Hallice Cooke

American basketball player

Hallice CookePersonal information

Born|  (1995-01-05) January 5, 1995 (age 29)
Harlem, New York
Nationality| American
Listed height| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight| 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school| St. Anthony (Jersey City, New Jersey)
College|

* Oregon State (2013–2014)
* Iowa State (2015–2016)
* Nevada (2017–2018)

Position| Guard
Career highlights and awards

* Pac-12 All-Freshman Honorable Mention (2014)

Hallice Cooke (/ˈhælɪs/ HAL-iss;[1] born January 5, 1995) is an American basketball player who last played college basketball for the Nevada Wolf Pack.

## Early life and high school career[edit]

Cooke grew up in Union City, New Jersey and played at St. Anthony High School for legendary coach Bob Hurley.[2] His team went 28–2 as a senior and was ranked the 45th best guard in the nation by Rivals.com.[3] He earned MVP honors at the 2013 SNY Invitational after scoring game-high 22 points as St. Anthony won its 81st consecutive game. Cooke played in West Coast All-Star Classic, Mary Kline Classic and Schoolboy Classic in 2013 and played in Sports U AAU program, which is same program as future Cyclone teammate Dustin Hogue.

## College career[edit]

### Freshman season[edit]

Cooke played in all 32 games making 18 starts for the Beavers, he averaged 8.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 2.5 assists. He earned Pac-12 All-Freshman Honorable Mention honors and finished second in the conference in three-point field goal percentage (.456). He hit 41 three-pointers, the fourth most by a freshman in Oregon State history. Cooke scored in double figures 10 times, including 20 or more points twice and made a three-pointer in 13 consecutive games. Cooke scored 16 points in first career start against Stanford,[4] tallied 20 points against UCLA,[5] and scored career-high 23 points in final game of the season against Radford.

### Redshirt season[edit]

At the end of the season, Cooke transferred to Iowa State.[6] Cooke sat out the 2014–15 season due to NCAA eligibility rules. Cooke took advantage of his redshirt season by having cartilage tears in both hips surgically repaired.[7] He recuperated for five months in his home town of Union City, New Jersey.

### Nevada[edit]

After transferring from Iowa State to Nevada, Cooke had to sit out a season due to transfer rules and did not play in the 2016–2017 season. Cooke is listed on the Nevada Basketball roster as a 6'-3 190 guard for the 2017–2018 season. Nevada made it to the Sweet 16 before losing to Loyola-Chicago in the 2018 NCAA tournament.

### College statistics[edit]

Year  | Team  | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG

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2013–14 | Oregon State | 32 | 18 | 26.3 | .459 | .456 | .737 | 2.6 | 2.5 | .8 | .1 | 8.2
2015–16 | Iowa State | 32 | – | 10.9 | .403 | .365 | .636 | 1.0 | .9 | .3 | .1 | 2.6
2017–18 | Nevada | 37 | 12 | 20.1 | .434 | .478 | .818 | 2.1 | 1.5 | .6 | .1 | 4.7
Career  |  | 101 | 30 | 19.2 | .441 | .444 | .744 | 1.9 | 1.6 | .6 | .1 | 5.1

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "Meet the Beavs – Hallice Cooke #3 (MBKB)". YouTube. Oct 21, 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
2. ^ Bernstein, Jason. "Hallice Cooke of St. Anthony commits to Oregon State", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 10, 2012. Accessed August 23, 2017. "Hallice Cooke of St. Anthony has made a verbal commitment to Oregon State University.... 'It’s a great environment there in Corvallis, OR, way different from being in the city,' said Cooke, a Union City native."
3. ^ "Hallice Cooke, Iowa State Cyclones, Shooting Guard".
4. ^ "Oregon State Beavers rundown: Hallice Cooke cherishes the moment in first career start".
5. ^ "Oregon State 71, UCLA 67: Hallice Cooke propels Beavers to statement win".
6. ^ "Hallice Cooke becomes Iowa State's latest impact transfer".
7. ^ "Iowa State guard Hallice Cooke to have surgery on both hips".
8. ^ "Hallice Cooke". Sports Reference LLC. Gracenote. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

## External links[edit]

* Hallice Cooke at Cyclones.com
* Hallice Cooke at ESPN.com
* Hallice Cooke at CBSSports.com
* Hallice Cooke on Twitter

*[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