NZ National Team
Cameron was first selected for the Tall Blacks in 1992. In 2000, for the Sydney Olympics he became co-captain of the side, and was elevated to sole captain the following year. Arguably his most memorable moment as Captain of the NZ Team came in 2002 when the national team stunned the basketball world by making the semi finals of the World Championships eventually losing to Germany for 4th place. Cameron averaged 14.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 3.6 assists in the tournament, and became the only non-NBA player to make the all-tournament team.
He was joined on this team by established NBA superstars Dirk Nowitzki and Peja Stojakovic and NBA rookies-to-be Yao Ming and Emanuel Ginobili.
He has played in 2 Olympic Games: Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and 3 World Championships: 2002, 2006, 2010.
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