Colton Iverson

Class:
Junior
Position:
F/C
Hometown:
Yankton, S.D.
High School:
Yankton

Milestones: Swatted nine shots against Bowling Green (11/15) in the second game of the NABC Classic to tie Joel Przybilla and Randy Breuer for the third-best single-game performance in school history • scored 100th career point against Ohio State (2/7/09) • grabbed his 200th career rebound against Ohio State (1/09/10) • scored his 300th career point against Iowa (3/07/10) • is fifth on the Gophers[apos] all-time single-season field goal percentage list after shooting .605 (69-114) as a freshman (2008-09). 2009-10 | Sophomore Season: Played 19 minutes in season opener against Tennessee Tech (11/13), scoring five points and grabbed seven rebounds • grabbed six rebounds and scored four points in 16 minutes against Stephen F. Austin (11/16) • came off the bench to collect his first career double-double with 13 points and a then career-high 11 rebounds in the win over Butler (11/26) • started his first game of the season against Texas A&M (11/29) and finished the game with his second career double-double with 14 points and a career-high 12 rebounds • scored six points and grabbed five rebounds in 21 minutes against Morgan State (12/8) • came off the bench to score 11 points and grab seven rebounds in 13 minutes against St. Joseph[apos]s (12/12) • grabbed a team-high nine rebounds, five offensive, and scored two points against Purdue (1/05) • scored 10 points in 22 minutes off the bench at Michigan (3/2) • averaged 10.5 points per game and four rebounds in the Big Ten Tournament while shooting 75 percent from the floor • scored 12 points in a perfect 5-of-5 shooting from the field and 2-for-3 mark at the free throw line in 16 minutes in the Big Ten Tournament opener agaisnt Penn State (3/11) • played 27 minutes and made a team high six field goals (6-of-9) on his way to 12 points in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals against Michigan State (3/12) • went 4-of-5 and scored 11 points in 19 minutes in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals against Purdue (3/13) • scored six points in 19 minutes in the Big Ten Tournament championship game against Ohio State (3/14) • contributed five points, six rebounds and five blocks in 17 minutes against Xavier in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (3/19) • finished the season with averages of points, a career-high 4.4 rebounds and 16.9 minutes per game. 2008-09 | Freshman Season: Started all three games and averaged 7.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.3 blocks and 20.7 minutes played per game in the NABC Classic • tallied nine points, five rebounds and a block in Gopher debut against Concordia-St. Paul in the first game of the NABC Classic • played 11 minutes and scored five points in first road game as a Gopher at Colorado State (11/22) • established career-highs with 20 points and four assists against Eastern Washington (11/26) • scored a game-high 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds against Virginia (12/2) • scored four points and blocked four shots in 24 minutes against South Dakota State (12/10) • scored four points, grabbed three rebounds and blocked two shots in 25 minutes against Louisville (12/20) • recorded seven points, seven rebounds, two blocks and a steal in 18 minutes against High Point (12/28) • scored six points and grabbed six rebounds in 20 minutes against Illinois (1/29) • scored eight points and grabbed five rebounds in 26 minutes against Ohio State (2/7) • scored four points, tied a career-high with eight rebounds and established a career-high with two steals in 28 minutes against Illinois (2/26). High School: A graduate of Yankton High School • averaged 17.9 points, 12.3 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game as a senior and led Yankton to a fifth place finish in the South Dakota State AA Tournament • named to the All-Tournament Team • averaged a double-double in 20 of the 26 games played during senior season • named MVP of the Hoosier Shootout in the summer of 2007 as after leading the South Dakota Heat AAU team to the championship • averaged 14.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks during the summer of `07 • averaged 12.4 points, 9.6 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game as a junior • three-time All-Conference performer • two-time member of the All-State team. Personal: Born June 29, 1989 • majoring in Business Marketing Education • son of Chuck and Karla Iverson • father Chuck Iverson, a former University of South Dakota basketball standout, is a member of the USD Coyote Sports Hall of Fame and was later drafted by the Seattle Supersonics of the NBA as well as by Memphis of the ABA • has two sisters, Cassie and Kara • Kara played four years of basketball for her father Chuck Iverson at Mount Marty • Cassie is a junior forward at the University of South Dakota.