Cory Higgins

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Cory Higgins
No. 22 – CSKA Moscow
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League VTB United League
Euroleague
Personal information
Born (1989-06-14) June 14, 1989 (age 35)
Danville, California
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

Courdon "Cory" Higgins (born June 14, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who plays for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League.

Early career

Higgins grew up in Danville, California. He is tied with Richard Roby with 2,001 career points as the all-time leading scorer for the Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball and is sixth all-time in 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 5 games with them, averaging 12.6 points.

Higgins was invited to the Denver Nuggets training camp during 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 BC 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 option for the second year, with the Russian club CSKA Moscow.[8]

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.[9]

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

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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

References

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  4. ↑ Cats Sign Adrien, Waive Higgins
  5. ↑ BayHawks Acquire Higgins
  6. ↑ Cory Higgins signs a one-year deal in Russia
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Colorado Student-Athlete Spotlight: Cory Higgins

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from NBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). and Basketball-Reference.com
  • Career statistics and player information from WNBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). and Basketball-Reference.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Cory Higgins at draftexpress.com
  • Cory Higgins at eurobasket.com
  • Cory Higgins at fibaeurope.com
  • Cory Higgins at fiba.com
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