Devontae Cacok

Devontae Cacok
No. 15 – UNC Wilmington Seahawks
Position Center
League Colonial Athletic Association
Personal information
Born (1996-10-08) October 8, 1996
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school Alpharetta
(Alpharetta, Georgia)
College UNC Wilmington (2015–present)
Career highlights and awards

Devontae Calvin Cacok (born October 8, 1996) is an American basketball player for UNC Wilmington.

Early life

Cacok grew up in Riverdale, Georgia and played football as a youth, mainly on the offensive line. He first began playing basketball in eight grade after he fractured his wrist, ending his football season. Cacok admits being terrible at first, but joined his high school varsity team after a seven inch growth spurt as a sophomore. As a senior at Alpharetta High School, he averaged 22 points and 12 rebounds per game and led the team to a regional title.[1]

College career

As a freshman at UNC Wilmington, Cacok came off the bench to average 3.3 points per game.[1] Cacok averaged 12.2 points and 9.8 rebounds per game as a sophomore and led the nation in field goal percentage (80.0%).[2] He accomplished this extremely high percentage, the highest ever, by mainly shooting within a range of about two feet from the basket and only taking one jump shot all year on the 29–6 Seahawks team.[1] He had 40 blocks and tied for the league lead with 11 double-doubles. He was named CAA Defensive Player of the Year and was selected to the Third Team All-CAA.[2]

After the season, UNC Wilmington lost four starters and coach Kevin Keatts; new coach C. B. McGrath looked to expand his overall game.[1] In a 87-63 win against Elon in February 2018, Cacok posted 17 points and 21 rebounds. The following matchup, a 88-64 loss to College of Charleston, he had 29 points and 17 rebounds. These two performances earned him CBS Sports Player of the Week honors.[3] As a junior, Cacok led Division I in rebounding with 13.5 per game.[4] He finished eighth in the CAA in scoring with 17.8 points per game and third in field goal percentage with 58.8%. Cacok led the conference with 22 double-doubles, second-most of any player in the country. He was named to the First Team All-CAA.[5] The North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association named Cacok to the First Team All-State.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Fuchs, Jeremy (October 26, 2017). "He Made More of His Shots Last Year Than Anyone. Now Devontae Cacok Wants You to Know His Name". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Williams headlines All-CAA men's basketball team" (Press release). Colonial Athletic Association. March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  3. ↑ Norlander, Matt (February 21, 2018). "Player of the Week: UNCW's Devontate Cacok almost sees a 20-20 average". CBS Sports. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Rebounds Per Game". NCAA. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  5. ↑ Washburn, Rob (March 2, 2018). "WRIGHT-FOREMAN TOPS ALL-CAA MEN'S BASEKTBALL TEAM". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  6. ↑ Smist, John (April 10, 2018). "Devontae Cacok and Jordon Talley take home NCCSIA honors". Fox 19. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
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