Hallice Cooke Explained

Hallice Cooke
Position:Guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:190
Birth Date:5 January 1995
Birth Place:Harlem, New York
Nationality:American
High School:St. Anthony (Jersey City, New Jersey)
College:
Highlights:
  • Pac-12 All-Freshman Honorable Mention (2014)

Hallice Cooke (;[1] born January 5, 1995) is an American basketball player who last played college basketball for the Nevada Wolf Pack.

Early life and high school career

Cooke grew up in Union City, New Jersey and played at St. Anthony High School for legendary coach Bob Hurley.[2] His team went 28–2 as a senior and was ranked the 45th best guard in the nation by Rivals.com.[3] He earned MVP honors at the 2013 SNY Invitational after scoring game-high 22 points as St. Anthony won its 81st consecutive game. Cooke played in West Coast All-Star Classic, Mary Kline Classic and Schoolboy Classic in 2013 and played in Sports U AAU program, which is same program as future Cyclone teammate Dustin Hogue.

College career

Freshman season

Cooke played in all 32 games making 18 starts for the Beavers, he averaged 8.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 2.5 assists. He earned Pac-12 All-Freshman Honorable Mention honors and finished second in the conference in three-point field goal percentage (.456). He hit 41 three-pointers, the fourth most by a freshman in Oregon State history. Cooke scored in double figures 10 times, including 20 or more points twice and made a three-pointer in 13 consecutive games. Cooke scored 16 points in first career start against Stanford,[4] tallied 20 points against UCLA,[5] and scored career-high 23 points in final game of the season against Radford.

Redshirt season

At the end of the season, Cooke transferred to Iowa State.[6] Cooke sat out the 2014–15 season due to NCAA eligibility rules. Cooke took advantage of his redshirt season by having cartilage tears in both hips surgically repaired.[7] He recuperated for five months in his home town of Union City, New Jersey.

Nevada

After transferring from Iowa State to Nevada, Cooke had to sit out a season due to transfer rules and did not play in the 2016–2017 season. Cooke is listed on the Nevada Basketball roster as a 6'-3 190 guard for the 2017–2018 season. Nevada made it to the Sweet 16 before losing to Loyola-Chicago in the 2018 NCAA tournament.

College statistics

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14| style="text-align:left;"| Oregon State| 32 || 18 || 26.3 || .459 || .456 || .737 || 2.6 || 2.5 || .8 || .1 || 8.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16| style="text-align:left;"| Iowa State| 32 || – || 10.9 || .403|| .365 || .636 || 1.0 || .9 || .3 || .1 || 2.6|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18| style="text-align:left;"| Nevada| 37 || 12 || 20.1 || .434|| .478 || .818 || 2.1 || 1.5 || .6 || .1 || 4.7|-class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:left;"| Career| style="text-align:left;"| | 101 || 30 || 19.2 || .441 || .444 || .744 || 1.9 || 1.6 || .6 || .1 || 5.1

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meet the Beavs – Hallice Cooke #3 (MBKB). YouTube. Oct 21, 2013. 23 June 2021.
  2. Bernstein, Jason. "Hallice Cooke of St. Anthony commits to Oregon State", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 10, 2012. Accessed August 23, 2017. "Hallice Cooke of St. Anthony has made a verbal commitment to Oregon State University.... 'It’s a great environment there in Corvallis, OR, way different from being in the city,' said Cooke, a Union City native."
  3. Web site: Hallice Cooke, Iowa State Cyclones, Shooting Guard.
  4. Web site: Oregon State Beavers rundown: Hallice Cooke cherishes the moment in first career start.
  5. Web site: Oregon State 71, UCLA 67: Hallice Cooke propels Beavers to statement win.
  6. Web site: Hallice Cooke becomes Iowa State's latest impact transfer.
  7. Web site: Iowa State guard Hallice Cooke to have surgery on both hips.
  8. Web site: Hallice Cooke . 10 October 2017 . Sports Reference LLC . Gracenote . 17 October 2017.