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Sidney Cooks takes a shot against Creighton on Feb. 7

Sidney Cooks against Providence on Feb. 4

Sidney Cooks takes a shot against Georgetown on Dec. 28

Sidney Cooks takes a foul shot at Xavier on Dec. 2

Sidney Cooks celebrates after Seton Hall defeated Rutgers on Nov. 11.

Sidney Cooks blocks a shot against Saint Peter's on Nov. 7

Sidney Cooks powers her way inside against Saint Peter's on Nov. 7

Sidney Cooks looks to pass the ball against Saint Peter's on Nov. 7.

Photo by: Ben Solomon

Photo by: Matt Kipp

Sidney Cooks

Position:
Forward/Center
Height:
6-4
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Kenosha, Wis.
High School:
St. Joseph Catholic
Prev School:
Mississippi State University

** 2022-23 ALL-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM **
** 2022-23 ALL-MET SECOND TEAM **
** 2022-23 PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST TEAM **
** 2021-22 ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM **
** 2021-22 ALL-MET FIRST TEAM **

2022-23: Named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team... Named to the All-Met Second Team... Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Nov. 14... Played in all 34 games, making 32 starts... Averaged 15.4 points and 5.9 rebounds in 26.1 minutes per game... Ranked 10th in the BIG EAST in scoring and 15th in rebounds per game... Ranked sixth in the BIG EAST with a .506 shooting percentage... Finished fourth in the BIG EAST with a career-best .427 shooting percentage from three-point range... Reached double-figures in scoring 25 times... Led the team in scoring nine times... Collected a team-best five double-doubles... Became the 25th player in Seton Hall history to record 1,000 points as a Pirate and did it in only 63 games... Finishes her career ranked 21st on Seton Hall's career scoring list and tied for 16th in field goals made despite playing only two years in South Orange... Had a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds in the first round of the WNIT against Saint Joseph's on March 16... Tallied 22 points, four rebounds and four assists at Butler on Feb. 24... Had 29 points and nine rebounds against DePaul on Feb. 13... Collected 21 points at Villanova on Feb. 11... Notched 27 points and three rebounds vs. Creighton on Feb. 7... Erupted for 29 points on 12-for-20 shooting vs. Providence on Feb. 4... Had 14 points and six rebounds at St. John's on Jan. 31... Collected 11 points and eight rebounds at Marquette on Jan. 22... Tallied 20 points and six rebounds at Creighton on Jan. 11... Had 18 points at Providence on Jan. 8... Tallied a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds vs. St. John's on Jan. 4... Recorded 19 points and eight rebounds vs. Butler on Dec. 31... Had 17 points and six rebounds vs. Georgetown on Dec. 28... Tallied 18 points and three rebounds at Connecticut on Dec. 21... Had 12 points, seven rebounds and three blocks at UCF in only 15 minutes on Dec. 11... Tallied 23 points and five rebounds vs. Marquette on Dec. 4... Had a double-double with 15 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks at Xavier on Dec. 2... Had 18 points vs. Georgia on Nov. 26... Tallied 14 points and five rebounds vs. VCU on Nov. 24... Tallied 15 points and five rebounds vs. Columbia on Nov. 17... Had 11 points, eight rebounds and four assists vs. Princeton on Nov. 14... Erupted for 29 points, 11 rebounds and three steals at Rutgers on Nov. 11... Opened the season with 16 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, three steals and three blocks against Saint Peter's on Nov. 7... Named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team.

2021-22: Named to the All-BIG EAST First Team... Named to All-Met First Team... Named to the Postseason WNIT All-Tournament Team... Named BIG EAST Player of the Week on Dec. 27... Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Feb. 28... Named MBWA Player of the Week Honorable Mention on Jan. 31... Broke Seton Hall's single-season record for made field goals (249)... Started in 36 games... Averaged 15.9 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 30.7 minutes per game... Finished the season ranked sixth in the BIG EAST Conference in scoring, fourth in rebounding, fourth in blocks per game, 14th in minutes per game and eighth in field goal percentage (.486)... Reached double-figures in scoring 32 times, including eight games of 20+ points and two games of 30+ points... Led the team with 12 double-doubles... Had team-highs of 14 points and nine rebounds in the WNIT National Championship at South Dakota State on April 2... Erupted for 28 points and seven rebounds at Middle Tennessee in the WNIT National Semifinal on March 31... Had 16 points, five rebounds and four assists at Columbia in the WNIT Quarterfinal on March 28... Notched a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds vs. Drexel in the WNIT Third Round on March 24... Tallied 19 points and seven rebounds vs. VCU in the WNIT Second Round on March 21... Had a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds vs. FDU in the WNIT First Round on March 18... Totaled 19 points and seven rebounds vs. Villanova in the BIG EAST Tournament Semifinal on March 6... Tallied 20 points, eight rebounds and three blocks vs. Creighton in the BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinal on March 5... Had a double-double with 20 points, 10 rebounds and four assists at Xavier on March 1... Tallied a double-double with 25 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks at DePaul on Feb. 25... Erupted for a career-high 35 points to go with 10 rebounds and two blocks vs. Butler on Feb. 22... Had a double-double with 12 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks vs. Providence on Feb. 18... Had a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds vs. Villanova on Feb. 13... Tallied 18 points, 10 rebounds and four assists vs. Xavier on Feb. 4... Erupted for 32 points on a single-game Seton Hall record 15-for-22 shooting with 10 rebounds and a career-high seven blocks vs. DePaul on Jan. 30... Tallied a double-double with 11 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks at Providence on Jan. 16... Had a double-double with 15 points, 12 rebounds and two assists at Villanova on Dec. 31... Had a double-double with 17 points, a career-high 14 rebounds and six blocks vs. Wagner on Dec. 21... Recorded 21 points, five rebounds and two steals vs. USC on Nov. 25... Opened the season with 21 points and nine rebounds vs. Mount St. Mary's on Nov. 13... BIG EAST All-Academic Team..

2020-21 (at Mississippi State):  Averaged 6.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game … Started 15 of State’s 19 games … Recorded career highs in scoring (26), field goals made (10) and 3-pointers made (6) in win against Troy (12/14) … Ranked third on the team with 19 3-pointers for the year … Knocked down multiple threes in a game four times … Posted nine points, four boards, three assists and two blocks in win vs. Auburn (2/23/21) … Had seven points, two rebounds and two assists vs. Alabama (1/14/21) … Recorded an all-around performance in win over Central Arkansas (12/20/20), finishing with nine points, four boards, three assists, one block and one steal … Notched nine points, a season-high four assists and three rebounds in win against New Orleans (12/2/20) … Opened the season with eight points, four boards, two assists and one block against Jackson State (11/29/20).

2019-20 (at Mississippi State):  Sat out the year due to NCAA transfer regulations.

2018-19 (at Michigan State):  Averaged 9.5 ppg after scoring in double figures in 15 games as a sophomore … Finished with double digit scoring in eight games during conference play, including two 20-point efforts … Led the Spartans in blocks with 32; recorded multiple blocks in seven games … Shot above 50 percent from the field in 21 of the 30 games … Averaged 9.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.1 blocks and 1.0 steals per game against ranked opponents … Posted the second double-double of her career with 17 points and 12 rebounds against No. 1 seed Notre Dame in the second round of the NCAA Tournament … Matched her career-high with 21 points against Central Michigan (3/23/19) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament … Recorded nine points and two steals against Northwestern in the B1G Tournament (3/7/19) … Dropped 12 points, six rebounds and two blocks in win over Penn State (2/27/19) … Had nine points and three blocks on the road against No. 16 Iowa (2/7/19) … Scored a game-high 20 points and pulled in a team-best seven rebounds against Purdue (2/3/19) … Earned first start of the season against Illinois (1/24/19) and scored 12 points … Tied for team-high in scoring with 15 points and led the team in rebounding with nine against No. 20 Rutgers (1/20/19) … Led Spartans off the bench with 11 points in win against No. 9 Maryland (1/17/19) … Scored a career-high 21 points help the Spartans defeat No. 18 Minnesota (1/9/19) … Finished with 12 points and a career-high-tying four blocks against Indiana (1/6/19) … Led the bench in scoring with 15 points, nine rebounds and four assists against Florida Atlantic (12/20/18) … Returned from injury in win over No. 3 Oregon (12/9/18) and scored a game-high 10 points off the bench … Led the team in scoring and rebounding with 14 points and eight rebounds against ETSU (11/11/18).

2017-18 (at Michigan State):  As a true freshman, averaged 9.5 points and 4.7 rebounds per game … Led the team in field-goal percentage, shooting 49 percent from the floor on the season … Ranked second on the team in blocks with 27 and 3-pointers made with 27 … Scored in double figures in 15 games … Played in 32 games for Michigan State, while starting in 22 … Dropped 14 points and grabbed six boards in 22 minutes against No. 12/14 Ohio State (1/27/18) … Led the team in scoring with 17 points behind three treys in a career-high 37 minutes against No. 16/18 Michigan (1/23/18) … Grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds and scored 11 points for her first career double-double against Minnesota (1/7/18) … Had 16 points against ETSU (12/16/17) after shooting 6-for-9 from the field and 3-for-4 from deep … Led the team with 11 points and eight rebounds in 24 minutes of play against UConn (11/25/17), shooting 4-for-5 from the field and 2-for-3 on 3-pointers … Scored a season-high 18 points, shooting 8-for-12 and grabbing six rebounds in 22 minutes of action against College of Charleston (11/19/17) … Led the team in points with 17, including three treys, to go along with six rebounds in 19 minutes off the bench in her Spartan debut against Robert Morris (11/11/17).

High School / Personal: Named Wisconsin Miss Basketball as a senior in 2017 … Named the Associated Press 2017 Wisconsin Girls Basketball Player of the Year … Named the 2017 USA Today Wisconsin Player of the Year and was a USA Today All-Wisconsin first team selection in 2016 and 2017 … Named to the Naismith Trophy High School Girl's All-America Team, earning third-team honors … Tabbed a 2017 McDonald's All-American, scoring nine points on 3-of-5 shooting from the field in 16 minutes of action in the game … Ranked fifth overall and second at the forward position by ESPN HoopGurlz … Received All-America honorable mention recognition in 2017 by WBCA and MaxPreps … 2016 and 2017 Metro Classic Conference Player of the Year … Brought home a gold medal for Team USA at the 2016 FIBA Americas U18 Championship, while earning a silver medal in the 2016 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup … Played her four-year prep career for Saint Joseph Academy (Wis.), where she finished as the Kenosha, Wisconsin’s, all time leading scorer with 1,920 points … Tabbed a First Team All-State performer in 2016 and 2017, while receiving honorable mention recognition in 2015 … Averaged 27.6 points, 13.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 2.6 blocks and 1.8 steals as a senior at St. Joseph Catholic High School … Averaged 23.1 points, 12.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 3.7 blocks per game and guided the Lancers to their first WIAA state tournament appearance, where they were runner-up in Division 4, as a junior … As a sophomore, scored 14.1 ppg with 9.8 rpg as St. Joseph went 20-5 … As a freshman in 2013-14, played in all 23 games and averaged 11.5 ppg., 9.4 rpg. and 4.0 bpg. to help her team to a 20-3 record... Full name is Sidney Cooks … Daughter of Sonya and Jimmy Cooks … Has two brothers named Sheldon, who played basketball at Evangel College, and Javell... Born November 15, 1998.