This interview was done in April, but we had some requests, so here it is again:

By Jeremy Moreland:
BETHESDA, MD - For Oak Hill senior point guard Quinn Cook, the site of the NHSI tournament was all too familiar. Cook established his dominance in the Washington D.C. area last year by winning the All-Met player of the year award while leading DeMatha to the WCAC and City championships. But in the offseason Cook decided to make a change and join an even bigger basketball powerhouse in Oak Hill. The Duke commit has led Oak Hill to a #5 ranking in the ESPN poll. Last weekend was a chance for him to return home and perform in front of his friends and family, a national audience, and even John Wall, who showed up for Oak Hill's first round game.

Despite playing in the McDonalds All-American game the day before the tournament, Cook led Oak Hill all the way to the final before losing a double-overtime thriller to Montrose Christian. I got the chance to talk to Cook throughout the three-day tournament and discuss his past, present and future.

On Homecoming:

"It felt great, there's really no place like home. It was good seeing all my friends, my family. John (Wall) came up, he showed support. It was just cool to play in front of the home crowd."

"It's just so surreal that this tournament is where I live. And my family can come and watch me play my last high school games."

How hard was it to leave DeMatha?

It was one of the toughest decisions of my life. DeMatha, man without them I wouldn't be where I am today. It was more than basketball. It was the brotherhood, the friendships and relationships I formed there with my coaches and teammates. Leaving DeMatha was really hard but I knew in the long run it was going to benefit me.

If you had to take a look at the hypothetical and if you stayed at DeMatha this year what do you think would be different?

Not really, because DeMatha plays a high level schedule as well. DeMatha is in the league though, so not a lot of traveling. Oak Hill does. The exposure is always there. It would've been kinda hard to motivate me for this upcoming year for DeMatha because I accomplished everything last year. I just thought that was the best move for me to get out of the area and get focused for college.

How often do you stay in touch with your former teammates at DeMatha?

I was with James (Robinson) for two years, Mikael (Hopkins) for three. I've known all of them since before DeMatha so I always constantly keep up with them. When I was back home I went to the games. You know I'm just keeping in touch with my family.

On decision to go to Duke:

"It came down to UCLA, North Carolina, Kansas, Connecticut. I just felt comfortable with Coach K. I really didn't want to listen to all the hype. Coaches were promising me this and guaranteeing me that. Coach K told me straight up what he thought of me and what my future there was."

"He just told me that I could be successful. That I could have an impact early, that I'm a hard worker, and that if I buy in and listen to what he has to tell me that everything could work out."

Looking forward to playing with Austin Rivers at Duke:

"I'm very excited. Austin's a great player and he's a great person. He's a hard worker, we're going to get there in the summer and get some reps in and get chemistry together. We're going to be good."

Did you get a chance to spend time with Austin on the plane from the All-American game in Chicago?

"We only slept. We really didn't get any bonding. But me and Austin are real close and we can't wait to get up to Duke."

How did your friendship with John Wall begin?

"I played John my freshman year at DeMatha and we both made the all-tournament team and we just kept in touch. And this is before John blew up. So after he blew up he stayed in contact with me. And it's crazy because when he was at Kentucky I was like you gotta come to D.C. and chill with me. And a year later he gets drafted by the Wizards. We lost our fathers at a young age, so he just took me under his wing. He gives me advice, about college and NBA. We don't really talk about basketball, we just talk about stuff. "

"He takes the initiative to hit you up and to make contact with you. He's always there for me, when I hurt my knee he was the first person to make sure I was cool."

How did you feel on that game-winning shot attempt at the end of regulation in the championship game that just missed?

"It felt great. That's a shot I always practice in the gym and in my backyard. It felt great. I missed it. We had four minutes to win it again and came up short."

On playing against Justin Anderson:

We're competitors. I've spent two summers with him. We know each other very well. Big time players make big time plays. I made a tough floater and two free throws, he came back and hit a big three. That's the reason why we all love this game.

Was there any talk after the game between you and Anderson about playing each other in the ACC in the future?

Not yet. We were focused on Oak Hill and Montrose. I'll remember to text him later about that.

What do you take from this loss to Montrose?

"This hurts. Like you said there's no better way to end your career then back home against a rival in your hometown. I know for a fact this happened for a reason. So I know these two, Monday morning or probably tomorrow when we get back to school we're going straight to that gym. I'm going to get them ready for that AAU circuit and they're going to get me ready for college. They know how it feels so next year they're going to win it."