Kool is WMU's all-time leading scorer and was named Mid-American Conference (MAC) Player of the Year in his senior season.

[1] He helped lead South Christian to Class B basketball state championships in 2003 and 2005 as a freshman and junior.

[citation needed] He also broke the Class B state finals record by making all 20 of his free throw attempts in that game.

[1] Kool played AAU basketball on the Michigan Mustangs with several other college and NBA players such as Al Horford and Drew Neitzel.

[citation needed] Kool played college basketball for the Broncos of Western Michigan University, wearing number 23.

Kool was the Mid-American Conference's leading freshman scorer, averaging 11.4 points per game, and was fifth nationally in free throw percentage (91.7%).

[2] Kool made 29 consecutive free throws his freshman year, which is the second-longest streak in WMU history.