Looks like Noah Cottrill has a new home and, somehow, four years of eligibility remaining to his name. He tried and tried to get into a Division I program and even some others that were below the lofty goals he once had, but truth be told, he might yet thrive at Mountain State.

“Coach Bolen is going to help me stay on the right path too,” Cottrill said. “That’s why I’m playing for him. He’s a great guy.”

“We have a plan in place to give Noah every chance to be successful in all areas of his life,” Bolen said. “I care about him. He has already started the process of getting his life back in order.”

“My family has my back too,” Cottrill said. “My brother Ricky has been a huge support for me. We talk every day. He reminds me that a lot of people do care about me. He’s been a big inspiration. Everyone’s support has been great.”

Cottrill had a lot of options to weigh in picking a school.

“I still had four years at either NCAA Division II or NAIA,” he explained. “The thing with NCAA Division I, when your D-I clock starts, you have five years to complete four years of eligibility. If I would have went somewhere and sat out (due to a transfer rules) I would only have one year left (to play). If I’d want to get my degree, I would have to stay another two years without basketball. So that was a huge factor. That was a lot to swallow.”

“I’ve been humbled. It’s been a great process of humbling, trust me, these last two years.

“I missed basketball; it was eating at me,” he added. “I’ve been working out hard core for the last three or four months. I feel great now. I’ll be back to where I was before, if not better. I’m excited.”