Cierra “Cece” Hooks (born May 30, 1999) is an American basketball player who is currently a free agent. She played college basketball with the

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of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

High school career

Hooks grew up in Dayton, Ohio, where she attended and played basketball at Thurgood Marshall High School. During her sophomore year she was considered a likely top 30 recruit but missed much of the year with a torn meniscus. She worked her way back to average 17 points, 12 rebounds and five assists per game her senior year. She also played AAU basketball for All Ohio Black. She was rated as a four-star recruit by Prospects Nation. She took one visit to Ohio University and committed.

College career

Hooks played in 30 games and averaged 13.5 points as a freshman. She scored 406 points which was the second most for a freshman in

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and her 100 steals were a program record at the time. After the season she was named to the MAC All-Freshman Team, All-MAC Third Team and MAC Freshman of the Year. Her sophomore season saw her average 18.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.1 steals and 3.1 assists in 36 games as the point guard for an Ohio team that won 30 games. She broke her own program record for single-season steals with 112 and her 251 field goals was also a school record. She was named All-MAC first team and won her first MAC Defensive Player of the Year. As a junior she averaged 17.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.7 steals and 3.4 assists per game. Her 106 steals led the MAC and were fifth in the county. In a loss to Akron on February 22 she tied the school record with 41 points and was 17 for 26 from the field. She was again named All-MAC first team and won her second MAC Defensive Player of the Year. During a senior season shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic, she averaged 25.1 points per game, good for third in the country, and was an honorable-mention All-American. She also led her team in rebounds, steals and assists. In the second game of the season she led Ohio with 32 points in an upset of national power Notre Dame. On March 6, against rival Miami, she notched only the second triple double in program history. She had 31 points on 14 of 19 shooting with 11 assists, 10 steals and four rebounds. She was named All-MAC first team and MAC Defensive Player of the Year for the third consecutive year and also won MAC Player of the Year. After her senior season Hooks declared for the

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. However, she removed her name and returned to the Bobcats for a fifth season as allowed by a temporary rule change as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the season she was added to the Naismith watch list for National Player of the year and the Hammon watch list for mid-major player of the year. On January 30, in a win at Central Michigan, she scored 30 points and surpassed Caroline Mast as the leading scorer in Ohio basketball history. Two games later, against Bowling Green, she passed Toledo's Kim Knuth as the leading scorer in MAC basketball history. She was named All-MAC first team and MAC Co-Defensive Player of the Year. She is the only four time defensive player of the year in MAC basketball history. She finished her career 23rd in NCAA history in career points and 5th all-time in career steals.

Professional career

On April 13, 2022, she signed with the

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of the WNBA. On April 28, Minnesota released her.

Career statistics

College

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References

External links

Ohio Bobcats bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hooks, Cece Living people American women's basketball players Basketball players from Ohio Basketball players from Dayton, Ohio Point guards Ohio Bobcats women's basketball players Place of birth missing (living people) 1999 births