Colton Iverson

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Colton Iverson

| image = Colton Iverson.JPG

| image_size =

| caption = Iverson with Beşiktaş in 2014

| number =

| team =

| position = Center

| league =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|6|29}}

| birth_place = Aberdeen, South Dakota, U.S.

| height_ft = 7

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 255

| high_school = Yankton (Yankton, South Dakota)

| college =

Minnesota (2008–2011)
Colorado State (2012–2013)

| draft_year = 2013

| draft_round = 2

| draft_pick = 53

| draft_team = Indiana Pacers

| career_start = 2013

| career_end = 2022

| years1 = 2013–2014

| team1 = Beşiktaş

| years2 = 2014–2015

| team2 = Baskonia

| years3 = 2015–2016

| team3 = Karşıyaka

| years4 = 2016–2017

| team4 = Maccabi Tel Aviv

| years5 = 2018

| team5 = Andorra

| years6 = 2018–2019

| team6 = Canarias

| years7 = 2019–2020

| team7 = Zenit Saint Petersburg

| years8 = 2020–2021

| team8 = New Zealand Breakers

| years9 = 2021–2022

| team9 = Akita Northern Happinets

| highlights =

All-Champions League Second Team (2019)
Israeli Cup winner (2017)
AP Honorable mention All-American (2013)
First-team All-MWC (2013)
MWC Newcomer of the Year (2013)

}}

Colton Miller Iverson (born June 29, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Minnesota and Colorado State.

College career

Iverson, a 7'0" center, attended Yankton High School in Yankton, South Dakota and originally chose to play basketball at the University of Minnesota for coach Tubby Smith. At Minnesota, Iverson served as a key role player, averaging 5.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.{{cite web | title = Colton Iverson Stats | work = Sports-Reference.com | url =https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/colton-iverson-1.html | access-date = May 8, 2013}}

Following his junior year in 2010–11 and seeking more playing time, Iverson decided to transfer to another program for his final season of eligibility, ultimately deciding on Colorado State.{{cite web| last = Rayno | first = Amelia | title =Colton Iverson: "I felt I had a lot more to offer a program." | work = StarTribune.com | date =March 7, 2013 | url =http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/141771993.html | access-date = May 8, 2013}} At CSU, Iverson became the focal point of the offense, leading the team in scoring (14.2 points per game) and rebounding (9.8 per game). In 2013, Iverson led the Rams to the round of 32 in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1989. At the close of the season, Iverson was named first team All-Mountain West and an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press.{{cite web | title =CSU's Iverson earns honorable mention All-America nod | work =KKTV.com | date =April 1, 2013 | url =http://www.kktv.com/sports/headlines/CSUs-Iverson-earns-honorable-mention-All-America-nod--200981261.html | access-date =May 8, 2013 | archive-date =July 21, 2015 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150721010641/http://www.kktv.com/sports/headlines/CSUs-Iverson-earns-honorable-mention-All-America-nod--200981261.html | url-status =dead }}

Professional career

=2013–14 season=

On June 27, 2013, Iverson was selected with the 53rd overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers. He was later traded to the Boston Celtics on draft night.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/press_release/062813-celtics-acquire-olynyk-iverson|title=Celtics Acquire Olynyk, Iverson|date=June 28, 2013|work=NBA.com|access-date=September 16, 2015}} In July 2013, he joined the Celtics for the 2013 NBA Summer League.

On August 2, 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Beşiktaş Integral Forex of the Turkish Basketball League.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/turkey/104526/besiktas-officially-signs-celtics-draftee-colton-iverson.html|title=Besiktas officially signs Celtics draftee Colton Iverson|date=August 2, 2013|work=Sportando.com|access-date=September 16, 2015}}

=2014–15 season=

In July 2014, Iverson re-joined the Boston Celtics for the 2014 NBA Summer League.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/press_release/celtics-announce-2014-summer-league-roster|title=Celtics Announce 2014 Orlando Summer League Roster|date=July 1, 2014|work=NBA.com|access-date=September 16, 2015}} On August 12, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with an option for a second-year deal with Laboral Kutxa Baskonia of Spain.{{cite news|title=Laboral Kutxa gets center Iverson|url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/140103/180|access-date=August 12, 2014|work=Euroleague.net|date=August 12, 2014}} In his first year in the Liga Endesa, he became the MVP of the week in the round 17, after performing 14 points and 15 rebounds against Rio Natura Monbus Obradoiro.{{cite news|url=http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=110138|title=Colton Iverson, Jugador de la Jornada 17|work=ACB.com|language=es|date=January 18, 2015|access-date=January 27, 2015|archive-date=July 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701212155/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=110138|url-status=dead}}

=2015–16 season=

On July 17, 2015, Laboral Kutxa Baskonia used the option on his contract to keep him for the 2015–16 season.{{cite news|title=Laboral Kutxa uses option to keep Colton Iverson in Spain|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/169234/laboral-kutxa-uses-option-to-keep-colton-iverson-in-spain.html|access-date=July 17, 2015|work=Sportando.com|date=July 17, 2015}} However, on August 14, he signed with Pınar Karşıyaka of Turkey{{cite news|title=Pinar Karsiyaka announces Colton Iverson|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/turkey/172760/pinar-karsiyaka-announces-colton-iverson.html|access-date=August 14, 2015|work=Sportando.com|date=August 14, 2015}} and Baskonia took legal action against him.{{cite news|language=es|title=Baskonia emprenderá acciones legales contra Colton Iverson|url=http://www.baskonia.com/baskonia-emprendera-acciones-legales-contra-colton-iverson/|work=Baskonia|date=August 4, 2015|access-date=August 4, 2015}}

On August 25, 2016, the Celtics renounced their rights to Iverson, leaving him available to join another NBA team.{{cite web | last =Robb | first = Brian| title = Celtics Renounce Rights To 2013 Draft Pick Colton Iverson | work = cbslocal.com | date = August 25, 2016 | url = http://boston.cbslocal.com/2016/08/25/celtics-renounce-rights-to-2013-draft-pick-colton-iverson/ | access-date = August 27, 2016}}

=2016–17 season=

On September 8, 2016, Iverson signed a one-year contract with Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv.{{cite news|title=Colton Iverson joins Maccabi Fox Tel Aviv|url=http://www.maccabi.co.il/News.asp?id=5523|access-date=September 8, 2016|work=Maccabi.co.il|date=September 8, 2016}} Iverson helped Maccabi to win the 2017 Israeli State Cup.

=2017–18 season=

On January 24, 2018, Iverson returned to Spain for a second stint, signing with MoraBanc Andorra for the rest of the season.{{cite news|title=Colton Iverson officially signs with MoraBanc Andorra|url=https://www.sportando.com/en/spain/acb/262413/colton-iverson-officially-signs-with-morabanc-andorra.html|access-date=January 24, 2018|work=Sportando.com|date=January 24, 2018}}{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

=2018–19 season=

On July 16, 2018, Iverson signed with Iberostar Tenerife for the 2018–19 season.{{cite news|title=Colton Iverson signs with Iberostar Tenerife|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/spain/acb/282073/colton-iverson-signs-with-iberostar-tenerife.html|access-date=July 16, 2018|work=Sportando.com|date=July 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717012858/https://sportando.basketball/en/spain/acb/282073/colton-iverson-signs-with-iberostar-tenerife.html|archive-date=July 17, 2018|url-status=dead}}

=2019–20 season=

On July 11, 2019, Iverson agreed to terms with Zenit Saint Petersburg for the 2019–20 season. He competed in the EuroLeague and the Russian VTB United League.{{cite news |title=Zenit adds size, experience with Iverson |url=https://www.euroleague.net/news/i/9sk5jhcftrgq3v4y |access-date=13 July 2019 |work=EuroLeague.net |date=13 July 2019}} Iverson averaged 6 points and 4 rebounds per game. He parted ways with the team on July 10, 2020.{{cite news |title=BC Zenit, Colton Iverson part ways |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/bc-zenit-colton-iverson-part-ways/ |website=Sportando |access-date=July 10, 2020 |date=July 10, 2020|last1=Skerletic |first1=Dario }}

=2020–21 season=

On September 10, 2020, Iverson signed with the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) for the 2020–21 season.{{cite web |title=Breakers Sign Import Colton Iverson |url=https://nbl.com.au/news/breakers-sign-import-colton-iverson |website=NBL.com.au |access-date=September 15, 2020 |date=September 15, 2020}} In April 2021, he had a game with 22 rebounds, which set an NBL record for the league's 40-minute era.{{cite web |title=Colton Iverson's massive double-double not enough as Breakers fall short again |url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2021/04/05/colton-iversons-massive-double-double-not-enough-as-breakers-fall-short-again/ |website=1News |access-date=June 16, 2024 |date=April 5, 2021}}

=2021–22 season=

On June 24, 2021, Iverson signed with the Akita Northern Happinets of the Japanese B.League.{{cite web |title=【新入団】コルトン・アイバーソン選手契約合意のお知らせ |url=https://northern-happinets.com/news/detail/id=15979 |website=northern-happinets.com |access-date=June 24, 2021 |date=June 24, 2021 |language=Japanese}}

Career statistics

=Euroleague=

| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15

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

| 24 || 20 || 20.8 || .617 || .000 || .544 || 6.0 || .5 || .5 || .7 || 7.0 || 10.0

| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16

| style="text-align:left;"| Karşıyaka

| 9 || 6 || 17.1 || .581 || .000 || .607 || 4.9 || .6 || .6 || .6 || 9.9 || 11.0

| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17

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

| 30 || 24 || 20.4 || .613 || .000 || .571 || 5.3 || .6 || .8 || .2 || 8.0 || 10.3

|- class="sortbottom"

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

| 24 || 20 || 20.8 || .617 || .000 || .544 || 6.0 || .5 || .5 || .7 || 7.0 || 10.0

=Eurocup=

| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14

| style="text-align:left;"| Beşiktaş

| 18 || 18 || 20.57 || .565 || .000 || .474 || 5.5 || .7 || .6 || .6 || 8.8 || 9.5

|- class="sortbottom"

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

| 18 || 18 || 20.57 || .565 || .000 || .474 || 5.5 || .7 || .6 || .6 || 8.8 || 9.5

= Domestic leagues =

| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14

| style="text-align:left;"| Beşiktaş

| 29 || 29 || 14.9 || .511 || .000 || .494 || 4.3 || .6 || .6 || .2 || 6.2 || –

| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15

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

| 37 || 33 || 20 || .600 || .000 || .640 || 5.7 || .4 || .7 || .5 || 7.0 || 9.6

|- class="sortbottom"

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

| 33 || 31 || 17.5 || .555 || .000 || .567 || 5 || .5 || .7 || .4 || 6.6 || 9.6

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20180925180358/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=1LH Liga ACB profile]{{in lang|es}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20130526093121/http://www.csurams.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/colton_iverson_767286.html Colorado State Rams bio]
[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Colton_Iverson/163435 eurobasket.com profile]
[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=005154 EuroLeague profile]
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Category:American expatriate basketball people in Russia

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Category:American men's basketball players

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