Cookie Belcher

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Cookie Belcher
Personal information
Born (1978-06-25) June 25, 1978 (age 45)
Bnei HaSharon
2010–2011Maroussi B.C.

Segado Cortez "Cookie" Belcher (born June 25, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. He played for the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 1996 to 2001 and set several school records. Since 2012 he is a coach in IMG Academy.

Early life

Belcher was born in

NBA player current coach Tyronn Lue
who also grew up in Mexico, Missouri.

College career

Belcher played for Nebraska from 1996 to 2001. In his freshman season, 1996–97, he averaged 9.2 points per game. He was the only Husker player to start all 33 games that year. He led the Big 12 Conference in steals per game, with 2.6, and his 87 total steals was a new Nebraska freshman record. The following season, Belcher started all 32 games and averaged 11.1 points. He led the team in steals, with 75, and was named to the Big 12 All-Defensive team.[3]

In 1998–99, Belcher averaged 11.8 points per game.[4] He also averaged 3.2 steals per game to lead the Big 12, and his 102 steals was a new NU and Big 12 season record.[3] In 1999–2000, Belcher injured his wrist early in the season, receiving a medical redshirt. He played in only four games during the season.[3][5]

The following year, as a senior, Belcher led Nebraska with 16.4 points per game and 82 steals. He was also named to the Big 12 All-Defensive team. He finished his college career with 353 steals, which was the most in Nebraska and Big 12 Conference history.[3] In addition, he set school records for most career minutes played (4095), games played (131), and starts (129).[3] He ranked second in career assists (477).[1]

Professional career

Belcher was not selected in the

Bnei HaSharon from 2005 to 2010, before moving to Greek Maroussi B.C. (where he cooperated with his Israeli team partner for the last 5 years, Ousmane Cisse
) and retiring after a year, finishing a decade of professional career.

Coaching career

In 2012, he joined IMG Academy.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Cookie Belcher" Archived 2008-02-03 at the Wayback Machine. nba.com. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  2. ^ Rutherford, Jeremy. "Mexico High Guard Belcher Picks 'Huskers Over Mizzou, Tulsa". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 20, 1995.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Cookie Belcher Bio". huskers.com. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  4. ^ "Cookie Belcher Stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  5. ^ "Injured guard gets extra year of eligibility". Associated Press Archive. July 18, 2000.
  6. ^ "Philadelphia 76ers 2003 Summer League Guide". nba.com. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  7. ^ "Cookie Belcher" Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine. legabasket.it. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  8. ^ "IMG Academy profile as a Coach". Archived from the original on 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2017-03-28.

External links

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