Brian Cook life and biography

Brian Cook is an American professional basketball player. Cook was drafted out of the University of Illinois with the 24th pick of the first round of the 2003 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. He is now playing as forward for the Los Angeles Clippers.

2009-10 :

Averaged 1.4 points and 0.6 rebounds in 15 games…on the inactive list for two games (10/27/09-10/28/09)…waived on Feb. 20…11/25/09 vs. Dallas, scored four points (2-3 FG)…12/27/09 at Cleveland, recorded four points (1-2 3FG) and three rebounds…2/17/10 at Milwaukee, tallied four points (2-2 FT) and two blocks...

2008-09:

Averaged 2.5 points and 1.1 rebounds in 30 games played...acquired by the Rockets from the Magic in a three-team trade on Feb. 19, averaged 1.3 points and 0.6 boards in nine games with Houston…1/9/09 vs. Atlanta, matched his season best with nine points as well as pulling down a season-high eight rebounds… PLAYOFFS: In his fourth NBA postseason and his first with the Rockets, averaged 1.7 points and 2.0 rebounds in six playoff games…matched his playoff career best with seven rebounds in a postseason-high 19:22 of action in Game Five at the L.A. Lakers (5/12/09)…2007-08 (Lakers): Averaged 4.7 points and 2.1 rebounds in 51 games with both the Lakers and Orlando…on the inactive list the final eight games of the season due to a fractured third metacarpal on his right hand (4/1/08-4/16/08)…played in 45 games with the Magic, averaging 5.0 points and 2.2 boards…appeared in six games (two starts) with the Lakers, averaging 2.3 points and 1.7 rebounds

COLLEGE :

Played four seasons at the University of Illinois…finished collegiate career ranked third in Illinois history in scoring with 1,748 career points and fifth in rebounding with 815 boards…in Sept. 2008, was honored by Illinois by having his jersey #34 permanently hung in the rafters over the court at Assembly Hall…2002-03 (Senior): Named Big Ten Player of the Year and was a unanimous First-Team All-Big Ten selection by both the media and coaches…named Third-Team All-America by The Associated Press…named Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player and a unanimous All-Big Ten Tournament selection…finished as the Big Ten scoring champion, averaging 20.0 points during league play and was third in the conference in rebounding…2001-02 (Junior): Earned Second-Team All-Big Ten honors by the media and coaches…2000-01 (Sophomore): Named to the Second-Team All-Big Ten Team by the media and Third-Team from the coaches… 1999-00 (Freshman): Named Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Year by the coaches in 1999-2000…

PERSONAL:

Full name is Brian Joshua Cook…native of Lincoln, Illinois…nickname is "Cookie"…married to wife, Victoria…son of Joyce and Norman Cook…father, Norman, played basketball for Kansas and then the Boston Celtics (1979-80)…his uncle, Joe Cook, lettered in basketball for Duke in 1988 and 1990…has two younger sisters, Kristina and Natasha…adopted a dog named "Brick" from Hurricane Katrina…enjoys fishing and playing video games…majored in sports management while at the University of Illinois… played his high school basketball at Lincoln High School where he earned Illinois Mr. Basketball honors…had his jersey #34 retired by Lincoln High on Feb.13, 2004…since 2007, has hosted an Annual Brian Cook’s Basketball Camp in Champaign, Illinois.

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