Michael Cooper
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Michael Jerome Cooper, född 15 april 1956 i Los Angeles i Kalifornien, Ă€r en amerikansk före detta professionell basketspelare (SG) som tillbringade tolv sĂ€songer (1978â1990) i den nordamerikanska basketligan National Basketball Association (NBA), dĂ€r han spelade för Los Angeles Lakers.[1]
Under sin NBA-karriÀr gjorde Cooper 7 729 poÀng (8,9 poÀng per match), 3 666 assists samt 2 769 rebounds, rÀddningar frÄn att bollen ska hamna i nÀtkorgen, pÄ 873 grundspelsmatcher.[2]
Han vann, tillsammans med Los Angeles Lakers, NBA-mĂ€sterskapet för sĂ€songerna 1979â1980, 1981â1982, 1984â1985, 1986â1987 och 1987â1988.[3] Cooper utsĂ„gs ocksĂ„ till NBA:s bĂ€sta defensiva spelare för sĂ€songen 1986â1987. Ă r 2024 blev han invald i Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.[4]
Cooper spelade ocksÄ som proffs i Italien.[5]
Han draftades av Los Angeles Lakers i tredje rundan i 1978 Ă„rs draft som 60:e spelare totalt.[2]
Innan Cooper blev proffs studerade han vid University of New Mexico och spelade för deras idrottsförening New Mexico Lobos.[6]
Efter den aktiva spelarkarriÀren har Cooper arbetat bland annat för Los Angeles Lakers (assisterande trÀnare); Denver Nuggets (trÀnare)[7]; Los Angeles Sparks (trÀnare) samt Atlanta Dream (trÀnare)[8].
Referenser
[redigera | redigera wikitext]- â âMichael Cooperâ. National Basketball Association. https://www.nba.com/stats/player/76444/career. LĂ€st 9 november 2025.
- 1 2 âMichael Cooper statsâ. Basketball Reference. https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/coopemi01.html. LĂ€st 9 november 2025.
- â âMichael Cooper inducted into Basketball Hall of Fameâ. National Basketball Association. https://www.nba.com/lakers/news/michael-cooper-inducted-into-basketball-hall-of-fame-2024. LĂ€st 9 november 2025.
- â Woike, Dan (4 april 2024). âLakers great Michael Cooper elected to Basketball Hall of Fameâ. Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2024-04-04/lakers-great-michael-cooper-elected-to-basketball-hall-of-fame. LĂ€st 9 november 2025.
- â Montalbano, William D. (5 januari 1991). âCooperâs renaissance : Former Laker finds a new life playing in Italyâ. Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-01-05-sp-6727-story.html. LĂ€st 9 november 2025.
- â Green, Lauren (7 april 2024). âMichael Cooper, former Lobo and Lakers legend, to be inducted into Naismith Basketball Hall of Fameâ. Kob-TV. https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/michael-cooper-former-lobo-and-lakers-legend-to-be-inducted-into-naismith-basketball-hall-of-fame/. LĂ€st 9 november 2025.
- â âMichael Cooper coaching recordâ. Basketball Reference. https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/coopemi01c.html. LĂ€st 9 november 2025.
- â âMichael Cooper WNBA coaching recordâ. Basketball Reference. https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/coaches/coopemi99w.html. LĂ€st 9 november 2025.
