Isaiah Cozart | |
Position: | Center |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 7 |
Weight Lbs: | 240 |
Birth Place: | Richmond, Kentucky, U.S. |
High School: | Madison Central (Richmond, Kentucky) |
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Isaiah Cozart is an American college basketball player for the Eastern Kentucky Colonels of the Atlantic Sun Conference. He previously played for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.
Cozart attended Madison Central High School in Richmond, Kentucky. During his senior season, he became the all-time leader in blocked shots in Kentucky high school basketball history.[1] Cozart finished his senior season averaging 20 points, 12 rebounds, and six blocks per game, being named the Gatorade Boys Basketball Player of the Year for the state of Kentucky.[2] A three-star recruit, he committed to play college basketball at Western Kentucky University.[3]
Cozart played sparingly across his first three seasons, before entering the transfer portal.[4] [5] On April 25, 2022, he announced that he would be transferring to Eastern Kentucky University to play for the Eastern Kentucky Colonels.[6] [7] In his first season with Eastern Kentucky, he set the school's single season record for blocks.[8] On November 27, 2023, Cozart tallied 10 points, 13 rebounds and 10 blocks, recording the first triple-double in school history.[9] He finished the season averaging 15.5 points, 9.9 rebounds, and 3.9 blocks per game, while being named the Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year.[10] [11]
On July 22, 2024, Cozart signed to play professionally for SC Rasta Vechta in the Basketball Bundesliga. [12]
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| Western Kentucky| 19 || 0 || 4.7 || .538 || .000 || .000 || .9 || 0.0 || .1 || .3 || .7|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| Western Kentucky| 11 || 0 || 5.9 || .643 || .000 || .000 || 2.0 || .1 || .1 || .5 || 1.6|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:left;"| Western Kentucky| 18 || 0 || 6.1 || .667 || .000 || .571 || 1.5 || .0 || .1 || .6 || 1.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23| style="text-align:left;"| Eastern Kentucky| 37 || 36 || 24.0 || .635 || .000 || .564 || 7.5 || .4 || .5 || 2.5 || 9.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24| style="text-align:left;"| Eastern Kentucky| 29 || 29 || 31.0 || .658 || .000 || .542 || 9.9 || .6 || .6 || 3.9 || 15.5|-