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FRESHMAN NOTES
Appeared in all 33 games for the Phoenix, earning 22 starts ... became the first freshman in school history to play in at least 33 games in a season ... ranked second in the Horizon League with a .462 3-point percentage ... had nine double-figure scoring efforts on the year ... netted five games with at least 10 points in a seven-game stretch in the non-conference slate, and averaged 11.6 points per game over that span ... drained a career-high five 3-pointers and scored 19 points in a league tourney win over Cleveland State Feb. 27 ... named Horizon League Player of the Week Jan. 29 after coming off the bench to score a career-high 23 points on 6-of-6 shooting from the field and 8-of-9 from the free throw line at Milwaukee Jan. 27 ... had 16 points earlier in the week vs. UIC (Jan. 24) ... grabbed a career-high six rebounds to go along with 10 points vs. Bowling Green Dec. 30 ... had 14 of his 19 points in the first half and also snared four steals against Central Michigan on Dec. 9 ... tallied 15 points in first career start at Eastern Illinois Nov. 21 ... came off the bench to score 13 points in a win over Northern Michigan Nov. 17

HIGH SCHOOL
Was a second-team all-state selection by both the Associated Press and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) as a senior ... was a first-team All-City Conference selection each of his final two years, and was the conference Player of the Year his final season ... tabbed as a first-team all-area pick by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel his senior year ... helped guide King to back-to-back Division I state championships as a freshman and sophomore ... named to all-state tournament team as a sophomore ... competed for the South squad at the WBCA Division 1 All-Star Game ... honor roll student ... high school coach was Jim Gosz

PERSONAL
The son of Troy Cotton, Sr., and Lanette Johnson ... has an older brother, Raymond ... birth date is Jan. 18, 1988 ... full name is Troy Bernard Cotton, Jr. ... a a pre-communication major