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Magic sign Benjamin, Cook Posted: Monday September 23, 2002 4:28 PMUpdated: Monday September 23, 2002 10:21 PM ORLANDO, Florida (Ticker) - The Orlando Magic added a pair of guards Monday, signing free agents Corey Benjamin and Omar Cook. Terms of the deals were not disclosed. A first-round pick of the Chicago Bulls in 1998, Benjamin, 24, spent last season in Italy with the S. S. Sutor Montegranaro and in the American Basketball Association with the Southern California Surf. The 6-6, 205-pound Oregon State product averaged 5.5 points, 1.6 rebounds and 14.2 minutes in 144 NBA games - all with the Bulls. Cook played in 35 games last season with Fayetteville of the National Basketball Development League, averaging 12.2 points, 7.8 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 31.6 minutes. He was named to the 2001-02 All-NBDL Second Team after leading the league in assists, ranked seventh in steals and ninth in 3-point field goal percentage (38 percent). Cook also set a league record for most assists in a game, 19 on February 8 against North Charleston. Originally selected in the second round of the 2001 draft by the Magic, Cook was traded on draft night to the Denver Nuggets for a future first round draft pick. Cook was waived by the Nuggets on October 25, then signed as a free agent by the Dallas Mavericks a month later. The Mavericks waived the 6-1 guard on December 28, but Cook signed with the Boston Celtics on April 17. The 20-year-old Cook played one season at St. John's before declaring for the draft. After averaging 15.3 points, 8.7 assists and 3.0 rebounds per game for the Red Storm, he was named to the Third Team All-Big East team in 2000-01 and was a unanimous selection for the Big East All-Rookie Team. Cook finished second in NCAA Division I in assists, and broke the school record for most assists in a game with 17 against Stony Brook. © 2003 SportsTicker Enterprises, LP
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