Cam Rigby
Encyclopedia
Cam Rigby is an Australian professional basketball
player in the Australian National Basketball League
. He currently plays for the Knox Raiders
in the SEABL
.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player in the Australian National Basketball League
National Basketball League (Australia)
The National Basketball League, also known as the iiNet NBL Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Australasia....
. He currently plays for the Knox Raiders
Knox Basketball Inc
Knox Basketball was established in 1945 to provide youth from the City of Knox with a sporting and social infrastructure to develop and promote personal, team and social skills in a sporting environment. Founded by Alf Stevens, Alice Jago and Heather Kemp it began as an after school competition...
in the SEABL
South East Australian Basketball League
The South East Australian Basketball League, often abbreviated to the SEABL consists of two men's and one women's conferences in the Australian Basketball Association . The SEABL conferences are considered the strongest in the ABA, developing many emerging Australian Boomers players, as well as...
.
Career highlights
- Helped the Wollongong HawksWollongong HawksThe Wollongong Hawks are a team competing in Australia's National Basketball League , based in the New South Wales city of Wollongong. They won the NBL championship in 2001 and finished as runners-up in 2005 and 2010...
to the 2005 NBLNational Basketball League (Australia)The National Basketball League, also known as the iiNet NBL Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Australasia....
Grand Final series - Won the Hawks Most Improved team award in 2005
- Finished third in the 2000 NBL Rookie of the Year award
- Scored 20 points and 15 rebounds in his NBL debut for Canberra at Wollongong
- Played with the Magic JohnsonMagic JohnsonEarvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. is a retired American professional basketball player who played point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . After winning championships in high school and college, Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA Draft by the Lakers...
All-Stars in 2002 while with the Canberra CannonsCanberra CannonsThe Canberra Cannons were a basketball team competing in the Australian National Basketball League. They went into financial administration in 2003 and were relocated to Newcastle, where they became the Hunter Pirates... - Has played ABA for the Ballarat MinersBallarat MinersThe Ballarat Miners play in the East Conference of the SEABL in the ABA.-Current roster:...
, Knox Raiders and Hobart Chargers - Spent 2004 playing for the SEABLSouth East Australian Basketball LeagueThe South East Australian Basketball League, often abbreviated to the SEABL consists of two men's and one women's conferences in the Australian Basketball Association . The SEABL conferences are considered the strongest in the ABA, developing many emerging Australian Boomers players, as well as...
Eastern Conference Champion Dandenong RangersDandenong RangersThe Dandenong Jayco Rangers are an Australian Women's Basketball League team based in Melbourne, Australia. Historically, they have been one of the more successful franchises in league history, but over recent years have struggled to make the playoffs, generally finishing 5th or below...
averaging 18.8ppg and winning Grand Final MVP, and followed that with a Grand Final MVP performance in the SEABL Eastern Conference Championship game of 2005 while playing for the Mildura Mavericks.