Flynn Cameron
New Zealand basketball player
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Flynn Macpherson Cameron (born 30 June 2000) is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the Adelaide 36ers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball in the United States for the DePaul Blue Demons and UC Riverside Highlanders from 2018 to 2023. Cameron began his NBL career with Melbourne United in 2023 and joined the 36ers in 2025. He has played for the New Zealand national basketball team.
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | NBL | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 30 June 2000 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Hillcrest Christian College (Gold Coast, Australia) | ||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2023: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2016–2017 | Gold Coast Rollers | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Melbourne United | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Taranaki Airs | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Franklin Bulls | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Adelaide 36ers | ||||||||||||||
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Early life
Cameron was born in Auckland, New Zealand, in the suburb of Henderson.[1] He aspired to become a basketball player at the age of three.[2] He moved to Australia when he was seven.[3] Cameron was raised in the Gold Coast, Queensland, and played basketball at Hillcrest Christian College.[2]
In 2016 and 2017, Cameron played for the Gold Coast Rollers in the Queensland Basketball League.[4] He also helped Gold Coast Basketball win the state under-18 championship in 2017.[5]
College career
On 21 December 2017, Cameron signed with the DePaul Blue Demons.[6] He did not play during the 2017–18 season.[7] Cameron played as a backup point guard during the 2018–19 season and averaged 1.8 points per game in 28 appearances.[7] His role decreased during the 2019–20 season and he only played in 11 games with an average of 2.3 points per game.[7] On 15 April 2020, Cameron entered the transfer portal.[7]
Cameron joined the UC Riverside Highlanders.[2] He started 86 of his 88 games with the Highlanders.[8] Cameron was selected to the All-Big West Conference second team in 2023.[9]
Professional career
On 11 April 2023, Cameron signed with Melbourne United of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) on a three-year contract with a mutual option for the third season.[10]
On 30 January 2024, Cameron signed with the Taranaki Airs of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) for the 2024 season.[11] He averaged 16 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game.[12]
On 14 February 2025, Cameron signed with the Franklin Bulls of the NZNBL for the 2025 season.[12] The move partnered him with his brother, Tobias.[12]
On 31 March 2025, Melbourne United announced that they had declined the mutual option on Cameron's contract.[13] On 8 April, Cameron signed with the Adelaide 36ers of the NBL on a three-year contract.[14] On 2 January 2026, he scored a career-high 25 points in a win over the Sydney Kings.[15]
National team career
Cameron committed to play for New Zealand as a junior in 2016 despite being eligible to play for Australia.[16]
Cameron was selected to play for the New Zealand national basketball team at the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup where he played under his father as head coach.[2] He led the team in points and assists as the team won a bronze medal.[10]
Cameron was selected on the New Zealand squad for the 2023 FIBA World Cup.[17]
Cameron played for New Zealand at the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup.[18] On 10 August 2025 in a game against Chinese Taipei, he scored 28 points which was the most points ever scored by a New Zealander in a FIBA Asia Cup game.[18]
In November 2025, Cameron was named in the Tall Blacks squad for the first window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers.[19]
Personal life
Cameron is the son of New Zealand basketball player Pero Cameron.[3] His older brother, Tobias, is also a basketball player.[16]