# 24
Hometown: Hazard, KY (High)
Position: F Playing Height: 6-4 Playing Weight: 185
Date of Birth: November 1, 1936
Additional Photos: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16)
Action Photos: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) (21) (22) (23) (24) (25) (26) (27) (28) (29) (30) (31) (32) (33) (34) (35) (36) (37) (38) (39) (40) (41) (42) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47)
Game by Game Statistics
Kentucky Career Notes:
Retired Jersey #24
Cox was drafted #37 Overall in the 4th Round of the 1958 NBA Draft by New York (Junior-Eligible)
Season Notes:
1956-57: All-American [UPI (3rd), Helms (3rd)]; All- NCAA Regional Team; All-SEC [First Team (AP & Coaches)]
1957-58: All-NCAA Final Four Team; All- NCAA Regional Team; All-SEC [First Team (Coaches) Second Team (AP)]
1958-59: All-American [Consensus (1st), AP (1st), UPI (2nd), NABC (1st), USBWA (1st), Converse (1st), Helms (1st), Sporting News (2nd), Look Magazine (1st), Newspaper Enterprises Assn. (2nd)]; All- NCAA Regional Team; All-SEC [First Team (AP & Coaches)]
Post-UK Career Notes:
State of Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame
University of Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame
Drafted #30 Overall in the 4th Round of the 1959 NBA Draft by New York
Professional Basketball Statistics [External Link]
| Season | Games Played | FG | FGA | % | FT | FTA | % | Total Rebs | F | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | 28 | 203 | 490 | 41.43 | 138 | 180 | 76.67 | 310 | 69 | 544 |
| 1957-58 | 29 | 173 | 471 | 36.73 | 86 | 115 | 74.78 | 365 | 68 | 432 |
| 1958-59 | 27 | 188 | 464 | 40.52 | 109 | 146 | 74.66 | 329 | 71 | 485 |
| Total | 84 | 564 | 1425 | 39.58 | 333 | 441 | 75.51 | 1004 | 208 | 1461 |
