Zia Cooke
Cooke with South Carolina in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 – Seattle Storm | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | WNBA | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 9, 2001 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 163 lb (74 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Rogers (Toledo, Ohio) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College | South Carolina (2019–2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2023: 1st round, 10th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2023–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023–2024 | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Townsville Fire | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Danilo's Pizza SK | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Seattle Storm | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Zia Cooke (born January 9, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for South Carolina Gamecocks of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). At Rogers High School in Toledo, Ohio, she was rated a five-star recruit by ESPN and earned McDonald's All-American honors. A two-time All-SEC selection in college, Cooke helped South Carolina reach the Final Four of the NCAA tournaments in 2021, 2022, and 2023. She was selected tenth overall by the Los Angeles Sparks in the 2023 WNBA draft.