Georgia basketball adds transfer point guard from Gonzaga

ATHENS – Aaron Cook, a senior at Gonzaga, is coming to Georgia as a graduate transfer. The 6-foot, 180-pound point guard from St. Louis made the announcement via social media Monday.

It will be a sixth collegiate season for Cook, who played a total of 401 minutes in 30 games for the Zags, who were NCAA runners-up this past season. He averaged 4.2 points a game and shot 50% from the field, 65.7% from the foul line and 35% from 3-point range this past season.

Cook averaged 15 points and 3.3 assists per game for Southern Illinois before breaking his hand his senior season. He averaged 10.4 and 9.8 points a game the previous two seasons for the Salukis.

Cook becomes the seventh player to transfer in to play for Georgia since this past season ended. Coach Tom Crean also has had nine players transfer off of his third Bulldogs’ team, which was 14-2 this past season.

GEORGIA BASKETBALL 2021-22

1. P.J. Horne** F 6-6, 230 Sr. Tifton
2. Josh Taylor F 6-9, 215 RFr. Atlanta
3. Jonathan Ned F 6-8, 215 Sr. Brentwood, Calif.
4. Tyron McMillan F 6-9, 220 Jr. New Orleans
5. Aaron Cook, G, 6-0, 180, Gr. St. Louis
6. Jabri Abdur-Rahim* G 6-7, 214 So. South Orange, N.J. (Virginia)
7. Noah Baumann* G 6-6, 215 Sr. Phoenix (USC)
8. Braelen Bridges* F 6-10, 235 Sr. Atlanta (Illinois-Chicago)
9. Jailyn Ingram* G 6-7, 219 Sr. Madison (Florida Atlantic)
10. Dalen Ridgnal* F 6-6, 200 Jr. Kansas City, Mo. (Cowley CC)
11. Kario Oquendo* G 6-4, 180 So. Titusville, Fla. (Fla. Southwestern)
12. Camron McDowell G 6-5, 170 Fr. Powder Springs
13. Tyrone Baker F 6-9, 190 Fr. Missouri City, Texas
14. Christian Wright G 6-3, 180 Fr. Atlanta

* Transfers

** ‘Super senior’ does not count against NCAA 13-scholarship maximum

GONE VIA TRANSFER

1. F Jaykwon Walton, 6-7, 205, So., Columbus

2. G Sahvir Wheeler,* 5-10, 180, So., Houston

3. G Christian Brown, 6-6, 215, So., Hopkins, S.C.

4. F Toumani Camara, 6-8, 220, So., Brussels, Belgium

5. G Tye Fagan, 6-3, 195, Jr., Logtown

6. G Mikal Starks, 6-0, 185, Jr., Miami

7. G Justin Kier, 6-4, 190, Gr., Grottoes, Va.