Flynn Cameron

Flynn Macpherson Cameron (born 30 June 2000) is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the Adelaide 36ers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball in the United States for the DePaul Blue Demons and UC Riverside Highlanders from 2018 to 2023. Cameron began his NBL career with Melbourne United in 2023 and joined the 36ers in 2025. He has played for the New Zealand national basketball team.

Early life Cameron was born in Auckland, New Zealand, in the suburb of Henderson. He aspired to become a basketball player at the age of three. He moved to Australia when he was seven. He also helped Gold Coast Basketball win the state under-18 championship in 2017.

College career On 21 December 2017, Cameron signed with the DePaul Blue Demons. He did not play during the 2017–18 season.

Cameron joined the UC Riverside Highlanders. Cameron was selected to the All-Big West Conference second team in 2023.

Professional career On 11 April 2023, Cameron signed with Melbourne United of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) on a three-year contract with a mutual option for the third season.

On 30 January 2024, Cameron signed with the Taranaki Airs of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) for the 2024 season. He averaged 16 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game.

On 14 February 2025, Cameron signed with the Franklin Bulls of the NZNBL for the 2025 season. On 8 April, Cameron signed with the Adelaide 36ers of the NBL on a three-year contract. On 2 January 2026, he scored a career-high 25 points in a win over the Sydney Kings. Cameron averaged 12.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game during the 2025–26 season for which he was chosen as the NBL Most Improved Player.

On 5 June 2026, Cameron signed with the South West Metro Pirates of the NBL1 North. He played for the Portland Trail Blazers during the 2026 NBA Summer League.

National team career Cameron committed to play for New Zealand as a junior in 2016 despite being eligible to play for Australia.

Cameron was selected to play for the New Zealand national basketball team at the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup where he played under his father as head coach.

Cameron played for New Zealand at the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup. On 10 August 2025 in a game against Chinese Taipei, he scored 28 points which was the most points ever scored by a New Zealander in a FIBA Asia Cup game. In August 2026, he was named in the Tall Blacks squad for the next Asian qualifier window.

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Personal life Cameron is the son of New Zealand basketball player Pero Cameron. His older brother, Tobias, is also a basketball player.