We will count down the remaining days until WCU basketball tips off at Wright State in Dayton, Ohio on November 7th. In this season's countdown, we will meet the coaches and team members as we countdown.
13 Days until Tip-off
#15 Josh Cottrell
Position: Guard
Height/Weight: 6'2" 185
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Hayesville, N.C.
High School: Hayesville HS
Prior to Western Carolina: Was a four-time All-Smoky Mountain Conference selection including an honorable mention as a freshman ... Was honored by the Asheville Citizen-Times three times with All-Western North Carolina team selections ... Was a two-time- first-team All-District honoree and twice named the Hayesville High School Male Athlete of the Year ... Supplanted his older brother, Zach, as the all-time leading scorer in Hayesville High history with 1,958 career points ... Averaged 27.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 3.0 steals per game as a senior ... Scored a school-record 704 points as a junior while also setting the single-game record with 46 points ... Over the season, averaged 28.1 points, 7.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 3.0 steals per game for Hayesville ... As a sophomore scored 17.9 points per contest while helping lead the Yellow Jackets to a Smoky Mountain Conference title and a 23-5 record.
Personal: Is the son of Jenny and Michael Cottrell ... His father, Michael, played collegiate basketball at Lenoir-Rhyne after scoring over 2,500 career points as a prep ... His older brother, Zach, played men's basketball at Appalachian State. ... Grandfather, Steve Cottrell (145-133), coached at Western Carolina for 10 seasons from 1977-87, earning Southern Conference Coach of the Year plaudits in 1979-80 ... Uncle Todd Cottrell played football at Western Carolina while his aunt Laura played basketball at Clemson.
Courtesy WCU Athletics Media Relations
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