1. Michael Cooper played for the Los Angeles Lakers during his entire career in the National Basketball Association, winning five NBA championships with the Lakers during their Showtime era.
26 Facts About Michael Cooper
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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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In 2024, it was announced that Cooper would be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
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Michael Cooper has coached in the NBA, WNBA, and the NBA Development League.
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Michael Cooper was the head coach for boys basketball at Culver City High School in California from 2021 to 2023.
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Michael Cooper then took an assistant coaching job for men's basketball at California State University, Los Angeles.
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Michael Jerome Cooper was born on April 15,1956, in Los Angeles, California.
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Michael Cooper attended Pasadena High School, where he excelled in basketball.
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Michael Cooper attended 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 was named a finalist in 2022 and was selected for induction into the Hall of Fame in 2024.
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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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Michael Cooper became an assistant head coach of men's basketball at Cal State, LA in 2023.
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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.