2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
Accolades: MAAC All-Academic Team.
- One of three Red Foxes to play in all 31 games, with 29 starts.
- Averaged 7.5 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.
- Shot .542 from the field, .475 from three-point range, and .854 from the free-throw line. Ranked second in the MAAC in three-point percentage.
- Scored a season-high 14 points three times in the team's last five games, including both games the Red Foxes played in the MAAC Championship (vs. Niagara, March 14; vs. Fairfield, March 15).
- Hauled in a season-high eight rebounds three times.
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- Played in 32 games, and started in 30 of them.
- Averaged 7.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 0.9 assists.
- Second on the team in three-point percentage at .353.
- Third on the team in minutes per game at 26.7.
- Third on the team in rebounds per game.
- Second on the team in free throw percentage at .800.
- Scored a season-high 14 points at Iona, March 2, going 6-for-10 from the field.
- Had career-high 11 rebounds against Bucknell, Nov. 26, to go along with 13 points for his first career double-double.
- Played in 25 games, with one start.
- Averaged 1.7 points and 1.8 rebounds per game.
- Scored 10 points in 18 minutes vs. Monmouth, going 3-for-3 from the field, 2-for-2 from three-point range, and 2-for-2 from the free-throw line, Jan. 16.
- Had eight rebounds vs. Bethune-Cookman, Dec. 22.
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- Appeared in all 21 games, starting in six.
- Scored career-high 15 vs. Niagara in first collegiate start, Jan. 2.
- Grabbed career-high six rebounds at Rider, Jan. 23.
- Averaged 3.9 points and 1.8 rebounds per game while shooting .362 from three-point range.
Cooley is a tough, athletic wing with the ability to knock down a shot from long range. He played a post-graduate season for Bosco Institute in Indiana in 2019-20. There, he displayed a solid all-around game with averages of 13.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.3 steals, and 1.2 blocked shots per game while shooting 49 percent from the field and 45 percent from three-point range.
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He previously had played at St. Rita in Chicago under the direction of legendary coach Gary DeCesare. As a senior, he averaged 15.2 points per game. DeCesare said that Cooley "worked really hard at becoming a good shooter" and believes that going to Marist "is a great situation for him."
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2020-21Freshman
Forward
6'5"
185 lbs
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2021-22Sophomore
Forward
6'5"
185 lbs
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2022-23Junior
Forward
6'5"
205 lbs
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2023-24Graduate Student
Forward
6'5"
205 lbs
