Cameron Richard Gliddon was born on 16 August 1989 and is an Australian basketball coach and former professional player, currently the head coach of the Auckland Tuatara in the New Zealand National Basketball League.
33 Facts About Cameron Gliddon
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Cameron Gliddon played four years of college basketball for Concordia University before returning to Australia and joining the Cairns Taipans of the National Basketball League, where he won the NBL Rookie of the Year Award in 2013.
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Cameron Gliddon played in Poland, Russia and the New Zealand NBL throughout his career.
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Cameron Gliddon attended Bunbury Senior High School and played for the Bunbury Slammers in the Western Australian Basketball League.
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Cameron Gliddon debuted for the Slammers in the State Basketball League in 2006, playing five games.
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Cameron Gliddon returned to the Slammers in 2009, playing six games.
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On 3 May 2012, Cameron Gliddon signed a three-year deal with the Cairns Taipans of the National Basketball League.
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Cameron Gliddon averaged 7.1 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.8 assists and ranked third in the league for steals with 1.4 per game.
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Cameron Gliddon scored in double figures nine times, including scoring a career-high 26 points against the Perth Wildcats.
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Cameron Gliddon was named the NBL Rookie of the Year.
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Cameron Gliddon became the NBL's second rookie of the year from Bunbury, joining Mark Worthington.
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Cameron Gliddon was named the Taipans Club MVP, becoming the youngest player to win the award since Nathan Jawai in 2008.
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In 25 games, Cameron Gliddon averaged 12.1 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game.
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Cameron Gliddon was named the Taipans Club MVP, becoming the third player to be named the club MVP multiple times.
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Cameron Gliddon appeared in every game on the season, averaging 10.6 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.2 steals in 30 contests.
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Cameron Gliddon appeared in five games for Avtodor, averaging 1.4 points and 1.6 rebounds per game.
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Cameron Gliddon led the NBL in free throws, only missing one throughout the entire season, finishing 48-from-49.
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Cameron Gliddon finished in the Top 13 in the NBL's MVP voting, and was named the Cairns Taipans co-MVP alongside Mitch McCarron.
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On 28 March 2018, Cameron Gliddon parted ways with the Taipans.
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On 17 April 2018, Cameron Gliddon signed a three-year deal with the Brisbane Bullets.
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On 17 June 2020, Cameron Gliddon was released from the final year of his contract with the Bullets in mutual agreement.
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On 13 February 2019, Cameron Gliddon signed with the Canterbury Rams for the 2019 New Zealand NBL season.
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Cameron Gliddon was named the NBL's Most Outstanding Guard and earned All-Star Five honours.
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On 16 July 2020, Cameron Gliddon signed a two-year deal with the South East Melbourne Phoenix.
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On 7 June 2022, Cameron Gliddon signed a two-year deal with the New Zealand Breakers.
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Cameron Gliddon joined the Auckland Tuatara for the 2023 New Zealand NBL season.
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Cameron Gliddon returned to the Tuatara for the 2024 New Zealand NBL season.
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On 6 September 2024, Cameron Gliddon announced his retirement after 342 NBL games.
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Cameron Gliddon hit 638 three-pointers throughout his career, third most in the NBL's 40-minute era, trailing only Chris Goulding and Bryce Cotton.
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In 2007, Cameron Gliddon represented Australia at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Serbia.
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Cameron Gliddon was in contention for the Australian Boomers' 2016 Rio Olympics team, going on to make his debut for the senior national team in 2017 at the FIBA Asia Cup, where he won a gold medal.
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Cameron Gliddon contributed eight points, seven rebounds and five assists in the gold medal game.
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On 13 September 2024, Cameron Gliddon was appointed head coach of the Auckland Tuatara for the 2025 New Zealand NBL season.