Rob Cooper is an American

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coach, most recently serving as the head coach of the

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program. Cooper was appointed to the position of head coach prior to the start of the 2014 season. He resigned after the 2023 season.

Early life

Cooper played baseball at

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for two years before transferring to the

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for his final two years. He served as a student assistant coach at Miami in 1994 while finishing his degree. From 1990 to 1992, Cooper worked as a scout for the

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Coaching career

Cooper earned a graduate assistant coach position at Miami for the 1995 season before moving to Wake Forest for the 1996 season. He then coached for two seasons at

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, where he helped lead the Green Wave to a conference regular season crown in 1997 and an NCAA berth in 1998. He then returned to Sacramento City College, serving as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for five seasons. Cooper then served one season as an assistant at

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before being named head coach at

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. In nine seasons, Cooper led the Raiders to seven 30-win seasons, two Horizon League and three Horizon League baseball tournament championships, and three

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appearances. Prior to his arrival, the Raiders had finished six of the previous seven seasons with losing records. In August 2013, Cooper was named head coach at

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, a similar rebuilding job to what he faced at Wright State.

Head coaching record

This table shows Cooper's record as a head coach at the Division I level.

References

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Early life

Coaching career

Head coaching record

See also

References

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