Cameron Alexander Ayers (born September 18, 1991) is an American professional

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player, who last played for

Trefl Sopot Trefl Sopot is a Polish professional basketball team, based in Sopot, Poland. The team plays in the Polish Tauron Basket Liga. The club was founded as the replacement of Prokom Asseco Sopot that left the city of Sopot for Gdynia in 2009. Histo ...

of PLK. He played college basketball for Bucknell.

College career

In his four-year career at Bucknell, Ayers played 133 games (99 starts) and averaged 11.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 30.0 minutes per game. As a senior in 2013–14, he was named the Patriot League Player of the Year.

Professional career

After going undrafted on the

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, Ayers joined the New Orleans Pelicans for the

2014 NBA Summer League The 2014 NBA Summer League consists of two pro basketball leagues organized by the NBA and the Orlando Magic just after the 2014 NBA Draft. Ten teams took part in the week-long summer league at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, from July 5 t ...

. On September 1, 2014, he signed with Enel Brindisi of Italy for a tryout period. He parted ways with the club a month after signing with them. On January 21, 2015, Ayers was acquired by the

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of the NBA Development League. On October 19, he signed with

Šiauliai Šiauliai (; bat-smg, Šiaulē; german: Schaulen, ) is the fourth largest city in Lithuania, with a population of 107,086. From 1994 to 2010 it was the capital of Šiauliai County. Names Šiauliai is referred to by various names in different la ...

. On October 31, 2016, Ayers was re-acquired by the Reno Bighorns, but was waived on November 30. In seven games he averaged 3.3 points in 15.9 minutes. On January 9, 2017, he was acquired by the

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and three days later, he made his debut for the Red Claws in a 110–94 loss to

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, recording three points, six rebounds and one steal in 19 minutes off the bench. For the 2017–18 season, Ayers signed with

Turów Zgorzelec PGE Turów Zgorzelec is a Polish a basketball team based in Zgorzelec. The club played in the Polish League (PLK) and won the Polish championship once, in the 2013–14 season. The club was sponsored by the PGE Group, and they are also the clu ...

of the

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. Ayers averaged 17.2 points per game while shooting 44% from the three-point arc. He inked with Italian club

Pallacanestro Trapani Pallacanestro Trapani, known for sponsorship reasons as 2B Control Trapani, is an Italian professional basketball team that is based in Trapani, Sicily. The club's full name is Club Sportivo Pallacanestro Trapani. The club plays in the second divi ...

on July 11, 2018. On July 23, 2019, he signed with

of PLK.

Personal life

Ayers is the son of Randy and Carol Ayers. His father played basketball at Miami (Ohio) and is the former head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers and Ohio State. His brother, Ryan, played basketball at Notre Dame and was team captain as a senior in 2008–09.He was a 2010 graduate of

Germantown Academy Germantown Academy, informally known as GA and originally known as the Union School, is the oldest nonsectarian day school in the United States. The school was founded on December 6, 1759, by a group of prominent Germantown citizens in the Gree ...

References

External links

Bucknell Bison bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ayers, Cameron 1991 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania American expatriate basketball people in Poland American men's basketball players Basketball players from Columbus, Ohio Basketball players from Pennsylvania BC Šiauliai players Bucknell Bison men's basketball players Germantown Academy alumni Maine Red Claws players Pallacanestro Trapani players Point guards Reno Bighorns players Shooting guards Sportspeople from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Trefl Sopot players Turów Zgorzelec players