Michael Jerome Cooper (born April 15, 1956) is an American basketball coach and former player who is the boys varsity coach at Chadwick School. Cooper's previous coaching jobs include leading the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) to two championships and the Albuquerque Thunderbirds to one NBA G League title. 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.
NBA 1988 _Retired Basketball | NBA 1987 _Retired Basketball | NBA Defensive Player of the Year 1987 _Retired Basketball | NBA 1985 _Retired Basketball |
NBA 1982 _Retired Basketball | NBA 1980 _Retired Basketball |
1976-1978 |
1978-1990 |
1990-1991 |
1994-1996 Assistant Manager |
1999-1999 Assistant Manager |
2000-2004 Manager |
2004-2004 Assistant Manager |
2007-2009 Manager |
2014-2017 Manager |