18 Facts About Pero Cameron

Sean Pero MacPherson Cameron was born on 5 June 1974 and is a New Zealand basketball coach and former player.

In 1992, Pero Cameron began playing in the New Zealand National Basketball League for the Waikato Warriors.

Pero Cameron went on to win 11 championships, made the league's all-star five seven times, and won the Kiwi MVP award five times.

Pero Cameron played five seasons in the Australian National Basketball League, two for the New Zealand Breakers and three for the Gold Coast Blaze.

Pero Cameron played for both clubs in their respective inaugural seasons.

Pero Cameron was first selected for the Tall Blacks in 1994.

Pero Cameron was joined on this team by established NBA superstars Dirk Nowitzki and Peja Stojakovic and NBA rookies-to-be Yao Ming and Manu Ginobili.

Pero Cameron retired from international duties having played in two Summer Olympic Games and three FIBA World Cups.

Pero Cameron began his coaching career with the Wellington Saints in 2010, going on to lead the club to a sixth NBL championship and winning the Coach of the Year award in his first year.

In June 2011, Pero Cameron was named an assistant coach of the Tall Blacks.

On 9 December 2015, Pero Cameron joined the Gold Coast Rollers as the men's team head coach for the 2016 Queensland Basketball League season.

Pero Cameron continued on as coach of the Rollers in 2017.

In December 2019, after eight years of being an assistant, Pero Cameron was appointed head coach of the Tall Blacks.

In October 2021, Pero Cameron signed a one-year deal to be director of basketball for the Taranaki Airs.

Pero Cameron served as the team's assistant coach in 2022.

Pero Cameron parted ways with the Bullets following the season.

Pero Cameron's mother, Mata, from the Maori Ngapuhi iwi, is an ex-New Zealand representative and a long-time coach of New Zealand age groups.

Pero Cameron's sister, Jody, is a former Tall Fern, and represented New Zealand at the Olympic Games in Athens 2004.