the Detroit Pistons. However, he was later waived by the Pistons on October 20, 2014. On December 28, 2014, he signed with Al-Riyadi of the Lebanese Basketball League. He left Al-Riyadi in mid-January after appearing in just three games. On February 10, 2015, he signed with Aguada of the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball, in Montevideo, Uruguay. He also managed just three games for Aguada. On June 15, 2015, Cook signed with Chiba Jets of the Japanese National Basketball League. Personal Cook is the son of Norman and Joyce Cook, and has two younger sisters, Kristina and Natasha. His father was an All-American with the University of Kansas and played briefly for the Boston Celtics. His uncle, Joe Cook, played basketball for Duke University from 1988–1990. On July 4, 2009, Cook married long-time girlfriend, Victoria Velasquez. Cook has played in the BIG3 basketball league as a member of the Killer 3's team. Honors High school 1998 – State Farm Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team 1999 – McDonald's All-American 2016 – Inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association's Hall of Fame as a player. College 2000 – Co-Big Ten Freshman of the Year 2000 – Big Ten tournament All-Tournament Team 2001 – 2nd Team All-Big Ten 2002 – 2nd Team All-Big Ten 2003 – Team Co-Captain 2003 – Team MVP 2003 – Preseason Wooden Award Nominee 2003 – 1st Team All-Big Ten 2003 – Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year 2003 – Chicago Tribune''s Silver Basketball award 2003 – Big Ten tournament All-Tournament Team 2003 – Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player 2003 – 3rd Team All American 2004 – Elected to the "Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team". 2008 – Honored as one of the thirty-three honored jerseys which hang in the State Farm Center to show regard for being the most decorated basketball players in the University of Illinois' history. College statistics * All-time leader in University of Illinois history NBA career statistics Regular season |- | align="left" | | align="left" | L.A. Lakers | 35 || 2 || 12.6 || .475 || .000 || .750 || 2.9 || .6 || .5 || .5 || 4.4 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | L.A. Lakers | 72 || 0 || 15.1 || .417 || .392 || .757 || 3.0 || .5 || .3 || .4 || 6.4 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | L.A. Lakers | 81 ||