Michael Cooper

Michael Jerome Cooper (born April 15, 1956), nicknamed "Coop", is an American basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles men's basketball team. Quotes My high school coach taught me… being a good defensive player keeps you on the floor, If you’re shooting the basketball and you’re not hitting shots, c’mon and sit down. You ain’t guarding anybody anyway.’ So it was always important to me to be a good defensive player. As I grew up and went through the different stages from high school to college, I did learn to shoot. But defense was first and foremost. Toney was a beast, man, He was the original ‘Boston Strangler’ because Boston couldn’t do anything with him. When it became my turn, I did a pretty good job. Michael Cooper an exception when it comes to the path to Springfield, October 14 2024 External links Category:Basketball coaches from the United States Category:1956 births Category:Basketball players from the United States Category:African Americans Category:Living people