Robert Rose
July 23, 2020
Jason Cameron
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 20/02/74
- Place of Birth: Mackay (QLD)
- Position: FRD
- Height (CM): 200
- Weight (KG): 98
- Junior Assoc: QLD - Mackay
- College: None
- NBL DEBUT: 10/08/91
- AGE AT DEBUT: 17
- LAST NBL GAME: 11/03/00
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 26
- NBL History: Brisbane 1991, 2000 | Townsville 1993-99
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Jason Cameron was born in Mackay (QLD) and began playing basketball as a junior with the Mackay basketball program. Cameron received a scholarship to attend the Australian Institute of Sport (Canberra) in 1992. He spent one year there and played for the program’s state league team.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Jason Cameron made his NBL debut with the Brisbane Bullets at 17 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
Cameron first played in the National Basketball League during the 1991 season as a development player for the Brisbane Bullets.
He received limited opportunities in his first season, as the Bullets failed to make the playoffs with a win/loss record of 13–13 and a ninth-place finish.
In two games for Brisbane, he played a total of 155 seconds and recorded one rebound while missing both field goals he attempted.
Jason Cameron, or ‘JC’ as his known, was a man ahead of his time.
Before the game changed to focus more on the three-point shot, Cameron was a elite-shooting big man.
Jason Cameron played nine seasons in the NBL. He averaged 6.5 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.7 assists in 207 NBL games.
Dan Boyce is a die-hard Sydney Kings fan who grew up in Melbourne during the roaring 90's of Australian Basketball and spent far too much time collecting Futera NBL Basketball cards.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | 26 | Brisbane | 7-21 (10) | 28 | 649.0 | 151 | 73 | 38 | 36 | 37 | 18 | 5 | 36 | 54 | 57 | 146 | 39% | 24 | 88 | 27% | 13 | 29 | 45% | 47% | 47% | 12 |
| 1998-99 | 25 | Townsville | 12-14 (7) | 26 | 343.0 | 62 | 36 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 30 | 21 | 69 | 30% | 14 | 51 | 27% | 6 | 14 | 43% | 41% | 41% | 8 |
| 1998 | 24 | Townsville | 12-18 (9) | 30 | 1,000.0 | 226 | 142 | 48 | 45 | 97 | 40 | 8 | 52 | 103 | 80 | 193 | 41% | 45 | 123 | 37% | 21 | 27 | 78% | 55% | 53% | 22 |
| 1997 | 23 | Townsville | 14-16 (7) | 30 | 1,177.0 | 369 | 134 | 70 | 43 | 91 | 49 | 16 | 59 | 99 | 123 | 255 | 48% | 75 | 179 | 42% | 48 | 68 | 71% | 64% | 63% | 20 |
| 1996 | 22 | Townsville | 9-17 (11) | 25 | 770.0 | 145 | 88 | 39 | 24 | 64 | 30 | 10 | 44 | 77 | 55 | 136 | 40% | 26 | 71 | 37% | 9 | 17 | 53% | 50% | 50% | 15 |
| 1995 | 21 | Townsville | 9-17 (10) | 26 | 888.0 | 192 | 110 | 63 | 46 | 64 | 31 | 17 | 40 | 85 | 72 | 151 | 48% | 20 | 57 | 35% | 28 | 44 | 64% | 56% | 54% | 18 |
| 1994 | 20 | Townsville | 6-20 (14) | 18 | 349.0 | 77 | 58 | 29 | 25 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 21 | 54 | 30 | 62 | 48% | 8 | 17 | 47% | 9 | 19 | 47% | 54% | 55% | 12 |
| 1993 | 19 | Townsville | 4-22 (14) | 22 | 492.0 | 130 | 63 | 50 | 24 | 39 | 24 | 8 | 27 | 78 | 48 | 105 | 46% | 16 | 56 | 29% | 18 | 26 | 69% | 55% | 53% | 12 |
| 1991 | 17 | Brisbane | 9-17 (9) | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | Totals | 207 | 5670 | 1352 | 705 | 368 | 262 | 443 | 223 | 75 | 295 | 580 | 486 | 1119 | 43.4% | 228 | 642 | 35.5% | 152 | 244 | 62.3% | 55% | 54% | 22 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | 26 | Brisbane | 7-21 (10) | 28 | 23.2 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 39% | 0.9 | 3.1 | 27% | 0.5 | 1.0 | 45% | 47% | 47% | 12 |
| 1998-99 | 25 | Townsville | 12-14 (7) | 26 | 13.2 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 30% | 0.5 | 2.0 | 27% | 0.2 | 0.5 | 43% | 41% | 41% | 8 |
| 1998 | 24 | Townsville | 12-18 (9) | 30 | 33.3 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 41% | 1.5 | 4.1 | 37% | 0.7 | 0.9 | 78% | 55% | 53% | 22 |
| 1997 | 23 | Townsville | 14-16 (7) | 30 | 39.2 | 12.3 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 8.5 | 48% | 2.5 | 6.0 | 42% | 1.6 | 2.3 | 71% | 64% | 63% | 20 |
| 1996 | 22 | Townsville | 9-17 (11) | 25 | 30.8 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 40% | 1.0 | 2.8 | 37% | 0.4 | 0.7 | 53% | 50% | 50% | 15 |
| 1995 | 21 | Townsville | 9-17 (10) | 26 | 34.2 | 7.4 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 48% | 0.8 | 2.2 | 35% | 1.1 | 1.7 | 64% | 56% | 54% | 18 |
| 1994 | 20 | Townsville | 6-20 (14) | 18 | 19.4 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 48% | 0.4 | 0.9 | 47% | 0.5 | 1.1 | 47% | 54% | 55% | 12 |
| 1993 | 19 | Townsville | 4-22 (14) | 22 | 22.4 | 5.9 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 46% | 0.7 | 2.5 | 29% | 0.8 | 1.2 | 69% | 55% | 53% | 12 |
| 1991 | 17 | Brisbane | 9-17 (9) | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | Total | 207 | 27.4 | 6.5 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 43.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 35.5% | 1.1 | 3.1 | 62.3% | 55% | 54% | 22 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 22 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- AIS 1992 | Mackay 1999-00 | South West Metro 2002-03, 2008-10 | Bendigo 2004-07
The 200cm small forward from Mackay also spent multiple years in the Queensland Basketball League and the South East Australian Basketball League where he won numerous awards during the 2000s.
Cameron first played for Mackay before becoming a stalwart of the South West Metro Pirates, helping lead the club to its one and only championship in 2003.
After a brief hiatus from the QABL from 2004-2007 when he played SEABL for the Bendigo Braves and won a national title and Grand Final MVP in 2005, Cameron returned as player-coach for the Pirates for three seasons, even winning Coach of the Year in 2008 when the team finished as minor premiers.
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