Players
Bryce Cotton
Bryce Cotton
2024 Averages
19.5
PPG
3.0
APG
3.3
RPG
39
FG%
Biography
Arrived mid-season with the Perth Wildcats at their lowest ebb but months later was a championship hero and is now one of the NBL's all-time great superstars as a four-time MVP and three-time champion.
Grew up in Tucson, Arizona before spending his four-year college career at Providence University with a senior year where he produced 21.8 points, 5.9 assists and 3.5 rebounds as Big East tournament MVP.
Started in the G League with the Austin Spurs before getting his first chance in the NBA at the Utah Jazz in February 2015, where he played 15 matches for 5.3 points a game.
Had separate NBA stints at the Phoenix Suns and Memphis Grizzlies in the 2015/16 season and then played in Turkey with Anadolu Efes in 2016 before joining the Wildcats in January 2017.
The 'Cats were floundering at the time, but he led them to the championship in 2017 just months later including a remarkable 45-point Grand Final performance and has continued to set the NBL alight ever since.
Has now played 230 games with the Wildcats coming into the 2024/25 season and along the way is a championship winner in 2017, 2019 and 2020, won the NBL MVP awards in 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2024, and was the Grand Final MVP in 2017 and 2020.
Across those 230 games, has averaged 22.5 points, 4.2 assists and 3.7 rebounds while having a penchant for hitting big shots in big moments, and being an unstoppable offensive weapon with his explosiveness, creativity and shooting touch.