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By Wes Morgan
ack Cooley was far
from a household
name coming out
of Glenbrook South
High School in Glenview,
Ill., as a senior in 2009.
The power forward attracted attention within
a limited radius from the
Chicago area, gathering
a handful of scholarship
offers from the likes of
Loyola, Northern Illinois
and Southern Illinois, on
top of Illinois, Wisconsin
and Notre Dame.
The opportunity the
three-star prospect saw
with the Fighting Irish
was one where he could
be himself ��� a mule of a
player with far more will
than flash.
���Jack is an intense,
physical player who is a
throwback kind of guy,���
head coach Mike Brey
said on National Signing
Day five years ago. ���His
style of play complements our style of play,
and he will be a very effective Big East player.
���He is a good screener
and just has a great overall feel and understanding for the game.���
Brey���s words were
prophetic, and Cooley,
whose Notre Dame career is down to as many
Leaving
His Mark
Senior forward Jack Cooley
carved out a niche at
Notre Dame
Cooley was named first-team All-Big East after finishing the regular
season as the only player in the league to average double figures in
both scoring (10.6 points per game) and rebounding (13.6 caroms
per contest).
photo by joe raymond