D.J. Cooper Class: Junior Hometown: Chicago, Ill. High School: Seton Academy Height / Weight: 5-11 / 165 Position: G

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2010-11
A 2011 First Team All-Mid-American Conference selection ... Also tabbed a Mid-Major All-American by Collegeinsider.com and an Honorable Mention Mid-Major All-American by CollegeHoops.net ... Named All-District by the National Association of Basketball Coaches ... Selected as the MAC's Eastern Division Player of the Week three times ... MAC Preseason Player of the Year ... Finished third in the nation in assists averaging almost eight a game and breaking his own single-season record with 263 helpers ... Had 10 or more assists in eight games this season, including a career-best 15 in a win at Akron ... Finished second in the MAC in steals, assist-to-turnover ratio, and minutes played, fifth in scoring, 11th in free-throw percentage and 15th in three-pointers made ... Currently ranks 29th all-time with 1,050 points scored ... Had 10 points, nine assists and six rebounds in the CIT victory over Marshall ... Notched his seventh double-double of the season with 19 points and 10 assists in the MAC Tournament contest against Ball State ... Scored his 1,000th career point in the contest with Miami ... Almost picked up the first triple-double of his career with 25 points, nine assists and eight rebounds in Ohio's win over Akron ... Recorded his sixth double-double of the season with 10 points and 14 assists while also recording six rebounds in a win at Kent State ... Tied for the team lead with 24 points and also added five assists for the `Cats in a win at Buffalo ... Named MAC East Player of the Week for a third time after achieving second-highest scoring game of the season with 30 points and six assists in a MAC contest at Central Michigan ... Had team-highs of 17 points, eight assists and six rebounds in the loss to Kent State ... Registered his fifth double-double of the season when he scored 13 points and dished out a career-high 15 assists in the MAC win at Akron ... Earned his fourth double-double of the season with 27 points and 11 assists against Miami, also added a team-high five rebounds ... Registered his third double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 assists in the win over Norfolk State ... Scored a career-high 43 points, while adding 13 assists, eight rebounds and a career-high eight steals at St. Bonaventure ... Finished with 19 points, five rebounds and four assists in the win over St. Francis (PA) ... Had his third-straight 20+ point game with 29 points, eight assists, six steals and five rebounds against Illinois State ... Scored 22 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished out six assists in the contest against Marshall ... Named MAC East Division Player of the Week after scoring 16 points and grabbing six rebounds against Kansas and then scoring 29 points to go along with five rebounds and three assists in the win over Santa Clara ... Picked up first double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 assists while also notching five rebounds in the win over Valparaiso ... Almost pulled off a quadruple-double in the contest with Oakland, scoring 18 points, grabbing seven rebounds, dishing out eight assists and coming up with seven steals ... Game-high 25 points to go along with seven assists, five rebounds and three steals in the opening-day win over Delaware.

2009-10
2010 MAC Freshman of the Year ... Member of the 2010 CollegeInsider.com Freshmen All-America Team ... 2010 All-MAC Honorable Mention ... Averaged 19.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.5 steals against the Georgetown Hoyas and Tennessee Volunteers in the NCAA Tournament last year ... Nobody in the MAC played more minutes than Cooper as he broke the school single-season record for steals (93) and assists (218) ... Led the conference with 2.5 takeaways per game and almost six assists per game ... Finished second in the league with a 2.2 assist-to-turnover ratio ... Finished as one of only two players to rank in the top 15 of both categories nationally ... Had 16 points with five rebounds and five assists against Lamar on Nov. 23 ... Scored 15 points, adding eight rebounds and four assists against NC A&T ... Scored 15 points, adding nine rebounds and eight assists against MTSU ... Scored 13 points and dished out 12 assists against Ohio Valley in collegiate debut, falling just short of a triple-double with seven rebounds...Had a career-high 18 points and four 3-pointers in the win over Illinois State ... Put up his second double-double against Eastern Kentucky ... Had season-high six 3-pointers at Miami(1/16) ... Had a season-high seven steals vs. Buffalo (1/23) ... Had a season-high 11 rebounds at Toledo (2/4) ... Posted a season-high 33 points, 11 field goals and 49 minutes at Akron (2/14) ... MAC Player of the Week for Feb. 15, 2010...Sixth consecutive game of double-digit scoring at Kent State, averaging 18.5 points per game during that span ... Had fourth double-double against Golden Flashes ... Had 12 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists at Buffalo, recording his fifth double-double of the season ... Followed that up with a double-double against Bowling Green in which he didn't reach 10 points (11 assists, 10 rebounds) while also picking up seven steals ... Came close to recording a third-straight double-double when he scored 12 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished out assists in MAC Tournament win at Ball State ... In the MAC Tournament Championship scored 23 points, grabbed seven rebounds and handed out six assists at Buffalo, recording his fifth double-double of the season ... Followed that up with a double-double against Bowling Green in which he didn't reach 10 points (11 assists, 10 rebounds) while also picking up seven steals ... Came close to recording a third-straight double-double when he scored 12 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished out assists in MAC Tournament win at Ball State ... Since Valentine's Day, Cooper is averaging 12.2 points, 6.5 assists, 6.1 rebounds and 1.8 steals ... In the MAC Tournament Championship scored 23 points, grabbed seven rebounds and handed out six assists ... Scored 23 points on 8-12 shooting and tied a game-high with five three-pointers while also dishing out a game-high eight assists in the NCAA Tournament win over Georgetown.

High School
McDonald's All-America nominee ... Ranked 21st nationally among point guards in the Class of 2009 by Rivals.com, and checked in at No. 30 at the position in the ESPN ratings ... The second-ranked point guard, and the No. 12 overall recruit, in the state of Illinois in the Class of 2009 ... Finished eighth in the running for 2009 Illinois Mr. Basketball ... Named the Chicago Sun-Times' Small School Player of the Year in 2009, and was also honored on the publication's all-state team ... Earned second-team Associated Press Class 2A all-state honors in 2009 ... Also named a second-team all-state honoree by the Chicago Tribune after his final prep season ... Averaged 16 points and better than seven assists per game as a senior to lead Seton Academy to the Class 2A state title, the first state crown of any kind in the school's history .. Finished with 12 assists, nine rebounds, six points and three steals in the state final, falling just three assists shy of tying the 24-year old championship-game record ... Voted to a starting spot in the 2009 Chicago High School Classic, and responded with 15 points, three rebounds and three steals to help lead the South squad to a dramatic comeback victory ... Also selected to the 1A/2A Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game ... Garnered second-team Class 2A all-state accolades from the Associated Press as a junior in 2008 ... Also named a third-team Illinois Small School All-State pick by the Chicago Sun-Times following his junior campaign ... Ranked second in scoring at the 2008 Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions, earning a place on the all-tournament team.

Personal
Born Dec. 6, 1990 ... Son of Donell and Dionne Cooper ... Has a sister, Dana (12) ... Chose Ohio over Baylor, California and Kent State, among others ... A pre-sport management major.