 Cook withLietuvos rytas in 2014 | |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1982-01-28)January 28, 1982 (age 43) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American / Montenegrin |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Christ The King (Queens, New York) |
| College | St. John's (2000–2001) |
| NBA draft | 2001: 2nd round, 32nd overall pick |
| Drafted by | Orlando Magic |
| Playing career | 2001–2022 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 10, 1, 00, 20, |
| Coaching career | 2022–present |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 2001–2005 | Fayetteville Patriots |
| 2004 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2005 | Toronto Raptors |
| 2005–2006 | Mons-Hainaut |
| 2006–2007 | Samara |
| 2007 | Strasbourg |
| 2007–2008 | Crvena zvezda |
| 2008–2010 | Unicaja |
| 2010–2011 | Valencia |
| 2011–2012 | Olimpia Milano |
| 2012–2013 | Baskonia |
| 2013–2014 | Rytas |
| 2014–2016 | Budućnost |
| 2016–2019 | Estudiantes |
| 2019–2020 | Gran Canaria |
| 2020–2021 | San Pablo Burgos |
| 2021–2022 | Casademont Zaragoza |
Coaching | |
| 2022–2023 | Cleveland Charge (assistant) |
| 2023–present | Cleveland Cavaliers (assistant) |
| Career highlights | |
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Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Omar-Sharif Cook (Serbian:Omar-Šarif Kuk / Омар-Шариф Кук; born January 28, 1982) is an American-Montenegrin professionalbasketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for theCleveland Cavaliers of theNational Basketball Association (NBA). He representedMontenegro internationally. Prior to entering the draft he was considered a top 10 overall prospect by several NBA scouts.
Cook played high school basketball atChrist The King Regional High School, and then playedcollege basketball atSt. John's University. Cook ranked second in the nation and first in theBig East in assists during the one year he spent at St. John's. He also brokeMark Jackson's record for the most assists in a game for a St. John's player with 17, againstStony Brook University.
Cook was drafted by theOrlando Magic of theNBA as the third pick in the second round (31st overall) of the2001 NBA draft. He was immediately traded to theDenver Nuggets, but failed to make the team, reportedly because of his inability to shoot the ball effectively. From 2001 to 2004, Cook made some pre-season appearances for teams in the league, also managing 22regular season games played (17 with thePortland Trail Blazers in the 2003–04 season and five with theToronto Raptors in the 2004–05 season). In July 2005, he was drafted by theAAPBL, but the league folded less than two weeks after the draft.
He also briefly led theNBA D-League in steals and assists in the 2004–05 season, while playing with theFayetteville Patriots. Cook's final NBA game was played on April 20, 2005, in a 104–95 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. In his final game, Cook recorded 19 points, 9 assists, 2 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block.
During the 2005–06 season, Cook played in the Belgian league withDexia Mons-Hainaut. The following year, he played with two teams, theFrench Pro A clubSIG Strasbourg and theRussian Super League clubSamara. In the 2007–08 season, he played with theAdriatic League clubCrvena zvezda. He had the best season of his career with Crvena zvezda, where he was one of the team leaders.[1]
On June 26, 2008, he joined theSpanish league'sUnicaja, signing with the club for two seasons.[2] In 2010, he signed a two-year deal with Spanish basketball clubPower Electronics Valencia.[3]
In 2011, he signed a two-year deal with Italian teamArmani Jeans Milano.[4] In December 2012, after Milano was eliminated from the Euroleague, Cook signed withCaja Laboral until the end of the season.[5]
On August 6, 2013, Cook signed withLietuvos rytas of Lithuania for the 2013–14 season.[6]
On September 30, 2014, Cook signed a two-month deal withBudućnost Podgorica of Montenegro.[7] On November 14, 2014, he extended his contract with Budućnost for the rest of the season.[8] On August 15, 2015, he re-signed with Budućnost for one more season.[9]
On August 20, 2016, Cook signed with Spanish clubEstudiantes for the 2016–17 season.[10] On July 17, 2019, Cook signed a one-plus-one deal withHerbalife Gran Canaria.[11]
On July 24, 2020, he has signed withSan Pablo Burgos of theLiga ACB.[12]
On July 15, 2021, he has signed withCasademont Zaragoza of theLiga ACB.[13]
On September 29, 2022, Cook was hired as an assistant coach for theCleveland Charge of theNBA G League.[14]
On October 24, 2023, Cook was hired as an assistant coach by theCleveland Cavaliers.[15]
| 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 | PIR | Performance index rating |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04 | Portland | 17 | 0 | 8.2 | .259 | .000 | .000 | .4 | 1.4 | .6 | .0 | .8 |
| 2004–05 | Toronto | 5 | 0 | 14.8 | .417 | .000 | .500 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 1.2 | .2 | 4.6 |
| Career | 22 | 0 | 9.7 | .333 | .000 | .500 | .6 | 2.1 | .7 | .0 | 1.7 | |
| * | Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Málaga | 16 | 11 | 23.5 | .365 | .391 | .750 | 1.9 | 5.1 | 1.3 | — | 5.6 | 7.8 |
| 2009–10 | 16 | 15 | 27.9 | .408 | .385 | .794 | 1.8 | 5.9* | 1.2 | .1 | 9.7 | 10.9 | |
| 2010–11 | Valencia | 21 | 21 | 30.0 | .386 | .361 | .791 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 1.8 | .0 | 8.0 | 10.9 |
| 2011–12 | Milano | 16 | 16 | 30.0 | .354 | .368 | .700 | 2.4 | 5.7* | 1.0 | — | 7.3 | 11.0 |
| 2012–13 | Milano | 10 | 10 | 28.2 | .480 | .462 | .583 | 1.7 | 5.0 | 1.4 | — | 7.3 | 9.8 |
| Baskonia | 18 | 8 | 20.4 | .322 | .333 | .500 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 1.2 | — | 3.1 | 4.5 | |
| 2013–14 | Rytas | 8 | 7 | 29.6 | .263 | .297 | .727 | 1.6 | 5.9 | 1.3 | — | 6.1 | 6.5 |
| Career | 105 | 88 | 26.9 | .372 | .372 | .738 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 1.3 | .0 | 6.7 | 8.9 | |
In May 2008, Cook receivedMontenegrin citizenship, thus applying to representMontenegro's national basketball team.[16][17]
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