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Bryce Cotton

January 30, 2023

Bryce Jiron Cotton (born August 11, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Providence Friars, where he was a two-time first-team All-Big East honoree. He joined the Austin Spurs in 2014 before splitting the next two years in the NBA and NBA Development League, and spending time in China and Turkey. He spent the back-end of the 2014–15 season with the Utah Jazz and had short stints with the Phoenix Suns and Memphis Grizzlies during the 2015–16 season. In January 2017, he arrived in Australia to play for the Wildcats. Two months later, he guided Perth to the NBL championship behind a Grand Final MVP performance. He continued on with the Wildcats for the 2017–18 season and won the NBL Most Valuable Player Award. He won his second and third NBL championships in 2019 and 2020 while also garnering his second NBL MVP and second Grand Final MVP in 2020. He won his third NBL MVP in 2021.

Bryce Cotton
Cotton with the Perth Wildcats in 2022
No. 11 – Perth Wildcats
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
LeagueNBL
Personal information
Born (1992-08-11) August 11, 1992 (age 30)
Tucson, Arizona
NationalityAmerican
Listed height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight75 kg (165 lb)
Career information
High schoolPalo Verde (Tucson, Arizona)
CollegeProvidence (2010–2014)
NBA draft2014 / Undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015Austin Spurs
2015Utah Jazz
2015–2016Austin Spurs
2015–2016Phoenix Suns
2016Xinjiang Flying Tigers
2016Memphis Grizzlies
2016Anadolu Efes
2017–presentPerth Wildcats
2018Brescia Leonessa
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Early life

Cotton was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona. He loved sports as a child, playing basketball, football and baseball. Due to suffering from a rare form of epilepsy,[1] he was advised during fifth grade to no longer play football due to the high risk of head injuries which could lead to seizures.[2] Focusing on basketball, one of Cotton's biggest deficiencies was his lack of height. He worked with his uncle, former NFL player David Adams, for an edge to combat taller opponents. Cotton's parents separated when he was a toddler and his father worked as a police officer on the other side of the country. Money was tight and Adams often provided them with financial assistance during tough times.[3] Cotton's grandmother, Mary, helped raise him and his brother Justin while their mother worked in real estate.[3]

After spending his junior year in Las Vegas,[2] Cotton completed secondary school at Palo Verde High School in Tucson. Cotton helped lead Palo Verde to a 24–7 record and a berth in the state 4A semifinals in the 2009–10 season. He averaged 23.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.7 steals per game as a senior,[4] and scored 30 or more points nine times, including a career-high 40 points in an 85–82 win over Buckeye on February 16, 2010. He also set a school record for the highest triple-double with 37 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists against Rio Rico on December 11, 2009. He earned First Team All-City and First Team All-State honors in 2010.[5] He also had perfect grades and a high GPA.[2]

Cotton was not highly recruited out of high school.[6] He was turned down by Montana State and Northern Arizona, and was later also turned away by Division II school Chico State.[2] He also reportedly tried to obtain a scholarship from Houston Baptist.[7]

College career

Freshman season

Cotton's family could not afford to pay for college tuition and his scholarship dream looked over until Providence College made an offer just three days before freshman orientation.[3] After reportedly signing with Miami Dade College on August 18, 2010,[8] Cotton instead committed to the Providence Friars on August 30.[4][7] He scored 15 points in the Friars' season opener against Dartmouth on November 13, 2010.[5] In 31 games as a freshman, Cotton averaged 4.0 points and 1.5 rebounds in 15.3 minutes per game.[9]

Sophomore season

As a sophomore in 2011–12, Cotton became a starter and was the team's second leading scorer, averaging 14.3 points per game while shooting 37.9 percent from 3-point range.[9][10] On December 10, 2011, Cotton scored 20 of his career-high 34 points in the first half of the Friars' 72–61 win over Bryant.[11] He went 11-of-16 from the field with a perfect 10-of-10 from the free throw line against Bryant.[5] He later scored 27 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field, with a perfect 5-of-5 from 3-point range and 10-of-12 from the free throw line against Louisville on January 10, 2012.[5][7]

Junior season

Despite reports of Cotton leaving Providence following his sophomore season,[10][12] he continued on with the Friars in 2012–13.[2]

Following a breakout sophomore year, Cotton came into his junior season still in the shadows of senior point guard Vincent Council. Cotton was forced to step into the forefront for Providence to make up for injuries in the backcourt to Council and highly touted freshman guard Kris Dunn.[13] Cotton also had to take on a leadership role with a young team.[13] He registered his first career double-double with 24 points and 11 rebounds against Bryant on November 12, 2012.[5] On December 1, he injured his knee and missed the second half against Mississippi State.[5] It turned out he had torn his meniscus, but decided to play through the pain for the rest of the season.[2] He scored a season-high 33 points and was 7-of-14 from 3-point territory against Boston College on December 22.[5] He led the Big East Conference in scoring with 18.3 points per game, becoming the fifth Friar all-time to lead the league in scoring.[14] He subsequently earned first-team All-Big East honors.[14] In total, Cotton averaged 19.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 37.8 minutes per game over 32 games.[9]

During the off-season, Cotton had surgery to repair his meniscus.[2]

Senior season

To conclude the 2013–14 regular season, Cotton was the only player in the nation to average more than 40 minutes per game (40.1), having averaged 41.9 minutes in Big East competition.[6] His high minutes per game were as a result of Providence's six overtime games, four of which went to a second overtime. In those four double-overtime outings, Cotton played 200 minutes of a possible 200 minutes.[15] His tireless play carried the Friars to their best season in a decade, as they headed into the Big East tournament with a 20–11 record.[6] After going 3–0 in the Big East tournament, the Friars reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2004.[6] It marked Providence's first Big East tournament title since 1994, and Cotton was selected as the tournament MVP.[16][17] In Providence's 79–77 loss to North Carolina in the NCAA tournament, Cotton scored a career-high 36 points.[18]

In 35 games as a senior, Cotton averaged 21.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.0 steals per game.[9] He led the Big East in assists and was second in scoring.[2] He subsequently earned first-team All-Big East honors for the second straight season,[19] as well as being named to the AP Honorable Mention All-America Team. He finished his career ranked fourth all-time in scoring at Providence (1,975 points),[20] and became the fifth player from a major conference to average 20-plus points and five-or-more assists in a season since 2002.[21]

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11 Providence 31 1 15.3 .387 .259 .784 1.5 .5 .7 .0 4.0
2011–12 Providence 32 32 38.6 .413 .379 .891 2.5 2.3 1.0 .2 14.3
2012–13 Providence 32 31 37.8 .437 .364 .798 3.6 2.9 .9 .1 19.7
2013–14 Providence 35 35 39.9 .419 .367 .853 3.5 5.9 1.0 .1 21.8
Career 130 99 33.2 .421 .361 .838 2.8 3.0 .9 .1 15.2

Professional career

NBA, D-League, China, and Turkey (2014–2016)

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Cotton signed with the San Antonio Spurs on July 7, 2014.[20] He played in six Summer League games and five preseason games for the Spurs, before being waived on October 23, 2014.[22] He subsequently joined the Spurs' NBA Development League affiliate team, the Austin Spurs,[23] and appeared in 34 games (all starts), averaging 22.4 points (third in the D-League), 4.7 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.3 steals in 40.5 minutes (first in the D-League) per contest. Cotton scored in double figures on 31 occasions and recorded 20-plus points in 20 games. He also registered 40-or-more points twice, including a season-high 43 points, eight rebounds, nine assists and two steals against the Reno Bighorns on February 19, 2015. He was named D-League Performer of the Week on February 23 after averaging 30.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.3 steals for the week.[21] Earlier that month, he was named to the Western Conference All-Star team for the NBA D-League All-Star Game.[24] At the season's end, he was named All-NBA D-League Second Team and NBA D-League All-Rookie First Team.[25]

On February 24, 2015, Cotton signed a 10-day contract with the Utah Jazz.[21] He made his NBA debut three days later, recording three points, two rebounds, one assist and one steal in just under seven minutes off the bench in a 104–82 win over the Denver Nuggets.[26] He signed a second 10-day contract with the Jazz on March 6,[27] and a multi-year deal on March 16.[28] Over the final four games of the season, he averaged 14.3 points per game, scoring in double figures all four times, including a season-high 21 points against the Dallas Mavericks on April 13.[29] In 15 games for the Jazz in 2014–15, he averaged 5.3 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 10.6 minutes per game.[29]

After playing for the Jazz during the Summer League and preseason, Cotton was waived by Utah on October 20, 2015.[30] He subsequently re-joined the Austin Spurs for the 2015–16 season.[31] On November 25, 2015, after four games with Austin, Cotton signed with the Phoenix Suns.[25] Cotton's long-awaited debut for the Suns came over a month later on December 30, following injuries to Eric Bledsoe and Ronnie Price. He scored two points on 1-of-6 shooting in a 112–79 loss to the San Antonio Spurs.[32] He also had three steals and two assists in just over 21 minutes off the bench.[33] Cotton appeared in the Suns' next two games before being waived on January 7, 2016.[34] Five days later, he returned to the Austin Spurs.[35] After appearing in two more games, he parted ways with Austin to sign with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association.[36][37] In nine games for Xinjiang, he averaged 21.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.

On April 1, 2016, Cotton signed a 10-day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies.[38] On April 11, he signed with the Grizzlies for the remainder of the 2015–16 regular season.[39] He appeared in five games for the Grizzlies before parting ways with the team prior to the start of the playoffs.[40]

After playing for the Atlanta Hawks during the 2016 NBA Summer League,[41] Cotton signed with Turkish club Anadolu Efes on August 27, 2016.[42][43] A mutual termination of his contract took place on December 12, 2016,[44][45] with Cotton citing that the country's safety concerns were a major factor in him leaving.[2][46] He averaged 8.0 points in 10 EuroLeague games and 10.4 points in seven Turkish League games.[47][48]

Perth Wildcats (2017–present)

2016–17 season: Championship and Grand Final MVP

 
Cotton in March 2017, standing in front of the Wildcats' championship trophy

By late December 2016, reports surfaced of Cotton's move to Australia to join the Perth Wildcats for the rest of the 2016–17 NBL season.[49][50] On January 3, 2017, the Wildcats made the signing official.[51] Cotton set a Wildcats scoring record on NBL debut four days later with 26 points against the Sydney Kings, eclipsing James Ennis' 25-point NBL debut with the Wildcats in 2013.[52][53] In his fifth game for the Wildcats on January 20, Cotton scored a season-high 27 points in an 84–78 overtime win over the Cairns Taipans.[54] In late January, Cotton committed to remaining with the Wildcats for the rest of the season after rejecting a 10-day contract from the Atlanta Hawks.[55] On February 3, he scored a game-high 25 points on 8-of-11 shooting, including five 3-pointers, in a 94–63 win over the Brisbane Bullets.[56] In the Wildcats' regular-season finale on February 12, Cotton scored 19 points in a 96–94 win over Melbourne United.[57] The win propelled the Wildcats into the finals as they finished the regular season in third place with a 15–13 record. At 22.09 points per game, Cotton ousted Casper Ware (22.06) for the NBL's regular season scoring champion.[58]

In game one of the Wildcats' best-of-three semi-final series against the second-seeded Taipans in Cairns on February 17, Cotton had a 34-point effort to lead his team to a 91–69 win. His 34 points were the most scored by a Wildcat in a post-season game since Shawn Redhage had 35 in 2008.[59] He also had a team-high five assists and three steals.[60] Cotton scored nine points in game two in Perth three days later, as the Wildcats defeated the Taipans 74–66 to sweep the series and move on to the NBL Grand Final.[61] The Wildcats went on to sweep the best-of-five grand final series, defeating the Illawarra Hawks 3–0 behind a Grand Final MVP performance from Cotton. Over the three games, Cotton averaged 27.7 points, which included a 45-point effort in a 95–86 title-clinching win in game three. He shot 12-of-17 from the field, 7-of-12 from 3-point range, and 14-of-15 from the free throw line in game three, with his 45 points setting the new all-time NBL Grand Final scoring record.[62][63][64] In 16 games for the Wildcats, he averaged 23.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.3 steals per game.

2017–18 season: NBL MVP and Club MVP

After attempting to re-enter the NBA via minicamps and the Summer League,[65] Cotton made the decision to return to Perth, re-signing with the Wildcats for 2017–18 NBL season on July 14, 2017.[66] Cotton was considered a long-shot to re-join the Wildcats and reportedly turned down an offer from Spanish club Unicaja Málaga.[67] Cotton was the NBL's highest earner in 2017–18 with a $600,000 contract.[68]

In the Wildcats' season opener on October 7, Cotton scored a game-high 24 points in a 96–86 win over the Brisbane Bullets.[69] On November 9, he scored a game-high 26 points in an 88–84 loss to the New Zealand Breakers.[70] On December 10, he scored a season-high 36 points in a 99–91 win over the Illawarra Hawks, moving the Wildcats to atop the NBL ladder with a 10–3 record.[71] The Wildcats dropped to 13–9 following two horror losses to the Sydney Kings in Round 15. On January 27, 2018, he scored 27 points in a 90–73 win over the Breakers.[72] In the Wildcats' regular-season finale on February 18, Cotton scored a game-high 24 points on 6-of-11 shooting from 3-point range along with six assists in an 89–61 win over the Cairns Taipans.[73] The Wildcats finished the regular season in third place with a 16–12 record, while Cotton finished as the NBL's leader in 3-pointers made with 84. The mark came from 187 attempts, giving him a 3-point shooting percentage of 44.9 – the best in the league for any player taking an average of at least one attempt per game. His 84 3-pointers sits third-most in Wildcats history for a regular season, behind Jermaine Beal (87, 2014) and James Harvey (85, 2006). Cotton also led the league in total points scored with 544, averaging 19.4 points per game.[74] On the eve of the Wildcats' finals campaign, Cotton was named the NBL Most Valuable Player for the 2017–18 season, finishing 23 votes ahead of second place.[75] He became just the third Wildcat to win the award, joining Paul Rogers (2000) and Kevin Lisch (2012).[76][77] He was also named to his first All-NBL First Team.[78]

In game one of their semi-final series against the second-seeded Adelaide 36ers, the Wildcats were defeated 109–74 despite Cotton's 22-point effort.[79] The Wildcats went on to lose game two 89–88, with Cotton scoring 19 of his game-high 31 points in the first quarter, to bow out of the finals at the hands of a 2–0 sweep.[80] His 19 first-quarter points set a record for any Wildcat in one quarter during a final.[81] Cotton appeared in all 30 games for the Wildcats in 2017–18, averaging 19.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.2 steals per game. At the Wildcats MVP Ball, Cotton was crowned the Gordon Ellis Medalist as the club's Most Valuable Player for the 2017–18 season.[82]

On April 3, 2018, Cotton signed with Brescia Leonessa of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[83][84] In 11 games, he averaged 12.3 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.

2018–19 season: Second championship

 
Cotton in March 2019, at Perth Airport after winning the NBL championship

On June 5, 2018, Cotton signed a three-year deal to return to the Wildcats,[85] with the contract including an NBA out-clause.[86][87] At the NBL Pre-Season Blitz, Cotton won the Ray Borner Medal as tournament's most valuable player.[88][89] In the Wildcats' season opener on October 11, Cotton scored 22 points in a 99–91 win over the Adelaide 36ers.[90] On October 27, he scored a game-high 31 points in a 101–96 double-overtime win over Melbourne United.[91] On November 9, he scored a season-high 37 points and hit the game-winning 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left on the clock to lift the Wildcats to a 90–87 win over the Brisbane Bullets.[92][93] On November 23, he scored a game-high 24 points in a 98–93 overtime win over the New Zealand Breakers. However, he checked out with two minutes remaining in overtime clutching his right thumb after his hand was pinned on the backboard on a fast break layup.[94] He subsequently missed the Wildcats' following game two days later, a game the Wildcats won to move to 10–1 on the season.[95] He missed a second game on December 6 against the Sydney Kings,[96] before returning to action on December 9, scoring a game-high 21 points in a 94–72 win over the Cairns Taipans.[97] Cotton later missed the Wildcats' New Year's Eve game against the Taipans in Cairns due to hamstring tightness.[98] The Wildcats fell to 12–9 by early January, leading to increasing external pressure for roster changes.[99] Instead, the playing group was backed by the club to return to form and enjoy success in the latter part of the season.[99] On February 10, after going scoreless in the first half, Cotton had 24 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter and overtime of the Wildcats' 95–86 win over Kings.[100] On February 15, he scored 24 of his 29 points in the second half of the Wildcats' 93–85 win over the 36ers, helping the Wildcats secure the minor premiership with a sixth straight win.[101] A loss to Melbourne in overtime in the regular-season finale two days later saw the Wildcats finish with an 18–10 record.[102][103] Overlooked for NBL MVP,[104] Cotton was named All-NBL First Team and Fan's MVP,[105] and was crowned the league's scoring champion for the second time in three years.[104]

In the Wildcats' semi-final series against the Bullets, Cotton scored a game-high 22 points in an 89–59 win in game one and 19 points in an 84–79 win in game two, helping to sweep the series and move onto the NBL Grand Final.[106][107] With a career-high 10 assists in game two,[107] Cotton recorded his first career double-double.[108] In game one of the grand final series against Melbourne United, despite going 4-of-16 from the field and 0-of-9 from three, Cotton had eight assists and seven rebounds to go with his 10 points in an 81–71 win.[109] The Wildcats went on to lose game two 92–74 despite Cotton's 19 points and five 3-pointers.[110][111] In game three, Cotton recorded 16 points and nine assists to help the Wildcats take a 2–1 lead in the series with a 96–67 win.[112] In game four in Melbourne, Cotton scored a game-high 28 points in a 97–84 win, as Cotton claimed his second NBL championship in three years.[113] In 31 games, he averaged 21.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game. At the Wildcats MVP Ball, Cotton was crowned the Gordon Ellis Medalist as the club's Most Valuable Player for the 2018–19 season, becoming the ninth Wildcat to win back-to-back club MVP honors.[114]

2019–20 season: NBL MVP, Grand Final MVP and championship

Cotton returned to the Wildcats for the 2019–20 season having had a quiet off-season rehabbing a nagging thumb injury that he withstood throughout the 2018–19 season.[115] In the Wildcats' season opener on October 5, Cotton scored 21 points in a 94–93 win over Melbourne United.[116] On October 20, he scored 27 points and made the game-winning two-pointer to lift the Wildcats to a 95–93 win over United.[117] On November 10, he scored a then season-high 36 points with six 3-pointers in a 104–85 loss to the Sydney Kings.[118][119] On November 17, he scored 34 points with six 3-pointers in an 88–77 win over the New Zealand Breakers.[120][121] The Wildcats fell to an 8–5 record after losses to Cairns and Adelaide. Cotton responded with 100 points over the next four games to help the Wildcats win four straight.[122][123] By the end of that four-game stretch, Cotton had reached 2,000 career points, becoming the 15th Wildcat to do so and the fastest Wildcat to reach the milestone. He did so in 94 games and 3,165 minutes, beating former teammate Shawn Redhage's previous record of 95 games and 3,400 minutes.[123] On December 28, he scored 18 of his season-high 39 points in the fourth quarter and had a then career-high eight 3-pointers in a 98–85 win over the Kings.[124][125] On February 1, he recorded 30 points and five steals in a 110–100 win over the Kings,[126] becoming the first Wildcat to have 30 points and five steals in a game since Scott Fisher in 1993.[127] Cotton sat out the final regular season game,[128] as the Wildcats earned the second seed for the finals with a 19–9 record.[129] He ended the regular season as the first player in NBL history to lead the league in scoring (22.6) and steals (1.7) in the same season.[130] At the NBL's end-of-season awards night, Cotton was named in the All-NBL First Team for the third straight year and claimed the NBL Most Valuable Player Award for the second time in three years. In doing so, he became the seventh player in NBL history to win the league's MVP award more than once.[131][132][133]

In game one of their semi-final series against the Cairns Taipans, Cotton scored 42 points with a career-high 10 3-pointers in a 108–107 overtime win.[134][135] The Wildcats went on to lose game two with Cotton scoring 11 points,[136] before going on to win game three despite Cotton only scoring five points.[137] In game one of the NBL Grand Final series against the Kings in Sydney, Cotton scored 32 points in an 88–86 win.[138][139] After scoring a game-high 27 points in a game two loss at home,[140] Cotton had 31 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in a 111–96 win in Sydney in game three.[141][142] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kings refused to complete the five-game series. As a result, the NBL announced the Wildcats as the 2020 champions with Cotton named the Grand Final MVP.[143][144] He became the first player in Wildcats history to be named league MVP, Grand Final MVP and win a championship all in the same season.[143] In 33 games, he averaged 22.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game.

For the season, Cotton was crowned the Gordon Ellis Medalist as the club's Most Valuable Player for the third straight year, joining Kevin Lisch, Shawn Redhage and Ricky Grace as three-time winners of the club MVP award.[145]

2020–21 season: Third NBL MVP

On April 30, 2020, Cotton opted out of the final year of his contract due to the salary cuts that were implemented by the NBL to protect the league during the COVID-19 pandemic.[146][147] After exploring playing opportunities overseas, Cotton re-signed with the Wildcats on a three-year deal reportedly worth $2 million on May 26, 2020.[148][149][150] The 2020–21 NBL season began in January 2021.[151] In the Wildcats' season opener on January 24, Cotton recorded 27 points, seven assists and five steals in an 88–76 win over the South East Melbourne Phoenix.[152] He recorded 32 points and six assists five days later in a 90–89 loss to the Phoenix.[153] On February 23, he recorded 30 points and nine assists in a 113–106 win over the Sydney Kings.[154] On March 14, he recorded a season-high 34 points, seven assists and three steals in a 97–88 win over the Adelaide 36ers. He scored 20 second-half points in leading a 26-point comeback.[155] With seven wins in eight NBL Cup games, the Wildcats were crowned winners of the inaugural NBL Cup.[156] On March 22, he set a new season high with 36 points in a 92–82 win over the 36ers.[157] On April 13, he scored 34 points in an 85–79 overtime win over the New Zealand Breakers. He hit the game-tying buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of regulation to send the game into overtime.[158] On May 9, he recorded 32 points, 10 assists and six rebounds in a 98–84 win over the Breakers, becoming the first Wildcat since Shawn Redhage in 2006 to have 30 points and 10 assists in a game.[159] On May 24, he was ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering a hematoma to his left quadriceps.[160][161] He averaged career highs in points (23.5) and assists (5.7), earning his fourth NBL scoring title.[162] He was subsequently named NBL MVP for the third time, becoming the first player to win back-to-back MVPs since Andrew Gaze in 1998 and joined Gaze and Leroy Loggins as the only three-time winners. He was also voted Fan's MVP and named to the All-NBL First Team for the fourth consecutive season.[163][164] Without Cotton, the Wildcats reached the grand final series but lost in a 3–0 sweep to Melbourne United.[165][166]

2021–22 season: Fifth scoring title and All-NBL First Team

Cotton entered the 2021–22 season fully recovered from the hematoma and surgery.[167] In the second game of the season on December 5, he scored 31 points in a 90–67 win over the Cairns Taipans.[168][169] On December 31, he scored 19 of his 29 points in the second quarter of the Wildcats' 84–78 win over the Taipans.[170][171] He hit five 3-pointers in the game to move to second place (430) on the Wildcats' all-time 3-pointers list.[172] On January 22, 2022, against the Illawarra Hawks, Cotton played his 150th game for the Wildcats.[173] Five days later, also against the Hawks, he helped the Wildcats move to a 7–2 record with a 94–80 win. He scored 20 of his game-high 28 points in the first half.[174][175] On February 12, he scored 31 points in a 93–87 loss to Melbourne United.[176][177] On February 19, he scored a game-high 33 points with eight 3-pointers in a 98–95 loss to the Sydney Kings.[178] On March 14, he recorded 32 points, nine rebounds and eight assists in a 104–102 overtime win over the New Zealand Breakers. He made a 3-pointer and was fouled with 1.4 seconds to play, missing the free throw and seeing Perth to the win.[179][180] Over the next nine games, the Wildcats went 3–6[181] to finish fifth with a 16–12 record, thus ending the club's 35-year finals appearance streak.[182] In the season finale on April 24, Cotton scored a game-high 28 points in a 102–100 overtime loss to the South East Melbourne Phoenix.[182] For the fourth straight season and the fifth time in six years, Cotton was named NBL scoring champion with 22.7 points per game.[183] He played all 28 games and totalled 635 points, the most points scored by Cotton in a 28-game regular season. He also hit 88 3-pointers, the most ever by a Wildcat in a regular season.[184] He was subsequently named to the All-NBL First Team for the fifth straight year[185] and was named Wildcats Club MVP for the fourth time.[186]

2022–23 season

On May 4, 2022, Cotton re-signed with the Wildcats on a new three-year deal.[187] In the 2022–23 season opener on October 2, he recorded 23 points, a career-high 12 rebounds,[188] six assists and six steals in an 87–73 win over the Brisbane Bullets.[189][190] He became the first NBL player in the league's 40-minute era to record 20+ points, 10+ rebounds, 5+ assists and 5+ steals.[191] With two 3-pointers against the Bullets, he reached 500 career 3-pointers.[188] On January 14, 2023, against the Adelaide 36ers,[192] he moved into fifth on the Wildcats' all-time scoring list.[193] On January 20, he had 21 points and a career-high 11 assists in a 111–104 win over the Sydney Kings.[194][195] On January 27, he scored 40 points with seven 3-pointers in a 106–86 win over the Illawarra Hawks.[196][197] It was his first NBL regular-season game with 40 points[198] and the third 40-point game of his NBL career.[197]

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
 †  Won an NBA championship  *  Led the league

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Utah 15 0 10.6 .420 .350 .833 1.2 1.0 .3 .0 5.3
2015–16 Phoenix 3 0 11.0 .250 .000 .000 .0 1.0 1.0 .0 1.3
2015–16 Memphis 5 0 1.2 1.000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .8
Career 23 0 8.6 .418 .304 .833 .8 .8 .3 .0 3.8

NBL

Career Statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Perth 11 8 32.7 .472 .338 .873 2.6 3.1 0.9 .1 22.1
2017–18 Perth 28 28 33.0 .438 .447 .881 3.2 3.1 1.2 .1 19.4
2018–19 Perth 25 25 35.2 .405 .361 .856 3.9 3.1 1.3 .1 22.5
2019–20 Perth 27 27 33.9 .426 .385 .830 4.0 3.7 1.7 .1 22.6
2020–21 Perth 32 31 35.2 .407 .317 .900 2.9 5.6 1.5 .1 23.5
2021–22 Perth 28 28 35.2 .412 .359 .913 3.8 4.8 1.4 .1 22.7
Career[199] 174 170 34.2 .427 .367 .875 3.4 3.9 1.3 .1 22.2

Personal life

Cotton is the son of Yvonne and Charles Cotton.[5] He has one brother, Justin Tarpley,[3][5] and two half-brothers, Chaz Cotton and Elijah Cotton.[3][5] One of his brothers died by suicide in 2021.[200][201] His uncle, David Adams, played football at the University of Arizona and had a short stint with the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL.[3][5]

Cotton's wife Rachel is from Perth.[202] They met each other on an Australian beach.[203] The couple's first child, a daughter, was born in Australia in November 2019.[203][204]

In February 2021, Cotton received his Australian Distinguished Talent visa and permanent residency,[205][206] roughly 17 months after initially lodging an application for Australian citizenship.[207][208] By January 2023, his continued delayed citizenship status led to immigration lawyers criticising the Federal government.[209]

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bryce, cotton, bryce, jiron, cotton, born, august, 1992, american, professional, basketball, player, perth, wildcats, national, basketball, league, played, college, basketball, providence, friars, where, time, first, team, east, honoree, joined, austin, spurs,. Bryce Jiron Cotton born August 11 1992 is an American professional basketball player for the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League NBL He played college basketball for the Providence Friars where he was a two time first team All Big East honoree He joined the Austin Spurs in 2014 before splitting the next two years in the NBA and NBA Development League and spending time in China and Turkey He spent the back end of the 2014 15 season with the Utah Jazz and had short stints with the Phoenix Suns and Memphis Grizzlies during the 2015 16 season In January 2017 he arrived in Australia to play for the Wildcats Two months later he guided Perth to the NBL championship behind a Grand Final MVP performance He continued on with the Wildcats for the 2017 18 season and won the NBL Most Valuable Player Award He won his second and third NBL championships in 2019 and 2020 while also garnering his second NBL MVP and second Grand Final MVP in 2020 He won his third NBL MVP in 2021 Bryce CottonCotton with the Perth Wildcats in 2022No 11 Perth WildcatsPositionPoint guard Shooting guardLeagueNBLPersonal informationBorn 1992 08 11 August 11 1992 age 30 Tucson ArizonaNationalityAmericanListed height182 cm 6 ft 0 in Listed weight75 kg 165 lb Career informationHigh schoolPalo Verde Tucson Arizona CollegeProvidence 2010 2014 NBA draft2014 UndraftedPlaying career2014 presentCareer history2014 2015Austin Spurs2015Utah Jazz2015 2016Austin Spurs2015 2016Phoenix Suns2016Xinjiang Flying Tigers2016Memphis Grizzlies2016Anadolu Efes2017 presentPerth Wildcats2018Brescia LeonessaCareer highlights and awards3 NBL champion 2017 2019 2020 NBL Cup winner 2021 2 NBL Grand Final MVP 2017 2020 3 NBL Most Valuable Player 2018 2020 2021 2 NBL Fans MVP 2019 2021 5 All NBL First Team 2018 2022 5 NBL scoring champion 2017 2019 2022 NBA D League All Star 2015 All NBA D League Second Team 2015 NBA D League All Rookie First Team 2015 2 First team All Big East 2013 2014 Big East tournament MVP 2014 Stats at NBA comStats at Basketball Reference com Contents 1 Early life 2 College career 2 1 Freshman season 2 2 Sophomore season 2 3 Junior season 2 4 Senior season 2 5 College statistics 3 Professional career 3 1 NBA D League China and Turkey 2014 2016 3 2 Perth Wildcats 2017 present 3 2 1 2016 17 season Championship and Grand Final MVP 3 2 2 2017 18 season NBL MVP and Club MVP 3 2 3 2018 19 season Second championship 3 2 4 2019 20 season NBL MVP Grand Final MVP and championship 3 2 5 2020 21 season Third NBL MVP 3 2 6 2021 22 season Fifth scoring title and All NBL First Team 3 2 7 2022 23 season 4 Career statistics 4 1 NBA 4 1 1 Regular season 4 2 NBL 4 2 1 Career Statistics 5 Personal life 6 References 7 External linksEarly life EditCotton was born and raised in Tucson Arizona He loved sports as a child playing basketball football and baseball Due to suffering from a rare form of epilepsy 1 he was advised during fifth grade to no longer play football due to the high risk of head injuries which could lead to seizures 2 Focusing on basketball one of Cotton s biggest deficiencies was his lack of height He worked with his uncle former NFL player David Adams for an edge to combat taller opponents Cotton s parents separated when he was a toddler and his father worked as a police officer on the other side of the country Money was tight and Adams often provided them with financial assistance during tough times 3 Cotton s grandmother Mary helped raise him and his brother Justin while their mother worked in real estate 3 After spending his junior year in Las Vegas 2 Cotton completed secondary school at Palo Verde High School in Tucson Cotton helped lead Palo Verde to a 24 7 record and a berth in the state 4A semifinals in the 2009 10 season He averaged 23 6 points 7 5 rebounds 4 0 assists and 3 7 steals per game as a senior 4 and scored 30 or more points nine times including a career high 40 points in an 85 82 win over Buckeye on February 16 2010 He also set a school record for the highest triple double with 37 points 11 rebounds and 11 assists against Rio Rico on December 11 2009 He earned First Team All City and First Team All State honors in 2010 5 He also had perfect grades and a high GPA 2 Cotton was not highly recruited out of high school 6 He was turned down by Montana State and Northern Arizona and was later also turned away by Division II school Chico State 2 He also reportedly tried to obtain a scholarship from Houston Baptist 7 College career EditFreshman season Edit Cotton s family could not afford to pay for college tuition and his scholarship dream looked over until Providence College made an offer just three days before freshman orientation 3 After reportedly signing with Miami Dade College on August 18 2010 8 Cotton instead committed to the Providence Friars on August 30 4 7 He scored 15 points in the Friars season opener against Dartmouth on November 13 2010 5 In 31 games as a freshman Cotton averaged 4 0 points and 1 5 rebounds in 15 3 minutes per game 9 Sophomore season Edit As a sophomore in 2011 12 Cotton became a starter and was the team s second leading scorer averaging 14 3 points per game while shooting 37 9 percent from 3 point range 9 10 On December 10 2011 Cotton scored 20 of his career high 34 points in the first half of the Friars 72 61 win over Bryant 11 He went 11 of 16 from the field with a perfect 10 of 10 from the free throw line against Bryant 5 He later scored 27 points on 5 of 6 shooting from the field with a perfect 5 of 5 from 3 point range and 10 of 12 from the free throw line against Louisville on January 10 2012 5 7 Junior season Edit Despite reports of Cotton leaving Providence following his sophomore season 10 12 he continued on with the Friars in 2012 13 2 Following a breakout sophomore year Cotton came into his junior season still in the shadows of senior point guard Vincent Council Cotton was forced to step into the forefront for Providence to make up for injuries in the backcourt to Council and highly touted freshman guard Kris Dunn 13 Cotton also had to take on a leadership role with a young team 13 He registered his first career double double with 24 points and 11 rebounds against Bryant on November 12 2012 5 On December 1 he injured his knee and missed the second half against Mississippi State 5 It turned out he had torn his meniscus but decided to play through the pain for the rest of the season 2 He scored a season high 33 points and was 7 of 14 from 3 point territory against Boston College on December 22 5 He led the Big East Conference in scoring with 18 3 points per game becoming the fifth Friar all time to lead the league in scoring 14 He subsequently earned first team All Big East honors 14 In total Cotton averaged 19 7 points 3 6 rebounds and 2 9 assists in 37 8 minutes per game over 32 games 9 During the off season Cotton had surgery to repair his meniscus 2 Senior season Edit To conclude the 2013 14 regular season Cotton was the only player in the nation to average more than 40 minutes per game 40 1 having averaged 41 9 minutes in Big East competition 6 His high minutes per game were as a result of Providence s six overtime games four of which went to a second overtime In those four double overtime outings Cotton played 200 minutes of a possible 200 minutes 15 His tireless play carried the Friars to their best season in a decade as they headed into the Big East tournament with a 20 11 record 6 After going 3 0 in the Big East tournament the Friars reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2004 6 It marked Providence s first Big East tournament title since 1994 and Cotton was selected as the tournament MVP 16 17 In Providence s 79 77 loss to North Carolina in the NCAA tournament Cotton scored a career high 36 points 18 In 35 games as a senior Cotton averaged 21 8 points 3 5 rebounds 5 9 assists and 1 0 steals per game 9 He led the Big East in assists and was second in scoring 2 He subsequently earned first team All Big East honors for the second straight season 19 as well as being named to the AP Honorable Mention All America Team He finished his career ranked fourth all time in scoring at Providence 1 975 points 20 and became the fifth player from a major conference to average 20 plus points and five or more assists in a season since 2002 21 College statistics Edit Year Team GP GS MPG FG 3P FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPG2010 11 Providence 31 1 15 3 387 259 784 1 5 5 7 0 4 02011 12 Providence 32 32 38 6 413 379 891 2 5 2 3 1 0 2 14 32012 13 Providence 32 31 37 8 437 364 798 3 6 2 9 9 1 19 72013 14 Providence 35 35 39 9 419 367 853 3 5 5 9 1 0 1 21 8Career 130 99 33 2 421 361 838 2 8 3 0 9 1 15 2Professional career EditNBA D League China and Turkey 2014 2016 Edit After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft Cotton signed with the San Antonio Spurs on July 7 2014 20 He played in six Summer League games and five preseason games for the Spurs before being waived on October 23 2014 22 He subsequently joined the Spurs NBA Development League affiliate team the Austin Spurs 23 and appeared in 34 games all starts averaging 22 4 points third in the D League 4 7 rebounds 4 6 assists and 1 3 steals in 40 5 minutes first in the D League per contest Cotton scored in double figures on 31 occasions and recorded 20 plus points in 20 games He also registered 40 or more points twice including a season high 43 points eight rebounds nine assists and two steals against the Reno Bighorns on February 19 2015 He was named D League Performer of the Week on February 23 after averaging 30 0 points 5 7 rebounds 5 3 assists and 1 3 steals for the week 21 Earlier that month he was named to the Western Conference All Star team for the NBA D League All Star Game 24 At the season s end he was named All NBA D League Second Team and NBA D League All Rookie First Team 25 On February 24 2015 Cotton signed a 10 day contract with the Utah Jazz 21 He made his NBA debut three days later recording three points two rebounds one assist and one steal in just under seven minutes off the bench in a 104 82 win over the Denver Nuggets 26 He signed a second 10 day contract with the Jazz on March 6 27 and a multi year deal on March 16 28 Over the final four games of the season he averaged 14 3 points per game scoring in double figures all four times including a season high 21 points against the Dallas Mavericks on April 13 29 In 15 games for the Jazz in 2014 15 he averaged 5 3 points 1 2 rebounds and 1 0 assists in 10 6 minutes per game 29 After playing for the Jazz during the Summer League and preseason Cotton was waived by Utah on October 20 2015 30 He subsequently re joined the Austin Spurs for the 2015 16 season 31 On November 25 2015 after four games with Austin Cotton signed with the Phoenix Suns 25 Cotton s long awaited debut for the Suns came over a month later on December 30 following injuries to Eric Bledsoe and Ronnie Price He scored two points on 1 of 6 shooting in a 112 79 loss to the San Antonio Spurs 32 He also had three steals and two assists in just over 21 minutes off the bench 33 Cotton appeared in the Suns next two games before being waived on January 7 2016 34 Five days later he returned to the Austin Spurs 35 After appearing in two more games he parted ways with Austin to sign with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association 36 37 In nine games for Xinjiang he averaged 21 2 points 3 2 rebounds and 2 7 assists per game On April 1 2016 Cotton signed a 10 day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies 38 On April 11 he signed with the Grizzlies for the remainder of the 2015 16 regular season 39 He appeared in five games for the Grizzlies before parting ways with the team prior to the start of the playoffs 40 After playing for the Atlanta Hawks during the 2016 NBA Summer League 41 Cotton signed with Turkish club Anadolu Efes on August 27 2016 42 43 A mutual termination of his contract took place on December 12 2016 44 45 with Cotton citing that the country s safety concerns were a major factor in him leaving 2 46 He averaged 8 0 points in 10 EuroLeague games and 10 4 points in seven Turkish League games 47 48 Perth Wildcats 2017 present Edit 2016 17 season Championship and Grand Final MVP Edit Cotton in March 2017 standing in front of the Wildcats championship trophy By late December 2016 reports surfaced of Cotton s move to Australia to join the Perth Wildcats for the rest of the 2016 17 NBL season 49 50 On January 3 2017 the Wildcats made the signing official 51 Cotton set a Wildcats scoring record on NBL debut four days later with 26 points against the Sydney Kings eclipsing James Ennis 25 point NBL debut with the Wildcats in 2013 52 53 In his fifth game for the Wildcats on January 20 Cotton scored a season high 27 points in an 84 78 overtime win over the Cairns Taipans 54 In late January Cotton committed to remaining with the Wildcats for the rest of the season after rejecting a 10 day contract from the Atlanta Hawks 55 On February 3 he scored a game high 25 points on 8 of 11 shooting including five 3 pointers in a 94 63 win over the Brisbane Bullets 56 In the Wildcats regular season finale on February 12 Cotton scored 19 points in a 96 94 win over Melbourne United 57 The win propelled the Wildcats into the finals as they finished the regular season in third place with a 15 13 record At 22 09 points per game Cotton ousted Casper Ware 22 06 for the NBL s regular season scoring champion 58 In game one of the Wildcats best of three semi final series against the second seeded Taipans in Cairns on February 17 Cotton had a 34 point effort to lead his team to a 91 69 win His 34 points were the most scored by a Wildcat in a post season game since Shawn Redhage had 35 in 2008 59 He also had a team high five assists and three steals 60 Cotton scored nine points in game two in Perth three days later as the Wildcats defeated the Taipans 74 66 to sweep the series and move on to the NBL Grand Final 61 The Wildcats went on to sweep the best of five grand final series defeating the Illawarra Hawks 3 0 behind a Grand Final MVP performance from Cotton Over the three games Cotton averaged 27 7 points which included a 45 point effort in a 95 86 title clinching win in game three He shot 12 of 17 from the field 7 of 12 from 3 point range and 14 of 15 from the free throw line in game three with his 45 points setting the new all time NBL Grand Final scoring record 62 63 64 In 16 games for the Wildcats he averaged 23 1 points 3 2 rebounds 3 1 assists and 1 3 steals per game 2017 18 season NBL MVP and Club MVP Edit After attempting to re enter the NBA via minicamps and the Summer League 65 Cotton made the decision to return to Perth re signing with the Wildcats for 2017 18 NBL season on July 14 2017 66 Cotton was considered a long shot to re join the Wildcats and reportedly turned down an offer from Spanish club Unicaja Malaga 67 Cotton was the NBL s highest earner in 2017 18 with a 600 000 contract 68 In the Wildcats season opener on October 7 Cotton scored a game high 24 points in a 96 86 win over the Brisbane Bullets 69 On November 9 he scored a game high 26 points in an 88 84 loss to the New Zealand Breakers 70 On December 10 he scored a season high 36 points in a 99 91 win over the Illawarra Hawks moving the Wildcats to atop the NBL ladder with a 10 3 record 71 The Wildcats dropped to 13 9 following two horror losses to the Sydney Kings in Round 15 On January 27 2018 he scored 27 points in a 90 73 win over the Breakers 72 In the Wildcats regular season finale on February 18 Cotton scored a game high 24 points on 6 of 11 shooting from 3 point range along with six assists in an 89 61 win over the Cairns Taipans 73 The Wildcats finished the regular season in third place with a 16 12 record while Cotton finished as the NBL s leader in 3 pointers made with 84 The mark came from 187 attempts giving him a 3 point shooting percentage of 44 9 the best in the league for any player taking an average of at least one attempt per game His 84 3 pointers sits third most in Wildcats history for a regular season behind Jermaine Beal 87 2014 and James Harvey 85 2006 Cotton also led the league in total points scored with 544 averaging 19 4 points per game 74 On the eve of the Wildcats finals campaign Cotton was named the NBL Most Valuable Player for the 2017 18 season finishing 23 votes ahead of second place 75 He became just the third Wildcat to win the award joining Paul Rogers 2000 and Kevin Lisch 2012 76 77 He was also named to his first All NBL First Team 78 In game one of their semi final series against the second seeded Adelaide 36ers the Wildcats were defeated 109 74 despite Cotton s 22 point effort 79 The Wildcats went on to lose game two 89 88 with Cotton scoring 19 of his game high 31 points in the first quarter to bow out of the finals at the hands of a 2 0 sweep 80 His 19 first quarter points set a record for any Wildcat in one quarter during a final 81 Cotton appeared in all 30 games for the Wildcats in 2017 18 averaging 19 8 points 3 2 rebounds 3 1 assists and 1 2 steals per game At the Wildcats MVP Ball Cotton was crowned the Gordon Ellis Medalist as the club s Most Valuable Player for the 2017 18 season 82 On April 3 2018 Cotton signed with Brescia Leonessa of the Lega Basket Serie A LBA 83 84 In 11 games he averaged 12 3 points 2 2 rebounds and 1 9 assists per game 2018 19 season Second championship Edit Cotton in March 2019 at Perth Airport after winning the NBL championship On June 5 2018 Cotton signed a three year deal to return to the Wildcats 85 with the contract including an NBA out clause 86 87 At the NBL Pre Season Blitz Cotton won the Ray Borner Medal as tournament s most valuable player 88 89 In the Wildcats season opener on October 11 Cotton scored 22 points in a 99 91 win over the Adelaide 36ers 90 On October 27 he scored a game high 31 points in a 101 96 double overtime win over Melbourne United 91 On November 9 he scored a season high 37 points and hit the game winning 3 pointer with 0 4 seconds left on the clock to lift the Wildcats to a 90 87 win over the Brisbane Bullets 92 93 On November 23 he scored a game high 24 points in a 98 93 overtime win over the New Zealand Breakers However he checked out with two minutes remaining in overtime clutching his right thumb after his hand was pinned on the backboard on a fast break layup 94 He subsequently missed the Wildcats following game two days later a game the Wildcats won to move to 10 1 on the season 95 He missed a second game on December 6 against the Sydney Kings 96 before returning to action on December 9 scoring a game high 21 points in a 94 72 win over the Cairns Taipans 97 Cotton later missed the Wildcats New Year s Eve game against the Taipans in Cairns due to hamstring tightness 98 The Wildcats fell to 12 9 by early January leading to increasing external pressure for roster changes 99 Instead the playing group was backed by the club to return to form and enjoy success in the latter part of the season 99 On February 10 after going scoreless in the first half Cotton had 24 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter and overtime of the Wildcats 95 86 win over Kings 100 On February 15 he scored 24 of his 29 points in the second half of the Wildcats 93 85 win over the 36ers helping the Wildcats secure the minor premiership with a sixth straight win 101 A loss to Melbourne in overtime in the regular season finale two days later saw the Wildcats finish with an 18 10 record 102 103 Overlooked for NBL MVP 104 Cotton was named All NBL First Team and Fan s MVP 105 and was crowned the league s scoring champion for the second time in three years 104 In the Wildcats semi final series against the Bullets Cotton scored a game high 22 points in an 89 59 win in game one and 19 points in an 84 79 win in game two helping to sweep the series and move onto the NBL Grand Final 106 107 With a career high 10 assists in game two 107 Cotton recorded his first career double double 108 In game one of the grand final series against Melbourne United despite going 4 of 16 from the field and 0 of 9 from three Cotton had eight assists and seven rebounds to go with his 10 points in an 81 71 win 109 The Wildcats went on to lose game two 92 74 despite Cotton s 19 points and five 3 pointers 110 111 In game three Cotton recorded 16 points and nine assists to help the Wildcats take a 2 1 lead in the series with a 96 67 win 112 In game four in Melbourne Cotton scored a game high 28 points in a 97 84 win as Cotton claimed his second NBL championship in three years 113 In 31 games he averaged 21 8 points 4 0 rebounds 3 7 assists and 1 3 steals per game At the Wildcats MVP Ball Cotton was crowned the Gordon Ellis Medalist as the club s Most Valuable Player for the 2018 19 season becoming the ninth Wildcat to win back to back club MVP honors 114 2019 20 season NBL MVP Grand Final MVP and championship Edit Cotton returned to the Wildcats for the 2019 20 season having had a quiet off season rehabbing a nagging thumb injury that he withstood throughout the 2018 19 season 115 In the Wildcats season opener on October 5 Cotton scored 21 points in a 94 93 win over Melbourne United 116 On October 20 he scored 27 points and made the game winning two pointer to lift the Wildcats to a 95 93 win over United 117 On November 10 he scored a then season high 36 points with six 3 pointers in a 104 85 loss to the Sydney Kings 118 119 On November 17 he scored 34 points with six 3 pointers in an 88 77 win over the New Zealand Breakers 120 121 The Wildcats fell to an 8 5 record after losses to Cairns and Adelaide Cotton responded with 100 points over the next four games to help the Wildcats win four straight 122 123 By the end of that four game stretch Cotton had reached 2 000 career points becoming the 15th Wildcat to do so and the fastest Wildcat to reach the milestone He did so in 94 games and 3 165 minutes beating former teammate Shawn Redhage s previous record of 95 games and 3 400 minutes 123 On December 28 he scored 18 of his season high 39 points in the fourth quarter and had a then career high eight 3 pointers in a 98 85 win over the Kings 124 125 On February 1 he recorded 30 points and five steals in a 110 100 win over the Kings 126 becoming the first Wildcat to have 30 points and five steals in a game since Scott Fisher in 1993 127 Cotton sat out the final regular season game 128 as the Wildcats earned the second seed for the finals with a 19 9 record 129 He ended the regular season as the first player in NBL history to lead the league in scoring 22 6 and steals 1 7 in the same season 130 At the NBL s end of season awards night Cotton was named in the All NBL First Team for the third straight year and claimed the NBL Most Valuable Player Award for the second time in three years In doing so he became the seventh player in NBL history to win the league s MVP award more than once 131 132 133 In game one of their semi final series against the Cairns Taipans Cotton scored 42 points with a career high 10 3 pointers in a 108 107 overtime win 134 135 The Wildcats went on to lose game two with Cotton scoring 11 points 136 before going on to win game three despite Cotton only scoring five points 137 In game one of the NBL Grand Final series against the Kings in Sydney Cotton scored 32 points in an 88 86 win 138 139 After scoring a game high 27 points in a game two loss at home 140 Cotton had 31 points seven rebounds and seven assists in a 111 96 win in Sydney in game three 141 142 Due to the COVID 19 pandemic the Kings refused to complete the five game series As a result the NBL announced the Wildcats as the 2020 champions with Cotton named the Grand Final MVP 143 144 He became the first player in Wildcats history to be named league MVP Grand Final MVP and win a championship all in the same season 143 In 33 games he averaged 22 9 points 4 1 rebounds 4 0 assists and 1 5 steals per game For the season Cotton was crowned the Gordon Ellis Medalist as the club s Most Valuable Player for the third straight year joining Kevin Lisch Shawn Redhage and Ricky Grace as three time winners of the club MVP award 145 2020 21 season Third NBL MVP Edit On April 30 2020 Cotton opted out of the final year of his contract due to the salary cuts that were implemented by the NBL to protect the league during the COVID 19 pandemic 146 147 After exploring playing opportunities overseas Cotton re signed with the Wildcats on a three year deal reportedly worth 2 million on May 26 2020 148 149 150 The 2020 21 NBL season began in January 2021 151 In the Wildcats season opener on January 24 Cotton recorded 27 points seven assists and five steals in an 88 76 win over the South East Melbourne Phoenix 152 He recorded 32 points and six assists five days later in a 90 89 loss to the Phoenix 153 On February 23 he recorded 30 points and nine assists in a 113 106 win over the Sydney Kings 154 On March 14 he recorded a season high 34 points seven assists and three steals in a 97 88 win over the Adelaide 36ers He scored 20 second half points in leading a 26 point comeback 155 With seven wins in eight NBL Cup games the Wildcats were crowned winners of the inaugural NBL Cup 156 On March 22 he set a new season high with 36 points in a 92 82 win over the 36ers 157 On April 13 he scored 34 points in an 85 79 overtime win over the New Zealand Breakers He hit the game tying buzzer beating 3 pointer at the end of regulation to send the game into overtime 158 On May 9 he recorded 32 points 10 assists and six rebounds in a 98 84 win over the Breakers becoming the first Wildcat since Shawn Redhage in 2006 to have 30 points and 10 assists in a game 159 On May 24 he was ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering a hematoma to his left quadriceps 160 161 He averaged career highs in points 23 5 and assists 5 7 earning his fourth NBL scoring title 162 He was subsequently named NBL MVP for the third time becoming the first player to win back to back MVPs since Andrew Gaze in 1998 and joined Gaze and Leroy Loggins as the only three time winners He was also voted Fan s MVP and named to the All NBL First Team for the fourth consecutive season 163 164 Without Cotton the Wildcats reached the grand final series but lost in a 3 0 sweep to Melbourne United 165 166 2021 22 season Fifth scoring title and All NBL First Team Edit Cotton entered the 2021 22 season fully recovered from the hematoma and surgery 167 In the second game of the season on December 5 he scored 31 points in a 90 67 win over the Cairns Taipans 168 169 On December 31 he scored 19 of his 29 points in the second quarter of the Wildcats 84 78 win over the Taipans 170 171 He hit five 3 pointers in the game to move to second place 430 on the Wildcats all time 3 pointers list 172 On January 22 2022 against the Illawarra Hawks Cotton played his 150th game for the Wildcats 173 Five days later also against the Hawks he helped the Wildcats move to a 7 2 record with a 94 80 win He scored 20 of his game high 28 points in the first half 174 175 On February 12 he scored 31 points in a 93 87 loss to Melbourne United 176 177 On February 19 he scored a game high 33 points with eight 3 pointers in a 98 95 loss to the Sydney Kings 178 On March 14 he recorded 32 points nine rebounds and eight assists in a 104 102 overtime win over the New Zealand Breakers He made a 3 pointer and was fouled with 1 4 seconds to play missing the free throw and seeing Perth to the win 179 180 Over the next nine games the Wildcats went 3 6 181 to finish fifth with a 16 12 record thus ending the club s 35 year finals appearance streak 182 In the season finale on April 24 Cotton scored a game high 28 points in a 102 100 overtime loss to the South East Melbourne Phoenix 182 For the fourth straight season and the fifth time in six years Cotton was named NBL scoring champion with 22 7 points per game 183 He played all 28 games and totalled 635 points the most points scored by Cotton in a 28 game regular season He also hit 88 3 pointers the most ever by a Wildcat in a regular season 184 He was subsequently named to the All NBL First Team for the fifth straight year 185 and was named Wildcats Club MVP for the fourth time 186 2022 23 season Edit On May 4 2022 Cotton re signed with the Wildcats on a new three year deal 187 In the 2022 23 season opener on October 2 he recorded 23 points a career high 12 rebounds 188 six assists and six steals in an 87 73 win over the Brisbane Bullets 189 190 He became the first NBL player in the league s 40 minute era to record 20 points 10 rebounds 5 assists and 5 steals 191 With two 3 pointers against the Bullets he reached 500 career 3 pointers 188 On January 14 2023 against the Adelaide 36ers 192 he moved into fifth on the Wildcats all time scoring list 193 On January 20 he had 21 points and a career high 11 assists in a 111 104 win over the Sydney Kings 194 195 On January 27 he scored 40 points with seven 3 pointers in a 106 86 win over the Illawarra Hawks 196 197 It was his first NBL regular season game with 40 points 198 and the third 40 point game of his NBL career 197 Career statistics EditLegend 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 Won an NBA championship Led the leagueNBA Edit Regular season Edit Year Team GP GS MPG FG 3P FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPG2014 15 Utah 15 0 10 6 420 350 833 1 2 1 0 3 0 5 32015 16 Phoenix 3 0 11 0 250 000 000 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 32015 16 Memphis 5 0 1 2 1 000 000 000 0 0 0 0 8Career 23 0 8 6 418 304 833 8 8 3 0 3 8NBL Edit Career Statistics Edit Year Team GP GS MPG FG 3P FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPG2016 17 Perth 11 8 32 7 472 338 873 2 6 3 1 0 9 1 22 12017 18 Perth 28 28 33 0 438 447 881 3 2 3 1 1 2 1 19 42018 19 Perth 25 25 35 2 405 361 856 3 9 3 1 1 3 1 22 52019 20 Perth 27 27 33 9 426 385 830 4 0 3 7 1 7 1 22 62020 21 Perth 32 31 35 2 407 317 900 2 9 5 6 1 5 1 23 52021 22 Perth 28 28 35 2 412 359 913 3 8 4 8 1 4 1 22 7Career 199 174 170 34 2 427 367 875 3 4 3 9 1 3 1 22 2Personal life EditCotton is the son of Yvonne and Charles Cotton 5 He has one brother Justin Tarpley 3 5 and two half brothers Chaz Cotton and Elijah Cotton 3 5 One of his brothers died by suicide in 2021 200 201 His uncle David Adams played football at the University of Arizona and had a short stint with the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL 3 5 Cotton s wife Rachel is from Perth 202 They met each other on an Australian beach 203 The couple s first child a daughter was born in Australia in November 2019 203 204 In February 2021 Cotton received his Australian Distinguished Talent visa and permanent residency 205 206 roughly 17 months after initially lodging an application for Australian citizenship 207 208 By January 2023 his continued delayed citizenship status led to 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for Anadolu Efes talkbasket net August 27 2016 Retrieved August 27 2016 Bryce Cotton and Anadolu Efes agree on termination of contract Eurohoops net December 12 2016 Retrieved June 7 2018 Bryce Cotton ile yollarimizi ayirdik anadoluefessk org in Turkish December 12 2016 Retrieved December 14 2016 Lacy Bridget December 31 2016 Cotton on to Cats culture The West Australian Retrieved June 7 2018 COTTON BRYCE euroleague net Retrieved December 20 2021 Bryce Cotton tblstat net Retrieved December 20 2021 Robinson Chris December 28 2016 US guard Bryce Cotton set to join Perth Wildcats as import replacement PerthNow com au Retrieved June 7 2018 Uluc Olgun December 30 2016 New Perth Wildcats import Bryce Cotton receives praise from former teammate Joe Ingles FoxSports com au Retrieved June 7 2018 Perth Wildcats sign American Bryce Cotton Wildcats com au January 3 2017 Archived from the original on January 3 2017 Butler Steve February 17 2017 Wildcats star Bryce Cotton has the Ricky Grace factor TheWest com au Retrieved June 7 2018 COTTON DELIVERS AS WILDCATS DEFEAT KINGS Wildcats com au January 7 2017 Archived from the original on January 8 2017 Cats break Snakes hearts in OT nail biter NBL com au January 21 2017 Archived from the original on January 24 2017 Bryce Cotton rejects NBA offer from Atlanta Hawks to stay with the Perth Wildcats TheWest com au January 27 2017 Retrieved June 7 2018 Knight injured as Cats smash Bullets NBL com au February 3 2017 Archived from the original on February 3 2017 Brilliant Prather takes Cats to post season NBL com au February 12 2017 Archived from the original on February 13 2017 NBLfacts February 12 2017 Bryce Cotton is the regular season scoring Twitter Archived from the original on February 26 2017 Cotton masterclass destroys Taipans NBL com au February 17 2017 Archived from the original on February 17 2017 WILDCATS SMASH TAIPANS TAKE GAME ONE Wildcats com au February 17 2017 Archived from the original on February 18 2017 Wildcats send off Worthington advance to GF NBL com au February 20 2017 Archived from the original on February 21 2017 Cotton drops 45 to complete Cats GF sweep NBL com au March 5 2017 Archived from the original on March 5 2017 Bryce Cotton stars as Perth Wildcats beat Illawarra Hawks to retain ANBL crown Stuff co nz March 5 2017 Retrieved March 5 2017 COTTON DELIVERS PERFORMANCE FOR THE AGES NBL com au March 6 2017 Archived from the original on March 6 2017 Bryce Cotton joins Atlanta Hawks for Summer League NBL com au June 20 2017 Archived from the original on June 26 2017 BRYCE COTTON CONFIRMED TO RETURN TO PERTH Wildcats com au July 14 2017 Archived from the original on July 14 2017 Robinson Chris July 13 2017 NBL grand final MVP Bryce Cotton in line for shock Perth Wildcats return TheWest com au Retrieved July 14 2017 Logue Matt November 9 2017 Sydney Kings sign Jerome Randle Jeremy Tyler in bid to save season DailyTelegraph com au Retrieved November 10 2018 making him the NBL s second highest earner behind star Perth point guard Bryce Cotton 600 000 Davis Greg October 7 2017 NBL Perth Wildcats beat Brisbane Bullets 96 86 FoxSports com au Retrieved October 7 2017 Breakers land first blow in heavyweight battle NBL com au November 9 2017 Retrieved November 9 2017 Cotton stars to continue Hawks torture NBL com au December 10 2017 Retrieved December 10 2017 Cotton sparks Wildcats back into top two hunt NBL com au January 27 2018 Retrieved January 27 2018 Confidence booster for Cats Heading to Finals NBL com au February 18 2018 Retrieved February 18 2018 Bryce Cotton leads NBL from deep Wildcats com au February 21 2018 Retrieved February 21 2018 Bryce Cotton crowned NBL MVP for 2017 18 NBL com au February 27 2018 Retrieved February 27 2018 Bryce Cotton named 2018 NBL MVP Wildcats com au February 27 2018 Retrieved February 27 2018 O Donoghue Craig February 27 2018 Bryce Cotton s decision to stay at Perth Wildcats pays off with NBL MVP award TheWest com au Retrieved February 27 2018 Cotton Tokoto in All NBL Team Wildcats com au February 27 2018 Retrieved February 27 2018 Sixers Fire to Blow Wildcats Away in Game 1 NBL com au March 3 2018 Retrieved March 3 2018 Sixers Dig Deep to Eliminate Champs Reach GF NBL com au March 9 2018 Retrieved March 9 2018 O Donoghue Craig March 9 2018 NBL playoffs Perth Wildcats season ends after heartbreaking 89 88 loss to Adelaide TheWest com au Retrieved March 9 2018 Bryce Cotton named 2018 Gordon Ellis Medallist Wildcats com au April 8 2018 Retrieved April 8 2018 Leonessa Brescia agreed to a deal with Bryce Cotton sportando basketball April 3 2018 Retrieved March 2 2019 Germani Basket Brescia signs Bryce Cotton ex Wildcats Eurobasket com April 3 2018 Archived from the original on April 3 2018 Retrieved April 3 2018 Wildcats Re Sign Bryce Cotton to a 3 Year Deal NBL com au June 5 2018 Retrieved June 5 2018 Robinson Chris June 5 2018 Bryce Cotton inks fresh three year deal with Perth Wildcats PerthNow com au Retrieved June 7 2018 O Donoghue Craig June 7 2018 Perth Wildcats import Bryce Cotton declares I feel at home after inking new three year deal TheWest com au Retrieved June 7 2018 Ward Roy September 23 2018 Melbourne United on the up as NBA trip arrives SMH com au Retrieved September 24 2018 Adelaide 36ers Win NBL Blitz NBL com au September 23 2018 Retrieved September 24 2018 MVP Inspires Cats Over Sixers to Open Season NBL com au October 11 2018 Retrieved October 11 2018 Wildcats Knock Off Champs In Double OT NBL com au October 27 2018 Retrieved October 27 2018 MVP Delivers Wildcats Win over Bullets NBL com au November 9 2018 Retrieved November 9 2018 Bryce Cotton wins it at the buzzer Wildcats com au November 9 2018 Retrieved November 9 2018 Wildcats Prevail in OT Again over Breakers NBL com au November 23 2018 Retrieved November 25 2018 Wildcats Stun Breakers with Miraculous Fightback NBL com au November 25 2018 Retrieved November 25 2018 Bryce Cotton ruled out of Kings game Wildcats com au December 6 2018 Retrieved December 9 2018 Wildcats Win Big as Snakes Slide Continues NBL com au December 9 2018 Retrieved December 9 2018 Bryce Cotton out for NYE clash Wildcats com au December 30 2018 Retrieved December 30 2018 a b O Donoghue Craig Robinson Chris January 10 2019 Perth Wildcats rule out prospect of bringing in third import for 2018 19 PerthNow com au Retrieved March 2 2019 Cotton Explodes in OT as Cats Beat Kings NBL com au February 10 2019 Retrieved February 10 2019 Cotton Delivers Again as Sixers Lose Grip NBL com au February 15 2019 Retrieved February 15 2019 Wildcats fall in OT to Melbourne Wildcats com au February 17 2019 Retrieved February 17 2019 Semi Finals Information Wildcats com au February 17 2019 Retrieved February 17 2019 a b O Donoghue Craig February 17 2019 Wildcats Bryce Cotton misses out on NBL MVP award TheWest com au Retrieved March 2 2019 Perth Wildcats star Bryce Cotton has been overlooked for the NBL MVP award O Donoghue Craig February 18 2019 Perth Wildcats star Bryce Cotton stunned over Trevor Gleeson s Coach of the Year award snub TheWest com au Retrieved March 2 2019 Savage Wildcats Thump Bullets in Game 1 NBL com au February 28 2019 Retrieved March 2 2019 a b White Cotton Kay Fire Wildcats into Grand Final NBL com au March 2 2019 Retrieved March 2 2019 Cotton was battling knee soreness but still rattled up 19 points two rebounds and a career high 10 assists Perth Wildcats March 2 2019 Bryce Cotton racked up his first career Twitter Retrieved March 2 2019 Huge Second Half Fires Cats to Game 1 Win NBL com au March 8 2019 Retrieved March 8 2019 O Donoghue Craig March 10 2019 Melbourne United hands Perth Wildcats drubbing to level grand final series at 1 1 TheWest com au Retrieved March 18 2019 United vs Wildcats FIBALiveStats com March 10 2019 Retrieved March 18 2019 White Dominates in Wildcats Game 3 Statement NBL com au March 15 2019 Retrieved March 18 2019 Wildcats Clinch Ninth Championship on the Road NBL com au March 17 2019 Retrieved March 18 2019 Bryce Cotton wins back to back Gordon Ellis Medals Wildcats com au April 6 2019 Retrieved April 7 2019 Bryce Back Cotton Speaks Boomers Hunt Yoga NBL com au August 16 2019 Retrieved August 17 2019 Wildcats win season opener thriller Wildcats com au October 5 2019 Retrieved October 6 2019 Cotton heroics see Wildcats past Melbourne Wildcats com au October 20 2019 Retrieved October 20 2019 Wildcats fall in Sydney Wildcats com au November 10 2019 Retrieved November 10 2019 Louzada Drives Kings to Hammer Wildcats NBL com au November 10 2019 Retrieved November 10 2019 Cotton lights up Jungle in win over Breakers Wildcats com au November 17 2019 Retrieved November 17 2019 Cotton Too Much for Shorthanded Breakers NBL com au November 17 2019 Retrieved November 17 2019 O Donoghue Craig December 14 2019 Perth Wildcats show off title credentials with fourth straight win after 86 78 victory over Brisbane TheWest com au Retrieved December 17 2019 a b O Donoghue Craig December 17 2019 Cotton s 2000 the fastest at Wildcats The West Australian Retrieved December 17 2019 Wildcats stun Kings as Cotton catches fire Wildcats com au December 28 2019 Retrieved December 28 2019 Cotton Wildcats Dethrone Kings in Sydney NBL com au December 28 2019 Retrieved December 28 2019 Wildcats Hold off Kings to Consolidate Second NBL com au February 1 2020 Retrieved February 1 2020 Another incredible performance from Bryce Cotton twitter com PerthWildcats February 2 2020 Retrieved February 3 2020 Bryce Cotton ruled out Wildcats com au February 15 2020 Retrieved February 15 2020 Undermanned Wildcats thump Sixers Wildcats com au February 15 2020 Retrieved February 15 2020 Bryce Cotton ends the regular season as the first player twitter com nblfacts February 15 2020 Archived from the original on February 15 2020 Bryce Cotton crowned 2020 NBL MVP Wildcats com au February 16 2020 Retrieved February 16 2020 Bryce Cotton Wins Second Andrew Gaze MVP Trophy NBL com au February 16 2020 Retrieved February 16 2020 O Donoghue Craig February 16 2020 Perth Wildcats star Bryce Cotton named NBL MVP for season 2019 20 TheWest com au Retrieved February 16 2020 Wildcats take Game One in OT thriller Wildcats com au February 28 2020 Retrieved February 28 2020 MVP Battle for the Ages as Wildcats Win by One NBL com au February 28 2020 Retrieved February 28 2020 First quarter costs Wildcats in Cairns Wildcats com au March 1 2020 Retrieved March 5 2020 White Kay Step Up to Lead Wildcats to Grand Final NBL com au March 5 2020 Retrieved March 5 2020 Wildcats take Game One on the road Wildcats com au March 8 2020 Retrieved March 8 2020 Cotton Cats Too Much for Bogut s Kings in Game 1 NBL com au March 8 2020 Retrieved March 8 2020 Kings Stand Tall to Level Grand Final Series 1 1 NBL com au March 13 2020 Retrieved March 15 2020 Perth Wildcats one win away from championship Wildcats com au March 15 2020 Retrieved March 15 2020 Career best Kay Puts Wildcats up 2 1 Over Kings NBL com au March 15 2020 Retrieved March 15 2020 a b Perth Wildcats Back to Back NBL Champions Wildcats com au March 19 2020 Retrieved March 19 2020 Perth Wildcats Crowned NBL20 Champions NBL com au March 19 2020 Retrieved March 19 2020 O Donoghue Craig March 27 2020 Perth Wildcats star Bryce Cotton takes home third Gordon Ellis Medal TheWest com au Retrieved August 6 2020 Bryce Cotton opts out of contract Wildcats com au April 30 2020 Retrieved April 30 2020 Uluc Olgun April 30 2020 Perth Wildcats Bryce Cotton opts out of contract ESPN com au Retrieved April 30 2020 Bryce Cotton is Back Wildcats com au May 26 2020 Retrieved May 26 2020 Bryce Cotton Returns to Wildcats NBL com au May 26 2020 Retrieved May 26 2020 Hope Shayne May 26 2020 Bryce Cotton signs mega contract with Wildcats to keep him in Perth for next three seasons TheWest com au Retrieved May 27 2020 Cotton s three year deal is understood to be worth about 2 million but no other player has been forced to take a pay cut to fit him back in Wildcats keep opening round lineup under wraps Wildcats com au January 22 2021 Retrieved January 24 2021 Cotton and Wildcats show they can t be ignored NBL com au January 24 2021 Retrieved January 24 2021 Sykes steals Cotton show as Phoenix breakthrough NBL com au January 29 2021 Retrieved January 29 2021 Match winning Mooney tops Bryce Casper show NBL com au February 23 2021 Retrieved February 23 2021 Wildcats complete NBL Cup with dazzling comeback NBL com au March 14 2021 Retrieved March 14 2021 Wildcats come from 26 down to defeat 36ers Wildcats com au March 14 2021 Retrieved March 14 2021 Cotton too much as Wildcats overcome Sixers NBL com au March 22 2021 Retrieved March 22 2021 Cotton shakes off woes to deliver Cats OT win NBL com au April 13 2021 Retrieved April 13 2021 Mentally strong Cotton piles on more history making numbers Wildcats com au May 9 2021 Retrieved May 9 2021 Bryce Cotton out for remainder of regular season Wildcats com au May 24 2021 Retrieved May 24 2021 Cotton keeping positive Wildcats com au June 3 2021 Retrieved June 3 2021 STAT S A WRAP twitter com NBL June 9 2021 Retrieved June 9 2021 Bryce Cotton wins third NBL MVP Wildcats com au June 16 2021 Retrieved June 16 2021 Bryce Cotton Claims Third Andrew Gaze MVP Trophy NBL com au June 16 2021 Retrieved June 16 2021 United secure NBL21 championship on home court NBL com au June 25 2021 Retrieved June 25 2021 So proud of the boys Gleeson Wildcats com au June 25 2021 Retrieved June 25 2021 O Donoghue Craig October 14 2021 Perth Wildcats star Bryce Cotton ready to unleash on upcoming NBL season PerthNow com au Retrieved October 14 2021 Cotton Fires as Wildcats Overpower Snakes NBL com au December 5 2021 Retrieved December 6 2021 Cotton explodes for 31 as Wildcats crush Taipans Wildcats com au December 5 2021 Retrieved December 6 2021 Vice Too Much as Wildcats Overrun Brave Taipans NBL com au December 31 2021 Retrieved December 31 2021 Cotton sparks comeback win in Cairns Wildcats com au December 31 2021 Retrieved December 31 2021 Bryce Cotton scored 5 threes tonight elevating him to twitter com PerthWildcats December 31 2021 Retrieved January 1 2022 Bryce Cotton clocks up 150 games Wildcats com au January 21 2022 Retrieved January 25 2022 Wildcats Win Big with Big Three Locked In NBL com au January 27 2022 Retrieved January 27 2022 Wildcats go back to back over the Hawks Wildcats com au January 27 2022 Retrieved January 27 2022 United Hold out Wildcats in Rollercoaster Battle NBL com au February 12 2022 Retrieved February 12 2022 Comeback falls short on Melbourne Wildcats com au February 12 2022 Retrieved February 12 2022 Kings Prevail as Adams Cotton Put on a Show NBL com au February 19 2022 Retrieved February 19 2022 Cotton the Hero in Remarkable Perth OT Win Over NZ NBL com au March 14 2022 Retrieved March 14 2022 Cotton beats Breakers at the buzzer in OT Wildcats com au March 14 2022 Retrieved March 14 2022 Perth Games Schedule 2021 2022 australiabasket com Retrieved February 28 2022 a b The Streak is Over Phoenix Knock Out Wildcats NBL com au April 24 2022 Retrieved April 24 2022 For an incredible fourth straight season Bryce Cotton is the NBL22 Scoring Champion twitter com PerthWildcats April 25 2022 Retrieved April 25 2022 Bryce Cotton claims fourth straight scoring title Wildcats com au April 26 2022 Retrieved April 27 2022 Cotton Law named in All NBL First Team Wildcats com au April 27 2022 Retrieved April 27 2022 Bryce Cotton takes out fourth Gordon Ellis Medal Wildcats com au June 11 2022 Retrieved June 12 2022 Three year deal for three time MVP Wildcats com au May 4 2022 Retrieved May 4 2022 a b Wildcats Open Season with a Bang Wildcats com au October 2 2022 Retrieved October 2 2022 Cotton Fires Redemption Wildcats NBL com au October 2 2022 Retrieved October 2 2022 Wildcats vs Bullets fibalivestats com October 2 2022 Retrieved October 2 2022 Unreal fact twitter com PerthWildcats October 3 2022 Retrieved October 3 2022 Wildcats Light Up 36ers with Perth Roof Open NBL com au January 14 2023 Retrieved January 15 2023 With Bryce s 23 points tonight he has overtaken twitter com PerthWildcats January 14 2023 Retrieved January 15 2023 Wildcats snap Sydney s streak Wildcats com au January 20 2023 Retrieved January 20 2023 High Octane Wildcats Knock off Kings Out West NBL com au January 20 2023 Retrieved January 20 2023 Bryce Special Sees Wildcats Over Harvey Hawks NBL com au January 27 2023 Retrieved January 27 2023 a b O Donoghue Craig January 27 2023 Bryce Cotton and Brady Manek send Perth Wildcats fans crazy in big NBL win over Illawarra Hawks TheWest com au Retrieved January 27 2023 Bryce Cotton stars in big win over Illawarra Wildcats com au January 27 2023 Retrieved January 27 2023 Bryce Cotton Basketball Player Bryce Cotton Press Conference 3 June 2021 YouTube Perth Wildcats June 3 2021 Retrieved June 3 2021 O Donoghue Craig June 3 2021 Perth Wildcats star Bryce Cotton rules self out of 2021 season but prevents career altering injury TheWest com au Retrieved June 3 2021 Cotton released a social media post after the surgery paying tribute to his brother following his death in America Wildcats star Cotton opens up on life changing moment which led him to the NBL sbs com au April 19 2022 Retrieved January 27 2023 a b McGair Brendan November 11 2021 Bryce Cotton 14 is at home down under providence edu Retrieved January 27 2023 Bryce Bryce baby Perth Wildcats star Bryce Cotton welcomes child with partner Rachel perthnow com au December 1 2019 Retrieved January 27 2023 O Donoghue Craig February 23 2021 Next steps Perth Wildcats superstar Bryce Cotton moves to lodge citizenship papers within 48 hours TheWest com au Archived from the original on January 27 2023 Retrieved February 24 2021 Cotton grateful to be in Boomers conversation Wildcats com au February 25 2021 Retrieved February 25 2021 O Donoghue Craig August 7 2019 Fatherhood and citizenship beckon Wildcats star Bryce Cotton TheWest com au Retrieved August 7 2019 O Donoghue Craig December 23 2022 Perth Wildcats star Bryce Cotton s citizenship application to drag out beyond NBL deadline for roster changes TheWest com au Retrieved January 27 2023 Cotton initially applied for a Distinguished Talent Visa in July 2019 O Donoghue Craig January 19 2023 Prominent migration lawyers criticise Federal government as Perth Wildcat Bryce Cotton waits for citizenship TheWest com au Retrieved January 20 2023 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bryce Cotton Career statistics and player information from NBA com and Basketball Reference com NBL profile Providence Friars bio Cottoning on to the NBL at nbl com au Bryce Cotton Why I chose to return to Perth Wildcats at thewest com au Cotton Could End up Greatest Ever Wildcat at nbl com au The Top Ten Moments of Bryce Cotton s First 100 NBL Games at nbl com au NBL star Bryce Cotton leaning towards Perth Wildcats return at espn com au From NBA misfit to the LeBron 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