Cook is no stranger to the Judson basketball programs as he was an assistant for three seasons under Tory Gum. Cook was actually instrumental in recruiting some of the players on this year’s squad. He was a part of the staff when the team finished in the Sweet 16 at the NAIA National Tournament.

Cook has done the majority of his coaching as the founder, director and coach of Team USA, an AAU organization. He has coached athletes as they compete in the highest level of competition during the summer months and then assists them in earning college scholarships. Along with coaching his AAU teams, Cook was a Dean’s Assistant in School District U46 for 12 years. Most recently he worked at Bartlett High School. During his tenure in U46, he had various coaching experiences including Head Boy’s Basketball Coach at Canton Middle School and Assistant Varsity Girl’s Basketball Coach at Larkin High School.

Cook graduated from Eisenhower High School in Decatur, Ill. He completed his collegiate athletic eligibility with an outstanding basketball career at both Shasta Community College in California and Carroll College in Montana. He eventually received his bachelor’s degree in Applied Behavioral Sciences at National Louis University in 2002 and finished up his Masters of Sports Management from Nova Southeastern University. Cook resides in Huntley with his wife Vicki.