Daequan Cook (born April 28, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Ironi Nes Ziona of the

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. He was taken 21st overall in the

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by the

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then subsequently traded to the

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High school career

Daequan Cook attended Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in

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. 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 24.9 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

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. Playing for the West, Cook scored 17 points in the 112–94 win. He was also named a third-team ''Parade'' All-American. Cook was a high school teammate of

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. (The two later faced each other in the

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.) Cook also played with Mark Titus,

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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

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. The team was undefeated and won the championship.

College career

One of

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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

, along with fellow freshmen teammates

and Mike Conley Jr.

Professional career

NBA

Miami Heat (2007–2010)

Daequan Cook was averaging 8.2 points per game in his rookie season with the

before being sent to the

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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

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on March 4, 2009, going 6–8 from 3-point range. Cook won the

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in Phoenix, ending

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's two-year winning streak.

Oklahoma City Thunder (2010–2012)

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. Cook reached the 2012 NBA Finals with the Thunder, but the team lost to the Miami Heat.

Houston Rockets (2012–2013)

On October 27, 2012, Cook,

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, Cole Aldrich, and Lazar Hayward were traded to the

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for Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb, and draft picks. Cook was waived by the Rockets on January 2, 2013.

Chicago Bulls (2013)

On January 6, 2013, Cook signed with the

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, and played there for the remainder of the season.

Overseas

Budivelnyk / Tübingen (2013–2014)

On November 23, 2013, Cook has signed his first overseas contract, with Ukrainian SuperLeague team Budivelnyk Kyiv, which also participating in the

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. In his Euroleague debut, Cook scored 16 points with 4/8 from 3-point range in his team loss 74–82 to

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. Budivelnyk waived him on January 14, 2014. On January 29, 2014, he signed with Walter Tigers Tübingen of Germany for the rest of the 2013–14 season.

SPO Rouen (2014–2015)

On August 12, 2014, Cook signed with SPO Rouen Basket of the French

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for the 2014–15 season.

Benfica (2015–2016)

On August 14, 2015, Cook signed with Portuguese champions S.L. Benfica of the

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. On March 13, 2016, Cook recorded a career-high 44 points, while shooting 15-of-32 from the field, along with nine rebounds and three assists in a 94–97 loss to

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Chemidor Tehran (2016–2017)

In December 2016, Cook signed with Chemidor Tehran of the Iranian Super League.

Ironi Nes Ziona (2017–2020)

On August 9, 2017, Cook signed with the Israeli team Ironi Nes Ziona for the 2017–18 season. In 32 games played during the 2017–18 season, he led the team in scoring by averaging 16 points per game. Cook led Nes Ziona to the 2018 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually lost to

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in the Quarterfinals. On June 7, 2018, Cook signed a one-year contract extension with Nes Ziona. On December 9, 2018, Cook recorded 24 points, shooting 5-of-8 from three-point range, including a game-winning three-point shot with 2.9 seconds left to give Nes Ziona an 83–81 win over

. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 9 MVP. On April 7, 2019, Cook recorded a season-high 30 points, shooting 7-of-11 from three-point range, along with three assists, leading Nes Ziona to a 97–84 win over

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. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 25 MVP. On August 1, 2019, Cook signed a one-year contract extension with Nes Ziona. On December 1, 2019, Cook recorded a season-high 34 points, while shooting 13-of-24 from the field, along with seven rebounds and two assists in a 106–115 double overtime loss to

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. On August 24, 2020, Cook signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv. However, his contract was voided on September 6 and the team replaced him with Jon Diebler.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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References

External links

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High school career

College career

Professional career

NBA

Miami Heat (2007–2010)

Oklahoma City Thunder (2010–2012)

Houston Rockets (2012–2013)

Chicago Bulls (2013)

Overseas

Budivelnyk / Tübingen (2013–2014)

SPO Rouen (2014–2015)

Benfica (2015–2016)

Chemidor Tehran (2016–2017)

Ironi Nes Ziona (2017–2020)

NBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

See also

References

External links