Xavier Cooks

Xavier Cooks
S.Oliver Würzburg
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
League Basketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (1995-08-19) 19 August 1995
Ballarat, Victoria
Nationality Australian
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College Winthrop (2014–2018)
NBA draft 2018 / Undrafted
Playing career 2018–present
Career history
2018–present S.Oliver Würzburg
Career highlights and awards

Xavier Cooks (born 19 August 1995) is an Australian basketball player for S.Oliver Würzburg of the Basketball Bundesliga. He played college basketball for Winthrop University. A 6’8" swingman, was named the 2018 Big South Conference Player of the Year.

Cooks, the son of former South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) and National Basketball League player Eric Cooks, attended the Australian Institute of Sport.

College career

He chose to attend Winthrop over offers from schools such as UC Santa Barbara, Boise State, Hartford, Maine, and Nicholls State.[1]

Xavier Cooks shooting a free throw against VCU.

On 15 February 2017, Cooks recorded the first 20-point, 20-rebound game for Winthrop since 2003.[2] At the close of the season, he was named first-team All-Big South Conference.[3]

In 2017, Cooks was named to the Australian "Emerging Boomers" squad for the 2017 Summer Universiade.[4]

In the 2017–18 season, senior Cooks became Winthrop′s all-time leading rebounder.[5] At the close of the Big South regular season, Cooks was again named first-team All-Big South and the Big South Player of the Year.[6]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Cooks joined the Golden State Warriors for the 2018 NBA Summer League.

On July 27, 2018, Cooks signed with S.Oliver Würzburg.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Boyce, Dan (6 July 2014). "Xavier Cooks, the unknown second generation Aussie basketball star". aussiehoopla.com. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Xavier Cooks has first 20/20 game for Winthrop since 2003". USA Today. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Wimberly, Nate (27 February 2017). "Keon Johnson named Big South Player of the Year". wbtv.com. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  4. ↑ Barrow, Tim (22 June 2017). "Cooks has booming career". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Xavier Cooks became Winthrop's all-time leading rebounder as the Eagles dropped Radford". Miami Herald. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Big South Announces 2017-18 Men's Basketball Award Winners" (Press release). Big South Conference. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "S.Oliver Wurzburg signs rookie Xavier Cooks to replace Mitch Creek". Sportando. July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
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