A dream come true for Thew

Adelaide 36ers development player Cameron Thew said it’s a ‘dream’ to be able to represent the club after he was signed as one of four development players (DP) for NBL23.

Thew, a 208cm forward/centre, joined the club from Queensland-based NBL1 side Northside Wizards, where he averaged 14.38 points and 6.75 rebounds per game.

Speaking to adelaide36ers.com, Thew couldn’t hide his excitement at being a part of CJ Bruton’s team.

“It’s obviously awesome,” he said.

“The last few years I’ve been playing, I know I’ve at least been looked at for DP spots.

“It’s my dream to be able to do this as a job.”

Thew added he’s been enjoying the professional set up, and he’s had some familiar faces to help him integrate.

“It’s been really good, it’s a step up from NBL1 or anything I’ve done before,” he said.

“The level of attention to detail is incredible, during any drill there’s always a coach telling me what to improve on, where to be.

“It’s great having players I’ve played at Wizards with like (Anthony) Drmic and Mitch (McCarron), the team as a whole has been great.”

The move to the 36ers completes a journey he’s been on since he was young

“I started playing when I was really young, about 6 or 7,” he said.

“I stopped and took a break to play with my friends, be it soccer or footy.

“I made new friends in high school and they played basketball, I started playing club through that.

“I never played any rep, I wasn’t in those circles or knew about going to trials.

“After school I started playing under 21s, QBL, NBL1 and now I’m here.

“It’s crazy looking back at it, but it’s exciting to be here.”