Alabama's leading scorer Schea Cotton is considering making himself eligible for the NBA draft because his father is ill. He said his father, James Cotton, is sick but did not elaborate on the nature of the illness.
Family is first.
Because, if I break my leg tomorrow, my family is going to be there for me 100 percent. Alabama's spring break is March 27-April 2. Cotton, who turns 22 in May, is in his first season of NCAA competition. He signed with UCLA in 1997 and North Carolina State in 1998, but he played last season at Long Beach City College because the NCAA invalidated his SAT scores. Cotton's name came up last week when Nate Cebrun, a runner for sports agents who is accused of making improper payments to Auburn star Chris Porter, said he and Cotton are friends.