David Turcotte

Not to be confused with Dave Turcotte.

David Turcotte (born July 10, 1965 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a former star Canadian basketball player and former Olympic athlete.

Biography

Turcotte attended Lockerby Composite High School in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, where he played hockey and basketball for the Lockerby Composite High Vikings.

He attended Colorado State University (CSU) where played on the men's basketball team from 1984 to 1988.[1] Under Turcotte's leadership, the Colorado State Rams took third place in the 1988 National Invitational Tournament. Turcotte scored 1,508 points while at Colorado State University, which is the fifth most total points scored by any player in school history.[2]

After obtaining a law degree, Turcotte began practicing law in 1993 and retired from playing professionally in 1995.[1]

Turcotte is a co-founder and chairman of the National Basketball Teams Alumni Association, an association for former men's and women's Canadian National Basketball Team members created to preserve the history and culture of basketball in Canada.[3][4] With the Association, they created an online archive of every team, player, coach, referee, trainer and manager who ever represented Canadian basketball internationally.[5][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "David Turcotte: Where is he now?". Colorado State University. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  2. ^ "All-Time Men's Basketball Records". Colorado State University. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  3. ^ "Alumni Association Looks to Dust Off Canada's Hoops History: Feschuk". www.basketball.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  4. ^ a b "Canada one win away from historic World Cup basketball bronze medal". theBreaker. 2023-09-10. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  5. ^ "Alumni bridging the gap from past to present". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-18.