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About Brian Cook |
Brian Cook was born December 4, 1980 in Lincoln, Illinois to Joyce and Norman Cook. He played his high school basketball at Lincoln High School where he earned Illinois Mr. Basketball honors. Cook went on to play four seasons for the University of Illinois where he played 132 games. While at Illinois, Cook earned numerous accolades including Big Ten Player of the Year, the Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball Award, and Second-Team All-American as voted on by the Sporting News. Cook left Illinois 3rd on the all-time leading scorer list, with 1748 points. In September of 2008, Cook was honored by the University of Illinois by having his jersey permanently hung in the rafters over the Assembly Hall court.
Following college, Cook entered the 2003 NBA Draft where he was selected in the first round, 24th overall, by the Los Angeles Lakers. Cook spent 4 and a half seasons in LA before being traded to the Orlando Magic in November of 2007. After a year and a half in Orlando, Cook was recently dealt to the Houston Rockets in a 3-team trade prior to the 2009 NBA trading deadline. He is enjoying his time in Houston and looking forward to his 4th trip to the NBA Playoffs.
| FULL NAME: |
Brian Joshua Cook |
| NICKNAME: |
Cookie |
| BORN: |
Thursday, December 4, 1980 |
| BIRTHPLACE: |
Lincoln, Illinois |
| FAVORITE HOBBY: |
Fishing |
| PET: |
Adopted a dog named "Brick" from Hurricane Katrina
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| Family |
| MOTHER: |
Joyce Cook |
| SISTERS: |
Kristina and Natasha (both younger) |
| FATHER: |
Norman Cook
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Basketball info
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| POSITION: |
Power Forward |
HEIGHT: |
6-9 |
| JERSEY #: |
with Illinois was #34 |
WEIGHT: |
234 lbs |
| JERSEY #: |
with Los Angeles Lakers - #7 then #43
with Orlando Magic - #34
with Houston Rockets - #43 |
| DRAFTED: |
2003 First Round, 24th pick by the Lakers |
| TRADED: |
11/20/2007: to the Orlando Magic, along with Mo Evans for Trevor Ariza
2/19/2009: to Houston Rockets in a 3-team trade with the Memphis Grizzlies. |
| RANKS #4 |
in the NBA in Three-Point Field Goals Per 48 Minutes (3.44)
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| JR HIGH SCHOOL COACH: |
Donnie Aeilts |
| HIGH SCHOOL: |
Lincoln High School |
| HIGH SCHOOL COACH: |
Neil Alexander |
| HS JERSEY RETIRED: |
Friday, February 13, 2004 |
| COLLEGE: |
Illinois |
| COLLEGE MAJOR: |
Sports Management |
| BIOGRAPHY: |
Brian Cook: An Illini Legend by Mark Tupper | |
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