The #13-seed Bobcats scored two upsets en route to the school's third ever "Sweet 16" appearance. They lost in the quarterfinals, however.Ĭooper's junior year saw him burst onto the national scene during the 2012 NCAA Tournament. The team earned a postseason bid to that year's Tournament. In a game against the Miami RedHawks he scored his 1,000th career point in another game against the Akron Zips, he almost recorded a triple-double with 25 points, nine assists and eight rebounds. Although he didn't win the award, he was still a first team all-conference selection after breaking his own school record for assists (263), while his 7.5 assists-per-game average ranked third nationally.
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Heading into his sophomore campaign, Cooper was tabbed as the MAC Preseason Player of the Year. No player in the conference recorded more minutes played than Cooper all year and he also set new school records in single-season steals (93) and assists (218). He was named the MAC Freshman of the Year while also helping the Bobcats upset the #3-seeded Georgetown Hoyas in the first round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament. He finished 11th in scoring and 17th in rebounding in the MAC, while his steals and assists ranked him 5th and 7th nationally. He averaged 13.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 2.5 steals per game. He then signed with Ohio and enrolled in the fall of 2009.Ĭooper made an immediate impact as a freshman in 2009–10. He ultimately chose to play for Ohio University, a mid-major Division I school, and head coach John Groce because Cooper "wanted to feel like was someone's main priority", which Groce made him feel. Ĭooper was recruited by some high-major Division I colleges such as Baylor. Cooper averaged approximately 16 points and seven assists per game and led Seton Academy to the school's first-ever state championship in any sport when they won Illinois' Class 2A state title.
He was named a McDonald's All-America nominee and ranked as the 30th best player overall by for the class of 2009. By the time he was a senior, and after transferring to Seton Academy, Cooper began to get national recognition. Ĭooper grew up in the Chicago area and spent his first three years of high school at Hales Franciscan High School. He was named the preseason Mid-American Conference Player of the Year by the league's media, a prediction which proved correct when he was named Player of the Year after the regular season.
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As a player at Ohio University, Cooper cracked the top 25 all-time Division I assists leaders list early in his final season and steadily rose up on the record as the season has progressed. After a successful four years of college basketball at Ohio University, Cooper entered the 2013 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.
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(born December 6, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Bnei Herzliya Basket from the Israeli Basketball Premier League.
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