Biola University Athletics

Dr. Clyde Cook is, of course, best known for his tenure as the university president from 1982-2007, but before that he had a huge impact on the early days of the Biola Athletic Department. Cook was a standout basketball player, who was once named the CIF High School Basketball Player of the Year and had 13 scholarship offers from major universities, including the University of Southern California. Cook chose to make his home at Biola College and had a tremendous career while competing in the Southern California Christian College Conference. He led the league with a 30.1 points-per-game scoring average as a freshman and went on to win two league championships with the Eagles. He averaged in the high-20s throughout his four-year career and spent his senior season as a player-coach. Following his time as a player and coach, Cook became the school’s Athletic Director from 1957-60. Dr. Cook passed away in 2008 at the age of 72. Cook is the third Biola Men’s Basketball player inducted into the Biola Athletics Hall of Fame and the first former administrator.













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