Zach Cooks
American basketball player (born 1999)
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Zachery Deshon Cooks (born March 4, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for Telekom Baskets Bonn of the Basketball Bundesliga. He played collegiately for the Hofstra Pride of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), and the NJIT Highlanders in college.
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| No. 3 – Telekom Baskets Bonn | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | Basketball Bundesliga |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 4, 1999 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College | |
| NBA draft | 2022: undrafted |
| Career history | |
| 2022–2024 | UBSC Graz |
| 2024–2025 | Science City Jena |
| 2025–present | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| Career highlights | |
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High school career
Cooks began his high school career at Norcross High School. For his junior season, he transferred to Berkmar High School and led the team to the Georgia Sweet 16. Cooks averaged 11.4 points and 2.5 assists per game as a junior. He committed to playing college basketball for NJIT.[1]
College career
Cooks averaged 8.5 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game as a freshman.[2] As a sophomore, he averaged 17.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, earning Second Team All-ASUN honors.[3] On November 20, 2019, he scored a school-record 35 points in a 77–75 loss to Binghamton.[4] Cooks averaged 19.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game as a junior and repeated on the Second Team All-ASUN. He declared for the 2020 NBA draft after the season, but ultimately returned to NJIT.[3] As a senior, Cooks averaged 17.1 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game.[5] He was named to the Third Team All-America East.[6] Following the season, Cooks took advantage of the additional season of eligibility granted by the NCAA and transferred to Hofstra.[7] On January 22, 2022, he scored 19 points and passed the 2,000 career point mark in a 72–50 win over Northeastern.[8] Cooks was named Colonial Athletic Association Sixth Man of the Year.[9]
Professional career
Following his collegiate career, he signed his first contract as a professional basketball player with UBSC Graz of the Austrian Basketball Superliga in September 2022.[10] In the 2022-23 regular season, he emerged as the league's leading scorer (23.2 points per game).[11]
On August 2, 2024, he signed with Science City Jena of the German ProA.[12]
On June 3, 2025, he signed with Telekom Baskets Bonn of the Basketball Bundesliga.[13]
Career statistics
| 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 |