D. J. Cooper
Donell "D. J." Cooper Jr. (born December 6, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Chorale Roanne Basket of the LNB Pro A. After a successful four years of college basketball at Ohio University, Cooper entered the 2013 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds. As a player at Ohio University, Cooper cracked the top 25 all-time Division I assists leaders list early in his final season and steadily rose up on the record as the season has progressed. He was named the preseason Mid-American Conference Player of the Year by the league's media, a prediction which proved correct when he was named Player of the Year after the regular season. In 2021-22, he led the Israeli Basketball Premier League in both assists per game and steals per game.
Cooper holding the Pro A MVP Award in 2017. | |
No. 5 – Chorale Roanne Basket | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | LNB Pro A |
Personal information | |
Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | December 6, 1990
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Listed weight | 176 lb (80 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Hales Franciscan (Chicago, Illinois) Seton Academy (South Holland, Illinois) |
College | Ohio (2009–2013) |
NBA draft | 2013: undrafted |
Playing career | 2013–present |
Career history | |
2013–2014 | PAOK |
2014–2015 | Enisey |
2015 | Panathinaikos |
2015 | Krasny Oktyabr |
2015–2016 | AEK Athens |
2016 | Monaco |
2016–2017 | Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez |
2017 | BCM Gravelines |
2017–2018 | Monaco |
2020 | Élan Chalon |
2020–2021 | Dorados de Chihuahua |
2021–2022 | Dnipro |
2022–2023 | Ironi Ness Ziona |
2023–present | Chorale Roanne Basket |
Career highlights and awards | |
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