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- Height:
- 6-6
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- Weight:
- 210
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- Hometown:
- Gas City, Ind.
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- Position:
- F
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- Year:
- FR
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- High School:
- Mississinewa H.S.
Bio
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 3.7 points and 2.1 rebounds in 27 games. ... Established school record for field goals without a miss in one game by going 6-for-6 from the field in a win against Alice Lloyd College on Jan. 15. ... Established school record for single-season field goal percentage at .627. ... Scored season-high 14 points in wins against Cincinnati Christian University on Dec. 4 and against Alice Lloyd College on Jan. 15. ... Grabbed season-high seven rebounds in wins against Brescia University on Jan. 4 and against Alice Lloyd College on Jan. 15. ... Blocked three shots Dec. 30 at Indiana Institute of Technology.
HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 11.9 points per game, 7.4 rebounds per game and 2.0 blocks per game as a senior to help Mississinewa High School to a 20-2 record. Mississinewa finished the regular season ranked No. 4 in Indiana's Class 3A state poll. ... Made 70 percent of his field goals as a senior. ... Two-time all-conference selection. .. Won Mississinewa's sportsmanship award as a freshman and as a senior. ... Won the Grant Four Tournament sportsmanship award as a senior.
ALL ABOUT JOSH
AREA OF STUDY: Business
WHY JOSH CHOSE IU EAST: To get an IU degree and play for a good program
MOST MEMORABLE
BASKETBALL MOMENT: Winning back to back county championships in high school
PARENTS: David and Tracie Cook
SIBLINGS: Lucas and Madison Cook
FAVORITE
FOOD: Mexican food
FAVORITE TV NETWORK : ESPN
FAVORITE SUBJECT: Math
FAVORITE MOVIE: "Never Back Down"
HOBBIES: Basketball
ATHLETE I
ADMIRE
MOST: Dwight Howard
NON-ATHLETES
I ADMIRE MOST: My parents
DID
YOU KNOW: Josh's favorite quote is "Stand firm in your faith, be brave, be strong." (I Corinthians 16:13)