Michael Cooper

American basketball coach and player · United States · On the map · Basketball Players · Born 1956 · age 70

Michael Jerome Cooper, 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.

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1988NBA All-Defensive TeamAward1987NBA All-Defensive TeamAwardNBA Defensive Player of the Year AwardAward1986J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship AwardAward1985NBA All-Defensive TeamAward1984NBA All-Defensive TeamAward1982NBA All-Defensive TeamAward1956Born15 April 1956

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ClubYearsMatchesGoals

Los Angeles Lakers1978-1990

New Mexico Lobos men's basketball1976-1978

Pallacanestro Virtus Roma

Denver Nuggets

Media & music

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Awards

NBA All-Defensive Team1988

NBA All-Defensive Team1987

NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award1987

J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award1986

NBA All-Defensive Team1985

NBA All-Defensive Team1984

NBA All-Defensive Team1982

WNBA Coach of the Year Award

About this person

He played for the Los Angeles Lakers during his entire career in the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning five NBA championships with the Lakers during their Showtime era. 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. Cooper was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2024. The Lakers retired his No. 21 jersey in 2025.

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United States