Bobby Cook (basketball)

Bobby Cook
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
	Second-team All-American – True (1947); Third-team All-American – Converse (1947); 2× All-Big Nine team (1947, 1949);
Career NBA statistics
Points	587 (11.5 ppg)
Assists	158 (3.1 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

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]}

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

He is buried with his wife, Verone, in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, where he had owned a Ford dealership.^{[citation needed]}

Career 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

NBA

Source^[1]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	APG	PPG
1949–50	Sheboygan	51	.358	.790	3.1	11.5

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	APG	PPG
1949–50	Sheboygan	3	.300	.500	2.0	3.0

References

^ ^a ^b "Bobby Cook". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
^ "Rate Bobby Cook top senior U.W. athlete for 1948". The Sheboygan Press. United Press. May 15, 1948. p. 14. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bobby Cook is signed today by Redskins". The Sheboygan Press. June 29, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UW Athletic Hall of Fame - Robert Cook". uwbadgers.com. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
^ "Badger Lettermen honor Cook". Wisconsin State Journal. May 14, 1948. p. 17. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Sheboygan scooter sets new record - Bobby Cook gets 44 points". The Dispatch. January 13, 1950. p. 19. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Harvard cager sets new pro record - Bobby Cook hits 44 points for Sheybogan". The Daily Sentinel. January 13, 1950. p. 2. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cook scores 44 points, sets N.B.A. record". The Sheboygan Press. January 13, 1950. p. 8. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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[BRef-1] "Bobby Cook". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 15, 2023.

[2] "Rate Bobby Cook top senior U.W. athlete for 1948". The Sheboygan Press. United Press. May 15, 1948. p. 14. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Bobby Cook is signed today by Redskins". The Sheboygan Press. June 29, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "UW Athletic Hall of Fame - Robert Cook". uwbadgers.com. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Retrieved June 23, 2024.

[5] "Badger Lettermen honor Cook". Wisconsin State Journal. May 14, 1948. p. 17. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "Sheboygan scooter sets new record - Bobby Cook gets 44 points". The Dispatch. January 13, 1950. p. 19. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Harvard cager sets new pro record - Bobby Cook hits 44 points for Sheybogan". The Daily Sentinel. January 13, 1950. p. 2. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "Cook scores 44 points, sets N.B.A. record". The Sheboygan Press. January 13, 1950. p. 8. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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