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12 Xavier Cooks

  • Position Guard/Forward
  • Ht./Wt. 6-8 / 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Wollongong, Australia
  • High School Australian Institute of Sport Centre of Excellence

Biography

Career Highlights (2014-18)

  • 2017-18 Big South Conference Player of the Year
  • 2017-18 Associated Press All-American (honorable mention)
  • 2017-18 All-Big South First Team
  • 2016-17 All-Big South First Team
  • 2015-16 All-Big South Second Team
  • 2016-17 Big South All-Tournament Team
  • 2014-15 Big South All-Freshman Team
  • 2016-17 NABC All-District Second Team
  • 2017-18 NABC All-District First Team
  • Participant in the NABC Annual All-Star Game in 2017-18
  • Became the 4th player in program history to earn Big South All-Conference honors three times
  • Named to the 2016-17 and 2017-18 Lou Henson Watch List
  • Six-time Big South Conference Player of the Week
  • Ranks 3rd all-time in Winthrop history with 1,778 career points
  • Became the program’s all-time leading rebounder, falling just shy of 1,000 (983)
  • Became the first player in the history of the Big South Conference with 1,500 points, 800 rebounds, 200 assists, 175 blocks and 100 steals in a career
  • Became the 5th player in the history of the Big South with 1700 career points, 950 career rebounds
  • Ranks 5th on the Big South Conference all-time rebounding list
  • Is tied for 18th on the Big South Conference all-time scoring list
  • Is the program’s all-time leader in blocked shots (221)
  • Ranks 5th in program history for free throws made (259)
  • Averaged 7.7 rebounds per game in his career, which ranks 3rd in program history
  • Ranks 3rd all-time in program history with 1.7 blocks per game
  • Posted 4th most rebounds in a single-season and 6th best rebounds per game average by an Eagle
  • Ranks 3rd and 5th in a single-season for total blocks and 3rd and 8th for blocks per game
  • 1-of-10 players in Big South history with 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 100 steals, 100 blocks and 100 assists
  • His 221 career blocks rank 6th all-time in Big South history
  • Posted a triple-double on Dec. 2, 2017 vs. Reinhardt with 11 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists
  • Led the Big South in 2016-17 with 300 rebounds
  • Led the Big South in blocked shots per game in 2017-18
  • Tied with two other players for the most blocked shots in a semifinal game of the Big South Tournament (6 vs. Gardner-Webb, 2017)

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2014-15Freshman

    G/F
    6'8" 185 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2015-16Sophomore

    Guard/Forward
    6'8" 185 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2016-17Junior

    Guard/Forward
    6'8" 185 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2017-18Senior

    Guard/Forward
    6'8" 185 lbs
    12