Cynthia Lynne Cooper (born on April 14, 1963) is a retired American Women's National Basketball Association player who played for the Houston Comets. A star at the University of Southern California, she played internationally in Italy before arriving in the WNBA in 1997. She was MVP of the first two WNBA seasons and won 4 WNBA Championships with the Houston Comets. Cooper retired from professonal basketball in 2000 before making a short-lived comeback in the 2003 season. She announced her final retirement from professional basketball in 2004.

She currently serves as a TV analyst and halftime reporter for the Houston Rockets of the NBA.

Vital statistics

• Position: Guard
• Height: 5' 10 / 1.78 m
• College: University of Southern California '86
• Team(s): Houston Comets

Personal

Grew up in South Central Los Angeles, California. Attended Locke High School before enrolling at the University of Southern California. Married in 2000.

Career highlights

• Won two national titles while playing for the University of Southern California (1983, 1984)
• Freshman All-American (1982)
• Two-time WNBA MVP (1997, 1998)
• First WNBA player to score 1,000 career points
• First WNBA player to score 2,000 career points

External links

• Unofficial Fan Site
• WNBA.com