Keandre Cook
{{short description|American basketball player (born 1997)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Keandre Cook
| image =
| position = Shooting guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 187
| league = Liga ACB
| team = Río Breogán
| number =
| birth_date = {{birth_date_and_age|1997|5|1}}
| birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
| high_school =
- Northwestern
(Baltimore, Maryland) - Edmondson-Westside
(Baltimore, Maryland)
| college =
- Odessa (2016–2018)
- Missouri State (2018–2020)
| draft_year = 2020
| career_start = 2021
| years1 = 2021
| team1 = Greensboro Swarm
| years2 = 2021–2022
| team2 = Szedeák
| years3 = 2022–2023
| team3 = ADA Blois
| years4 = 2023
| team4 = MZT Skopje
| years5 = 2023–2024
| team5 = Crailsheim Merlins
| years6 = 2024–2025
| team6 = Brisbane Bullets
| years7 = 2025
| team7 = Guangdong Southern Tigers
| years8 = 2025
| team8 = Ironi Kiryat Ata
| years9 = 2025–present
| team9 = Río Breogán
| highlights =
- Macedonian League champion (2023)
- Macedonian Cup winner (2023)
- Second-team All-MVC (2020)
- Third-team All-MVC (2019)
- MVC All-Newcomer Team (2019)
- First-team All-WJCAC (2018)
}}
Keandre Gary Cook (born May 1, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for CB Breogán of the Liga ACB. He played college basketball at Odessa College and Missouri State.
High school career
Cook attended Northwestern High School in Baltimore, Maryland for three years, joining the junior varsity basketball team as a freshman. He joined the varsity team as a sophomore and averaged 21 points per game as a junior. Prior to his senior season, Cook transferred to Edmondson-Westside High School. He averaged 19 points per game, helping the team finish 28–3. Cook committed to Odessa College over Midland College and Panola College, among other junior colleges.{{cite news |last1=Niebrugge |first1=Claire |title=Keandre is Cookin' for the Bears |url=http://www.the-standard.org/sports/keandre-is-cookin-for-the-bears/article_09c42590-237d-11e9-8ccc-bf495174184e.html |access-date=December 2, 2020 |work=The Standard |date=January 28, 2019}}
College career
As a freshman at Odessa College, Cook averaged 4.7 points and 1.8 rebounds per game off the bench. He averaged 15 points and 5.4 rebounds per game as a sophomore. Cook was ranked the No. 76 player in his class by JucoRecruiting.com. He transferred to Missouri State over offers from Louisiana Tech and New Mexico State. He scored at least 20 points in four of his first five games for the Bears. Cook was named Missouri Valley Conference player of the week on January 28, 2019, and twice earned newcomer of the week honors. As a junior, he averaged 12.8 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. Cook was named to the Third Team All-Missouri Valley Conference as well as the All-Newcomer Team.{{cite news |last1=Kindhart |first1=Rick |title=Former MSU Star Keandre Cook Gets Preseason Slot with Charlotte |url=https://ozarksindependent.com/2020/12/02/former-msu-star-keandre-cook-gets-preseason-slot-with-charlotte/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202132926/https://ozarksindependent.com/2020/12/02/former-msu-star-keandre-cook-gets-preseason-slot-with-charlotte/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=December 2, 2020 |access-date=December 2, 2020 |work=Ozarks Independent |date=December 2, 2020}} Coming into his senior season, Cook was named to the preseason second team all-conference and established himself as a leader on the team.{{cite news |last1=Wheeler |first1=Wyatt |title=MSU hoops: Keandre Cook is in position to help the Bears cook up a Valley title |url=https://www.news-leader.com/story/sports/college/msu/2019/11/02/missouri-state-basketball-keandre-cook-play-big-role-bears/4123346002/ |access-date=December 2, 2020 |work=Springfield News-Leader |date=November 1, 2019}} On November 10, 2019, he scored a career-high 31 points shooting 6-of-7 from three-point range in a 59–50 win over Alabama State.{{cite news |title=Cook scores 31, Missouri State beats Alabama State 59-50 |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401173607 |access-date=December 2, 2020 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=November 10, 2019}} Cook was issued a technical foul for flopping with under a minute remaining in a game against Xavier on November 16, resulting in a loss for Missouri State.{{cite news |last1=Dauster |first1=Rob |title=Flop rule flops: Missouri State loses when technical is given for questionable flop |url=https://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2019/11/16/flop-rule-flops-missouri-state-loses-when-technical-is-given-for-questionable-flop/ |access-date=December 2, 2020 |work=NBC Sports |date=November 16, 2019}} He averaged 14.9 points and 4.6 rebounds per game as a senior, earning Second Team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors.{{cite news |last1=Wheeler |first1=Wyatt |title=Keandre Cook: 5 things to know on Charlotte Hornets guard, former Missouri State standout |url=https://www.news-leader.com/story/sports/college/msu/2020/11/19/keandre-cook-5-facts-charlotte-hornets-undrafted-free-agent/6352881002/ |access-date=November 24, 2020 |work=Springfield News-Leader |date=November 19, 2020}}
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, Cook signed with the Charlotte Hornets. He was waived at the end of training camp, but added to the roster of their NBA G League affiliate, the Greensboro Swarm.{{cite web |title=Greensboro Announces Roster For Single-Site In Orlando |url=https://greensboro.gleague.nba.com/news/greensboro-announces-roster-for-single-site-in-orlando/ |website=NBA.com |accessdate=January 27, 2021 |date=January 27, 2021}} Cook averaged 1.6 points and 1.6 rebounds in eight games during the G League hub season between February and March 2021.{{cite web |title=Szedeak inks Keandre Cook |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Hungary/news/690743/Szedeak-inks-Keandre-Cook |website=Eurobasket |access-date=November 20, 2021 |date=June 25, 2021}}
On June 25, 2021, Cook signed with Szedeák of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A.
On July 13, 2022, Cook signed with ADA Blois Basket 41 of the LNB Pro A.{{Cite web|url=https://ada-basket.com/2022/07/13/keandre-cook-rejoint-lada-blois/|title=Keandre Cook rejoint l'ADA Blois|last=|first=|date=July 13, 2022|website=ada-basket.com|publisher=|language=fr|access-date=October 26, 2022}} In January 2023, he left France and joined MZT Skopje in North Macedonia.{{cite web |title=À peine libéré par Blois, Keandre Cook a déjà un nouveau club |url=https://www.bebasket.fr/a-peine-libere-par-blois-keandre-cook-a-deja-un-nouveau-club |website=BeBasket |access-date=March 11, 2025 |date=January 9, 2023}}
For the 2023–24 season, Cook joined Crailsheim Merlins of the German Basketball Bundesliga.{{cite web |title=Kader nimmt weiter Form an: Flügelspieler Keandre Cook ist nächster Merlins-Neuzugang |url=https://hakro-merlins.com/news/breaking-news/kader-nimmt-weiter-form-an-fluegelspieler-keandre-cook-ist-naechster-merlins-neuzugang/ |website=HAKRO Merlins |access-date=March 11, 2025 |date=July 3, 2023}}
On May 21, 2024, Cook signed with the Brisbane Bullets of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) for the 2024–25 season.{{Cite web|url=https://nbl.com.au/news/bullets-secure-import-sharpshooter|title=Bullets secure import sharpshooter|last=|first=|date=May 21, 2024|website=NBL.com.au|publisher=|language=en|access-date=May 21, 2024}} On March 2, 2025, he signed with the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) for the rest of the 2024–25 season.{{cite web |title=继续补强！广东男篮官宣：基安德-库克加盟球队 |url=https://news.zhibo8.com/nba/2025-03-02/67c46ab86c222native.htm |website=直播吧 |access-date=March 11, 2025 |date=March 2, 2025}}
On April 8, 2025, he signed with Ironi Kiryat Ata of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.asia-basket.com/China/news/927618/Kiryat-Ata-lands-Keandre-Cook,-ex-Guangdong-ST|title=Kiryat Ata lands Keandre Cook, ex Guangdong ST|last=|first=|date=April 8, 2025|website=|publisher=Asiabasket|language=En|access-date=May 5, 2025}}
On June 14, 2025, Cook signed with Río Breogán of the Liga ACB.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbbreogan.com/es/keandre-cook-nuevo-jugador-del-rio-breogan|title=Keandre Cook, nuevo jugador del Río Breogán
|last=|first=|date=June 14, 2025|website=cbbreogan.com|language=es|access-date=June 15, 2025}}
References
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External links
- [https://missouristatebears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/keandre-cook/5368 Missouri State Bears bio]
- [https://www.wranglersports.com/sports/mbkb/2017-18/bios/boyd_joshua_jx7b Odessa Wranglers bio]
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