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Cynthia CooperWWikipedia↗
Guard · 5′10″ 150 lb · Born 1963-04-14 · High school: Locke · College: USC 1982-83 to 1985-86, Houston 1997-98 to 2000-01 · 1997 WNBA draft, by 
Houston Comets
Awards and honours
- Hall of Fame, class of 2009 (player)
- Hall of Fame, class of 2010 (player)
- WNBA Most Valuable Player ×2: 1997, 1998
- WNBA Finals MVP ×4: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
- WNBA All-WNBA Team (first team) ×4: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
- WNBA All-Star Game selection ×3: 1999, 2000, 2003
NCAA College career game logs →
2 × 20 min, 30-second clock, arc 19 ft 9 in. Per-game and shooting figures are this league's alone.
Per-game averages as published: these seasons have no box scores here, so no season totals.
| Season | Team | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 |  USC | 25 | 14.0 | 3.6 | ||||||||
| 1983-84 | USC | 33 | 9.5 | 4.1 | ||||||||
| 1984-85 | USC | 25 | 9.3 | 3.5 | ||||||||
| 1985-86 | USC | 36 | 17.2 | 4.6 | 2.9 | |||||||
| 1997-98 |  Houston | 28 | 28 | 35.1 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 0.2 | .470 | .414 | .864 | |
| 1998-99 | Houston | 30 | 30 | 35.0 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | .446 | .400 | .854 | |
| 1999-00 | Houston | 31 | 31 | 35.5 | 20.3 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | .463 | .335 | .891 |
| 2000-01 | Houston | 31 | 31 | 35.0 | 17.7 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | .459 | .355 | .875 |
WNBA WNBA career game logs →
2 × 20 min, 30-second clock, arc 19 ft 9 in. Per-game and shooting figures are this league's alone.
| Season | Team | G | GS | MPG | PTS | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Comets | 28 | 35.0 | 621 | 22.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 3.9 | .468 | .419 | .864 | .618 | |
| 1998 | Comets | 30 | 35.0 | 680 | 22.7 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 3.2 | .446 | .400 | .854 | .595 | |
| 1999 | Comets | 31 | 35.5 | 686 | 22.1 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 3.4 | .463 | .335 | .891 | .605 | |
| 2000 | Comets | 31 | 35.0 | 550 | 17.7 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 3.2 | .459 | .355 | .875 | .583 | |
| 2003 | Comets | 4 | 36.0 | 64 | 16.0 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 3.5 | .421 | .389 | .893 | .624 | |
| Total | 5 seasons | 124 | 35.2 | 2,601 | 21.0 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 3.4 | .458 | .378 | .871 | .601 |
Playoffs
| Season | Team | G | GS | MPG | PTS | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Comets | 2 | 38.5 | 56 | 28.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 3.5 | .533 | .400 | .741 | .654 | |
| 1998 | Comets | 5 | 39.4 | 129 | 25.8 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 3.0 | .452 | .250 | .844 | .564 | |
| 1999 | Comets | 6 | 36.7 | 122 | 20.3 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 3.3 | .388 | .324 | .865 | .556 | |
| 2000 | Comets | 6 | 38.0 | 136 | 22.7 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 3.0 | .378 | .344 | .897 | .494 | |
| Total | 4 seasons | 19 | 38.0 | 443 | 23.3 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 3.2 | .416 | .317 | .847 | .548 |
Coaching
| Season | Team | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 |  Mercury | Head Coach |