Paul Cooper, Jr. (born February 1, 1990) is an American professional

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player who last played for BC Rustavi of the

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. He played

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Gulf Coast Community College Gulf Coast State College is a public college in Panama City, Florida. It is part of the Florida College System and offers the Associate of Arts degree, Associate of Science degree, certificates, and as of 2011, bachelor's degrees. History The ...

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, and Arkansas Tech.

High school career

Cooper attended

Auburndale High School Auburndale High School is a four-year public high school located in Auburndale, Florida, United States, and a part of Polk County Public Schools. The school serves about 1,600 students from ninth through twelfth grades. In 2012, construction was c ...

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, where he played basketball under head coach Eric Robinson. As a senior, he averaged 15 points and 9 rebounds and was named Class 5-A All-State Honorable Mention.

Collegiate career

Cooper played

with

Gulf Coast State College Gulf Coast State College is a public college in Panama City, Florida. It is part of the Florida College System and offers the Associate of Arts degree, Associate of Science degree, certificates, and as of 2011, bachelor's degrees. History The ...

as a freshman. He then transferred to

of the

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. However, he closed his career playing for Arkansas Tech.

Professional career

Following an unsuccessful

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, Cooper signed with the

Mississauga Power The Mississauga Power were a Canadian professional basketball team based in Mississauga, Ontario, that competed in the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL). Established in as the Oshawa Power, they played in the Central Division (NBL Cana ...

of the

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(NBL) for his rookie season. On October 1, 2015, Cooper signed with the

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, however, he was waived before the start of the season. On December 30, he was acquired by the

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, however, he was waived on January 8, 2016. Nine days later, he signed with the

Windsor Express The Windsor Express is a Canadian professional basketball team based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The Express are an expansion team of the National Basketball League of Canada that began play in the 2012–13 season. The Express play its home gam ...

. On February 3, he was waived by Windsor. Cooper signed with the

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for its first year of existence in the

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References

External links

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