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Michael Cooper
Michael Jerome Cooper (born April 15, 1956) is an American basketball coach and former player who is the boys varsity coach at Chadwick School. Prior to being the head coach of the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), he coached women's college basketball with the USC Trojans. A former player in the National Basketball Association (NBA), Cooper won five NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers during their Showtime era. He has also coached in the NBA, WNBA, and the NBA Development League. Cooper is the only person to win a championship, as either a coach or a player, in the NBA and the NBA D-League.
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1956-04-15
Birth Place
Los_Angeles
Nationality
American
Height
1.9558
Education
Pasadena_City_College
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Michael Cooper Appointed Senior Regional Golf Engagement Advisor with the USGA

Michael Cooper has accepted the role of Senior Regional Golf Engagement Advisor with the USGA. Michael brings a wealth of expertise, experience, and perspective to the Senior Regional Golf Engagement Advisor role. Michael’s experience in golf ranges over 30 years, including leadership roles with the World Golf Foundation and First Tee, with extensive investment and contributions at the player development and grassroots level. His deep experience as an educator in academic settings, focusing on strategic planning, advocacy, community organizing, youth development and social change, will also coalesce to serve him uniquely in this role,
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Michael Cooper

Michael Cooper, age 84, husband of Judy Cooper for forty-six years, died May 25, 2022. Visitation will be on Tuesday, May 31, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to funeral time at St. Joseph Co-Cathedral in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Mass will be at 11:00 a.m. at the church, followed by burial in St. Joseph Cemetery.
THIBODAUX, LA
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Michael Cooper Is Top Predictor In Weekly Pace Race

Runners gather Tuesday at Firefighter’s Park for the ACRR weekly pace race. Courtesy/ACRR. Runners take off in the ACRR weekly pace race Tuesday at Firefighter’s Park. Courtesy/ACRR. ACRR News:. Michael Cooper was the best predictor at 2 seconds off his predicted time in Tuesday’s weekly pace race held...
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Student Union Director Michael Cooper resigns

After working at FAU for more than seven years, Student Union Director Michael Cooper has resigned, according to Vice President of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management Larry Faerman. “I can confirm that Michael Cooper has resigned from his position as Director of the Student Union,” Faerman wrote in an email...
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Michael Cooper Revealed What Magic Johnson Said Before Game 6 Of The 1980 NBA Finals: “Have No Fear, F---ing Magic Johnson Is Here.”

In the 1980s, the Los Angeles Lakers enjoyed plenty of success, going to the Finals multiple times, winning five championships, and confirming their status as the iconic franchise they are right now. They big duels against other legendary teams, including the Larry Bird-led Boston Celtics, 'Bad Boys' Detroit Pistons and...
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Former Lakers guard Michael Cooper among finalists for Hall of Fame

LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Michael Cooper and former UCLA, Los Angeles Clippers and Crenshaw High forward Marques Johnson are among the 11 finalists for the Basketball Hall of Fame, whose 2022 class will be announced April 2. What You Need To Know. Michael Cooper,...
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Lakers News: Michael Cooper Named Finalist For 2022 Basketball Hall Of Fame Class

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced Los Angeles Lakers legend Michael Cooper as a finalist for the Class of 2022. This marks the second straight year that Cooper has been named a finalist with the first coming in 2021, although he ultimately did not make it into the Hall of Fame last year. While this is another opportunity for him, the North American Committee only select five new members every year and the competition should again be stiff this year.
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