University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

Career Highlights

• Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2025)

2025-26

• Played in 27 games and averaged 2.3 points and 2.5 rebounds per game
• Drained a pair of 3 pointers and had four rebounds against Green Bay
• Tied his season-high with nine points, hitting three triples, at Wright State
• Posted four points, nine rebounds, a block, and a steal against NKU in a season-high 22 minutes of action
• Had six points and three rebounds against Purdue Fort Wayne, and seven points in just five minutes against IU Indy
• Tallied a team-high 10 rebounds with nine points and a block against Cleary
• Grabbed seven rebounds and had a steal at Notre Dame
• Ended with two points, four rebounds, and an assist in eight minutes of action in his collegiate debut at UIC

High School

• Lettered in football and basketball
• Earned All-State as a senior and was also All-Conference three times
• Averaged 20.0 points and 10.0 rebounds as a senior, netting a career-high 40 points
• Topped his team in scoring as a junior at 17.3 points per game to go with 7.0 rebounds until an injury ended his season
• Tallied 9.7 points as a sophomore and was named Second Team All-Conference
• A three-star and a top-10 recruit in Ohio by 247 Sports and was a Toledo top-64 player
• Helped his team to a share of the Toledo City Athletic League championship as a freshman
• Plays AAU with All-Ohio Select and was a standout at the Nike EYBL Peach Jam 

Personal

• Son of Sandra Cotton
• Has three brothers and one sister
• Chose Detroit Mercy because of the team and it felt like home
• A Business major