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Cornerstone University Golden Eagles

2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

30 Cory Ainsworth

  • Position C
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Wayland, Mich.
  • Highschool Wayland Union HS

Biography

2023-24 Highlights: Averaged a career high 19.5 PPG, which led the team, also grabbing 6.2 RBG while playing and starting in all 33 of the teams games... Earned his second straight First Team All-WHAC honor and third overall, Defensive Player of the Year, WHAC All-Academic, NAIA Scholar Athlete, CSC Academic All-District, as well as CSC First Team Academic All-American... Led the team in blocks with 65 as well as shooting 66.9% from the field. 

2022-23 Highlights: Averaged 17.1 points per game, which led the team, while playing and starting in 28 of the teams 29 total games... Ainsworth saw another successful season as a Golden Eagle with First-Team All-WHAC honors for the second time in his career, NAIA Scholar-Athlete, WHAC All-Academic Team, CoSIDA Academic All-District, as well as second team CoSIDA Academic All-American... Led the team in blocks with 34, as well as rebounds with a 7.4 average... Second on the team with a 68% field goal percentage. 

2021-22 Highlights: Despite dealing with injury throughout the year, Ainsworth earned CoSIDA Academic All-District, Second Team All-WHAC, NAIA Scholar Athlete, and WHAC All-Academic honors... Second on the team with 14.3 PPG and 6.3 RPG... Led the team with 43 blocks in 20 starts and 23 games played... Team high 60.9% from the field. 

2020-21 Highlights: Cory continued his great young career by being one of four CU players to average double-figures with a team high 14.3 PPG... He lead the team in blocks that ranked him 17th in NAIA DI with 37 and lead the team in field goal percentage at 66.7% which ranks him 8th in NAIA DI...He was named First Team All-WHAC and CoSIDA Academic All-District... Started 17 of the teams 18 games this season. 

2019-20 Highlights: Cory had an outstanding freshman year as one of three CU players to average double-figures with 11.1 PPG... He was named to the WHAC All-Freshman Team... Led the team in blocks and ranked 10th in all of the NAIA DII with 62... Team leader in field goal percentage at 64.1% on 143-223... Started 15 of the teams 32 games this season. 

Personal Information: Parents: Dan and Jodi Ainsworth

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2019-20Freshman

    Center
    6'9" 220 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2020-21Sophomore

    C
    6'9" 230 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2021-22Junior

    C
    6'9" 210 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2022-23Senior

    C
    6'9" 225 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2023-24Graduate Student

    C
    6'9" 225 lbs
    30