Christopher Cedar (born 18 October 1988) is an Australian professional basketball player who last played for the Logan Thunder of the NBL1 North.
In the NBL1 North, he has played for the Townsville Heat, Rockhampton Rockets, Mackay Meteors and Southern Districts Spartans.
[4] As a development player in 2009–10, Cedar stepped up to cover the absence of injured guard Kelvin Robertson during the second half of the season.
[4] Cedar spent one final season as a development player in 2010–11,[6] playing in a career-low six games for the Crocodiles while scoring just four total points.
[4] In 2011–12, Cedar played his first season with the Crocodiles as a full-time squad member and subsequently averaged 4.6 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 31 games.
After defeating the Ipswich Force 115–97 in their semi-final match-up, the Rockets moved on to the best-of-three grand final series where they faced a Mackay Meteors team that featured Cedar's brother, Michael, and their former Crocodiles teammate Todd Blanchfield.
Much like with the Rockets in 2014, Cedar helped the Meteors finish in first place on the ladder at the conclusion of the 2015 regular season, earning a 15–2 record and moved straight into the semi-finals.
There they faced a resurgent Toowoomba Mountaineers team, but with a 104–92 win, the Meteors moved on to the grand final series for the second straight year.
They faced the Brisbane Capitals in the best-of-three decider, eventually winning the series 2–1, with Cedar scoring 16 points in the decisive Game 3.
[16] On 8 January 2016, he made his first appearance in an NBL game since 24 March 2013, coming off the bench to back-up import Jordair Jett.
[17][18] Eight days later, he made his second appearance for the Crocodiles, recording three personal fouls in just under nine minutes of action in the team's 108–103 loss to the Adelaide 36ers.
The Meteors went on to reach the 2017 QBL Grand Final series, where despite a 50-point effort from Cedar in Game 3,[29] Mackay were defeat 2–1 by the Townsville Heat.
[41] He helped the Meteors reach the best-of-three grand final series, where they defeated the Cairns Marlins 2–0 to win the championship.
[50] Cedar's older brother, Michael, is also a professional basketball player who played eight seasons in the NBL for the Townsville Crocodiles between 2005 and 2013.