Cynthia Cooper-Dyke
Inducted:
2010
Player Stats
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
150 lb (68 kg)
Born
April 14, 1963
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Position:
Shooting guard
Point guard
College:
USC (1982–1986)
Cynthia Cooper-Dyke is widely considered the greatest player in the history of women's professional basketball and the first true global superstar of the WNBA. After a legendary collegiate career at USC, where she won two NCAA titles alongside Cheryl Miller, Cooper spent a decade dominating the European leagues. When the WNBA launched in 1997, she returned to the U.S. at the age of 34 and immediately took over the league.
As the spearhead of the Houston Comets "Big Three" (alongside Sheryl Swoopes and Tina Thompson), Cooper led the team to four consecutive WNBA Championships from 1997 to 2000. Her dominance was total: she was named the WNBA Finals MVP in all four championship runs and was the league's first back-to-back regular season MVP. In recognition of her historic influence and achievements, she was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010.
Cooper 's Awards and Honors
- 4x WNBA Champion (1997–2000)
- 4x WNBA Finals MVP (Only player to win four consecutively)
- 2x WNBA MVP (1997, 1998)
- 3x WNBA Scoring Champion (1997–1999)
- Olympic Gold Medalist (1988 Seoul)
- 2x NCAA Champion (1983, 1984)
- Only player to win Finals MVP in four consecutive seasons
Player Stats
NBA Team
Houston Comets (1997-2000,2003)
Number Worn
14
NBA Stats
Playing career:
1986–2003
Season Played:
5
Game Played:
124
Points:
2,601 (21.0 ppg)
Rebounds:
403 (3.3 rpg)
Assists:
602 (4.9 apg)
FG(%):
45.9
FT(%):
87.1
WNBA Championships:
4 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000)
Coaching career:
2001–2022