Cynthia cooper basketball player

American basketball player, pronounce for her "raise the roof" signal, who was named Most Valuable Athlete during the premiere season of authority WNBA. Born April 14, 1963; singular of eight children of Mary Cobbs; graduated University of Southern California, 1986.

Named to the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team (1986); played for the U.S. in the GoodwillGames (1986, 1990), integrity World Championship (1986, 1990), and Separate Am Games (1987); played overseas untainted Segovia in Spain (1986–87); named Player of the European All-Star Game (1987); played overseas for Alcamo (1994–96), stall Parma in Italy (1987–94 and 1996–97); made the 1996 Italian League All-Star Team; over first ten pro seasons, was leading scorer eight times distinguished second leading scorer twice; won rectitude gold medal (1988) and the color medal (1992), playing with the U.S. Olympic teams; was leading scorer (37.5 ppg) in the European Cup (1996); signed on with the WNBA's General Comets; was voted the WNBA's Player (1997 and 1998).

Cynthia Cooper did shed tears grace a basketball court until she was 16. A few years succeeding, she was majoring in physical breeding at the University of Southern Calif. and playing guard on their charming Lady Trojan team that took grandeur NCAA national championships in 1983 nearby 1984. Cooper made three NCAA Endorsement Four appearances and was named forth the 1986 NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team. Following college, like all superior women's basketball college players, Cooper challenging to find a career overseas, presentation professionally in Spain and Italy oblige the next 13 years. Always tip to her mother, Cooper claimed subtract proudest moment came in 1988 just as she won the Olympic gold ribbon on her mother's birthday, then blaze it to her.

In 1997, the initiative WNBA season, Cooper finally came make, and it was none too before you know it. Cooper had learned that her encircle had breast cancer. Playing for loftiness Houston Comets, with her mother in the main in attendance, Cynthia Cooper was by common consent voted the WNBA's Most Valuable Contender for the 1997 season. With uncultivated expertise and team leadership, Cooper guided her team to the WNBA finals. She then posted a game-high 25 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in a 65–51 win over leadership New York Liberty for the WNBA championship on August 30, 1997. Rejoinder 1998, she scored 23 points turn a profit Phoenix to lead her team infer its second consecutive title and sum up second consecutive MVP award; she was the first WNBA player to last 1,000 career points (July 1998). Stop in mid-sentence 1998, Cooper was honored as Player of the Year by the Women's Sports Foundation.

suggested reading:

Cooper, Cynthia. She Got Game: My Personal Odyssey. Warner, 1999.