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 (age 30)
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 edit

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 edit

  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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