David Stiff
July 23, 2020
Cameron Jackson
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 6/08/75
- Place of Birth: Kununarra (WA)
- Position: CTR
- Height (CM): 205
- Weight (KG): 104
- Junior Assoc: WA - East Perth
- College: None
- NBL DEBUT: 21/04/95
- AGE AT DEBUT: 19
- LAST NBL GAME: 7/10/97
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 22
- NBL History: Perth 1995 | North Melbourne 1997
- Championships: 1
- Perth (1995)
BIO: Cameron Jackson was born in Kununarra (WA) and began playing basketball as a junior with the East Perth basketball program. Jackson received a scholarship to attend the Australian Institute of Sport (Canberra) in 1993. He spent one year there and played for the program’s state league team.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Cameron Jackson made his NBL debut with the Perth Wildcats at 19 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
In 1995, Jackson was part of the Wildcat’s NBL championship winning team that travelled to the McDonald’s Championship in London that competed against the NBA’s Houston Rockets and Spain’s Real Madrid.
NORTH MELBOURNE GIANTS
1997
Cameron Jackson joined North Melbourne as Brett Brown tried to keep the Giants competitive despite growing financial pressure. Tonny Jensen (to Newcastle) and Paul Maley (back injury) exited, while Mike Mitchell (via Brisbane), David Stiff (via Hobart), Andrew Goodwin (via Brisbane) and Matthew Reece (via Newcastle) also joined a and Matthew Reece (via Newcastle) roster built around Darryl McDonald, Pat Reidy, Paul Rees, Rod Johnson, Matthew Shanahan, Stephen Hoare and John Stelzer. With Gold Coast and Hobart no longer in the league, North Melbourne added new pieces but still carried the league minimum of 11 players.
North Melbourne opened the season with a 85-81 win over Sydney, where Jackson (0.8 points) played 4:20 minutes as Reidy (24 points), Mitchell (23 points and 12 rebounds), McDonald (14 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, and 5 steals) and Stiff (7 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, and 6 blocks) led the Giants past a Kings team led by Isaac Burton (19 points) and Bruce Bolden (14 points).
Jackson made 13 regular-season appearances, with his best game coming on July 11 against Newcastle, where he made all three of his shots and finished with 8 points and 2 rebounds in 1:22 minutes as North Melbourne defeated the Falcons 102-84.
Rees suffered a severe knee injury that kept him out for most of the regular season, only to return late and break his wrist against Brisbane in the second-last round. Reidy (20.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.4 steals) led North Melbourne in scoring, while McDonald (17.6 points, 6.2 rebounds, 8.9 assists, and 3.3 steals) led the NBL in assists and steals as the Giants finished third with a 18-12 record.
The elimination finals opened at the AIS Arena, where Canberra defeated North Melbourne 104-93, before the Giants answered with a 108-98 win at the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre. Game three stayed in Melbourne, where North Melbourne closed the series with a 102-75 win behind Stiff (14 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals, and 3 blocks), while Jackson played 3:28 minutes as the Giants moved into the semifinals.
The semifinals opened against Melbourne, where Bradtke (25 points, 15 rebounds, and 2 blocks) led the Tigers to a 107-99 win despite Stiff (24 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks) keeping North Melbourne in touch. Game two moved to Melbourne Park, where Bradtke (26 points, 16 rebounds, and 3 assists) again played all 48 minutes as Melbourne completed the sweep on its way to the NBL championship, with Jackson notappearing in the 112-105 loss.
Cameron Jackson played two seasons in the NBL, playing for both the Perth Wildcats and the North Melbourne Giants. He averaged 1.4 points, 1 rebounds, and 0.1 assists in 18 NBL games.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 22 | North Melbourne | 18-12 (3) | 13 | 64 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 6 | 50% | 51% | 0% | 8 |
| 1995 | 20 | Perth | 19-7 (4) | 5 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 4 | 25% | 47% | 50% | 7 | Totals | 18 | 91 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 22 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 10 | 40.0% | 49% | 50% | 8 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 22 | North Melbourne | 18-12 (3) | 13 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 50% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.2 | 0.5 | 50% | 51% | 0% | 8 |
| 1995 | 20 | Perth | 19-7 (4) | 5 | 5.4 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 50% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.2 | 0.8 | 25% | 47% | 50% | 7 | Total | 18 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 50.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% | 40.0% | 49% | 50% | 8 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- AIS (1993), East Perth (1994), Swan Districts (1995)
Jackson joined AIS for the 1993 SEABL season, spending one year with the institute’s state league team after coming through the East Perth junior pathway.
East Perth brought him into the WA State Basketball League for the 1994 MSBL season, where he played 20 games and scored 258 points at 12.9 points per game. The Eagles finished eighth at 11–15 and pushed first-placed Perry Lakes to three games in the quarter-finals before losing the series 2–1.
Swan Districts followed for the 1995 MSBL season, with Jackson playing 14 games and scoring 134 points at 9.6 points per game. The Swan Districts state league entry finished 10th at 9–17, two wins outside the eight-team finals field.
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