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Bryce Cotton
No. 7 – Anadolu Efes
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
LeagueTurkish Basketball Super League
Euroleague
Personal information
Born (1992-08-11) August 11, 1992 (age 32)
Tucson, Arizona
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High schoolPalo Verde (Tucson, Arizona)
CollegeProvidence (2010–2014)
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015Austin Spurs
2015Utah Jazz
2015–2016Austin Spurs
2015–2016Phoenix Suns
2016Xinjiang Flying Tigers
2016Memphis Grizzlies
2016–presentAnadolu Efes
Career highlights and awards
  • All-NBA D-League Second Team (2015)
  • NBA D-League All-Rookie First Team (2015)
  • NBA D-League All-Star (2015)
  • 2× First-team All-Big East (2013, 2014)
  • Big East Tournament MVP (2014)
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Bryce Jiron Cotton (born August 11, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). He played college basketball for the Providence Friars.

High school career

Cotton attended Palo Verde High School in his hometown of Tucson, Arizona. In his senior season, Cotton averaged 23.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 4.0 assists in a season where his team went 24-7 and made it to the state 4A semi-finals. For his performances, Cotton earned first team All-City and first team All-State honors in 2010. Despite his solid senior season and high-school career, Cotton was not evaluated by ESPN, Rivals, or Scout.

College career

On September 2, 2010, it was announced that Cotton had been recruited to the Providence Friars.[1] Cotton played in 32 games his freshman season, including one start, and averaged only 4 points. The following season, Cotton was named a starter, saw his minutes more than double and his points per game improve to 14.3. In his junior season, Cotton was the Big East's leading scorer, averaging 19.4 points per game. For his efforts, Cotton was named first team All-Big East.[2]

Before his senior season Cotton was named preseason All-Big East by the conference's coaches.[3] It was announced on January 20 that Cotton was named Big East Player of the Week after averaging 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists in two wins over St. John's and Creighton.[4] On February 13, Cotton was part of the Naismith Player of the Year trophy mid-season watch.[5] The Friars finished the season at 20-11 with a 10-8 conference mark which resulted in a 4 seed in the 2014 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament. The Friars would go on to win the title, their first since 1994, with Cotton averaging 17.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 5 assists en route to the tournament's MVP award. This resulted in the Friars receiving an auto-bid to the national tournament, the first and only tournament appearance in Cotton's career. Despite putting up 36 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists, Cotton and the Friars lost their first round match-up against the North Carolina Tar Heels 77-79, ending Cotton's college career.

Professional career

2014–15 season

Cotton went undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft. On July 7, 2014, he signed with the San Antonio Spurs and joined them for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[6][7] On October 23, 2014, he was waived by the Spurs,[8] and on November 1, 2014, he was acquired by the Austin Spurs as an affiliate player.[9] On November 14, he made his professional debut in a 121–120 loss to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, recording 19 points, eight rebounds, five assists and one block in 35 minutes.[10] On February 4, 2015, he was named to the Futures All-Star team for the 2015 NBA D-League All-Star Game.[11]

On February 24, 2015, Cotton signed a 10-day contract with the Utah Jazz.[12] Three days later, he made his debut for the Jazz in a 104–82 win over the Denver Nuggets, recording three points, two rebounds, one assist and one steal in seven minutes off the bench.[13] On March 6, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Jazz.[14] On March 16, he signed a multi-year deal with the Jazz.[15] In 15 games for the Jazz, he averaged 5.3 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 10.6 minutes.[16]

2015–16 season

On October 20, 2015, Cotton was waived by the Jazz[17] and ten days later, he was reacquired by the Austin Spurs.[18] On November 13, he made his season debut in a 104–82 win over the Texas Legends, recording 22 points, four rebounds and four assists in 29 minutes.[19]

On November 25, 2016, Cotton signed with the Phoenix Suns.[20] Cotton failed to appear in a game for the Suns until December 30, making his first appearance for the team following injuries to Eric Bledsoe and Ronnie Price. In 21 minutes of action in his Suns' debut, he recorded two points, two rebounds and three steals in a loss to the San Antonio Spurs.[21] On January 7, 2016, he was waived by the Suns after appearing in three games.[22]

On January 12, 2016, Cotton returned to the Austin Spurs.[23] After appearing in two more games, he parted ways with Austin on January 25.[24]

On January 27, 2016, Cotton signed with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association.[25] In nine games for Xinjiang, he averaged 21.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.

On April 1, 2016, Cotton signed to a 10-day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies to help the team deal with numerous injuries. that made him the 28th player to be on the Grizzlies in the 2015-2016 season. Memphis had to use an NBA hardship exemption in order to sign him as he made their roster stand at 17, two over the allowed limited of 15.[26] On April 3, he made his debut for the Grizzlies in a 119–107 loss to the Orlando Magic, recording two points in one minute off the bench.[27] On April 11, he signed with the Grizzlies for the rest of the 2015–16 regular season pursuant to the NBA's hardship roster rules to make the roster stand at 16 players.[28] He appeared in five games for the Grizzlies, parting ways with the team prior to the start of the playoffs.

2016–17 season

On August 27, 2016, Cotton signed with Turkish club Anadolu Efes for the 2016–17 season.[29]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Utah 15 0 10.6 .420 .350 .833 1.2 1.0 .3 .0 5.3
2015–16 Phoenix 3 0 11.0 .250 .000 .000 .0 1.0 1.0 .0 1.3
2015–16 Memphis 5 0 1.2 1.000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .8
Career 23 0 8.6 .418 .304 .833 .8 .8 .3 .0 3.8

References

  1. ^ Morgan, Craig (September 2, 2010). "Palo Verde grad Cotton commits to Providence for basketball". MaxPreps. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
  2. ^ Bell, Ken (March 12, 2013). "Bryce Cotton First Team All-Big East, Kadeem Batts Honorable Mention". WLNE Providence. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  3. ^ "Bryce Cotton Named Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team". Friars.com. October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  4. ^ "Bryce Cotton Named BIG EAST Player Of The Week". Friars.com. January 20, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  5. ^ "2013-14 Men's Naismith Trophy Midseason 3". NaismithAwards.com. February 13, 2014. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Spurs Sign Rookie Bryce Cotton". NBA.com. July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  7. ^ "Spurs Announce 2014 Summer League Roster". NBA.com. July 8, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  8. ^ "Spurs Waive Bryce Cotton and Josh Davis". NBA.com. October 23, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  9. ^ "AUSTIN SPURS SELECT ERIK MURPHY IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE 2014 NBA D-LEAGUE DRAFT". NBA.com. November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  10. ^ "Rookie Geron Johnson's Buzzer-Beater Gives RGV Season-Opening Victory". NBA.com. November 14, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  11. ^ "Thirteen NBA Veterans Headline Rosters for NBA Development League All-Star Game Presented by Kumho Tire". NBA.com. February 15, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  12. ^ "Jazz Sign Jack Cooley and Bryce Cotton to 10-Day Contracts". NBA.com. February 24, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  13. ^ "Favors has 21 points, 10 rebounds for Jazz". NBA.com. February 27, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  14. ^ "Jazz Sign Bryce Cotton to a Second 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  15. ^ "Jazz Sign Bryce Cotton to a Multi-Year Deal". NBA.com. March 16, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  16. ^ "Bryce Cotton 2014-15 Game Log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  17. ^ "Jazz Waive Bryce Cotton and Treveon Graham". NBA.com. October 20, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  18. ^ "AUSTIN SPURS ANNOUNCE 2015 RETURNING PLAYERS AND TRAINING CAMP INVITEES". NBA.com. October 30, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  19. ^ "Cotton, Spurs Rout Legends as Satnam Singh Debuts". NBA.com. November 13, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  20. ^ "Suns Sign Bryce Cotton". NBA.com. November 25, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  21. ^ "Aldridge's double-double helps Spurs rout Suns 112-79". NBA.com. December 30, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  22. ^ "Suns Waive Cory Jefferson and Bryce Cotton". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 7, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  23. ^ "Bryce Cotton Returns to Austin Spurs". OurSportsCentral.com. January 12, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  24. ^ "Source: Bryce Cotton has left the Austin..." Twitter. January 25, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  25. ^ Andal, Cristian (January 27, 2016). "Chinese Basketball Association: Xinjiang Flying Tigers Sign Former NBA Player Bryce Cotton". Yibada.com. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  26. ^ "Grizzlies sign Bryce Cotton to 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. April 1, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  27. ^ "Grizzlies fall to Magic 119-107 for sixth straight loss". NBA.com. April 3, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  28. ^ "Grizzlies sign Bryce Cotton for the remainder of the 2015-16 Regular Season". NBA.com. April 11, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  29. ^ "Bryce Cotton joins Anadolu Efes". Eurohoops.net. August 27, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
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