ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
KAI COOK, FRANKLIN
Name: Kai Cook
School: Franklin
Grade: Sophomore
Age :15
Sports: Basketball Claim to fame/honors: Leads Southwestern Buckeye League in scoring (24.1); scored season-high 41 against Bellbrook, hitting 6-on-9 on three-pointers; scored 39 and hit all nine three-point attempts against Valley View
Bet you didn’t know … I’m allergic to pickles.
Words I live by: You miss all the shots you don’t take.
Toughest opponent: Jerry Easter from Toledo in AAU basketball
Biggest influence: Trey Young
Game-day rituals: Go out to eat at Penn Station
What’s on my bedroom walls: Pictures from me playing from elementary school and AAU
When I’m bored I like to… play basketball
Favorite movie: “The Lorax”
Person who would play me in a movie: Batman
Favorite TV show: “SpongeBob SquarePants”
Favorite musical artist: Lil Baby
I can’t live without: My family
I can live without: My phone
Event I’d like to attend: EYBL (Nike Circuit for AAU basketball)
Favorite book: Harry Potter
Favorite home-cooked meal: Homemade macaroni and cheese
Favorite restaurant: Taco Bell
Favorite smell: Blueberry mint candle
Favorite cereal: Fruity Pebbles
Store where I’d like a shopping spree: Louis Vuitton
Vegetable I won’t eat: Broccoli
I’d love to trade places for a day with ... Drake
Whose mind would I like to read? The opponent’s coach
Place where I’d love to travel? Hawaii
Talent you’d like to have? Super hops
Favorite school subject: Gym
Favorite athlete: Trae Young
Favorite team: Atlanta Hawks
Favorite Olympic sport: Boxing
Something in the world I’d like to change: Homelessness
Favorite sports moment: When Cavs came back from 3-1 to beat the Warriors
Favorite junk food: Sweet Tarts
Best thing about basketball: Being able to be yourself on the court and express yourself
In 10 years, I hope to be … in The League