The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2014-15 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Cameron Ridley
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 285
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Bush
- Major:
- Applied Learning and Development
Returns for his fourth season as a starter in the frontcourt rotation … has played in 102 career games (85 starts) in his first three years … ranks fourth on the UT career blocked shots chart (183) - just 81 shy of the school record … has reached double figures in scoring 32 times and in rebounds 19 times … has recorded 13 career double-doubles … earned USBWA All-District VII Team, All-Big 12 Honorable Mention and Big 12 All-Defensive Team accolades as a sophomore … one-time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection.
As a Junior in 2014-15:
Played in all 34 games (31 starts) … ranked second on the team in blocks (60), fourth in rebounding (5.3 rpg) and fifth in scoring (8.0 ppg) while averaging 21.4 minutes per contest … reached double figures in scoring 10 times … posted 13 points (7-of-10 FT) and seven boards (five offensive) in 24 minutes at Texas Tech (Jan. 3) … registered 11 rebounds (five offensive) and two blocks in 28 minutes at Oklahoma State (Jan. 10) … recorded a season-high 19 points (8-of-10 FG), six boards and four blocks in 26 minutes against No. 16/15 West Virginia (Jan. 17) … posted 12 points (6-of-12 FG) and 11 rebounds (seven offensive) in 29 minutes at No. 20/19 Baylor … tallied 12 points (6-of-8 FT), five boards and three blocks in 34 minutes against Oklahoma State (Feb. 4) … registered 15 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks in 28 minutes against TCU (Feb. 11) … averaged 10.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks in 25.0 minutes per game while hitting 7-of-12 FG and 6-of-9 FT during UT’s two contests at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship … recorded a team-high 14 points (5-of-8 FG), eight rebounds (five offensive) and two blocks against Texas Tech (March 11).
As a Sophomore in 2013-14:
Started all 35 games … led the team in rebounding (8.2 rpg) and blocked shots (76) and ranked fourth in scoring (11.2 ppg) while averaging 25.6 minutes per contest … also led the squad in double-doubles (10) and field goal percentage (.545) … named to the USBWA All-District VII Team and earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention accolades (coaches and media) … selected to Big 12 All-Defensive Team … shared the team’s Most Improved Player award (Jonathan Holmes) at the annual end-of-the-year team banquet … reached double figures in scoring 20 times … recorded at least three blocks 12 times on the year … named to the five-person CBE Hall of Fame Classic All-Tournament Team, as he averaged 15.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.5 blocks in 30.0 minutes per game while converting 10-of-15 FG and 11-of-16 FT in the two contests against BYU and DePaul … posted 12 points, 10 rebounds and set a career high with six blocked shots against BYU (Nov. 25) … recorded 19 points (6-of-8 FG, 7-of-8 FT) and nine boards against DePaul (Nov. 26) … scored a career-high 22 points (8-of-10 FG, 6-of-8 FT) and added 10 rebounds against Texas State (Dec. 14) … had 17 points and nine boards in 31 minutes against No. 5/5 Michigan State (Dec. 21) … hit the game-winning free throws with 31 seconds left against Texas Tech (Jan. 11) … registered 12 points and 12 boards in 29 minutes at West Virginia (Jan. 13) … tallied 16 points (7-of-10 FG), 11 rebounds and five blocks in the home win against No. 8/10 Iowa State (Jan. 18) … named Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week (Jan. 27) after averaging a double-double in a pair of wins against No. 22 Kansas State (67-64) and at No. 24 Baylor (74-60) … recorded 13.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game while converting 10-of-19 (.526) from the field in the two contests … registered 18 points (7-of-10 FG, 4-of-4 FT), six boards and three blocks in the home victory against No. 22 Kansas State (Jan. 21) … recorded a career-high 14 rebounds in the win at No. 24/23 Baylor (Jan. 25) … had nine points, 10 boards and four blocks in the home victory against No. 6/7 Kansas (Feb. 1) … had 12 points and 13 rebounds and set a career high with free throws made (10-of-12) in the home win against Oklahoma State (Feb. 11) … tallied 17 points (6-of-8 FG) and six boards against West Virginia (Feb. 15) … recorded 20 points (7-of-13 FG) and 10 rebounds in home win against Baylor (Feb. 26) … had 19 points and tied his career high with 14 boards at Oklahoma (March 1) … added 14 points and 10 rebounds against TCU (March 5) … averaged 11.5 points and team highs of 10.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks in 31.0 minutes per game during UT’s two NCAA Tournament contest … posted a team-high 17 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks in 30 minutes in the NCAA Second Round win against Arizona State (March 20) … hit the game-winning putback against Arizona State as time expired, marking the first buzzer beater for him at any level of his playing career.
As a Freshman in 2012-13:
Played in 33 of the 34 games (19 starts) … led team in blocked shots (47) and ranked seventh in the Big 12 Conference in blocks per game (1.4 bpg) … ranked fourth on the squad in rebounding (4.3 rpg) and eighth in scoring (4.1 ppg) while averaging 16.4 minutes per contest … had at least one block in 22 of 33 games played … blocked three shots in his collegiate debut against Fresno State (Nov. 9) to tie a school record for rejections by a freshman in a season opener (Damion James - 11/9/06) … set season highs in rebounds (12), steals (three) and blocks (five) during 19 minutes against Mississippi State (Nov. 21) at the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational … set a season high in minutes played (33) against No. 15/15 Georgetown (Dec. 4) in the Jimmy V Classic … scored 11 points against the Hoyas for his first career double-figure scoring game … recorded his first collegiate double-double with a season-high 14 points and 10 rebounds in 32 minutes against UCLA (Dec. 5) … missed lone game of the season against Kansas State (Feb. 23) due to a right-eye infection … posted eight points (2-of-3 FG) and five rebounds (four offensive) in 19 minutes against Baylor (March 4) … earned a spot on the Spring 2013 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (minimum 3.0 GPA).
High School:
Fort Bend Bush High School in Richmond, Texas (head coach Ronnie Courtney) … McDonald’s All-American (15th in UT history, 14th in Rick Barnes era) … ranked as the No. 8 prospect nationally in the ESPN100 following his senior season … posted 12 points, nine rebounds and two blocks to lead the West squad to a victory at the 2012 McDonald’s All-America Game in Chicago (March 28) … also recorded 16 points and earned MVP honors for the West team at the All-American Championship in New Orleans … averaged 21.5 points, 15.2 rebounds and 5.3 blocks per game while helping Bush to a 25-5 record during his senior campaign … averaged 22.4 points, 16.2 rebounds and 7.2 blocks per contest as a junior … helped the Broncos to the 2010 Class 5A state title (first in school history) in his sophomore season … two-time All-Greater Houston Area selection (as a junior and senior).
Personal:
Full name is Cameron DeVon Ridley … son of Sharon Rinehart and Samuel Ridley … born Oct. 27, 1993 in Fayetteville, N.C. … family moved from Fayetteville to Houston when Cameron was three years old … has one older brother, Desonte Jolivet (24), and one older sister, Candice (22) … his high school coach, Ronnie Courtney, also was the high school coach for former UT and NBA guard T.J. Ford (when Ford played at Sugar Land Willowridge HS) … majoring in Applied Learning and Development with a Youth and Social Services concentration.
