KEVIN COOK BASKETBALL ACADEMY

ROCK HILL, SC—Winthrop head women's basketball coach Marlene Stollings announced the hiring of Kevin Cook as her top assistant. He is a former four-time WNBA world champion who has coached at all levels.

"I am elated to join Coach Stollings and the Winthrop family,” said Cook. “There were only a few scenarios that would lure me back to being an assistant coach and working with Coach Stollings was one of them. I first met Coach Stollings while recruiting her as a high school superstar in Ohio. Over the years, we have developed a tremendous respect for one another and have gained a strong camaraderie regarding our philosophies, goals, ideas and desire to win.”

The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) has announced Kevin Cook of Gallaudet University as the 2010 winner of the Carol Eckman Award.

The Carol Eckman Award is presented annually to an active WBCA coach who exemplifies Eckman's spirit, integrity and character through sportsmanship, commitment to the student-athlete, honesty, ethical behavior, courage and dedication to purpose.
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The success the Gallaudet University women's basketball has experienced on and off the court hit a new high on Friday when the Associated Press released a lengthy feature on the team. Associated Press sports writer Joseph White, from the Washington, D.C. bureau, visited Gallaudet on Thursday and penned a story on the No. 24 Bison (14-0). White touched on several different stories about the team including the adversity overcome by Coach Kevin Cook along with seniors Easter Faafiti (Pittsburg, Calif.) and Nukeitra Hayes (Anderson, Ind.) recently and before attending Gallaudet.
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Gallaudet University women's basketball coach Kevin Cook was a guest on Hoopsville, a Division III men's and women's basketball online talk show sponsored and presented by D3hoops.com, on Thursday night (January 27) where he was interviewed by host Dave McHugh. Cook was asked a wide range of questions about this season and coaching at Gallaudet during the 15-minute interview.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Fans of Gallaudet University athletics across the country will have two chances this weekend to see stories on the nationally ranked women's basketball team. The team will be featured on ABC World News on Saturday evening and on National Public Radio (NPR) on Sunday morning. Both national media outlets will also post their respective stories online as well.

ABC News and NPR came out to last Wednesday's 70-57 win over Penn St.-Berks as the No. 18 Bison increased its winning streak to 20-0. NPR reporter Audie Cornish conducted interviews with the team after the win while ABC News reporter Jon Donvan stopped out to the Field House on Thursday afternoon to do interviews with Coach Kevin Cook and the team.

Four minutes into the game... and it's 10 nothing Gallaudet. Six minutes in and it's 15 nothing. And when half time sounds ... the Gallaudet women are still way out in front ..."Although when the buzzer went off, most of them didn't hear it...And during the halftime talk ... they also don't hear their coach either ... not his voice anyway.

It's a whole new season for the women's varsity team at Gallaudet university ... where the student body is nearly 100 percent deaf or hard of hearing ... where the fans in the stands root more with their hands than their voices ... and where the rustle of pom poms comes across loud and clear to those who can hear.

And what's new ... is how the women are winning ..."
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.."Senior forward/center Easter Faafiti
(Pittsburg, Calif.) was selected as the NEAC Player of the Year and was
named to the all-conference first team. This is the second year in a
row that Faafiti has accomplished this feat as she earned the Capital
Athletic Conference Player of the Year last season while also being
named to the All-CAC first team. Fellow senior center Nukeitra Hayes (Anderson, Ind.) was named to the All-NEAC second team and Coach Kevin Cook
was selected by his peers as NEAC Coach of the Year. All awards are
determined by NEAC coaches as 15 total players were selected (five for
each team)."...
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Outstanding turnout.  Outstanding camp!

A big Thank You to Mark and Victoria Trevino; also Drew Frieson for their coaching at the skills camp last week!!!

Thanks to Douglas Cain for his inspirational speech!!

Stephanie Stevens is a 2010 graduate of the University Cincinnati and a four year letter-winner as a member of the Lady Bearcats Women’s Basketball Team. Highly regarded her senior year in high school as a “tough nosed” individual who worked profusely to perfect her fundamental basketball skills.

That sheer determination allowed for her to be one of the most highly recruited Combo Guards in the country her senior year (ranked the 33rd best guard in the United States according to All-Star Girls Basketball Report).

Stephanie chose to compete in the THE BIG EAST Conference; arguably the toughest Division I Conference in the country. Standing a mere 5”6’, Stephanie has always tormented her opponents with her magical ball-handling skills to create passing lanes and to consistently get to the basket!Basic fundamentals have always been at the root of Stephanie’s favorite individual honors she earned over her illustrious career.

. Ohio High School Coaches Association – Player of the Year
. University of Cincinnati Women’s Basketball Team - Highest free-throw shooting percentage
over four years (80%)

If you want to learn how to improve your ball-handling skills, Stephanie Stevens is prepared to show you through technique, repetition and a personal commitment to hard work!