term lead wildcats 95–87 win on hawks. wildcats went on finish regular season in third place 15–13 record , made through nbl grand final faced illawarra. in best-of-five series, wildcats successful in sweeping hawks 3–0 claim second consecutive championship , eighth in total. kernich-drew appeared in 29 of team s 33 games in 2016–17, averaging 2.3 points in 5.9 minutes per game.

kernich-drew in october 2017

on 9 may 2017, kernich-drew signed rockingham flames of state basketball league rest of 2017 season. made debut flames 3 days later, recording 12 points, 6 rebounds , 4 steals in 67–64 win on east perth eagles. on 19 may 2017, scored game-high 25 points in 78–73 win on joondalup wolves. on 27 may 2017, recorded game-high 27 points , 11 rebounds in 84–79 loss geraldton buccaneers. on 2 june 2017, scored season-high 29 points in 88–86 loss cockburn cougars. on 8 july 2017, set new season high 38 points in 105–103 win on east perth. on 17 july 2017, ruled out rest of sbl season after suffering broken jaw against perry lakes hawks 3 days earlier. in 10 games flames, averaged 21.0 points, 5.2 rebounds , 2.5 assists per game.

after registering dnp in wildcats 2017–18 season opener, kernich-drew had 11 points in 10 minutes against illawarra hawks in team s next game on 13 october 2017.