Omar Cook
Cook playing with Lietuvos rytas in May 2014.
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| No. 10 – Movistar Estudiantes | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | Liga ACB |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
January 28, 1982 Brooklyn, New York |
| Nationality | American / Montenegrin |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Christ The King (Queens, New York) |
| College | St. John's (2000–2001) |
| NBA draft | 2001 / Round: 2 / Pick: 31st overall |
| Selected by the Orlando Magic | |
| Playing career | 2001–present |
| Career history | |
| 2001–2004 | Fayetteville Patriots |
| 2004 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2004–2005 | Fayetteville Patriots |
| 2005 | Toronto Raptors |
| 2005–2006 | Dexia Mons-Hainaut |
| 2006–2007 | Samara |
| 2007 | Strasbourg IG |
| 2007–2008 | Crvena zvezda |
| 2008–2010 | Unicaja Málaga |
| 2010–2011 | Valencia |
| 2011–2012 | Olimpia Milano |
| 2012–2013 | Caja Laboral |
| 2013–2014 | Lietuvos rytas |
| 2014–2016 | Budućnost Podgorica |
| 2016–present | Estudiantes |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Omar-Sharif Cook (born January 28, 1982) is an American-born, naturalized Montenegrin professional basketball player for Movistar Estudiantes of the Liga ACB. He was also member of the Montenegro national basketball team. He is often referred to as a prime example of college basketball players who declared for the NBA Draft too early, although he has said that he has no regrets about his decision. He is 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m) tall.
Cook played high school basketball at Christ The King Regional High School, and then played college basketball at St. John's University. Cook ranked second in the nation and first in the Big East in assists during the one year he spent at St. John's. He also broke Mark Jackson's record for the most assists in a game for a St. John's player with 17, against Stony Brook University.
Cook was drafted by the Orlando Magic of the NBA as the third pick in the second round (31st overall) of the 2001 NBA Draft. He was immediately traded to the Denver Nuggets, but failed to make the team, reportedly because of his inability to shoot the ball effectively. From 2001–2004, Cook made some pre-season appearances for teams in the league, also managing 22 regular season games played (17 with the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2003–04 season and five with the Toronto Raptors in the 2004–05 season). In July 2005, he was drafted by the AAPBL, but the league folded less than two weeks after the draft.
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