Karl Cochran
{{Short description|American basketball player}}
{{update|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Karl Cochran
| image =File:Karl Cochran.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =Cochran playing for Wofford
| position = Guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 185
| nationality = American
| league = Championnat LNA
| team = BBC Monthey
| number =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|9|7}}
| birth_place = Marietta, Georgia
| highschool = Walton (Marietta, Georgia)
| college =Wofford (2011–2015)
| draft_year = 2015
| career_start = 2015
| career_end =
| years1 = 2015–2016
| team1 = Rio Grande Valley Vipers
| years2 = 2016–2017
| team2 = BBC Lausanne
| years3 = 2017–2018
| team3 = Penarol Mar del Plata
| years4 = 2018–2019
| team4 = BBC Monthey
| highlights =
- SoCon Player of the Year (2015)
- First-team All-SoCon (2015)
}}
Karl Cochran (born September 7, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for BBC Monthey of the Swiss Championnat LNA. He played college basketball for Wofford.
Early life
Cochran attended Joseph Wheeler High School his first three seasons where he averaged he averaged 9.8 points per game and 4.8 rebounds per game as a junior. In his senior season he moved to Walton High School where he averaged 19.4 points per game, 3.1 blocks per game and 2.8 steals per game. He was named all-region and County Player of the Year.{{cite web|url=http://woffordterriers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3795|title=Wofford bio|work=WoffordTerriers.com|accessdate=November 6, 2015}}
College career
He played college basketball for the Wofford Terriers. As a senior in 2014–15, Cochran averaged 15.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.8 steals, and 2.8 assists per game. The guard was named the Southern Conference Player of the Year that year, joining Noah Dahlman as the only Wofford players to receive the distinction.{{Cite web|title=Men's Basketball Awards Announced|publisher=Southern Conference|date=March 3, 2015|url=http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22064&SPID=1798&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209920691&DB_OEM_ID=4000|accessdate=March 3, 2015}} Cochran is generally regarded as one of the best offensive and defensive players ever to play for Wofford.{{according to whom|date=March 2019}}
Professional career
On October 31, 2015, Cochran was selected by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in the third round of the 2015 NBA Development League Draft.{{cite web|url=http://dleague.nba.com/news/2015-nba-d-league-draft-board/|title=2015 NBA D-League Draft Board|date=October 31, 2015|work=NBA.com|accessdate=November 6, 2015|archive-date=October 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022072934/http://dleague.nba.com/news/2015-nba-d-league-draft-board/|url-status=dead}} On November 23, he made his professional debut in a 123–117 win over the Delaware 87ers, recording one assist in three minutes off the bench.{{cite web|url=http://dleague.nba.com/games/20151123/RGVDEL/|title=Kilpatrick Scores 36, But Vipers Prevail Over 87ers|date=November 23, 2015|work=NBA.com|accessdate=March 17, 2016}}
On October 4, 2016, Cochran signed with BBC Lausanne of the Swiss League.{{cite web|url=http://www.swissbasketball.ch/de/news/186-eine-4-auslandische-verstarkung-fur-den-bbc-lausanne|title=Eine 4. Ausländische Verstärking Für Den BBC Lausanne|work=SwissBasketball.ch|date=October 4, 2016|accessdate=October 16, 2016|language=German}} He averaged 25 points per game that season and was considered perhaps the best defender in the league.{{according to whom|date=March 2019}} In 2017, he signed to play for Penarol in Argentina.
Personal life
References
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External links
- [http://dleague.nba.com/player/karl-cochran/ NBA D-League profile]
- [http://woffordterriers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3795 Wofford bio]
- [http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Karl-Cochran/Summary/31629 RealGM profile]
- [https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/karl-cochran-1.html Karl Cochran] – college basketball player statistics at Sports Reference
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Category:American expatriate basketball people in Argentina
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Switzerland
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Marietta, Georgia
Category:Peñarol de Mar del Plata basketball players
Category:Rio Grande Valley Vipers players