Michael Cooper
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1956 (68 years old)
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Los Angeles, CaliforniaPosition
Shooting Guard
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Coaching
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Black
Team Number
21
Height
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight
170 lb (77 kg)
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Michael Jerome Cooper (born April 15, 1956) is an American basketball coach and former player. He played for the Los Angeles Lakers during his entire career in the National Basketball Association, winning five NBA championships with the Lakers during their Showtime era. Regarded as one of the greatest defensive players of his generation, he was an eight-time selection to the NBA All-Defensive Team, including five times on the first team. He was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 1987. In 2024, it was announced that Cooper would be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Following his Hall of Fame announcement, it was announced on August 15, 2024 that Cooper would have his No. 21 retired by the Lakers on January 13, 2025.
As a coach, Cooper led 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. He has also coached in the NBA, WNBA, and the NBA Development League. He was the head coach for boys basketball at Culver City High School in California from 2021 to 2023. He then took an assistant coaching job for men's basketball at California State University, Los Angeles.
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Former Youth Teams
1976-1978 |
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1978-1990 |
1990-1991 |
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1994-1996 Assistant Manager |
1999-1999 Assistant Manager |
2000-2004 Manager |
2004-2004 Assistant Manager |
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2007-2009 Manager |
2014-2017 Manager |
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