Cortez Groves
Personal information
Born (1978-03-25) March 25, 1978
Raytown, Missouri
NationalityAmerican
Listed height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight86 kg (190 lb)
Career information
High schoolRaytown (Raytown, Missouri)
College
NBA draft2000: undrafted
Playing career2000–2011
PositionGuard
Career history
2000–2001Salina Rattlers
2001–2002Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket
2002–2003Wollongong Hawks
2003–2004Kansas City Knights
2004–2005Atenas de Córdoba
2005–2007Wollongong Hawks
2007–2008South Dragons
2009–2010Adelaide 36ers
2011Brisbane Spartans
Career highlights and awards

Cortez Groves (born March 25, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player who is best known for his time spent in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL).

After two years at Kansas State,[1] Groves played in the International Basketball Association for the Salina Rattlers during the 2000–01 season. He finished the season in France with Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket, and then returned to the team for the first half of the 2001–02 season.

For the 2002–03 season, Groves moved to Australia to play for the Wollongong Hawks. After a stint in the ABA with the Kansas City Knights during the 2003–04 season, Groves moved to Argentina for the 2004–05 season, where he played for Atenas de Córdoba. He returned to Australia for the 2005–06 season, re-joining the Wollongong Hawks. He continued on with the Hawks for the 2006–07 season and then joined the South Dragons for the 2007–08 season. He returned to the Dragons for a second season, but he was cut in December 2008 due to injury.[2][3] He returned to Australia for the 2009–10 season to play for the Adelaide 36ers.

Groves had his final professional stint in 2011, playing for the Brisbane Spartans in the SEABL.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Tulsa Lands Highly Ranked Juco Center
  2. ↑ Goorjian signs ex-NBA guard Donta Smith
  3. ↑ Goorjian says: Donta be shy on the training track
  4. ↑ "BRAYDEN HESLEHURST NAMED IN BRISBANE SPARTANS SQUAD". seabl.com.au. Archived from the original on April 5, 2011.
  5. ↑ Spartans cut Groves
  6. ↑ Player statistics for Cortez Groves – SEABL 2011
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