2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
Cook, Aaron
Jersey Number 10
Aaron Cook
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- St. Louis, Mo.
- High School:
- Westminster Christian Academy
- Prev Team:
- Gonzaga
Bio
Final Bio (PDF)
2021-22 Season Highlights:
• Started all 31 games played during his “super” senior season, missing only a Dec. 1 matchup with No. 18 Memphis due to an illness.
• All told, played in 164 games during his six seasons of college basketball, the ninth-most ever in NCAA Division I men’s basketball history.
• Delivered 166 assists during the season, a tally that ranks No. 3 among Georgia’s all-time single-season leaders.
• Averaged 10.5 points and 2.7 rebounds in 32.2 minutes of action per game.
• Recorded 18 double-figure scoring games, including one 20-point performance, and a pair of double-digit assist tallies . . . resulting in the first two double-doubles of his collegiate career.
• Ranked among the nation’s leaders in assists throughout the season, finishing at No. 23 in average assists (5.4 agp) and No. 32 in total dishes (166).
• Among SEC statistical leaders, finished the season ranked No. 2 in assists (5.4 app), No. 6 in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.71) and No. 7 in playing time (32.2 mpg).
• Notched his first career double-double at Cincinnati, scoring 10 points and delivering 10 assists.
• Moved past 1,000 career points during a season-high 22-point outburst against S.C. State.
• Dished out a career-high 12 assists against Western Carolina en route to his second double-double of the year.
• Recorded six consecutive double-digit scoring outputs from late-January through mid-February.
• Flirted with a third double-double against No. 1 Auburn in Athens, finishing with 10 points and nine assists.
• Logged 39 minutes at Texas A&M, the most playing time by any Bulldog during the season.
Prior to UGA Highlights:
• A “super senior” who joined the Bulldogs for his sixth season of college basketball. Played four years at Southern Illinois (including a redshirt campaign) before transferring to join Gonzaga’s NCAA runner-up squad in 2021.
• All told, enters the 2021-22 season with 133 career games played and statistical totals of 974 points (7.3 ppg), 309 assists (2.3 apg), 245 rebounds (1.8 rpg) and 164 steals (1.2 spg).
• Notched 46 double-figure scoring outputs (three at Gonzaga and 43 at SIU), with a trio of 20-point performances in that ledger.
2020-21 Season Highlights:
• Played in 30 of 32 games for Gonzaga, missing only a pair of early-January dates with San Francisco and BYU due to a slight leg injury.
• Averaged 4.2 points, 1.7 assists and 1.6 rebounds in 13.5 minutes of action per game.
• Upped his scoring contributions in West Coast Conference action to 5.3 points per game. Largely due to higher shooting percentages in those outings – .561 overall and .429 on 3-pointers in WCC contests versus .500 and .350 overall.
• Logged double-digit minutes in 25 contests, including four of six NCAA Tournament outings.
• Posted a trio of double-figure scoring outputs – 15 points at Pepperdine, 12 at San Francisco and 10 versus Santa Clara.
• Recorded season-highs tallies of 15 points – on 6-of-8 shooting from the floor, including 2-of-3 from 3-point range – and 21 minutes against Pepperdine.
• Equaled his season-most minutes versus Norfolk State in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, scoring six points and dishing out a season-high seven assists. The seven assists tied the eighth-most ever by a Bulldog in NCAA Tourney action.
Southern Illinois Highlights:
• Played in 103 games, starting 70 of those, in four seasons at Southern Illinois from 2016-17 through 2019-20.
• Scored 845 points (8.2 ppg), dished out 258 assists (2.5 apg), grabbed 196 boards (1.9 rpg) and collected 138 steals (1.3 spg) during his career with the Salukis.
• Among SIU’s career leaders, wrapped up his career in Carbondale ranked No. 10 in steals (138) and No. 17 in assists (258).
2019-20 Season Highlights:
• Played and started six contests before breaking his hand and pursuing a medical redshirt.
• Averaged 15.0 points, 3.3 assists, 3.2 steals and 3.0 rebounds in 31.1 minutes of PT in those half-dozen contests.
• Named to The Sunshine Slam All-Tournament team after averaging 17.0 points, 4.3 steals, 3.7 assists and 2.7 boards over the event’s games.
• Collected a career-high seven steals – and tied for the No. 5 spot on SIU’s all-time single-game leaders ledger – versus Oakland.
2018-19 Season Highlights:
• Started all 32 games and averaged 10.4 points and 3.7 assists per game for the Salukis.
• Named to the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete second team for the second consecutive season.
• Led SIU in assists – the second-highest average of any Saluki over the past 10 seasons – and 3-pointers made (40).
• Among MVC statistical leaders, ranked No. 3 in assists, No. 5 in steals and No. 8 in minutes.
• In stats for MVC games only, ranked No. 2 in assists (4.0 apg), No. 4 in steals (1.5 spg) and No. 7 in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.85).
• Handed out a career-high 10 assists against Howard, just the 21st double-digit assist effort in program history.
• Recorded 18 double-figure scoring outputs, including a season-high 23 points at Southeast Missouri.
2017-18 Season Highlights:
• Logged action in all 33 games, with 32 starts. His only non-nod was Dec. 9 against Southeast Missouri.
• Contributed 9.8 points, 2.7 assists, 2.3 boards and 1.4 steals in 30.0 minutes of playing time per outing.
• Named the MVC’s Most Improved player and also featured on the second-team of the league’s Scholar-Athlete honorees.
• Led the Salukis in both 3-point percentage (.384) and assists (90), while finishing second in steals (47).
• Produced 18 double-digit scoring outputs, including a pair of 20-point performances against Illinois Springfield (20) and Indiana State (career-high 25).
• Connected on 8-of-12 shots from the floor, including 3-of-4 3-pointers, and 6-of-9 trips to the line en route to his 25-point output against the Sycamores.
• Knocked down the game-winning free throws with 4.1 seconds left in overtime against Missouri State.
2016-17 Season Highlights:
• Played in 32 of SIU’s 33 games and served as the Salukis’ back-up point guard.
• Was teammates with current Georgia graduate assistant Sean O’Brien, who was a senior at SIU that season.
• Averaged 3.0 points, 1.0 steals, 0.9 assists and 0.8 rebounds in 10.6 minutes of action per game.
• Finished fourth on the teams in steals, including a career-high five against Drake when he collected four in a two-minute span of the second half.
• Recorded a pair of double-figure scoring outputs – 11 points against Drake and 11 versus Evansville.
• Logged a season-high 26 minutes of PT at Wichita State.
High School Highlights:
• Coached by Doug Coleman at Westminster Christian Academy.
• Voted first-team All-State for Class 4 by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association (MBCA) in 2016.
• Named first-team All-Metro by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch as a senior.
• As a senior, averaged 22.1 points and recorded 81 assists and 81 steals for the Westminster’s Wildcats en route to a 19-6 record and the Class 4, District 4 regular-season title.
• As a junior, averaged 16.5 points while helping the Wildcats to a 24-6 record.
• Helped Westminster capture its first district championship in nine years and reach the quarterfinals of the Missouri Class 4 state tournament in 2015.
Personal:
• Born December 28, 1997, in St. Louis, Mo., Aaron is the son of Regina Cook and Aaron Cook, Sr.
• Earned his bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science from SIU in 2020 and is pursuing a master’s degree in Kinesiology (Strength, Conditioning & Fitness) at UGA.
• Recipient of the Aubrey & Mary Garrison Scholarship for 2021-22.
2021-22 Season Highlights:
• Started all 31 games played during his “super” senior season, missing only a Dec. 1 matchup with No. 18 Memphis due to an illness.
• All told, played in 164 games during his six seasons of college basketball, the ninth-most ever in NCAA Division I men’s basketball history.
• Delivered 166 assists during the season, a tally that ranks No. 3 among Georgia’s all-time single-season leaders.
• Averaged 10.5 points and 2.7 rebounds in 32.2 minutes of action per game.
• Recorded 18 double-figure scoring games, including one 20-point performance, and a pair of double-digit assist tallies . . . resulting in the first two double-doubles of his collegiate career.
• Ranked among the nation’s leaders in assists throughout the season, finishing at No. 23 in average assists (5.4 agp) and No. 32 in total dishes (166).
• Among SEC statistical leaders, finished the season ranked No. 2 in assists (5.4 app), No. 6 in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.71) and No. 7 in playing time (32.2 mpg).
• Notched his first career double-double at Cincinnati, scoring 10 points and delivering 10 assists.
• Moved past 1,000 career points during a season-high 22-point outburst against S.C. State.
• Dished out a career-high 12 assists against Western Carolina en route to his second double-double of the year.
• Recorded six consecutive double-digit scoring outputs from late-January through mid-February.
• Flirted with a third double-double against No. 1 Auburn in Athens, finishing with 10 points and nine assists.
• Logged 39 minutes at Texas A&M, the most playing time by any Bulldog during the season.
Prior to UGA Highlights:
• A “super senior” who joined the Bulldogs for his sixth season of college basketball. Played four years at Southern Illinois (including a redshirt campaign) before transferring to join Gonzaga’s NCAA runner-up squad in 2021.
• All told, enters the 2021-22 season with 133 career games played and statistical totals of 974 points (7.3 ppg), 309 assists (2.3 apg), 245 rebounds (1.8 rpg) and 164 steals (1.2 spg).
• Notched 46 double-figure scoring outputs (three at Gonzaga and 43 at SIU), with a trio of 20-point performances in that ledger.
2020-21 Season Highlights:
• Played in 30 of 32 games for Gonzaga, missing only a pair of early-January dates with San Francisco and BYU due to a slight leg injury.
• Averaged 4.2 points, 1.7 assists and 1.6 rebounds in 13.5 minutes of action per game.
• Upped his scoring contributions in West Coast Conference action to 5.3 points per game. Largely due to higher shooting percentages in those outings – .561 overall and .429 on 3-pointers in WCC contests versus .500 and .350 overall.
• Logged double-digit minutes in 25 contests, including four of six NCAA Tournament outings.
• Posted a trio of double-figure scoring outputs – 15 points at Pepperdine, 12 at San Francisco and 10 versus Santa Clara.
• Recorded season-highs tallies of 15 points – on 6-of-8 shooting from the floor, including 2-of-3 from 3-point range – and 21 minutes against Pepperdine.
• Equaled his season-most minutes versus Norfolk State in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, scoring six points and dishing out a season-high seven assists. The seven assists tied the eighth-most ever by a Bulldog in NCAA Tourney action.
Southern Illinois Highlights:
• Played in 103 games, starting 70 of those, in four seasons at Southern Illinois from 2016-17 through 2019-20.
• Scored 845 points (8.2 ppg), dished out 258 assists (2.5 apg), grabbed 196 boards (1.9 rpg) and collected 138 steals (1.3 spg) during his career with the Salukis.
• Among SIU’s career leaders, wrapped up his career in Carbondale ranked No. 10 in steals (138) and No. 17 in assists (258).
2019-20 Season Highlights:
• Played and started six contests before breaking his hand and pursuing a medical redshirt.
• Averaged 15.0 points, 3.3 assists, 3.2 steals and 3.0 rebounds in 31.1 minutes of PT in those half-dozen contests.
• Named to The Sunshine Slam All-Tournament team after averaging 17.0 points, 4.3 steals, 3.7 assists and 2.7 boards over the event’s games.
• Collected a career-high seven steals – and tied for the No. 5 spot on SIU’s all-time single-game leaders ledger – versus Oakland.
2018-19 Season Highlights:
• Started all 32 games and averaged 10.4 points and 3.7 assists per game for the Salukis.
• Named to the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete second team for the second consecutive season.
• Led SIU in assists – the second-highest average of any Saluki over the past 10 seasons – and 3-pointers made (40).
• Among MVC statistical leaders, ranked No. 3 in assists, No. 5 in steals and No. 8 in minutes.
• In stats for MVC games only, ranked No. 2 in assists (4.0 apg), No. 4 in steals (1.5 spg) and No. 7 in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.85).
• Handed out a career-high 10 assists against Howard, just the 21st double-digit assist effort in program history.
• Recorded 18 double-figure scoring outputs, including a season-high 23 points at Southeast Missouri.
2017-18 Season Highlights:
• Logged action in all 33 games, with 32 starts. His only non-nod was Dec. 9 against Southeast Missouri.
• Contributed 9.8 points, 2.7 assists, 2.3 boards and 1.4 steals in 30.0 minutes of playing time per outing.
• Named the MVC’s Most Improved player and also featured on the second-team of the league’s Scholar-Athlete honorees.
• Led the Salukis in both 3-point percentage (.384) and assists (90), while finishing second in steals (47).
• Produced 18 double-digit scoring outputs, including a pair of 20-point performances against Illinois Springfield (20) and Indiana State (career-high 25).
• Connected on 8-of-12 shots from the floor, including 3-of-4 3-pointers, and 6-of-9 trips to the line en route to his 25-point output against the Sycamores.
• Knocked down the game-winning free throws with 4.1 seconds left in overtime against Missouri State.
2016-17 Season Highlights:
• Played in 32 of SIU’s 33 games and served as the Salukis’ back-up point guard.
• Was teammates with current Georgia graduate assistant Sean O’Brien, who was a senior at SIU that season.
• Averaged 3.0 points, 1.0 steals, 0.9 assists and 0.8 rebounds in 10.6 minutes of action per game.
• Finished fourth on the teams in steals, including a career-high five against Drake when he collected four in a two-minute span of the second half.
• Recorded a pair of double-figure scoring outputs – 11 points against Drake and 11 versus Evansville.
• Logged a season-high 26 minutes of PT at Wichita State.
High School Highlights:
• Coached by Doug Coleman at Westminster Christian Academy.
• Voted first-team All-State for Class 4 by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association (MBCA) in 2016.
• Named first-team All-Metro by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch as a senior.
• As a senior, averaged 22.1 points and recorded 81 assists and 81 steals for the Westminster’s Wildcats en route to a 19-6 record and the Class 4, District 4 regular-season title.
• As a junior, averaged 16.5 points while helping the Wildcats to a 24-6 record.
• Helped Westminster capture its first district championship in nine years and reach the quarterfinals of the Missouri Class 4 state tournament in 2015.
Personal:
• Born December 28, 1997, in St. Louis, Mo., Aaron is the son of Regina Cook and Aaron Cook, Sr.
• Earned his bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science from SIU in 2020 and is pursuing a master’s degree in Kinesiology (Strength, Conditioning & Fitness) at UGA.
• Recipient of the Aubrey & Mary Garrison Scholarship for 2021-22.
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