University of Minnesota Crookston Athletics

Prior to UMC: Polk comes to UMC from North Platte Community College where he spent his freshman season...Averaged 9.1 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game as a freshman for the Knights...He was a 44.3 percent shooter from the field and a 39.5 percent shooter from beyond the arc...Polk tallied a season-high 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the field against Southeast Community College...He notched 17 points on  two occasions, against Northeastern Junior College and Otero Junior College...Polk helped lead North Platte C.C. to a 24-9 mark during the 2014-15 season...Helped the Knights advance to the Region IX Tournament, where they lost to 15th-ranked Northwest College...Coached at North Plate C.C. by Kevin O'Connor...Prior to North Platte C.C., Polk competed at Wisconsin Lutheran H.S. in Milwaukee, Wis., where he helped lead his team to a Wisconsin State Championship...He finished his prep career ranked second in school history in steals...Was ranked as the 12th ranked player in the state of Wisconsin by scoutsfocus.com...He was a WBCA All-Star... A Wisconsin Little Ten Second Team All-Conference pick as a senior...Polk played AAU for the Wisconsin Shooters...He averaged 9.4 points per game as a senior for Wisconsin Lutheran H.S...As a junior, averaged 7.5 points per game...He was an Honorable Mention All-Conference pick as a junior...Played in high school for Coach Ryan Walz...College teammate of UMC teammates Riley Rice and Xavier Hall.

Personal: Polk is the son of Jackie Polk and Cedric Polk, Sr...His full name is Cedric L. Polk, Jr...He was born June 18, 1996 and is a sports and rec management major...His brother Chris Polk is a freshman football player at UMC...Polk's cousin is former NBA player Latrell Sprewell, who competed for the New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves from 1992-05.