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American basketball player (born 1993)

Tekele Cotton
Cotton in May 2022 while with Riesen Ludwigsburg
No. 32 – Trepça
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
LeagueKosovo Superleague
Personal information
Born (1993-05-27) May 27, 1993 (age 31)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight92 kg (203 lb)
Career information
High schoolWhitefield Academy
(Marietta, Georgia)
CollegeWichita State (2011–2015)
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2017Riesen Ludwigsburg
2018–2019Fiat Torino
2020Kalev/Cramo
2020–2022Benedetto XIV Cento
2022Riesen Ludwigsburg
2022–2023CSO Voluntari
2023–2024Ferraroni Juve Cremona
2024M Basket Mažeikiai
2024–presentTrepça
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× MVC Defensive Player of the Year (2014, 2015)
  • 2× Second-team All-MVC (2014, 2015)

Tekele Cotton (born May 27, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Trepça of the Kosovo Superleague.

Professional career

On September 2, 2015, Cotton signed with the German club Riesen Ludwigsburg.

On July 17, 2018, Cotton signed a deal with the Italian club Fiat Torino for the 2018–19 LBA season.

In 2020, Cotton spent three games with Kalev/Cramo of the Latvian–Estonian League before the season was terminated. On August 8, 2020, he signed with Benedetto XIV Cento of the Serie A2. Cotton averaged 14 points and 3 assists per game.

On February 7, 2022, he has signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).

On August 5, 2022, he has signed with CSO Voluntari of the Liga Națională.

On December 20, 2024, he has signed with Trepça of the Kosovo Superleague.

References

  1. Carchia, E. (September 2, 2015). "MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg signs rookie Tekele Cotton". Sportando (in Italian). Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  2. "Ufficiale - La Fiat Torino ingaggia Tekele Cotton" [Official: Fiat Torino signed Tekele Cotton]. basketinside.com (in Italian). July 17, 2018.
  3. "Tekele Cotton signs with Tramec Cento". Sportando. August 8, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  4. Skerletic, Dario (February 7, 2022). "Tekele Cotton returns to MHP Riesen Ludwisburg". Sportando. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  5. "Tekele Cotton wechselt von Ludwigsburg nach Rumänien". sueddeutsche.de (in German). September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  6. "Tekele Cotton - përforcim i ri te Trepça". TopSporti (in Albanian). December 20, 2024. Retrieved December 21, 2024.

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KB Trepça current roster
  • Head coach: Bećiragić
  • Assistant coaches: Zeqiri, Veseli, Çaushi
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