Position Center Role Basketball player Listed height 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Nationality American | Listed weight 255 lb (116 kg) Height 2.13 m Name Colton Iverson | |
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League Turkish Basketball Super League
Euroleague Born June 29, 1989 (age 34)
Aberdeen, South Dakota ( 1989-06-29 ) College Minnesota (2008–2011)
Colorado State (2012–2013) NBA draft 2013 / Round: 2 / Pick: 53rd overall Parents Chuck Iverson, Karla Iverson Siblings Cassie Iverson, Kara Iverson Education Yankton High School, Colorado State University, University of Minnesota Similar People Can Altintig, Larry Eustachy, Muhammed Baygul, Brad Stevens, Leonard Perry Profiles | ||
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Colton Iverson (born June 29, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the University of Minnesota and Colorado State.
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- Colton iverson boston celtics 2013 nba draft workout 7 footer slam magazine cityleaguehoops
- Colton Iverson Highlights 2013 NBA Draft Prospect
- College career
- 201314 season
- 201415 season
- 201516 season
- 201617 season
- Career statistics
- References
Colton Iverson Highlights - 2013 NBA Draft Prospect
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.
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. 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.
2013–14 season
On June 27, 2013, Iverson was selected with the 53rd overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers. He was later traded to the Boston Celtics on draft night. In July 2013, he joined the Celtics for the 2013 NBA Summer League.
On August 2, 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Beşiktaş Integral Forex of the Turkish Basketball League.
2014–15 season
In July 2014, Iverson re-joined the Boston Celtics for the 2014 NBA Summer League. On August 12, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with an option for a second-year deal with Laboral Kutxa Baskonia of Spain. In his first year in the Liga Endesa, he became the MVP of the week in the round 17, after performing 14 points and 15 rebounds against Rio Natura Monbus Obradoiro.
2015–16 season
On July 17, 2015, Laboral Kutxa Baskonia used the option on his contract to keep him for the 2015–16 season. However, on August 14, he signed with Pınar Karşıyaka of Turkey and Baskonia took legal action against him.
On August 25, 2016, the Celtics renounced their rights to Iverson, leaving him available to join another NBA team.
2016–17 season
On September 8, 2016, Iverson signed a one-year contract with Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Career statistics
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.