Photo: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Daequan Cook is the kind of journeyman shooter I have a soft spot for. Coming out of Dayton's Dunbar High and Ohio State, then going 21st in the 2007 draft before landing with the Miami Heat, he built a career on a reliable outside stroke rather than highlight-reel flash. What moves me most is that he kept playing all the way to the Israeli league, chasing the game across the world long after the spotlight dimmed. To me that says everything about love for the craft. The numbers may be modest, but the persistence and professionalism behind them are genuinely admirable.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Daequan Cook
- Name (Japanese)
- デカン・クック
- Reading
- でかん・くっく
- Born
- April 28, 1987 (age 39)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rabbit
- Origin
- Dayton, Ohio, United States
- Height
- 196 cm
- Occupation
- basketball player
2. Background
- High school
- Dunbar High School
- University
- Ohio State University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Daequan Cook born?
Born April 28, 1987 (age 39).
Where is Daequan Cook from?
Daequan Cook is from Dayton, Ohio, United States.
What does Daequan Cook do?
Daequan Cook works as basketball player.
How tall is Daequan Cook?
Daequan Cook is 196 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.