Cameron Gliddon

South East Melbourne Phoenix | Shooting Guard

Player Info

Full Name: Cameron Gliddon

Nationality: Australia

Position: Shooting Guard

Born: 16 Aug 1989

Height: 197 cm (6 ft 6 in)

Weight: 94 kg (207 lb)

Club Info

Team: South East Melbourne Phoenix

Sport: Basketball

Squad Number: 3

About Cameron Gliddon

Cameron Richard Gliddon (born 16 August 1989) is an Australian professional basketball player for the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played four years of college basketball for Concordia University before returning to Australia and joining the Cairns Taipans. He went on to win the NBL Rookie of the Year Award in 2012–13, and led the Taipans to the minor premiership in 2014–15.

Early life and career
Gliddon was born in Perth, Western Australia, and grew up in Bunbury. He attended Bunbury Senior High School and played for the PCYC Bulls in the Bunbury domestic competition. He also represented the Bunbury Slammers at WABL and SBL level. In 2007, he moved to Canberra and played for the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in the SEABL, averaging 7.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 17 games. He returned to Bunbury in 2008 and played WABL for the Slammers, earning Men's Division 1 All Star honours.