| Joe Cooper | |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 9 |
| Weight Lb: | 169 |
| Birth Date: | 1 September 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Houston, Texas |
| Nationality: | American |
| High School: | Columbus (Houston, Texas) |
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| Draft Year: | 1981 |
| Draft Round: | 5 |
| Draft Pick: | 95 |
| Draft Team: | New Jersey Nets |
| Career Start: | 1981 |
| Career End: | 1991 |
| Career Number: | 44, 35, 4, 23, 53 |
| Career Position: | Center / power forward |
| Team1: | New Jersey Nets |
| Years2: | 1981–1982 |
| Team2: | Lancaster Lightning |
| Team3: | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Team4: | Washington Bullets |
| Years5: | 1982–1983 |
| Team5: | Lancaster Lightning |
| Team6: | San Diego Clippers |
| Years7: | 1983–1985 |
| Team7: | Lancaster Lightning |
| Team8: | Seattle SuperSonics |
| Years9: | 1985–1986 |
| Team9: | Hapoel Holon |
| Years10: | 1986–1988 |
| Team10: | Oximesa |
| Years11: | 1988–1989 |
| Team11: | Pamesa Valencia |
| Years12: | 1989–1990 |
| Team12: | Peñarol de Mar del Plata |
| Years13: | 1990–1991 |
| Team13: | Boca Juniors |
| Bbr: | coopejo01 |
Joseph Edward Cooper (born September 1, 1957) is a retired American National Basketball Association (NBA) player. Drafted in the fifth round of the 1981 NBA draft by the New Jersey Nets, Cooper played twenty-four NBA games over the course of three seasons, making appearances for the Nets, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Washington Bullets, the San Diego Clippers and the Seattle SuperSonics.