Tyler Cook

Tyler Cook (born September 23, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract. He played college basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes.[1] He was rated a top 100 recruit coming out of high school.

Tyler Cook
No. 25 – Denver Nuggets
PositionPower forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1997-09-23) September 23, 1997
St. Louis, Missouri
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High schoolChaminade
(Creve Coeur, Missouri)
CollegeIowa (2016–2019)
NBA draft2019 / Undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020Cleveland Cavaliers
2019–2020→Canton Charge
2020Canton Charge
2020Oklahoma City Blue
2020–presentDenver Nuggets
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-Big Ten – Media (2019)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Early life and high school career

Cook is the son of Trent and Stephanie Cook and has an older brother, Trenton. He played for Chaminade College Preparatory School alongside Jayson Tatum. As a senior, the duo led the team to a state title, where Cook scored 17 points in the championship game.[2] In 2015, Cook announced his intentions to attend the University of Iowa.[3][4]

College career

He entered the starting lineup straight away during his freshman season but fractured his right index finger in November and missed seven games.[5][6] He averaged 12.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game on a team that reached the NIT.[2] During his sophomore season he averaged 15.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.[7] In March 2018, Cook submitted paperwork for early entry into the 2018 NBA draft[8] but did not hire an agent.[9][10]

Cook scored 26 points as the Hawkeyes defeated Connecticut to win the 2K Classic tournament. He had another 26 as Iowa beat their rivals Iowa State.[2] Cook missed a game against Northwestern on January 9, 2019 with a knee injury, though the team won without him.[11] As a junior, Cook led Iowa to the NCAA Tournament and averaged 14.5 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. Tyler Cook declared for the NBA draft and hired a agent.[12]

Professional career

Cleveland Cavaliers/Canton Charge (2019–present)

After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Cook signed a partially guaranteed contract with the Denver Nuggets.[13] On August 13, 2019, Cook signed a two-way contract with the Nuggets.[14] but Cook was later released by the Denver Nuggets on October 16, 2019 during training camp.[15] Cook was later claimed-off waiver by the Cleveland Cavaliers on October 19. [16] On January 3, 2020, the Cleveland Cavaliers announced that they had converted the Two-way contract with Cook to a standard NBA contract.[17] On January 6, 2020, the Cleveland Cavaliers announced that they had waived Cook.[18] On January 9, 2020, Cook was re-signed by the Cavaliers, and immediately assigned to the Charge.[19] On January 20, 2020, the Cleveland Cavaliers announced that they had signed a second 10-day contract with Cook.[20]

Cook’s contract was not renewed when the second 10-day deal expired. He re-joined the Canton Charge.[21]

Oklahoma City Blue (2020)

On February 16, 2020, the Oklahoma City Blue announced that they had acquired Cook with a 1st-round draft pick and a second-round draft pick in 2020 NBA G League Draft from the Canton Charge in exchange of Vincent Edwards and two 2020 1st-round draft picks.[22] On February 26, Cook registered 19 points, two rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block in a 128-115 win over the Northern Arizona Suns.[23]

Denver Nuggets (2020–present)

On June 30, 2020, the Denver Nuggets announced that they had signed Cook to a two-way contract.[24]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Cleveland 1103.2.700–.833.9.1.1.01.7
2019–20 Denver 209.5.500–1.0002.0.01.0.02.0
Career 1304.2.667–.8751.1.1.2.01.8

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Iowa 272624.5.554.250.5985.31.0.7.412.3
2017–18 Iowa 333328.0.566.143.6616.81.8.6.615.3
2018–19 Iowa 333330.8.510.000.6447.62.4.7.514.5
Career 939228.0.542.143.6396.71.8.7.514.1

References
  1. "Tyler Cook - 2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster - University of Iowa". hawkeyesports.com. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. Emmert, Mark (12 March 2019). "Tyler Cook will get his Big Dance moment, but he also must help the Hawkeyes rediscover their mojo". Hawk Central. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  3. Palermo, Gregg (23 September 2015). "Chaminade's Tyler Cook tweets college pick". FOX2now. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  4. Polacek, Scott (24 September 2015). "Tyler Cook to Iowa: Hawkeyes Land 4-Star PF Prospect". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  5. "Tyler Cook shines for struggling Iowa hoops team". USA Today. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  6. Duber, Vinnie (29 November 2016). "Hawkeyes freshman Tyler Cook to miss next three weeks after fracturing finger". NBC Sports. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  7. Connors, Ryan (2 March 2018). "Will Tyler Cook return to Iowa basketball next season? 'Only God knows'". landof10.com. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  8. "Iowa sophomore forward Tyler Cook to test NBA draft interest". ESPN. Associated Press. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  9. Johnson, Jeff (11 April 2018). "Tyler Cook claims his departure from Iowa basketball isn't foregone conclusion". The Gazette. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  10. Petaros, Nick (17 July 2016). "Iowa basketball: Cook embraces defensive role". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  11. "Without Tyler Cook, Iowa men's basketball still beats Northwestern". The Gazette. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  12. Emmert, Mark (25 March 2019). "Hawkeye basketball team already looking ahead: 'We'll be back. I promise you that.'". Hawk Central. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  13. "Tyler Cook, Chaminade , Power Forward". 247Sports. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  14. "Denver Nuggets sign Tyler Cook and P.J. Dozier". NBA.com. August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  15. "We have released forward Tyler Cook". Denver Nuggets on Twitter.com. October 16, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  16. "Cavaliers Claim Tyler Cook off Waivers". NBA.com. October 19, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  17. "Cavaliers Convert Contract of Tyler Cook". NBA.com. January 3, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  18. "Cavaliers Sign Levi Randolph; Waive McKinnie, Cook". NBA.com. January 6, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  19. "Cavs Sign Tyler Cook To 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. January 9, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  20. "Cavs Sign Tyler Cook To Second 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. January 20, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  21. Popovich, Mike (January 31, 2020). "Tyler Cook hopes Cavs experience benefits him in his return to Canton Charge". Canton Repository. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  22. "Oklahoma City Blue Acquires Tyler Cook". NBA.com. February 16, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  23. "Tyler Cook: Leads team in scoring". CBS Sports. February 27, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  24. "Nuggets sign Tyler Cook to Two-Way contract". NBA.com. June 30, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
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