Thursday, September 10, 2009

Remember Cory Higgins?

Cory Higgins played for Coach Bill Powers and Monte Vista High (Danville) before leaving California for Texas. The Draft Express site (our choice for the best analysis on NBA prospects) has a feature on Higgins vis-a-vis his draft status.
Top NBA Draft Prospects in the Big 12 (Part Three: #11-15)
Joey Whelan
Draft Express
September 10, 2009


Generally it’s a difficult task to get noticed as a basketball player at the University of Colorado, especially coming off a season where the Buffalos went 1-15 in the Big 12 and won just nine games overall. Despite the teams floundering play, rising junior Cory Higgins emerged as one of the bright young stars in the conference after a breakout sophomore season. Logging a tremendous number of minutes for the second consecutive year, the lightly recruited shooting guard more than doubled his offensive production to 17.4 points, while also increasing his numbers in every other statistical category as well.

Heading into his third year in Boulder now, Higgins will have more eyes on him both from opposing defenses and from pro scouts, looking to see if the junior can continue to increase his production on the floor – something he will be expected to do with an offense geared towards his strengths...
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1 comment:

  1. Cory left northern california for florida get your facts straight

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