Colbey Ross

Ross played four years of varsity basketball for Eaglecrest High School in Centennial, Colorado. As a junior, he averaged 18.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, leading his team to the Class 5A state title game. Ross was named Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year and was the only junior selected to play in the state's High School All-Star Game.{{cite web |title=Colbey Ross of Eaglecrest named Gatorade Colorado boys basketball player of the year |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2016/03/17/colbey-ross-of-eaglecrest-named-gatorade-colorado-boys-basketball-player-of-the-year/amp/ |website=The Denver Post |accessdate=June 16, 2020 |date=March 17, 2016}}{{cite web |last1=Graham |first1=Nick |title=Chauncey Billups HS Hoops: Colbey Ross of Eaglecrest named Gatorade player of the year |url=https://milehighsports.com/chauncey-billups-hs-hoops-colbey-ross-eaglecrest-named-gatorade-player-year/ |publisher=Mile High Sports |accessdate=June 16, 2020 |date=March 17, 2016}} As a senior, he averaged 18.4 points, 5.0 assists, 4.9 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game, helping Eaglecrest win the Class 5A state championship and earning most valuable player of the state tournament.{{cite web |last1=Casey |first1=Ryan |title=Eaglecrest's Colbey Ross named Gatorade boys basketball player of the year |url=https://chsaanow.com/2017-03-20/eaglecrests-colbey-ross-named-gatorade-boys-basketball-player-year/ |publisher=Colorado High School Activities Association |accessdate=June 16, 2020 |date=March 20, 2017}} Ross was recognized as Mr. Colorado Basketball and repeated as Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year.{{cite web |last1=Newman |first1=Kyle |title=By channeling his emotion, 2017 Mr. Colorado Basketball Colbey Ross exits with championship resume |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2017/03/26/2017-mr-colorado-basketball-colbey-ross-eaglecrest/ |website=The Denver Post |accessdate=June 16, 2020 |date=March 26, 2017}} He was lightly recruited by college basketball programs and committed to Pepperdine over two other NCAA Division I scholarship offers, from Northern Colorado and Pacific.{{cite web |last1=Newman |first1=Kyle |title=Amid record-setting college career at Pepperdine, ex-Eaglecrest star Colbey Ross is still flying under the radar |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2020/02/11/ex-eaglecrest-star-colbey-ross-dominant-college-basketball-career-pepperdine/ |website=The Denver Post |accessdate=June 16, 2020 |date=February 11, 2020}}

On November 20, 2017, in his fourth college game at Pepperdine, Ross scored a freshman season-high 25 points and added five rebounds and four assists in a 92–84 loss to UC Santa Barbara at the Legends Classic.{{cite web |title=Waves Drop Legends Classic Contest to UCSB |url=https://pepperdinewaves.com/news/2017/11/20/Waves_Drop_Legends_Classic_Contest_to_UCSB.aspx |publisher=Pepperdine University Athletics |accessdate=June 29, 2020 |date=November 20, 2017}} On January 18, 2018, he scored 25 points for a second time, along with eight assists, in a 92–78 loss to Pacific.{{cite web |title=Pacific Overcomes Waves' Great Start in Stockton |url=https://pepperdinewaves.com/news/2018/1/18/Pacific_Overcomes_Waves_Great_Start_in_Stockton.aspx |publisher=Pepperdine University Athletics |accessdate=June 29, 2020 |date=January 18, 2018}} As a freshman, Ross averaged 14 points, 5.6 assists and three rebounds per game, setting a school freshman record for total assists, with 179. He was named to the West Coast Conference (WCC) All-Freshman Team and was an All-WCC honorable mention selection.{{cite web |last1=Puu |first1=Arthur |title=With Confidence and Clutch Shots, Colbey Ross Gives Men's Basketball a Bright Future |url=https://pepperdine-graphic.com/with-confidence-and-clutch-shots-colbey-ross-gives-mens-basketball-a-bright-future/ |website=Pepperdine Graphic |accessdate=June 29, 2020 |date=March 20, 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Mauro |first1=Bryan |title=Pepperdine Basketball: In-depth look at Waves Guard Colbey Ross |url=https://bustingbrackets.com/2018/07/18/pepperdine-basketball-in-depth-look-at-waves-guard-colbey-ross/ |publisher=Busting Brackets |accessdate=June 29, 2020 |date=July 18, 2018}} On December 31, 2018, as a sophomore, Ross posted 10 points and a career-high 13 assists in a 100–64 victory over Alabama A&M.{{cite web |title=Men's Hoops Blasts Alabama A&M, 100-64 |url=https://pepperdinewaves.com/news/2018/12/31/mens-basketball-mens-hoops-blasts-alabama-am-100-64.aspx |publisher=Pepperdine University Athletics |accessdate=June 29, 2020 |date=December 31, 2018}} On March 2, 2019, he scored a season-high 36 points and reached 1,000 career points in a 73–72 loss to Pacific.{{cite web |title=Ross Hits Career High in Waves' Loss to Pacific |url=https://pepperdinewaves.com/news/2019/3/2/mens-basketball-ross-hits-career-high-in-waves-loss-to-pacific.aspx |publisher=Pepperdine University Athletics |accessdate=June 29, 2020 |date=March 2, 2019}} Ross earned WCC All-Tournament Team honors after leading Pepperdine to the semifinals of the 2019 WCC tournament.{{cite web |last1=Hill |first1=Adam |title=Colbey Ross shoots Pepperdine into WCC tourney quarterfinals |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/basketball/vegasmadness/colbey-ross-shoots-pepperdine-into-wcc-tourney-quarterfinals-1614299/ |website=Las Vegas Review-Journal |accessdate=June 29, 2020 |date=March 8, 2019}} He averaged 19.4 points, a WCC-high seven assists and 2.9 rebounds per game and was named to the first team All-WCC. Ross set single-season program records for total assists and assists per game.{{cite web |title=Colbey Ross |url=https://pepperdinewaves.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/colbey-ross/2903 |publisher=Pepperdine University Athletics |accessdate=June 16, 2020}}

On November 19, 2019, as a junior, Ross recorded a then-career-high 38 points and six rebounds in a 91–84 loss to USC. On January 4, 2020, he tallied 24 points and 10 assists in a 75–70 loss to second-ranked Gonzaga. Ross posted 30 points, including 27 in the second half, along with a career-high 14 rebounds and five assists in a 66–59 victory over Portland on February 20.{{cite web |title=Pepperdine pulls away late to beat Portland 66-59 |url=https://apnews.com/0de4ebbec9c61f199e62e74e23869c9e |publisher=Associated Press |accessdate=June 29, 2020 |date=February 20, 2020}} In an 89–82 double overtime loss to Saint Mary's during the 2020 WCC tournament quarterfinals, Ross scored a career-high 43 points, making seven three-pointers while adding eight rebounds and five assists. He was named to the WCC All-Tournament Team.{{cite web |title=Ross Scores 43 in 2OT WCC Quarterfinals Defeat |url=https://pepperdinewaves.com/news/2020/3/8/mens-basketball-ross-scores-43-in-2ot-wcc-quarterfinals-defeat.aspx |publisher=Pepperdine University Athletics |accessdate=June 29, 2020 |date=March 8, 2020}} In his junior season, Ross averaged 20.5 points, a WCC-high 7.2 assists and 4.7 rebounds per game and earned first-team All-WCC honors for his second time. He broke his own school single-season assists record and was the only Division I player to average at least 20 points and seven assists per game. After the season, Ross entered the 2020 NBA draft,{{cite web |title=NBA announces early entry candidates for 2020 NBA Draft |url=https://www.nba.com/article/2020/04/28/early-entry-candidates-announced-2020-nba-draft-official-release |publisher=National Basketball Association |accessdate=June 29, 2020 |date=April 28, 2020}} before withdrawing from the draft.{{cite web |last1=Oakes |first1=Courtney |title=Pepperdine gets lucky as Colbey Ross decides to go back for senior season |url=https://sentinelcolorado.com/sentinel-blogs/courtney-oakes/oakes-pepperdine-gets-lucky-as-colbey-ross-decides-to-go-back-for-senior-season/ |website=Sentinel Colorado |access-date=November 28, 2020 |date=August 3, 2020}}

Coming into his senior season, Ross was named to the Preseason All-WCC team.{{cite web |title=Gonzaga Picked to Win Ninth Straight WCC Championship |url=https://wccsports.com/news/2020/10/25/mens-basketball-gonzaga-picked-to-win-ninth-straight-wcc-championship.aspx |website=West Coast Conference |accessdate=November 7, 2020 |date=October 26, 2020}} On November 27, 2020, he became Pepperdine's all-time leading scorer while scoring 33 points in a 107–98 triple overtime loss to UCLA.{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Bernie |title=Colbey Ross becomes Pepperdine's all-time leading scorer in 3OT loss |url=https://sentinelcolorado.com/sports/college/colbey-ross-becomes-pepperdines-all-time-leading-scorer-in-3ot-loss/ |website=Sentinel Colorado |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=November 28, 2020 |date=November 27, 2020}} Ross scored his 2,000th career point in a loss to Gonzaga on January 30, 2021.{{cite news|url= https://pepperdinewaves.com/news/2021/1/30/mens-basketball-ross-scores-2-000th-point-in-loss-to-1-zags.aspx |title= Ross Scores 2,000th Point in Loss to #1 Zags |publisher=Pepperdine Waves|date= January 30, 2021|access-date=January 31, 2021}} He averaged 17.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 7.7 assists per game, leading the Waves to their first College Basketball Invitational Championship.{{cite web |last1=Magaro-George |first1=Noah |title=Report: The Spurs have conducted a pre-draft workout with Colbey Ross |url=https://www.poundingtherock.com/2021/7/8/22569559/report-the-spurs-have-conducted-a-pre-draft-workout-with-colbey-ross |website=Pounding the Rock |access-date=September 28, 2021 |date=July 8, 2021}}

On September 28, 2021, Ross signed with ERA Nymburk of the Czech National Basketball League.{{cite web |last1=Roopnarine |first1=Surujh |title=Colbey Ross agreed terms with Nymburk |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Czech-Republic/news/706628/Colbey-Ross-agreed-terms-with-Nymburk |website=Eurobasket |access-date=September 28, 2021 |date=September 28, 2021}}

On July 20, 2022, he has signed with Pallacanestro Varese of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).{{Cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/colbey-ross-joins-pallacanestro-varese/|title=Colbey Ross joins Pallacanestro Varese|last=|first=|date=July 20, 2022|website=|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=August 7, 2022}}

On July 23, 2023, he signed with Budućnost VOLI of the Prva A Liga.{{Cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/buducnost-officially-signs-italian-league-mvp-colbey-ross/|title=Buducnost officially signs Italian league mvp Colbey Ross|last=|first=|date=July 23, 2023|website=|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=January 4, 2024}}

On December 21, 2023, he signed with Derthona Basket of the Italian LBA.{{Cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/derthona-officially-signs-colbey-ross/|title=Derthona officially signs Colbey Ross|last=|first=|date=December 21, 2023|website=|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=January 3, 2024}}

On July 5, 2024, he signed with Pallacanestro Trieste of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).{{Cite web|url=https://www.pallacanestrotrieste.it/pallacanestro-trieste-da-il-benvenuto-a-colbey-ross/|title=Pallacanestro Trieste Dà Il Benvenuto A Colbey Ross|last=|first=|date=July 5, 2024|website=pallacanestrotrieste.it|publisher=|language=it|access-date=July 21, 2024}}

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|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18

| style="text-align:left;"| Pepperdine

| 32 || 32 || 31.8 || .465 || .427 || .820 || 3.0 || 5.6 || 1.0 || .2 || 14.0

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19

| style="text-align:left;"| Pepperdine

| 34 || 34 || 34.9 || .437 || .396 || .853 || 2.9 || 7.0 || 1.2 || .1 || 19.4

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20

| style="text-align:left;"| Pepperdine

| 32 || 32 || 37.7 || .402 || .349 || .854 || 4.7 || 7.2 || 1.1 || .2 || 20.5

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21

| style="text-align:left;"| Pepperdine

| 27 || 27 || 37.6 || .436 || .341 || .846 || 4.1 || 7.7 || 1.1 || .3 || 17.5

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 125 || 125 || 35.4 || .431 || .373 || .847 || 3.6 || 6.8 || 1.1 || .2 || 17.9

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Ross' older brother, Elijah, played basketball for Eaglecrest High School and won a state championship in 2013. He later played NCAA Division II basketball for UCCS, earning all-conference honors and becoming the program's all-time leader in assists.{{cite web |last1=Whicker |first1=Mark |title=Pepperdine's Colbey Ross and his clever style gives hope |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2019/12/01/whicker-pepperdines-colbey-ross-and-his-clever-style-gives-hope/ |website=Orange County Register |accessdate=June 29, 2020 |date=December 1, 2019}} Ross' favorite NBA player is Damian Lillard.

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• [https://pepperdinewaves.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/colbey-ross/2903 Pepperdine Waves bio]

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