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]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 1, 1923 Harvard, Illinois |
| Died | October 11, 2004 (aged 81) Milwaukee County, Wisconsin |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 155 lb (70 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Harvard (Harvard, Illinois) |
| College | Wisconsin (1945–1948) |
| BAA draft | 1948: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1948–1952 |
| Position | Guard / forward |
| Number | 3 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1948–1952 | Sheboygan Red Skins |
| As coach: | |
| 1951–1952 | Sheboygan Red Skins |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 587 (11.5 ppg) |
| Assists | 158 (3.1 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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
editHe is buried with his wife, Verone, in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, where he had owned a Ford dealership.[citation needed]
Career statistics
edit| 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
editSource[1]
Regular season
edit| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949–50 | Sheboygan | 51 | .358 | .790 | 3.1 | 11.5 |
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949–50 | Sheboygan | 3 | .300 | .500 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Bobby Cook". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Rate Bobby Cook top senior U.W. athlete for 1948". The Sheboygan Press. United Press. 15 May 1948. p. 14. Retrieved 23 June 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobby Cook is signed today by Redskins". The Sheboygan Press. 29 June 1948. p. 1. Retrieved 23 June 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UW Athletic Hall of Fame - Robert Cook". uwbadgers.com. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Badger Lettermen honor Cook". Wisconsin State Journal. 14 May 1948. p. 17. Retrieved 23 June 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sheboygan scooter sets new record - Bobby Cook gets 44 points". The Dispatch. 13 January 1950. p. 19. Retrieved 23 June 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Harvard cager sets new pro record - Bobby Cook hits 44 points for Sheybogan". The Daily Sentinel. 13 January 1950. p. 2. Retrieved 23 June 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cook scores 44 points, sets N.B.A. record". The Sheboygan Press. 13 January 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 23 June 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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