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Cynthia Cooper (basketball)

Cynthia Cooper-Dyke
Cynthia Cooper-Dyke in 2011.jpg
Cooper-Dyke in 2011.
Personal information
Born (1963-04-14) April 14, 1963 (age 54)
Chicago, Illinois
Nationality American
Listed height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight 150 lb (68 kg)
Career information
High school Locke (Los Angeles, California)
College USC (1982–1986)
Playing career 1986–2003
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
Number 14
Coaching career 2001–present
Career history
As player:
1986–1987 UB-Barca
1987–1992 CREFF Madrid
1997–2000, 2003 Houston Comets
As coach:
2001–2002 Phoenix Mercury
2005–2010 Prairie View A&M
2010–2012 UNC Wilmington
2012–2013 Texas Southern
2013–2017 USC
Career highlights and awards

As player:

As coach:

  • CAA Coach of the Year (2010)
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

As player:

As coach:

Cynthia Lynne Cooper-Dyke (born April 14, 1963) is an American basketball coach and former player who has won championships in college, in the Olympics, and in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is considered by many as one of the greatest women's basketball players ever. In 2011, she was voted by fans as one of the Top 15 players in WNBA history. Upon the league's formation, she played for the Houston Comets from 1997–2000, being named the Most Valuable Player of the WNBA Finals in all four seasons, and returned to play again in 2003. On April 11, 2013 she was introduced as the head coach for the University of Southern California women's basketball team. In her first season as head coach at USC, she led the Women of Troy to their first Pac-12 conference championship and consequently, their first NCAA tournament bid since 2006. After four seasons, she resigned from USC following the 2016–17 season.

She attended Locke High School before enrolling at the University of Southern California. Cooper participated athletically in both track and field as well as basketball. She led her team to the California State Championship (4A) scoring an average of 31 points per game, and scoring 44 points in one game. Cooper was named the Los Angeles Player of the Year.

Cooper was a four-year letter winner at guard for USC from 1982–1986. She led the Women of Troy to NCAA appearances in all four years, Final Four appearances in three of her four years, and back-to-back NCAA tournament titles in 1983 and 1984. After the 1984 Championship, she briefly left school, but was persuaded to return. She completed four years with USC, although she did not graduate. Cooper closed out her collegiate career with an appearance in the 1986 NCAA tournament championship game and a spot on the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team. Cooper ranks eighth on USC’s all-time scoring list with 1,559 points, fifth in assists (381) and third in steals (256). While Cooper was at USC, the Women of Troy compiled a record of 114–15.


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