Biography
Cooke could not play organized high school basketball as a senior by accidentally exhausting his high school eligibility. Cooke attended La Salle Academy in the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City from 1999-2000. He then achieved an average 30 points and 15 rebounds. Cooke went to Northern Valley Regional High School located in Old Tappan, New Jersey, from 2000 to February 2002. It was the hope of Deborah Bortner that her own son, Brian Raimondi, would have chance of being scouted if he was associated with Cooke. They gave him money, a room in their mansion, and got him publicity but overlooked his education and well-being. Next, he attended Mott Adult High School in Flint, Michigan in February and March 2002, though did not play basketball. At Franklin K. Lane High School, in Brooklyn, he was honored as Freshman of the Year. He earned MVP honors in the 2000 Adidas ABCD camp. He scored 21 points to help the Eastern Conference defeat the West 115-103, at the EA Sports Roundball Classic at the United Center in Chicago on March 8, 2002. Lenny Cooke was rated #4 High School Player in the United States in the Prep Stars Recruiter’s Handbook.
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