Cameron Rigby
Personal information
Born (1978-05-01) 1 May 1978
Melbourne, Victoria
NationalityAustralian
Listed height201 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight115 kg (254 lb)
Career information
College
NBA draft2001: undrafted
Playing career1999–2011
PositionForward
Career history
1999–2000Ballarat Miners
2001Knox Raiders
2001–2003Canberra Cannons
2002Diamond Valley Eagles
2003Hobart Chargers
2003–2004Hunter Pirates
2004Dandenong Rangers
2004–2005Wollongong Hawks
2005Mildura Mavericks
2005–2007West Sydney Razorbacks
2007–2008Bendigo Braves
2007–2008Wollongong Hawks
2009–2011Knox Raiders
Career highlights and awards

Cameron Rigby (born 1 May 1978) is an Australian former professional basketball player.

Early life

Rigby was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and played junior basketball at Diamond Valley Basketball Association.[1]

College career

Rigby played four seasons of college basketball in the United States, first for the Bradley Braves in 1996–97 before sitting out a season and then playing three years for the San Diego Toreros between 1998 and 2001.[2]

Professional career

NBL

Rigby played seven seasons in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) between 2001 and 2008. His first stint was with the Canberra Cannons (2001–03), then Hunter Pirates (2003–04), Wollongong Hawks (2004–05), West Sydney Razorbacks (2005–07), and then a final season back at Wollongong in 2007–08.[1] He helped the Hawks reach the 2005 NBL Grand Final series and won the Hawks Most Improved team award that year.[1]

SEABL and Big V

Rigby played in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) between 1999 and 2011.[3] He also played in the Big V in 2002 for the Diamond Valley Eagles.[4]

In 2004, Rigby helped the Dandenong Rangers win the SEABL Eastern Conference championship, averaging 18.8 points per game and claiming the Grand Final MVP. He claimed SEABL East Grand Final MVP again in 2005 despite his Mildura Mavericks[1] losing to the Geelong Supercats.[5] He was named to the All-SEABL East Conference team in 2008 with the Bendigo Braves.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Cameron Rigby". NBL.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Cameron Rigby". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Player statistics for Cameron Rigby". SEABL. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Player statistics for Cameron Rigby". Big V. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Clun History". supercats.com.au. Retrieved 1 February 2023. Geelong finished the regular season as minor premiers with a 15 and 11 record and went on to defeat Mildura to secure the SEABL East Conference Championship.
  6. ↑ "History - Award Winners" (PDF). SEABL.com.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "Thunder stars make SEABL all-star side". theadvocate.com.au. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
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