Quinn Cook

Quinn Cook

No. 2 – Duke Blue Devils
Position	Point guard
League	Atlantic Coast Conference
Personal information
Born	(1993-03-23) March 23, 1993 Washington, D.C.
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia)
College	Duke (2011–present)
Career highlights and awards
NCAA champion (2015) Second-team All-American – TSN (2015) Second-team All-ACC (2015)
Medals Men’s basketball Competitor for  United States FIBA U19 World Championship Gold 2009 New Zealand Team competition FIBA U17 World Championship Gold 2010 Lithuania Team competition

Quinn Alexander Cook (born March 23, 1993) is an American college basketball player and the starting point guard for Duke University.^[1] He was one of the top rated basketball recruits in the class of 2011.

College career

Cook helps Josh Hairston force Mitch McGary to settle for a midrange jumpshot.

• Freshman year: Although Duke traveled to China and Dubai during the summer prior to Quinn Cook's freshman season, Cook was forced to sit out all four exhibition games due to a lingering knee injury that he suffered during the summer before his freshman year. Cook's debut in a Duke uniform was October 14, 2011 at Duke's annual Countdown to Craziness, he scored 7 points and passed for 2 assists in his first game as a Blue Devil.^[2] Cook's career high during his freshman season was 14 points, which came against UNC Greensboro on December 19, 2011.^[3]

High school career

Quinn Cook started his high school career at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. Cook played his freshman,^[4] sophomore,^[5] and junior,^[6] seasons at DeMatha. During Cook's career at DeMatha, the Stags had an 85-18 record and finished as the number one ranked team in the state of Maryland during Cook's junior season.

During the summer prior to his senior season, Cook announced that he would be transferring to Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia.^[7] Cook followed in the footsteps of Oak Hill Academy's great tradition of point guards, which includes William Avery, Steve Blake, Brandon Jennings, Ty Lawson, Rajon Rondo, Nolan Smith, Rod Strickland, and Marcus Williams.^[8]

During Quinn Cook's senior season at Oak Hill Academy he led the Warriors to a 31-4 record,^[9] averaging 19.1 ppg, 10.9 apg and 2.5 steals.^[10]

High school accomplishments

Following his junior season, Cook was named the Washington Post All-Met Player of the Year, becoming the first junior in 30 years to receive the award and was the only junior to be named 2010 All-Met first team.^[11] Cook was also named to the Washington Post 2009 All-Met third team, the only sophomore to be listed among the ‘09 All-Met teams.^[12]

Cook was invited to play in the fifth annual Boost Mobile Elite 24 game prior to his senior season, joining future Duke teammates Austin Rivers, Alex Murphy, and Michael Gbinije in the game.^[13]

Following his senior season at Oak Hill Academy, Cook was named a Second Team All-American by Maxpreps.^[14] and was also a participant in the 2011 McDonald's All-American Game.^[15]

USA basketball

Quinn Cook was named to 2009-10 USA Basketball Men’s Developmental National Team on May 28, 2009. He was a member of the 2009 USA U16 National Team that posted a 5-0 mark, captured the 2009 FIBA Americas U16 Championship gold medal and qualified the U.S. for the 2010 FIBA U17 World Championship, he started all five games and averaged 15.6 ppg., 3.6 rpg. and a team-high 5.0 apg. He was also a member of the 2010 USA U17 World Championship Team that posted a perfect 8-0 record and captured the gold medal, Cook started all eight games and averaged 7.5 ppg because he is raw. and 3.0 rpg., while dishing out a tournament-leading 7.4 apg.^[16]

On January 16, 2011, he was named to the 2011 USA Basketball Junior National Select Team which competed against a World Select Team in the annual Nike Hoop Summit.^[17] Cook had 12 points and 3 assists in 16 minutes, and Team USA went on to beat the World Select Team 92-80.^[18]

Personal Life

Cook's father, Ted Cook, was a noted entrepreneur and a strong influence in Quinn's life. He died unexpectedly in 2008.

College recruitment

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Quinn Cook PG	Washington D.C.	Oak Hill Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Nov 4, 2010
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96

Quinn Cook signed his letter of intent to play basketball at Duke on November 4, 2010, his announcement was broadcast live on ESPNU.^[19] He chose Duke over Villanova, UCLA, and North Carolina.^[19]

Cook on why he committed to Duke: ""The reason I chose Duke is because of Coach K."

Cook was ranked the #38 player by ESPNU,^[10] the #38 player by Rivals.com,^[20] and the #37 player by Scout.com^[21] coming out of high school.

Cook was a part of a five player recruiting class for Duke in 2011, which also included Austin Rivers, Alex Murphy, Marshall Plumlee and Michael Gbinije. Duke's 2011 class was the second best recruiting class in the entire country according to ESPNU.^[22]

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