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Bobby Cook (basketball)

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Bobby Cook
Personal information
Born(1923-04-01)April 1, 1923
Harvard, Illinois
DiedOctober 11, 2004(2004-10-11) (aged 81)
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight155 lb (70 kg)
Career information
High schoolHarvard (Harvard, Illinois)
CollegeWisconsin (1945–1948)
BAA draft1948: undrafted
Playing career1948–1952
PositionGuard / forward
Number3
Career history
As player:
1948–1952Sheboygan Red Skins
As coach:
1951–1952Sheboygan Red Skins
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points587 (11.5 ppg)
Assists158 (3.1 apg)
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Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Robert Bernard Cook (April 1, 1923 – October 11, 2004)[1] was an American basketball player who played for the Sheboygan Red Skins in the National Basketball League, National Basketball Association and the National Professional Basketball League. Previously, he had been drafted by the Fort Wayne Pistons of the Basketball Association of America in 1948.[citation needed]

He played college basketball for the University of Wisconsin where he broke the scoring records of Johnny Kotz and Gene Englund.[2][3] He was named to the All-Big Nine team as a junior and senior and led the conference in scoring in 1947 with 15.6 points per game. In 1992, he was elected to the UW Athletic Hall of Fame.[4][5]

During the first season of the NBA, following the merger of the NBL and BAA, Cook set the NBA single game scoring record with 44 points in a 115–92 win against the Denver Nuggets on January 12, 1950.[6][7][8]

Personal life

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He is buried with his wife, Verone, in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, where he had owned a Ford dealership.[citation needed]

Career statistics

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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

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Source[1]

Regular season

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Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1949–50 Sheboygan 51 .358 .790 3.1 11.5

Playoffs

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Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1949–50 Sheboygan 3 .300 .500 2.0 3.0

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bobby Cook". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "Rate Bobby Cook top senior U.W. athlete for 1948". The Sheboygan Press. United Press. May 15, 1948. p. 14. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Bobby Cook is signed today by Redskins". The Sheboygan Press. June 29, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "UW Athletic Hall of Fame - Robert Cook". uwbadgers.com. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  5. ^ "Badger Lettermen honor Cook". Wisconsin State Journal. May 14, 1948. p. 17. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ "Sheboygan scooter sets new record - Bobby Cook gets 44 points". The Dispatch. January 13, 1950. p. 19. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ "Harvard cager sets new pro record - Bobby Cook hits 44 points for Sheybogan". The Daily Sentinel. January 13, 1950. p. 2. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ "Cook scores 44 points, sets N.B.A. record". The Sheboygan Press. January 13, 1950. p. 8. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon


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