#3 Jalen Cook Season 2023-24
First-Team All-AAC, 2023, 2022 (at Tulane)
NABC All-District 24, 2023, 2022 (at Tulane)
JUNIOR SEASON (2022-23 at Tulane)
Started in 24 of his 26 games played … Led team with 19.9 points per game and 4.9 assists per game … Averaged 34.5 minutes per game … Was named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll Five times while earning Player of the Week twice … Put up 20+ points in 16 games, including an eight-game streak of scoring 20+ points … Scored a career high 30 points twice versus South Florida (2/18) and Wichita State (2/26) … Grabbed a career high nine rebounds versus Wichita State (1/25) … Recorded a career high 14 assists versus Cincinnati which also broke the Tulane single game assist record (2/7) … Recorded a career high five steals against UCF (1/14).
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2021-22 at Tulane)
Appeared and started in 24 games for Tulane … Led the team in scoring with 18.0 points per game … Shot 39.1 percent from beyond the arc … Second in AAC in scoring… Was named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll five times earning player of the week twice … Scored in double digits in 22 games … Scored a season-high 28 points in the opener versus Southeastern Louisiana (11/9) … Dished out seven assists versus Southern (11/13) … Season best of seven rebounds versus Florida State (11/17).
FRESHMAN SEASON (2020-21 at LSU)
Played in 20 games at LSU, averaging 3.1 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game … Averaged 7.5 minutes per game … Two double figure games, 10 versus Louisiana Tech (12-6) and season high of 11 at Georgia (2/23) … Scored 9 vs. Sam Houston (12/14) and 8 against Nicholls (12/26) … In the three games against Louisiana Tech, Sam Houston and Nicholls scored a combined 27 points, hitting 8-of-13 from the field with two three-pointers and 9-of-12 from the free throw line … In the Georgia game, hit 4-of-6 field goals with two treys and a free throw … Finished 21-of-46 from the field (45.7%) with 7-of-16 from the three-point arc (43.8%) … 13-of-17 from the free throw line … 16 assists and 16 steals.
PRIOR TO LSU
Helped Walker High School to the Class 5A Louisiana High School title as a sophomore in 2018, the final game in 2019 and the 5A semifinals in 2020 … The 2018 title was the school’s first in boys’ basketball … Averaged 29.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.7 assists as a junior and 29.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists as a senior in 2020 … Finished with over 3,200 points … Four-star recruit listed as the No. 2 prospect in the state of Louisiana and No. 16 in the nation at the position according to the 247sports.com rankings … After his junior season was voted The Advocate’s All-Metro and Class 5A MVP in 2019 … Also won the Farm Bureau/Mr. Basketball Award by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association, the USA Today Louisiana Player of the Year award and the Gatorade Louisiana Player of the Year award … Was named to the All-Metro team and first-team All-State again as a senior in 2020 … Two-sport athlete known for his talent as wide receiver/defensive back in football at Walker.
PERSONAL
Nickname “Jay” … Born in Baton Rouge on March 25, 2002 … Right-handed … Parents are James and Lydia Cook … Two brothers – Jeremy Porter and Josh Cook … Majoring in interdisciplinary studies … Likes to play video games and “chill with friends” to relax … Favorite food is “whatever mom cooks” and favorite dessert is apple pie.
Jalen Cook Single-Game Highs (at LSU/Tulane)
Points – 30 vs Wichita State, 2-26-2023
Rebounds – 9 vs Wichita State, 2-26-2023
Assists – 14 vs Cincinnati, 2-7-2023
Steals – 5 vs UCF, 1-14-2023
Blocks – 1 vs Memphis (Conference Tournament), 3-11-2023
FG Made – 12 vs Cincinnati, 2-7-2023
FG Attempts – 21 vs Wichita State, 2-26-2023
3 FG made – 8 vs Wichita State, 2-26-2023
FT Made – 11 vs Fordham, 12-3-2023
FT Attempts – 13 vs Fordham, 12-3-2023
Top Scoring Games
1. 30 vs Wichita State, 2-26-2023
2. 30 @ South Florida, 2-18-2023
3. 28 vs Southeastern La., 11-9-2021
4. 27 vs Cincinnati, 2-7-2023
5. 27 vs Mississippi Valley State, 12-21-2022
6. 25 vs Toledo, 11-23-2021
7. 25 vs Memphis, 12-29-2021
8. 25 vs Fordham, 12-3-2023
9. 25 @ SMU, 1-11-2023
10. 25 @ Memphis, 2-04-2023