Career
He played on the school"s team during the 1943-1944 and 1944-1945 seasons. Each year, the Red Storm advanced to the National Invitation Tournament (National Institute of Technology), which at the time was considered the premier men"s college basketball postseason tournament. The following year, Saint John"s failed to repeat at National Institute of Technology champions, but Kotsores was honored with the Haggerty Award.
The Haggerty Award is given annually to the best male collegiate basketball player in the New York City metropolitan area every year since 1935-1936.
Despite a soild career at Saint John"s in which he was twice named an All-American, Kotsores never played professionally.
