Charles "Cotton" Nash
School:
Height:
6-5
Position:
Forward/Center
Hometown:
Jeffersonville, IN, and Lake Charles, LA
- NCAA unanimous first-team All-American in 1964 and consensus second-team All-American in 1962 and 1963
- All-American Recognition: 1962 (United States Basketball Writers Association 1st Team, Associated Press 2nd Team, Converse 2nd Team, United Press International 2nd Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 3rd Team), 1963 (United States Basketball Writers Association 1st Team, Associated Press 2nd Team, Converse 2nd Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 2nd Team, United Press International 2nd Team) and 1964 (Associated Press 1st Team, Converse 1st Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 1st Team, United Press International 1st Team, United States Basketball Writers Association 1st Team)
- Ranked among the nation's leading scorers in 1962 (26th), 1963 (40th) and 1964 (31st)
- Ranked 28th in the nation in rebound percentage in 1962
- Led Kentucky in scoring and rebounding all three seasons
- Averaged 17.5 points and 9.8 rebounds in four NCAA Tournament games in 1962 and 1964 (1-3 record)
- Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in second round of 1964 NBA draft (14th pick overall)
- First baseman went 3 for 16 (.188) in three brief stints with the Chicago White Sox (1967) and Minnesota Twins (1969 and 1970).