3 Javonte Cooke
Javonte Cooke
  • Height:
    6-5
  • Weight:
    180
  • Hometown:
    Columbia, S.C.
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    Jr
  • Previous School:
    USC Aiken
  • gp
    15
  • pts/g
    14.7
  • fg %
    41.0
  • 3pt %
    32.8
  • ft %
    71.9
  • reb/g
    6.0
  • a/g
    1.4
Bio

Career:

Has played in 47 games during his time at Mars Hill, making 27 starts.
Averaging 14 ppg and 5.7 rebounds in two seasons
Reached double figures scoring in 34 games, with nine games over 20+ ppg during the 2019-2020 season.

High School:
Graduated from Covenant Classical School in Columbia, SC.
As a Senior, averaged 23 Points, 9.0 rebounds, 4.5 steals and 3.5 assists per game.
Earned SCISA A Player of The Year
Most Outstanding Player – Georgia vs. South Carolina All Star Game
As a Junior, averaged 14.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game.

Personal:

Son of Jermaine and Valerie Cooke
Born on July 11, 1999
Has two older siblings: Acqwon and Keyona
Majoring in Recreation & Sports Management

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 15 14
Games started 11 10
Minutes 424 386
Minutes per game 28.3 27.6
FG 77-188 69-172
FG Pct 41.0 40.1
3PT 21-64 18-57
3PT Pct 32.8 31.6
FT 46-64 42-60
FT Pct 71.9 70.0
Off rebounds 11 10
Def rebounds 79 73
Total rebounds 90 83
Rebounds per game 6.0 5.9
Personal fouls 37 33
Disqualifications - -
Assists 21 19
Turnovers 34 32
Assist to turnover ratio 0.6 0.6
Steals 18 17
Blocks 9 6
Points 221 198
Points per game 14.7 14.1
Points per 40 min 20.8 20.5
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 17 at Carson-Newman L, 76-56
Feb 18 Carson-Newman L, 98-66
Feb 20 Newberry L, 82-74
Feb 22 Virginia-Wise
Feb 24 Anderson W, 88-79
Feb 27 at Wingate L, 104-83
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Dec 9 at Radford L, 98-50 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 12 at Wingate L, 89-69 - 3 2-3 66.7 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 5
Dec 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 69-65 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 17 at Lander - - - - - - - - -
Dec 19 Catawba L, 83-81 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 16 at Lincoln Memorial - - - - - - - - -
Jan 23 Queens (N.C.) - - - - - - - - -
Jan 25 at Lincoln Memorial L, 102-71 1 36 6-17 35.3 2-6 33.3 5-7 71.4 19
Jan 27 at Limestone W, 74-68 1 34 8-16 50.0 0-2 0.0 3-5 60.0 19
Jan 30 at Catawba L, 83-81 1 40 5-13 38.5 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 12
Feb 3 at Tusculum L, 78-75 1 37 8-18 44.4 2-5 40.0 2-3 66.7 20
Feb 4 Limestone L, 100-81 1 34 7-16 43.8 0-4 0.0 5-7 71.4 19
Feb 6 Wingate L, 92-70 - 16 3-7 42.9 1-3 33.3 3-4 75.0 10
Feb 8 at Virginia-Wise L, 104-85 1 16 5-8 62.5 3-6 50.0 1-1 100.0 14
Feb 10 Tusculum L, 86-65 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 11 at Queens (N.C.) L, 95-70 - 18 2-8 25.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 4
Feb 13 at Coker - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 71-65 1 39 5-15 33.3 1-5 20.0 3-5 60.0 14
Feb 17 at Carson-Newman L, 76-56 1 35 4-11 36.4 1-3 33.3 6-10 60.0 15
Feb 18 Carson-Newman L, 98-66 1 17 2-6 33.3 0-2 0.0 1-1 100.0 5
Feb 20 Newberry L, 82-74 1 32 5-18 27.8 3-9 33.3 6-6 100.0 19
Feb 22 Virginia-Wise - - - - - - - - -
Feb 24 Anderson W, 88-79 - 29 7-16 43.8 3-4 75.0 6-9 66.7 23
Feb 27 at Wingate L, 104-83 1 38 8-16 50.0 3-7 42.9 4-4 100.0 23
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Dec 9 at Radford L, 98-50 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 12 at Wingate L, 89-69 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 69-65 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 17 at Lander - - - - - - - - -
Dec 19 Catawba L, 83-81 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 16 at Lincoln Memorial - - - - - - - - -
Jan 23 Queens (N.C.) - - - - - - - - -
Jan 25 at Lincoln Memorial L, 102-71 1 36 1 8 9 5 1 5 1
Jan 27 at Limestone W, 74-68 1 34 1 12 13 1 4 4 0
Jan 30 at Catawba L, 83-81 1 40 0 9 9 2 1 0 4
Feb 3 at Tusculum L, 78-75 1 37 1 5 6 1 2 1 1
Feb 4 Limestone L, 100-81 1 34 1 0 1 1 2 1 0
Feb 6 Wingate L, 92-70 - 16 0 4 4 0 5 0 0
Feb 8 at Virginia-Wise L, 104-85 1 16 0 3 3 0 2 1 0
Feb 10 Tusculum L, 86-65 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 11 at Queens (N.C.) L, 95-70 - 18 0 4 4 0 2 0 0
Feb 13 at Coker - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 71-65 1 39 1 11 12 1 5 0 0
Feb 17 at Carson-Newman L, 76-56 1 35 1 4 5 1 3 4 0
Feb 18 Carson-Newman L, 98-66 1 17 1 1 2 2 2 0 0
Feb 20 Newberry L, 82-74 1 32 0 4 4 4 3 1 0
Feb 22 Virginia-Wise - - - - - - - - -
Feb 24 Anderson W, 88-79 - 29 3 8 11 1 0 0 0
Feb 27 at Wingate L, 104-83 1 38 1 6 7 2 2 1 3
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Dec 9 at Radford L, 98-50 - - - -
Dec 12 at Wingate L, 89-69 - 0 - -
Dec 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 69-65 - - - -
Dec 17 at Lander - - - -
Dec 19 Catawba L, 83-81 - - - -
Jan 16 at Lincoln Memorial - - - -
Jan 23 Queens (N.C.) - - - -
Jan 25 at Lincoln Memorial L, 102-71 1 4 - 5.0
Jan 27 at Limestone W, 74-68 1 1 - 0.3
Jan 30 at Catawba L, 83-81 1 3 - 2.0
Feb 3 at Tusculum L, 78-75 1 3 - 0.5
Feb 4 Limestone L, 100-81 1 2 - 0.5
Feb 6 Wingate L, 92-70 - 4 - 0.0
Feb 8 at Virginia-Wise L, 104-85 1 4 - 0.0
Feb 10 Tusculum L, 86-65 - - - -
Feb 11 at Queens (N.C.) L, 95-70 - 2 - 0.0
Feb 13 at Coker - - - -
Feb 15 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 71-65 1 3 - 0.2
Feb 17 at Carson-Newman L, 76-56 1 1 - 0.3
Feb 18 Carson-Newman L, 98-66 1 0 - 1.0
Feb 20 Newberry L, 82-74 1 4 - 1.3
Feb 22 Virginia-Wise - - - -
Feb 24 Anderson W, 88-79 - 2 - -
Feb 27 at Wingate L, 104-83 1 4 - 1.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 15 28.3 5.1-12.5 1.4-4.3 3.1-4.3 14.7
Conference 14 27.6 4.9-12.3 1.3-4.1 3.0-4.3 14.1
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 5 25.6 4.8-12.6 1.4-4.4 4.2-5.4 15.2
Away 10 29.6 5.3-12.5 1.4-4.2 2.5-3.7 14.5
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 2 31.5 7.5-16.0 1.5-3.0 4.5-7.0 21.0
Losses 13 27.8 4.8-12.0 1.4-4.5 2.8-3.8 13.8
Month
December 1 3.0 2.0-3.0 1.0-1.0 0.0-0.0 5.0
January 3 36.7 6.3-15.3 1.0-4.0 3.0-4.7 16.7
February 11 28.3 5.1-12.6 1.5-4.6 3.4-4.5 15.1

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 15 11 424 77-188 41.0 21-64 32.8 46-64 71.9 221
Conference 14 10 386 69-172 40.1 18-57 31.6 42-60 70.0 198
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 5 3 128 24-63 38.1 7-22 31.8 21-27 77.8 76
Away 10 8 296 53-125 42.4 14-42 33.3 25-37 67.6 145
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result
Wins 2 1 63 15-32 46.9 3-6 50.0 9-14 64.3 42
Losses 13 10 361 62-156 39.7 18-58 31.0 37-50 74.0 179
Month
December 1 - 3 2-3 66.7 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 5
January 3 3 110 19-46 41.3 3-12 25.0 9-14 64.3 50
February 11 8 311 56-139 40.3 17-51 33.3 37-50 74.0 166

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 15 424 28.3 7.3-17.7 2.0-6.0 32.8 4.3-6.0 20.8
Conference 14 386 27.6 7.2-17.8 1.9-5.9 31.6 4.4-6.2 20.5
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 5 128 25.6 7.5-19.7 2.2-6.9 31.8 6.6-8.4 23.8
Away 10 296 29.6 7.2-16.9 1.9-5.7 33.3 3.4-5.0 19.6
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 2 63 31.5 9.5-20.3 1.9-3.8 50.0 5.7-8.9 26.7
Losses 13 361 27.8 6.9-17.3 2.0-6.4 31.0 4.1-5.5 19.8
Month
December 1 3 3.0 26.7-40.0 13.3-13.3 100.0 0.0-0.0 66.7
January 3 110 36.7 6.9-16.7 1.1-4.4 25.0 3.3-5.1 18.2
February 11 311 28.3 7.2-17.9 2.2-6.6 33.3 4.8-6.4 21.4

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 15 0.7 5.3 6.0 1.4 2.3 1.2 0.6
Conference 14 0.7 5.2 5.9 1.4 2.3 1.2 0.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 1.0 3.4 4.4 1.6 2.4 0.4 0.0
Away 10 0.6 6.2 6.8 1.3 2.2 1.6 0.9
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 2.0 10.0 12.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 0.0
Losses 13 0.5 4.5 5.1 1.5 2.3 1.1 0.7
Month
December 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 3 0.7 9.7 10.3 2.7 2.0 3.0 1.7
February 11 0.8 4.5 5.4 1.2 2.5 0.8 0.4

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 15 11 11 79 90 21 34 18 9
Conference 14 10 10 73 83 19 32 17 6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 3 5 17 22 8 12 2 0
Away 10 8 6 62 68 13 22 16 9
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 1 4 20 24 2 4 4 0
Losses 13 10 7 59 66 19 30 14 9
Month
December 1 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
January 3 3 2 29 31 8 6 9 5
February 11 8 9 50 59 13 28 9 4

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 15 1.0 7.5 8.5 2.0 3.2 1.7 0.8
Conference 14 1.0 7.6 8.6 2.0 3.3 1.8 0.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 1.6 5.3 6.9 2.5 3.8 0.6 0.0
Away 10 0.8 8.4 9.2 1.8 3.0 2.2 1.2
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 2.5 12.7 15.2 1.3 2.5 2.5 0.0
Losses 13 0.8 6.5 7.3 2.1 3.3 1.6 1.0
Month
December 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 3 0.7 10.5 11.3 2.9 2.2 3.3 1.8
February 11 1.2 6.4 7.6 1.7 3.6 1.2 0.5

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

News mentions
Lions fall in first round of SAC Championships versus Wingate
Lions fall in first round of SAC Championships versus Wingate

The Mars Hill men's basketball team's (2-18) season came to a close on Saturday afternoon in opening round play of the 2021 SAC Piloy Flying J Men's Basketball Championship, falling to Wingate (11-8) by a score of 104-83.

Lions take down Trojans on Senior Day
Lions take down Trojans on Senior Day

The Mars Hill men's basketball team (2-15, 2-15 SAC) defeated Anderson (6-11, 6-10 SAC) Wednesday night by a score of 88-79 to close out the regular season.

Newberry pulls away late, upends Lions
Newberry pulls away late, upends Lions

The Mars Hill men's basketball team (1-15, 1-15 SAC) was defeated Saturday afternoon by a score of 84-72 at the hands of Newberry (8-4, 8-4 SAC).

Daniel records season-high six blocks on road versus Eagles
Daniel records season-high six blocks on road versus Eagles

The Mars Hill men's basketball team (1-13, 1-13 SAC) was downed by a score of 76-56 on the road Wednesday evening versus Carson-Newman (12-5, 10-5 SAC).

Bears pull away late, Lions fall on road
Bears pull away late, Lions fall on road

The Mars Hill men's basketball team (1-12, 1-12 SAC) fell by a score of 71-65 on the road Monday night versus Lenoir-Rhyne (8-3, 8-3 SAC).

Gilyard records 25 on road versus UVA Wise
Gilyard records 25 on road versus UVA Wise

The Mars Hill men's basketball team (1-9, 1-9 SAC) was upended 104-85 by UVA Wise (3-11, 3-11 SAC) Monday night on the road.

Mars Hill felled at home by Bulldogs
Mars Hill felled at home by Bulldogs

The Mars Hill men's basketball team (1-8, 1-8 SAC) was defeated at home versus Wingate (8-6, 8-5 SAC) by a score of 92-70 Saturday afternoon.

Saints use three ball to down Mars Hill at home
Saints use three ball to down Mars Hill at home

The Mars Hill men's basketball (1-7, 1-7 SAC) was defeated by Limestone (2-10, 2-9 SAC) by a score of 100-81 Thursday night inside Chambers Gymnasium.

Pioneers hold off pressing Lions in waning seconds
Pioneers hold off pressing Lions in waning seconds

The Mars Hill men's basketball team (1-6, 1-6 SAC) was defeated by a score of 78-75 at the hands of the Tusculum Pioneers (8-4, 8-4 SAC) Wednesday evening.

Lions knock off Limestone for first win of season
Lions knock off Limestone for first win of season

The Mars Hill men's basketball team (1-4, 1-4 SAC) emerged victorious on the road versus Limestone (1-8, 1-8 SAC) Wednesday night by a score of 74-68 for their first win of the season.

Cooke scores 19 in season debut versus LMU
Cooke scores 19 in season debut versus LMU

The Mars Hill men's basketball team (0-4, 0-4 SAC) fell to Lincoln Memorial (12-1, 10-1 SAC) by a score of 102-71 Monday night on the road.

Cooke tabbed to Preseason All-SAC Second Team
Cooke tabbed to Preseason All-SAC Second Team

Redshirt junior Javonte Cooke was selected to the preseason All-South Atlantic Conference Second Team, as released by the league Wednesday morning.