John Anthony Cooper (born February 16, 1969) is an American
college basketball
In United States colleges, top-tier basketball is governed by collegiate athletic bodies including National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the United States Collegiate Athleti ...
coach who is an assistant coach at Oklahoma State. He was the head men's basketball coach at
Miami University
Miami University (informally Miami of Ohio or simply Miami) is a public research university in Oxford, Ohio. The university was founded in 1809, making it the second-oldest university in Ohio (behind Ohio University, founded in 1804) and the 10 ...
, accepting the position on April 6, 2012 after
Charlie Coles
Charlie Coles (February 6, 1942 – June 7, 2013) was an American college basketball coach and the former men's basketball head coach at Miami University and Central Michigan University.
He was born Charles Leroy Coles in Springfield, Ohio and ...
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
Tennessee State University (Tennessee State, Tenn State, or TSU) is a public historically black land-grant university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1912, it is the only state-funded historically black university in Tenness ...
from 2009–2012.
Head coaching record
References
1969 births
Living people
Basketball coaches from Missouri
American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands
Auburn Tigers men's basketball coaches
Basketball players from Kansas City, Missouri
College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
Fayetteville State Broncos basketball coaches
Fort Wayne Fury players
Miami RedHawks men's basketball coaches
Oregon Ducks men's basketball coaches
South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball coaches
Tennessee State Tigers basketball coaches
Wichita State Shockers men's basketball players
American men's basketball players
Forwards (basketball)
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