Ahmaad Cook

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-0
Weight:
175
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Inglewood, Calif.
High School:
Westchester

High School
Finished his senior season at Westchester High School in Los Angeles with a 25-7 overall record . . . averaged 15 points, six assists, five rebounds and three steals per contest . . . guided Westchester to the Los Angeles City Championship, defeating nationally-ranked and favorite Fairfax in the semifinals and Woodland Hills Taft H.S. in the title game . . . named the Most Valuable Player of the Los Angeles All-City Basketball Championship . . . earned MVP honors earlier in the season at the Westchester Tip-Off Classic, where he led his team to a 4-0 record and the classic title . . . Westchester is a nationally-ranked high school program known for developing players such as Amir Johnson (the last high school player taken in the NBA Draft and current member of the Detroit Pistons), Trevor Ariza (UCLA and current member of the Orlando Magic) and Hassan Adams (Arizona) among others.

Personal
Son of George and Acquinetta Cook . . . born March 1, 1988 in Inglewood, Calif. . . . has one brother, Ashanti Cook . . . Ashanti lettered in basketball at Georgetown and completed his senior season in 2005-06 for Coach John Thompson, III . . . full name is Ahmaad Damar Cook.