Simon Cottrell

Nationality: AUS
Date of Birth: 15/06/63
Place of Birth: England
Position: F/C
Height (CM): 203
Weight (KG): 106
Junior Assoc: TAS - Beaconsfield
College: None

NBL DEBUT: 6/03/82
AGE AT DEBUT: 18
LAST NBL GAME: 16/09/94
AGE AT LAST GAME: 31
NBL History: Launceston 1982 | Wollongong 1983 | Hobart 1984 | Nunawading 1985 |Canberra 1986-89, 91-94 | Adelaide 1990
Championships: 1
Canberra (1988)

BIO: Simon Cottrell was born in England and began playing basketball as a junior with the Beaconsfield basketball program. Cottrell received a scholarship to attend the Australian Institute of Sport (Canberra) in 1981. He spent one year there and played for the program’s state league team.

NBL EXPERIENCE

Simon Cottrell made his NBL debut with the Launceston Casino City Tigers at 18 years of age. He scored six points in his first game.

1983
The Hawks’ season began on a challenging note, with the departure of team captain Gordie McLeod to the Sydney Supersonics and import Alonzo Weatherly returning to the USA.

McLeod’s exit marked the loss of a long-serving and pivotal figure whose leadership had been a cornerstone for the team.

To fill the gap, the Hawks brought in import Jerry Steurer (23.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.7 steals) to pair with veteran forward Jim Slacke (11.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 0.7 assists).

They also had the services of Michael Jones (32.7 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 1.5 assists), the former NBL MVP, who returned to the club after a season’s absence and went on to lead both the team and the league in scoring.

Despite the impressive contributions of Jones and the addition of Steurer, McLeod’s absence was sorely felt.

The Illawarra Hawks opened their season with a loss to the Newcastle Falcons (95-113), marking the beginning of an eight-game losing streak.

They finally broke the streak with a narrow victory against Devonport (102-100) in Round 8, which stood as their only road win of the season.

Local talent such as Tim Morrissey (7.9 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game), Simon Cottrell (7.6 points, 3.9 rebounds), and Brett Flanigan (3.5 points, 1.2 rebounds, and 2.9 assists) stepped up their production, but despite these efforts, the Hawks struggled to find cohesion and consistency.

Throughout the season, the team faced several more losing streaks, including a significant stretch where they dropped six consecutive games from March 5 to April 23.

Even with Jones’ league-leading scoring performance, the Hawks could not overcome the challenges on and off the court.

The absence of McLeod’s leadership and playmaking left a void that the team could not fill, resulting in the worst finish in club history.

The Hawks managed only four wins from 22 games, concluding the season with a disappointing 4-18 record.

HOBART DEVILS
1984
At age twenty and in his third NBL season the bruising forward was already a monster. In 1984, the Hobart Devils had minimal talent on their roster and would win only four of their 23 games that season, but Cottrell had a breakout season for the team, averaging 24 points, 14 rebounds, and 1 assist as one of the few positives of the Devils season.

Cottrell’s play in 1984 propelled him into national team selection and saw him earn a Boomers jersey for the 1986 FIBA World Championships.

Simon Cottrell played thirteen seasons across six NBL teams. This included the Launceston Casino City Tigers, Nunawading Spectres, Hobart Devils, Illawarra Hawks, Adelaide 36ers and Canberra Cannons. He averaged 12.9 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in 304 NBL games.

CAREER RANKINGS:
– 45th in total rebounds

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NBL TOTAL STATISTICS

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
1994	31	Canberra	7-19 (12)	25	522.0	179	145	22	44	101	23	9	31	72	69	169	41%	12	28	43%	29	36	81%	48%	44%	20
1993	30	Canberra	12-14 (9)	26	784.0	272	177	53	65	112	39	9	43	98	111	236	47%	10	28	36%	40	52	77%	52%	49%	21
1992	29	Canberra	11-13 (8)	26	770.0	283	196	36	72	124	40	16	51	85	115	266	43%	10	28	36%	43	54	80%	49%	45%	22
1991	28	Canberra	9-17 (9)	26	718.0	335	155	20	63	92	32	14	55	102	140	334	42%	11	29	38%	44	51	86%	47%	44%	27
1990	27	Adelaide	11-15 (9)	25	426.0	210	113	19	44	69	27	11	25	59	87	211	41%	6	20	30%	30	41	73%	46%	43%	27
1989	26	Canberra	17-7 (2)	29	747.0	386	165	22	59	106	44	22	51	94	168	401	42%	11	41	27%	39	52	75%	45%	43%	34
1988	25	Canberra	16-8 (4)	30	695.0	386	175	22	67	108	29	13	54	85	160	397	40%	12	33	36%	54	65	83%	45%	42%	34
1987	24	Canberra	17-9 (5)	24	858.0	493	248	53	85	163	32	15	76	87	207	463	45%	7	22	32%	72	91	79%	49%	45%	37
1986	23	Canberra	19-7 (2)	25	0.0	361	175	17	61	114	25	18	48	73	147	343	43%	1	8	13%	66	89	74%	47%	43%	26
1985	22	Nunawading	19-7 (3)	27	0.0	355	269	37	113	156	30	18	59	74	150	348	43%	0	1	0%	55	70	79%	47%	43%	30
1984	21	Hobart	4-19 (14)	22	0.0	525	316	25	155	161	30	14	51	72	225	459	49%	0	0	0%	75	111	68%	51%	49%	44
1983	20	Illawarra	4-18 (14)	17	0.0	129	66	9	27	39	3	8	21	35	56	120	47%	0	0	0%	17	27	63%	49%	47%	24
1982	19	Launceston	5-21 (13)	2	0.0	8	13	0	3	10	0	0	3	4	4	10	40%	0	0	0%		1	0%	38%	40%	6
Totals				304	5520	3922	2213	335	858	1355	354	167	568	940	1639	3757	43.6%	80	238	33.6%	564	740	76.2%	48%	45%	44

NBL PER GAME STATISTICS

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
1994	31	Canberra	7-19 (12)	25	20.9	7.2	5.8	0.9	1.8	4.0	0.9	0.4	1.2	2.9	2.8	6.8	41%	0.5	1.1	43%	1.2	1.4	81%	48%	44%	20
1993	30	Canberra	12-14 (9)	26	30.2	10.5	6.8	2.0	2.5	4.3	1.5	0.3	1.7	3.8	4.3	9.1	47%	0.4	1.1	36%	1.5	2.0	77%	52%	49%	21
1992	29	Canberra	11-13 (8)	26	29.6	10.9	7.5	1.4	2.8	4.8	1.5	0.6	2.0	3.3	4.4	10.2	43%	0.4	1.1	36%	1.7	2.1	80%	49%	45%	22
1991	28	Canberra	9-17 (9)	26	27.6	12.9	6.0	0.8	2.4	3.5	1.2	0.5	2.1	3.9	5.4	12.8	42%	0.4	1.1	38%	1.7	2.0	86%	47%	44%	27
1990	27	Adelaide	11-15 (9)	25	17.0	8.4	4.5	0.8	1.8	2.8	1.1	0.4	1.0	2.4	3.5	8.4	41%	0.2	0.8	30%	1.2	1.6	73%	46%	43%	27
1989	26	Canberra	17-7 (2)	29	25.8	13.3	5.7	0.8	2.0	3.7	1.5	0.8	1.8	3.2	5.8	13.8	42%	0.4	1.4	27%	1.3	1.8	75%	45%	43%	34
1988	25	Canberra	16-8 (4)	30	23.2	12.9	5.8	0.7	2.2	3.6	1.0	0.4	1.8	2.8	5.3	13.2	40%	0.4	1.1	36%	1.8	2.2	83%	45%	42%	34
1987	24	Canberra	17-9 (5)	24	35.8	20.5	10.3	2.2	3.5	6.8	1.3	0.6	3.2	3.6	8.6	19.3	45%	0.3	0.9	32%	3.0	3.8	79%	49%	45%	37
1986	23	Canberra	19-7 (2)	25	0.0	14.4	7.0	0.7	2.4	4.6	1.0	0.7	1.9	2.9	5.9	13.7	43%	0.0	0.3	13%	2.6	3.6	74%	47%	43%	26
1985	22	Nunawading	19-7 (3)	27	0.0	13.1	10.0	1.4	4.2	5.8	1.1	0.7	2.2	2.7	5.6	12.9	43%	0.0	0.0	0%	2.0	2.6	79%	47%	43%	30
1984	21	Hobart	4-19 (14)	22	0.0	23.9	14.4	1.1	7.0	7.3	1.4	0.6	2.3	3.3	10.2	20.9	49%	0.0	0.0	0%	3.4	5.0	68%	51%	49%	44
1983	20	Illawarra	4-18 (14)	17	0.0	7.6	3.9	0.5	1.6	2.3	0.2	0.5	1.2	2.1	3.3	7.1	47%	0.0	0.0	0%	1.0	1.6	63%	49%	47%	24
1982	19	Launceston	5-21 (13)	2	0.0	4.0	6.5	0.0	1.5	5.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	2.0	2.0	5.0	40%	0.0	0.0	0%	0.0	0.5	0%	38.2%	40%	6
Total				304	18.2	12.9	7.3	1.1	2.8	4.5	1.2	0.5	1.9	3.1	5.4	12.4	43.6%	0.0	0.0	33.6%	0.3	0.8	76.2%	48%	45%	44

CAREER HIGHS

POINTS	REBOUNDS	ASSISTS	STEALS	BLOCKS	TURNOVERS	TRIPLE DOUBLES
44	27	6	5	4	7	0

STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE

AIS 1981-83

FIBA EXPERIENCE

Cottrell suited up for Australia for the first time at the FIBA World Championships in 1986, a year where the Boomers struggled against much stronger competition. Australia finished with a 2-3 record and failed to progress past the initial stages.

FIBA TOTAL STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%
1986	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0.0%
Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%

FIBA PER GAME STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%
1986	23	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.0	0.0%
Total		1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0%	0.0	0.0	0%	0.0	0.0	0%

Season	Team	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%
1	0	76%	60%	87%	84%
2	0	44	6	5	4
Total						1639	3757	43.6%	80	238	33.6%

NBA TOTAL STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	TEAM	POS	GP	GS	MINS	PTS	TRB	AST	ORB	DRB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%
1994	31	Canberra	7-19 (12)	25	522.0	179	145	22	44	101	23	9	31	72	69	169	41%	12	28	43%	29	36	81%	48%	44%	20
1993	30	Canberra	12-14 (9)	26	784.0	272	177	53	65	112	39	9	43	98	111	236	47%	10	28	36%	40	52	77%	52%	49%	21
1992	29	Canberra	11-13 (8)	26	770.0	283	196	36	72	124	40	16	51	85	115	266	43%	10	28	36%	43	54	80%	49%	45%	22
1991	28	Canberra	9-17 (9)	26	718.0	335	155	20	63	92	32	14	55	102	140	334	42%	11	29	38%	44	51	86%	47%	44%	27
1990	27	Adelaide	11-15 (9)	25	426.0	210	113	19	44	69	27	11	25	59	87	211	41%	6	20	30%	30	41	73%	46%	43%	27
1989	26	Canberra	17-7 (2)	29	747.0	386	165	22	59	106	44	22	51	94	168	401	42%	11	41	27%	39	52	75%	45%	43%	34
1988	25	Canberra	16-8 (4)	30	695.0	386	175	22	67	108	29	13	54	85	160	397	40%	12	33	36%	54	65	83%	45%	42%	34
1987	24	Canberra	17-9 (5)	24	858.0	493	248	53	85	163	32	15	76	87	207	463	45%	7	22	32%	72	91	79%	49%	45%	37
1986	23	Canberra	19-7 (2)	25	0.0	361	175	17	61	114	25	18	48	73	147	343	43%	1	8	13%	66	89	74%	47%	43%	26
1985	22	Nunawading	19-7 (3)	27	0.0	355	269	37	113	156	30	18	59	74	150	348	43%	0	1	0%	55	70	79%	47%	43%	30
1984	21	Hobart	4-19 (14)	22	0.0	525	316	25	155	161	30	14	51	72	225	459	49%	0	0	0%	75	111	68%	51%	49%	44
1983	20	Illawarra	4-18 (14)	17	0.0	129	66	9	27	39	3	8	21	35	56	120	47%	0	0	0%	17	27	63%	49%	47%	24
1982	19	Launceston	5-21 (13)	2	0.0	8	13	0	3	10	0	0	3	4	4	10	40%	0	0	0%		1	0%	38%	40%	6
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0

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