Quinn Alexander Cook (born March 23, 1993) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(CBA). He played

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for the

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and was one of the top rated basketball recruits in the class of 2011. Cook won the 2015 NCAA national championship with Duke, and won two

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, one with the

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in 2018 and one with the

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in 2020. He has also played for the

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, the

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, and the

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High school career

Cook started his high school career at

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. Cook played his

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, and

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, seasons at DeMatha. During Cook's career at DeMatha, the Stags had an 85–18 record and finished as the number one ranked team in the state of

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during Cook's junior season. During the summer prior to his senior season, Cook announced that he would be transferring to Oak Hill Academy in

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. Following his junior season, Cook was named the

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All-Met Player of the Year, becoming the first junior in 30 years to receive the award and was the only junior to be named 2010 All-Met first team. Cook was also named to the

2009 All-Met third team, the only sophomore to be listed among the ‘09 All-Met teams. Cook was invited to play in the fifth annual

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Elite 24 game prior to his senior season, joining future

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teammates

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, Alex Murphy, and

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in the game. During Cook's senior season at Oak Hill Academy he led the Warriors to a 31–4 record, averaging 19.1 ppg, 10.9 apg and 2.5 steals. After the season, he was named a Second Team All-American by Maxpreps and played in the 2011 McDonald's All-American Game.

College recruitment

Cook signed his

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to play

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on November 4, 2010; his announcement was broadcast live on

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. He chose Duke over Villanova, UCLA, and North Carolina. When asked why he decided to attend Duke, he stated, "The reason I chose Duke is because of Coach K." Cook was ranked the #38 player by

, the #38 player by

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, and the #37 player by

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coming out of high school. Cook was a part of a five player recruiting class for Duke in 2011, which also included

, Alex Murphy,

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and

. Duke's 2011 class was the second best recruiting class in the entire country according to

College career

Although Duke traveled to China and Dubai during the summer prior to his freshman season, Cook was forced to sit out all four exhibition games due to a lingering knee injury that he suffered during the summer before his freshman year. Cook's debut with the Blue Devils was October 14, 2011, at Duke's annual Countdown to Craziness, he scored 7 points and passed for 2 assists in his first game as a Blue Devil. Cook's career high during his freshman season was 14 points, which came against

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on December 19, 2011. Cook was a member of the 2015 NCAA national champion Duke team, averaging 15.3 points and 2.6 assists per game.

Professional career

Canton Charge (2015–2017)

2015–16 season

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Cook joined the

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for the Orlando Summer League and the

for the Las Vegas Summer League. In September 2015, he signed with the Cavaliers, only to be waived by the team on October 24 after appearing in six preseason games. On October 30, he was acquired by the

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of the

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as an affiliate player of the Cavaliers. On November 14, he made his professional debut in a 106–99 loss to the

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, recording 15 points, one rebound, one assist and one steal in 36 minutes. On February 5, 2016, he was named in the East All-Star team for the 2016

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as a replacement for the injured

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. On April 11, he was named Rookie of the Year after averaging 19.6 points and 5.4 assists to go with 3.9 rebounds in 43 games while shooting 47 percent from the field and connecting on a team-high 86 three-pointers. At the season's end, he was named to the All-NBA D-League Third Team and the All-Rookie Team.

2016–17 season

In July 2016, Cook joined the NBA D-League Select Team for the

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. On September 24, 2016, he signed with the

, but was waived on October 22 after appearing in three preseason games. On November 1, he was reacquired by the Canton Charge. On February 18, 2017, he was named the MVP of the 2017 D-League All-Star Game at the

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after recording an 18-point, 12-assist double-double.

Dallas Mavericks (2017)

On February 26, 2017, Cook signed a 10-day contract with the

. He made his NBA debut the following day, recording two points, two rebounds and two assists in 17 minutes off the bench, in a 96–89 win over the

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. On March 7, 2017, he had his best game as a Maverick, scoring 10 points in a 122–111 win over the

Return to Canton (2017)

On March 8, 2017, after his 10-day contract with the Mavericks expired, Cook returned to the Charge.

New Orleans Pelicans (2017)

On March 19, 2017, Cook signed a 10-day contract with the

. He went on to sign a second 10-day contract on March 29, and a rest-of-season contract on April 8. On the same day, Cook scored a career-high 22 points with three assists and grabbed a rebound in a 101–123 loss to the

. On July 25, 2017, he was waived by the Pelicans.

Golden State Warriors (2017–2019)

Cook was signed by the

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for training camp and was waived on October 13, 2017 as one of the team's final preseason roster cuts. He signed a

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with the

on October 17, 2017 and was recalled to the team on November 13, 2017. Cook got his first NBA start on December 6, 2017, against the

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, and scored eight points with three assists and three rebounds in 22 minutes. On March 16, 2018, Cook scored a then career-high 25 points with three assists, three steals and four rebounds in a 93–98 loss to the

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. The following night on March 17, 2018, Cook set another career-high 28 points in scoring along with four assists and four rebounds in a 124–109 win over the

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. On March 29, 2018, Cook set another career-high 30 points in scoring along with three assists and four rebounds in a 107–116 loss to the

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. Cook continued to be a key factor for the

with the recent injuries to

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. As a result of this, the Warriors signed him to a two-year deal on April 8, 2018, to help ensure his eligibility to play in the postseason. On April 14, 2018, Cook made his debut in NBA playoffs, coming off from bench with five points, two assists, four rebounds plus a block in a 113–92 blowout win over the

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. The Warriors made the

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after defeating the

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in 7 games in the Western Conference Finals. The Warriors went on to win the NBA Championship after defeating the

in four games. The Warriors made it to the

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, but were defeated in 6 games by the

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. On June 28, 2019, the Warriors extended Cook with a qualifying offer, making him a restricted free agent, but rescinded the qualifying offer on July 3.

Los Angeles Lakers (2019–2021)

On July 6, 2019, Cook signed with the

. Cook won his second NBA championship when the Lakers defeated the

in six games in the

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. On November 19, 2020, the Lakers waived Cook. On December 4, 2020, Cook re-signed with the Lakers. On February 24, 2021, Cook was waived by the Lakers.

Cleveland Cavaliers (2021)

On March 12, 2021, Cook signed a 10-day contract with the

, and signed another on March 22.

Lokomotiv Kuban (2021)

On September 23, 2021, Cook signed with the

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, but was waived on October 16 after two preseason games. On October 26, 2021, Cook signed with

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of the

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until the end of the 2021–22 season. On December 28, he parted ways with the team. Cook averaged 5.5 points, 2.7 assists and one rebound per game in six games.

Stockton Kings (2022)

On February 23, 2022, Cook was acquired off of waivers by the

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Zhejiang Lions (2022–present)

On September 21, 2022, Cook signed with the

. He was waived on October 13. In November 2022, Cook signed with the

of the CBA. On December 14, he scored a CBA career-high 54 points in just 29 minutes of action against the

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Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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College

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National team career

Cook was named to the 2009–10 USA Basketball Men's Developmental National Team on May 28, 2009. He was a member of the 2009 USA U16 National Team that posted a 5–0 mark, captured the 2009 FIBA Americas U16 World Championship gold medal and qualified the U.S. for the 2010 FIBA U17 World Championship, he started all five games and averaged 15.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, and a team-high 5.0 assists per game. He was also a member of the 2010 USA U17 World Championship Team that posted an 8–0 record and captured the gold medal. Cook started all eight games and averaged 7.5 points and 3.0 rebounds per game, while dishing out a tournament-leading 7.4 assists. On January 16, 2011, he was named to the 2011 USA Basketball Junior National Select Team which competed against a World Select Team in the annual

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. Cook had 12 points and 3 assists in 16 minutes, and Team USA went on to beat the World Select Team 92–80.

Personal life

Cook's late father, Ted Cook, was a noted entrepreneur. Both of Quinn's parents attended

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References

External links

Duke Blue Devils bio

NBA D-League profile
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