Cameron Delaney (born October 24, 1995) is an American

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player for

Raiffeisen Flyers Wels Raiffeisen Flyers Wels, formerly WBC Wels, is a professional basketball club based in Wels, Austria. The team plays in the Austrian Basketball League since it was founded in 2000. In 2009 the team won the Austrian national championship. The club w ...

of the

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. He played

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at the

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and

Sam Houston State University Sam Houston State University (Sam Houston, SHSU or Sam) is a public research university in Huntsville, Texas, United States. Founded in 1879, it is the third-oldest public college or university in Texas. It is one of the first normal schools wes ...

. he was named Southland Conference Player of the Year in 2019. Delaney attended

Harker Heights High School Harker Heights High School is a public high school located in Harker Heights, Texas and classified as a 6A school by the University Interscholastic League. It is one of six high schools in Killeen Independent School District located in western B ...

in Texas, ultimately choosing to play in college for coach Joe Scott at

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. He averaged 2.4 points and 1.7 rebounds per game as a freshman. However, after his freshman season he chose to transfer to

Sam Houston State Sam Houston State University (Sam Houston, SHSU or Sam) is a public research university in Huntsville, Texas, United States. Founded in 1879, it is the third-oldest public college or university in Texas. It is one of the first normal schools wes ...

, where he rejoined his identical twin brother Josh to form a formidable three-point shooting duo. For his senior season, Delaney averaged 13.4 points and 5.5 rebounds per game and led the Bearkats to a regular season

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title. Delaney was named first-team All-conference and the Southland Player of the Year for his efforts. After going undrafted in the

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, Delaney signed with

of the

on August 19, 2019. Delaney averaged 13.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists and a steal per game. On August 6, 2020, he signed with

Phoenix Hagen Phoenix Hagen is a German professional basketball club that is based in Hagen, Germany. After withdrawing from the Basketball Bundesliga in November 2016, Phoenix Hagen re-launched its basketball team for the 2017-18 ProA season. The ProA is Germ ...

of the German ProA league. 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.

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External links

Sam Houston State Bearkats bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Delaney, Cameron 1995 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Austria American expatriate basketball people in Germany American men's basketball players Basketball players from Bell County, Texas Denver Pioneers men's basketball players Flyers Wels players Identical twins Phoenix Hagen players Sam Houston Bearkats men's basketball players Shooting guards 21st-century American sportsmen