1. Cameron Bairstow played college basketball for the University of New Mexico before being drafted 49th overall in the 2014 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls.
35 Facts About Cameron Bairstow
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Cameron Bairstow spent two seasons with the Bulls before playing five of next six years in the National Basketball League.
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Cameron Bairstow attended Runcorn State High School before graduating from Anglican Church Grammar School in 2008.
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Cameron Bairstow's parents are Ian and Penny Bairstow, a veterinarian and a school teacher, who both coach youth basketball in Australia.
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Cameron Bairstow played for the South West Metro Pirates and Brisbane Capitals youth teams before attending the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra in 2009 and 2010.
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Cameron Bairstow played two seasons with the AIS in the South East Australian Basketball League, and in 2010, he was a member of the SEABL Select Team that visited Qatar.
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Cameron Bairstow was on the Queensland team that won the 2009 Under 20 Australian national championship, and he played on the Australian Under 19 team that won the 2009 FIBA Oceania title in Saipan.
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Cameron Bairstow was a member of one of the most accomplished freshman recruiting classes in Lobo history, along with Kendall Williams, Tony Snell and Alex Kirk.
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Cameron Bairstow appeared in 31 games but played sparingly, averaging 2.6 points and 1.8 rebounds in 9.7 minutes per game.
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Cameron Bairstow played in all 35 games and averaged 9.7 points and 5.9 rebounds in 24.1 minutes per game.
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Cameron Bairstow's numbers climbed to 12 points and seven rebounds a game after he became a starter.
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The Lobos won the MWC tournament championship, and Cameron Bairstow was named to the all-tournament team after averaging 13 points and 8.7 rebounds.
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The Lobos finished second in the MWC but won the conference tournament championship for the third straight season, and Cameron Bairstow was named tournament MVP.
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Cameron Bairstow was named to the All-MWC first team after leading the conference in points scored, points per game, field goals made and attempted, field goal percentage, free throws made and attempted, and Player Efficiency Rating.
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Cameron Bairstow was honoured as a Second Team All-American by Sports Illustrated, Third Team All-American by NBC Sports and CBS Sports, and Honorable Mention All-American by the Associated Press.
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Cameron Bairstow gained attention during his senior season for his ritual of going to the weight room to lift after games, while still in uniform, receiving praise from opposing coaches and the media for his commitment and work ethic.
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Cameron Bairstow was arguably the most improved player in the history of the Lobo program.
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Cameron Bairstow was honoured by the MWC as academic all-conference as a senior and earned a degree in Exercise Science at UNM; he aspires to study physiotherapy after his playing career has ended.
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Cameron Bairstow was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 49th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft, and subsequently signed a three-year contract with the Bulls, with one and a half years guaranteed.
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Cameron Bairstow made his NBA debut on 29 October 2014 in the Bulls' season opener against the New York Knicks, recording one turnover and missing his only field goal attempt in three and half minutes.
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Cameron Bairstow appeared in 18 of the Bulls' 82 regular-season games, making one start.
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Cameron Bairstow failed to appear in any of the Bulls' 12 playoff games.
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On 17 June 2016, Cameron Bairstow was traded to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Spencer Dinwiddie.
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Cameron Bairstow was waived by the Pistons on 10 July 2016.
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On 18 July 2016, Cameron Bairstow signed with his hometown team, the Brisbane Bullets of the National Basketball League.
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On 25 July 2019, Cameron Bairstow signed with Lithuanian team Rytas Vilnius.
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On 11 May 2021, after missing the previous nine games with a minor hip issue, Cameron Bairstow was ruled out for the rest of the season.
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Cameron Bairstow was sidelined late in the season with an ankle injury.
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On 23 August 2022, Cameron Bairstow announced his retirement from basketball, citing the multiple injuries he had suffered, the mental toll of rehab and playing while injured as the main reasons for stepping away from the game.
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In July 2012, Cameron Bairstow was named to the Australian national team, the Boomers, for the 2012 Australian Stankovic Cup, and the team went on to a second-place finish.
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Cameron Bairstow excelled during his debut with the Boomers and carried that form into the 2013 Stankovic Cup and World University Games, winning gold and silver respectively.
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In July 2014, Cameron Bairstow was named to the Boomers squad for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain.
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In July 2016, Cameron Bairstow was named to the Boomers squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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In conjunction with the camp, Cameron Bairstow coordinated a Lobo alumni all-star game, along with Brandon Mason, a former New Mexico State Aggie player and later a Lobo assistant coach.
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Cameron Bairstow expressed interest in continuing the camps and alumni games if circumstances allow.