NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans senior forwardwas named 'Independent Player of the Week' by College Sports Madness on Monday morning.This past week, Cook averaged 19.5 points, six rebounds and two steals per game as the Privateers split a pair of contests. A product of Warren Easton, Cook continued his exemplary shooting by connecting on 14 of 22 shots from the field and making 10 of 13 attempts at the charity stripe.In UNO's first contest of the week against San Jose State, Cook scored a game-high 20 points while narrowly missing his first collegiate double-double by pulling down nine rebounds. The nine rebounds matched a career mark for Cook, accomplished three times prior.A few days later in the Privateers' first game at Lakefront Arena in a month, Cook needed just 22 minutes to rack up a team-high 19 points and a career-high four steals against Champion Baptist. The forward topped 60 percent from the field in the game by shooting 8 of 13 against CBC.In addition, the four steals was part of a 22-steal effort by a UNO squad, which came one short of establishing the school-record, established with 13 in a game against Southwestern (Kan.) in 1985.This season, Cook is averaging 14 points, 2.9 rebounds and shooting at a 58.4 percent clip from the field, ranking as one of the nation's top 30 shooters in Division I this season.If the 2012-13 season ended today, Cook would rank in tied for eighth place with UNO great Ervin Johnson (1991-92) for eighth place in single-season field goal percentage at 58.4 percent. For his career, Cook is shooting 53.2 percent to rank seventh, behind Wade Blundell (54.3) and ahead of Oscar Taylor (52.7).College Sports Madness identifies the highest impact players nationally and one from each conference in their weekly feature. The site's coverage also includes a Top 25 ranking, tournament bracketology and team pages for each conference and school.The UNO men's basketball team is scheduled to face Rice at 7 p.m. on Saturday night in Houston. The team will play NJIT on Monday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. in the team's next contest at Lakefront Arena. Both games and the remainder of the Privateers' basketball schedule can be heard on WGSO 990 AM.Single-Season Field-Goal Percentage (min. 200 attempts or 100 made)No. Player Season Yr. FG FGA Pct.1. Ervin Johnson 1992-93 Sr. 208 336 .6192. Terrence Breaux 1983-84 So. 130 213 .6103. DeWaune Wesley 1996-97 Jr. 126 207 .6094. Mark Petteway 1982-83 Sr. 184 303 .6075. Tank Collins 1989-90 Jr. 117 199 .5886. Curtis Wilson 1998-99 Jr. 122 208 .5877. Mark Petteway 1981-82 Jr. 163 278 .5868. Ervin Johnson 1991-92 Jr. 185 317 .5849. Claude Butler 1982-83 Sr. 144 249 .57810. Wade Blundell 1982-83 Sr. 148 256 .578Career Field Goal PercentageNo. Player Seasons FG FGA Pct.1. Ervin Johnson 4 (1989-93) 639 1,081 .5912. Mark Petteway 3 (1980-83) 474 834 .5683. DeWaune Wesley2 (1996-98) 301 531 .5674. Tank Collins 2 (1989-91) 337 599 .5635. Tony Harris 2 (1988-90) 369 674 .5476. Wade Blundell 3 (1980-83) 353 650 .5437. Oscar Taylor 3 (1980-83) 522 991 .5278. John Harris 4 (1981-85) 517 994 .5209. Ronnie Grandison2 (1985-87) 365 702 .52010. Louweegi Dyer 3 (1989-92) 342 662 .517