Chronology
| 1963 | Born April 14 to Mary Cobbs and Kevin Cooper |
| 1964 | Moves to the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles |
| 1981 | Begins attending the University of Southern California |
| 1986 | Begins playing professionally in Valencia, Spain |
| 1987 | Joins professional team in Parma, Italy |
| 1997 | Joins the Houston Comets |
| 1997 | Mother diagnosed with breast cancer |
| 1999 | Mother passes away February 12 |
| 2001 | Becomes coach of the Phoenix Mercury |
| 2002 | Her twin children, a boy and a girl, born to a surrogate mother June 14 |
| 2002 | Retires as coach of the Phoenix Mercury June 26 |
Awards and Accomplishments
| 1981 | California state high school championships |
| 1981 | Named Marine League MVP |
| 1981 | Named Los Angeles City Player of the Year |
| 1983-84 | NCAA championships |
| 1985-86 | Named to the All-Pac West team |
| 1986-87 | Named Rookie of the Year in the Italian women's league |
| 1986, 1990 | World Championships |
| 1986, 1990 | Goodwill Games |
| 1988 | Selected for U.S. Olympic team |
| 1997-2000 | WNBA championships |
| 1997-2000 | Named Most Valuable Player of the WNBA championship series |
| 1998-99 | ESPY Award for female basketball player of the year |
| 2002 | Named one of the ten greatest women athletes of all time by Ebony magazine Cooper was the leading scorer in the Italian women's league eight times. |
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about 1 year ago
No doubt she's/youre one of a kind. A woman among girls. I as a man brought your jersy Houston Comets #14 thank you (smile). The only female jersey I would buy I might consider Cheryl Miller thats it however. You are a shining example of what a woman can be. I have three daughters and best believe they will be studying you tape. Coop keep doing your thing. Hope to see you on TV one day. Oh by the way you are very telegenic. (smile)