Payton Cook

7 Payton Cook
Payton Cook
  • Height:
    6'7
  • Hometown:
    Lincoln, Illinois
  • Position:
    Forward
  • Year:
    Junior
  • High School:
    Lincoln Community
  • gp
    25
  • pts/g
    8.2
  • fg %
    52.9
  • 3pt %
    37.5
  • ft %
    74.1
  • reb/g
    5.9
  • a/g
    1.5
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 25 15
Games started 25 15
Minutes 666 390
Minutes per game 26.6 26.0
FG 82-155 40-82
FG Pct 52.9 48.8
3PT 21-56 8-29
3PT Pct 37.5 27.6
FT 20-27 14-18
FT Pct 74.1 77.8
Off rebounds 39 17
Def rebounds 108 71
Total rebounds 147 88
Rebounds per game 5.9 5.9
Personal fouls 69 48
Disqualifications 1 1
Assists 38 24
Turnovers 44 32
Assist to turnover ratio 0.9 0.8
Steals 22 9
Blocks 26 15
Points 205 102
Points per game 8.2 6.8
Points per 40.0 min 12.3 10.5
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 5 at MUW W, 59-58
Feb 7 at Lyon W, 74-72
Feb 12 Spalding W, 71-45
Feb 14 at Westminster (Mo.) W, 84-70
Feb 18 Greenville L, 123-119
Feb 24 at Lyon L, 75-48
Game Log - Shooting
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 Williams Baptist L, 99-82 1 27 5-9 55.6 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 12
Nov 11 Knox L, 82-67 1 23 1-5 20.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Nov 14 Loras L, 71-66 1 31 4-5 80.0 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.0 9
Nov 16 at Rhodes L, 98-89 1 33 6-10 60.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 12
Nov 20 Spurgeon College L, 98-85 1 14 1-4 25.0 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 2
Nov 22 at Beloit L, 67-63 1 28 4-6 66.7 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 12
Nov 25 at Eureka L, 80-77 1 31 2-7 28.6 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 4
Dec 3 at Webster L, 95-55 1 18 2-4 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 5
Dec 6 at Principia W, 83-59 1 24 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
Dec 13 at Emmaus University W, 95-63 1 25 5-6 83.3 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 13
Dec 14 at Monmouth (Ill.) L, 76-66 1 37 4-7 57.1 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 11
Dec 20 at Illinois Col. L, 81-74 1 26 7-13 53.8 3-7 42.9 1-1 100.0 18
Jan 3 Eureka W, 102-90 1 16 0-4 0.0 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 8 Lyon L, 78-67 1 31 2-4 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 4
Jan 10 MUW L, 82-80 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 14 at Spalding L, 60-54 1 24 2-4 50.0 1-1 100.0 1-2 50.0 6
Jan 17 Westminster (Mo.) W, 80-74 1 28 2-5 40.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 4
Jan 18 at Eastern Illinois L, 105-49 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 21 at Greenville L, 124-110 1 22 5-6 83.3 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 13
Jan 28 Webster L, 77-69 1 34 3-5 60.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 8
Jan 31 Principia W, 90-69 1 25 5-7 71.4 1-2 50.0 2-2 100.0 13
Feb 5 at MUW W, 59-58 1 35 2-4 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 5
Feb 7 at Lyon W, 74-72 1 24 5-7 71.4 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 11
Feb 12 Spalding W, 71-45 1 35 1-6 16.7 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
Feb 14 at Westminster (Mo.) W, 84-70 1 20 3-9 33.3 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 8
Feb 18 Greenville L, 123-119 1 23 5-7 71.4 1-2 50.0 2-2 100.0 13
Feb 24 at Lyon L, 75-48 1 32 5-8 62.5 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 12
Game Log - Ball control
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 8 Williams Baptist L, 99-82 1 27 6 1 7 1 0 3 1
Nov 11 Knox L, 82-67 1 23 3 1 4 1 3 1 0
Nov 14 Loras L, 71-66 1 31 1 2 3 2 2 2 0
Nov 16 at Rhodes L, 98-89 1 33 4 4 8 1 1 1 1
Nov 20 Spurgeon College L, 98-85 1 14 0 5 5 0 1 1 1
Nov 22 at Beloit L, 67-63 1 28 4 1 5 1 2 3 1
Nov 25 at Eureka L, 80-77 1 31 1 5 6 2 1 0 0
Dec 3 at Webster L, 95-55 1 18 0 3 3 1 4 0 1
Dec 6 at Principia W, 83-59 1 24 1 5 6 3 2 0 2
Dec 13 at Emmaus University W, 95-63 1 25 1 6 7 4 0 0 0
Dec 14 at Monmouth (Ill.) L, 76-66 1 37 2 7 9 1 0 1 4
Dec 20 at Illinois Col. L, 81-74 1 26 0 4 4 2 0 0 0
Jan 3 Eureka W, 102-90 1 16 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
Jan 8 Lyon L, 78-67 1 31 0 2 2 1 2 0 0
Jan 10 MUW L, 82-80 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 14 at Spalding L, 60-54 1 24 0 6 6 0 2 1 1
Jan 17 Westminster (Mo.) W, 80-74 1 28 4 9 13 0 4 0 1
Jan 18 at Eastern Illinois L, 105-49 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 21 at Greenville L, 124-110 1 22 1 8 9 0 4 0 1
Jan 28 Webster L, 77-69 1 34 2 2 4 5 2 2 2
Jan 31 Principia W, 90-69 1 25 1 6 7 6 3 1 1
Feb 5 at MUW W, 59-58 1 35 2 7 9 1 2 3 2
Feb 7 at Lyon W, 74-72 1 24 1 5 6 1 0 0 1
Feb 12 Spalding W, 71-45 1 35 2 8 10 1 3 1 2
Feb 14 at Westminster (Mo.) W, 84-70 1 20 1 2 3 2 1 1 0
Feb 18 Greenville L, 123-119 1 23 1 2 3 0 1 0 1
Feb 24 at Lyon L, 75-48 1 32 1 6 7 1 3 1 3
Game Log - Ball control extended
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 8 Williams Baptist L, 99-82 1 4 0 -
Nov 11 Knox L, 82-67 1 1 0 0.3
Nov 14 Loras L, 71-66 1 2 0 1.0
Nov 16 at Rhodes L, 98-89 1 2 0 1.0
Nov 20 Spurgeon College L, 98-85 1 2 0 0.0
Nov 22 at Beloit L, 67-63 1 2 0 0.5
Nov 25 at Eureka L, 80-77 1 4 0 2.0
Dec 3 at Webster L, 95-55 1 0 0 0.3
Dec 6 at Principia W, 83-59 1 5 1 1.5
Dec 13 at Emmaus University W, 95-63 1 2 - -
Dec 14 at Monmouth (Ill.) L, 76-66 1 1 0 -
Dec 20 at Illinois Col. L, 81-74 1 3 0 -
Jan 3 Eureka W, 102-90 1 4 0 1.0
Jan 8 Lyon L, 78-67 1 3 0 0.5
Jan 10 MUW L, 82-80 - - - -
Jan 14 at Spalding L, 60-54 1 4 0 0.0
Jan 17 Westminster (Mo.) W, 80-74 1 4 0 0.0
Jan 18 at Eastern Illinois L, 105-49 - - - -
Jan 21 at Greenville L, 124-110 1 1 0 0.0
Jan 28 Webster L, 77-69 1 5 0 2.5
Jan 31 Principia W, 90-69 1 1 0 2.0
Feb 5 at MUW W, 59-58 1 3 0 0.5
Feb 7 at Lyon W, 74-72 1 4 0 -
Feb 12 Spalding W, 71-45 1 2 0 0.3
Feb 14 at Westminster (Mo.) W, 84-70 1 4 0 2.0
Feb 18 Greenville L, 123-119 1 4 0 0.0
Feb 24 at Lyon L, 75-48 1 2 0 0.3
Career Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2025-26 25 26.6 3.3-6.2 0.8-2.2 0.8-1.1 8.2
Total 25 26.6 3.3-6.2 0.8-2.2 0.8-1.1 8.2
Career Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2025-26 25 25 666 82-155 52.9 21-56 37.5 20-27 74.1 205
Total 25 25 666 82-155 52.9 21-56 37.5 20-27 74.1 205
Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2025-26 25 666 26.6 4.9-9.3 1.3-3.4 37.5 1.2-1.6 12.3
Total 25 666 26.6 4.9-9.3 1.3-3.4 37.5 1.2-1.6 12.3
Career Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2025-26 25 1.6 4.3 5.9 1.5 1.8 0.9 1.0
Total 25 1.6 4.3 5.9 1.5 1.8 0.9 1.0
Career Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2025-26 25 25 39 108 147 38 44 22 26
Total 25 25 39 108 147 38 44 22 26
Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2025-26 25 2.3 6.5 8.8 2.3 2.6 1.3 1.6
Total 25 2.3 6.5 8.8 2.3 2.6 1.3 1.6
Split Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 25 26.6 3.3-6.2 0.8-2.2 0.8-1.1 8.2
Conference 15 26.0 2.7-5.5 0.5-1.9 0.9-1.2 6.8
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 11 26.1 2.6-5.5 0.4-1.9 0.8-1.2 6.5
Away 14 27.1 3.8-6.7 1.2-2.5 0.8-1.0 9.6
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 9 25.8 2.7-5.7 0.9-2.6 0.7-0.8 6.9
Losses 16 27.1 3.6-6.5 0.8-2.1 0.9-1.2 8.9
Month
November 7 26.7 3.3-6.6 0.3-1.6 0.7-1.1 7.6
December 5 26.0 3.8-6.6 2.0-3.8 0.6-0.6 10.2
January 7 25.7 2.7-5.0 0.3-1.6 1.1-1.6 6.9
February 6 28.2 3.5-6.8 1.2-2.5 0.7-0.8 8.8
Split Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 25 25 666 82-155 52.9 21-56 37.5 20-27 74.1 205
Conference 15 15 390 40-82 48.8 8-29 27.6 14-18 77.8 102
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 11 11 287 29-61 47.5 4-21 19.0 9-13 69.2 71
Away 14 14 379 53-94 56.4 17-35 48.6 11-14 78.6 134
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result
Wins 9 9 232 24-51 47.1 8-23 34.8 6-7 85.7 62
Losses 16 16 434 58-104 55.8 13-33 39.4 14-20 70.0 143
Month
November 7 7 187 23-46 50.0 2-11 18.2 5-8 62.5 53
December 5 5 130 19-33 57.6 10-19 52.6 3-3 100.0 51
January 7 7 180 19-35 54.3 2-11 18.2 8-11 72.7 48
February 6 6 169 21-41 51.2 7-15 46.7 4-5 80.0 53
Split Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 25 666 26.6 4.9-9.3 1.3-3.4 37.5 1.2-1.6 12.3
Conference 15 390 26.0 4.1-8.4 0.8-3.0 27.6 1.4-1.8 10.5
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 11 287 26.1 4.0-8.5 0.6-2.9 19.0 1.3-1.8 9.9
Away 14 379 27.1 5.6-9.9 1.8-3.7 48.6 1.2-1.5 14.1
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 9 232 25.8 4.1-8.8 1.4-4.0 34.8 1.0-1.2 10.7
Losses 16 434 27.1 5.3-9.6 1.2-3.0 39.4 1.3-1.8 13.2
Month
November 7 187 26.7 4.9-9.8 0.4-2.4 18.2 1.1-1.7 11.3
December 5 130 26.0 5.8-10.2 3.1-5.8 52.6 0.9-0.9 15.7
January 7 180 25.7 4.2-7.8 0.4-2.4 18.2 1.8-2.4 10.7
February 6 169 28.2 5.0-9.7 1.7-3.6 46.7 0.9-1.2 12.5
Split Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 25 1.6 4.3 5.9 1.5 1.8 0.9 1.0
Conference 15 1.1 4.7 5.9 1.6 2.1 0.6 1.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 1.8 3.5 5.4 1.6 2.0 1.0 0.8
Away 14 1.4 4.9 6.3 1.4 1.6 0.8 1.2
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 9 1.4 5.4 6.9 2.1 1.8 0.7 1.0
Losses 16 1.6 3.7 5.3 1.2 1.8 1.0 1.1
Month
November 7 2.7 2.7 5.4 1.1 1.4 1.6 0.6
December 5 0.8 5.0 5.8 2.2 1.2 0.2 1.4
January 7 1.1 4.9 6.0 1.9 2.6 0.6 0.9
February 6 1.3 5.0 6.3 1.0 1.7 1.0 1.5
Split Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 25 25 39 108 147 38 44 22 26
Conference 15 15 17 71 88 24 32 9 15
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 11 20 39 59 18 22 11 9
Away 14 14 19 69 88 20 22 11 17
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 9 9 13 49 62 19 16 6 9
Losses 16 16 26 59 85 19 28 16 17
Month
November 7 7 19 19 38 8 10 11 4
December 5 5 4 25 29 11 6 1 7
January 7 7 8 34 42 13 18 4 6
February 6 6 8 30 38 6 10 6 9
Split Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 25 2.3 6.5 8.8 2.3 2.6 1.3 1.6
Conference 15 1.7 7.3 9.0 2.5 3.3 0.9 1.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 2.8 5.4 8.2 2.5 3.1 1.5 1.3
Away 14 2.0 7.3 9.3 2.1 2.3 1.2 1.8
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 9 2.2 8.4 10.7 3.3 2.8 1.0 1.6
Losses 16 2.4 5.4 7.8 1.8 2.6 1.5 1.6
Month
November 7 4.1 4.1 8.1 1.7 2.1 2.4 0.9
December 5 1.2 7.7 8.9 3.4 1.8 0.3 2.2
January 7 1.8 7.6 9.3 2.9 4.0 0.9 1.3
February 6 1.9 7.1 9.0 1.4 2.4 1.4 2.1
News mentions
Beavers Conclude Season in Quarterfinals
Beavers Conclude Season in Quarterfinals

BATESVILLE, AR — The Blackburn men’s basketball team battled early and carried momentum into the locker room, but a strong second-half surge by Lyon led to a 75–48 setback.

Three Beavers Earn All-Conference Recognition
Three Beavers Earn All-Conference Recognition

BELLEVILLE, IL - Freshman Evan Jordan was named the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Freshman of the Year and a Third Team selection. Freshman Jaylen Jeter earned 6th Man of the Year, First Team All-Conference, and All-Defensive Team honors while junior Payton Cook was named to the All-Sportsmanship Team.

Balanced Blackburn Effort Falls Just Short
Balanced Blackburn Effort Falls Just Short

CARLINVILLE, IL — The Blackburn Men's Basketball team went possession-for-possession with Greenville in a high-tempo battle but came up just short, 123-119.

Beaver Winning Streak Continues
Beaver Winning Streak Continues

CARLINVILLE, IL — The Blackburn men's basketball team controlled the tempo from the opening minutes and never let go, rolling to a commanding 71–45 win over Spalding.

Five in a Row and Still Climbing
Five in a Row and Still Climbing

CARLINVILLE, IL — Blackburn delivered a complete performance on its home floor, using defensive pressure, balanced scoring, and a dominant first-half surge to power past Westminster, 84–70, stretching its winning streak to five straight games.

Blackburn Edges Lyon in Gritty Conference Battle
Blackburn Edges Lyon in Gritty Conference Battle

BATESVILLE, AR — The Blackburn men’s basketball team earned a hard-fought, back-and-forth 74–72 victory over Lyon, extending its winning streak to three games.

Beavers Grind Out a Win Over MUW
Beavers Grind Out a Win Over MUW

COLUMBUS, MS — The Blackburn men’s basketball team started a two-game winning streak by defeating the Owls of MUW in a tightly contested battle Wednesday evening, 59–58.

Beavers Drop Hard-Fought Contest
Beavers Drop Hard-Fought Contest

LOUISVILLE, KY – The Blackburn men's basketball team showed resilience and fight throughout a back-and-forth contest with the Golden Eagles of Spalding but ultimately came up short in a 60–54 loss.

Jordan with Career High in Tight Finish at Beloit
Jordan with Career High in Tight Finish at Beloit

BELOIT, WI—The Blackburn College Men’s Basketball team took on Beloit College Saturday afternoon in a non-conference conference matchup. The Beavers fought hard, but fell short 67-63. Evan Jordan Contributed with 25 point career high.

Blackburn Hosts Loras In Close Matchup
Blackburn Hosts Loras In Close Matchup
Men's Basketball Hits Road to Visit Rhodes
Men's Basketball Hits Road to Visit Rhodes
Blackburn Men's Basketball Opens Season
Blackburn Men's Basketball Opens Season