Cameron Ayers

Last updated
Cameron Ayers
Cameron Ayers - Bucknell Men's Basketball.jpg
Ayers with the Bucknell Bison
Free agent
Position Point guard / shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1991-09-18) September 18, 1991 (age 32)
Columbus, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Germantown Academy
(Fort Washington, Pennsylvania)
College Bucknell (2010–2014)
NBA draft 2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2015 Reno Bighorns
2015–2016 Šiauliai
2016Reno Bighorns
2017 Maine Red Claws
2017–2018 Turów Zgorzelec
2018–2019 Pallacanestro Trapani
2019–2020 Trefl Sopot
Career highlights and awards

Cameron Alexander Ayers (born September 18, 1991) is an American professional basketball player, who last played for Trefl Sopot of PLK. He played college basketball for Bucknell.

Contents

College career

In his four-year career at Bucknell, Ayers played 133 games (99 starts) and averaged 11.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 30.0 minutes per game. [1] As a senior in 2013–14, he was named the Patriot League Player of the Year. [2]

Professional career

After going undrafted on the 2014 NBA draft, Ayers joined the New Orleans Pelicans for the 2014 NBA Summer League. On September 1, 2014, he signed with Enel Brindisi of Italy for a tryout period. [3] He parted ways with the club a month after signing with them. [4]

On January 21, 2015, Ayers was acquired by the Reno Bighorns of the NBA Development League. [5] On October 19, he signed with Šiauliai. [6]

On October 31, 2016, Ayers was re-acquired by the Reno Bighorns, [7] but was waived on November 30. [8] In seven games he averaged 3.3 points in 15.9 minutes. [8] On January 9, 2017, he was acquired by the Maine Red Claws [9] and three days later, he made his debut for the Red Claws in a 110–94 loss to Raptors 905, recording three points, six rebounds and one steal in 19 minutes off the bench. [10]

For the 2017–18 season, Ayers signed with Turów Zgorzelec of the Polish Basketball League. [11] Ayers averaged 17.2 points per game while shooting 44% from the three-point arc. He inked with Italian club Pallacanestro Trapani on July 11, 2018. [12]

On July 23, 2019, he signed with Trefl Sopot of PLK. [13]

Personal life

Ayers is the son of Randy and Carol Ayers. His father played basketball at Miami (Ohio) and is the former head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers and Ohio State. His brother, Ryan, played basketball at Notre Dame and was team captain as a senior in 2008–09. [14]

Related Research Articles

Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK) is a professional men's club basketball league in Poland. It constitutes the first and highest-tier level of the Polish league pyramid. The winning team of the final round are crowned the Polish Champions of that season. It began in 1947–48, with the name of I Liga, and was originally organized by the Polish Basketball Federation. The league changed to its current form, beginning with the 1997–98 season, after the Polska Liga Koszykówki SA, PLK SA took control over the league. In 2000–01 season the league turned professional.

Edin Bavčić is a retired Bosnian professional basketball player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yakhouba Diawara</span> French basketball player (born 1982)

Yakhouba Diawara is a French former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Southern Idaho and Pepperdine.

Russell Robinson Jr. is an American professional basketball player who last played for Levski Lukoil of the NBL. He played college basketball for the University of Kansas where he won an NCAA championship in 2008. He has previously played in Spain, Turkey, Italy, Poland and Lebanon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Samardo Samuels</span> Jamaican basketball player

Samardo Samuels is a Jamaican professional basketball player for Bashkimi Prizren of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague. He is a 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) tall power forward–center who attended college at the University of Louisville.

The 2011–12 Polish Basketball League was the 84th edition of the Polish national championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chris Wright (basketball, born 1988)</span> American professional basketball player, University of Dayton college player

Chris Wright is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Dayton. Previously, Wright played in the NBA for the Golden State Warriors and Milwaukee Bucks.

Jerome Clifton Dyson is an American professional basketball player, who lastly played for Spójnia Stargard. He played college basketball with the Connecticut Huskies before playing professionally in the NBA with the New Orleans Hornets, he has also played overseas in Italy, Israel and China. He was the 2012–13 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League. He was also the 2017 Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Micheal Eric</span> Nigerian basketball player

Micheal Oluwaseun Eric is a Nigerian professional basketball player who last played for Türk Telekom of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball for Temple.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Demonte Harper</span> American basketball player

Demonte Tyrone Harper is an American professional basketball player for Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball at Morehead State University.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Olek Czyż</span> Polish basketball player

Aleksander "Olek" Czyż is a Polish professional basketball player. He has also represented the Polish national team.

Alexander Cory Harris is an American former professional basketball player. He played eleven seasons in several European countries. Harris played collegiately for UC Santa Barbara where he was the 2008 Big West Conference co-Player of the Year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Filip Dylewicz</span> Polish basketball player

Filip Dylewicz is a Polish former professional basketball player. He also represented the Polish national basketball team in the international competitions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adam Wójcik</span> Polish basketball player

Adam Wójcik was a Polish professional basketball player. He was known as one of the all-time greats in Polish basketball. He is the second all-time leading scorer of the Polish Basketball League, with 10,087 points scored.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tony Taylor (basketball)</span> American basketball player

Tony Taylor is an American professional basketball player for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vince Hunter</span> American basketball player

Vincent Hunter is an American professional basketball player for Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League. He played college basketball for UTEP.

Nikola Radičević is a Serbian professional basketball player for Cedevita Olimpija of the Adriatic League and the Slovenian Basketball League. Standing at 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m), he plays at the point guard position.

Brandon Young is an American professional basketball player for CSKA Sofia of the NBL. After four years at DePaul University, Young entered the 2014 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nana Foulland</span> American basketball player

Nana F. Foulland is a former American professional basketball player who last played for Boulazac Basket Dordogne of LNB Pro B. He played college basketball for Bucknell University, where he was named Patriot League Player of the Year and Patriot Defensive Player of the Year in 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sek Henry</span> American-Jamaican basketball player

Seketoure Michael "Sek" Henry is an American-Jamaican professional basketball player for Reeder Samsunspor of the Basketball Super League (BSL). He played college basketball for University of Nebraska before playing professionally in Japan, Venezuela, Poland, Italy, Spain, France, Israel, Turkey and Australia. Playing for Maccabi Ashdod, he was named the 2018 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP.

References

  1. ↑ "Cameron Ayers Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2013-14 Men's Basketball All-Patriot League Team and Major Awards Announced". PatriotLeague.com. March 3, 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-02-05. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Enel Brindisi officially welcomes Cameron Ayers for a tryout period". Sportando.com. September 1, 2014. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Enel Brindisi signs Mads Skjold Gertz, parts ways with Cameron Ayers". Sportando.com. October 1, 2014. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Bighorns Acquire Four Players". OurSportsCentral.com. January 21, 2015. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Cameron Ayers is a newcomer at Siauliai". Eurobasket.com. October 19, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  7. ↑ Jones, Kyle (October 31, 2016). "BIGHORNS ANNOUNCE 2016-17 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  8. 1 2 Jones, Kyle (November 30, 2016). "BIGHORNS WAIVE CAMERON AYERS". NBA.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Red Claws Add Cameron Ayers". OurSportsCentral.com. January 9, 2017. Archived from the original on January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Raptors 905 Drop Red Claws". NBA.com. January 12, 2017. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  11. ↑ "PGE Turow Zgorzelec signs Cameron Ayers". Sportando.com. August 14, 2017. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Pallacanestro Trapani signs Cameron Ayers". Sportando. Retrieved August 22, 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  13. ↑ "Cameron Ayers signs with Trefl Sopot". Sportando. July 23, 2019. Archived from the original on August 27, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  14. ↑ He was a 2010 graduate of Germantown Academy. "Cameron Ayers Biography". BucknellBison.com. Retrieved March 3, 2014.[ permanent dead link ]
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.