Cameron Delaney (basketball)

Cameron Delaney
Raiffeisen Flyers Wels
PositionShooting guard
LeagueAustrian Basketball Superliga
Personal information
Born (1995-10-24) October 24, 1995 (age 29)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolHarker Heights
(Harker Heights, Texas)
College
NBA draft2019: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020Raiffeisen Flyers Wels
2020–2021Phoenix Hagen
2021–presentRaiffeisen Flyers Wels
Career highlights and awards

Cameron Delaney (born October 24, 1995) is an American basketball player for Raiffeisen Flyers Wels of the Austrian Basketball League. He played college basketball at the University of Denver and Sam Houston State University. he was named Southland Conference Player of the Year in 2019.

Delaney attended Harker Heights High School in Texas, ultimately choosing to play in college for coach Joe Scott at Denver.[1] He averaged 2.4 points and 1.7 rebounds per game as a freshman.[2] However, after his freshman season he chose to transfer to Sam Houston State, where he rejoined his identical twin brother Josh to form a formidable three-point shooting duo.[3] For his senior season, Delaney averaged 13.4 points and 5.5 rebounds per game and led the Bearkats to a regular season Southland Conference title.[4] Delaney was named first-team All-conference and the Southland Player of the Year for his efforts.[5]

After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Delaney signed with Raiffeisen Flyers Wels of the Austrian Basketball League on August 19, 2019.[6] Delaney averaged 13.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists and a steal per game.[2] On August 6, 2020, he signed with Phoenix Hagen of the German ProA league.[7] Delaney averaged 11.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game but left the team in February 2021. On September 9, 2021, he returned to Raiffeisen Flyers Wels.[8]

References

  1. ^ Bradley, Brian (September 12, 2013). "Delaney to play basketball in Denver". kdhnews.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Schmidt-Scheuber, Miles (November 9, 2020). "Seeing His Brother Josh Pervail Early Helped Cameron Delaney (Phoenix Hagen) Believe He Could Do The Same". Eurobasket. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "Josh & Cameron Delaney are the Southland Conference Splash Brothers". kagstv.com. January 23, 2019. Archived from the original on April 14, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  4. ^ Criswell, Josh (March 5, 2019). "Trophy presentation adds flair to Kats' senior night". The Huntsville Item. Archived from the original on April 14, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  5. ^ "Cameron Delaney Named SLC Player Of The Year". kbtx.com. March 11, 2019. Archived from the original on April 14, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  6. ^ "US-Boy Cameron Delaney komplettiert Kader". flyerswels.at (in German). August 19, 2019. Archived from the original on September 1, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  7. ^ "Cameron Delaney joins Phoenix Hagen". Sportando. August 5, 2020. Archived from the original on September 30, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  8. ^ Heinrich, Stefan (September 9, 2021). "DeLaney is back at Wels, ex Hagen". Eurobasket. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2021.