Cory Higgins
Higgins, in 2017. | |
No. 22 – CSKA Moscow | |
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Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
League |
VTB United League EuroLeague |
Personal information | |
Born |
Danville, California | June 14, 1989
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Monte Vista (Danville, California) |
College | Colorado (2007–2011) |
NBA draft | 2011 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2011–present |
Career history | |
2011 | Erie BayHawks |
2011–2012 | Charlotte Bobcats |
2013 | Erie BayHawks |
2013–2014 | Triumph Lyubertsy |
2014–2015 | Royal Halı Gaziantep |
2015–present | CSKA Moscow |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Courdon "Cory" Higgins (born June 14, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League.
High school
Higgins played high school basketball at Monte Vista High School, in his hometown Danville, California.
College career
Higgins played college basketball at the University of Colorado, with the Colorado Buffaloes, from 2007 to 2011. He is tied with Richard Roby, with 2,001 career points, as the all-time leading scorer for the Buffaloes, and he is sixth all-time in scoring Big 12 Conference history.[1]
Professional career
After going undrafted in 2011 NBA draft, Higgins was selected with the seventh pick, in 2011 D-League Draft, by the Erie BayHawks. He appeared in five games with the team, averaging 12.6 points.
Higgins was invited to the Denver Nuggets training camp, during the 2011 preseason, but on December 23, 2011, he was waived.[2]
On December 25, 2011, he was claimed off the waivers by the Charlotte Bobcats.[3] He was waived by the Bobcats on December 9, 2012.[4] On January 16, 2013, Higgins was reacquired by the Erie BayHawks.[5]
In October 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Triumph Lyubertsy of Russia.[6]
In June 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Royal Halı Gaziantep of Turkey.[7]
On July 1, 2015, Higgins signed a one-year contract, with an option for a second year, with the Russian club CSKA Moscow.[8] Following a successful season, CSKA used its team option to keep Higgins in the club for yet another season.[9] On June 26, 2017, CSKA announced that they had renewed their contract with Higgins, for an additional two years.[10]
Personal
His father, Rod Higgins, is a former NBA player and the former president of the basketball operations for the Charlotte Bobcats. He majored in sociology. His godfather is former Chicago Bulls guard Michael Jordan.[11]
Career statistics
Legend | |||||||
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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 | PIR | Performance Index Rating | ||
Bold | Career high |
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
† | Denotes season in which Higgins' team won the EuroLeague |
NBA
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2011–12 | Charlotte | 38 | 0 | 11.1 | .325 | .200 | .700 | .9 | .9 | .1 | .2 | 3.9 |
2012–13 | Charlotte | 6 | 0 | 5.3 | .316 | .200 | .500 | .5 | .8 | .5 | .0 | 2.3 |
Career | 44 | 0 | 10.3 | .324 | .200 | .694 | .9 | .9 | .2 | .1 | 3.7 |
EuroLeague
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2015–16† | CSKA Moscow | 29 | 12 | 21.0 | .506 | .540 | .821 | 2.2 | 1.4 | .6 | .2 | 9.2 | 8.6 |
2016–17 | 32 | 7 | 20.4 | .467 | .403 | .879 | 2.2 | 1.5 | .8 | .1 | 9.5 | 9.3 | |
2017–18 | 36 | 21 | 24.7 | .543 | .455 | .806 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.0 | .1 | 14.2 | 13.8 | |
Career | 97 | 40 | 22.2 | .512 | .465 | .833 | 2.2 | 1.4 | .6 | .2 | 11.2 | 10.3 |
References
- ↑ "Bobcats sign Cory Higgins". Charlotte Observer.com. 2011-12-25. Retrieved 2011-12-26.
- ↑ "Denver Nuggets waive Higgins and Ruffin". NBA.com. 2011-12-23. Retrieved 2011-12-26.
- ↑ "Bobcats Claim Cory Higgins Off Waivers". NBA.com. 2011-12-25. Retrieved 2011-12-26.
- ↑ Cats Sign Adrien, Waive Higgins.
- ↑ BayHawks Acquire Higgins.
- ↑ Cory Higgins signs a one-year deal in Russia.
- ↑ "Cory Higgins signs with Gaziantep". Sportando.com. June 24, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Cory Higgins joined CSKA". cskabasket.com. July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Cory Higgins stays for another season". cskabasket.com. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ↑ "CSKA, Higgins sign on for two more years together". Euroleague.net. June 26, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ↑ Colorado Student-Athlete Spotlight: Cory Higgins
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cory Higgins. |
- Career statistics and player information from Basketball-Reference.com
- Cory Higgins at draftexpress.com
- Cory Higgins at eurobasket.com
- Cory Higgins at euroleague.net
- Cory Higgins at fibaeurope.com
- Cory Higgins at fiba.com
- Cory Higgins on Twitter