Cottrill, a 6-foot-3, 190-pound guard, is currently in his senior year
at Logan High in Logan, W.Va., playing basketball for coach Mark
Hatcher.
Last year as a junior, Cottrill attended Mountain State Academy in
Beckley, W.Va., where he averaged 25.8 points per game. He was coached
by Rob Fulford.
Prior to Mountain State Academy, Cottrill attended Poca High in Poca,
W.Va., where he averaged 30.9 points as a sophomore and 23.8 points as a
freshman, playing for coach Allen Obsorne. He hit 83 3-pointers during
his sophomore campaign and 52 3-point field goals as a freshman.
Cottrill, who scored 1,164 points in two years at Poca, was the Kanawha
Valley Player of the Year and runner-up for State Player of the Year as
a sophomore. He earned Class AA first team all-state honors as a
sophomore and was a second team all-state selection as a freshman.
Cottrill is ranked by ESPN.com as the 16th-best point guard in the 2010
recruiting class and the 68th-best player overall. He is ranked No. 13
among point guards by Scout.com, and Rivals.com has him at No. 20 at
point guard and No. 79 overall.
“We are excited to have Noah Cottrill join our basketball program,”
says Huggins. “Noah is an outstanding shooter, has terrific
ball-handling skills and has a tremendous ability to score. It is great
to be able to sign one of our own, and Noah is excited to represent this
great state on and off the court.”
Cottrill has played AAU basketball for the Ohio Basketball Club for
coach Mike Duncan and the West Virginia Swoosh for coach Bobby Dawson.