West Virginia women's basketball continued theirmassive off-season in the transfer portalon Tuesday as the Mountaineers made a statement by snagging a starting guard from a Big 12 rival.
Talia Goodman ofField of 68reportedon Tuesday that Houston guard Gigi Cooke would be taking her talents to a fellow conference rival as she selected WVU women's basketball as her new destination. Cooke made 27 appearances and 22 starts last season for the Cougars, and averaged 12.4 points per game and was the second-leading scorer on the year.
BREAKING: Houston transfer Gigi Cooke has committed to West Virginia, sources told@On3sports.
— Talia Goodman (@TaliaGoodmanWBB)April 29, 2025
The 5-8 sophomore averaged 12.4 ppg this season.
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Cooke paced Houston in total scoring in nine different contests and scored a career-high 25 points against a Top 10 TCU program in February. She also shot 32% frm three-point range and converted 31 three-point buckets on the season.
Cooke began her career in her home state at Maryland, where she saw action in 25 games as a true freshman. The Upper Marlboro native was a four-star recruit out of high school, signing with the Terrapins out of Bishop McNamara High School.
Cooke is the second transfer commitment for the Mountaineers this offseason to make the jump from a conference foe -- the first to do so wasLoghan Johnson, who joined the Mountaineers after starting her career at Texas Tech.
Cooke is the fifth transfer addition overall for WVU women's basketball this season. She and Johnson will be joined by Carter McCray (Northern Kentucky, Wisconsin), Riley Makalusky (Butler), and Kierra Wheeler (Norfolk State) as newcomers to the West Virginia women's basketball roster this season.
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