Cameron Tragardh

Nationality: AUS
Date of Birth: 29/09/83
Place of Birth: Brisbane (QLD)
Position: FRD
Height (CM): 208
Weight (KG): 110
Junior Assoc: QLD - Southern Districts
College: Oral Roberts (2002-2003)

NBL DEBUT: 1/10/03
AGE AT DEBUT: 20
LAST NBL GAME: 11/02/16
AGE AT LAST GAME: 32
NBL History: Townsville 2004-06 | Brisbane 2007 | Wollongong 2008-10 | Melbourne 2011-12 | Cairns 2013-16
Championships: 1
Brisbane (2007)

NICKNAME/S: Trigger

BIO: Cameron Tragardh was born in Brisbane (QLD) and began playing basketball as a junior with the Southern Districts basketball program. Tragardh ascended the junior ranks at Southern Districts where he later played QABL representative basketball and by 2002 he was the nation’s leading scorer in the ABA state league competition, averaging 34 points per game.

Add on to that resume, a career in the NBL which spanned more than a decade with the Brisbane Bullets, Townsville Crocodiles, Wollongong Hawks, Melbourne Tigers and Cairns Taipans, Tragardh has been a star on the court at both levels.

Tragardh received a scholarship to attend the Australian Institute of Sport (Canberra) in 2001. He spent one year there and played for the program’s state league team.

NBL EXPERIENCE

Cameron Tragardh made his NBL debut with the Townsville Crocodiles at 20 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.

After spending three seasons with Townsville the 22-year-old Tragardh signed with his hometown team, the Brisbane Bullets in 2006. At the time Tragardh was viewed as having a great deal of unfulfilled potential having played just 80 games in the NBL.

Tragardh ability ability to score was clear as soon as he entered the league however it was in 2006 when coaches started to note his rebounding and defensive improvement as well.

Looking for more opportunity Tragardh moved to Wollongong to play with the Hawks, helping the team reach the Grand Final in 2010 after they finished in second place (16-12) during the regular season. Tragardh exploded with 26 points and 7 rebounds) during the team’s semi-final victory over third placed Townsville, eliminating them in three games before advancing to the NBL finals where they would face the Perth Wildcats.

After Perth claimed game one in Perth (75–64), the series moved to Wollongong for game two, where the Hawks returned the favour behind a huge offensive game from Tragardh, a 28 point effort on 12/20 shooting, defeating Perth 75–63 and setting up a deciding Game 3. Back on their home court Perth comfortably defeated Wollongong with Tragardh being limited offensively (12 points) in the decider, 72-96 thanks to a 28 point effort from Kevin Lisch who was then named Finals MVP.

He captained the Taipans during the 2013/14 season.

He led the Taipans to the 2015 NBL grand final in the same season he was awarded the competition’s best sixth man where the team would narrowly fall short to the New Zealand Breakers.

Cameron Tragardh played thirteen seasons across five NBL teams. This included the Townsville Crocodiles, Melbourne Tigers, Wollongong Hawks, Brisbane Bullets and Cairns Taipans. He averaged 10.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 0.9 assists in 324 NBL games.

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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
2015-16	32	Cairns	12-16 (6)	26	392.0	205	65	27	31	34	3	9	21	41	81	168	48%	0	1	0%	43	59	73%	52%	48%	18
2014-15	31	Cairns	21-7 (1)	32	724.0	387	153	32	70	83	6	6	28	49	160	318	50%	0	0	0%	67	110	61%	52%	50%
2013-14	30	Cairns	12-16 (5)	13	287.0	173	52	15	12	40	0	5	13	28	75	135	56%	0	0	0%	23	31	74%	58%	56%
2012-13	29	Cairns	11-17 (6)	28	732.0	312	179	43	67	112	9	12	60	56	137	308	44%	0	1	0%	38	61	62%	46%	44%	22
2011-12	28	Melbourne	11-17 (6)	28	820.0	456	149	40	50	99	8	11	35	65	207	387	53%	0	0	0%	42	82	51%	54%	53%	28
2010-11	27	Melbourne	10-18 (7)	22	603.0	261	100	40	45	55	10	2	35	33	110	233	47%	0	0	0%	41	68	60%	49%	47%	35
2009-10	26	Wollongong	16-12 (4)	34	908.0	500	184	45	67	117	19	15	69	66	219	417	53%	0	3	0%	62	107	58%	53%	53%	28
2008-09	25	Wollongong	11-19 (7)	28	744.0	412	132	19	58	74	12	9	33	61	174	319	55%	0	1	0%	64	97	66%	56%	55%	28
2007-08	24	Wollongong	9-21 (11)	29	954.0	509	225	37	73	152	13	7	51	64	220	411	54%	3	8	38%	66	107	62%	55%	54%	32
2006-07	23	Brisbane	28-5 (1)	4	74.0	32	9	1	2	7	0	4	4	10	16	24	67%	0	1	0%	0	0	0%	67%	67%	10
2005-06	22	Townsville	9-23 (9)	23	150.0	71	30	6	11	19	1	0	9	7	28	65	43%	0	2	0%	15	21	71%	47%	43%	16
2004-05	21	Townsville	19-13 (3)	27	164.0	76	40	6	15	25	3	2	13	18	32	72	44%	0	5	0%	12	22	55%	46%	44%	10
2003-04	20	Townsville	13-20 (9)	30	243.0	118	56	8	31	25	3	5	13	23	53	120	44%	0	3	0%	12	19	63%	46%	44%	24
Totals				324	6795	3512	1374	319	532	842	87	87	384	521	1512	2977	50.8%	3	25	12.0%	485	784	61.9%	53%	51%	35

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
2015-16	32	Cairns	12-16 (6)	26	15.1	7.9	2.5	1.0	1.2	1.3	0.1	0.3	0.8	1.6	3.1	6.5	48%	0.0	0.0	0%	1.7	2.3	73%	52%	48%	18
2014-15	31	Cairns	21-7 (1)	32	22.6	12.1	4.8	1.0	2.2	2.6	0.2	0.2	0.9	1.5	5.0	9.9	50%	0.0	0.0	0%	2.1	3.4	61%	52%	50%
2013-14	30	Cairns	12-16 (5)	13	22.1	13.3	4.0	1.2	0.9	3.1	0.0	0.4	1.0	2.2	5.8	10.4	56%	0.0	0.0	0%	1.8	2.4	74%	58%	56%
2012-13	29	Cairns	11-17 (6)	28	26.1	11.1	6.4	1.5	2.4	4.0	0.3	0.4	2.1	2.0	4.9	11.0	44%	0.0	0.0	0%	1.4	2.2	62%	46%	44%	22
2011-12	28	Melbourne	11-17 (6)	28	29.3	16.3	5.3	1.4	1.8	3.5	0.3	0.4	1.3	2.3	7.4	13.8	53%	0.0	0.0	0%	1.5	2.9	51%	54%	53%	28
2010-11	27	Melbourne	10-18 (7)	22	27.4	11.9	4.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	0.5	0.1	1.6	1.5	5.0	10.6	47%	0.0	0.0	0%	1.9	3.1	60%	49%	47%	35
2009-10	26	Wollongong	16-12 (4)	34	26.7	14.7	5.4	1.3	2.0	3.4	0.6	0.4	2.0	1.9	6.4	12.3	53%	0.0	0.1	0%	1.8	3.1	58%	53%	53%	28
2008-09	25	Wollongong	11-19 (7)	28	26.6	14.7	4.7	0.7	2.1	2.6	0.4	0.3	1.2	2.2	6.2	11.4	55%	0.0	0.0	0%	2.3	3.5	66%	56%	55%	28
2007-08	24	Wollongong	9-21 (11)	29	32.9	17.6	7.8	1.3	2.5	5.2	0.4	0.2	1.8	2.2	7.6	14.2	54%	0.1	0.3	38%	2.3	3.7	62%	55%	54%	32
2006-07	23	Brisbane	28-5 (1)	4	18.5	8.0	2.3	0.3	0.5	1.8	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.5	4.0	6.0	67%	0.0	0.3	0%	0.0	0.0	0%	67%	67%	10
2005-06	22	Townsville	9-23 (9)	23	6.5	3.1	1.3	0.3	0.5	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.3	1.2	2.8	43%	0.0	0.1	0%	0.7	0.9	71%	47%	43%	16
2004-05	21	Townsville	19-13 (3)	27	6.1	2.8	1.5	0.2	0.6	0.9	0.1	0.1	0.5	0.7	1.2	2.7	44%	0.0	0.2	0%	0.4	0.8	55%	46%	44%	10
2003-04	20	Townsville	13-20 (9)	30	8.1	3.9	1.9	0.3	1.0	0.8	0.1	0.2	0.4	0.8	1.8	4.0	44%	0.0	0.1	0%	0.4	0.6	63%	46%	44%	24
Total				324	21.0	10.8	4.2	1.0	1.6	2.6	0.3	0.3	1.2	1.6	4.7	9.2	50.8%	0.0	0.0	12.0%	0.0	0.1	61.9%	53%	51%	35

CAREER HIGHS

POINTS	REBOUNDS	ASSISTS	STEALS	BLOCKS	TURNOVERS	TRIPLE DOUBLES
35	15	7	3	4	6	0

STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE

AIS 2001 | South West Metro 2003 | Southern Districts 2006 | Rockhampton 2007 |Northside 2008-09 | Eltham 2011 | Cairns 2016 | Mackay 2017-18 | Rockhampton 2019

The eight-time QBL all-star, four-time champion, eight-time grand finalist and three-time MVP of the Queensland state league.

Tragardh was impossible to contain during his state league career and during two seasons with the Northside Wizards in 2008/09 averaged 38 points per game than 42.3 points per game, taking home the league MVP in both years.

In 2009, Trigger scored more than 50 points in six out of eight games and in 2008 had a triple-double where he recorded numbers of 67 points, 26 rebounds, and 11 assist.

Trigger would win his first championship in 2003 with the South West Metro Pirates, the clubâ€™s only title to date, and would repeat that success with his junior club, the Southern Districts Spartans in 2006, a season where he averaged 27 points and 14.5 rebounds per game (while shooting the ball at 50 percent from the field).

He added a final QBL championship to his resume in 2016, this time playing for the Cairns Marlins in 2016 while also playing with the Taipans in the NBL. Following his career in the NBL, Tragardh would return to the league he had dominated for so long, first winning a title with Cairns in 2016 before winning QBL Coach of the Year as player/coach with Mackay, who won the minor premiership in 2017.

He would player/coach Mackay again in 2018 and would sign to play again with Rockhampton for the inaugural NBL1 North season this year before the COVID-19 shutdown.

Season	Team	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%
1	1	70%	55%	42%	69%
2	1	35	7	3	4
Total						1512	2977	50.8%	3	25	12.0%

NBA TOTAL STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	TEAM	POS	GP	GS	MINS	PTS	TRB	AST	ORB	DRB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%
2015-16	32	Cairns	12-16 (6)	26	392.0	205	65	27	31	34	3	9	21	41	81	168	48%	0	1	0%	43	59	73%	52%	48%	18
2014-15	31	Cairns	21-7 (1)	32	724.0	387	153	32	70	83	6	6	28	49	160	318	50%	0	0	0%	67	110	61%	52%	50%
2013-14	30	Cairns	12-16 (5)	13	287.0	173	52	15	12	40	0	5	13	28	75	135	56%	0	0	0%	23	31	74%	58%	56%
2012-13	29	Cairns	11-17 (6)	28	732.0	312	179	43	67	112	9	12	60	56	137	308	44%	0	1	0%	38	61	62%	46%	44%	22
2011-12	28	Melbourne	11-17 (6)	28	820.0	456	149	40	50	99	8	11	35	65	207	387	53%	0	0	0%	42	82	51%	54%	53%	28
2010-11	27	Melbourne	10-18 (7)	22	603.0	261	100	40	45	55	10	2	35	33	110	233	47%	0	0	0%	41	68	60%	49%	47%	35
2009-10	26	Wollongong	16-12 (4)	34	908.0	500	184	45	67	117	19	15	69	66	219	417	53%	0	3	0%	62	107	58%	53%	53%	28
2008-09	25	Wollongong	11-19 (7)	28	744.0	412	132	19	58	74	12	9	33	61	174	319	55%	0	1	0%	64	97	66%	56%	55%	28
2007-08	24	Wollongong	9-21 (11)	29	954.0	509	225	37	73	152	13	7	51	64	220	411	54%	3	8	38%	66	107	62%	55%	54%	32
2006-07	23	Brisbane	28-5 (1)	4	74.0	32	9	1	2	7	0	4	4	10	16	24	67%	0	1	0%	0	0	0%	67%	67%	10
2005-06	22	Townsville	9-23 (9)	23	150.0	71	30	6	11	19	1	0	9	7	28	65	43%	0	2	0%	15	21	71%	47%	43%	16
2004-05	21	Townsville	19-13 (3)	27	164.0	76	40	6	15	25	3	2	13	18	32	72	44%	0	5	0%	12	22	55%	46%	44%	10
2003-04	20	Townsville	13-20 (9)	30	243.0	118	56	8	31	25	3	5	13	23	53	120	44%	0	3	0%	12	19	63%	46%	44%	24
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0

COLLEGE

Tragardh spent a year at Division 1 school Oral Roberts University in Oklahoma (2002-2003)

AWARDS

- 1x time NBL 6th Man (2015)
- NBL Most Improved Player (2008)
- 1x All-NBL Second Team
- 1x All-NBL Third Team

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