USA Basketball

Zia Cooke

Last Updated:

July 05, 2021

POS: Position:

G Guard

HGT: Height:

5-9 5-9

WGT: Weight:

135 135

Age: Age:

22

YOG: Year of Graduation:

2023

Team:

School:

University of South Carolina

Hometown:

Toledo, OH

Zia Cooke

As of April 21, 2021

USA Basketball Notes

Gold Medals: 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup, 2017 FIBA Americas U16 Championship.
International Tournament Title: 2018 Latvia U17 International Invitational.
2021 USA AmeriCup Team trials participant.
Member of the 2018 USA U17 World Cup Team that captured gold with a perfect 7-0 record in Minsk, Belarus; averaged 7.9 ppg. and 2.9 rpg.
Aided the USA to a three-game sweep of Canada, China and Latvia in a pre-U17 World Cup exhibition tournament in Leipaja, Latvia.
Helped the 2017 USA U16 National Team capture the FIBA Americas U16 Championship gold medal with a perfect 5-0 record in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which qualified the U.S. for the 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup.
Participated in the 2015 USA Women’s U16 National Team Trials.

College Honors

NCAA Tournament All-Final Four Team (2021).
NCAA Hemisfair Region Most Outstanding Player (2021).
WBCA and USBWA All-America honorable mention (2021).
All-Southeastern Conference first team (2021).
SEC All-Tournament Team (2021).
SEC All-Freshman Team (2020).
SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2020).

College Notes

As a sophomore in 2020-21, aided South Carolina to a 26-5 record, the SEC Tournament title and the NCAA Final Four; started all 31 games and averaged 15.9 ppg. and 2.0 apg. Additionally, she scored in double figures 27 times in 31 games, including six 20-point outings.
As a freshman in 2019-20, helped the Gamecocks to a 32-1 record and the SEC regular season and tournament titles; started all 33 games and averaged 12.0 ppg. and 1.8 apg.
Posted career highs of 26 points and five assists versus Florida (12/31/20).
Owns the South Carolina all-time freshman record for games started with 33 in 2019-20.

High School Notes

Naismith, WBCA, McDonald's and SLAM All-America first team (2019).
USA Today All-USA Third Team (2019).
OPSWA Division II Ohio Player of the Year (2019).
Played in the McDonald’s All-American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic (2019).
Played four varsity seasons at Rogers High School in Toledo, Ohio.
Also competed two years in track and field, cross country and softball.

Personal Notes

Born in her hometown of Toledo, Ohio.
Daughter of Michelle and Straman; has one brother, Stratman III (23).
Brother played football at a junior college in Minnesota.
Member of her school’s honor roll and the principal’s list.

THE COOKE FILE

Instagram: @z.loading_
First played basketball: with her brother in her back yard when she was in second grade.
Enjoys: spending time with family and swimming.
Top five movies: “Love & Basketball,” Tyler Perry movies and “Lottery Ticket.”
Favorite player: Russell Westbrook.
Favorite class: math.
Most played song: “Mamma I Made It.”
Favorite pregame meal or snack: Chicken Alfredo, apples and peanut butter.
Inspired by: her family and all the greats who came before her.
International travels: Argentina with USA Basketball and Canada.

USA Basketball Statistics

TEAM	G/S	MIN/AVG	FGM-FGA	PCT	3PM-3PA	PCT	FTM-FTA	PCT	REB/AVG	PTS/AVG	AST	TO	BLK	STL
2018 U17	7/0	110/15.7	20- 44	.455	2- 10	.200	13- 17	.765	20/ 2.9	55/ 7.9	12	15	0	9
2018 U17X	3/0	49/16.3	13- 30	.433	1- 6	.167	7- 15	.467	10/ 3.3	34/ 11.3	11	5	0	4
2017 U16	5/5	82/16.4	17- 37	.459	7-11	.636	13- 24	.542	16/ 3.2	54/ 10.8	11	10	0	8
TOTALS	15/0	241/16.1	50-111	.450	10- 27	.370	33- 56	.589	46/ 3.1	143/ 9.5	34	30	0	21

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U17 Women

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