Michael Cooper
Cooper in 2011 as USC head coach
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| Atlanta Dream | |
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| Position | Head coach |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
April 15, 1956 Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Pasadena (Pasadena, California) |
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| NBA draft | 1978 / Round: 3 / Pick: 60th overall |
| Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers | |
| Playing career | 1978–1991 |
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| Number | 21 |
| Coaching career | 1994–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1978–1990 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1990–1991 | Virtus Roma |
| As coach: | |
| 1994–1997 | Los Angeles Lakers (assistant) |
| 1999 | Los Angeles Sparks (assistant) |
| 2000–2004 | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 2004 | Denver Nuggets (assistant) |
| 2004–2005 | Denver Nuggets (interim) |
| 2005–2007 | Albuquerque Thunderbirds |
| 2007–2009 | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 2009–2013 | USC (women) |
| 2014–present | Atlanta Dream |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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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 Basketball-Reference.com | |
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Michael Jerome Cooper (born April 15, 1956) is an American basketball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA, and retired professional player. Prior to joining Atlanta, he coached the USC USC Trojans college basketball team. He is a former player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) who spent his entire career with the Los Angeles Lakers, and has coached in the NBA, WNBA, and the NBA DL. Michael Cooper is the only person to win a championship, as either a coach or a player, in the NBA, WNBA, and the NBA Development League.
Cooper was born in Los Angeles. When he was three years old, he cut one of his knees severely, requiring 100 stitches to close. At the time the doctor said that he would never be able to walk. He attended Pasadena City College before transferring to the University of New Mexico. He played for the New Mexico Lobos for two seasons, 1976–78, and was named first team All-Western Athletic Conference. In his senior season the Lobos won the WAC title, with Cooper averaging 16.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game.
Drafted out of New Mexico by the Lakers in the third round of the 1978 NBA draft (60th overall), "Coop" became an integral part of the Showtime Lakers teams of the 1980s with his defensive skills. In a twelve-year career, he was named to eight NBA All Defensive Teams, including five First Teams. He won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in 1987. He, along with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson, was a member of five Lakers championship teams in 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987 and 1988.
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