NORMAL – Illinois State head men's basketball head coach Dan Muller has announced the addition of Alex Kotov, who signed his National Letter of Intent to play for the Redbirds starting in the 2020-2021 season.
"I'm so excited to add Alex to the family," said Muller. "He is a 6-10 skilled forward who will have three years to play as a Redbird due to an injury last season. Alex played for a terrific coach in junior college in Martin McCann, and a terrific coach at Montverde under Kevin Boyle. Alex is a competitor who loves the game of basketball, and I believe his future is very bright on and off the court as a Redbird."
A native of Moscow, Russia, Kotov played one season at Palm Beach State before enrolling at Daytona State where he played in just two games before suffering a season-ending hand injury and will have three seasons to play with the Redbirds.
As a freshman Palm Beach State, the 6-10 forward averaged 6.1 points and 5.9 rebounds per game in 30 games during the season. He scored in double-figures in six games during the season, including a high of 17 points. He had three double-digit rebounding games during the year.
He played his 2017-18 high school season at Montverde Academy, helping the Eagles to a 35-0 overall record including a win in the 2018 Geico High School National Championship. Among his teammates during the national championship season at Montverde include R.J. Barrett (Duke and now NBA), Andrew Nembhard (Florida), Michael Devoe (Georgia Tech), Kevin Zhang (Tulane), Filip Petrusev (Gonzaga), Makhi and Makhel Mitchell (Maryland).
Kotov joins a group of newcomers to ISU for next season which include Josiah Strong, Emon Washington, Howard Fleming, and Alston Andrews.
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