Daequan Cook

Daequan Cook

Cook with the Thunder
No. 14   Oklahoma City Thunder
Shooting guard / Small forward
Personal information
Date of birth	April 28, 1987 (1987-04-28)
Place of birth	Dayton, Ohio
Nationality	American
High school	Dunbar HS (Dayton, Ohio)
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College	Ohio State
NBA Draft	2007 / Round: 1 / Pick: 21st overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Pro career	2007–present
Career history
2007–2010	Miami Heat
2008	→Iowa Energy (D-League)
2010–present	Oklahoma City Thunder
Career highlights and awards
NBA Three-Point Shootout champion (2009)
Stats at NBA.com

Daequan Cook (born April 28, 1987 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American basketball player currently playing for the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder.

On June 28, 2007, Cook was taken 21st overall in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers but summarily traded to the Heat along with cash considerations in exchange for Jason Smith.

In June 2010, he was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, along with the 18th overall pick (Kentucky guard Eric Bledsoe) for the 32nd overall pick (Texas center Dexter Pittman).

High school career

Daequan Cook attended Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Dayton, Ohio. As a junior, he led Dunbar to the Ohio Division II state semifinals where they lost to eventual champion Upper Sandusky High School. As a senior, he averaged 24.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game and led Dunbar to a Division II state championship. He was named onto the 2006 McDonald's All-American Team. Playing for the West, Cook scored 17 points in the 112–94 win.

Cook also played with Greg Oden and Mike Conley, Jr. on the SPIECE Indy Heat high school AAU team. Cook was the team's leading scorer in the 2004 Big Time event in Las Vegas. The team was undefeated and won the championship.

College career

One of Ohio State University Coach Thad Matta's famed "Thad Five", Cook averaged 10.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists, and 0.7 steals in 20.4 minutes per game. On April 20, 2007, Cook announced his intentions to enter the 2007 NBA Draft, along with fellow freshmen teammates Greg Oden and Mike Conley, Jr.

NBA career

Daequan Cook was averaging 8.2 points per game in his rookie season with the Miami Heat before being sent to the Iowa Energy of the NBA D-League in late February 2008. He returned to the Heat on March 8 and in his second game back on March 10 he scored a career high 23 points in a one-point loss to the L.A. Clippers. He scored a new career-high of 27 against the Phoenix Suns on March 4, 2009, going 6–8 from 3-point range.

Cook won the 2009 NBA All-Star Weekend Three-Point Shootout in Phoenix, ending Jason Kapono's two-year winning streak.

On June 23, 2010, Cook was traded with the 18th pick in the 2010 Draft to the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 32nd pick in the 2010 Draft.

In 2010-2011, Cook emerged as a useful bench player for the Thunder, mostly as a three-point specialist. He was a key player in the Thunder's emergence as a Western Conference contender. In December 2011, Cook signed a two-year extension with the Thunder.

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2007–08	Miami	59	19	24.4	.381	.332	.825	3.0	1.3	.4	.2	8.8
2008–09	Miami	75	4	24.4	.375	.387	.875	2.5	.9	.5	.1	9.1
2009-10	Miami	45	3	15.4	.320	.317	.840	1.8	1.0	.3	.2	5.0
2010-11	Oklahoma City	43	0	13.9	.436	.422	.800	1.7	.5	.3	.0	5.6
Career		222	26	20.6	.375	.369	.842	2.3	.9	.4	.1	7.5

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2009	Miami	7	0	23.0	.310	.300	1.000	2.4	.6	.3	.0	5.3
2011	Oklahoma City	17	0	11.5	.393	.348	1.000	1.6	.1	.2	.0	3.8
Career		24	0	14.8	.357	.329	1.000	1.8	.2	.2	.0	4.2

See also

• 2006 high school boys basketball All-Americans

External links

• Daequan Cook at NBA.com
• Daequan Cook Fan Forum