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Former UW forward Cooke signs pro deal in Greece

LARAMIE – Derek Cooke Jr. has gone outside the United States once in his life.

That was to Canada as part of a University of Wyoming men's basketball summer tour two years ago.

His second trip outside the country will be a much bigger step for the Washington, D.C., product.

Cooke signed a professional basketball contract with the Rethymno Aegean Basketball Club of Greece on Wednesday. Cooke will r...