John Cooper (basketball) explained

John Cooper
Current Title:Assistant Coach
Current Team:UNLV
Current Conference:Mountain West
Birth Date:16 February 1969
Birth Place:Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Player Years1:1987–1991
Player Team1:Wichita State
Player Years2:1991–1992
Player Team2:Fort Wayne Fury
Player Years3:1992–1993
Player Team3:Commodore Mustangs
Player Positions:Forward
Coach Years1:1993–1995
Coach Team1:Fayetteville State (asst.)
Coach Years2:1995–2001
Coach Team2:South Carolina (asst.)
Coach Years3:2002–2004
Coach Team3:Oregon (asst.)
Coach Years4:2004–2009
Coach Team4:Auburn (asst.)
Coach Years5:2009–2012
Coach Team5:Tennessee State
Coach Years6:2012–2017
Coach Team6:Miami (Ohio)
Coach Years7:2017–2020
Coach Team7:Oklahoma State (Special Asst. to the HC)
Coach Years8:2020–2022
Coach Team8:SMU (asst.)
Coach Years9:2022–present
Coach Team9:UNLV (asst.)
Overall Record:102–152

John Anthony Cooper (born February 16, 1969) is an American college basketball coach who is an assistant coach at Oklahoma State.[1] He was the head men's basketball coach at Miami University, accepting the position on April 6, 2012 after Charlie Coles announced his retirement.[2] He was let go by the university at the end of the 2016–17 season.[3] Prior to accepting the Job at Miami, Cooper was the head coach at Tennessee State University from 2009–2012.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Veteran John Cooper Joins Cowboy Basketball Coaching Staff. Oklahoma State Athletics. April 6, 2017. September 30, 2017.
  2. Web site: John Cooper Named Miami University's Head Basketball. muredhaws.com. 17 March 2013.
  3. Web site: John Cooper fired as Miami (Ohio) head coach. ESPN.com. Jeff. Goodman. March 10, 2017. September 30, 2017.
  4. Web site: John Cooper Named TSU Men's Basketball Coach. Tennessee State Tigers Athletics. 9 October 2010. 29 March 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110717111922/http://www.tsutigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19600&ATCLID=3701763. 17 July 2011.