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Michael Cooper

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Born
1956 (68 years old)

Birth Place
Los Angeles, California

Position
Shooting Guard

Status
Coaching

Ethnicity
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.



Career Honours

Basketball Hall of Fame
2024

_Retired Basketball

NBA G League
2006

Cleveland Charge

WNBA
2002

Los Angeles Sparks

WNBA
2001

Los Angeles Sparks

NBA
1988

Los Angeles Lakers

NBA
1987

Los Angeles Lakers

NBA Defensive Player of the Year
1987

Los Angeles Lakers

NBA
1985

Los Angeles Lakers

NBA
1982

Los Angeles Lakers

NBA
1980

Los Angeles Lakers


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Former Youth Teams

1976-1978


Former Senior Teams

1978-1990

1990-1991


Former Club Staff

1994-1996
Assistant Manager

1999-1999
Assistant Manager

2000-2004
Manager

2004-2004
Assistant Manager

2007-2009
Manager

2014-2017
Manager


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