Cortez Groves is an American

United States

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 professional basketball

Basketball

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 player who has previously played in the now defunct International Basketball Association

International Basketball Association

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 and the NBL

National Basketball League (Australia)

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 in Australia

Australia

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He was born in Missouri

Missouri

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 and attended Kansas State University

Kansas State University

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 from 1998–2000, where he played college basketball

College basketball

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He then played with the Salina Rattlers

Salina Rattlers

The Salina Rattlers was a professional basketball club based in Salina, Kansas that competed in the International Basketball Association beginning in the 2000-2001 season. The team folded along with the IBA after the 2000-2001 season....

 of the IBA, where he averaged 18.5 points

Point (basketball)

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 and 4.7 rebounds

Rebound (basketball)

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. Groves then played in France

France

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 for Maurienne Savoie Basket in the Pro B League.

In the NBL, Groves has played for Wollongong Hawks

Wollongong Hawks

The Wollongong Hawks are a team competing in Australia's National Basketball League , based in the New South Wales city of Wollongong. They won the NBL championship in 2001 and finished as runners-up in 2005 and 2010...

 and the South Dragons

South Dragons

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. In 2006 he was selected to the All NBL first team

NBL (Australia) All NBL teams

-NBL First Teams:* 1980 Cal Stamp, Danny Morseu, Brian Banks, Herb McEachin, Ian Davies and Ken Richardson* 1981 Rocky Smith, Danny Morseu, Al Green, David Nelson and Owen Wells* 1982 George Morrow, James Crawford, Leroy Loggins, Phil Smyth and Larry Sengstock...

 and played in the 2005/06 NBL All-Star Game

2005/06 NBL (Australia) All-Star Game

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. He also competed in the 2006 NBL Slam Dunk

Slam dunk

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 contest at the All-Star Game.

Groves has also played professionally in Argentina

Argentina

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After injuring his shoulder during the 2008-09 NBL season

2008-09 NBL Season

-2008-09 league participants:* On 30 June 2008 the Brisbane Bullets confirmed they would be handing back the team's license to the NBL. The NBL confirmed there will be no Brisbane team participating in the 2008/09 season....

, Groves was dropped from the South Dragons roster after being ruled out for the remainder of the season. Groves spent just over one year with the Dragons.

Groves was signed by the Adelaide 36ers

Adelaide 36ers

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 for the 2009-10 season. He scored a season high 21 points in a 106-69 rout of the Cairns Taipans

Cairns Taipans

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 on October 24, 2009.. Groves left the 36ers and the NBL after the 2009-10 season.

For the 2011 ABA season, Groves played for the Brisbane Spartans.