Dr. V
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07-13-19 09:13 AM - Post#285840
Supreme Cook, yes, that’s really his name, a 6’8†PF from NJ from the class of 2020 has committed according to several sources on the Net.
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hoopsfan
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Re: New Commit 07-13-19 02:32 PM - Post#285842
In response to Dr. V
Supreme Cook is 6'8 200lbs. His strength is toughness and rebounding with a developing mid-range game. He played last year at St. Benedict's and will do a post grad year at Peddie. He played AAU with the NJ Roadrunners
Below are various posts about him. Some may require an Instagram account.
(Video, scroll down to St Benedict's game, Cook is #35 in white): https://jerseysportszone.com/watch-sunday-1-6-jsz- ...
https://www.instagram.com/njroadrunners/p/BdlhB E7l...
https://twitter.com/nj_roadrunners/status /99185369...
https://www.facebook.com/NjRoadrunnersU1415161 7/ph...
https://www.instagram.com/preme.24/
http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/supreme-cook
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hoopsfan
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Re: New Commit 07-14-19 02:44 PM - Post#285866
In response to hoopsfan
From NJ Hoops 7/14/19
6 foot 9 recent St. Benedict's grad Supreme Cook has made his college pick.
Cook has decided to attend Columbia after a prep school year.
Last season he was named NJHoops.com 2nd Team All State Independent/Prep, NJHoops.com All Post Scorers Team, NJHoops.com All Rebounder 1st Team.
Last off season he was named All Tournament at Hoop Group Spring Jam Fest, All Tournament at Elevate Memorial Day Hoop Fest and a Top 20 All Star at Hoop Group Elite 1
He spent his first three seasons at East Orange. As a junior he averaged 18 ppg. The coaches chose him All SEC Liberty 1st Team.
As a sophomore he went for 10 ppg.
He was ranked among NJHoops.com top 12 players in the Class of 2019
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Chet Forte
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07-14-19 06:21 PM - Post#285871
In response to hoopsfan
Interesting point about PG year for Cook. It used to be common in Ivy football to do a PG year (Harvard for example used Exeter for this purpose) but not so much in basketball. Now it is unusual to see football PGs but it seems pretty commonplace in basketball.
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Mike Porter
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05-02-20 05:24 PM - Post#306926
In response to Chet Forte
Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but per Pat Lawless on Twitter...
Class of 2020 Big Man Supreme Cook has decommitted from Columbia, per a source.
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palestra38
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05-03-20 08:37 AM - Post#306945
In response to Mike Porter
I think we will see more and more of this as the likelihood of a normal year in college becomes less and less possible. A lot of people will decide to take a gap year rather than attend an expensive school remotely, and this becomes even more of a factor for athletes who will lose eligibility (in the Ivies, anyway).
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Silver Maple
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New Commit 05-04-20 12:39 PM - Post#306980
In response to palestra38
Agreed. It's unfortunate in some respects, but an athlete potentially has a lot to gain by taking a gap year.
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Billy Hoyle
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05-04-20 05:00 PM - Post#306993
In response to Chet Forte
Interesting point about PG year for Cook. It used to be common in Ivy football to do a PG year (Harvard for example used Exeter for this purpose) but not so much in basketball. Now it is unusual to see football PGs but it seems pretty commonplace in basketball.
there are so many more opportunities to take a post-grad year in basketball now as a school only needs 12 players for a team so many of these "academies" and "institutes" pop up and provide opportunities. Grant Mullins did a post-grad year in Canada and left school as soon as the season was over.
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welcometothejungle
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05-24-20 12:15 PM - Post#307871
In response to Billy Hoyle
https://twitter.com/PatLawless_/status/12 643941279...
Supreme Cook has now committed to Fairfield
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internetter
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05-24-20 03:12 PM - Post#307880
In response to Billy Hoyle
Didn't Mullins do his post-grad at California? The redoubtable Bill Walton became a fan. (he was the color man on telecasts)
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hoopsfan
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05-24-20 07:09 PM - Post#307884
In response to internetter
Mullins was a big hit at Cal: https://www.dailycal.org/2017/02/24/come-now-g rant...
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