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Michael Cooper

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1956 (68 years old)

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Coaching

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Black

Team Number
21

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6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

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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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Basketball Hall of Fame
2024

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NBA G League
2006

Cleveland Charge
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WNBA
2002

Los Angeles Sparks
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WNBA
2001

Los Angeles Sparks
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NBA
1988

Los Angeles Lakers
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1987

Los Angeles Lakers
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NBA Defensive Player of the Year
1987

Los Angeles Lakers
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1985

Los Angeles Lakers
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1982

Los Angeles Lakers
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1980

Los Angeles Lakers


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1976-1978


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1978-1990
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1990-1991


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1994-1996
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2014-2017
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