BIO: Cameron Heath Tovey played eight seasons in the NBL. While born in Penang, Malaysia, Tovey grew up in Perth and attended Willetton Senior High School, where he was a member of the silver-medal winning team at the 2002 Australian national High School Tournament.
Cameron Tovey made his NBL debut with the Perth Wildcats at 20 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
Cameron Tovey played eight seasons in the NBL. He averaged 5.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.4 assists in 245 NBL games.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | 27 | Perth | 22-6 (2) | 26 | 391.0 | 39 | 86 | 23 | 24 | 62 | 21 | 12 | 27 | 65 | 17 | 53 | 32% | 5 | 20 | 25% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 37% | 37% | 11 |
| 2011-12 | 26 | Perth | 19-9 (2) | 32 | 748.0 | 132 | 176 | 77 | 42 | 134 | 37 | 11 | 44 | 95 | 57 | 142 | 40% | 14 | 54 | 26% | 4 | 10 | 40% | 45% | 45% | 12 |
| 2010-11 | 25 | Perth | 16-12 (3) | 31 | 713.0 | 251 | 156 | 81 | 45 | 111 | 39 | 24 | 37 | 80 | 97 | 245 | 40% | 41 | 118 | 35% | 16 | 24 | 67% | 49% | 48% | 18 |
| 2009-10 | 24 | Townsville | 16-12 (2) | 31 | 627.0 | 213 | 136 | 47 | 49 | 87 | 20 | 3 | 35 | 83 | 84 | 149 | 56% | 10 | 27 | 37% | 35 | 70 | 50% | 58% | 60% | 16 |
| 2008-09 | 23 | Townsville | 17-13 (6) | 34 | 732.0 | 253 | 171 | 40 | 61 | 110 | 34 | 13 | 57 | 108 | 90 | 230 | 39% | 4 | 38 | 11% | 69 | 153 | 45% | 42% | 40% | 20 |
| 2007-08 | 22 | Sydney | 27-3 (1) | 37 | 515.0 | 221 | 103 | 41 | 37 | 66 | 21 | 4 | 33 | 62 | 70 | 175 | 40% | 12 | 41 | 29% | 69 | 91 | 76% | 51% | 43% | 20 |
| 2006-07 | 21 | Sydney | 20-13 (4) | 32 | 365.0 | 161 | 71 | 25 | 25 | 46 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 42 | 55 | 106 | 52% | 11 | 25 | 44% | 40 | 62 | 65% | 59% | 57% | 15 |
| 2005-06 | 20 | Perth | 16-16 (7) | 22 | 279.0 | 99 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 34 | 79 | 43% | 8 | 21 | 38% | 23 | 31 | 74% | 53% | 48% | 16 | Totals | 245 | 4370 | 1369 | 941 | 348 | 297 | 644 | 198 | 76 | 264 | 569 | 504 | 1179 | 42.7% | 105 | 344 | 30.5% | 256 | 441 | 58.0% | 50% | 47% | 20 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | 27 | Perth | 22-6 (2) | 26 | 15.0 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 32% | 0.2 | 0.8 | 25% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 37% | 37% | 11 |
| 2011-12 | 26 | Perth | 19-9 (2) | 32 | 23.4 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 40% | 0.4 | 1.7 | 26% | 0.1 | 0.3 | 40% | 45% | 45% | 12 |
| 2010-11 | 25 | Perth | 16-12 (3) | 31 | 23.0 | 8.1 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 7.9 | 40% | 1.3 | 3.8 | 35% | 0.5 | 0.8 | 67% | 49% | 48% | 18 |
| 2009-10 | 24 | Townsville | 16-12 (2) | 31 | 20.2 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 56% | 0.3 | 0.9 | 37% | 1.1 | 2.3 | 50% | 58% | 60% | 16 |
| 2008-09 | 23 | Townsville | 17-13 (6) | 34 | 21.5 | 7.4 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 6.8 | 39% | 0.1 | 1.1 | 11% | 2.0 | 4.5 | 45% | 42% | 40% | 20 |
| 2007-08 | 22 | Sydney | 27-3 (1) | 37 | 13.9 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 4.7 | 40% | 0.3 | 1.1 | 29% | 1.9 | 2.5 | 76% | 51% | 43% | 20 |
| 2006-07 | 21 | Sydney | 20-13 (4) | 32 | 11.4 | 5.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 52% | 0.3 | 0.8 | 44% | 1.3 | 1.9 | 65% | 59% | 57% | 15 |
| 2005-06 | 20 | Perth | 16-16 (7) | 22 | 12.7 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 43% | 0.4 | 1.0 | 38% | 1.0 | 1.4 | 74% | 53% | 48% | 16 | Total | 245 | 17.8 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 4.8 | 42.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.5% | 0.4 | 1.4 | 58.0% | 50% | 47% | 20 |
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 20 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
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Tovey joined Willetton for the 2003 SBL season, playing his first season in the WA state league with his junior club and appearing in 19 games while scoring 80 points at 4.2 points per game.
Tovey remained with Willetton for the 2004 SBL season and was named the league’s Most Improved Player, continuing his early senior development with the Tigers before returning to the club after his college season.
Willetton retained Tovey through the 2005 and 2006 SBL seasons, completing his first Tigers stint across 2003–2006 before he moved into the NSW state league with Sutherland.
Tovey joined Sutherland for the 2006 Waratah League season and earned Waratah Men’s All Star Five honours, with his Sharks stint also including selection in the 2006 ABA Finals All-Star Five after Sutherland represented the Waratah League at national finals level.
Sutherland kept Tovey for the 2007 Waratah League season, giving him a second year in the NSW state league before his next state-league move back to Western Australia.
Tovey joined Kalamunda for the 2008 SBL season, adding a second WA state league club to his career after his early Willetton years and his two-season Sutherland stint.
Tovey joined Townsville for the 2009 QBL season, playing state-league basketball in Queensland before returning to the WA SBL the following year.
Tovey rejoined Willetton for the 2010 SBL season and helped the Tigers win the men’s championship, with Willetton defeating Lakeside in the Grand Final as he won SBL Grand Final MVP and was named in the SBL All-Star Five.
Willetton again had Tovey in its 2011 SBL plans, extending his second Tigers stint beyond the 2010 championship season before his state-league career closed with the club where he had started.
Tovey played college basketball at Augusta during the 2004–05 season before leaving after that year to begin his professional career in Australia.
In 2004–05, Tovey suited up for Augusta State during a season that finished 19–11 overall and 10–6 in Peach Belt Conference play, with an 11–1 home record, 4–8 away record, and 4–2 record at neutral sites.
Across 30 games, Tovey started all 30 and logged 887 total minutes (29.6 minutes per game).
In those 30 games, he totaled 361 points (12.0 points per game) on 113-for-261 shooting from the field (43.3%), going 26-for-89 on three-pointers (29.2%), and 109-for-165 at the free-throw line (66.1%).
He led Augusta State in rebounding with 223 total rebounds (7.4 per game), made up of 65 offensive rebounds and 158 defensive rebounds.
Tovey also contributed 95 assists (3.2 per game), 45 steals (1.5 per game), and 13 blocks, while committing 75 turnovers and being charged with 85 personal fouls.
Within Augusta State’s team production that season, he finished second in scoring behind Karim Telfer (406 points) while also leading the roster in total rebounds and total steals.
Across the Peach Belt schedule and postseason games listed in Augusta State’s leaders log, Tovey produced multiple team-high scoring outings, including 23 points against Clayton State on March 4, 2005 and 22 points against Francis Marion on February 26, 2005, and he posted several of the team’s top rebounding games, including 13 rebounds at Georgia College & State on February 5, 2005 and 13 rebounds at Francis Marion on February 12, 2005.
He recorded a 30-game body of work that also included games where he was listed among Augusta State’s high-point or high-rebound leaders against opponents such as Lenoir-Rhyne, UNC Pembroke, Armstrong Atlantic State, North Florida, Columbus State, USC Aiken, and USC Upstate during the 2004–05 campaign.
By season’s end, Tovey’s conference impact was reflected in him being named the Peach Belt Conference Freshman of the Year, and he was also noted as ranking 17th in the league in scoring (11.6 points per game) and 10th in assists (3.2 per game).
His 2004–05 Augusta State teammates on the roster included Karim Telfer, Clarence Brown, Roberto Aufiero, Jason Mills, Larry Diamond, Tyrekus Bowman, Dean Brebner, Arthur Thomas, Luke Tambon, Jamie Quarles, Bryan Turner, Bryan Gates, and Garrett Siler.
- Waratah Men’s All Star Five (2006)
SBL Most Improved Player (2004)
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