Lenny Cooke

January 5, 2024
Basketball Player

Quick Facts

Lenny Cooke
Full Name Lenny Cooke
Occupation Basketball Player
Date Of Birth Apr 29, 1982(1982-04-29)
Age 42
Birthplace New York
Country United States
Birth City New York
Horoscope Taurus

Lenny Cooke Biography

Name Lenny Cooke
Birthday Apr 29
Birth Year 1982
Place Of Birth New York
Home Town New York
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Taurus
Parents Alfreda Hendrix

Lenny Cooke is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on April 29, 1982 in New York, New York, United States. Shooting guard known for bypassing college to enter the 2002 NBA draft. After going undrafted, he joined the famous Rucker Park summer league.

He and Amare Stoudemire both entered the 2002 NBA Draft straight out of high school.

At Franklin K. Lane High School, in Brooklyn, Cooke was honored as Freshman of the Year. Cooke attended La Salle Academy in the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City from 1999-2000, where he averaged 30 points and 15 rebounds. He earned MVP honors in the 2000 Adidas ABCD camp. He was taken in by Debbie Bortner to attend Northern Valley Regional High School located in Old Tappan, New Jersey, from 2000 to February 2002.

At the end of the 2001-02 school year, Cooke had multiple options for basketball: North Carolina, Seton Hall, St. John’s, Miami and Ohio State. He professed a preference for St John’s in the NYC area, but it was never clear whether he would have been eligible.

He was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York.

Lenny Cooke Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Basketball Player
House Living in own house.

Lenny Cooke is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lenny Cooke 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a dominant high school player at La Salle Academy, Northern Valley Regional High School, and Franklin K. Lane High School.

He was chosen as the subject for the 2013 documentary film Lenny Cooke by the Safdie Brothers.

Leonard Cooke (born April 29, 1982) is an American former high school and professional basketball player.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Height 6 ft 6 in

Lenny Cooke height 6 ft 6 in Lenny weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Lenny Cooke Dating?

According to our records, Lenny Cooke is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Lenny Cooke’s is not dating anyone.

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To his surprise and disappointment, in the 2002 NBA Draft, all 29 NBA teams passed on Cooke in both rounds. Because he was not selected, Cooke became a free agent, eligible to sign with any NBA team that wanted him.

Facts & Trivia

Lenny Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Lenny Cooke celebrates birthday on April 29 of every year.

On March 8, 2002, he scored 21 points to help the Eastern Conference defeat the West 115-103, at the EA Sports Roundball Classic at the United Center in Chicago. At that point, he was rated #4 High School Player in the United States in the Prep Stars Recruiter’s Handbook.

Why did Lenny Cooke not make it to the NBA?

He was on track to become one in the NBA, too, but difficulty in the classroom, poor advice and a few wrong decisions led him down a different path. “Misjudgment, arrogance, attitude—all of those things played a factor in my career,” he says. Cooke won MVP of the prestigious adidas ABCD camp in 2000, was the No.

Did Lenny Cooke make the NBA?

Ahead of Carmelo Anthony, and also ahead of LeBron James was a man called Lenny Cooke, a player who many thought would scale the top end of the NBA, but a player who never made it.

How old is Lenny Cooke?

40 years (April 29, 1982)

How tall was Lenny Cooke?

6′ 6″

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