Dexter Grant Kernich-Drew (born 16 October 1991) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Waverley Falcons of the NBL1 South.

He led the school's basketball team to the 2008 McDonald's Cup Senior Boys State Championship, where he was named the tournament MVP.

[2] In May 2010, Kernich-Drew signed a Financial Aid Agreement with Washington State University in order to join the school's men's basketball team for the 2010–11 season.

[4] After graduating from Washington State University, Kernich-Drew returned to Australia and played for the Melbourne Tigers in the 2015 Big V season, averaging 22.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.0 steals in nine games.

[5] After a brief stint in Brazil with Minas,[6] Kernich-Drew joined the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League as a training player in November 2015.

He was touted as a possible injury-replacement player for Damian Martin[7][8][9] and was ultimately a member of the Wildcats' 2015–16 championship-winning squad.

[15][16] On New Year's Eve also against the Hawks, Kernich-Drew had eight of his 13 points in the final quarter to help lead the Wildcats to a 95–87 win.

[22] On 17 July, he was ruled out for the rest of the SBL season after suffering a broken jaw against the Perry Lakes Hawks three days earlier.

[24] In the Wildcats' second game of the 2017–18 NBL season on 13 October, Kernich-Drew had 11 points in a 74–64 win over the Illawarra Hawks.

After a one-game stint with the Rockingham Flames,[26][27] Kernich-Drew joined the Melbourne Tigers for the 2018 SEABL season.

[31] On 13 December 2018, he was ruled out for six weeks after being diagnosed with multiple undisplaced fractures around his eye socket and cheekbone.