Senior (2018-2019)
Named MW Defensive Player of the Year, All-Defensive Team, and All-Conference in 2019… named Mountain West Player of the Week after averaging a double-double in games against Denver (12/4/18) and Idaho (12/8/18)… started in all 34 games this season…averaged 11.6 points and a team-leading 8.6 rebounds in 29.1 minutes per game… shot 132-297 (.434) from the field and 6-20 (.300) from the three-point line and a team-leading 124-163 (.761) from the free throw line… recorded her 13th double-double of her career with 16 points and a season-high 16 rebounds against Northern Colorado(3/21/19)… recorded a career-high 20 points against UNLV (1/5/19)… had a career-high four blocks against Fresno State (1/30/19) and a career-high five steals against San Jose State (3/4/19)… scored her first three-pointer of her career against South Dakota State (12/20/19) and had six total in the season… led the team in rebounding 25 times, and was the team’s top stealer 17 times… recorded eight double-doubles and 23 double-figure scoring games… ended her career with 964 points, 741 rebounds (13th all-time at UW), 123 assists, 118 steals, and 61 blocks.
Junior (2017-18)
An All-Defensive Team selection in 2018...started in all 33 games this season...averaged 8.2 points and a team-leading 6.2 rebounds in 26.8 minutes per contest...shot 95-225 (.422) from the field and 81-112 (.723) from the free throw line...recorded her second double-double of her career with a season-high 17 points and a career-high 12 rebounds against Idaho State (12/3/17)...followed that up with 11 points and ten rebounds against Idaho (12/9/17)...tied her career-high with 19 points and 12 rebounds against Fresno State (2/24/18)...led the team in rebounds 15 times, steals 14 times, blocked shots 12 times and scoring four times...recorded 11 double-figure scoring games and four double-doubles.
Redshirt Sophomore (2016-17)
Started 31 of 32 games she played in during the season while averaging 18.5 minutes per game...averaged 5.9 points and 4.8 rebounds per game...shot 72-167 (.431) from the field and 45-65 (.692) from the free throw line...notched her first double-double of her career with 11 points and a season-high 11 rebounds against San Jose State (3/3/17)...recorded a career-high 19 points against San Jose State (1/18/17)...scored ten points and had five rebounds against Denver (11/17/16)…led the team in rebounding eight times…an Academic All-Mountain West selection.
Sophomore (2015-16)
Started in eight games and averaged 23.9 minutes per contest before suffering an injury...averaged 5.9 points and 5.1 rebounds...shot 13-32 (.406) from the field and 21-35 (.600) from the charity stripe...returned after missing the 2014-15 season with a knee injury against Adams State (11/5/15)...had a season-high nine points twice during the season while bringing down eight rebounds against Idaho and Montana...led the team in steals four times.
Freshman (2014-15)
Started in ten games while averaging 17.8 minutes per contest before suffering a season-ending knee injury (Colorado 12/21/14)...played and started in her first game as a Cowgirl against Western State (11/17/14)...recorded 12 points and nine rebounds in that game...averaged 6.3 points and 4.9 rebounds...shot 25-56 (.446) from the field and 13-24 (.542) from the free throw line...finished with a season-high 15 points and three assists against Idaho (11/25/14)...led the team in rebounding twice and steals once, while recording double-figures twice in scoring…a MW Scholar-Athlete selection.
High School
A four-time All-Frontier League and two-time First Team 3A All-State selection while attending the Denver School of Science and Technology...a team captain for two seasons, she was named the Frontier League Player of the Year both her junior and senior seasons...was the top scorer and rebounder in Class 3A as a junior averaging 19.9 points and 11.4 rebounds per game...led her team to a 24-3 record and the semifinals of the Class 3A State Tournament...a three-time letterwinner in basketball, she was coached by Geneice Brame and Faith Howard...an excellent student, she was a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal
Full name Bailee Korelle Cotton...born October 15, 1996 in Denver, Colo...the daughter of Chris and Mary Cotton...has one sibling, Bradlee...majoring in architectural engineering.
