Cynthia Lynne Cooper-Dyke (born April 14, 1963) is an American

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coach and former player who has won championships in college, in the

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, and in the

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(WNBA). She is considered to be one of the greatest female basketball players ever. Upon the WNBA's formation, she played for the

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from 1997 to 2000, being named the

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of the

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in four straight seasons. Cooper served as the coach of the

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in the WNBA from 2001-2002. In the NCAA, she was college coach for UNC Wilmington, Prairie View A&M, Texas Southern, and

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between 2005 and 2022. Cooper-Dyke was inducted into the

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in 2009 and the

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in 2010. She has been member of every WNBA Anniversary Team (10th, 15th, 20th, and 25th) since their creation. In 2011, Cooper was voted by fans as one of the top 15 players in WNBA history.

Early years

High school

Cooper attended Locke High School before enrolling at the

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. Cooper participated athletically in both track and field as well as basketball. She led her team to the California State Championship (4A) scoring an average of 31 points per game, and scoring 44 points in one game. Cooper was named the Los Angeles Player of the Year.

College

Cooper was a four-year letter winner at guard for USC from 1982 to 1986. She led the Women of Troy to NCAA appearances in all four years, Final Four appearances in three of her four years, and back-to-back NCAA tournament titles in

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and

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. After the 1984 Championship, she briefly left school, but was persuaded to return. She completed four years with USC, although she did not graduate. Cooper closed out her collegiate career with an appearance in the 1986 NCAA tournament championship game and a spot on the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team. Cooper ranks eighth on USC's all-time scoring list with 1,559 points, fifth in assists (381) and third in steals (256). While Cooper was at USC, the Women of Troy compiled a record of 114–15. She earned her bachelor's degree from Prairie View A&M University in 2005.

USC statistics

Source

Career

Team USA

Cooper was named to represent the US at the 1981

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competition in

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, while still in high school. The team won seven of eight games to win the silver medal for the event. Cooper scored 2.8 points per game and recorded nine steals. Cooper was selected to represent the US at the inaugural Goodwill games, held in

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in July 1986. North Carolina State's

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served as head coach. The team opened up with a 72–53 win over Yugoslavia and followed that with a 21-point win over Brazil 91–70. The third game was against Czechoslovakia and would be much closer.

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was the scoring leader in this game, scoring 26 points to help the US to a 78–70 victory. The US faced Bulgaria in the semi-final match up, and again won, this time 67–58. This set up the final against the Soviet Union, led by 7-foot-2 Ivilana Semenova, considered the most dominant player in the world. The Soviet team had a 152–2 record in major international competition over the prior three decades, including an 84–82 win over the US in the 1983 World Championships. The Soviets held the early edge, leading 21–19 at one time, before the US went on a scoring run to take a large lead they did not relinquish. The final score was 83–60 in favor of the US, earning the gold medal for the US squad. Cooper averaged 2.0 points per game. Cooper continued to represent the US with the national team at the 1986 World Championship, held in Moscow, a month after the Goodwill Games in Moscow. The US team was even more dominant this time. The early games were won easily, and the semifinal against Canada, while the closest game for the US so far, ended up an 82–59 victory. At the same time, the Soviet team was winning easily as well, and the final game pitted two teams each with 6–0 records. The Soviet team, having lost only once at home, wanted to show that the Goodwill games setback was a fluke. The US team started by scoring the first eight points, and raced to a 45–23 lead, although the Soviets fought back and reduced the halftime margin to 13. The US went on a 15–1 run in the second half to put the game away and ended up winning the gold medal with a score of 108–88. Cooper averaged 5.9 points per game. Cooper played for

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as part of the 1987 USA Women's Pan American Team which won a gold medal in Indianapolis, Indiana. Cooper was a member of the gold medalist 1988 US Olympic Women's Basketball Team., and the Bronze Medal team in 1992.

International

Cooper played for several teams in the European leagues: * Samoa Bétera (Spain) 1986–1987 (36.7 ppg) *

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(Italy) 1987–1994 *

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(Italy) 1994–1996 During her time playing for Samoa Bétera, a Spanish team, she was the league leading scorer with 36.7 ppg. During the almost ten years she played in the Italian leagues, she was the league's leading scorer eight times and finished second the other two years. In 1987, she was the MVP of the European All-Star team. She was also named to the All-Star team of the Italian leagues in 1996–1997.

WNBA

At the age of 34, Cooper signed to play with the

. Cooper has the distinction of scoring the most points out of all players who participated in the first day of the WNBA's conception. On June 21, 1997, 58 women across 6 teams suited up to kick off the WNBA's first scheduled day of competition. On that day, the Comets earned a 76–56 win over the

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where Cooper recorded 25 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 1 block. She was the only player that day to score 20+ points, thus making her the first player in WNBA history to have a 20-point game. She led the league in scoring three consecutive years, leading the franchise to a record four WNBA Championships. In addition, she was voted the WNBA's MVP in 1997 and 1998 and named Most Valuable Player in each of those four WNBA Finals. Cooper was named the 1998 Sportswoman of the Year (in the team category) by the Women's Sports Foundation. During the Comet dynasty, she was a vital part of the triple threat offense with

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and Tina Thompson. When retired in 2000, Cooper became the first player in WNBA history to score 500, 1,000, 2,000 and 2,500 career points. She scored 30 or more points in 16 of her 120 games and had a 92-game double-figure scoring streak from 1997 to 2000. She went on to coach the

for one and a half seasons (2001–2002). Cooper returned as an active player in the 2003 season and played only 4 games during that season with the Comets. Her appearance in the game on May 22, 2003, as a 40-year-old, made her the oldest player, at the time, to play in a WNBA game (later being broken by Nancy Lieberman-Cline who at 50 years old, played a game for the Detroit Shock on July 24, 2008). Cooper's final WNBA game ever was played on June 1, 2003, in a 68–64 loss to the

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with Cooper recording 22 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. Afterward, she served as a TV analyst and halftime reporter for the

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of the

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. Cooper has also been named one of the top 15 players in the WNBA at the 2011 WNBA All-Star game. During Game 1 of the

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, she was named in the

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Career statistics

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College coaching career

Prairie View A&M (2005–2010)

In May 2005, Cooper was named the head coach of the women's basketball team at

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. In her second season in 2006–07, Cooper-Dyke led the underdog Panthers to their first

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title and NCAA tournament appearance. Cooper-Dyke was named SWAC Coach of the Year for 2007. In January 2008, the NCAA penalized Prairie View for NCAA rules violations committed by Cooper, reducing the number of scholarships for the team. The school was placed on four years' probation for "major violations" in 2005–2006 that ranged from Cooper giving players small amounts of cash to various forms of unauthorized practices. Cooper also gave players free tickets to Comets game, which is another NCAA infraction. In five seasons at Prairie View, Cooper-Dyke had a cumulative 86–72 record.

UNC Wilmington (2010–2012)

On May 10, 2010, Cooper-Dyke was announced as the next head coach of the UNC Wilmington Seahawks Women's Basketball team. In Cooper-Dyke's first season, UNCW achieved an historic high in wins with a 24–9 record and appeared in the 2011 Women's National Invitation Tournament. Cooper-Dyke was the 2011

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Coach of the Year, her third conference yearly honor of that sort.

First stint at Texas Southern (2012–2013)

On April 10, 2012, Cooper resigned from UNCW and became the head coach at Texas Southern. The 2012–13 Texas Southern team went 20–12 and appeared in the 2013 Women's National Invitation Tournament.

USC (2013–2017)

On April 11, 2013. Cooper returned to

as head coach. In her first season, Cooper-Dyke led USC to a 22–13 (11–7 Pac-12) season with an appearance in the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. On March 3, 2017, Cooper-Dyke resigned as head coach at USC, following a 14–16 season in 2016–17 and 70–56 overall record.

Second stint at Texas Southern (2019–2022)

In April 2019, she returned to coach at Texas Southern. Texas Southern had a 20–10 record in her first season back but had two straight losing seasons afterwards at 5–10 and 11–15. Cooper-Dyke retired on March 17, 2022. She concluded her four seasons in two stints with a cumulative 56–47 record. ''

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'' reported on May 5, 2022, that Texas Southern opened a

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investigation into Cooper-Dyke over accusations of sexual harassment and verbal abuse. A hearing had been scheduled for April 6 but was canceled due to Cooper-Dyke no longer being employed by the university. Additional allegations of similar misconduct were revealed from her previous coaching jobs at UNC Wilmington and USC.

Halls of Fame

Cooper was inducted into the

in 2009. She was also announced as a member of the 2010 induction class of the

(the first WNBA player to be inducted) and was formally inducted on August 13 of that year.

Personal life

Although born in

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, Cooper-Dyke grew up in

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, California. Cooper-Dyke is the daughter of Mary and Kenny Cooper. Her father left the family when she was only six years old, leaving her mother to raise eight children. Cooper-Dyke attended the

and played on their women's basketball team for four years, winning NCAA championships in 1983 and 1984 with star teammate

, but left in 1986 before earning a degree. She played on international women's basketball teams in Spain and Italy for a decade before returning to the US to play for the

. While abroad she learned to speak Italian fluently. In 2000, she published her autobiography, entitled ''She Got Game: My Personal Odyssey'', which covered her childhood, her basketball career up to that time, and her mother's battle with

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. Her first marriage was on July 30, 1993, to Anthony Stewart in San Antonio, Texas. On April 28, 2001, she married Brian Dyke. She is a mother to twins – a son, Brian Jr., and a daughter, Cyan, born June 15, 2002.

Head coaching record

WNBA

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College

Awards and achievements

* 2x Ronchetti Cup (1990, 1993) * 2× WNBA MVP (1997, 1998) * 3× WNBA All-Star (1999, 2000, 2003) * 4× WNBA Champion (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000) * 4× WNBA Finals MVP (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000) * WNBA Hall of Fame (2009) *

(2009) *

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(2010) * CAA Coach of the Year (2010) * WBCBL Professional Basketball Trailblazer Award (2015)

Notes

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