Elgin Cook

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Elgin Cook
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Cook playing for Oregon
No. 23–Lenovo Tenerife
Position Small forward
League Liga ACB
BCL
Personal information
Born (1993-01-15) January 15, 1993 (age 31)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft 2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017 Santa Cruz Warriors
2017–2018 MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
2018–2019 Cedevita Zagreb
2019–2020 Avtodor Saratov
2020 UNICS Kazan
2020–2021 Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor
2021–2022 Tofaş
2022–present Lenovo Tenerife
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Elgin Rashad Cook (born January 15, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Lenovo Tenerife of the Spanish Liga ACB and the Basketball Champions League. The son of former National Basketball Association (NBA) player Alvin Robertson, he played college basketball for Northwest Florida and Oregon. [1]

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College career

A 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) forward from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Cook began his collegiate career at Northwest Florida State College. He redshirted a year after originally committing to Iowa State men's basketball. As a sophomore, he transferred to Oregon since his father was friends with one of Oregon's assistant coaches. [1] He earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors as a junior. As a senior, Cook averaged 14.8 points and 5.1 rebounds per game and earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors. He was named Pac-12 Tournament MVP after averaging 17.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game in the tournament. [2] He helped Oregon achieve a 31–7 record and reach the Elite Eight while leading the team in steals with 54. In his three years at Oregon, Cook scored 1,259 points. [3]

Professional career

Santa Cruz Warriors (2016–2017)

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Cook joined the Sacramento Kings for the 2016 NBA Summer League. On September 16, 2016, he signed with the Golden State Warriors. [4] However, he was later waived by the Warriors on October 9 after appearing in two preseason games. [5] On October 31, 2016, he was acquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of Golden State. [6]

MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (2017–2018)

Cook played for the Golden State Warriors in the 2017 NBA Summer League.

On August 10, 2017, Cook signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of the German Basketball Bundesliga for the 2017–18 season. [7]

Cedevita Zagreb (2018–2019)

In July 2018 he signed with Cedevita Zagreb of the Croatian League.

Avtodor Saratov (2019–2020)

On August 20, 2019, he has signed with Avtodor Saratov of the VTB United League. [8] He averaged 15 points and 5 rebounds per game. [9]

UNICS Kazan (2020)

Cook signed with UNICS Kazan on January 28, 2020. [10] He played one game for the team before the season was suspended. Cook parted ways with the team on June 14. [9]

Fethiye Belediyespor (2020–2021)

On September 26, 2020, he has signed with Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor of the Turkish BSL. [11] Cook averaged 15.8 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. [12]

Tofaş (2021–2022)

On July 2, 2021, Cook signed with Tofaş in Turkey. [12]

Lenovo Tenerife (2022–present)

On July 1, 2022, he has signed with Lenovo Tenerife of the Spanish Liga ACB. [13]

The Basketball Tournament

Cook played for the Golden Eagles in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament (TBT). In five games, he averaged 14.6 points, .8 steals, and shot a team-leading 61 percent from the field. The Golden Eagles reached the semi-finals before falling to Overseas Elite. Cook was also a member of the Golden Eagles team that won the 2020 tournament.

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References

  1. 1 2 Silverstein, Tom (March 19, 2014). "Oregon's Elgin Cook carving different path than NBA father Alvin Robertson". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel . Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  2. ↑ Alger, Tyson (June 23, 2016). "Elgin Cook in the 2016 NBA draft: Where the mock drafts say he will go". The Oregonian . Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  3. ↑ Mims, Steve (September 20, 2016). "Former Oregon basketball star Elgin Cook joins Golden State Warriors". The Register-Guard . Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Warriors Announce Roster & Schedule for 2016 Training Camp, Fueled by Gatorade". NBA.com. September 16, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  5. ↑ Letourneau, Connor (October 9, 2016). "Warriors waive Elgin Cook, Scott Wood". SFGate.com. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Santa Cruz Warriors Announce 2016 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 31, 2016. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Elgin Cook verstärkt MHP RIESEN". MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (in German). August 20, 2017. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  8. ↑ Carchia, Emiliano (August 20, 2019). "Avtodor Saratov signs Elgin Cook". Sportando. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  9. 1 2 Skerletic, Dario (June 14, 2020). "Elgin Cook, Unics Kazan part ways". Sportando. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  10. ↑ Lupo, Nicola (January 28, 2020). "Elgin Cook signs with UNICS Kazan". Sportando. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  11. ↑ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (September 26, 2020). "Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor tabs Elgin Cook". Sportando. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  12. 1 2 Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (July 2, 2021). "Tofas announces signing of Elgin Cook". Sportando. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  13. ↑ Skerletic, Dario (July 1, 2022). "Lenovo Tenerife inks Elgin Cook". Sportando. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
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