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Tyler Cook
No. 21 – Canton Charge
PositionPower forward
LeagueNBA G League
Personal information
Born (1997-09-23) September 23, 1997 (age 27)
St. Louis, Missouri
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High schoolChaminade
(St. Louis County, Missouri)
CollegeIowa (2016–2019)
NBA draft2019: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–presentCleveland Cavaliers
2019–present→Canton Charge
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-Big Ten – Media (2019)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Tyler Cook (born September 23, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Canton Charge of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes.[1] He was rated a top 100 recruit coming out of high school.

Early life and high school career

Cook is the son of Trent and Stephanie Cook and has an older brother, Trenton. He played for Chaminade College Preparatory School alongside Jayson Tatum. As a senior, Cook led the team to a state title and scored 17 points in the title game.[2] In 2015, Cook declared for the University of Iowa.[3][4]

College career

He entered the starting lineup straight away during his freshman season but fractured his right index finger in November and missed seven games.[5][6] He averaged 12.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game on a team that reached the NIT.[2] During his sophomore season he averaged 15.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.[7] In March 2018, Cook submitted paperwork for early entry into the 2018 NBA draft[8] but did not hire an agent.[9][10]

Cook scored 26 points as the Hawkeyes defeated Connecticut to win the 2K Classic tournament. He had another 26 as Iowa beat their rivals Iowa State.[2] Cook missed a game against Northwestern on January 9, 2019 with a knee injury, though the team won without him.[11] As a junior, Cook led Iowa to the NCAA Tournament and averaged 14.5 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. Tyler Cook declared for the NBA draft and hired a agent.[12]

Professional career

Cleveland Cavaliers (2019–present)

After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Cook signed a partially guaranteed contract with the Denver Nuggets.[13] On August 13, 2019, Cook signed a two-way contract with the Nuggets.[14] but Cook was later released by the Denver Nuggets on October 16, 2019 during training camp.[15] Cook was later claimed-off waiver by the Cleveland Cavaliers on October 19, and would be splitting time with their NBA G League affiliate, the Canton Charge.[16]

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

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Iowa 27 26 24.5 .554 .250 .598 5.3 1.0 .7 .4 12.3
2017–18 Iowa 33 33 28.0 .566 .143 .661 6.8 1.8 .6 .6 15.3
2018–19 Iowa 33 33 30.8 .510 .000 .644 7.6 2.4 .7 .5 14.5
Career 93 92 28.0 .542 .143 .639 6.7 1.8 .7 .5 14.1

References

  1. ^ "Tyler Cook - 2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster - University of Iowa". hawkeyesports.com. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Emmert, Mark (12 March 2019). "Tyler Cook will get his Big Dance moment, but he also must help the Hawkeyes rediscover their mojo". Hawk Central. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  3. ^ Palermo, Gregg (23 September 2015). "Chaminade's Tyler Cook tweets college pick". FOX2now. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  4. ^ Polacek, Scott (24 September 2015). "Tyler Cook to Iowa: Hawkeyes Land 4-Star PF Prospect". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Tyler Cook shines for struggling Iowa hoops team". USA Today. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  6. ^ Duber, Vinnie (29 November 2016). "Hawkeyes freshman Tyler Cook to miss next three weeks after fracturing finger". NBC Sports. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  7. ^ Connors, Ryan (2 March 2018). "Will Tyler Cook return to Iowa basketball next season? 'Only God knows'". landof10.com. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Iowa sophomore forward Tyler Cook to test NBA draft interest". ESPN. Associated Press. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  9. ^ Johnson, Jeff (11 April 2018). "Tyler Cook claims his departure from Iowa basketball isn't foregone conclusion". The Gazette. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  10. ^ Petaros, Nick (17 July 2016). "Iowa basketball: Cook embraces defensive role". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Without Tyler Cook, Iowa men's basketball still beats Northwestern". The Gazette. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  12. ^ Emmert, Mark (25 March 2019). "Hawkeye basketball team already looking ahead: 'We'll be back. I promise you that.'". Hawk Central. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Tyler Cook, Chaminade , Power Forward". 247Sports. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  14. ^ "Denver Nuggets sign Tyler Cook and P.J. Dozier". NBA.com. August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  15. ^ "We have released forward Tyler Cook". Denver Nuggets on Twitter.com. October 16, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  16. ^ "Cavaliers Claim Tyler Cook off Waivers". NBA.com. October 19, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
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