2 Brandon Cotton
	Class: Freshman Hometown: Detroit High School: DePorres Height / Weight: 6-0 / 175 Position: G Birthdate: 03/26/1985

Possesses excellent quickness and athleticism ... Can either score or distribute the ball from the point guard position.

HIGH SCHOOL

2003 Second-Team Parade Magazine All-American ... 2003 McDonald’s All-American ... 2003 Gatorade Michigan High School Boys Basketball Player of the Year ... Averaged 26.7 points, 4.3 assists and 1.8 steals as a senior at DePorres High School, playing for Coach Durand Shepherd ... Led DePorres to Michigan Class C State Championship, scoring 25 points in the championship game ... Named to the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News Dream Teams ... Selected All-Metro and All-Detroit by both the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News ... Shot 78 percent from the free throw line and 58 percent from the field, including 40 percent from three-point range ... Finished second in the 2003 Michigan Mr. Basketball Award voting ... Invited to play in the 2003 Jordan Capital Classic ... Ranked as the No. 3 point guard by recruiting analyst Dave Telep ... Rated as the No. 20 player in the nation by Clark Francis’ HoopScoop, No. 28 by Dave Telep, No. 33 by CBS Sportsline.com’s Tony Mejia and No. 35 by Rivals.com ... Averaged 28.5 points, 4.5 assists and 2.0 steals as a junior, leading DePorres to a 17-4 record ... Earned Class C All-State honors from both the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News ... Selected to the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News All-Detroit teams ... Named second-team All-Metro by both the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News ... Led DePorres to the Catholic AA Division title ... Shot 49 percent from three-point range, 65 percent from two-point range and 79 percent from the free throw line ... Participated in the 2002 USA Basketball Men’s Youth Development Festival in Colorado Springs ... Averaged 17 points, five rebounds and four assists per game as a sophomore, leading DePorres to a 23-4 mark, while earning second-team Class C All-State honors from the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News ... Honorable mention All-Metro and All-Detroit honoree from the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News.

PERSONAL

Born March 26, 1985 ... Son of Tyrone and Monica Smith … No-preference major.