NBA Draft Pick Hails From Anne Arundel County, Becomes Family's 2nd Pro Basketball Player

DAVIDSONVILLE, MD — Davidsonville native Cam Spencer was selected in the 2024 NBA Draft on Thursday.

The Detroit Pistons took the guard in the second round with the 53rd overall pick, but they traded his rights to the Memphis Grizzlies.

"It was a special moment for me and my family," Spencer said Friday at his introductory press conference with the Grizzlies. "[I'm] not too emotional of a guy either, but it was really special to just kind of look back on all the hard work and where it got you to this point. And I'm just super thankful for the opportunity that the organization's going to give me."

Spencer attended high school at Boys' Latin in Baltimore. He went on to win the men's basketball national championship this year with UConn.

Before Spencer's only year at UConn, he spent one season at Rutgers and three at Loyola Maryland.

The Grizzlies said Spencer appeared in 132 collegiate games, including 114 starts. He averaged 14.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.6 steals in 32.3 minutes per game. He shot 46.8 percent, 41.7 percent from 3-point range and 87.8 percent from the free throw line.

Basketball runs in the Spencer family.

Spencer's older brother, Pat Spencer, played for the Golden State Warriors this year after a decorated college lacrosse career at Loyola Maryland.

"[I'm] super thankful for my family," Cam Spencer said. "[I] wouldn't be here without them. You know all the sacrifices that they've made for me."

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The other active NBA players from Anne Arundel County are Cam Whitmore (Archbishop Spalding) of the Houston Rockets and Trevelin Queen (North County High) of the Orlando Magic, The Capital said.

Kevin Durant of the Phoenix Suns hails from nearby Suitland in Prince George's County.