2012-13 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Grey Cooksey
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Palmdale, CA
- High School:
- Palmdale HS
2012-13 Season (Redshirted):
One of six “true” freshman on the 2012-13 CSUN roster.
Palmdale High School
Helped lead Palmdale HS to the Golden League championship in 2011-12 ... Averaged seven points, five rebounds, two steals and 1.5 blocks per game ... During his junior and senior seasons, helped lead the Falcons to a 36-18 record.
Matador Memo
Born August 12, 1994 in Palmdale, Ca. ... Parents are Adrienne and Brian Cooksey ... Has one sister (Briana) ... Roots for the New Orleans Hornets ... His favorite NBA player is Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul ... His favorite actor is Matt Damon while his favorite actress is Jessica Alba ... Likes to watch Family Guy ... His favorite movie is Glory Road ... Loves Mexican food but stays away from Indian food ... His favorite solo musical artist is J. Cole ... Chose Cal State Northridge because the team is “real chill” and he liked the way they played ... The best athlete he has played against Jabari Brown (University of Missouri) ... The best thing about being a student-athlete is “playing the sport you love” ... The toughest part is “balancing school and basketball” ... Picked uniform #22 because his dad wore the same number ... His favorite pre-game ritrual is to eat spaghetti or lasagna the night before ... Plays video games or chills with his teammates to relax ... If Grey were NCAA President for a day, student-athletes would be paid ... His favorite website is You Tube ... The famous person Grey has ever met was Magic Johnson ... The person in history he would most like to have met would have been Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ... Would like to switch places for a day with Bill Gates ... Would like to have dinner with Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant ... If Grey had a million dollars, he would buy his mom a house ... The best advice he ever received was “play your game” ... His advice to young people is to ”workout as much as possible” ... Few people know that Grey plays the saxophone ... The title of his autobiography would be “Cooksey” ... If he could change the world, he would end starvation ... Always smiles when he sees his family smile ... His greatest hero is his mom because “she is strong, hard working, and confident” ... Economics major.
