Cory Higgins

Cory Higgins
No. 18 – Royal Halı Gaziantep
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League Turkish Basketball League
Personal information
Born June 14, 1989
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
Pro career 2011–present
Career history
2011 Erie BayHawks
2011–2012 Charlotte Bobcats
2013 Erie BayHawks
2013–2014 Triumph Lyubertsy
2014–present Royal Halı Gaziantep
Career highlights and awards

Courdon "Cory" Higgins (born June 14, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Royal Halı Gaziantep of the Turkish Basketball League (TBL). 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 with Royal Halı Gaziantep of Turkey.[7]

Personal

His father, Rod Higgins, is a former NBA player and the current president of the basketball operations for the Charlotte Bobcats. He majored in sociology.

NBA 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

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

  1. ↑ "Bobcats sign Cory Higgins". Charlotte Observer.com. 2011-12-25. Retrieved 2011-12-26.
  2. ↑ "Denver Nuggets waive Higgins and Ruffin". NBA.com. 2011-12-23. Retrieved 2011-12-26.
  3. ↑ "Bobcats Claim Cory Higgins Off Waivers". NBA.com. 2011-12-25. Retrieved 2011-12-26.
  4. ↑ Cats Sign Adrien, Waive Higgins
  5. ↑ BayHawks Acquire Higgins
  6. ↑ Cory Higgins signs a one-year deal in Russia
  7. ↑ "Cory Higgins signs with Gaziantep". Sportando.com. June 24, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014.

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