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Cory Hightower

Position: Forward

6-7, 222lb (201cm, 100kg)

Hometown: Norcross, GA

High School: Meadowcreek HS

Schools: Presbyterian (Men), Western Carolina (Men) and Winthrop (Men)

2022-23 All-Big South
2022 All-Big South Tourney
Big South All-Freshman

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SUMMARY

Career

G

144

PTS

12.2

TRB

5.9

AST

2.2

FG%

44.8

FG3%

34.5

FT%

73.8

eFG%

51.2

PER

16.7

WS

10.2

Per Game

Per Game Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS		SOS
2018-19	Presbyterian	Big South	FR	36	35	24.4	3.5	7.4	.475	3.1	6.4	.493	0.4	1.0	.361	2.1	2.8	.750	1.5	4.8	6.3	1.9	0.8	0.6	1.6	2.6	9.4		-5.35
2019-20	Presbyterian	Big South	SO	31	31	32.7	4.7	10.7	.443	3.8	7.5	.515	0.9	3.3	.277	2.9	4.3	.677	1.1	5.0	6.1	2.5	1.0	0.4	2.7	2.5	13.3		-6.93
2020-21	Western Carolina	Southern	JR	19	18	29.7	4.9	11.2	.441	4.1	7.9	.517	0.8	3.3	.258	3.1	3.6	.868	0.9	5.3	6.2	2.2	1.1	0.3	3.1	2.5	13.8		-2.03
2021-22	Winthrop	Big South	JR	28	26	27.2	3.8	8.5	.448	2.0	3.9	.505	1.9	4.6	.400	2.3	3.1	.744	0.8	4.7	5.5	1.8	1.0	0.5	2.9	2.1	11.8		-3.63
2022-23	Winthrop	Big South	SR	30	29	32.4	4.5	10.4	.434	2.3	4.5	.515	2.2	5.8	.371	2.4	3.4	.716	0.9	4.6	5.5	2.4	0.8	0.4	2.9	2.6	13.6		-3.59
Career	Overall			144	139	29.1	4.2	9.4	.448	3.0	5.9	.508	1.2	3.5	.345	2.5	3.4	.738	1.1	4.8	5.9	2.2	0.9	0.4	2.5	2.5	12.2		-4.30
	Presbyterian			67	66	28.3	4.1	8.9	.457	3.5	6.9	.504	0.6	2.0	.299	2.5	3.5	.708	1.3	4.9	6.2	2.2	0.9	0.5	2.1	2.6	11.2
	Western Carolina			19	18	29.7	4.9	11.2	.441	4.1	7.9	.517	0.8	3.3	.258	3.1	3.6	.868	0.9	5.3	6.2	2.2	1.1	0.3	3.1	2.5	13.8
	Winthrop			58	55	29.9	4.2	9.5	.440	2.2	4.2	.510	2.0	5.3	.384	2.4	3.2	.729	0.9	4.7	5.5	2.1	0.9	0.4	2.9	2.4	12.7

Per Game Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2018-19	Presbyterian	Big South	FR	16	15	25.0	3.3	6.6	.500	3.1	5.8	.538	0.2	0.8	.231	2.8	3.6	.789	1.5	4.5	6.0	2.1	0.8	0.6	1.7	2.4	9.6
2019-20	Presbyterian	Big South	SO	18	18	32.4	4.8	9.8	.486	3.7	6.4	.574	1.1	3.4	.323	3.6	5.1	.707	1.0	5.7	6.7	2.5	1.1	0.5	2.8	2.7	14.3
2020-21	Western Carolina	Southern	JR	17	17	29.8	5.2	11.5	.454	4.3	8.2	.521	0.9	3.3	.286	2.9	3.5	.847	0.9	5.4	6.2	2.2	1.2	0.3	3.1	2.4	14.4
2021-22	Winthrop	Big South	JR	14	12	27.0	4.0	8.9	.448	2.1	4.1	.509	1.9	4.9	.397	2.2	3.1	.721	1.0	4.4	5.4	1.6	0.9	0.4	2.9	2.1	12.1
2022-23	Winthrop	Big South	SR	17	17	33.6	4.6	10.3	.451	2.4	4.6	.526	2.2	5.7	.392	2.2	3.1	.698	0.9	4.9	5.9	2.1	1.1	0.5	2.5	2.9	13.7
Career	Overall			82	79	29.7	4.4	9.5	.466	3.2	5.9	.536	1.3	3.6	.351	2.8	3.7	.750	1.1	5.0	6.1	2.1	1.0	0.5	2.6	2.5	12.9
	Presbyterian			34	33	28.9	4.1	8.3	.491	3.4	6.1	.558	0.7	2.2	.307	3.2	4.4	.738	1.2	5.1	6.4	2.3	1.0	0.6	2.3	2.6	12.1
	Western Carolina			17	17	29.8	5.2	11.5	.454	4.3	8.2	.521	0.9	3.3	.286	2.9	3.5	.847	0.9	5.4	6.2	2.2	1.2	0.3	3.1	2.4	14.4
	Winthrop			31	29	30.6	4.4	9.7	.450	2.3	4.4	.519	2.1	5.3	.394	2.2	3.1	.708	1.0	4.7	5.7	1.9	1.0	0.5	2.7	2.5	13.0

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Totals

Totals Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2018-19	Presbyterian	Big South	FR	36	35	880	126	265	.475	113	229	.493	13	36	.361	75	100	.750	54	172	226	70	28	22	59	93	340
2019-20	Presbyterian	Big South	SO	31	31	1014	147	332	.443	119	231	.515	28	101	.277	90	133	.677	34	154	188	79	32	11	83	79	412
2020-21	Western Carolina	Southern	JR	19	18	564	94	213	.441	78	151	.517	16	62	.258	59	68	.868	17	100	117	41	21	5	59	48	263
2021-22	Winthrop	Big South	JR	28	26	762	107	239	.448	55	109	.505	52	130	.400	64	86	.744	23	131	154	49	28	13	80	59	330
2022-23	Winthrop	Big South	SR	30	29	971	135	311	.434	70	136	.515	65	175	.371	73	102	.716	27	139	166	72	25	11	86	79	408
Career	Overall			144	139	4191	609	1360	.448	435	856	.508	174	504	.345	361	489	.738	155	696	851	311	134	62	367	358	1753
	Presbyterian			67	66	1894	273	597	.457	232	460	.504	41	137	.299	165	233	.708	88	326	414	149	60	33	142	172	752
	Western Carolina			19	18	564	94	213	.441	78	151	.517	16	62	.258	59	68	.868	17	100	117	41	21	5	59	48	263
	Winthrop			58	55	1733	242	550	.440	125	245	.510	117	305	.384	137	188	.729	50	270	320	121	53	24	166	138	738

Totals Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2018-19	Presbyterian	Big South	FR	16	15	400	53	106	.500	50	93	.538	3	13	.231	45	57	.789	24	72	96	33	13	10	27	39	154
2019-20	Presbyterian	Big South	SO	18	18	583	86	177	.486	66	115	.574	20	62	.323	65	92	.707	18	102	120	45	20	9	51	49	257
2020-21	Western Carolina	Southern	JR	17	17	506	89	196	.454	73	140	.521	16	56	.286	50	59	.847	15	91	106	37	20	5	52	41	244
2021-22	Winthrop	Big South	JR	14	12	378	56	125	.448	29	57	.509	27	68	.397	31	43	.721	14	62	76	23	13	6	41	30	170
2022-23	Winthrop	Big South	SR	17	17	571	79	175	.451	41	78	.526	38	97	.392	37	53	.698	16	84	100	36	18	8	42	49	233
Career	Overall			82	79	2438	363	779	.466	259	483	.536	104	296	.351	228	304	.750	87	411	498	174	84	38	213	208	1058
	Presbyterian			34	33	983	139	283	.491	116	208	.558	23	75	.307	110	149	.738	42	174	216	78	33	19	78	88	411
	Western Carolina			17	17	506	89	196	.454	73	140	.521	16	56	.286	50	59	.847	15	91	106	37	20	5	52	41	244
	Winthrop			31	29	949	135	300	.450	70	135	.519	65	165	.394	68	96	.708	30	146	176	59	31	14	83	79	403

Per 40 Minutes

Per 40 Minutes Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2018-19	Presbyterian	Big South	FR	36	35	880	5.7	12.0	.475	5.1	10.4	.493	0.6	1.6	.361	3.4	4.5	.750	10.3	3.2	1.3	1.0	2.7	4.2	15.5
2019-20	Presbyterian	Big South	SO	31	31	1014	5.8	13.1	.443	4.7	9.1	.515	1.1	4.0	.277	3.6	5.2	.677	7.4	3.1	1.3	0.4	3.3	3.1	16.3
2020-21	Western Carolina	Southern	JR	19	18	564	6.7	15.1	.441	5.5	10.7	.517	1.1	4.4	.258	4.2	4.8	.868	8.3	2.9	1.5	0.4	4.2	3.4	18.7
2021-22	Winthrop	Big South	JR	28	26	762	5.6	12.5	.448	2.9	5.7	.505	2.7	6.8	.400	3.4	4.5	.744	8.1	2.6	1.5	0.7	4.2	3.1	17.3
2022-23	Winthrop	Big South	SR	30	29	971	5.6	12.8	.434	2.9	5.6	.515	2.7	7.2	.371	3.0	4.2	.716	6.8	3.0	1.0	0.5	3.5	3.3	16.8
Career	Overall			144	139	4191	5.8	13.0	.448	4.2	8.2	.508	1.7	4.8	.345	3.4	4.7	.738	8.1	3.0	1.3	0.6	3.5	3.4	16.7
	Presbyterian			67	66	1894	5.8	12.6	.457	4.9	9.7	.504	0.9	2.9	.299	3.5	4.9	.708	8.7	3.1	1.3	0.7	3.0	3.6	15.9
	Western Carolina			19	18	564	6.7	15.1	.441	5.5	10.7	.517	1.1	4.4	.258	4.2	4.8	.868	8.3	2.9	1.5	0.4	4.2	3.4	18.7
	Winthrop			58	55	1733	5.6	12.7	.440	2.9	5.7	.510	2.7	7.0	.384	3.2	4.3	.729	7.4	2.8	1.2	0.6	3.8	3.2	17.0

Per 40 Minutes Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2018-19	Presbyterian	Big South	FR	16	15	400	5.3	10.6	.500	5.0	9.3	.538	0.3	1.3	.231	4.5	5.7	.789	9.6	3.3	1.3	1.0	2.7	3.9	15.4
2019-20	Presbyterian	Big South	SO	18	18	583	5.9	12.1	.486	4.5	7.9	.574	1.4	4.3	.323	4.5	6.3	.707	8.2	3.1	1.4	0.6	3.5	3.4	17.6
2020-21	Western Carolina	Southern	JR	17	17	506	7.0	15.5	.454	5.8	11.1	.521	1.3	4.4	.286	4.0	4.7	.847	8.4	2.9	1.6	0.4	4.1	3.2	19.3
2021-22	Winthrop	Big South	JR	14	12	378	5.9	13.2	.448	3.1	6.0	.509	2.9	7.2	.397	3.3	4.6	.721	8.0	2.4	1.4	0.6	4.3	3.2	18.0
2022-23	Winthrop	Big South	SR	17	17	571	5.5	12.3	.451	2.9	5.5	.526	2.7	6.8	.392	2.6	3.7	.698	7.0	2.5	1.3	0.6	2.9	3.4	16.3
Career	Overall			82	79	2438	6.0	12.8	.466	4.2	7.9	.536	1.7	4.9	.351	3.7	5.0	.750	8.2	2.9	1.4	0.6	3.5	3.4	17.4
	Presbyterian			34	33	983	5.7	11.5	.491	4.7	8.5	.558	0.9	3.1	.307	4.5	6.1	.738	8.8	3.2	1.3	0.8	3.2	3.6	16.7
	Western Carolina			17	17	506	7.0	15.5	.454	5.8	11.1	.521	1.3	4.4	.286	4.0	4.7	.847	8.4	2.9	1.6	0.4	4.1	3.2	19.3
	Winthrop			31	29	949	5.7	12.6	.450	3.0	5.7	.519	2.7	7.0	.394	2.9	4.0	.708	7.4	2.5	1.3	0.6	3.5	3.3	17.0

Per 100 Poss

Per 100 Poss Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS		ORtg	DRtg
2018-19	Presbyterian	Big South	FR	36	35	880	8.2	17.3	.475	7.4	14.9	.493	0.8	2.3	.361	4.9	6.5	.750	14.8	4.6	1.8	1.4	3.9	6.1	22.2		108.4	100.9
2019-20	Presbyterian	Big South	SO	31	31	1014	8.6	19.5	.443	7.0	13.6	.515	1.6	5.9	.277	5.3	7.8	.677	11.0	4.6	1.9	0.6	4.9	4.6	24.2		99.0	107.8
2020-21	Western Carolina	Southern	JR	19	18	564	9.2	20.9	.441	7.7	14.8	.517	1.6	6.1	.258	5.8	6.7	.868	11.5	4.0	2.1	0.5	5.8	4.7	25.8		96.4	105.5
2021-22	Winthrop	Big South	JR	28	26	762	8.1	18.1	.448	4.2	8.3	.505	3.9	9.8	.400	4.8	6.5	.744	11.7	3.7	2.1	1.0	6.1	4.5	25.0		101.5	98.7
2022-23	Winthrop	Big South	SR	30	29	971	8.2	18.9	.434	4.3	8.3	.515	4.0	10.6	.371	4.4	6.2	.716	10.1	4.4	1.5	0.7	5.2	4.8	24.8		104.2	109.4
Career	Overall			144	139	4191	8.4	18.8	.448	6.0	11.9	.508	2.4	7.0	.345	5.0	6.8	.738	11.8	4.3	1.9	0.9	5.1	5.0	24.3		102.0	104.7
	Presbyterian			67	66	1894	8.4	18.5	.457	7.2	14.2	.504	1.3	4.2	.299	5.1	7.2	.708	12.8	4.6	1.9	1.0	4.4	5.3	23.2		103.2	104.5
	Western Carolina			19	18	564	9.2	20.9	.441	7.7	14.8	.517	1.6	6.1	.258	5.8	6.7	.868	11.5	4.0	2.1	0.5	5.8	4.7	25.8		96.4	105.5
	Winthrop			58	55	1733	8.2	18.5	.440	4.2	8.3	.510	3.9	10.3	.384	4.6	6.3	.729	10.8	4.1	1.8	0.8	5.6	4.7	24.9		103.0	104.7

Per 100 Poss Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS		ORtg	DRtg
2018-19	Presbyterian	Big South	FR	16	15	400	7.6	15.3	.500	7.2	13.4	.538	0.4	1.9	.231	6.5	8.2	.789	13.8	4.8	1.9	1.4	3.9	5.6	22.2		113.6	103.7
2019-20	Presbyterian	Big South	SO	18	18	583	8.6	17.8	.486	6.6	11.5	.574	2.0	6.2	.323	6.5	9.2	.707	12.0	4.5	2.0	0.9	5.1	4.9	25.8		106.6	106.1
2020-21	Western Carolina	Southern	JR	17	17	506	9.8	21.6	.454	8.1	15.5	.521	1.8	6.2	.286	5.5	6.5	.847	11.7	4.1	2.2	0.6	5.7	4.5	27.0		97.2	107.3
2021-22	Winthrop	Big South	JR	14	12	378	8.7	19.3	.448	4.5	8.8	.509	4.2	10.5	.397	4.8	6.6	.721	11.8	3.6	2.0	0.9	6.3	4.6	26.3		101.4	98.7
2022-23	Winthrop	Big South	SR	17	17	571	8.3	18.3	.451	4.3	8.2	.526	4.0	10.2	.392	3.9	5.6	.698	10.5	3.8	1.9	0.8	4.4	5.1	24.4		107.3	107.6
Career	Overall			82	79	2438	8.6	18.6	.466	6.2	11.5	.536	2.5	7.1	.351	5.4	7.2	.750	11.9	4.1	2.0	0.9	5.1	5.0	25.2		104.6	105.2
	Presbyterian			34	33	983	8.2	16.7	.491	6.9	12.3	.558	1.4	4.4	.307	6.5	8.8	.738	12.8	4.6	2.0	1.1	4.6	5.2	24.3		109.2	105.1
	Western Carolina			17	17	506	9.8	21.6	.454	8.1	15.5	.521	1.8	6.2	.286	5.5	6.5	.847	11.7	4.1	2.2	0.6	5.7	4.5	27.0		97.2	107.3
	Winthrop			31	29	949	8.4	18.7	.450	4.4	8.4	.519	4.1	10.3	.394	4.2	6.0	.708	11.0	3.7	1.9	0.9	5.2	4.9	25.2		104.7	104.0

Advanced

Advanced Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	3PAr	FTr	PProd	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%		OWS	DWS	WS	WS/40		OBPM	DBPM	BPM
2018-19	Presbyterian	Big South	FR	36	35	880	18.3	.544	.500	.136	.377	358	6.9	22.7	14.7	15.1	1.8	3.0	15.9	21.6		1.6	1.3	2.9	.133		-1.0	-0.5	-1.5
2019-20	Presbyterian	Big South	SO	31	31	1014	16.4	.521	.485	.304	.401	409	4.1	18.0	11.2	17.3	1.9	1.4	17.4	24.8		1.2	0.6	1.9	.074		-0.8	-2.6	-3.3
2020-21	Western Carolina	Southern	JR	19	18	564	16.4	.536	.479	.291	.319	257	3.6	20.6	12.3	15.1	2.1	1.0	19.4	27.0		0.5	0.5	1.0	.074		-0.6	-0.7	-1.3
2021-22	Winthrop	Big South	JR	28	26	762	16.6	.590	.556	.544	.360	315	4.0	19.8	12.4	12.6	2.1	2.0	22.2	24.4		1.0	1.2	2.2	.118		0.6	-0.9	-0.4
2022-23	Winthrop	Big South	SR	30	29	971	15.6	.568	.539	.563	.328	403	3.6	16.7	10.6	15.7	1.5	1.2	19.3	24.1		1.4	0.7	2.1	.088		0.8	-2.1	-1.3
Career	Overall			144	139	4191	16.7	.550	.512	.371	.360	1742	4.5	19.4	12.1	15.3	1.9	1.8	18.7	24.2		5.7	4.5	10.2	.098		-0.2	-1.5	-1.7
	Presbyterian			67	66	1894	17.3	.531	.492	.229	.390	767	5.4	20.2	12.8	16.3	1.9	2.2	16.7	23.3		2.8	2.0	4.8	.101		-0.9	-1.6	-2.5
	Western Carolina			19	18	564	16.4	.536	.479	.291	.319	257	3.6	20.6	12.3	15.1	2.1	1.0	19.4	27.0		0.5	0.5	1.0	.074		-0.6	-0.7	-1.3
	Winthrop			58	55	1733	16.0	.577	.546	.555	.342	719	3.8	18.1	11.4	14.3	1.8	1.6	20.6	24.3		2.4	2.0	4.4	.101		0.7	-1.6	-0.9

Advanced Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	3PAr	FTr	PProd	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%		OWS	DWS	WS	WS/40		OBPM	DBPM	BPM
2018-19	Presbyterian	Big South	FR	16	15	400	21.9	.579	.514	.123	.538	165	7.7	23.6	15.6	16.8	1.9	3.3	16.9	20.9		1.2	0.2	1.4	.141
2019-20	Presbyterian	Big South	SO	18	18	583	22.3	.582	.542	.350	.520	255	4.5	23.0	14.2	17.2	2.0	2.0	18.8	24.8		1.6	0.1	1.7	.116
2020-21	Western Carolina	Southern	JR	17	17	506	19.0	.545	.495	.286	.301	238	3.8	23.2	13.4	16.3	2.2	1.1	18.8	28.0		0.9	0.1	0.9	.074
2021-22	Winthrop	Big South	JR	14	12	378	20.0	.584	.556	.544	.344	166	5.7	20.4	13.8	12.4	2.0	1.9	22.0	26.4		0.8	0.4	1.2	.124
2022-23	Winthrop	Big South	SR	17	17	571	20.3	.582	.560	.554	.303	229	4.1	20.2	12.3	13.9	1.9	1.6	17.3	23.1		1.4	0.1	1.6	.109
Career	Overall			82	79	2438	20.7	.573	.533	.380	.390	1051	5.0	22.1	13.8	15.4	2.0	1.9	18.7	24.7		5.9	0.8	6.8	.111
	Presbyterian			34	33	983	22.1	.581	.532	.265	.527	419	5.8	23.2	14.8	17.0	2.0	2.5	18.1	23.2		2.8	0.3	3.1	.126
	Western Carolina			17	17	506	19.0	.545	.495	.286	.301	238	3.8	23.2	13.4	16.3	2.2	1.1	18.8	28.0		0.9	0.1	0.9	.074
	Winthrop			31	29	949	20.2	.583	.558	.550	.320	394	4.7	20.3	12.9	13.3	1.9	1.7	19.4	24.4		2.2	0.5	2.7	.115

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