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Ed Cota
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Allsport
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Position: Point Guard
College: North Carolina
Conference: ACC
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 198
Age: 24
Birthdate: 05/19/76
High School: St. Thomas More Academy, Oakdale, Conn.
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Cota is a true point guard who looks first and foremost to set up his teammates. For Cota, shooting a jump shot is almost his last priority. He wound up as the ACC's 3rd place all-time assists leader, despite not being
a particularly good penetrator. He makes smart passes and doesn't turn the ball over often. Cota can also rebound well for his size. Now for the minuses: His defense isn't the greatest,
his jumper is weak, and he doesn't get to the line because he doesn't penetrate. But if a team is looking for a setup man, Cota, who led the NBA Phoenix tryout camp in assists,
can get the job done. He averaged 8.2 assists as North Carolina made an improbable run to the Final Four. Cota was a big reason the Tar Heels made it that far.
| Career Statistics |
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| Season |
G |
FGs |
PCT |
3-pts |
PCT |
FTs |
PCT |
RPG |
APG |
BLK |
STL |
PTS |
AVE |
‘96-97
‘97-98
‘98-99
‘99-00
Totals
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34
37
32
35
138
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95-195
102-207
110-271
131-296
438-969
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.487
.493
.406
.443
.452
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8-25
10-33
42-102
33-90
93-250
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.320
.303
.412
.367
.372
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74-104
84-102
75-111
59-81
292-398
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.712
.824
.676
.728
.734
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2.7
3.6
4.3
4.4
3.7
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6.9
7.4
7.4
8.1
7.5
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8
7
5
5
25
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57
58
37
40
192
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272
298
337
354
1261
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8.0
8.1
10.5
10.1
9.1
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Senior Season
The first player in ACC history to record 1,000 points, 1,000 assists and 500 rebounds in a career
Carolina's all-time assists leader (his 1,030 dimes broke Kenny Smith's record of 768) and third in ACC and NCAA history
The only player to lead the ACC in assists four years in a row
Top rebounding PG in UNC history (517, 3.7 per game)
Named All-ACC
His 8.1 apg ranked fifth in the nation
Led the Tar Heels to the Final after the team struggled to an 18-13 record before the tournament
Junior Season
Second team All-ACC
Scored 20 points and handed out 10 assists in UNC's NCAA tourney loss to Weber State
Dished out 29 assists in the ACC Tournament (9.7 apg), but UNC still lost to Duke in the title game
His 42 three-pointers were 24 more than his previous two seasons combined
Sophomore Season
Second-team All-ACC
His 274 assists broke the UNC single-season assist record, formerly held by Kenny Smith
Helped the Tar Heels to the '98 Final Four, where they lost to Utah, 65-59, in semifinals
Freshman Season
ACC Rookie of the Year
First freshman to lead the ACC in assists since Kenny Anderson (Georgia Tech) in '89-90
Helped the Tar Heels to the '97 Final Four where they lost to Arizona, 96-92 (OT), in the semis
Notables
Played his first two seasons of HS basketball in Brooklyn and final two seasons in Oakdale (CT)
Won the New England prep title his junior year
His parents (Cecilia and George) are from Panama
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