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Jim Cook graduated from the University of Rhode Island. He played soccer for four years and was the team captain his senior year. He was on the varsity baseball team for four years also. Upon graduating he taught at Tiverton (RI) High School where he started the soccer program. His teams won two state championships, numerous league and county titles, and two "Coach of the Year" awards. In 1989 he was inducted into the Rhode Island Soccer Coaches Association Hall of Fame, and in 1995 was inducted into the New England Hall of Fame.

He earned an Advanced National Coaching Diploma from the United Soccer Coaches Association of America, where he also served as an associate staff coach. He holds licenses from the United States Soccer. He is a former coach with the Rhode Island Olympic Development Program. In 1990 he was appointed as head men's soccer coach at Roger Williams University. In 1993 he moved to the UMass Dartmouth program, where he stayed for three years earning Coach of the Year in 1994.

He returned to RWU in 1997 and was appointed as the Director of Intramurals and Recreation and head soccer coach again. Over the next 12 years the team won six conference championships, along with two ECAC New England championships. In those eight consecutive championship years the Hawks won six conference and two ECAC championships with an overall record of 131-38-15. He was awarded Coach of the Year by the conference five times.

His 1999 RWU squad became the first team in school history to qualify for the Division III National tournament. In 2012 that team was inducted into the RWU Hall of Fame. His team advanced to the New England Regionals in 2000 and 2001. In 2004 and 2005 they advanced to the second round of the NCAA national tournament. They returned to the NCAA tournament in 2013 for the seventh time. Also, in 2013 they finished the season ranked in the top 25 in the nation.

Overall, his teams have produced 7 All Americans, 37 All New England, 18 Academic All New England, and 114 All Conference selections. Coach Cook's overall career record of 477-267-112.