The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
McDermott, Anthon
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Jersey Number 33
Anthon McDermott
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Longview, Texas
- High School:
- Hallsville HS
- Major:
- Corporate Communication
Bio
Pronunciation: ANN-thin
Joined the team as a preferred walk-on in the summer of 2024 ... scored over 2,000 points during his four-year prep career.
High School:
Hallsville High School in (Hallsville, Texas) ... four-year letterwinner at Hallsville ... scored 2,029 points and made 298 three-pointers during his high school career ... four-time first-team All-District 15-5A selection ... claimed District 15-5A Offensive Player of the Year and TABC 5A All-Region 2 accolades as a senior (2023-24) ... also earned academic all-state honors in his senior season ... averaged 17.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game in his junior year (2022-23) while earning first-team All-East Texas honors ... District 15-5A Co-Defensive Player of the Year and third-team All-East Texas as a sophomore (2021-22) ... averaged 16.5 ppg and 4.3 rpg in his sophomore season while leading his team to a 29-5 record.
Personal:
Born in San Antonio, Texas ... son of Dustin and Misty McDermott ... both Dustin and Misty played basketball at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, a Division II school in Alva, Okla. ... youngest of three children ... has two older sisters, Addison and Ayden ... Addison played volleyball at Northwestern State (La.) ... played on the same AAU team with fellow freshman Nic Codie since the age of 15 ... interested in Business.
