Michael Jerome Cooper (born April 15, 1956 in Los Angeles, California) is a retired American professional basketball player, and currently the head coach of the NCAA's USC Women of Troy basketball team. He is a former NBA player who spent his entire career with the Los Angeles Lakers, and has coached in both the NBA and the WNBA.
He attended Pasadena City College before transferring to the University of New Mexico Lobos for two seasons, 1976-78. ...
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Michael Jerome Cooper (born April 15, 1956 in Los Angeles, California) is a retired American professional basketball player, and currently the head coach of the NCAA's USC Women of Troy basketball team. He is a former NBA player who spent his entire career with the Los Angeles Lakers, and has coached in both the NBA and the WNBA.
He attended Pasadena City College before transferring to the University of New Mexico Lobos for two seasons, 1976-78. There, Cooper was named first team All Western Athletic Conference. 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 indomitable will on the defensive end of the court. In his 12-year NBA career, he was named to eight NBA All Defensive Teams, including five First Teams. He won the NBA Defensive...
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