Makira Cook

Makira Cook
No. 3 – Illinois Fighting Illini
Position	Guard
League	Big Ten Conference
Personal information
Born	November 30, 2001 (age 22); Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Career information
High school	Mount Notre Dame; (Reading, Ohio)
College	Dayton (2020–2022); Illinois (2022–present);
Career highlights and awards
	WBIT tournament Most Outstanding Player (2024); First-team All-Big Ten (2023); Second-team All-Big Ten (2024); Atlantic 10 Most Improved Player (2022); Second-team All-Atlantic 10 (2022);

Makira Cook (born November 30, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the Illinois Fighting Illini of the Big Ten Conference. She previously played college basketball for the Dayton Flyers.

In 2024, Cook was named as the inaugural WBIT tournament's Most Outstanding Player.^[1]

^ "Illini Trio Named to WBIT All-Tournament Team, Cook Earns Most Outstanding Player Honors". fightingillini.com. University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics. April 3, 2024. Retrieved September 18, 2024.