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2019-20 Men's Basketball

20 Jonah Cottrell

  • Hometown Camarillo, CA
  • Previous School Camarillo High School
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 195
  • Class Junior
  • Position G

Biography

Career Notes: Currently ranked fifth in program history with 94 career three-point makes and eighth with 69 steals...Shooting a program-best 80.6% from the free throw line through three seasons...Shooting 49% from the floor and 41% from three-point land...Averaging eight points and a steal per game and is on track to finish Top five in program history in total points...Became sixth Bobcat ever with 500 points, 80 assists and 65 steals...Career-high's of 24 points, five assists and four steals...2019 All-Cal Pac First Team selection.

2019-20: All-California Pacific Conference First Team...One of four Bobcats to appear in all 28 games (started a career-high 22)...Ranked fourth in the NAIA with a .500 3-Pt FG Percentage...Scored what was then a career-high 21 points on 72% (8-11) shooting vs. Yellowstone Christian College (11/4)...Finished with 12 points at No. 2 Oregon Tech (11/15) in the Lithia-Oregon Teh Classic...Added 18 points on a 57% (4-7) shooting night from downtown and grabbed a career-high seven rebounds vs. Bethesda (12/6)...Career-high five assists vs. Westcliff (12/30)...Cal Pac career-high five rebounds vs. Pacific Union (1/4)...Led the Bobcats with 20 points and three steals against No. 23 University of Antelope Valley (1/25)...Had 20 second half points and led all scorers with a then career-high 22 points at Pacific Union College (2/1), also had three steals...Had 15 second-half points and 17 overall against Benedictine University Mesa (2/6)...Made a career-high five triples and led all scorers with 20 points vs. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (2/8), also had four assists...Had 18 points, ten in the second half at Cal Maritime (2/15) and extended his career-best streak to ten games with a made three-point field goal...The win at CMA broke the program's single-season wins record and clinched a postseason berth in the California Pacific Conference Championships...Shared game-high with 20 points and shot 67% (4-6) from downtown at No. 12 University of Antelope Valley (2/20), becoming the first Bobcat since Aki Chambers in 2012 to go for 20 against a Top 15 opponent on the road...Tied his season-high with three steals each against No. 12 UAV (2/20) and La Sierra University (2/22)...Led all scorers with 18 points, 14 in the second half and was 100% (3-3) from downtown vs. Cal Maritime (2/29) in the California Pacific Conference Championships semifinal game...Led the Bobcats with a career-high 24 points vs. No. 12 University of Antelope Valley in the California Pacific Conference Championship game (3/2)...Cashed in a career-high eight of ten free throw attempts against the Top 15 opponent and shot 67% (4-6) from downtown.

2018-19: As a sophomore, played in 20 games (15 starts) and averaged 14.4 minutes...Averaged 6.6 PPG on 49% shooting...Also grabbed 21 rebounds and finished fourth on the team with 20 steals...Shot 60% en route to a 17-point effort against Bethesda on October 27...Defensively, was good for three steals and two blocks in the Bobcats highest ever ranked win against No. 12 Oregon Tech on November 10...Turned in back-to-back 18-point performances against Dominican (Nov. 24) and Bethesda (Nov. 28)...Career-high four steals vs. University of Saint Katherine on December 28.

2017-18: As a freshman, played in 26 games and averaged 16.5 minutes...Became the eighth true freshman in program history to start on opening night and tallied ten points and four assists in the win against San Diego Christian College...Led Bobcat freshman with 4.7 points per game...Made multiple three-point field goals in five games, including three against NCAA oppenent UC RIverside on 12/22...Scored a career high 15 points against Occidental College on 12/30...Notched three steals against La Sierra on 2/8.

Personal: Majoring in Public Health...Plans to pursue a career as a physical education teacher and coach...Has one sibling...Favorite food is steak...Works as a Recreation Attendant in the Joseph Edward Gallo Recreation Center...Favorite team is the Los Angeles Lakers and favorite athlete is Lebron James...Lists Drake as his favorite artist and his biggest influence because he is not afraid to be himself and be judged...Favorite movie is Love & Basketball...Enjoys playing 2K and reading books...Basketball goals include playing professionally overseas...Wears #20 in honor of Markelle Fultz at the University of Washington.

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