Courdon "Cory" Higgins (born June 14, 1989) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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and the EuroLeague.

High school

Higgins played high school basketball at Monte Vista High School, in his hometown

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College career

Higgins played

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at the

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, with the

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, from 2007 to 2011. He is tied with Richard Roby, with 2,001 career points, as the all-time leading scorer for the Buffaloes, and he is sixth all-time in scoring

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history.

Professional career

After going undrafted in

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, Higgins was selected with the seventh pick, in 2011

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Draft, by the Erie BayHawks. He appeared in five games with the team, averaging 12.6 points. Higgins was invited to the

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training camp, during the 2011 preseason, but on December 23, 2011, he was waived. On December 25, 2011, he was claimed off the waivers by the

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. He was waived by the Bobcats on December 9, 2012. On January 16, 2013, Higgins was reacquired by the Erie BayHawks. In October 2013, he signed a one-year deal with

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of Russia. In June 2014, he signed a one-year deal with

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of Turkey. On July 1, 2015, Higgins signed a one-year contract, with an option for a second year, with the Russian club

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. Following a successful season, CSKA used its team option to keep Higgins in the club for yet another season. On June 26, 2017, CSKA announced that they had renewed their contract with Higgins, for an additional two years. On July 3, 2019, Higgins signed a three-year deal with the Spanish club

. During the 2020-21 season, he averaged 13.1 points and 2.4 assists per game. Higgins signed a three-year extension with the team on July 5, 2021.

Personal

His father,

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, is a former NBA player and the former president of the basketball operations for the

. He majored in sociology. His godfather is former Chicago Bulls guard

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Career statistics

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, 30 , , 35.9 , , .464 , , .370, , .880 , , 4.3 , , 2.5 , , 1.3 , , .3 , , 18.5 , - , align="left" , 2013–14 , align="left" ,

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, EuroLeague , 29 , , 21.0 , , .506 , , .540 , , .821 , , 2.2 , , 1.4 , , .6 , , .2 , , 9.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , EuroLeague , 32 , , 20.4 , , .467 , , .403 , , .879 , , 2.2 , , 1.5 , , .8 , , .1 , , 9.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , align="left" ,

, EuroLeague , 36 , , 24.7 , , .542 , , .455 , , .806 , , 2.4 , , 1.9 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 14.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , align="left" ,

, 27 , , 20.7 , , .478 , , .393 , , .896 , , 1.6 , , 2.2 , , 1.2 , , .1 , , 11.3 , - , style="text-align:left, 2018–19 , align="left",

, EuroLeague , 32 , , 25.4 , , .492 , , .490 , , .897 , , 2.2 , , 1.8 , , .4 , , .3 , , 14.9 , - , style="text-align:left, 2019–20 , align="left" ,

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High school

College career

Professional career

Personal

Career statistics

References

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