Cameron Rigby
{{short description|Australian basketball player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2014}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2014}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Cameron Rigby
| image =
| position = Forward
| height_cm = 201
| weight_kg = 115
| number =
| league =
| team =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|5|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| high_school =
| college =
| draft_year = 2001
| career_start = 1999
| career_end = 2011
| years1 = 1999–2000
| team1 = Ballarat Miners
| years2 = 2001
| team2 = Knox Raiders
| years3 = 2001–2003
| team3 = Canberra Cannons
| years4 = 2002
| team4 = Diamond Valley Eagles
| years5 = 2003
| team5 = Hobart Chargers
| years6 = 2003–2004
| team6 = Hunter Pirates
| years7 = 2004
| team7 = Dandenong Rangers
| years8 = 2004–2005
| team8 = Wollongong Hawks
| years9 = 2005
| team9 = Mildura Mavericks
| years10 = 2005–2007
| team10 = West Sydney Razorbacks
| years11 = 2007–2008
| team11 = Bendigo Braves
| years12 = 2007–2008
| team12 = Wollongong Hawks
| years13 = 2009–2011
| team13 = Knox Raiders
| highlights =
- SEABL East champion (2004)
- 2× SEABL East Grand Final MVP (2004, 2005)
- All-SEABL East Team (2008)
}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://nbl.com.au/default.aspx?s=razorbacks_playerprofile&profile=35|title=Cameron Rigby|work=NBL.com.au|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814021831/http://www.nbl.com.au/default.aspx?s=razorbacks_playerprofile&profile=35|archive-date=14 August 2007|access-date=1 February 2023}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/cameron-rigby-1.html|title=Cameron Rigby|work=sports-reference.com|access-date=1 February 2023}}
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. He helped the Hawks reach the 2005 NBL Grand Final series and won the Hawks Most Improved team award that year.
=SEABL and Big V=
Rigby played in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) between 1999 and 2011.{{cite web|url=https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=194500174&client=0-3363-36749-210246-4362813|title=Player statistics for Cameron Rigby|work=SEABL|access-date=1 February 2023}} He also played in the Big V in 2002 for the Diamond Valley Eagles.{{cite web|url=https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=191476843&client=0-7930-99128-113828-12877630|title=Player statistics for Cameron Rigby|work=Big V|access-date=1 February 2023}}
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 losing to the Geelong Supercats.{{cite web|url=https://supercats.com.au/about-us/history/club-history/|title=Clun History|work=supercats.com.au|access-date=1 February 2023|quote=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.}} He was named to the All-SEABL East Conference team in 2008 with the Bendigo Braves.{{cite web |title=History - Award Winners |url=http://www.seabl.com.au/uploads/media/History_-_Award_Winners_01.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912083918/http://www.seabl.com.au/uploads/media/History_-_Award_Winners_01.pdf |archive-date=12 September 2009 |access-date=1 February 2023 |work=SEABL.com.au}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/671931/thunder-stars-make-seabl-all-star-side/|title=Thunder stars make SEABL all-star side|work=theadvocate.com.au|date=7 August 2008|access-date=1 February 2023}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070814021831/http://www.nbl.com.au/default.aspx?s=razorbacks_playerprofile&profile=35 NBL profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110216103909/http://www.knoxbasketball.com.au/show_page.asp?page=168 Knox Raiders profile]
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Category:Australian men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Melbourne
Category:Bradley Braves men's basketball players
Category:Canberra Cannons players
Category:Forwards (basketball)
Category:Hunter Pirates players
Category:San Diego Toreros men's basketball players
Category:West Sydney Razorbacks players