Michael Cooper
Pasadena (Pasadena, California ) | |
College |
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Albuquerque Thunderbirds | |
2007–2009 | Los Angeles Sparks |
2009–2013 | USC (women) |
2014–2017 | Atlanta Dream |
2019–2021 | Chadwick School |
2021–present | Culver City High School |
Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As coach:
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Career statistics | |
Points | 7,729 (8.9 ppg) |
Assists | 3,666 (4.2 apg) |
Steals | 1,033 (1.2 spg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Michael Jerome Cooper (born April 15, 1956) is an American
As a coach, Cooper led the
Early life
Michael Jerome Cooper was born on April 15, 1956, in
College career
Cooper attended Pasadena City College before transferring to the University of New Mexico. He played for the New Mexico Lobos for two seasons, 1976–78,[4] and was named first team All-Western Athletic Conference. In Cooper's senior season, he was named a first-team All-American by the United States Basketball Writers Association.[5][6] The Lobos won the WAC title, with Cooper averaging 16.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game.
Professional career
Los Angeles Lakers (1978–1990)
Selected by the
At 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), 174 lb (77 kg), the rail-thin Cooper known for his knee-high socks, played shooting guard, small forward, and point guard, although his defensive assignment was usually the other team's best shooter at the 2 or 3 position.
Pallacanestro Virtus Roma (1990–1991)
Cooper then played for the 1990–91 season in Italy for
Coaching career
Los Angeles Lakers (1994–1997)
Following Cooper's playing career, he served as Special Assistant to Lakers' general manager Jerry West for three years before joining the Lakers' coaching staff in March 1994 under Magic Johnson, then with Del Harris from 1994 to 1996.
Los Angeles Sparks (1999–2004)
Cooper became an assistant coach of the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks in 1999, and helped the team reach the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, with a record of 20–12.
He was named the Sparks' head coach in November 1999, and the Sparks' record quickly improved, as they finished 28–4 in their 2000 campaign. Cooper was named the WNBA Coach of the Year for his efforts. The Sparks followed with consecutive WNBA Championships in 2001 and 2002, but were denied a third straight WNBA title by losing to the Detroit Shock in 2003.
Denver Nuggets (2004–2005)
After the Sacramento Monarchs ended the Sparks' run in the first round of the 2004 WNBA Playoffs, Cooper took a job as an assistant coach under Jeff Bzdelik with the Denver Nuggets. After 24 games, Bzedlik was fired, and Cooper was named the Nuggets' interim head coach.[12] He remained interim head coach until George Karl was brought in to coach the team about a month later and served as a scout for the Nuggets the remainder of the season.
Albuquerque Thunderbirds (2005–2007)
Cooper was the head coach of the
Return to Sparks (2007–2009)
Cooper then returned to coaching in the WNBA as head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks.
USC Trojans' women's basketball team (2009–2013)
In May 2009, Cooper was named head coach of the University of Southern California's Women of Troy Basketball Team.[13] He quit in 2013 after USC went 11–20 and finished seventh in the Pac-12 Conference with a 7–11 record. He was 72–57 overall at USC.[14]
Atlanta Dream (2014–2017)
In November 2013, Cooper was hired by the Atlanta Dream as head coach.[15] His contract was not renewed by Atlanta after an 11–22 season in 2017.
Chadwick (2019–2021)
In 2018, Cooper signed on to coach 3's Company of the Big3 League.
In 2019, Cooper was named the boys varsity coach at
Culver City (2021–2023)
Cooper became the head coach at Culver City High School on September 8, 2021.[17]
California State University, Los Angeles
Cooper became an assistant head coach of men's basketball at Cal State, LA in 2023.[18]
Head coaching record
NBA
Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
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Denver | 2004–05 | 14 | 4 | 10 | .286 | (interim) | — | — | — | — | — |
Career | 14 | 4 | 10 | .286 | — | — | — | — |
WNBA
Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
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Los Angeles | 2000 | 32 | 28 | 4 | .875 | 1st in Western | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | Lost in Conference Finals |
Los Angeles | 2001 | 32 | 28 | 4 | .875 | 1st in Western | 7 | 6 | 1 | .857 | Won WNBA Championship
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Los Angeles | 2002 | 32 | 25 | 7 | .781 | 1st in Western | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | Won WNBA Championship |
Los Angeles | 2003 | 34 | 24 | 10 | .706 | 1st in Western | 9 | 5 | 4 | .556 | Lost WNBA Finals |
Los Angeles | 2004 | 20 | 14 | 6 | .700 | (resigned) | — | — | — | — | — |
Los Angeles | 2007 | 34 | 10 | 24 | .294 | 6th in Western | — | — | — | — | — |
Los Angeles | 2008 | 34 | 20 | 14 | .588 | 3rd in Western | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | Lost in Conference Finals |
Los Angeles | 2009 | 34 | 18 | 16 | .529 | 3rd in Western | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | Lost in Conference Finals |
Atlanta | 2014 | 34 | 19 | 15 | .559 | 1st in Eastern | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | Lost First Round |
Atlanta | 2015 | 34 | 15 | 19 | .441 | 5th in Eastern | — | — | — | — | — |
Atlanta | 2016 | 34 | 17 | 17 | .500 | 4th in Eastern | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost Second Round |
Atlanta | 2017 | 34 | 12 | 22 | .353 | 5th in Eastern | — | — | — | — | — |
Career | 388 | 230 | 158 | .593 | 43 | 27 | 16 | .628 |
D-League
Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
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Albuquerque
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2005–06 | 48 | 26 | 22 | .542 | 2nd | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | Won D-League Championship |
Albuquerque | 2006–07 | 50 | 24 | 26 | .480 | 3rd in Western | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost in First Round |
Career | 98 | 50 | 48 | .510 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .667 |
College
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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USC Trojans (Pacific-10/Pac-12 Conference) (2009–2013) | |||||||||
2009–10 | USC | 19–12 | 12–6 | 3rd | |||||
2010–11 | USC | 24–13 | 10–8 | T–4th | WNIT Runner-Up | ||||
2011–12 | USC | 18–12 | 12–6 | 3rd | |||||
2012–13 | USC | 11–20 | 7–11 | 7th | |||||
USC: | 72–57 | 41–31 | |||||||
Total: | 72–57 |
NBA career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
† | Won an NBA championship |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1978–79 | L.A. Lakers | 3 | 2.3 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 | |||
1979–80† | L.A. Lakers | 82 | 24.1 | .524 | .250 | .776 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 8.8 | |
1980–81 | L.A. Lakers | 81 | 32.4 | .491 | .211 | .785 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 9.4 | |
1981–82† | L.A. Lakers | 76 | 14 | 28.9 | .517 | .118 | .813 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 11.9 |
1982–83 | L.A. Lakers | 82 | 3 | 26.2 | .535 | .238 | .785 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 7.8 |
1983–84 | L.A. Lakers | 82 | 9 | 29.1 | .497 | .314 | .838 | 3.2 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 9.0 |
1984–85† | L.A. Lakers | 82 | 20 | 26.7 | .465 | .285 | .865 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 8.6 |
1985–86 | L.A. Lakers | 82 | 15 | 27.7 | .452 | .387 | .865 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 9.2 |
1986–87† | L.A. Lakers | 82 | 2 | 27.5 | .438 | .385 | .851 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 10.5 |
1987–88† | L.A. Lakers | 61 | 8 | 29.4 | .392 | .320 | .858 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 8.7 |
1988–89 | L.A. Lakers | 80 | 13 | 24.3 | .431 | .381 | .871 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 7.3 |
1989–90 | L.A. Lakers | 80 | 10 | 23.1 | .387 | .318 | .883 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 6.4 |
Career | 873 | 94 | 27.1 | .469 | .340 | .833 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 8.9 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1980† | L.A. Lakers | 16 | 29.0 | .407 | .000 | .861 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 9.1 | |
1981 | L.A. Lakers | 3 | 34.0 | .550 | .000 | .714 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 10.7 | |
1982† | L.A. Lakers | 14 | 27.4 | .565 | .500 | .735 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 11.9 | |
1983 | L.A. Lakers | 15 | 30.2 | .465 | .143 | .829 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 9.4 | |
1984 | L.A. Lakers | 21 | 34.4 | .461 | .333 | .806 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 11.3 | |
1985† | L.A. Lakers | 19 | 26.4 | .563 | .308 | .923 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 10.4 | |
1986 | L.A. Lakers | 14 | 30.1 | .470 | .463 | .818 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 9.7 | |
1987† | L.A. Lakers | 18 | 29.0 | .484 | .486 | .852 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 13.0 | |
1988† | L.A. Lakers | 24 | 24.5 | .412 | .403 | .741 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 6.4 | |
1989 | L.A. Lakers | 15 | 27.6 | .416 | .382 | .833 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 7.7 | |
1990 | L.A. Lakers | 9 | 19.2 | .286 | .250 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.6 | ||
Career | 168 | 4 | 28.2 | .468 | .392 | .825 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 9.4 |
Personal life
In July 2014, Cooper was diagnosed with early-stage tongue cancer. He had surgery at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University in Atlanta, and was able to recuperate.[citation needed]
See also
- List of National Basketball Association career playoff steals leaders
- List of NBA players who have spent their entire career with one franchise
References
- ^ "Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announces 13 inductees for Class of 2024". NBA.com. April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "Coach Bio". NBA.com/coachfile. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2008.
- ^ Hurt, Bob (May 13, 1984). "Injuries strengthen Lakers' bench". The Arizona Republic. p. Sports 1.
- ^ Michael Cooper – Pasadena City Archived June 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine pasadena.edu, July 12, 2008.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ Johnson, Gary K. (October 2005). "NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 198–199. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 30, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ 1978 Draft Archived 2008-06-26 at the Wayback Machine basketball-reference.com, Retrieved July 12, 2008.
- ^ "Lindsay Whalen is one of 11 finalists for the Basketball Hall of Fame". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on February 21, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
- ^ "Thunderbirds Head Coach". NBA.com/dleague. Retrieved July 12, 2008. [dead link]
- ^ (February 6, 2002)Larry Bird Chat Archived February 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine accessed October 5, 2008.
- ^ Eded, Gordon (May 7, 1987). "MICHAEL COOPER: A LAKER DEEP THREAT : Three-Pointer Is Becoming an Arc of Triumph". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016.
- ^ "Nuggets off to 13–15 start". ESPN. Associated Press. December 29, 2004. Archived from the original on September 22, 2005. Retrieved July 12, 2008.
- ^ "Cooper Hired". May 2009. Archived from the original on June 6, 2009. Retrieved May 1, 2009.
- ^ "Michael Cooper quits at USC". ESPN. Associated Press. March 13, 2013. Archived from the original on March 16, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
- ^ "Atlanta Dream Name Michael Cooper Head Coach". November 21, 2013. Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- user-generated source]
- ^ @BBall_CulverHS (September 9, 2021). "Welcome our new Head Coach Michael Cooper. We are excited to have him! Looking forward to a great season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Pasadena will retire Michael Cooper's jersey following showdown with Arcadia for league title". San Gabriel Valley Tribune. January 29, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Coaching record at basketball-reference.com: NBA, WNBA