Tekele Cotton

Tekele Cotton (born May 27, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for CSO Voluntari of the Liga Națională.

Tekele Cotton
Cotton in May 2022 while with Riesen Ludwigsburg
No. 2 CSO Voluntari
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
LeagueLiga Națională
Personal information
Born (1993-05-27) May 27, 1993
NationalityAmerican
Listed height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight92 kg (203 lb)
Career information
High schoolWhitefield Academy
(Marietta, Georgia)
CollegeWichita State (2011–2015)
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2017Riesen Ludwigsburg
2018–2019Fiat Torino
2020Kalev/Cramo
2020–2022Benedetto XIV Cento
2022Riesen Ludwigsburg
Career highlights and awards
  • MVC Defensive Player of the Year (2014, 2015)
  • 2× Second-team All-MVC (2014, 2015)

Professional career

On September 2, 2015, Cotton signed with the German club Riesen Ludwigsburg.[1]

On July 17, 2018, Cotton signed a deal with the Italian club Fiat Torino for the 2018–19 LBA season.[2]

In 2020, Cotton spent three games with Kalev/Cramo of the Latvian–Estonian League before the season was terminated. On August 8, 2020, he signed with Benedetto XIV Cento of the Serie A2.[3] Cotton averaged 14 points and 3 assists per game.

On February 7, 2022, he has signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[4]

On August 5, 2022, he has signed with CSO Voluntari of the Liga Națională.[5]

References

  1. "MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg signs rookie Tekele Cotton". Sportando.basketball. September 2, 2015.
  2. "Ufficiale - La Fiat Torino ingaggia Tekele Cotton" [Official: Fiat Torino signed Tekele Cotton]. basketinside.com (in Italian). July 17, 2018.
  3. "Tekele Cotton signs with Tramec Cento". Sportando. August 8, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  4. Skerletic, Dario (February 7, 2022). "Tekele Cotton returns to MHP Riesen Ludwisburg". Sportando. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  5. "Tekele Cotton wechselt von Ludwigsburg nach Rumänien". sueddeutsche.de (in German). September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
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