Cory Higgins
Cory Higgins | |
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| Born | June 14, 1989 Danville, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Professional basketball player (retired) |
| Years active | 2011–2023 |
| Known for | Contributions to CSKA Moscow and FC Barcelona in EuroLeague |
Courdon Dennard "Cory" Higgins (born June 14, 1989) is a retired American professional basketball athlete, best recognized for his contributions to CSKA Moscow and FC Barcelona within the EuroLeague competition.
High school
Higgins' high school basketball career took place at Monte Vista High School located in Danville, California.
College career
From 2007 through 2011, Higgins competed collegiately for the University of Colorado as a member of the Colorado Buffaloes. He shares the record as the program's top scorer with 2,001 points and holds the sixth position on the all-time scoring list in the history of the Big 12 Conference.
Professional career
Following the 2011 NBA draft, in which he was not selected, Higgins was picked seventh overall in the 2011 D-League Draft by the Erie BayHawks. He participated in five games, averaging 12.6 points per contest.
During the 2011 preseason, he attended the Denver Nuggets training camp but was released on December 23, 2011. Shortly thereafter, on December 25, he was claimed off waivers by the Charlotte Bobcats, who later waived him on December 9, 2012. Higgins rejoined the Erie BayHawks on January 16, 2013.
In October 2013, Higgins committed to a one-year contract with Russian team BC Triumph Lyubertsy. A year later, in June 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Turkish club Royal Halı Gaziantep.
On July 1, 2015, Higgins inked a one-year agreement with Russian powerhouse CSKA Moscow, which included an option for a second year. Following a productive season, CSKA exercised this option and subsequently extended his contract for an additional two years in June 2017.
Higgins agreed to a three-year contract with Spanish basketball powerhouse FC Barcelona on July 3, 2019. Throughout the 2020–2021 campaign, he averaged 13.1 points alongside 2.4 assists per game. On July 5, 2021, he secured a contract extension for three more years with Barcelona. Nevertheless, his agreement was terminated on August 1, 2023, due to the club implementing new financial sustainability measures.
Coaching career
On October 19, 2025, Higgins was appointed as a scout by the Brooklyn Nets organization.
Personal life
His father, Rod Higgins, is a former NBA player and previously served as president of basketball operations for the Charlotte Bobcats. Cory Higgins earned a degree in sociology. Notably, his godfather is former Chicago Bulls guard Michael Jordan.
NBA
|- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Charlotte Bobcats | 38 || 0 || 11.1 || .325 || .200 || .700 || .9 || .9 || .1 || .1 || 3.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Charlotte Bobcats | 6 || 0 || 5.3 || .316 || .200 || .500 || .5 || .8 || .5 || .0 || 2.3 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 44 || 0 || 10.3 || .324 || .200 || .694 || .9 || .9 || .2 || .1 || 3.7
EuroLeague
| † | Indicates EuroLeague title-winning season |
| * | Led the league in the category |
|- | style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;"| 2015–16† | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"| CSKA Moscow | 29 || 12 || 20.9 || .506 || style="background:#CFECEC;"|.540* || .821 || 2.2 || 1.4 || .6 || .2 || 9.2 || 8.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17 | 32 || 7 || 20.4 || .467 || .403 || .879 || 2.2 || 1.5 || .8 || .1 || 9.5 || 9.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18 | style="background:#CFECEC;"|36* || 21 || 24.6 || .543 || .455 || .806 || 2.4 || 1.9 || 1.0 || .1 || 14.2 || 13.8 |- | style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA"| 2018–19† | 32 || 11 || 25.4 || .492 || .490 || .897 || 2.2 || 1.8 || .4 || .3|| 14.9|| 14.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"| Barcelona | 23||20||26.6||.454||.400||.817||2.1||2.7||.7||.1||12.4||11.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21 | 39||style="background:#CFECEC;"|39*||26.6||.465||.371||.934||2.2||2.4||1.1||.3||13.1||13.8 |- | style="text-align:left;" | 2021–22 |15||10||22.1||.371||.324||.854||1.6||1.5||.5||.3||8.7||7.5 |-
| style="text-align:left;" | 2022–23 |32||0||19.8||.423||.349||.840||2.3||1.7||.8||.1||8.7||8.7
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| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career |238||120||23.4||.476||.422||.862||2.2||1..9|||0..8|||0..2|||11..6|||11..3