Bijan Cortes

Photo by: Ty Russell

Position:
G
Class:
Sophomore
Height:
6-3
Weight:
194
Hometown:
Kingfisher, Okla.
High School:
Kingfisher HS

PRONUNCIATION: BEE-zhyan COR-tez

2022-23 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 29 games (one start) ... Averaged 3.2 points, 2.0 assists and 1.6 rebounds per contest ... Recorded two 10-plus point contests ... Tallied a pair of assists against UNC Wilmington (11/15/22) ... Scored five points on 2-of-4 shooting against Seton Hall (11/25/22) ... Enjoyed a career-high 10 points and four steals against Ole Miss in the ESPN Events Invitational championship game (11/27/22) ... Scored five points and added two assists against Florida (12/20/22) ... Matched his career high in points (10) against No. 25/25 Iowa State (1/4/22) ... Dished out a career-high six assists at No. 11/11 TCU (1/24/23) ... Made first career start at West Virginia (2/4/23) and tallied six points, three assists and two rebounds ... Scored eight points on 3-of-4 shooting and added two steals, two rebounds and one steal against No. 12/14 Kansas State (2/14/23) ... Tallied six points and added three rebounds against Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Championship opening round (3/8/23).

2021-22 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 30 games ... Averaged 2.0 points, 1.4 assists and 1.4 rebounds per game ... Recorded 12 multiple-assist games ... Tallied three assists, three rebounds and three points against UTSA (11/12) ... Scored four points and added two rebounds against Indiana State (11/19) ... Scored a season-high six points on 2-for-2 shooting against Alcorn State (12/22) ... Matched his season high of six points on 3-for-3 shooting at Baylor (1/4) ... Provided critical time on the court in 79-66 victory over Iowa State (1/8) and added five assists, four points and three rebounds ... Tallied four points, three assists and two rebounds at TCU (1/15) ... Wrangled a season-best four rebounds and added four points and three assists at West Virginia (1/26) ... Recorded four points and three assists against West Virginia (3/1) ... Tallied another four-point outing at Kansas State (3/5) in the regular-season finale.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-star recruit on ESPN.com … Three-start prospect according to Rivals and 247Sports … A top-25 point guard on 247Sports … 2020 First Team 4A All-State selection … Named player of the year in the Western Athletic Conference, Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association Region 1 and Northwest Oklahoma … Oklahoma MaxPreps Player of the Year ... Helped lead Kingfisher to state titles in both 2019 and 2021 … Averaged 21.9 points per game, 5.8 assists, 5.6 rebounds and 2.6 steals for Kingfisher as a junior … Shot 58% from the field, 51% from 3-point range and 82% from the foul line … As a member of Team Griffin, Cortes helped lead his AAU squad to the illustrious 2019 Peach Jam title.

PERSONAL: Born in Kingfisher, Okla. … Son of Mariana and Yobany Cortes … Has one sister – Jaelin Cortes … Undecided major.