BIO: Cameron Goldfinch was born in Gold Coast (QLD) where he attended Benowa State High School. He began playing basketball as a junior with the Gold Coast basketball program. Through Cameron’s junior career, he was overlooked for State team’s however through hard work he found his way onto a NBL roster.

FAMILY: Cameron Goldfinch is the son of Frank Goldfinch who played 79 games in the NBL. Cameron’s uncle Neil Goldfinch also 6 games in the NBL.

NBL EXPERIENCE

Cameron Goldfinch made his NBL debut with the Brisbane Bullets at 18 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.

After returning to the playoffs the previous season, Brisbane entered 2019/20 without Adam Gibson (to South East Melbourne), Cameron Bairstow (to Rytas Vilnius), Makoto Hiejima (to Link Tochigi Brex), Nnanna Egwu (to Earth Friends Tokyo Z) and Stephen Holt (to Sixt Primorska). Head coach Andrej Lemanis added Nathan Sobey (via Adelaide), Taylor Braun (via Hapoel Be’er Sheva), EJ Singler (via Panionios) and Callum Dalton (via Gold Coast), while Lamar Patterson re-signed with the club.

After spending two seasons at Newman University and playing with North Gold Coast in the QBL, Goldfinch (0 points) made his NBL debut at 18 years of age against Cairns at Nissan Arena on October 11. Goldfinch played 1:25 as Brisbane defeated the Taipans 90-74 behind Sobey (21 points and 5 assists) and Matthew Hodgson (14 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, and 3 blocks), while Scott Machado (16 points and 10 assists) led Cairns.

Goldfinch (0 points across 3 games) received only 5:43 of court time during his only NBL season. No injury was reported as the reason for his limited appearances, with Goldfinch remaining at the end of Brisbane’s rotation throughout the year.

Goldfinch’s best game came against Illawarra at Nissan Arena on December 7, where Goldfinch (0 points and 1 rebound) played 2:05 as Brisbane defeated the Hawks 101-91. Patterson (19 points, 6 assists, and 2 steals) and Jason Cadee (18 points) led Brisbane, while Angus Glover (17 points and 6 rebounds) was Illawarra’s leading scorer.

Goldfinch’s final NBL appearance came against Illawarra at Nissan Arena on January 18, where Goldfinch (0 points and 1 rebound) played 2:13 as Brisbane defeated the Hawks 106-77. Patterson (20 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals) and Hodgson (16 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 steals) led Brisbane, while Glover (18 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 steals) was Illawarra’s leading scorer.

Patterson (21 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 1.2 steals) led Brisbane in scoring, earned All-NBL First Team honours and finished third in MVP voting, while Sobey (16 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 3.5 assists) was the team’s second-leading scorer. Cadee (11 points) won the NBL Sixth Man award, while Hodgson (10.3 points and 6.4 rebounds), Will Magnay (8 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks), EJ Singler (7.8 points and 4.1 rebounds), Cameron Gliddon (6.9 points) and Braun (6.7 points) were the other main contributors. Magnay was elevated into the starting lineup during his breakout season and won the NBL Most Improved Player award.

Goldfinch did not play in Brisbane’s final game against Cairns at Nissan Arena on February 15, where the Bullets defeated the Taipans 124-88 behind Sobey (30 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 2 steals) and Gliddon (25 points, 3 assists, and 4 steals), while Majok Deng (20 points and 7 rebounds) led Cairns. Melbourne defeated South East Melbourne the following day, leaving Brisbane outside the playoffs in fifth place with a 15-13 record.

Cameron Goldfinch played one season in the NBL.