# Colbey Ross > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Colbey_Ross > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Colbey_Ross.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colbey_Ross > Source revision: 1347805378 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American basketball player (born 1998)}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Colbey Ross | image = Colbey Ross 4 Pallacanestro Trieste FIBA BCL 20251118 (3).jpg | caption = Ross with [Pallacanestro Trieste](/source/Pallacanestro_Trieste) in 2025 | position = [Point guard](/source/Point_guard) | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 185 | league = [LBA](/source/Lega_Basket_Serie_A) | team = Pallacanestro Trieste | number = 4 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|10|22}} | birth_place = [Aurora, Colorado](/source/Aurora%2C_Colorado), U.S. | high_school = [Eaglecrest](/source/Eaglecrest_High_School)
([Centennial, Colorado](/source/Centennial%2C_Colorado)) | college = [Pepperdine](/source/Pepperdine_Waves_men's_basketball) (2017–2021) | draft_year = 2021 | career_start = 2021 | years1 = 2021–2022 | team1 = [Nymburk](/source/Basketball_Nymburk) | years2 = 2022–2023 | team2 = [Pallacanestro Varese](/source/Pallacanestro_Varese) | years3 = 2023 | team3 = [Budućnost VOLI](/source/KK_Budu%C4%87nost) | years4 = 2023 | team4 = [Pallacanestro Varese](/source/Pallacanestro_Varese) | years5 = 2023–2024 | team5 = [Derthona Basket](/source/Derthona_Basket) | years6 = 2024–present | team6 = [Pallacanestro Trieste](/source/Pallacanestro_Trieste) | highlights = * [LBA Most Valuable Player](/source/Lega_Basket_Serie_A) ([2023](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_LBA_season)) * [All-LBA](/source/Lega_Basket_Serie_A) Team ([2023](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_LBA_season)) * [Czech Republic League](/source/National_Basketball_League_(Czech_Republic)) champion (2022) *[CBI](/source/College_Basketball_Invitational) champion ([2021](/source/2021_College_Basketball_Invitational)) * 3× First-team All-[WCC](/source/West_Coast_Conference) (2019–2021) * WCC All-Freshman Team (2018) * [Mr. Colorado Basketball](/source/Mr._Colorado_Basketball) (2017) }} '''Colbey Ross''' (born October 22, 1998) is an American professional [basketball](/source/basketball) player for [Pallacanestro Trieste](/source/Pallacanestro_Trieste) of the Italian [Lega Basket Serie A](/source/Lega_Basket_Serie_A) (LBA). He played [college basketball](/source/college_basketball) for the [Pepperdine Waves](/source/Pepperdine_Waves_men's_basketball). ==High school career== Ross played four years of [varsity](/source/varsity_team) basketball for [Eaglecrest High School](/source/Eaglecrest_High_School) in [Centennial, Colorado](/source/Centennial%2C_Colorado). As a junior, he averaged 18.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, leading his team to the Class 5A state title game. Ross was named Colorado [Gatorade Player of the Year](/source/Gatorade_Player_of_the_Year_awards) and was the only junior selected to play in the state's High School All-Star Game.{{cite web |title=Colbey Ross of Eaglecrest named Gatorade Colorado boys basketball player of the year |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2016/03/17/colbey-ross-of-eaglecrest-named-gatorade-colorado-boys-basketball-player-of-the-year/amp/ |website=[The Denver Post](/source/The_Denver_Post) |accessdate=June 16, 2020 |date=March 17, 2016}}{{cite web |last1=Graham |first1=Nick |title=Chauncey Billups HS Hoops: Colbey Ross of Eaglecrest named Gatorade player of the year |url=https://milehighsports.com/chauncey-billups-hs-hoops-colbey-ross-eaglecrest-named-gatorade-player-year/ |publisher=Mile High Sports |accessdate=June 16, 2020 |date=March 17, 2016}} As a senior, he averaged 18.4 points, 5.0 assists, 4.9 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game, helping Eaglecrest win the Class 5A state championship and earning [most valuable player](/source/most_valuable_player) of the state tournament.{{cite web |last1=Casey |first1=Ryan |title=Eaglecrest's Colbey Ross named Gatorade boys basketball player of the year |url=https://chsaanow.com/2017-03-20/eaglecrests-colbey-ross-named-gatorade-boys-basketball-player-year/ |publisher=[Colorado High School Activities Association](/source/Colorado_High_School_Activities_Association) |accessdate=June 16, 2020 |date=March 20, 2017}} Ross was recognized as [Mr. Colorado Basketball](/source/Mr._Colorado_Basketball) and repeated as Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year.{{cite web |last1=Newman |first1=Kyle |title=By channeling his emotion, 2017 Mr. Colorado Basketball Colbey Ross exits with championship resume |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2017/03/26/2017-mr-colorado-basketball-colbey-ross-eaglecrest/ |website=[The Denver Post](/source/The_Denver_Post) |accessdate=June 16, 2020 |date=March 26, 2017}} He was lightly recruited by [college basketball](/source/college_basketball) programs and committed to [Pepperdine](/source/Pepperdine_Waves_men's_basketball) over two other [NCAA Division I](/source/NCAA_Division_I) scholarship offers, from [Northern Colorado](/source/Northern_Colorado_Bears_men's_basketball) and [Pacific](/source/Pacific_Tigers_men's_basketball).{{cite web |last1=Newman |first1=Kyle |title=Amid record-setting college career at Pepperdine, ex-Eaglecrest star Colbey Ross is still flying under the radar |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2020/02/11/ex-eaglecrest-star-colbey-ross-dominant-college-basketball-career-pepperdine/ |website=[The Denver Post](/source/The_Denver_Post) |accessdate=June 16, 2020 |date=February 11, 2020}} ==College career== On November 20, 2017, in his fourth college game at Pepperdine, Ross scored a freshman season-high 25 points and added five rebounds and four assists in a 92–84 loss to [UC Santa Barbara](/source/UC_Santa_Barbara_Gauchos_men's_basketball) at the [Legends Classic](/source/Legends_Classic_(basketball_tournament)).{{cite web |title=Waves Drop Legends Classic Contest to UCSB |url=https://pepperdinewaves.com/news/2017/11/20/Waves_Drop_Legends_Classic_Contest_to_UCSB.aspx |publisher=Pepperdine University Athletics |accessdate=June 29, 2020 |date=November 20, 2017}} On January 18, 2018, he scored 25 points for a second time, along with eight assists, in a 92–78 loss to [Pacific](/source/Pacific_Tigers_men's_basketball).{{cite web |title=Pacific Overcomes Waves' Great Start in Stockton |url=https://pepperdinewaves.com/news/2018/1/18/Pacific_Overcomes_Waves_Great_Start_in_Stockton.aspx |publisher=Pepperdine University Athletics |accessdate=June 29, 2020 |date=January 18, 2018}} As a freshman, Ross averaged 14 points, 5.6 assists and three rebounds per game, setting a school freshman record for total assists, with 179. He was named to the [West Coast Conference](/source/West_Coast_Conference) (WCC) All-Freshman Team and was an All-WCC honorable mention selection.{{cite web |last1=Puu |first1=Arthur |title=With Confidence and Clutch Shots, Colbey Ross Gives Men's Basketball a Bright Future |url=https://pepperdine-graphic.com/with-confidence-and-clutch-shots-colbey-ross-gives-mens-basketball-a-bright-future/ |website=Pepperdine Graphic |accessdate=June 29, 2020 |date=March 20, 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Mauro |first1=Bryan |title=Pepperdine Basketball: In-depth look at Waves Guard Colbey Ross |url=https://bustingbrackets.com/2018/07/18/pepperdine-basketball-in-depth-look-at-waves-guard-colbey-ross/ |publisher=Busting Brackets |accessdate=June 29, 2020 |date=July 18, 2018}} On December 31, 2018, as a sophomore, Ross posted 10 points and a career-high 13 assists in a 100–64 victory over [Alabama A&M](/source/Alabama_A%26M_Bulldogs_basketball).{{cite web |title=Men's Hoops Blasts Alabama A&M, 100-64 |url=https://pepperdinewaves.com/news/2018/12/31/mens-basketball-mens-hoops-blasts-alabama-am-100-64.aspx |publisher=Pepperdine University Athletics |accessdate=June 29, 2020 |date=December 31, 2018}} On March 2, 2019, he scored a season-high 36 points and reached 1,000 career points in a 73–72 loss to Pacific.{{cite web |title=Ross Hits Career High in Waves' Loss to Pacific |url=https://pepperdinewaves.com/news/2019/3/2/mens-basketball-ross-hits-career-high-in-waves-loss-to-pacific.aspx |publisher=Pepperdine University Athletics |accessdate=June 29, 2020 |date=March 2, 2019}} Ross earned WCC All-Tournament Team honors after leading Pepperdine to the semifinals of the [2019 WCC tournament](/source/2019_West_Coast_Conference_men's_basketball_tournament).{{cite web |last1=Hill |first1=Adam |title=Colbey Ross shoots Pepperdine into WCC tourney quarterfinals |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/basketball/vegasmadness/colbey-ross-shoots-pepperdine-into-wcc-tourney-quarterfinals-1614299/ |website=[Las Vegas Review-Journal](/source/Las_Vegas_Review-Journal) |accessdate=June 29, 2020 |date=March 8, 2019}} He averaged 19.4 points, a WCC-high seven assists and 2.9 rebounds per game and was named to the first team All-WCC. Ross set single-season program records for total assists and assists per game.{{cite web |title=Colbey Ross |url=https://pepperdinewaves.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/colbey-ross/2903 |publisher=Pepperdine University Athletics |accessdate=June 16, 2020}} On November 19, 2019, as a junior, Ross recorded a then-career-high 38 points and six rebounds in a 91–84 loss to [USC](/source/USC_Trojans_men's_basketball). On January 4, 2020, he tallied 24 points and 10 assists in a 75–70 loss to second-ranked [Gonzaga](/source/Gonzaga_Bulldogs_men's_basketball). Ross posted 30 points, including 27 in the second half, along with a career-high 14 rebounds and five assists in a 66–59 victory over [Portland](/source/Portland_Pilots_men's_basketball) on February 20.{{cite web |title=Pepperdine pulls away late to beat Portland 66-59 |url=https://apnews.com/0de4ebbec9c61f199e62e74e23869c9e |publisher=[Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press) |accessdate=June 29, 2020 |date=February 20, 2020}} In an 89–82 double overtime loss to [Saint Mary's](/source/Saint_Mary's_Gaels_men's_basketball) during the [2020 WCC tournament](/source/2020_West_Coast_Conference_men's_basketball_tournament) quarterfinals, Ross scored a career-high 43 points, making seven three-pointers while adding eight rebounds and five assists. He was named to the WCC All-Tournament Team.{{cite web |title=Ross Scores 43 in 2OT WCC Quarterfinals Defeat |url=https://pepperdinewaves.com/news/2020/3/8/mens-basketball-ross-scores-43-in-2ot-wcc-quarterfinals-defeat.aspx |publisher=Pepperdine University Athletics |accessdate=June 29, 2020 |date=March 8, 2020}} In his junior season, Ross averaged 20.5 points, a WCC-high 7.2 assists and 4.7 rebounds per game and earned first-team All-WCC honors for his second time. He broke his own school single-season assists record and was the only Division I player to average at least 20 points and seven assists per game. After the season, Ross entered the [2020 NBA draft](/source/2020_NBA_draft),{{cite web |title=NBA announces early entry candidates for 2020 NBA Draft |url=https://www.nba.com/article/2020/04/28/early-entry-candidates-announced-2020-nba-draft-official-release |publisher=[National Basketball Association](/source/National_Basketball_Association) |accessdate=June 29, 2020 |date=April 28, 2020}} before withdrawing from the draft.{{cite web |last1=Oakes |first1=Courtney |title=Pepperdine gets lucky as Colbey Ross decides to go back for senior season |url=https://sentinelcolorado.com/sentinel-blogs/courtney-oakes/oakes-pepperdine-gets-lucky-as-colbey-ross-decides-to-go-back-for-senior-season/ |website=[Sentinel Colorado](/source/Sentinel_Colorado) |access-date=November 28, 2020 |date=August 3, 2020}} Coming into his senior season, Ross was named to the Preseason All-WCC team.{{cite web |title=Gonzaga Picked to Win Ninth Straight WCC Championship |url=https://wccsports.com/news/2020/10/25/mens-basketball-gonzaga-picked-to-win-ninth-straight-wcc-championship.aspx |website=[West Coast Conference](/source/West_Coast_Conference) |accessdate=November 7, 2020 |date=October 26, 2020}} On November 27, 2020, he became Pepperdine's all-time leading scorer while scoring 33 points in a 107–98 triple overtime loss to [UCLA](/source/UCLA_Bruins_men's_basketball).{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Bernie |title=Colbey Ross becomes Pepperdine's all-time leading scorer in 3OT loss |url=https://sentinelcolorado.com/sports/college/colbey-ross-becomes-pepperdines-all-time-leading-scorer-in-3ot-loss/ |website=[Sentinel Colorado](/source/Sentinel_Colorado) |publisher=[Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press) |access-date=November 28, 2020 |date=November 27, 2020}} Ross scored his 2,000th career point in a loss to Gonzaga on January 30, 2021.{{cite news|url= https://pepperdinewaves.com/news/2021/1/30/mens-basketball-ross-scores-2-000th-point-in-loss-to-1-zags.aspx |title= Ross Scores 2,000th Point in Loss to #1 Zags |publisher=[Pepperdine Waves](/source/Pepperdine_Waves)|date= January 30, 2021|access-date=January 31, 2021}} He averaged 17.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 7.7 assists per game, leading the Waves to their first [College Basketball Invitational](/source/College_Basketball_Invitational) Championship.{{cite web |last1=Magaro-George |first1=Noah |title=Report: The Spurs have conducted a pre-draft workout with Colbey Ross |url=https://www.poundingtherock.com/2021/7/8/22569559/report-the-spurs-have-conducted-a-pre-draft-workout-with-colbey-ross |website=Pounding the Rock |access-date=September 28, 2021 |date=July 8, 2021}} ==Professional career== On September 28, 2021, Ross signed with [ERA Nymburk](/source/Basketball_Nymburk) of the Czech [National Basketball League](/source/National_Basketball_League_(Czech_Republic)).{{cite web |last1=Roopnarine |first1=Surujh |title=Colbey Ross agreed terms with Nymburk |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Czech-Republic/news/706628/Colbey-Ross-agreed-terms-with-Nymburk |website=Eurobasket |access-date=September 28, 2021 |date=September 28, 2021}} On July 20, 2022, he has signed with [Pallacanestro Varese](/source/Pallacanestro_Varese) of the [Lega Basket Serie A](/source/Lega_Basket_Serie_A) (LBA).{{Cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/colbey-ross-joins-pallacanestro-varese/|title=Colbey Ross joins Pallacanestro Varese|last=|first=|date=July 20, 2022|website=|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=August 7, 2022}} On July 23, 2023, he signed with [Budućnost VOLI](/source/KK_Budu%C4%87nost) of the [Prva A Liga](/source/Prva_A_Liga).{{Cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/buducnost-officially-signs-italian-league-mvp-colbey-ross/|title=Buducnost officially signs Italian league mvp Colbey Ross|last=|first=|date=July 23, 2023|website=|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=January 4, 2024}} On December 21, 2023, he signed with [Derthona Basket](/source/Derthona_Basket) of the Italian [LBA](/source/Lega_Basket_Serie_A).{{Cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/derthona-officially-signs-colbey-ross/|title=Derthona officially signs Colbey Ross|last=|first=|date=December 21, 2023|website=|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=January 3, 2024}} On July 5, 2024, he signed with [Pallacanestro Trieste](/source/Pallacanestro_Trieste) of the Italian [Lega Basket Serie A](/source/Lega_Basket_Serie_A) (LBA).{{Cite web|url=https://www.pallacanestrotrieste.it/pallacanestro-trieste-da-il-benvenuto-a-colbey-ross/|title=Pallacanestro Trieste Dà Il Benvenuto A Colbey Ross|last=|first=|date=July 5, 2024|website=pallacanestrotrieste.it|publisher=|language=it|access-date=July 21, 2024}} ==Career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend}} ===College=== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| [2017–18](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_season) | style="text-align:left;"| [Pepperdine](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_Pepperdine_Waves_men's_basketball_team) | 32 || 32 || 31.8 || '''.465''' || '''.427''' || .820 || 3.0 || 5.6 || 1.0 || .2 || 14.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_season) | style="text-align:left;"| [Pepperdine](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_Pepperdine_Waves_men's_basketball_team) | '''34''' || '''34''' || 34.9 || .437 || .396 || .853 || 2.9 || 7.0 || '''1.2''' || .1 || 19.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [2019–20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_season) | style="text-align:left;"| [Pepperdine](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_Pepperdine_Waves_men's_basketball_team) | 32 || 32 || '''37.7''' || .402 || .349 || '''.854''' || '''4.7''' || 7.2 || 1.1 || .2 || '''20.5''' |- | style="text-align:left;"| [2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_season) | style="text-align:left;"| [Pepperdine](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_Pepperdine_Waves_men's_basketball_team) | 27 || 27 || 37.6 || .436 || .341 || .846 || 4.1 || '''7.7''' || 1.1 || '''.3''' || 17.5 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 125 || 125 || 35.4 || .431 || .373 || .847 || 3.6 || 6.8 || 1.1 || .2 || 17.9 {{S-end}} ==Personal life== Ross' older brother, Elijah, played basketball for Eaglecrest High School and won a state championship in 2013. He later played [NCAA Division II](/source/NCAA_Division_II) basketball for [UCCS](/source/University_of_Colorado_Colorado_Springs_Mountain_Lion_Athletics), earning all-conference honors and becoming the program's all-time leader in assists.{{cite web |last1=Whicker |first1=Mark |title=Pepperdine's Colbey Ross and his clever style gives hope |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2019/12/01/whicker-pepperdines-colbey-ross-and-his-clever-style-gives-hope/ |website=[Orange County Register](/source/Orange_County_Register) |accessdate=June 29, 2020 |date=December 1, 2019}} Ross' favorite NBA player is [Damian Lillard](/source/Damian_Lillard). ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[https://pepperdinewaves.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/colbey-ross/2903 Pepperdine Waves bio] {{Pallacanestro Trieste current roster}} {{Lega Basket Serie A MVP}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ross, Colbey}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century American sportsmen Category:American expatriate basketball people in the Czech Republic Category:American men's basketball players Category:Basketball Nymburk players Category:Basketball players from Arapahoe County, Colorado Category:Derthona Basket players Category:KK Budućnost players Category:Pallacanestro Trieste players Category:Pallacanestro Varese players Category:Pepperdine Waves men's basketball players Category:Point guards Category:Sportspeople from Aurora, Colorado --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Colbey Ross](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colbey_Ross) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colbey_Ross?action=history)). 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