Andre Cook is entering his 14th season as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas.  He has led St. Edward’s to nine winning seasons in his tenure with an overall record of 221-152 including a program record 30 wins in 2018-19. That season The Hilltoppers snagged the Heartland Conference Regular Season title, Heartland Conference Tournament Championship and advanced to the NCAA Regional Final while being ranked as high as #2 nationally during the season. Cook was named the 2019 Clarance Gaines Award winner, given by CollegeInsider.com to the Division II National Coach of the Year and NABC District Coach of the Year.

Cook came to St. Edward’s from Hudson Valley Community College, where he compiled an overall record of 119-40 in five seasons. He previously served as an assistant at Union College from 1994-1996 while earning his master’s degree in teaching social studies.  Cook also coached basketball at Hudson Falls High School from 1996-2004 where he also taught and served as assistant principal.

Cook played four years at Skidmore College and is in the top 10 in scoring at Skidmore with over 1,000 points. In 2012, Cook was inducted into the Capital District Basketball Hall of Fame in Albany, New York.

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