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2012-13 Statistics

PPG
2.8
RPG
2.80
APG
0.1
EFF
+ 5.09
Born: Feb 7, 1985
Height: 6-10 / 2.08
Weight: 240 lbs. / 108.9 kg.
Prior to NBA / Country:
Florida State / USA
Years Pro: R

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Background

2012-13:
Averaged 2.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 0.8 blocks and 9.9 minutes in 46 games (11 starts) while shooting 51.5% (53-103 FGs) from the field…among rookie leaders, ranked 20th in rebounding and 7th in blocks…2 games with 10+ points…7 games with 3+ blocks…made NBA regular-season debut at UTA (10/31/12) and had 8 points (1-5 FGs, 6-6 FTs), 6 rebounds and 1 steal in 16 minutes…6 points (2-4 FGs, 2-2 FTs) and season-high-tying (team-high) 9 rebounds (4 OR) in 18 minutes vs. TOR (11/7/12)…DAL was +14 with him on the floor vs. TOR (11/7/12)…6 points (3-4 FGs) and 4 rebounds in 10 minutes vs. MIN (11/12/12)…9 points (2-4 FGs, 5-6 FTs), 7 rebounds and 2 blocks in 16 minutes at IND (11/16/12)…4 points (2-5 FGs), 5 rebounds and 3 blocks in 16 minutes at CLE (11/17/12)…4 points (2-2 FGs), 5 rebounds and 3 blocks in 18 minutes vs. GS (11/19/12)…7 points (3-4 FGs, 1-3 3FTs), 5 rebounds, 4 blocks and 1 steal in 15 minutes vs. LAL (11/24/12)…6 points (3-8 FGs), 3 rebounds, 18 minutes in “Seats for Soldiers” game vs. DET (12/1/12)…season-high 12 points (6-10 FGs) to go with season-high-tying 9 rebounds (5 OR) and 3 blocks in 22 minutes vs. MIA (12/20/12)…made 1st career start vs. PHO (1/27/13) and had 2 points (1-2 FGs) and 3 rebounds in 11 minutes…in 2nd career start, 10 points (5-9 FGs) and 3 rebounds in 15 minutes at POR (1/29/13)…6 points (2-2 FGs, 2-3 FTs) and 8 rebounds (3 OR) in 18 minutes at GS (1/31/13)…7 points (3-4 FGs, 1-1 FTs) and 5 rebounds in 17 minutes at PHO (2/1/13)…5 points (2-3 FGs, 1-2 FTs), 6 rebounds (3 OR) and 3 blocks in 16 minutes vs. SAC (2/13/13)…6 points (2-5 FGs, 2-2 FTs) and 4 rebounds in 13 minutes vs. ORL (2/20/13)…4 points (2-2 FGs), 6 rebounds and season-high 7 blocks in 15 minutes at NO (2/22/13)…he became the 1st Mavs rookie in franchise history to record 7 blocks in a game...since the NBA began tracking blocked shots in 1973, only 3 other players had recorded at least 7 swats while playing less than 16 minutes in a game: Caldwell Jones (1977), Manute Bol (twice: 1988 and 1992) and Sam Bowie (1992)…recorded 31 DNP-CDs…spent 5 games on the inactive list (CD).


Personal

Born Feb. 7, 1985...the son of Darryl and Beverly Cook...his step-father is a career military man...one of five brothers and sisters...a former Staff Sergeant in the Air Force…served six years in the Air Force (2003-08) including three tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Qatar…did not play organized basketball until joining the Air Force in 2003…was first seen by Seminole head coach Leonard Hamilton in 2005 at a U.S. Armed Forces All-Star tournament in Las Vegas...earned academic honors as was named a "Leader for Life" by the National Junior College Athletic Association during his sophomore season at TCC…attended Windsor Forest High School but did not play basketball...was cut from the freshman team.