That said, Scheyer hasnt shied away from a recruiting battle yet in his tenure, even when theres apparent positional overlap. On3 is a registered trademark of On3 Media, Inc. Gambling problem? Sign up for the Ducks Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning, With Jamal Hill and Steve Stephens coming back in 2023, plus Evan Williams' transfer, how does the depth at Oregon's safety position (). Cook has previously discussed graduating early, however. 4 player in the country according to the 247 Sports Composite. On3s Recruiting Prediction Machine currently gives the Ducks an 88.1 percent chance at landing Cook. It's been a rocky nine months for Mookie Cook who was once ranked inside the top five of the 2023 class. Hes one to keep an eye on. How are former Kentucky basketball players doing in their new college homes? Limited Ads. 4 overall player in his class, per 247Sports ' composite rankings. This update was the second-to-last update for 2023 with the one final update to come in the spring. Mookie Cook transferred from Jefferson (Oregon) to AZ Compass Prep in April 2021. He made his announcement of commitment on Thursday during Geico High School Nationals. Facing an inferior SEC foe, Oscar Tshiebwe put the team on his back to help the Wildcats weather a storm against a hot-hand. Apr 4, 2022 Original: Mar 31, 2022 Consensus five-star small forward Mookie Cook is ready to make his decision. The 6-foot-8 small forward has the length to be a plus defender and has the reputation as someone who hustles and plays team basketball. Breaking news. However if Bradshaw buckles down and brings it every night, then he can become Kentucky's firstplayer to arrive on campus as the No. Mookie Cooks basketball career Marquis Mookie Cook will play a young LeBron James, and we recently got a first look at him as the basketball superstar. Evans didnt deny his genuine interest in the Ducks, adding that the coaching staff and NIL make Oregon an intriguing option. Comparisons NA Draft Projection possible draft pick in the 2024 NBA Draft or 2025 NBA Draft Videos 2024 Small Forwards Rankings https://duckswire.usatoday.com/2022/03/10/elite-5-star-forward-mookie-cook-has-oregon-ducks-as-a-finalist-ahead-of-commitment/, Recruiting Party: Long list of 2024 prospects scheduled to visit Oregon this weekend, Pac-12 Power Rankings: Oregon moves up after win over Arizona, Report: Dan Lanning takes in-home visit to 5-star Nyckoles Harbor ahead of OV in Eugene, Every 5-star recruit the Oregon Ducks have offered in the 2024 class, Most important players for Duck fans to watch at Polynesian Bowl on Saturday, Ducks land commitment from in-state QB Brock Thomas, Way-too-early 2023 rankings, record predictions and bowl projections for each Pac-12 team, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Some players slid, some players are teetering on the edge of receiving a bump and some could reclaim a star that was once in their possession. Sign up for the Ducks Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning, With Jamal Hill and Steve Stephens coming back in 2023, plus Evan Williams' transfer, how does the depth at Oregon's safety position (). However, Cook grew up in Portland, Oregon and the University of Oregon was his 100% crystal ball prediction according to 247 Sports and Rivals. Cook visited Gonzaga during this years mens basketball senior night game, eight days after he paid his official visit to Eugene, Oregon. UCLA, Indiana and Oregon, definitely, theyre coming to practices, coming to see me up here.. Because of Caliparis relationship with Dajuan and the fact that D.J.s brother Kareem Watkins and former Camden teammate Lance Ware are currently on the Kentucky If Cook can further refine his outside shot and the footspeed to defend opposing guards, he could slot in as an oversized 2 (like Wendell Moore often was last season, and how Evans says he will look to make a decision sometime after Peach Jam, with no other visits scheduled at this time. Updated Crystal Balls: Five-star forward Kwame 'KJ' Evans and Mookie Cook Updated Crystal Balls: Five-star forward Kwame 'KJ' Evans and Mookie Cook By Travis Please check your email for a confirmation. 12 ranked player in the 2023 On3 Consensus. Surrounded by more talent now, Dana Altman and staff have done an excellent job answering any questions Cook, and his group has had. Hell be saying happy holidays sometimes, just checking up on me, telling me to keep working a lot. Calipari views Evans as the perfect stretch-four option in Kentuckys offense, an all-around versatile threat. Home Town Chandler, AZ. Five-star and Top 5 prospect Mookie Cook announced a major shakeup to his recruitment. 200. The G-League Ignite program has remained in the picture throughout. Class 23. However, Bradshaw has not been the most consistent prospect throughout his career and that is remaining true of this season. Contact/Follow us@Ducks_Wireon Twitter, and like our page onFacebook to follow ongoing coverage of Oregon Ducks news, notes, and opinion. Kentucky is still leading the charge, really trying to talk to me a lot, Evans told KSR. The Ducks have now secured one of their two highest ranked high school recruits in program history right after current Orlando Magic big man Bol Bol. Andrew Nemec (@AndrewNemec) April 1, 2022, Things change in a hurry, but a true reclassification, in which Cook would join 2022 class alongside 5-star prospects Dior Johnson and Kelel Ware, does not appear to be the plan. A rebound shy of college basketball's first 35/25 game in over 25 years. He cut his list to five back in April, with Auburn, Indiana, Kentucky, Oregon and UCLA remaining in contention. Kentucky basketball target Travis Perry updates recruitment after big game in Lexington. What has changed since he de-committed? Oregon K Camden Lewis is coming back to Eugene for his final season with the Ducks in 2023. Standing 6-foot-10, 200 pounds, hes a long forward who runs the floor well and uses his size to swat shots and finish around the rim. 247Sports national analyst Eric Bossi has Since that time, Cook has established himself as one of the most physically-gifted, skilled players in the 2023 class. Also, according to 247Sports, Cook has a couple of Crystal Ball predictions that suggest he will land in Eugene with Dana Altman and the Ducks after his most recent recruiting After trimming his list to a final three of Gonzaga, Kentucky and Oregon earlier this month, the nations No. Cook is talented enough that his presence would improve Dukes 2023 squad, even if the fit isnt immediately apparent. Heres what he had to say about the three schools in a previous interview. Hes one to keep an eye on. Consensus five-star small forward Mookie Cook is ready to make his decision. Arizona reached out and tried to get an official visit after Cook de-committed. I talk to the assistant coaches, as well.. They want me at the four, he said. The five-star winger, originally from Oregon and currently playing in Arizona, is ranked as the No. He ultimately committed to Oregon in March, then backed off of that pledge two months later. News surrounding this has gotten interesting, though, with The Athletic reporting that Cook, who is ranked as the No. Cook took official visits to all three programs, visiting Lexington back in the fall before taking trips to Oregon and Gonzaga in February. That was for Coach., Random notes: A classy move by a Kentucky basketball player; Tom Izzo calls Calipari, Chrisley Knows Best star will serve federal prison sentence in Lexington, What did the Kentucky Wildcats witness from Oscar Tshiebwe on Tuesday? Cook, a Portland native who now plays for Compass Prep in Chandler, Arizona, ties Bol-Bol for the highest-rated commit in Oregon history at 0.9989 per the 247 Sports Composite. Last year, the Ducks continued their local momentum with the addition of five-star center Nathan Bittle, a McDonalds All-American from Central Point, Oregon. Lets collect all our sourced intel and rank the contenders. He committed to Oregon in March. We dont know much about how Jon Scheyer will coach the Blue Devils in games this fall, but if its anything like how he recruits he should be relentless. At this point hes still growing into his frame and developing his game but the upside is there. Kentucky got the job done in the return trip to Rupp Arena to play the Dawgs and on today's show, KSR will tell you Tuesday night felt familiar at Rupp Arena, too familiar. 2023 Top-5 prospect Mookie Cook is down to three schools: Kentucky, Oregon, and Gonzaga. I have a good connection with Coach(Dana) Altmanand Coach(Chris) Crutchfield. Mookie Cook is a five-star recruit who 247Sports has rated as the No. "I would first like to say thank you to Coach Altman and the entire basketball Its Oregon and Kentucky, though, that have garnered the most buzz in his recruitment,. 1 player. His length and size has the potential to make Cook a scoring threat driving to the hoop at the college level, and draft analyst for Basketball News Matt Babcook has him as a potential one-and-done prospect. Breaking news. When Mookie Cook de-committed, the prevailing thought throughout the industry was Kwame Evans was going to Arizona. Back on March 9, five-star forward and Portland native Mookie Cook revealed the top three schools remaining in his recruitment, a list that included Oregon as well as Gonzaga He is a Franklin County native and first joined the Herald-Leader in 2006. commitment from five-star wing Justin Edwards, UK commit Justin Edwards is feeling like himself, Cason Wallace the best freshman in the SEC, CJ Fredrick isnt the player you might think, breaks down UK commit Justin Edwards game, Kenny Payne is off to a slow recruiting start, with 247Sports national analyst Eric Bossi, Support my work with a digital subscription, Amid a bad run for Kentucky basketball, players stuck by Calipari. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. At 6-foot-7, 200 lbs, Cook averaged 11.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per contest in the five games of his that are recorded on Max Preps for the 2021-22 season. But a close After a bumpy first half of the season, Kentucky Basketball finally has some momentum rolling, building on the upset of Tennessee with an 85-71 comeback win vs. Georgia. Calipari spoke for around five minutes about the victory, the fans' At halftime, Kentucky trailed Georgia by eight, 42-34, bringing back all the bad memories from last Tuesday's game vs. South Carolina. 5-star Mookie Cook talks about transferring to AZ Compass Prep. The 6-foot-7 forward spent the better part of March through June on set playing Lebron James in an upcoming film Shooting Stars.. The 6-foot-5 prospectbroke onto the scene during his sophomore year high school and what separated him then was his outstanding feel, IQ and mature decision making at the time for a point guard. Oregon has also emerged as a possible favorite for Mookie Cook in recent days. 1 ranked prospect in his class since Nerlens Noel in 2012. Cook announced earlier this week he will be making a commitment on Friday, August 12. With Cook, Oregon would have its best in-state recruit in program history - and a dynamic in-state duo for the 2023 class. 4 overall player in the 247Sports composite rankings for 2023. If Cook can further refine his outside shot and the footspeed to defend opposing guards, he could slot in as an oversized 2 (like Wendell Moore often was last season, and how Dariq Whitehead may be used this year) alongside Mgbako, who has a bigger body but the developed perimeter shot that makes him an ideal bigger wing or stretch 4. 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Thats just a great coach-Mark FewBrian Michaelson. Thats a great place to be., Gonzaga:Man, they play up and down. When it comes to the recruitment of 5-star small forward Mookie Cook, a native from Portland, Ore., there are three schools that he is still taking a look at ahead of making his commitment likely later this year. Mookie Cook is an intriguing wing prospect who has good size and nice tools to work with. But even that may not satisfy the Scheyer recruiting machine. And if you catch him on the right night, he looks exactly that. 4 overall prospect will be announcing his commitment at halftime of the 3 p.m. PT game at GEICO Nationals on ESPNU. Shelstad and Cook are extremely close and with a year of high school ball remaining its possible that at least one of the two will try to convince the other to join them for their final high school season - its something to watch. Kwame Evans was the icing on the cake. Its crazy, really.. In the final semester and moving forward, seeing Foster get back to doing what made him special in the first place facilitating, making those around him better and by being a general on the floor while mixing in his newly developed scoring as the opportunities come, will allow him to reclaim his fifth star and rise back up the board. 4 player in the high school class of 2023 Marquis Mookie Cook has committed to Oregon and head coach Dana Altmans program. The Ducks re-emerged as the major Crystal Ball favorite in recent weeks. The story of the night is Oscar Tshiebwe's ridiculous stat line of 37 points and 24 rebounds in Kentucky's win over Georgia. 10 player in the 2022 class, and 5-star PG Dior Johnson, the No. Longtime Kentucky basketball recruiting target Mookie Cook announced Friday that he has re-committed to the Oregon Ducks. Oregon is the program picking up the most attention right now, especially coming off an official visit to Eugene this past weekend. Of course, this report has also been refuted by longtime Oregon recruiting analyst Andrew Nemec, who is now the Director of Recruiting at SBLive Sports. Also, according to 247Sports, Cook has a couple of Crystal Ball predictions that suggest he will land in Eugene with Dana Altman and the Ducks after his most recent recruiting visit to see the team. There are a lot of ties bringing Cook to Oregon, where he originally wanted to be. During that time, Foster let the game come to him and it made him a winning point guard prospect. Let us know your thoughts, comment on this story below. Then Im going to be a three.. The 2023 247Sports Top150 received an update on Thursday with some minor shakeups among the field. The second On3 broke the news Evans would be going to Oregon; things started to shift. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). One prospect with arguably the most to gain in this second semester is Aaron Bradshaw. Reports of 5-star small forward Mookie Cook reclassifying into 2022 class are false, according to his family. Crystal Ball for Mookie Cook. As the Wildcats get a huge win over arch-rival Kansas, but reopened his recruitment at the end of June, Scheyer quickly made it a point to attend his debut at the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL), will play a young LeBron James for the upcoming film Shooter Stars., McCain was amongst the most impressive players at the NBPA Top 100 camp, Coughing It Up - High Turnover Games By The Blue Devils. The newest name of interest is Mookie Cook, a player ranked among the Top 10 in his class by most recruiting services. He is the second lauded recruit that the Zags missed out on committing this week. Hes a true stretch four He was outrageous. The nations No. The Ducks have already secured a commitment from 2023 West Linn point guard Jackson Shelstad, the nations No. Arizona made a push. And while it's in his hometown of Atlanta, he hasn't settled in just yet. On3 is a registered trademark of On3 Media, Inc. On3s Recruiting Prediction Machine (RPM). At 15-1, Duke Womens Basketball Is Rolling. 4 overall in the 2023 class by the industry At 6-foot-7, 200 lbs, Cook But hes a well-rounded young man, who later this summer will play a young LeBron James for the upcoming film Shooter Stars.. This creates a conundrum: if Cook projects more as a traditional small forward, or McCain earns significant minutes at shooting guard, Cook might be competing with fellow Top-10 prospect Mgbako for minutes as the traditional small forward. When he sees me, we dap each other up, talk for a second. Mookie Cook High School Pos SF Height 6-7 Weight 200 Timeline Prospect Info High School Compass Prep City Chandler, AZ Class 2023 Player Rating i 247Sports 96 Natl. Whats going on with Kentucky basketball recruiting? Status Signed Oregon 08/12/2022. I like the relationship Ive made with all of them. After the Tennessee win, they celebrated together. Head coach Tommy Lloyd tried to set up a visit, but after On3 broke the news that five-star Kwame Evans would be going to Oregon, things died between the two sides. As he continues to grow and fill out, though, Evans sees himself as a three in the NBA. Calipari spoke for around five minutes about the victory, the fans' At halftime, Kentucky trailed Georgia by eight, 42-34, bringing back all the bad memories from last Tuesday's game vs. South Carolina. What about Kentucky? 5 overall player in the Class of 2023. Cooks commitment would be the latest bit of good news for an Oregon program trending in the right direction. Even John Calipari thought Oscar Tshiebwe was having a down season after his national player of the year campaign in 2021-22. At times it looked like he was nearing the corner in his three-point shot, but his confidence and his consistency have been shaky this season. But the in-state recruiting momentum has shifted in recent years. He has previously specialized in UK basketball recruiting coverage and created and maintained the Next Cats blog. Once the bane of the Oregon basketball program, it now appears in-state recruiting could be backbone of the program in the coming years. Mookie Betts 2020 Topps Card Topps Turkey Red Insert Player - Etsy BubbasSportscards 410 sales | Rare find Mookie Betts 2020 Topps Card Topps Turkey Red Insert Player Card #TR6 Los Angeles Dodgers $6.50 Only 1 available Add to cart Arrives by Jan 17-24 if you order today. Thats certainly how hes pursuing the final pieces in his 2023 class, a group that many thought might be cemented quickly after early commitments from consensus 5*s MacKenzie Mgbako and Sean Stewart, plus top guards Caleb Foster and Jared McCain. Here are four players that have something to prove in their final semester of high school basketball. Cook, a junior at Arizona Compass Prep, had Gonzaga as one of his final three choices along with Oregon and the Kentucky Wildcats. Even John Calipari thought Oscar Tshiebwe was having a down season after his national player of the year campaign in 2021-22. He was outrageous. In short, at first glance it might appear that there might be too many cooks in Dukes perimeter kitchen in 2023. But a close After a bumpy first half of the season, Kentucky Basketball finally has some momentum rolling, building on the upset of Tennessee with an 85-71 comeback win vs. Georgia. Its just if you want to do it or not., Oregon:It would be great to be home. Mookie Cook. At this point hes still growing into his frame and developing his game but the upside is there. A rebound shy of college basketball's first 35/25 game in over 25 years. Now, its looking more and more likely that 4* center JP Estrella, who is rising quickly up the recruiting rankings, may soon become the fifth member of the class: he recently picked up a third Crystal Ball prediction for Duke, and will reportedly visit the Blue Devils at the end of the month. Five-star small forward and the No. Cooks recruitment caught headlines as well. https://duckswire.usatoday.com/2022/03/31/report-5-star-sf-mookie-cook-to-reclassify-to-2022-class-join-ducks-this-season/, 5-star small forward Marquis Mookie Cook was committing to Dana Altman, Recruiting Party: Long list of 2024 prospects scheduled to visit Oregon this weekend, Pac-12 Power Rankings: Oregon moves up after win over Arizona, Report: Dan Lanning takes in-home visit to 5-star Nyckoles Harbor ahead of OV in Eugene, Every 5-star recruit the Oregon Ducks have offered in the 2024 class, Most important players for Duck fans to watch at Polynesian Bowl on Saturday, Ducks land commitment from in-state QB Brock Thomas, Way-too-early 2023 rankings, record predictions and bowl projections for each Pac-12 team, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Kwame Evans Jr. has arguably the highest ceiling of any prospect in the class of 2023. Limited Ads. UK landed a commitment from five-star wing Justin Edwards last month. Introducing A New Podcast Feature - DBR Bites, Jayson Tatum Has A Monster Night And Breaks A Long-Standing Record. Oregon has the majority of buzz right now there are a combined five Crystal Ball and FutureCast picks favoring the Ducks but Kentucky is fighting. At the moment, GU has only received a commitment from 6-foot-9 power forward Braden Huff out of the 2022 class. The 6-foot-7 wing from Portland, Ore. was one of the first players in the 2023 class to receive an offer from the Wildcats, and he visited Lexington last fall. Previous Ranking: No. In-depth analysis. What separates his game, though, are his perimeter skills and shooting touch from deep. Theres growing buzz that many of the current Ducks will be returning for another season rather than turning pro or transferring. On July 30, I reset my expert pick inOn3s Recruiting Prediction Machine (RPM)for Mookie Cook to chooseOregon. When Mookie Cook de-committed, the prevailing thought throughout the industry was Kwame Evans was going to Arizona. Mookie Cook, a 5-star men's basketball forward from the class of 2023, announced Friday he will play collegiately for Oregon after previously decommitting from the school. Foster consistently made the right plays and excelled as a facilitator and playmaker who could score when the opportunities came to him. SF. The Oregon Ducks news cycle was humming on Thursday afternoon when the announcement came that 5-star small forward Marquis Mookie Cook was committing to Dana Altman and agreeing to play his college ball in his home state of Oregon. Every program in the country seems to experience its fair share of transfer departures, but Oregon fans might just be thrilled when the Im staying announcements start to roll in for Dana Altmans squad. He's clearly focusing on scoring on the court, looking more like a shooting guard than a point. 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