Colton Iverson

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Colton Iverson
No. 45 – Beşiktaş
Position	Center
League	Turkish Basketball League Eurocup
Personal information
Born	(1989-06-29) June 29, 1989 Aberdeen, South Dakota
Nationality	American
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (213 cm)
Listed weight	255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school	Yankton (Yankton, South Dakota)
College	Minnesota (2008–2011) Colorado State (2012–2013)
NBA draft	2013 / Round: 2 / Pick: 53rd overall
Selected by the Indiana Pacers
Pro playing career	2013–present
Career history
2013–present	Beşiktaş
Career highlights and awards
AP Honorable mention All-American (2013) First team All-MWC (2013) MWC Newcomer of the Year (2013)

Colton Iverson (born June 29, 1989) is an American professional basketball center with Beşiktaş of the Turkish Basketball League.

College career

Iverson, a 7'0" center, attended Yankton High School in Yankton, South Dakota and originally chose to play basketball at the University of Minnesota for coach Tubby Smith. At Minnesota, Iverson served as a key role player, averaging 5.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.^[1]

Following his junior year in 2010–11 and seeking more playing time, Iverson decided to transfer to another program for his final season of eligibility, ultimately deciding on Colorado State.^[2] At CSU, Iverson became the focal point of the offense, leading the team in scoring (14.2 points per game) and rebounding (9.8 per game). At the close of the season, Iverson was named first team All-Mountain West and an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press.^[3]

Professional career

Iverson was selected 53rd overall in the 2013 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers. He was then traded on draft day to the Boston Celtics.^[4]

On July 26, 2013, Iverson signed a 2 year contract with the Turkish team Beşiktaş with a player option to return to Celtics in 2014.^[5]

References

↑ "Colton Iverson Stats, News, Videos, Highlights, Pictures, Bio". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
↑ Rayno, Amelia (March 7, 2013). "Colton Iverson: "I felt I had a lot more to offer a program."". StarTribune.com. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
↑ "CSU's Iverson earns honorable mention All-America nod". KKTV.com. April 1, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
↑ Celtics Acquire Olynyk, Iverson
↑ (Turkish) Colton Iverson ve Gökhan Şirin Beşiktaş'ta

External links

Colorado State bio

v t e Beşiktaş current roster

4 Yağmur 5 Güler 6 Özmızrak 7 Yatağan 10 Broekhoff 13 Ružić 15 Perkins 22 Buckman 34 Şirin 45 Iverson 55 Topaloğlu Head Coach: Kandemir Assistant coaches: Prat Beşok

v t e 2013 NBA draft

First round	Anthony Bennett Victor Oladipo Otto Porter Cody Zeller Alex Len Nerlens Noel Ben McLemore Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Trey Burke C. J. McCollum Michael Carter-Williams Steven Adams Kelly Olynyk Shabazz Muhammad Giannis Antetokounmpo Lucas Nogueira Dennis Schröder Shane Larkin Sergey Karasev Tony Snell Gorgui Dieng Mason Plumlee Solomon Hill Tim Hardaway, Jr. Reggie Bullock André Roberson Rudy Gobert Livio Jean-Charles Archie Goodwin Nemanja Nedović

Second round	Allen Crabbe Álex Abrines Carrick Felix Isaiah Canaan Glen Rice, Jr. Ray McCallum, Jr. Tony Mitchell Nate Wolters Jeff Withey Grant Jerrett Jamaal Franklin Pierre Jackson Ricky Ledo Mike Muscala Marko Todorović Erick Green Raul Neto Ryan Kelly Erik Murphy James Ennis Romero Osby Lorenzo Brown Colton Iverson Arsalan Kazemi Joffrey Lauvergne Peyton Siva Alex Oriakhi Deshaun Thomas Bojan Dubljević Jānis Timma

Persondata
Name	Iverson, Colton
Alternative names
Short description	American basketball player
Date of birth	June 29, 1989
Place of birth	Aberdeen, South Dakota
Date of death
Place of death

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