John Anthony Cooper (born February 16, 1969) is an American college basketball coach who is an assistant coach at Oklahoma State.[1] He was the head men's basketball coach at Miami University, accepting the position on April 6, 2012 after Charlie Coles announced his retirement.[2] He was let go by the university at the end of the 2016–17 season.[3] Prior to accepting the Job at Miami, Cooper was the head coach at Tennessee State University from 2009–2012.[4]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant Coach |
| Team | UNLV |
| Conference | Mountain West |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 16, 1969 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1987–1991 | Wichita State |
| 1991–1992 | Fort Wayne Fury |
| 1992–1993 | Commodore Mustangs |
| Position(s) | Forward |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1993–1995 | Fayetteville State (asst.) |
| 1995–2001 | South Carolina (asst.) |
| 2002–2004 | Oregon (asst.) |
| 2004–2009 | Auburn (asst.) |
| 2009–2012 | Tennessee State |
| 2012–2017 | Miami (Ohio) |
| 2017–2020 | Oklahoma State (Special Asst. to the HC) |
| 2020–2022 | SMU (asst.) |
| 2022–present | UNLV (asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 102–152 (.402) |
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State Tigers (Ohio Valley Conference) (2009–2012) | |||||||||
| 2009–10 | Tennessee State | 9–23 | 6–12 | 8th | |||||
| 2010–11 | Tennessee State | 14–16 | 10–8 | 5th | |||||
| 2011–12 | Tennessee State | 20–13 | 11–5 | 2nd | CIT First Round | ||||
| Tennessee State: | 43–52 (.453) | 27–25 (.519) | |||||||
| Miami RedHawks (Mid-American Conference) (2012–2017) | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | Miami | 9–22 | 3–13 | 6th (East) | |||||
| 2013–14 | Miami | 13–18 | 8–10 | 4th (East) | |||||
| 2014–15 | Miami | 13–19 | 8–10 | 5th (East) | |||||
| 2015–16 | Miami | 13–20 | 6–12 | 5th (East) | |||||
| 2016–17 | Miami | 11–21 | 4–14 | 6th (East) | |||||
| Miami: | 59–100 (.371) | 29–59 (.330) | |||||||
| Total: | 102–152 (.402) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Veteran John Cooper Joins Cowboy Basketball Coaching Staff" (Press release). Oklahoma State Athletics. April 6, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
- ^ "John Cooper Named Miami University's Head Basketball". muredhaws.com. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ^ Goodman, Jeff (March 10, 2017). "John Cooper fired as Miami (Ohio) head coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
- ^ "John Cooper Named TSU Men's Basketball Coach". Tennessee State Tigers Athletics. 29 March 2009. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
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