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2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster

Cook
Photo by: Madison Case
Aaron Cook Jr.
Aaron Cook Jr.
Aaron Cook Jr.
Aaron Cook Jr.
Aaron Cook
Photo by: T.H. Weber
Aaron Cook
Photo by: Tom Weber
Aaron Cook
Photo by: Tom Weber
Cook
Photo by: Madison Case
Aaron Cook Jr.
Aaron Cook
Jersey Number 10

Aaron Cook Jr.

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    185
  • Hometown:
    St. Louis, Mo.
  • High School:
    Westminster Christian Academy (Mo.)
  • Major:
    Exercise Science and Physical Therapy Assistant

2019-20 (SENIOR)


Played in six games before breaking his hand and pursuing a medical redshirt ... Earned a spot on The Sunshine Slam All-Tournament team (17 ppg, 4.3 spg, 3.7 apg, 2.7 rpg over 4 games) ... 7 steals vs. Oakland, becoming the 4th player in program history with 7+ steals in a game (Marcus Timmons, Bryan Mullins, Darren Brooks) ... Averaged 15 points, 3.3 assists, 3.2 steals, and 3.0 rebounds per game prior to injury ... Shot 55 percent from the field (37-for-67).

2018-19 (JUNIOR)


*MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team
Started all 32 games ... Averaged 10.4 points and 3.7 assists ... Averaged 4.0 assists per game in MVC play, which ranked second in the league ... In MVC play, ranked fourth in steals and seventh in assist-to-turnover ratio ... In all games, ranked third in the MVC in assists per game, fifth in steals per game and eighth in minutes per game ... Had career-best 10 assists against Howard, the 21st 10+ assist game in program history ... Averaged second-most assists for an SIU player in the last 10 years.

2017-18 (SOPHOMORE)


*MVC Most-Improved Team, MVC All-Academic Second-Team
Played in all 33 games and made 32 starts...Averaged 9.8 points and 2.7 assists per game ... Led the team in 3-point shooting percentage (.384)...Tied for the team in assists (90) and second in steals (47) ... Scored double figures 18 times, including a career-high 25 points versus Indiana State on Jan. 24, in which he went 8-for-12 from the field...Also had a 20-point outing versus UIS on Nov. 18 ... Made game-winning free throws with 4.1 seconds left in OT win over Missouri State.

2016-17 (FRESHMAN)


Played in 32 of SIU's 33 games ... Was the team’s backup point guard ... Averaged 3.0 points, 0.9 assists and 10.6 minutes ... Was fourth on the team in steals (31) ... Had a career-high five steals vs. Drake, including four during a two-minute span of the second half ... A 77 percent free throw shooter ... Scored double figures twice with 11 points versus Drake and Evansville. 

HIGH SCHOOL


Named First Team All-Metro by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 2016 … Averaged 22.1 points per game with 81 assists, 77 turnovers and 81 steals as a senior … Led Westminster Christian High School to a 24-6 record and Class 4, District 4 championship … Averaged 16.5 points as a junior … Helped the Wildcats to a 24-6 record and a district championship in 2015.

PERSONAL


Son of Aaron Cook Sr. and Regina Cook ... Father works in real estate, mother is a postal carrier ... Born Dec. 28, 1997 in St. Louis ... Double majoring in exercise science and physical therapy assistant.