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American college basketball coach

John Cooper
Current position
Title	Assistant Coach
Team	UNLV
Conference	Mountain West
Biographical details
Born	(1969-02-16) February 16, 1969 (age 55) 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)

John Anthony Cooper (born February 16, 1969) is an American college basketball coach who is an assistant coach at Oklahoma State. He was the head men's basketball coach at Miami University, accepting the position on April 6, 2012 after Charlie Coles announced his retirement. He was let go by the university at the end of the 2016–17 season. Prior to accepting the Job at Miami, Cooper was the head coach at Tennessee State University from 2009–2012.

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

"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.

v t e Tennessee State Tigers head basketball coaches
Henry Kean (1944–1949) Shelton Matthews (1949–1950) Henry Kean (1950–1951) Clarence Cash (1951–1954) John McLendon (1954–1959) Harold Hunter (1959–1968) Edward Martin (1968–1984) Ed Meyers # (1984–1985) Larry Reid (1985–1989) Ron Abernathy (1989–1991) Frankie Allen (1991–2000) Nolan Richardson III (2000–2003) Hosea Lewis # (2002–2003) Teresa Phillips # (2003) Hosea Lewis # (2003) Cy Alexander (2003–2009) Mark Pittman # (2009) John Cooper (2009–2012) Travis Williams (2012–2014) Dana Ford (2014–2018) Brian Collins (2018– ) # denotes interim coach

Tennessee State Tigers head basketball coaches

Henry Kean (1944–1949)
Shelton Matthews (1949–1950)
Henry Kean (1950–1951)
Clarence Cash (1951–1954)
John McLendon (1954–1959)
Harold Hunter (1959–1968)
Edward Martin (1968–1984)
Ed Meyers # (1984–1985)
Larry Reid (1985–1989)
Ron Abernathy (1989–1991)
Frankie Allen (1991–2000)
Nolan Richardson III (2000–2003)
Hosea Lewis # (2002–2003)
Teresa Phillips # (2003)
Hosea Lewis # (2003)
Cy Alexander (2003–2009)
Mark Pittman # (2009)
John Cooper (2009–2012)
Travis Williams (2012–2014)
Dana Ford (2014–2018)
Brian Collins (2018– )

# denotes interim coach

v t e Miami RedHawks men's basketball head coaches
Carroll Hoel (1905–1906) John Snyder (1906–1907) C. H. Martin (1907–1908) F. W. Stone (1908–1912) M. Hoskins (1912–1913) A. D. Browne (1913–1914) Howard Flack (1914–1915) Chester J. Roberts (1915–1916) George Little (1916–1917) George Rider (1917–1919) George Little (1919–1922) Harry W. Ewing (1922–1924) Roy Tillotson (1924–1930) John Mauer (1930–1938) Weeb Ewbank (1938–1939) Rip Van Winkle (1939–1942) Blue Foster (1942–1949) John Brickels (1949–1951) Bill Rohr (1951–1957) Dick Shrider (1957–1966) Tates Locke (1966–1970) Darrell Hedric (1970–1984) Jerry Peirson (1984–1990) Joby Wright (1990–1993) Herb Sendek (1993–1996) Charlie Coles (1996–2012) Jermaine Henderson # (2008) John Cooper (2012–2017) Jack Owens (2017–2022) Travis Steele (2022– ) # denotes interim head coach

Miami RedHawks men's basketball head coaches

Carroll Hoel (1905–1906)
John Snyder (1906–1907)
C. H. Martin (1907–1908)
F. W. Stone (1908–1912)
M. Hoskins (1912–1913)
A. D. Browne (1913–1914)
Howard Flack (1914–1915)
Chester J. Roberts (1915–1916)
George Little (1916–1917)
George Rider (1917–1919)
George Little (1919–1922)
Harry W. Ewing (1922–1924)
Roy Tillotson (1924–1930)
John Mauer (1930–1938)
Weeb Ewbank (1938–1939)
Rip Van Winkle (1939–1942)
Blue Foster (1942–1949)
John Brickels (1949–1951)
Bill Rohr (1951–1957)
Dick Shrider (1957–1966)
Tates Locke (1966–1970)
Darrell Hedric (1970–1984)
Jerry Peirson (1984–1990)
Joby Wright (1990–1993)
Herb Sendek (1993–1996)
Charlie Coles (1996–2012)
Jermaine Henderson # (2008)
John Cooper (2012–2017)
Jack Owens (2017–2022)
Travis Steele (2022– )

# denotes interim head coach

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