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Jack Cooley

Jack Cooley
No. 45 – MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
Position Power forward
League Basketball Bundesliga
Champions League
Personal information
Born (1991-04-04) April 4, 1991 (age 26)
Evanston, Illinois
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 246 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school Glenbrook South
(Glenview, Illinois)
College Notre Dame (2009–2013)
NBA draft 2013 / Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present
Career history
2013–2014 Trabzonspor
2014–2015 Idaho Stampede
2015 Utah Jazz
2015 Idaho Stampede
2015–2016 Unicaja
2016–present MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Big East (2013)
  • Second-team All-Big East (2012)
  • Big East Most Improved Player (2012)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Jack Ryan Cooley (born April 4, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He played college basketball for the University of Notre Dame.

Cooley was a three-year starter at Glenbrook South High School and averaged 20.7 points and 11.2 rebounds per game in his junior season. He averaged 20.5 points, 13.5 rebounds, and 4.5 blocks per game in his senior season, but missed the second half of the season due to a thumb injury. According to ESPN recruiting, Cooley was ranked as the #33 power forward in the class of 2009. On February 5, 2009, Cooley committed to the University of Notre Dame.

As a freshman at Notre Dame, Cooley appeared in twenty games, averaging 1.0 point and 1.8 rebounds per game.

In his sophomore season, Cooley appeared in all thirty-four games for Notre Dame off the bench. He averaged 3.7 points and 3.1 rebounds per game.

Cooley appeared in thirty-three games, making thirty-one starts in his junior season. He averaged 12.5 points and 8.9 rebounds per game, leading Notre Dame in both scoring and rebounding. He also recorded a team-best fifty-two blocks. Following the season, he won the Big East Most Improved Player of the Year award and was named to the all-Big East second team.

Before his senior season, Cooley was named to the Naismith Award top fifty early-season watch list. He was also a preseason All-Big East first team selection. Cooley finished his senior season averaging career highs in both points and rebounding at 13.1 and 10.1 per game respectively. Additionally, Jack was named to the All-Big East first team.

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Cooley joined the Houston Rockets for the Orlando Summer League and the Memphis Grizzlies for the Las Vegas Summer League. On August 16, 2013, he signed with Trabzonspor of Turkey for the 2013–14 season.


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