Darwin Cook

For the comic book artist and writer, see Darwyn Cooke.

Darwin Louis Cook (born August 6, 1958) is an American basketball coach and former player.

Darwin Cook

Personal information
Born	(1958-08-06) August 6, 1958 (age 67) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	184 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school	Crenshaw (Los Angeles, California)
College	Portland (1976–1980)
NBA draft	1980: 4th round, 70th overall pick
Drafted by	Detroit Pistons
Playing career	1980–1992
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
Number	12, 1
Career history
Playing
1980–1986	New Jersey Nets
1986–1987	Washington Bullets
1987–1988	La Crosse Catbirds
1988	Scavolini Pesaro
1988–1989	San Antonio Spurs
1989	Denver Nuggets
1989–1991	Scavolini Pesaro
1991–1992	Quad City Thunder
Coaching
2017–2019	Antelope Valley
Career highlights
2× Italian League champion (1988, 1990)
Career NBA statistics
Points	5,820 (9.5 ppg)
Rebounds	1,308 (2.1 spg)
Assists	2,248 (3.7 rpg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Playing career

Cook played for the University of Portland from 1976 to 1980, and was selected by the Detroit Pistons with 70th overall pick in the 1980 NBA draft.

Cook's NBA career lasted from 1980 to 1989, and he played for the New Jersey Nets, Washington Bullets, Denver Nuggets, and San Antonio Spurs. In 1987, he signed a one-year contract with Scavolini Pesaro of the Italian Serie A1 before returning to the NBA for one more season, playing for the Nuggets and the Spurs. After his NBA career, in 1989, he returned to Italy and signed a two-year contract with Scavolini.^[1]

Coaching career

On May 19, 2017, Cook was named a head coach of the University of Antelope Valley's Pioneers men's basketball team.^[2]

Career playing statistics

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
*	Led the league

NBA

Source^[3]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1980–81	New Jersey	81		24.4	.468	.240	.733	2.9	3.7	1.7	.4	11.2
1981–82	New Jersey	82	17	25.5	.482	.226	.728	1.9	3.9	1.8	.3	11.0
1982–83	New Jersey	82	47	32.0	.449	.211	.769	2.9	5.5	2.4	.6	13.2
1983–84	New Jersey	82*	31	22.8	.443	.239	.754	1.9	4.3	2.0	.4	8.7
1984–85	New Jersey	58	9	18.3	.468	.087	.870	1.6	2.8	1.3	.2	8.2
1985–86	New Jersey	79	33	24.9	.426	.208	.757	2.2	4.9	2.0	.3	8.0
1986–87	Washington	82*	2	17.3	.426	.087	.796	1.8	1.8	1.2	.2	7.5
1988–89	San Antonio	36	0	21.0	.467	.194	.821	1.6	2.3	1.2	.1	9.6
	Denver	30	4	12.9	.436	.200	.773	1.6	1.4	.9	.2	5.4
Career		612	143	23.1	.453	.196	.764	2.1	3.7	1.7	.3	9.5

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1982	New Jersey	2		43.0	.394	.000	.333	1.5	4.5	1.0	1.0	14.0
1983	New Jersey	2		31.5	.333	.000	1.000	3.0	5.0	.5	.0	10.0
1984	New Jersey	11		16.8	.366	.308	.708	1.6	2.8	1.4	.0	7.4
1985	New Jersey	1	0	7.0	.750	–	–	.0	1.0	.0	.0	6.0
1986	New Jersey	3	0	25.7	.448	.000	.333	2.3	5.7	1.7	.7	9.3
1987	Washington	3	0	13.7	.250	.500	.500	2.3	1.0	1.3	.0	4.7
1989	Denver	3	3	22.0	.500	.500	1.000	4.3	3.7	1.0	.0	10.3
Career		25	3	21.0	.386	.240	.652	2.2	3.3	1.2	.2	8.3

See also

• List of National Basketball Association single-game steals leaders