Omar Cook
Omar-Sharif Cook (Serbian: Omar-Šarif Kuk / Омар-Шариф Кук; born January 28, 1982) is an American-Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He represented Montenegro internationally. Prior to entering the draft he was considered a top 10 overall prospect by several NBA scouts.
Cook playing with Lietuvos rytas in May 2014 | |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 28, 1982 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American / Montenegrin |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Christ The King (Queens, New York) |
| College | St. John's (2000–2001) |
| NBA draft | 2001: 2nd round, 32nd overall pick |
| Selected by the Orlando Magic | |
| Playing career | 2001–2022 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 10, 1, 00, 20, |
| Coaching career | 2022–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2001–2004 | Fayetteville Patriots |
| 2004 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2004–2005 | Fayetteville Patriots |
| 2005 | Toronto Raptors |
| 2005–2006 | Mons-Hainaut |
| 2006–2007 | Samara |
| 2007 | Strasbourg |
| 2007–2008 | Crvena zvezda |
| 2008–2010 | Unicaja |
| 2010–2011 | Valencia |
| 2011–2012 | Olimpia Milano |
| 2012–2013 | Baskonia |
| 2013–2014 | Rytas |
| 2014–2016 | Budućnost |
| 2016–2019 | Estudiantes |
| 2019–2020 | Gran Canaria |
| 2020–2021 | San Pablo Burgos |
| 2021–2022 | Casademont Zaragoza |
| As coach: | |
| 2022–2023 | Cleveland Charge (assistant) |
| 2023–present | Cleveland Cavaliers (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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