Cameron Rigby (born 1 May 1978) is an Australian former professional

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player.

Early life

Rigby was born in

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, Victoria, and played junior basketball at Diamond Valley Basketball Association.

College career

Rigby played four seasons of

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in the United States, first for the Bradley Braves in 1996–97 before sitting out a season and then playing three years for the San Diego Toreros between 1998 and 2001.

Professional career

NBL

Rigby played seven seasons in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) between 2001 and 2008. His first stint was with the Canberra Cannons (2001–03), then

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(2003–04),

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(2004–05),

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(2005–07), and then a final season back at Wollongong in 2007–08. He helped the Hawks reach the 2005 NBL Grand Final series and won the Hawks Most Improved team award that year.

SEABL and Big V

Rigby played in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) between 1999 and 2011. He also played in the

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in 2002 for the Diamond Valley Eagles. In 2004, Rigby helped the Dandenong Rangers win the SEABL Eastern Conference championship, averaging 18.8 points per game and claiming the Grand Final MVP. He claimed SEABL East Grand Final MVP again in 2005 despite his Mildura Mavericks losing to the

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. He was named to the All-SEABL East Conference team in 2008 with the Bendigo Braves.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rigby, Cameron 1978 births Living people Australian men's basketball players Basketball players from Melbourne Bradley Braves men's basketball players Canberra Cannons players Forwards (basketball) Hunter Pirates players San Diego Toreros men's basketball players West Sydney Razorbacks players Wollongong Hawks players Sportsmen from Victoria (state)