St. Edward's University Men's Basketball

Career Breakdown School Years Record W/L Pct Hudson Valley Community College 5 119-40 .748 St. Edward's 16 284-187 .603 Career 21 403-227 .640 Andre Cook has helmed St. Edward’s men’s basketball since the 2009-2010 season, becoming the program’s all-time winningest coach during the 2022-23 season with his 230th victory at the Hilltop. He earned his 400th collegiate career coaching victory in 2025.    The Hilltoppers have posted 11 consecutive winning seasons and four NCAA Tournament appearances under Cook, including a program-record 30 wins in 2018-19, snagging the Heartland Conference Regular Season Title, Heartland Conference Tournament Championship and advancing to the NCAA Regional Final while climbing as high as No. 2 in the national rankings.    That record-setting season was full of postseason accolades for Coach Cook and the Hilltoppers. Cook was named the 2019 Clarance Gaines Award winner by CollegeInsider.com to the Division II National Coach of the Year and NABC District Coach of the Year. Junior Ashton Spears was named Heartland Conference Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year, D2CCA All-Region First Team, NABC All-District First Team, and Heartland Conference Tournament MVP, while August Haas was the Heartland Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Year.    During his tenure, Cook has coached 31 players to 44 all-conference selections, one LSC Freshman of the Year, and guided six players to all-region honors.   Cook came to St. Edward’s from Hudson Valley Community College, where he compiled an overall record of 119-40 (.748) in five seasons. In his last two seasons there, his Vikings combined for a 62-5 overall record and a 32-0 mark in conference play. Cook was named Region III Coach of the Year and BCANY Junior College Coach of the Year in 2007-08. In 2008–2009, the Vikings advanced to the NJCAA Division III national tournament, winning their way to the semifinals.   Cook, the Watervliet, N.Y. native, received his bachelor’s degree in American Studies from Skidmore College in 1994, and he completed a master’s degree in teaching social studies from Union College in 1996. While at Union, he served as an assistant men’s basketball coach from 1994 to 1996. Cook coached basketball at Hudson Falls High School from 1996-2004, teaching and serving as assistant principal.   As a high school player, Cook played four years of varsity basketball at Watervliet High School for New York State and Hudson Valley Hall of Fame coach George Mardigan. Watervliet inducted Cook into its Hall of Fame in 2009.    Cook played four years at Skidmore College and scored in the top 10 at Watervliet and Skidmore, amassing over 1,000 points at both places. In 2012, Cook was inducted into the Capital District Basketball Hall of Fame in Albany, New York.   Cook resides in Austin with his wife, Stacey, and children, Emily and Colin.   Andre Cook's All-Time Collegiate Head-Coaching Record   Year School Overall W-L Conference W-L 2004-05 Hudson Valley Community College 16-14 9-9 2005-06 Hudson Valley Community College 20-11 11-7 2006-07 Hudson Valley Community College 21-10 11-7 2007-08 Hudson Valley Community College 30-1 16-0 2008-09 Hudson Valley Community College 32-4 16-0 2009-10 St. Edward's 12-16 7-9 2010-11 St. Edward's 9-16 3-9 2011-12 St. Edward's 11-15 3-11 2012-13 St. Edward's 18-14 7-7 2013-14 St. Edward's 10-16 6-12 2014-15 St. Edward's 22-8 13-7 2015-16 St. Edward's 18-12 10-10 2016-17 St. Edward's 17-15 9-9 2017-18 St. Edward's 18-12 7-9 2018-19 St. Edward's 30-4 14-2 2019-20 St. Edward's 27-4 19-3 2020-21 St. Edward's 12-8 10-7 2021-22    St. Edward's    17-12 9-7 2022-23  St. Edward's 21-11 15-7 2023-24 St. Edward's 21-11 14-8 2024-25 St. Edward's 21-13 14-8 16 Seasons SEU Totals 284-187 (.603) 160-125 (.561) 21 Seasons Head Coaching Totals 403-227 (.640) 223-148 (.601)

At St. Edward's 2025 All-LSC Second Team 2024 All-LSC Third Team; LSC All-Academic Team 2024 SEU Topper True Award 2025 SEU Outstanding Senior Award 2024-25: Voted Team Captain. Started all 34 games, averaging 14.1 points, 4.6 assists, and 3.3 rebounds per game, earning All-LSC Second Team honors ... Scored a career-high 28 points at Colorado Christian ... Recorded a season-high eight rebounds on Feb. 6 against DBU, and eight assists at Texas A&M-Kingsville on Jan. 30. Ramos recorded 157 assists, the fifth-most in program history ... Reached 1,302 career points and 429 career assists, ranking 16th and third-most all-time ... Nailed the game-winner against St. Mary's on the final day of the regular season.  2023-24: Started all 32 games, averaging 14.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 1.4 steals in 31.3 minutes per game. Voted Team Captain. Recorded a season-high 27 points at Oklahoma Christian on Feb. 17, and nine assists vs. St. Mary's on Feb. 29.  2022-23: Started 28 of 30 games played, averaging 9.7 points, 3.5 assists, and 2.9 rebounds per game. Recorded a season-high 24 points at Oklahoma Christian on Jan. 12, and a career-high 11 assists vs. Ark.-Fort Smith on Feb. 9.  2021-22: Played 28 games, recorded a season-high 13 points and eight assists against St. Francis (Ill.) on Nov. 18.