Greg Vanderjagt
July 23, 2020
Michael Cedar
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 11/05/86
- Place of Birth: Townsville (QLD)
- Position: G/F
- Height (CM): 190
- Weight (KG): 82
- Junior Assoc: QLD - Townsville
- College: None
- NBL DEBUT: 2/09/05
- AGE AT DEBUT: 19
- LAST NBL GAME: 24/03/13
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 26
- NBL History: Townsville 2006-13
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Michael Cedar was born in Townsville (QLD) and began playing basketball as a junior with the Townsville basketball program.
FAMILY: Michael’s brother, Christopher Cedar also played 88 games in the NBL.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Michael Cedar made his NBL debut with the Townsville Crocodiles at 19 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
The talented shooting guard played eight seasons with his hometown NBL team, the Townsville Crocodiles from 2006-2013, which included averaging double digits in scoring during the 2010/11 season.
Michael Cedar played eight seasons the Townsville Crocodiles. He averaged 7.2 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 1.2 assists in 219 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | 26 | Townsville | 10-18 (7) | 28 | 560.0 | 201 | 72 | 44 | 12 | 60 | 11 | 7 | 28 | 43 | 74 | 217 | 34% | 33 | 121 | 27% | 20 | 25 | 80% | 44% | 42% | 18 |
| 2011-12 | 25 | Townsville | 15-13 (4) | 31 | 631.0 | 229 | 74 | 52 | 16 | 58 | 13 | 5 | 48 | 45 | 82 | 224 | 37% | 41 | 123 | 33% | 24 | 38 | 63% | 47% | 46% | 22 |
| 2010-11 | 24 | Townsville | 17-11 (2) | 31 | 881.0 | 335 | 97 | 63 | 14 | 83 | 14 | 4 | 53 | 58 | 119 | 321 | 37% | 65 | 185 | 35% | 32 | 40 | 80% | 49% | 47% | 31 |
| 2009-10 | 23 | Townsville | 16-12 (2) | 25 | 525.0 | 213 | 48 | 29 | 10 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 44 | 73 | 205 | 36% | 39 | 128 | 30% | 28 | 36 | 78% | 48% | 45% | 24 |
| 2008-09 | 22 | Townsville | 17-13 (6) | 29 | 585.0 | 258 | 67 | 41 | 17 | 50 | 23 | 6 | 27 | 49 | 90 | 238 | 38% | 56 | 165 | 34% | 22 | 32 | 69% | 51% | 50% | 27 |
| 2007-08 | 21 | Townsville | 17-13 (5) | 30 | 426.0 | 199 | 65 | 23 | 9 | 56 | 18 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 69 | 184 | 38% | 40 | 116 | 34% | 21 | 23 | 91% | 51% | 48% | 17 |
| 2006-07 | 20 | Townsville | 19-14 (5) | 22 | 170.0 | 94 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 76 | 41% | 19 | 43 | 44% | 13 | 18 | 72% | 56% | 53% | 20 |
| 2005-06 | 19 | Townsville | 9-23 (9) | 23 | 210.0 | 60 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 63 | 35% | 15 | 43 | 35% | 1 | 2 | 50% | 47% | 47% | 9 | Totals | 219 | 3988 | 1589 | 470 | 278 | 87 | 383 | 96 | 34 | 227 | 288 | 560 | 1528 | 36.6% | 308 | 924 | 33.3% | 161 | 214 | 75.2% | 49% | 47% | 31 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | 26 | Townsville | 10-18 (7) | 28 | 20.0 | 7.2 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 7.8 | 34% | 1.2 | 4.3 | 27% | 0.7 | 0.9 | 80% | 44% | 42% | 18 |
| 2011-12 | 25 | Townsville | 15-13 (4) | 31 | 20.4 | 7.4 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 7.2 | 37% | 1.3 | 4.0 | 33% | 0.8 | 1.2 | 63% | 47% | 46% | 22 |
| 2010-11 | 24 | Townsville | 17-11 (2) | 31 | 28.4 | 10.8 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 10.4 | 37% | 2.1 | 6.0 | 35% | 1.0 | 1.3 | 80% | 49% | 47% | 31 |
| 2009-10 | 23 | Townsville | 16-12 (2) | 25 | 21.0 | 8.5 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 8.2 | 36% | 1.6 | 5.1 | 30% | 1.1 | 1.4 | 78% | 48% | 45% | 24 |
| 2008-09 | 22 | Townsville | 17-13 (6) | 29 | 20.2 | 8.9 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 8.2 | 38% | 1.9 | 5.7 | 34% | 0.8 | 1.1 | 69% | 51% | 50% | 27 |
| 2007-08 | 21 | Townsville | 17-13 (5) | 30 | 14.2 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 38% | 1.3 | 3.9 | 34% | 0.7 | 0.8 | 91% | 51% | 48% | 17 |
| 2006-07 | 20 | Townsville | 19-14 (5) | 22 | 7.7 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 41% | 0.9 | 2.0 | 44% | 0.6 | 0.8 | 72% | 56% | 53% | 20 |
| 2005-06 | 19 | Townsville | 9-23 (9) | 23 | 9.1 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 35% | 0.7 | 1.9 | 35% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 50% | 47% | 47% | 9 | Total | 219 | 18.2 | 7.3 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 7.0 | 36.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.3% | 1.4 | 4.2 | 75.2% | 49% | 47% | 31 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 31 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- Townsville 2012-13 | Mackay 2012-14 | Gladstone 2015 | Logan 2016-22
Michael has had a long and decorated career in Queensland basketball having played for Townsville, Mackay, Gladstone and the Logan Thunder in the Queensland State League, playing over 300 games.
His best season in the QBL came in 2012, where he led the Mackay Meteors to the championship and also won the league’s MVP award, something where he has bragging rights over his brother, although Chris has two championship rings. He also helped lead Gladstone to a semi-final appearance in 2015 and helped Logan become a competition heavyweight in recent years.
In 2021, the 35 year old Cedar averaged 12.9 points on 44% shooting, 2.5 assists and 5.8 rebounds per game as the teams captain.
| Season | Team | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 57% | 64% | 54% | 57% | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 560 | 1528 | 36.6% | 308 | 924 | 33.3% |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | 26 | Townsville | 10-18 (7) | 28 | 560.0 | 201 | 72 | 44 | 12 | 60 | 11 | 7 | 28 | 43 | 74 | 217 | 34% | 33 | 121 | 27% | 20 | 25 | 80% | 44% | 42% | 18 |
| 2011-12 | 25 | Townsville | 15-13 (4) | 31 | 631.0 | 229 | 74 | 52 | 16 | 58 | 13 | 5 | 48 | 45 | 82 | 224 | 37% | 41 | 123 | 33% | 24 | 38 | 63% | 47% | 46% | 22 |
| 2010-11 | 24 | Townsville | 17-11 (2) | 31 | 881.0 | 335 | 97 | 63 | 14 | 83 | 14 | 4 | 53 | 58 | 119 | 321 | 37% | 65 | 185 | 35% | 32 | 40 | 80% | 49% | 47% | 31 |
| 2009-10 | 23 | Townsville | 16-12 (2) | 25 | 525.0 | 213 | 48 | 29 | 10 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 44 | 73 | 205 | 36% | 39 | 128 | 30% | 28 | 36 | 78% | 48% | 45% | 24 |
| 2008-09 | 22 | Townsville | 17-13 (6) | 29 | 585.0 | 258 | 67 | 41 | 17 | 50 | 23 | 6 | 27 | 49 | 90 | 238 | 38% | 56 | 165 | 34% | 22 | 32 | 69% | 51% | 50% | 27 |
| 2007-08 | 21 | Townsville | 17-13 (5) | 30 | 426.0 | 199 | 65 | 23 | 9 | 56 | 18 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 69 | 184 | 38% | 40 | 116 | 34% | 21 | 23 | 91% | 51% | 48% | 17 |
| 2006-07 | 20 | Townsville | 19-14 (5) | 22 | 170.0 | 94 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 76 | 41% | 19 | 43 | 44% | 13 | 18 | 72% | 56% | 53% | 20 |
| 2005-06 | 19 | Townsville | 9-23 (9) | 23 | 210.0 | 60 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 63 | 35% | 15 | 43 | 35% | 1 | 2 | 50% | 47% | 47% | 9 | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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