Nationality American Name Cory Higgins Siblings Rick Higgins College Colorado (2007–2011) Salary 473,604 USD (2012) | Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg) Height 1.96 m Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Role Basketball player | |
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League VTB United LeagueEuroleague Parents Concetta Higgins, Rod Higgins Similar People Rod Higgins, Steve Clifford, Patrick Ewing Profiles | ||
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Courdon "Cory" Higgins (born June 14, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League.
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- Cory higgins cu nit practice
- Cory higgins cu buffs basketball
- High school
- College career
- Professional career
- Personal
- Career statistics
- References
Cory higgins cu buffs basketball
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.
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 five games with the team, averaging 12.6 points.
Higgins was invited to the Denver Nuggets training camp during 2011 preseason, but on December 23, 2011, he was waived.
On December 25, 2011, he was claimed off the waivers by the Charlotte Bobcats. He was waived by the Bobcats on December 9, 2012. On January 16, 2013, Higgins was reacquired by the Erie BayHawks.
In October 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Triumph Lyubertsy of Russia.
In June 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Royal Halı Gaziantep of Turkey.
On July 1, 2015, Higgins signed a one-year contract, with option for the second year, with the Russian club CSKA Moscow. Following successful season, CSKA used team option to keep Higgins in the club for yet another season. On June 26, 2017, CSKA announced that they renewed their contract with Higgins for an additional two years.
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.
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.