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Post by Winthrop Fan on Dec 6, 2017 12:53:19 GMT -5
Winthrop senior forward Xavier Cooks (Wollongong, Australia) has been named the Big South Men’s Basketball Player of the Week.
Cooks averaged 17.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, 7.0 assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.5 steals in leading the Eagles to two wins last week. He opened with 24 points, 10 boards, three assists, two blocks and two steals in Winthrop’s victory at Furman. Cooks then followed with the Big South’s first triple-double in six years, as he tallied 11 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists against Reinhardt. Cooks also shot 59.3 percent from the field (16-of-27) in the two games.
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Post by Winthrop Fan on Dec 14, 2017 21:46:44 GMT -5
TWO IN A ROW: Cooks Earns Second Straight Big South Player Of The Week Honors
For a second consecutive week Winthrop senior forward Xavier Cooks has been tabbed the Big South Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week, announced by the league office Monday afternoon.
In the only game the Eagles played last week, Cooks posted a career-high 31 points on 11-for-17 shooting. He also had five rebounds, three assists, a block and a steal in 31 minutes of action in Winthrop's 85-81 loss at SEC foe Georgia. Cooks scored 21 of his 31 points in the second half as the game came down to the final minutes.
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