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Jeff Cook
Center ·San Antonio Spurs ·NBA ·#45

Jeff Cook

Age69 BornOct 21, 1956 FromUSA Height208 cm (6'10") Weight98 kg CollegeIdaho State University Draft1978 · #49
Career averages
5.0PPG
4.4RPG
1.3APG
701 games · 8 seasons

At a glance

SAS hub
Career snapshot
8Seasons
701Games
3,519Career points
9.9PER average
Most-played franchise: Cleveland Cavaliers · 129 games · 1982-83 to 1984-85
Draft1978
3Round
49Overall pick
Selected by Sacramento Kings · from Idaho State University
Career highsSingle season
8.5PPG · 1980-81 · -
6.9RPG · 1982-83 · CLE
2.5APG · 1980-81 · -
12.9PER · 1982-83 · CLE
3.7Win shares · 1983-84 · CLE
Position rank1984-85
#51PPG rank
#39PER rank
#36Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 69 Center players with 41+ games

Career by team

San Antonio Spurs
1984-85 - 1985-86 · 2 seasons
3.4 PPG 3.3 RPG 0.7 APG
88 games
Utah Jazz
1985-86 - 1985-86 · 1 seasons
3.5 PPG 2.5 RPG 0.0 APG
2 games
Cleveland Cavaliers
1982-83 - 1984-85 · 3 seasons
6.1 PPG 6.2 RPG 1.5 APG
129 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1979-80 NBA 66 0 13.7 5.5 3.7 1.3 0.4 0.3 46.9 0.0 80.6 - -
1980-81 NBA 79 0 27.7 8.5 5.9 2.5 1.0 0.7 46.4 0.0 64.5 - -
1981-82 NBA 76 22 17.1 5.1 4.0 1.3 0.5 0.3 42.2 0.0 66.4 - -
1982-83 NBA 45 2 12.2 3.6 2.9 1.3 0.3 0.3 43.0 0.0 75.9 - -
1982-83 NBA 75 22 17.8 5.0 4.5 1.4 0.5 0.4 48.7 0.0 76.0 - -
1982-83 CLE 30 20 26.1 7.1 6.9 1.5 0.9 0.6 53.7 0.0 76.0 12.9 1.6
1983-84 CLE 81 21 24.1 5.8 6.0 1.5 0.8 0.6 48.6 50.0 72.3 11.2 3.7
1984-85 NBA 72 5 17.9 4.5 4.4 0.9 0.4 0.3 49.5 0.0 73.4 - -
1984-85 CLE 18 3 24.4 6.1 5.8 1.3 0.3 0.5 43.8 0.0 63.0 8.8 0.5
1984-85 SAS 54 2 15.7 4.0 3.9 0.7 0.5 0.3 52.9 0.0 81.1 10.0 1.8
1985-86 NBA 36 0 10.4 2.5 2.4 0.6 0.4 0.3 42.5 0.0 64.3 - -
1985-86 SAS 34 0 10.5 2.4 2.4 0.6 0.4 0.3 41.8 0.0 63.4 9.4 0.7
1985-86 UTA 2 0 8.5 3.5 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 100.0 6.8 0.0
1987-88 NBA 33 0 10.9 1.5 3.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 23.7 0.0 82.1 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1985 San Antonio Spurs Utah Jazz
Jul 1985 Cleveland Cavaliers Utah Jazz
Jul 1984 Cleveland Cavaliers San Antonio Spurs

All entries are season change.

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About Jeff Cook

Jeffrey James Cook is a retired American professional basketball player.