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Darwin Cook

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Darwin Cook
Personal information
Born (1958-08-06) August 6, 1958 (age 67)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight184 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High schoolCrenshaw (Los Angeles, California)
CollegePortland (1976–1980)
NBA draft1980: 4th round, 70th overall pick
Drafted byDetroit Pistons
Playing career1980–1992
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Number12, 1
Career history
Playing
1980–1986New Jersey Nets
1986–1987Washington Bullets
1987–1988La Crosse Catbirds
1988Scavolini Pesaro
1988–1989San Antonio Spurs
1989Denver Nuggets
1989–1991Scavolini Pesaro
1991–1992Quad City Thunder
Coaching
2017–2019Antelope Valley
Career highlights
Career NBA statistics
Points5,820 (9.5 ppg)
Rebounds1,308 (2.1 spg)
Assists2,248 (3.7 rpg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

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

Playing career

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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

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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

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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
 *  Led the league

NBA

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Source[3]

Regular season

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Sports People: Pro Basketball; Darwin Cook to Italy". The New York Times. July 5, 1989. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Former NBA Star Darwin Cook Named Pioneers Men's Basketball Head Coach". uavpioneers.com. May 19, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "Kyle Macy NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
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