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2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster

Mike Martinez
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12 Virshon Cotton

  • Height
    6-2
  • Class
    Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown
    Milwaukee, Wis.
  • High School
    Hillcrest Prep Academy
  • Previous School
    LIU

Biography

2021-22 (Junior) | Retained eligibilty classification from 2020-21 due to COVID-19 pandemic...A late add to the roster, added to the team's backcourt ranks...Appeared in 13 of NM State's 34 contests...Averaged 4.2 points, 1.0 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 8.5 minutes per game...Finished the season with shooting splits of .469/.458/.867...Logged eight minutes in his Aggie debut and finished with five points and one rebound in a non-conference home win over UTEP (Nov. 13)...Picked up a season-high four rebounds in a WAC setback at Sam Houston (Jan. 20)...Finished with season-highs in assists (three), steals (two) and minutes played (21) to go along with 11 points during a WAC loss at Chicago State (Feb. 26)...Netted a season-high 12 points on a 4-of-4 effort from three-point range in five minutes of action during a WAC setback against SFA (March 2)...Helped NM State capture its fourth WAC regular-season title in the last five seasons...Helped NM State claim the WAC Tournament championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament...Helped NM State win its first NCAA Tournament game since 1993 with a 70-63 first-round win over #21/21 and fifth-seeded UConn (March 17).

2020-21 (Junior • LIU) | Remained one of the go-to players in LIU’s backcourt…Took part in 16 of the Sharks’ 18 contests…Started all 16 games he played…Averaged 9.4 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.3 steals in 29.8 minutes per game…Shot .346 from the field, .283 from three-point range and .739 from the free throw stripe…Finished the year with seven double-digit scoring performances and one outing of 20+ points…Passed out a season-high six assists in a NEC road win at Wagner (Jan. 14)…Generated the first double-double of his collegiate career by going for 13 points and a career-high 10 rebounds in a NEC home victory over Merrimack (Jan. 28)…Matched his career high by pumping in a season-best 23 points on 8-of-13 shooting during a home NEC triumph over St. Francis Brooklyn (Feb. 8).
 
2019-20 (Sophomore • LIU) | Following a one-year hiatus, returned to the court in the eastern portion of the United States…One of three players who took part in all 33 of the Sharks’ contests…Made 27 appearances in the starting lineup…Averaged 8.6 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.1 steals in 26.0 minutes per game…Posted 14 outings with 10 or more points…Made his LIU debut in a narrow non-conference setback to A-10 power Rhode Island and finished with seven points, five rebounds, one assist and a pair of steals in 35 minutes (Nov. 5)…Scored at least 10 points in five consecutive games beginning with a 12-point outing in a NEC victory over Central Connecticut State (Jan. 9) and concluding with a 10-point outburst in a league setback to Wagner (Jan. 20)…Poured in a season-high 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting in a close NEC loss to Robert Morris (Jan. 25)…Logged a season and career-high 39 minutes of action twice, most recently in a NEC victory over Merrimack (Feb. 8).
 
2018-19 | Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules.
 
2017-18 (Freshman • Akron) | Signed on with the Zips for his first season of collegiate deployment where he split time as a productive bench performer and a suitable starter…Took part in 29 of Akron’s 32 engagements and made six appearances in the starting lineup…Averaged 7.3 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 0.7 steals in 20.5 minutes per game…Wrapped up the year with shooting splits of .362/.374/.757…Racked up eight double-digit scoring outings and put forth three performances of 20+ points…Made his collegiate debut in the Zips’ season-opening win over Cleveland State and finished with four points, five rebounds and a steal in 19 minutes of action (Nov. 11)…Hit double digits in the scoring column for the first time with a 10-point outing during a non-conference home victory over Fort Wayne (Dec. 6)…Started to turn heads once MAC play began by turning in back-to-back 23-point outings in a league setback to Buffalo (Jan. 9) and a MAC victory over Bowling Green (Jan. 13)…Appeared in the starting lineup for the first time in a WAC home win over Northern Illinois and finished with 17 points, three assists and two steals (Jan. 20)…Came off the bench in the Zips’ MAC Tournament First Round battle with Western Michigan and finished with a game-high 21 points, two rebounds, a season and career-high seven assists and a pair of steals in a victory (March 5).
 
High School | Suited up for a pair of prep institutions – Hillcrest Prep Academy in Phoenix, Ariz., and Milwaukee King High School in Milwaukee, Wis. – prior to beginning his collegiate basketball journey…Averaged 15 points and six assists per game on 39 percent shooting from beyond the 3-point arc and 88 percent from the free throw line in his senior season at Hillcrest Prep...Helped lead the Bruins to a 33-6 overall record and the 2017 Grind Session High School Basketball National Championship, while being ranked No. 9 in the nation in the MaxPreps Independent poll...Played his junior and sophomore seasons at Milwaukee King High School, averaging 18.1 and 7.6 points per game, respectively...In 46 games at King, averaged 12.4 points per game and totaled 571 points...Played AAU with Wisconsin United.

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