POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State men's basketball program has added Austin Cook, a 6-4 guard, from Damien High School in Montclair, Calif., to its signing class.
Cook averaged 16.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and four assists as a senior. He garnered first-team All-Baseline League, first-team all-region and first-team All-Southern California. He also earned all-state.
For his career he scored 1,471 points, grabbed 700 rebounds and dished out 450 assists. He led his team to a 102-27 record at Damien High School.
"We are excited about the addition of Austin Cook to our program," Idaho State Head Coach
Ryan Looney said. "He is someone I have known for a long time now. Our staff thought it was important to add perimeter shooting in this class. Austin made 302 three point shots in his high school career. Our team got better today."
Along with the signing of Cook, the Bengals added the following players earlier in the year.
Robert Ford, 6-0, 170, G, Clackamas CC
Gedeon Buzangu, 6-8, 225, F, Miles Community College
Liam Churchill Sorensen, 6-4, 195, G, Get Better Academy (Prague)
Emmit Taylor III, 6-4, G, North Idaho
Noble Cooper, 6-6, 195, North Dakota State College of Science
Kyle Karstetter, 6-7, 200, F, Moses Lake HS
Briggs Ranstrom, 6-6, 200, F, Rocky Mountain HS (Will serve LDS Mission prior to enrolling)
Zachary Visentin, 6-9, 260, C, Springville HS
