Cook, North Fulton star, to continue career at MC

Release Date: May 9, 2005

MONMOUTH, Ill. — Kyle Cook of Spoon River Valley High School has announced his plans to attend Monmouth College in the fall and continue his athletic career as a member of the Fighting Scots basketball team.

“We’re very pleased to have a player who many think is one of the top two or three players in west central Illinois commit to Monmouth College,” said Scots’ coach Terry Glasgow. “Kyle has all the requisite skills to be an outstanding college basketball player. He has good size, jumps well, has good quickness and has the ability to play both inside and outside.”

Playing for the North Fulton co-op, the 6-foot-4 senior averaged 20 points, eight rebounds and four assists during his senior season. He has twice been named to the All-Prairieland Conference team, and he was selected as an All-Area player by the Galesburg Register-Mail and the Canton Daily Ledger.

“Kyle is a hard-nosed player who has been well-coached in high school, and he’s the prototype student-athlete,” added Glasgow, who has coached the men’s basketball team to 451 victories over the past 33 years. “He comes to Monmouth with his priorities in order. He is a fine student who has a great desire to not only be successful in the classroom but on the basketball court as well.”

Cook’s high school coach, Dave Gilliland, said, “Kyle matured into an excellent basketball player. He is versatile in that he can score in a multitude of ways – jump shooting, driving and slashing to the basket and hitting the boards. He is extremely unselfish – a superb passer with very good court sense. With continued work on his jump shot, Kyle can make an impact at Monmouth College for Coach Glasgow.”

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