2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
2021-22 (JUNIOR)
- Earned First Team All-SAC honors for the second consecutive year
- Named an NABC Second Team All-Region honoree
- Recognized twice as AstroTurf SAC Player of the Week
- Appeared and started in each of the team's 29 games
- Posted a team-high 16.2 points per game, while recording 4.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.6 steals per contest
- Converted 43 percent of his field goal attempts and 79 percent on free throw attempts
- Led the team in points, while ranking second in rebounds, assists and steals
- Scored double figures in 26 of 29 contests
- Logged back-to-back 20-points games at Lenoir-Rhyne and vs #17 Lincoln Memorial
- Went for 20 in back-to-back games again in home wins over Limestone and Catawba
- Scored 20 in three straight games in wins at Mars Hill, vs USC Aiken and at UVA Wise
- Poured in a season-high 34 points on 12-of-22 shooting with five boards and four steals in the Jan. 19 win vs Lenoir-Rhyne
2019-20 (RS-JUNIOR)
- Earned First Team All-SAC honors
- Earned SAC Player of the Week on Dec. 7 after averaging 25 points, four rebounds and two steals in wins over No. 10 Queens and UVA Wise
- Started in each of the team's 20 games
- Shot a career-best 48.4 percent from the field, while converting 77 percent of his free throws
- Made 41 threes at a 36.9 percent clip
- Added 80 rebounds, 64 assists and 35 steals on the season
- Ranked fourth in the SAC in total scoring, seventh in points per game
- 6.2 field goals per game was good for sixth in the conference
- Logged double-digit points in 15 games, including a streak of nine in a row
- Recorded eight 20+ point games
- Recorded a career-high six made 3-pointers and nine rebounds in a 29-point outing at Catawba
- Logged a season-high 34 points on a career-high 13 made field goals vs UVA Wise
- 63 points in a 2-game span
- Scored 16 points in Wingate's upset win at No. 10 Queens on Dec. 5
- Stat line of 27 points, six rebounds and three assists, while making 12 of 13 free throws vs Newberry
- 22 points on 9-of-14 shooting to go along with six rebounds at L-R
- Shot 10-of-17 from the field in a 27-point outing at Mars Hill
- Played 43 of a possible 45 minutes in Wingate's 1-point OT win vs Anderson on Feb. 18
- Scored 26 and 24 points in back-to-back games vs Catawba and Mars Hill
- Registered four or more assists in each of his last five games of the season
2019-20 (RS-SOPHOMORE)
- Earned honorable mention All-SAC honors
- Appeared in all 28 games, averaging 18.2 points per contest
- Shot 46.2 percent from the field and 78.9 percent at the line, hitting 51 threes on 33.3 percent shooting
- Added 76 rebounds, 41 assists and 35 steals on the season
- Ranked seventh in the SAC in scoringÂ
- His 171 field goals on the season were good for sixth in the conference
- Also ranked ninth in the league in field goals made
- His 25.8 points per 40 minutes were good for second in the SAC
- Scored in double figures in 25 of his 28 contests
- Scored 20 points or more 14 times, while scoring at least 18 points on 18 occasions
- Scored 19 points in back-to-back wins over Belmont Abbey and Virginia State
- Poured in 26 points in the Emmanuel victory on seven-of-12 shooting from the field
- Had 21 points against LMU
- Scored 20 points on nine-of-14 shooting at Catawba
- Had 21 points and five boards at Lenoir-Rhyne, going seven-for-10 from the field and three-for-four from beyond the arc
- Scored a career-high 38 points against Mars Hill, adding five rebounds
- Scored 20 points at Newberry
- Had a streak of seven straight games scoring at least 20 points, starting against Carson-Newman on seven-of-11 shooting
- Had 25 points and three steals against Lenoir-Rhyne, while also scoring 25 points at LMU on eight-of-13 shooting
- Had 21 points at UVA-Wise, adding three boards, three steals and three assists
- Went for 22 points at Queens on seven-of-10 shooting, hitting six-of-eight threes
2018-19 (RS-FRESHMAN)
- Earned a spot on the All-SAC Freshman Team
- Appeared in 22 games, making four starts
- Averaged 9.5 points per game on 47.6 percent shooting from the field
- Shot 83.8 percent at the free throw line and 37.5 percent from three-point range (21-56)
- Added 49 rebounds, 38 assists and 25 steals on the season
- Scored in double figures eight times
- Had 12 points in his collegiate debut at LMU, adding five rebounds while hitting two-of-three from beyond the arc
- Poured in 19 points in 22 minutes in his home debut against Catawba, adding five steals
- Had 14 points on five-of-six shooting against Mount Olive
- Scored 14 points on five-of-eight shooting at Queens, going two-for-three from three-point range
- Registered 11 points at Lenoir-Rhyne
- Had 19 points and eight assists in the home game against Queens
- Compiled 17 points, seven rebounds and four assists in the SAC Tournament victory at LMU
- Poured in 23 points against Catawba in the SAC Tournament semifinals, adding five steals and four boards
2017-2018 (FRESHMAN)
- Did not play during the 2017-18Â season, receiving a redshirt...He will be a redshirt freshman in the 2018-19Â season.
PRIOR TO WINGATE
- Named the team captain during 2016-2017
- Led Hickory Ridge with 17.2 points, 5.0 assists and 2.0 steals per contest
- Named the team's Offensive MVP
- An all-conference honoree during his senior season
- Played for head coach Robert Machado
PERSONAL
- Born January 26, 1999 in Cincinnati, OH
- Son of Erika and James Cottingham
- Majoring in Journalism
- Favorite athlete: Russell Westbrook
- Favorite sports teams: Cleveland Cavaliers
- Favorite movie: To Kill a Mockingbird
- Favorite TV Show:Â Martin
- Jarren can’t imagine a week without: My phone
- Favorite Food: Chicken Alfredo
- Nickname: Jay Cotti
CAREER STATISTICS
- Games played (started): 99Â (80)
- Minutes (career-high): 2,854Â (43, 2.18.21 vs Anderson)
- Field goals made (career-high): 540Â (13, 2 times, most recent: 12.2.20 vs UVA Wise)
- FG attempted (career-high: 1,178Â (23, 1.4.20 vs Mars Hill)
- 3PT FG made (career-high): 156Â (6, 2 times, most recent: 11.28.20 at Catawba)
- 3PT FG attempted (career-high): 468Â (11, 11.28.20 at Catawba)
- FT made (career-high): 298Â (12, 1.5.21 vs Newberry)
- FT attempted (career-high): 377Â (13, 2 times, most recent: 1.19.22Â vs Lenoir-Rhyne)
- Rebounds (career-high): 340Â (9, 11.28.20 at Catawba)
- Assists (career-high): 227Â (8, 2.27.19 vs Queens)
- Blocks (career-high): 13Â (2, 1.20.21 at Lenoir-Rhyne)
- Steals (career-high): 142Â (5, 2 times, most recent: 3.19.19 vs Catawba)
- Points (career-high): 1,534Â (38, 1.4.20 vs Mars Hill)
- 20-point scoring games: 33
- 25-points scoring games: 11
- 30-point scoring games: 3
- Updated: 3.7.22
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2017-18Freshman
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6'1"
170 lbs
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2018-19Redshirt Freshman
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6'1"
170 lbs
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2019-20Redshirt Sophomore
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6'1"
170 lbs
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2020-21Redshirt Junior
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6'1"
187 lbs
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2021-22Junior
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6'1"
190 lbs
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2022-23Senior
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6'1"
190 lbs
