Greg Cook (basketball) explained

Greg Cook
Birth Date:8 December 1958
Birth Place:Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Death Place:Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:8
Weight Lbs:225
High School:Abraham Clark
(Roselle, New Jersey)
College:LSU (1976–1981)
Draft Year:1981
Draft Round:2
Draft Pick:40
Draft Team:New York Knicks
Career Position:Center / power forward
Years1:1984–1985
Team1:Wyoming Wildcatters

Gregory Olin Cook (December 8, 1958 – March 19, 2005) was an American basketball player. Nicknamed "Cookieman",[1] he played collegiately for the LSU Tigers and was renowned for his defensive prowess.[2]

Cook posted his best statistics during his freshman season in 1976–77 when he averaged 11.5 points and 9.2 rebounds. He sat out the 1977–78 season before returning for his three final seasons. During those years, Cook helped lead the Tigers to an SEC tournament championship in 1980 and an NCAA Final Four appearance in 1981.[3] [4] He was selected by the New York Knicks as the 40th overall pick in the 1981 NBA draft but never played in the league.[5] Cook played briefly in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), appearing in five games for the Wyoming Wildcatters in the 1984–85 season.[6]

Cook died in his sleep in Houston, Texas, aged 46.

Career statistics

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 1976–77| style="text-align:left;"| LSU| 27 || 27 || 30.1 || .462 || – || .589 || 9.2 || 1.9 || – || – || 11.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| 1978–79| style="text-align:left;"| LSU| 28 || – || – || .465 || – || .617 || 6.3 || 2.1 || – || – || 6.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| 1979–80| style="text-align:left;"| LSU| 31 || – || 29.1 || .400 || – || .659 || 5.8 || 2.7 || 1.1 || .2 || 4.4|-| style="text-align:left;"| 1980–81| style="text-align:left;"| LSU| 33 || 26 || 28.6 || .564 || – || .710 || 5.3 || 1.6 || 1.0 || .1 || 9.2|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 119 || 53 || 29.2 || .480 || – || .646 || 6.6 || 2.1 || 1.0 || .1 || 7.8

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Notes and References

  1. Kirkpatrick . Curry . COOKIE AND LSU WERE MONSTERS . Sports Illustrated . 25 February 2020 . 30 March 1981.
  2. Web site: Former Tiger Greg Cook passes away . Yahoo! Sports . 25 February 2020 . 21 March 2005.
  3. Web site: 2019–2020 Record Book . LSU Tigers . 25 February 2020.
  4. Web site: Moormann . Dave . Cook was something special . Houma Today . 25 February 2020 . 21 March 2005.
  5. Web site: Knicks Pick Cook of L.S.U. . The New York Times . 25 February 2020 . 10 June 1981.
  6. . 1985–86 Continental Basketball Association Official Guide and Register, page 221. Continental Basketball Association. Fall 1985 .