BIO: Colton Iverson was born in Yankton, South Dakota (USA).
Colton Iverson made his NBL debut with the New Zealand Breakers at 31 years of age. He scored one point in his first NBL game.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020/21 season start date was delayed until January 2021. As a result of the pandemic, the Breakers were forced to commit to being based in Australia for the majority of the season. They hosted a number of games as the ‘home’ team in Tasmania and only returned to play their last seven games in New Zealand in late May.
New Zealand had added Brisbane Bullets star import Lamar Patterson and Colton Iverson as import players, while Tai Webster returned to the team, having left in 2013 to play college ball for Nebraska. The Breakers suffered another blow when its leading scorer Corey Webster sliced a nerve in his hand while cutting a avocado with a knife in his kitchen and would miss the first month of the season.
As would be expected from a team playing their first 29 games on the road, wins were few and far between. After narrowly losing to Adelaide in overtime in their first game, they would win only one game (a six-point win over Cairns) in the first eight contests. The sluggish start saw New Zealand release Lamar Patterson (10.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.8 assists), who had injured his knee against the Hawks on February 22 after just six games. In his previous two seasons with the Bullets, Patterson had averaged 19.7 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 4.1 assists and twice been named a NBL First Team All-Star, but his form for the Breakers was far from his previous stints in the NBL.
‘The circumstances with Lamar have been difficult from day one,’ said Head Coach Dan Shamir at the time of Pattersons release
“When we signed Lamar, we knew it was going to be quite some time before we could get him with the team because of COVID border restrictions entering New Zealand.’
‘Lamar got to us 12 days before game one, and unfortunately, he was not in top shape to play, and it was a difficult situation. It influenced how he played, and it influenced the whole team. He was getting in shape and getting better, then he got hurt.’
With Patterson sidelined, New Zealand added Jeremy Kendle as a short-term replacement and saw a marked improvement, going 3-1 over the next four games.
Due to losing numerous players to injury and personal issues throughout the season, Robert Loe (20 games), Thomas Abercrombie (9), Corey Webster (8) and Tai Webster (7), the team added Australian guard William McDowell-White (7.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 5 assists) as a nominated replacement player for the injured Corey Webster (13.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 2.9 assists) and Levi Randolph (14.8 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 1.1 steals), who signed as Patterson’s replacement, which also resulted in the release of Jeremy Kendle (7.0 points per game).
The Breakers sat at the bottom of the ladder on a 4-9 record after their first 13 games prior to the roster changes, which made little difference in the win/loss column. The team also losing five of its next six games. Whilst Webster returned from his hand injury In February, on March 13, he was ruled out again, this time a knee injury keeping him out for four weeks.
The Breakers’ faced additional adversity with COVID-19 forcing them to continually move from city to city, attempting to find places where there was limited COVID impact to be able to play their remaining games. A COVID-19 window saw the team able to return home and play their remaining seven games in New Zealand, where they went 3-4 to finish the season.
Tai Webster (17.2 points, 5 rebounds, 4.9 assists, and 1.2 steals) would lead the team in scoring alongside Finn Delany (16.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 2.2 assists), who delivered a breakout season and was named club MVP after boosting his scoring from 12 points per game the previous season.
Iverson would average 8.8 points, 8.6 rebounds, and 0.9 assists over the course of the season, while the Breakers finished second last (12-24).
Colton Iverson played one season in the NBL. He averaged 8.8 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 0.8 assists in 36 NBL games.
Dan Boyce is a die-hard Sydney Kings fan who grew up in Melbourne during the roaring 90's of Australian Basketball and spent far too much time collecting Futera NBL Basketball cards.
SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
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2020-21 | 32 | New Zealand | 12-24 (8) | 36 | 954.0 | 318 | 309 | 31 | 113 | 196 | 26 | 26 | 43 | 109 | 112 | 189 | 59% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 94 | 139 | 68% | 62% | 59% | 26 | Totals | 36 | 954 | 318 | 309 | 31 | 113 | 196 | 26 | 26 | 43 | 109 | 112 | 189 | 59.3% | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 94 | 139 | 67.6% | 64% | 59% | 26 |
SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
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2020-21 | 32 | New Zealand | 12-24 (8) | 36 | 26.5 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 59% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 2.6 | 3.9 | 68% | 62% | 59% | 26 | Total | 36 | 26.5 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 59.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 67.6% | 64% | 59% | 26 |
POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 26 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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Colton Iverson was drafted by the Indiana Pacers with pick #53 in the 2013 NBA Draft.
NBA TRANSACTIONS:
- June 27, 2013: Drafted by the Indiana Pacers in the 2nd round (53rd pick) of the 2013 NBA Draft.
- June 27, 2013: Traded by the Indiana Pacers to the Boston Celtics for cash.
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