September 24, 2016
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Pelicans today announced that the team has signed free agent guard Quinn Cook. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Cook, 6 feet 2, 179 pounds, spent his first professional season with the Canton Charge of the NBA Development League. Appearing in 43 games (37 starts), Cook averaged 19.6 points, 5.4 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 33.7 minutes per game, en route to earning All-NBA D-League Third Team and NBA D-League All-Rookie Team Honors, and being named a D-League All-Star and the 2016 NBA D-League Rookie of the year.
A four-year letterwinner at Duke, Cook held career averages of 10.9 points, 3.7 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 143 games for the Blue Devils, helping the school capture the 2015 NCAA National Championship as a senior in 2015.
New Orleans' training camp roster now stands at 20.
