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Taurus Cook

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Decatur, Ill.

High School:
Stephen Decatur

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 168

Position:
Point Guard

2000-01 Highlights: Played in all 28 games while picking up 13 starts, including UIC’s final five games of the season … averaged 20.1 minutes game and chipped in 5.7 ppg and 1.8 rebounds … passed off 68 assists to 31 turnovers … led the Flames with 32 steals … scored in double figures five times … averaged 5.6 ppg in MCC outings, but upped his scoring production to 11.8 ppg in the final five outings of the year … scored a career-high 21 points on 7-of-14 field goal shooting and 3-of-5 three-point shooting versus Cleveland State in the MCC Tournament quarterfinals … put in 12 points and passed off a season-best five assists against Butler in the regular-season finale on Feb. 24 … tallied 11 points in 23 minutes against Wright State on Jan. 27 … put in six of his eight points in the fourth overtime in UIC’s 112-106 win over UW-Milwaukee on Jan. 11 … added 12 points, five assists and four steals to the win over Southern Illinois on Dec. 9 … led UIC with 11 points at Central Michigan on Nov. 25.

Prior to UIC: Played his first two years of collegiate ball at Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kan. … as a sophomore, he finished third on the squad in scoring with 10.1 ppg while also tossing in team-bests of 121 assists and 39 steals … played in 28 games while earning the starting nod in seven … shot 39.2% from the field, 35.8% beyond the three-point arc and 80.1% at the free throw line … also added 3.5 rpg while his 11 blocked shots were third most on the team … registered double figures in scoring in 18 games, including a season-high 18 points on two occasions … passed off a campaign-best 10 assists against Colby … a Third Team Kansas Jayhawk Community College Western Division All-Conference pick … ranked fifth in the league for free throw percentage and seventh for assists per game … as a rookie, he averaged 12.8 ppg, which was third-most on the team, and 4.8 assists … hit 44.7% from the floor, 40.2% from three-point range and 78.7% at the charity stripe … also added 13 blocked shots, 33 steals and 3.2 rpg … scored in double figures 17 times, including four games with 20+ points … tallied a career-high 24 points in a 94-84 win over Barton County … had a pair of "double-doubles" during the year with 12 points and 12 assists in a victory against Cloud County and 15 points and 11 assists in a win over Kansas City.

Prep/Personal Highlights: Lettered three years as a point guard at Stephen Decatur High School in Decatur, Ill. … led the Runnin Reds to a Big Twelve West All-Conference championship as a senior as he averaged 17.9 ppg and led the team in assists … collected all-conference and all-state special mention following the year … born Nov. 22, 1978 … son of Aldenette Johnson … majoring in Kinesiology.

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