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2017-18 Men's Basketball

David Dermer

21 Drago Popovic

  • Position Center
  • Height 6-11
  • Weight 255
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Belgrade, Serbia
  • High School Polytechniq-School for New Technology

Biography

AS A SENIOR (2017-18)
SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll  ... 2018 D2ADA Academic Achievement Award Honoree ... Appeared in 30 games with 25 starts ... tallied 181 points, 146 rebounds (44 OFF + 103 DEF), 11 blocks, four steals and six assists ... averaged 17.3 minutes per game with 6.0 points and 4.9 rebounds per game ... finished the season on 52.9% (74-140) shooting from the field including a 33.3% (1-3) mark from beyond the arc ... ended the season with a 58.2% (32-55) mark from the free throw line ... led the team in scoring in one game with a career-high 19 points against Flagler (11/21/17) ... recorded one double-double at Florida Tech (2/3/18, 16 points, 11 rebounds)

AS A JUNIOR (2016-17)
Appeared in 24 games with 5 starts … finished the year with 61 points, 44 rebounds (15 OFF + 29 DEF), 8 blocks, 4 assists and 4 steals … scored season-high 10 points against Benedict (12/19/16) … scored in 13 contests on the year … grabbed season-high 6 rebounds on Dec. 19, 2016 against Benedict … tallied season-high 3 blocks against Nova Southeastern (1/4/17) … finished the year with a 49% average from the field (24-49) and 65% from the free throw line (13-20)... member of Saint Leo University President's Club Spring 2017. 

CAREER
Competed at Polytechniq-School for New Technologies under Coach Dejan Stosic … had previously attended Hillsborough Community College where he was the Freshman of the Year and Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year  

PERSONAL
Born June 29 in Serbia ... Feels his consistency and dedication are his best assets to the team…Names Blake Griffin and Novak Djokovic as his favorite athletes ... Lists his favorite team as the Red Star Belgrade … Son of Nebojsa and Lubinka Popovic …Has one brother: Bojan

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2016-17Junior

    C
    6'11" 230 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2017-18Senior

    Center
    6'11" 255 lbs
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