Ed Cota

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ed Cota
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	May 19, 1976(1976-05-19)
Age	48
Birthplace	California
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Taurus

Ed Cota Biography

Ed Cota is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on May 19, 1976 in California, California, United States. Former American basketball player of Panamanian heritage who was a star player for the University of North Carolina.

He was a McDonald’s All-American alongside Kobe Bryant in 1996.

Cota is probably best known to basketball fans for his play at point guard for the University of North Carolina (UNC) from 1996 to 2000. At UNC, Cota led the Tar Heels to three Final Fours in his four years as a starter. During the 1997-1998 season, Cota was a member of new coach Bill Guthridge’s successful “Six Starters” rotation with Antawn Jamison, Vince Carter, Shammond Williams, Ademola Okulaja, and Makhtar N’Diaye.

He then enrolled in St. Thomas More School in Oakdale, Connecticut, where he led his team to the New England private school title his junior year as he averaged 21 points and nine assists a game. He was selected for the United States Junior National Select Team and played in the 1996 McDonald’s All- American Game, which featured future stars Jermaine O’Neal, Stephen Jackson, Mike Bibby and Kobe Bryant. The one-time truant high school student also excelled in the classroom, eventually finishing his high school career as an honor roll student.

His parents were born in Panama.

Ed Cota Net Worth

Ed Cota is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ed Cota 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He attended and played basketball at Samuel J. Tilden High School in Brooklyn.

He played in the 1996 McDonald’s All-American game.

Eduardo Enrique Cota (born May 19, 1976) is a Panamanian-American former professional basketball player. He is currently living in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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After his stint in St. Petersburg, Cota returned to Lithuania and Žalgiris Kaunas to start the 2005-2006 season, but moved to Spain to play for FC Barcelona before the season ended.

Facts & Trivia

Ed Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ed Cota celebrates birthday on May 19 of every year.

Cota also competed internationally as a member of the Panama national basketball team (his parents were from Panama and he enjoys dual citizenship status). In this capacity, he has been to the 2006 FIBA World Championship tournament.

What happened to Ed Cota?

Eduardo Enrique Cota (born May 19, 1976) is a Panamanian-American former professional basketball player. He is currently living in Charlotte, North Carolina.

How tall is ed Cota?

6′ 0″

When did Ed Cota play for UNC?

Cota played at UNC from 1996-2000. He earned All-ACC second-team honors in each of his final three seasons, and he was the 1996-97 ACC Rookie of the Year.