Year: 2022

Height: 5-8

Position: CG

High School: Bishop McNamara (Forestville, MD)

Recruiting Status: Signed with Maryland [press release]

Notes: transferred from Elizabeth Seton HS (Bladensburg, MD) before the 2019-20 school year

Recruiting Summary for Gia Cooke

June 2019 offers: Georgetown, Old Dominion

offers in 2020:

• June: Virginia
• July: Delaware, Howard, Saint Joseph’s, Seton Hall

November 4, 2021: committed to Texas A&M (and signed in the fall)

April 7, 2022: decommitted

April 11, 2022: committed to Maryland

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Who’s Next: Top 10 DMV high school girls basketball players on the rise (NBC Sports Washington, 7/21/2020)

Last season, Cooke showed glimpses of greatness, albeit in limited opportunities on the court. A dynamic scorer, she plays fast, pushes tempo and looks for her own shot. She can create for others and is at her best when getting into the lane and attacking the opposition.