Jacob Cook

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Jacob Cook
33 Jacob Cook
  • Height:
    6-6
  • Hometown:
    Clitherall, Minn.
  • Position:
    F
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • High School:
    Ashby
  • Major:
    Accounting
  • gp
    19
  • pts/g
    8.4
  • fg %
    50.0
  • 3pt %
    40.6
  • ft %
    83.3
  • reb/g
    4.5
  • a/g
    0.9
Bio

Why did you choose Concordia: Liked school and coaches
Post Graduation plans: Travel/explore

The COOK File
Favorite food: Banana bread
Favorite restaurant: Qdoba
Favorite movie: The Batman
Favorite TV/Streaming Series: Peaky Blinders
Top song(s) on your playlist: Our Song, What Makes You Beautiful, Love Story
Place in the world you most want to visit: Nordic countries
My favorite professional sports team: Green Bay Packers
My favorite professional athlete when I was growing up: Kobe Bryant
My dream job is: Business owner

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 19 15
Games started - -
Minutes 316 272
Minutes per game 16.6 18.1
FG 63-126 57-106
FG Pct 50.0 53.8
3PT 13-32 12-27
3PT Pct 40.6 44.4
FT 20-24 17-19
FT Pct 83.3 89.5
Off rebounds 22 17
Def rebounds 63 56
Total rebounds 85 73
Rebounds per game 4.5 4.9
Personal fouls 37 35
Disqualifications - -
Assists 17 14
Turnovers 20 17
Assist to turnover ratio 0.8 0.8
Steals 9 8
Blocks 7 6
Points 159 143
Points per game 8.4 9.5
Points per 40 min 20.1 21.0
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Jan 30 Saint John's (Minn.) W, 81-76
Feb 1 Macalester W, 83-78
Feb 8 at Gust. Adolphus W, 61-57
Feb 11 St. Scholastica W, 81-67
Feb 16 Carleton L, 81-64
Feb 18 Hamline W, 68-65
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 9 Minn.-Morris L, 74-69 - 22 4-9 44.4 1-3 33.3 3-4 75.0 12
Nov 11 Crown (Minn.) L, 99-86 - 11 0-6 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 19 at St. Scholastica L, 77-67 - 4 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 22 St. Olaf W, 73-61 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 26 Gust. Adolphus L, 81-74 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 28 at Martin Luther W, 92-62 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 3 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 81-77 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 7 at Augsburg W, 84-76 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 10 Saint Mary's (Minn.) W, 82-77 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 28 vs. Ramapo W, 80-71 - 5 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 0
Dec 29 vs. Wis.-Platteville L, 81-65 - 6 2-4 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Jan 5 at Carleton L, 70-63 - 9 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Jan 11 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 70-63 - 20 2-6 33.3 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 7
Jan 14 at Hamline W, 65-60 - 19 5-7 71.4 1-2 50.0 4-4 100.0 15
Jan 16 at Macalester L, 60-56 - 19 1-6 16.7 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 18 Augsburg L, 71-66 - 7 3-4 75.0 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.0 7
Jan 21 at Saint Mary's (Minn.) L, 85-81 - 22 5-9 55.6 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 12
Jan 25 at St. Olaf L, 73-67 - 22 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Jan 28 Bethel (Minn.) L, 81-76 - 30 7-11 63.6 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 14
Jan 30 Saint John's (Minn.) W, 81-76 - 27 10-13 76.9 2-2 100.0 5-5 100.0 27
Feb 1 Macalester W, 83-78 - 10 1-5 20.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Feb 8 at Gust. Adolphus W, 61-57 - 24 3-8 37.5 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 8
Feb 11 St. Scholastica W, 81-67 - 14 5-6 83.3 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 13
Feb 16 Carleton L, 81-64 - 20 6-9 66.7 2-2 100.0 3-3 100.0 17
Feb 18 Hamline W, 68-65 - 25 4-11 36.4 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 9
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 9 Minn.-Morris L, 74-69 - 22 1 3 4 2 2 1 1
Nov 11 Crown (Minn.) L, 99-86 - 11 3 0 3 1 1 0 0
Nov 19 at St. Scholastica L, 77-67 - 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 0
Nov 22 St. Olaf W, 73-61 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 26 Gust. Adolphus L, 81-74 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 28 at Martin Luther W, 92-62 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 3 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 81-77 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 7 at Augsburg W, 84-76 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 10 Saint Mary's (Minn.) W, 82-77 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 28 vs. Ramapo W, 80-71 - 5 0 4 4 0 0 0 0
Dec 29 vs. Wis.-Platteville L, 81-65 - 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jan 5 at Carleton L, 70-63 - 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jan 11 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 70-63 - 20 1 3 4 0 0 1 1
Jan 14 at Hamline W, 65-60 - 19 2 5 7 2 1 1 0
Jan 16 at Macalester L, 60-56 - 19 1 6 7 1 2 0 0
Jan 18 Augsburg L, 71-66 - 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 21 at Saint Mary's (Minn.) L, 85-81 - 22 2 4 6 2 2 0 1
Jan 25 at St. Olaf L, 73-67 - 22 0 5 5 2 1 1 1
Jan 28 Bethel (Minn.) L, 81-76 - 30 4 7 11 0 2 1 1
Jan 30 Saint John's (Minn.) W, 81-76 - 27 1 4 5 1 0 1 0
Feb 1 Macalester W, 83-78 - 10 1 0 1 2 0 0 0
Feb 8 at Gust. Adolphus W, 61-57 - 24 0 9 9 2 3 1 1
Feb 11 St. Scholastica W, 81-67 - 14 0 1 1 1 2 0 1
Feb 16 Carleton L, 81-64 - 20 3 4 7 0 0 1 0
Feb 18 Hamline W, 68-65 - 25 1 7 8 1 2 1 0
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 9 Minn.-Morris L, 74-69 - 1 - 1.0
Nov 11 Crown (Minn.) L, 99-86 - 0 - 1.0
Nov 19 at St. Scholastica L, 77-67 - 1 - 0.0
Nov 22 St. Olaf W, 73-61 - - - -
Nov 26 Gust. Adolphus L, 81-74 - - - -
Nov 28 at Martin Luther W, 92-62 - - - -
Dec 3 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 81-77 - - - -
Dec 7 at Augsburg W, 84-76 - - - -
Dec 10 Saint Mary's (Minn.) W, 82-77 - - - -
Dec 28 vs. Ramapo W, 80-71 - 1 - -
Dec 29 vs. Wis.-Platteville L, 81-65 - 0 - -
Jan 5 at Carleton L, 70-63 - 2 - -
Jan 11 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 70-63 - 3 - -
Jan 14 at Hamline W, 65-60 - 4 - 2.0
Jan 16 at Macalester L, 60-56 - 1 - 0.5
Jan 18 Augsburg L, 71-66 - 1 - -
Jan 21 at Saint Mary's (Minn.) L, 85-81 - 2 - 1.0
Jan 25 at St. Olaf L, 73-67 - 4 - 2.0
Jan 28 Bethel (Minn.) L, 81-76 - 4 - 0.0
Jan 30 Saint John's (Minn.) W, 81-76 - 3 - -
Feb 1 Macalester W, 83-78 - 2 - -
Feb 8 at Gust. Adolphus W, 61-57 - 0 - 0.7
Feb 11 St. Scholastica W, 81-67 - 3 - 0.5
Feb 16 Carleton L, 81-64 - 2 - -
Feb 18 Hamline W, 68-65 - 3 - 0.5
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2022-23 19 16.6 3.3-6.6 0.7-1.7 1.1-1.3 8.4
2023-24 26 28.8 5.0-9.5 0.7-2.1 1.0-1.7 11.6
2024-25 20 28.4 6.4-11.8 1.1-2.6 2.6-3.5 16.4
2025-26 26 34.5 8.2-15.8 1.3-3.4 3.7-4.5 21.5
Total 91 27.8 5.9-11.2 0.9-2.5 2.1-2.8 14.8
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2022-23 19 - 316 63-126 50.0 13-32 40.6 20-24 83.3 159
2023-24 26 26 750 130-248 52.4 17-55 30.9 25-43 58.1 302
2024-25 20 20 567 128-237 54.0 21-53 39.6 52-70 74.3 329
2025-26 26 26 898 214-412 51.9 35-88 39.8 95-116 81.9 558
Total 91 72 2531 535-1023 52.3 86-228 37.7 192-253 75.9 1348
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2022-23 19 316 16.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 40.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
2023-24 26 750 28.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 30.9 0.0-0.0 0.0
2024-25 20 567 28.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 39.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
2025-26 26 898 34.5 9.5-18.4 1.6-3.9 39.8 4.2-5.2 24.9
Total 91 2531 27.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 37.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2022-23 19 1.2 3.3 4.5 0.9 1.1 0.5 0.4
2023-24 26 1.8 6.2 8.0 2.0 2.3 0.6 0.4
2024-25 20 1.8 6.0 7.8 1.9 2.6 0.8 0.8
2025-26 26 2.8 8.2 11.1 3.3 2.5 1.0 0.6
Total 91 2.0 6.1 8.1 2.1 2.2 0.7 0.5
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2022-23 19 - 22 63 85 17 20 9 7
2023-24 26 26 47 161 208 52 59 15 11
2024-25 20 20 35 121 156 37 52 17 15
2025-26 26 26 74 214 288 87 66 27 15
Total 91 72 178 559 737 193 197 68 48
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2022-23 19 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2023-24 26 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2024-25 20 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2025-26 26 3.3 9.5 12.8 3.9 2.9 1.2 0.7
Total 91 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 19 16.6 3.3-6.6 0.7-1.7 1.1-1.3 8.4
Conference 15 18.1 3.8-7.1 0.8-1.8 1.1-1.3 9.5
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 9 18.4 4.4-8.2 0.9-2.0 1.4-1.7 11.2
Away 8 17.4 2.6-5.9 0.6-1.6 0.9-1.0 6.8
Neutral 2 5.5 1.0-2.5 0.0-0.5 0.0-0.5 2.0
Result
Wins 7 17.7 4.0-7.3 0.9-1.9 1.7-2.0 10.6
Losses 12 16.0 2.9-6.2 0.6-1.6 0.7-0.8 7.1
Month
November 3 12.3 1.3-5.3 0.3-1.7 1.0-1.3 4.0
December 2 5.5 1.0-2.5 0.0-0.5 0.0-0.5 2.0
January 9 19.4 4.2-7.3 0.8-1.7 1.2-1.3 10.4
February 5 18.6 3.8-7.8 1.0-2.2 1.2-1.4 9.8
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 19 - 316 63-126 50.0 13-32 40.6 20-24 83.3 159
Conference 15 - 272 57-106 53.8 12-27 44.4 17-19 89.5 143
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 9 - 166 40-74 54.1 8-18 44.4 13-15 86.7 101
Away 8 - 139 21-47 44.7 5-13 38.5 7-8 87.5 54
Neutral 2 - 11 2-5 40.0 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 4
Result
Wins 7 - 124 28-51 54.9 6-13 46.2 12-14 85.7 74
Losses 12 - 192 35-75 46.7 7-19 36.8 8-10 80.0 85
Month
November 3 - 37 4-16 25.0 1-5 20.0 3-4 75.0 12
December 2 - 11 2-5 40.0 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 4
January 9 - 175 38-66 57.6 7-15 46.7 11-12 91.7 94
February 5 - 93 19-39 48.7 5-11 45.5 6-7 85.7 49
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 19 316 16.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 40.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 15 272 18.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 44.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 9 166 18.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 44.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 8 139 17.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 38.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral 2 11 5.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 7 124 17.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 46.2 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 12 192 16.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 36.8 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 3 37 12.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 20.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 2 11 5.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 9 175 19.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 46.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 5 93 18.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 45.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 19 1.2 3.3 4.5 0.9 1.1 0.5 0.4
Conference 15 1.1 3.7 4.9 0.9 1.1 0.5 0.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 1.6 2.9 4.4 0.9 1.0 0.6 0.3
Away 8 0.9 4.1 5.0 1.1 1.4 0.5 0.5
Neutral 2 0.5 2.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 7 0.7 4.3 5.0 1.3 1.1 0.6 0.3
Losses 12 1.4 2.8 4.2 0.7 1.0 0.4 0.4
Month
November 3 1.3 1.3 2.7 1.0 1.7 0.3 0.3
December 2 0.5 2.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 9 1.3 3.8 5.1 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.4
February 5 1.0 4.2 5.2 1.2 1.4 0.6 0.4
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 19 - 22 63 85 17 20 9 7
Conference 15 - 17 56 73 14 17 8 6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 - 14 26 40 8 9 5 3
Away 8 - 7 33 40 9 11 4 4
Neutral 2 - 1 4 5 0 0 0 0
Result
Wins 7 - 5 30 35 9 8 4 2
Losses 12 - 17 33 50 8 12 5 5
Month
November 3 - 4 4 8 3 5 1 1
December 2 - 1 4 5 0 0 0 0
January 9 - 12 34 46 8 8 5 4
February 5 - 5 21 26 6 7 3 2
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 19 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 15 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 12 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
November 3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
News mentions
Senior David Birkeland, and his parents Lana and Jon, were honored before the Cobbers' dramatic, last-second win over Hamline.
  • Article
  • February 18, 2023
A Last-Second, Senior Sendoff

Matt Johnson hit a 40-foot 3-pointer with .08 of a second left in the second half to give Concordia a 68-65 win over Hamline and send lone senior David Birkeland out on a winning note.

  • February 18, 2023
Matt Johnson knocks down two of his first-half points in the Cobbers' game with Carleton. He finished with a team-high 23 points.
  • Article
  • February 16, 2023
Playoff Road Reaches A Dead End

Concordia’s road to the MIAC playoffs reached a dead end in the second half against regular-season champion Carleton. The Cobbers were outscored 47-24 in the final 20 minutes of play to fall out of contention for one of the six spots in the conference tournament.

  • February 16, 2023
Sophomore Dylan Inniger drives the ball through a pair of St. Scholastica defenders during the Cobbers' 81-67 win over the Saints.
  • Article
  • February 11, 2023
Drive For The Playoffs Reaches High Gear

Concordia’s drive for the MIAC playoffs is now officially in high gear. The Cobbers outscored St. Scholastica in each half, led for all but 1:22 and rolled to an 81-67 win at home.

  • February 11, 2023
David Birkeland plays defense on the wing in the second half of the Cobbers' game at Gustavus. (Photo courtesy of Piper Otto, Gustavus SID)
  • Article
  • February 08, 2023
Perseverance Pays Off In St. Peter

Concordia erased leads in both the halves in St. Peter, went on an 8-0 run midway through the second stanza and came away with a 61-57 win against Gustavus.

  • February 08, 2023
Concordia celebrates a huge basket during their 81-76 win over St. John's at home.
  • Article
  • January 30, 2023
Horseshoe Hits The Ringer

This time the horseshoe didn’t land in the pit and come oh so close. On Monday, the Cobbers threw a dead-on ringer and beat St. John’s 81-76.

  • January 30, 2023
Jacob Cook goes to the basket for two of his 14 points in the Cobbers' game with Bethel. He also had 11 rebounds to post his first double-double.
  • Article
  • January 28, 2023
Story Remains The Same

The story remained the same for the Cobbers as they were close down the stretch, but couldn’t come up with a go-ahead basket and fell by fewer than six points.

  • January 28, 2023
Jackson Jangula didn’t miss a shot in the Cobbers' game at St. Olaf. He went 7-for-7 from the floor, 2-for-2 from distance and 1-for-1 from FT.
  • Article
  • January 25, 2023
Another Cobber Close Call

Concordia was perfect from the free throw line but it wasn’t enough as they dropped another close decision. The Cobbers lost 73-67 at St. Olaf on Wednesday to add to their list of close defeats.

  • January 25, 2023
Matt Johnson went 3-for-6 from 3-point range, and finished with a team-high 17 points in the Cobbers' game at St. Mary's.
  • Article
  • January 21, 2023
Second-Half Comeback Comes Up Just Short In Winona

Concordia staged a second-half comeback at St. Mary’s, took a 1-point lead late in the game but then had the Cardinals make six of their seven free throws down the stretch and lost 85-81.

  • January 21, 2023
Rowan Nelson goes strong to the basket during the Cobbers' game with Augsburg. He had a team-high seven rebounds and added 10 points.
  • Article
  • January 18, 2023
Cobbers Drop First Home Game Of 2023

Concordia was outscored 19-8 in the final 9-minutes of its conference game with Augsburg ad fell 71-66 in the first home game of the 2023 calendar year.

  • January 18, 2023
Concordia led for all but 4-minutes in their game at Hamline. They held off a late charge from the Pipers to post a key 65-60 road win.
  • Article
  • January 14, 2023
Cobbers Post Key MIAC Road Win At Hamline

Concordia held off a late-charging Hamline team and posted a 65-60 win in St. Paul. The Cobbers, who had close calls at the end of their last two games, used that experience to keep the Pipers from passing CC at the wire.

  • January 14, 2023
Freshman Jacob Cook drives to the basket for two of his team-high 12 points in the Cobbers' season opener against Minn.-Morris.
  • Article
  • November 09, 2022
Shooting Inconsistency Sidelines Cobbers In Opener

Concordia was never able to knock down shots on a consistent basis, could never overcome a 4-point halftime deficit and lost 74-69 in the season opener for both teams.

  • November 09, 2022