Name : Bryce Cotton
Date Of Birth: Aug 11, 1992
Birthplace: Tucson, Arizona (United States)
Nationality: United States
Height: 6-1 (185cm)
Weight: 165 (75kg)
High School: Palo Verde High School [Las Vegas
Draft Entry: 2014 NBA Draft
Pre-Draft Team: Providence (Sr)
Current Agent: Charles Bonsignore, Harold Woolfalk
Free Agent: RFA-2016
Current NBA Status: Under Contract (San Antonio Spurs)
Current Team: San Antonio Spurs
Position : point guard
Strengths
- Athletic
- Quick, Elusive
- High Volume Scorer
- Improved Shooter
- NBA 3PT Range
- Quality Play-Maker
Weaknesses:
- Strength
- Undersized
High school
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
He helped lead Palo Verde High School to a 24-7 mark and a berth in the state 4A semifinals...Averaged 23.6 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game as a senior...Shot 57 percent from the field, including 35 percent from three-point territory in 2010... Scored 30 or more points nine times as a senior... Recorded a career-high 40-point effort in an 85-82 win over Buckeye on February 16, 2010... Set a school record for highest triple double with 37 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists versus Rio Rico on December 11, 2009...Earned First Team All-City and First Team All-State honors in 2010...Named MVP of the 2010 Bradshaw Mountain Classic...Won the 2009 Arizona Prep Showcase slam dunk competition.
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As a junior at Palo Verde, Cotton committed a foul with two seconds remaining in the state championship game, sending a Bishop Gorman player to the free throw line to score the winning points.
Bryce Cotton in Slam Dunk Contest 2010
former Palo Verde coach Jermone Riley said. “That kid was blessed with so much God-given talent. On top of that, he was one of the hardest, if not the hardest, worker we had on the team.”
Bryce Cotton's highlights 2010
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All Bryce Cotton needed was a chance
In 2010
The former Palo Verde High basketball player had no college recruiting interest and was days away from enrolling at a community college in 2010 when his life changed with one unexpected phone call. Providence College coaches were searching for a guard and stumbled on his highlights on a recruiting service website.
I didn’t even have a Division-II offer at the time — nothing,” Cotton said. “I knew I could play and was just being overlooked. I was praying for a chance and kept working hard. Providence called, and my prayers were answered.”Three days later, Cotton was enrolled at Providence, accomplishing his dream of becoming a college player
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Friar basketball seasons
seasons 2011-12-13-2014
Season2010-11: Scored 15 points in the season-opener against Dartmouth (11/13/10)...Picked-up four points off the bench against Yale (11/15/10)...Scored eight points and dished out two assists against Morgan State (11/18/10)...Scored seven points versus Prairie View A&M (11/20/10)...Recored eight points against Central Connecticut (11/29/10)...Registered six points and four rebounds against Brown (12/6/10)...Recorded 10 points and three rebounds against Boston College (12/8/10)...Scored 10 points against #8 Villanova (1/26/11)...Tallied seven points and three rebounds against USF (2/2/11)...Registered 10 points and four rebounds against #10 Connecticut (2/13/11)...Scored seven points against #11 Louisville (3/2/11)...Provided six points and four rebounds against Rutgers (3/5/11)...Scored eight points and added four rebounds (3/8/11).
Bryce Cotton season statistics 2010 -2011
| Year | Class | GP | GS | Min | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3FGM | 3FGA | 3PT% | FTM |
| 2010-2011 | Fr | 31 | 1 | 473 | 41 | 106 | 0.387 | 14 | 54 | 0.259 | 29 |
| FTA | FT% | FIC | OFF | DEF | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | PF | TO | Pts |
| 37 | 0.784 | 90 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 125 |
College Friars Dunk Contest Champion 2010 Bryce Cotton
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2011-12: Scored 16 points and
registered four assists versus Fairleigh Dickinson (11/12/11)...Scored 24 points against Fairfield (11/14/11)...Recorded 26 points, five rebounds and three steals versus Florida A&M (11/19/11)... Recorded six points and four rebounds versus Southern (11/22/11)...Scored six points and recorded three rebounds versus Iowa State (11/25/11)... Scored game-high 24 points and was 7-7 from the free throw line versus Holy Cross (11/29/11)...Registered 13 points, six rebounds and four assists at South Carolina (12/1/11)... Scored 19 points and dished out three assists versus Brown (12/5/11)...Registered eight points versus Boston College (12/8/11)...Scored 34 points on 11-16 shooting from the field, shot a perfect 10-10 from the free throw line versus Bryant (12/10/11)...Scored nine points versus New Hampshire (12/20/11)...Scored 19 points and dished out three assists versus Rhode Island (12/23/11)...Dished out six assists and scored seven points versus St. John's (12/27/11)...Scored six points and grabbed five rebounds at Georgetown (12/31/11)...Scored 13 points and dished out four assists versus Syracuse (1/4/12)...Scored six points versus Seton Hall (1/7/12)...Scored 27 points on 5-6 shooting from the field, shot a perfect 5-5 from the three point line and 10-12 from the free-throw line versus Louisville (1/10/12)...Scored seven points, grabbed six rebounds and recorded four assists at Syracuse (1/14/12)... Scored 26 points and grabbed four rebounds versus Marquette (1/21/12)... Scored 20 points versus Pittsburgh (1/25/12)...Recorded 16 points, four rebounds and three assists at USF (1/29/12)...Scored 17 points versus Rutgers (2/1/12)...Scored 15 points and grabbed four rebounds versus West Virginia (2/5/12)...Scored 20 points and was 6-11 from three-point territory at Villanova (2/7/12)...Scored 19 points at DePaul (2/25/12)...Scored a game-high 22 points versus Connecticut (2/28/12)...Scored seven points and recorded five assists at Notre Dame (3/2/12)...Scored 10 points versus Seton Hall (3/6/12).
Bryce Cotton season statistics 2011 -2012
| Year | Class | GP | GS | Min | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3FGM | 3FGA | 3PT% | FTM |
| 2011-2012 | So | 32 | 32 | 1235 | 145 | 351 | 0.413 | 77 | 203 | 0.379 | 90 |
| FTA | FT% | FIC | OFF | DEF | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | PF | TO | Pts |
| 101 | 0.891 | 252 | 14 | 67 | 81 | 72 | 32 | 5 | 51 | 52 | 457 |
Bryce Cotton 2011
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR0bvLdm7wc
Providence vs UNC Asheville Bryce Cotton scored 30 points
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfTolK1C2QM
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2012-13: Played all 40 minutes and registered 21 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals versus NJIT (11/10/12)...Registered his first career double-double with 24 points and 11 rebounds versus Bryant (11/12/12)...Recorded 23 points and five assists versus UMass (11/15/12)...Scored 30 points, recorded five rebounds and made five assists versus UNC Asheville (11/18/12)...Scored 21 points and recorded three assists versus Fairfield (11/23/12)...Registered a game-high 27 points and added six assists versus Holy Cross (11/27/12)...Injured his knee and missed the second half versus Mississippi State (12/1/12)...Registered 11 points and seven assists versus Rhode Island (12/6/12)...Scored 21 points and made three steals versus Colgate (12/18/12)...Recorded 33 points and was 7-14 from three-point territory versus Boston College (12/22/12)...Scored 16 points and was 4-8 from three-point territory at Louisville (1/2/13)...Scored 20 points versus DePaul (1/5/13)...Scored a game-high 24 points and shot 5-8 from three-point territory versus Syracuse (1/9/13)...Recorded a game-high 23 points and added nine rebounds at Seton Hall (1/13/13)...Scored 21 points at Georgetown (1/16/13)...Scored a game-high 24 points versus Villanova (1/19/13)...Scored a game-high 24 points and grabbed four rebounds versus Pittsburgh (1/22/13)...Scored 19 points, grabbed four rebounds and added four assists at Marquette (1/26/13)...Scored 18 points versus UConn (1/31/13)... Scored 18 points, grabbed six rebounds and added five assists at Villanova (2/3/13)...Scored 13 points and recorded six assists versus USF (2/13/13)...Scored 19 points versus Notre Dame (2/16/13)...Scored a game-high 22 points and had four assists at Rutgers (2/23/13)...Recorded a game-high 24 points and added six rebounds versus St. John's (3/2/13)...Scored 15 points versus Seton Hall (3/5/13)...Earned All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention (3/10/13)...Became the fifth Friar to be BIG EAST scoring champion (18.3)...Scored 12 points versus Cincinnati in the BIG EAST Tournament (3/13/13)...Recorded 25 points and four assists versus Charlotte in the NIT (3/20/13)...Scored 20 points and grabbed five rebounds versus Robert Morris in the NIT (3/25/13)....Recorded 23 points at Baylor in the NIT Quarterfinals (3/27/13)...Earned the team's academic award and team MVP (4/14/13)...Attended the USA Men's Basketball World University Games training camp in July.
Bryce Cotton Junior Year
| Year | Class | GP | GS | Min | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3FGM | 3FGA | 3PT% | FTM |
| 2012-2013 | Jr | 32 | 31 | 1209 | 195 | 446 | 0.437 | 98 | 269 | 0.364 | 142 |
| FTA | FT% | FIC | OFF | DEF | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | PF | TO | Pts |
| 179 | 0.793 | 380 | 23 | 92 | 115 | 92 | 30 | 3 | 38 | 46 | 630 |
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he was one of the Big East Conference’s best, averaging 21.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and cotton the Providence star and top ten scorer in the nation
Cotton said of winning the tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York. “It was my first time winning a championship in anything, and winning on that stage was just a blessing.”
Bryce Cotton season statistics 2013 -2014
| Year | Class | GP | GS | Min | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3FGM | 3FGA | 3PT% | FTM |
| 2013-2014 | Sr | 35 | 35 | 1398 | 230 | 549 | 0.419 | 77 | 210 | 0.367 | 226 |
| FTA | FT% | FIC | OFF | DEF | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | PF | TO | Pts |
| 265 | 0.853 | 481 | 19 | 105 | 124 | 204 | 35 | 3 | 51 | 85 | 763 |
Best of Bryce Cotton's Senior Year
Simply , Bryce Cotton had an amazing college career that he is a playmaker, which should matter more than size as a guard. Cotton plays hard and has all the tools to succeed at the next level, and NBA teams could be sorry if they pass on him, as he can be a great backup at the guard position and a future a role player in the starting spot.
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On may 27 -2014
Bryce Cotton will work out for Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs this week, according to his agent.
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In jun 2014
Bryce Cotton also worked out with the famed Boston Celtics, a team located right in the heart of the New England area. Celtics fans and the like would know that is where he thrived for four years with Providence College. He worked out along with other top scorers in college, most likely due to the Celtics not ranking highly on the offensive end in the spectrum a year ago. Cotton can fit the needs of the Celtics from a scoring standpoint, and would also be able to pass when needed to, showing that specifically against North Carolina in March Madness, when he made plenty of great passes. The Celtics already have two starting guards in Avery Bradley and Rajon Rondo, so Bryce Cotton would be a backup for the team, if they drafted him. But, with Phil Pressey waiting in the wings and Rajon Rondo on the trade block, his opportunities may have to wait should he land in Boston.
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on Jun 28, 2014
Spurs confirmed that the deal wouldn’t just be a Summer League deal, but an actual free agent contract that would have to be signed after July 1. If the report is true and the Spurs do sign Cotton, one has to wonder what the future holds for backup point guards Patty Mills (who is an unrestricted free agent) and Cory Joseph, who will be playing this fourth season with the Spurs
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on Jul 2, 2014
the San Antonio Spurs and undrafted guard Bryce Cotton have agreed to a two-year partially guaranteed deal
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Bryce Cotton signed a 2 year / $1.35 million contract with the San Antonio Spurs, including $50,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $676,198.
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