Cory Higgins
Royal Halı Gaziantep | |
2015–2019 | CSKA Moscow |
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2019–2023 | FC Barcelona |
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Courdon Dennard "Cory" Higgins (born June 14, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who last played for FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.
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
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
In October 2013, he signed a one-year deal with
In June 2014, he signed a one-year deal with
On July 1, 2015, Higgins signed a one-year contract, with an option for a second year, with the Russian club CSKA Moscow.[7] Following a successful season, CSKA used its team option to keep Higgins in the club for yet another season.[8] On June 26, 2017, CSKA announced that they had renewed their contract with Higgins, for an additional two years.[9]
On July 3, 2019, Higgins signed a three-year deal with the Spanish powerhouse FC Barcelona.[10] During the 2020–2021 season, he averaged 13.1 points and 2.4 assists per game. On July 5, 2021, Higgins signed a three-year extension with the team.[11] On August 1, 2023, Higgins was informed that his contract would be terminated under the new policy of the club for financial viability.[12]
Personal life
His father,
Career statistics
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 |
NBA
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2011–12 | Charlotte Bobcats | 38 | 0 | 11.1 | .325 | .200 | .700 | .9 | .9 | .1 | .1 | 3.9 |
2012–13 | Charlotte Bobcats | 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
† | Denotes season in which Higgins won the EuroLeague
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* | Led the league |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2015–16† | CSKA Moscow | 29 | 12 | 20.9 | .506 | .540* | .821 | 2.2 | 1.4 | .6 | .2 | 9.2 | 8.6 |
2016–17
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32 | 7 | 20.4 | .467 | .403 | .879 | 2.2 | 1.5 | .8 | .1 | 9.5 | 9.3 | |
2017–18
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36* | 21 | 24.6 | .543 | .455 | .806 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.0 | .1 | 14.2 | 13.8 | |
2018–19 †
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32 | 11 | 25.4 | .492 | .490 | .897 | 2.2 | 1.8 | .4 | .3 | 14.9 | 14.4 | |
2019–20 | Barcelona | 23 | 20 | 26.6 | .454 | .400 | .817 | 2.1 | 2.7 | .7 | .1 | 12.4 | 11.7 |
2020–21 | 39 | 39* | 26.6 | .465 | .371 | .934 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.1 | .3 | 13.1 | 13.8 | |
2021–22 | 15 | 10 | 22.1 | .371 | .324 | .854 | 1.6 | 1.5 | .5 | .3 | 8.7 | 7.5 | |
2022–23 | 32 | 0 | 19.8 | .423 | .349 | .840 | 2.3 | 1.7 | .8 | .1 | 8.7 | 8.7 | |
Career | 238 | 120 | 23.4 | .476 | .422 | .862 | 2.2 | 1.9 | .8 | .2 | 11.6 | 11.3 |
References
- ^ "Bobcats sign Cory Higgins". Charlotte Observer.com. December 25, 2011. Archived from the original on February 2, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
- ^ "Denver Nuggets waive Higgins and Ruffin". NBA.com. December 23, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
- ^ "Bobcats Claim Cory Higgins Off Waivers". NBA.com. December 25, 2011. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
- NBA.com. Archived from the originalon December 12, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- ^ BayHawks Acquire Higgins.
- ^ "Cory Higgins signs with Gaziantep". Sportando.com. June 24, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
- ^ "Cory Higgins joined CSKA". cskabasket.com. July 1, 2015. Archived from the original on March 22, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ^ "Cory Higgins stays for another season". cskabasket.com. June 16, 2016. Archived from the original on January 1, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ "CSKA, Higgins sign on for two more years together". Euroleague.net. June 26, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ "Barcelona lands two-time champ Higgins". EuroLeague.net. July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- ^ Skerletic, Dario (July 5, 2021). "Barcelona extends Cory Higgins until 2024". Sportando. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ "Rescissió del contracte de Cory Higgins". Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ Colorado Student-Athlete Spotlight: Cory Higgins
External links
- Cory Higgins at acb.com (in Spanish)
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and 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 X