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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
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1.9558
Education
Pasadena_City_College
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Michael Cooper: Plymouth Argyle goalkeeper signs new contract until 2024

Plymouth Argyle goalkeeper Michael Cooper has signed a new contract committing him to the club until 2024. The 21-year-old has come up through the club's academy system and established himself as first-choice goalkeeper at the start of the current season. Cooper was out of contract in 2022, but his performances...
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Michael Cooper: UMass Amherst Rising Researcher

A pre-med student’s research has immense implications for healthcare policy. “A successful researcher has a passion for the field and is dedicated to putting in the time and effort required to connect with the field and make a difference in it.”. Michael Cooper enrolled in pre-med studies at UMass Amherst...
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Michael Cooper re-joins Neel-Schaffer as Hydraulics Engineer

Neel-Schaffer, Inc., has announced that Michael Cooper, PE, has re-joined the firm as a Hydrology/Hydraulics Engineer in the Nashville office. Cooper has nearly 15 years of experience as an H/H Engineer, including 8.5 years previously with Neel-Schaffer. He has experience performing hydraulic analyses for state routes and interstate bridge and culvert crossings. He also has extensive environmental permitting and mitigation experience with the Tennessee Department of Transportation, as well experience performing MS4 review, stormwater analysis and design, and hydraulic analysis and design for the Georgia Department of Transportation.
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Lakers News: Michael Cooper Candidate For Basketball Hall Of Fame

Cooper won five championships with the Lakers and is known as one of the best perimeter defenders of all-time. Cooper was named to the All-Defensive First Team five times and to the Second Team another three selections. In 1987, Cooper received his biggest individual accolade being named the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year, remaining one of the few perimeter players to win the award.
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Lakers News: Michael Cooper Candidate For Basketball Hall Of Fame

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced the list of eligible candidates for the 2021 class, and Los Angeles Lakers wing Michael Cooper is among the first-time nominees. Cooper spent the entirety of his 12-year NBA career with the Lakers, becoming a mainstay of the ‘Showtime’ era and one...
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Michael Cooper is nominated for the Basketball Hall of Fame for the first time

For the second year in a row, a legendary Lakers shooting guard might be heading for the Basketball Hall of Fame. After Kobe Bryant got in last year, Michael Cooper has been nominated for the 2021 class. This is Cooper’s first time being nominated. The Hall of Fame announced Cooper’s...
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Michael Cooper opens up on trying to stop a 17-year-old Kobe Bryant during a legendary predraft workout

When Kobe Bryant declared himself eligible for the 1996 NBA Draft at age 17, most were skeptical that he could become a good, let alone a great player at the NBA level. The Los Angeles Lakers brought him in for a predraft workout that spring and decided to see what he was made of by having Michael Cooper, a defensive stalwart during the team’s Showtime era, guard the Philadelphia-area native.
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Lakers Daily Exclusive: Michael Cooper Talks LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Expectations for This Season

The start of the 2020-21 NBA season is right around the corner with the Los Angeles Lakers determined to defend their title. In an effort to be the team to beat once again, the Lakers have revamped their roster around LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Both superstars inked lucrative contract extensions and are highly motivated heading into the 2020-21 campaign as the clear favorites to win it all.