Michael Cooper Basketball player

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 Women of Troy 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.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Cooper Michael Jerome
Birth dateApril 15, 1956
Birth place
California , Los Angeles
Height (meters)1.9558
Weight (Kilograms)77.112

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Basketball player

Career start1978
career end1991
Awards
WNBA Coach of the Year Award
college
New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
Pasadena City College
draft team
Los Angeles Lakers
draft year1978
position
Coach (sport)
Basketball positions
teams
Atlanta Dream

Michael Cooper on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.insidesocal.com/usc/archives/2009/05/cooper-hired.html#more