Urysla Kerenza Cotton, a native of Apex, N.C., joined the Badger staff in October 2015. She graduated from Elon University with a B.A. in Communications where she was a two- sport athlete as a 4-year scholarship athlete in basketball averaging nine points, eight rebounds, and two blocks during the 2009-2010 season. At Elon, Cotton ranks third in career blocked shots and seventh in career rebounds with 687 boards. She rejected 106 shots during her career, ranking second-most all-time by an Elon women’s player. Cotton also competed for one season in Track & Field earning a conference championship in shot put and setting a school record with 44’9 ¾ ” throw. After completing the undergraduate program at Elon, Cotton played a year of professional basketball in Montijo, Portugal, for Montijo Banda Basket where she was the club and the league's first American player. She helped Montijo Banda Basketball win its first Division 1 Championship by averaging 19.6 points, 13.2 rebounds, 1.1 blocks, and 1.8 steals per game.  In 2014-2015, Cotton served as a Volunteer Assistant Coach with the Garner High School Girl's JV team.