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Jersey Number 1
Cole Bott
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Highlands Ranch, Colo.
- High School:
- Northfield Mount Hermon School [Mass.]
- Major:
- Earned B.B.A. in Finance; pursuing master's degree in Strategic Communication
Returns for his fifth year in the UT program ... has played in 17 career games ... earned his bachelor’s degree in Finance from the McCombs School of Business in May 2024 (in just three years) and is pursuing his master’s degree in Strategic Communication ... 2023 Academic All-Big 12 first-team selection ... elected to redshirt the 2021-22 season.
As a Redshirt Junior in 2024-25:
Played in six games during the season (Houston Christian, Chicago State, Mississippi Valley State, New Mexico State, Arkansas-Pine Bluff and New Orleans) ... posted a career-high four points (4-4 FT) and one rebound in four minutes against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Dec. 15) ... saw a career-high seven minutes of action against Chicago State (Nov. 12).
As a Redshirt Sophomore in 2023-24:
Played in two games during the season (UIW and Wyoming) ... earned his bachelor’s degree in Finance in May 2024.
As a Redshirt Freshman in 2022-23:
Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection ... played in nine games during the season .... tallied three points (1-1 threes) and one steal in one minute against West Virginia (Feb. 11) ... had three points (1-1 threes) and one rebound in five minutes against Houston Christian (Nov. 10).
As a Freshman in 2021-22:
Elected to redshirt the season.
High School:
Attended Northfield Mount Hermon School in Mount Hermon, Mass. (head coach John Carroll) for his post-grad year in 2020-21 ... the team did not compete in games during the 2020-21 season due to COVID-19 protocols ... ranked No. 23 in the state of Massachusetts class of 2021 by New England Recruiting Report ... Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch, Colo. (head coach A.J. Kuhle) ... as a senior in 2019-20, he led his team to a 20-6 record and the semifinals of the 5A state playoffs prior to the state tournament being canceled due to COVID-19 ... averaged 7.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 22.1 minutes per game in his senior season ... as a junior, he averaged 12.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists per contest ... also competed in football (quarterback, sophomore through senior) and track and field (high jump as a junior and senior) for Valor Christian ... the football team won the Class 5A state title during Cole’s junior season in 2018 ... Ed McCaffrey (three-time Super Bowl champion, 13-year NFL playing career) was the head football coach at Valor Christian in 2018.
Personal:
Born in Littleton, Colo. … son of Matthew and Karla Bott ... his mother ran track and cross country at Graceland University (Lamoni, Iowa) ... his father played football and basketball at Graceland ... has one younger brother, Cale ... became the first player in UT program history to wear jersey No. 7 during the 2024-25 season.
