Michael Jerome Cooper was born on April 15,1956 and is an American basketball coach and former player who is the boys varsity coach at Culver City High School.
20 Facts About Michael Cooper
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Michael Cooper played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association, winning five NBA championships with the Lakers during their Showtime era.
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Michael Cooper was an eight-time selection to the NBA All-Defensive Team, including five times on the first team.
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Michael Cooper was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 1987.
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Michael Cooper has coached in the NBA, WNBA, and the NBA Development League.
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Michael Cooper attended Pasadena High School, graduating in 1974, then Pasadena City College before transferring to the University of New Mexico.
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The Lobos won the WAC title, with Michael Cooper averaging 16.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game.
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Michael Cooper won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in 1987.
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Larry Bird has said that Michael Cooper was the best defender he faced.
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Michael Cooper was named the WNBA Coach of the Year for his efforts.
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Michael Cooper 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.
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Michael Cooper was the head coach of the Albuquerque Thunderbirds for three years.
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Michael Cooper then returned to coaching in the WNBA as head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks.
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In May 2009, Michael Cooper was named head coach of the University of Southern California's Women of Troy Basketball Team.
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In November 2013, Michael Cooper was hired by the Atlanta Dream as head coach.
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In 2018, Michael Cooper signed on to coach 3's Company of the Big3 League.
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In 2019, Michael Cooper was named the boys varsity coach at Chadwick School in the Palos Verdes Peninsula of Los Angeles County.
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Michael Cooper became the head coach at Culver City High School on September 8,2021.
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In July 2014, Michael Cooper was diagnosed with early-stage tongue cancer.
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Michael Cooper had surgery at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University in Atlanta, and was able to recuperate.