Audra Cook
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- Organization:
- Women's Basketball
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- Year:
- Class of 2011
Cook (1997-2000) a native of Greenfield, Ohio, was one of the best basketball players in program history, finishing her CSU career with school records in total rebounds (1,030) and defensive rebounds (749). In 2000, she followed up a preseason conference Player of the Year honor by becoming the first Viking to be tabbed as the Midwestern Collegiate Conference Player of the Year after a season in which she averaged 19.0 points and 11.1 rebounds. It was the third straight season she led the team in both categories, making her the only CSU player ever to accomplish such a feat. Those were just two of a number of firsts she set during her Cleveland State career. Cook was the also first CSU player to earn first-team all-conference honors three times, being selected after the 1998, 1999, and 2000 seasons, and was the first player in conference history to be named player of the week four times in a season (1998). Cook holds the CSU single-season record with 270 defensive rebounds in 2000 and holds the school's single-game scoring record (40 points at Akron on Dec. 15, 1997). She also holds the Wolstein Center record with 21 rebounds against Wright State on Jan. 31, 1998. Cook was also outstanding in the classroom, being selected to the conference all-academic team in 1998 and the GTE Academic All-District team in 2000. Cook graduated in 2000 with a degree in marketing.
