John Cooper
Current position
TitleAssistant Coach
TeamUNLV
ConferenceMountain West
Biographical details
Born (1969-02-16) February 16, 1969 (age 54)
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Playing career
1987–1991Wichita State
1991–1992Fort Wayne Fury
1992–1993Commodore Mustangs
Position(s)Forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993–1995Fayetteville State (asst.)
1995–2001South Carolina (asst.)
2002–2004Oregon (asst.)
2004–2009Auburn (asst.)
2009–2012Tennessee State
2012–2017Miami (Ohio)
2017–2020Oklahoma State (Special Asst. to the HC)
2020–2022SMU (asst.)
2022–presentUNLV (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall102–152 (.402)

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]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
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)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ "Veteran John Cooper Joins Cowboy Basketball Coaching Staff" (Press release). Oklahoma State Athletics. April 6, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  2. ^ "John Cooper Named Miami University's Head Basketball". muredhaws.com. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  3. ^ Goodman, Jeff (March 10, 2017). "John Cooper fired as Miami (Ohio) head coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  4. ^ "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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