TEXAS SOUTHERN WOMEN’S  SWAC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS • 2011-11 • 2013-14 • SWAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS • 2017 • NCAA TOURNAMENT • 2017

GAME 1 | TEXAS SOUTHERN at UTRGV - Nov. 7, 2019 | 7 p.m. CST | UTRGV Fieldhouse 2019-20 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER TEXAS SOUTHERN TIGERS UTRGV VAQUEROS Date Opponent Time (CST) vs Thur. 7 at UTRGV 7 p.m. 0-0 0-0 Sat. 16 at Oregon TBA Head Coach: Cynthia Cooper-Dyke Head Coach: Lane Lord Tue. 19 at Iowa State 11 a.m Record at TSU: 20-12 / 2nd year Record at UTRGV: 18-15 / 2nd year Fri. 22 vs. Utah! 5 p.m. Career Record: 220-163 / 13th year Career Record: 249-117 / 12th year Sun. 24 at Hawai’i! 7:30 p.m. vs. UTRGV: 1-1 vs. TSU: 0-1 DECEMBER SERIES HISTORY Tue. 3 at Colorado 8 p.m. Sat. 7 RICE 12 p.m. Overall...... UTRGV leads 11-9 Sat. 18 at Gonzaga 4 p.m. Last Meeting...... TSU 69, UTRGV 55 (12-8-18) Fri. 21 at Tulane# 3 p.m. Cooper-Dyke vs. UTRGV...... 1-2 Sat. 28 vs. UAB# 1 p.m. Mon. 30 at UT-Arlington 7 p.m. BROADCAST INFORMATION JANUARY TV: N/A Sat. 4 *SOUTHERN 5:30 p.m. VIDEO STREAM: WAC Digital Network Mon. 6 *ALCORN STATE 5:30 p.m. RADIO: Q 94.5 FM Sat. 11 *PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 5:30 p.m. Sat. 18 *at Jackson State 3 p.m. Mon. 20 *at Grambling State 5:30 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS (2018-19 key stats) Sat. 25 *MISSISSIPPI VALLEY 5:30 p.m. Mon. 27 *ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 5:30 p.m.

FEBRUARY Mon. 1 *at Alabama A&M 4 p.m. Sat. 3 *at Alabama State 5:30 p.m. Sat. 8 *at Prairie View A&M 3 p.m. Sat. 15 *JACKSON STATE 5:30 p.m. Mon. 17 *GRAMBLING STATE 5:30 p.m. Sat. 22 *at Mississippi Valley 2 p.m. Mon. 24 *at Arkansas -Pine Bluff 5:30 p.m. Sat. 29 *ALABAMA A&M 5:30 p.m. 2 10 15 22 45 MARCH NIYA ALAYSIA RICHELLE BREASIA LAUREN Sat. 2 *ALABAMA STATE 5:30 p.m. MITCHELL READY VELEZ McELRATH LEWIS Mon. 5 *at Southern 5:30 p.m. 5-10 • G • Sr. 5-7 • G • Sr. 5-7 • G • Sr. 6-0 • F • Gr. 6-3 • C • So. Sat. 7 *at Alcorn State 3 p.m. Tue. 10 SWAC Quarterfinals TBA Bay City, Texas Jacksonville, Ark. Lake Jackson, Texas Forest Park, Ga. Denver, Colo. Fri. 10 SWAC Semifinals TBA PPG...... 3.6 PPG...... 14.4 PPG...... 2.8 PPG...... 7.4 PPG...... 0.6 Sat. 11 SWAC Championship TBA RPG...... 10.7 STEALS...... 35 STEALS...... 33 APG...... 5.1 RPG...... 1.5 ! -Bank Of Hawai’i Classic BLOCKS...... 15 # - Tulane Classic BLOCKS...... 17 3PM...... 51 * - Southwestern Athletic Conference Contest PREGAME • Texas Southern opens the 2019-20 campaign on the road against the Vaqueros of • Texas Southern has faced UTRGV 20 times in series history dating back to 1984. The UTRGV on Thursday evening in Edinburg. It’ll mark the first of six straight games away series was tied at 10-10 but TSU had to forfeit a win in 2009 which moves the series in from home. favor of UTRGV 11-9.

• Second-year head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke returns to the TSU sidelines for the • Senior forward Niya Mitchell completed the trifecta as she was named the SWAC’s first time since 2011-12. She spent the 2011-12 season at TSU and led them to the Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year in addition to earning first team honors. A 5-10 SWAC Regular Season Championship for the first time in school history. senior from Bay City, Texas, Mitchell averaged a double-double last season, scoring 14.4 points and 10.7 rebounds per contest. • Cynthia Cooper-Dyke’s first game as a collegiate head coach took place in Edinburg on Nov. 21, 2005 as she defeated then Texas-Pan American 67-66 while she was at • TSU was picked fifth in the Southwestern Athletic Conference preseason poll after Prairie View A&M. She met UTPA again several weeks later in San Marcos, Texas as finishing the 2018-19 season in fifth. she fell 75-54. • TSU has a revamped roster with only five letterwiners retuning while they welcome • Head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke is 35-33 all-time in the month of November and 1-5 nine newcomers and two redshirts. at TSU.

TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY TEXAS SOUTHERN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SPORTS INFORMATION / MEDIA POLICIES QUICK FACTS

Founded:...... 1946 Location: ...... Houston, Texas Enrollment: ...... 10,500 Nickname: ...... Tigers Colors: ...... Maroon & Gray Affiliation: ...... NCAA Division I Conference:...... SWAC President: ...... Dr. Austin A. Lane VP/Intercollegiate Athletics: ...... Kevin Granger SWA: ...... Dr. Dwalah Fisher Faculty Athletic Representative:..Anna James Facility:...... H&PE Arena (8,100) TEXAS SOUTHERN ROSTER # Player Pos. Ht. Class Hometown (Previous School) 1 Namiko Adams G 5-8 Jr. Sacramento, Calif. (Chipola College) 2 Niya Mitchell F 5-10 Sr. Bay City, Texas (New Mexico JC) INTERVIEWS & POLICIES 3 Destiny Arvinger PG 5-5 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Daytona State) DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW 4 Jekalen Jones G 5-10 Jr. Little Rock, Ark. (Holmes CC) 5 Ciani Cryor G 5-5 Gr. Philadelphia, Pa. (Rutgers) The Texas Southern Office Of Sports Information is located in the H&PE Building located at the corner 10 Alaysia Ready G 5-7 Sr. Jacksonville, Ark. (Trinity Valley CC) of Blodgett and Ennis Street on the campus of Texas 11 Tamaria White PG 5-4 So. Atlanta, Ga. (Jackson) Southern. The main number is 713-313-6829. 12 Ataiya Bridges PG 5-4 Jr. Lanett, Ala. (Shelton State) 15 Richelle Velez G 5-7 Sr. Lake Jackson, Texas (Kilgore College) 20 Demetrius Lewis G 5-7 Fr. Cypress, Texas (Cy Ranch) PRACTICE COVERAGE 22 Breasia McElrath F 6-0 Gr. Forest Park, Ga. (Forest Park) All practices are closed to the public. Media members 23 Quatera Limbrick G 5-7 Jr. Sugar Land, Texas (Tyler JC) wishing to attend the beginning or conclusion of prac- 32 Britnee Gabriel F/C 6-1 So. Spring Valley, NY (Eastern Oklahoma State College) tice (interviews only) should contact the SID office for exact starting times and location. 42 Nyaroup “Ruby” Angok C 6-4 Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich. (Ranger College) 44 Ryann Lewis C 6-3 So. Denver, Colo. (East) 45 Lauren Lewis C 6-3 So. Denver, Colo. (East) ADDITIONAL INTERVIEWS Head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke will be available COACHING STAFF for in-person or phone interviews during a specified window. All interview requests must be coordinated HEAD COACH: Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (USC/Prairie View A&M ‘05) through the TSU Sports Information Office 24 hours ASSISTANT COACH: Carlos Wilson (UT Permian Basin ‘14) in advance. Student-athlete’s phone numbers will not ASSISTANT COACH: Lulu McKinney (Texas El Paso ‘17) be given out. Coaches and student-athletes are not ASSISTANT COACH: Alexis Lloyd (USC ‘16) available for interviews the day before a game or on OPERATIONS: De’Leon Harper (Texas Southern ‘10) gameday unless arrangements are made in advance. VISITING RADIO INFORMATION TSU GAME WEEK SCHEDULE The official radio broadcast network for the visiting team must be designated in writing by the opposing 4 5 6 7 8 9 team SID. For information on radio lines, contact the Texas Southern Sports Information Office at 713/313- MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 6829. Practice Practice Practice Travel Travel Off at UTRGV 7 p.m. TEXAS SOUTHERN SID OFFICE 3100 Cleburne Street Houston, TX 77004 Sports Information Director: Ryan McGinty Phone: (713) 313-6829 Email: [email protected] TSUSPORTS.com

2 TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY TEXAS SOUTHERN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SEASON ACCOLADES RERUNS This year’s schedule features three • Texas Southern University (TSU) is one of SWAC PLAYER of the WEEK teams who were on TSU’s 2018-19 schedule in the nation’s largest historically black colleges Rice, Tulane and UTRGV. and universities (HBCUs). TSU provides a first class educational experience, offering over 120 DOUBLE-DOUBLES THE STAFF baccalaureate, masters and doctoral degree programs in nine schools and colleges. The Head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke is University has assets exceeding $250 million no stranger to basketball as she’s a Basketball and currently has over 10,800 students en- 20+ POINTS Hall of Famer and an Olympic gold medalist. rolled. Associate head coach Carlos Wilson is a hold- over from the previous staff while Lulu McK- • The Thurgood Marshall School of Law, was 10+ REBOUNDS inney and Alexis Lloyd both are in their first created as a consequence of a 1946 lawsuit season at TSU. Lloyd was a former student-ath- brought by Heman M. Sweatt. Under the lete under Cooper at USC while McKinney was Texas Constitution, which required separate NON-CONFERENCE TRAVELS a standout at UTEP and Texas A&M. but equal treatment, Mr. Sweatt was refused Texas Southern will play 11 non-con- admission to the University of Texas School ference games on the road this fall with one- TWIN POWER of Law because he was black. As a result, the game at home. The team will play in seven The Tigers feature a pair of twins in legislature provided for an interim and separate states during that span and four time zones. Lauren and Ryann Lewis. Ironically, the TSU law school for Negroes. The furthest TSU will travel east is to the state men’s team also features a set of twin stu- of Iowa and Hawai’i to the west. dent-athletes. •Good Morning America host and NFL Hall NI-CE FROM DOWNTOWN of Famer Michael Strahan played at TSU from Texas Southern senior forward Niya Senior Richelle Velez will be counted 1989-92. Mitchell completed the trifecta as she was on to extend the defense as she returns after named the SWAC’s Offensive and Defensive connecting on a team-high 51 three-pointers in Player of the Year in addition to earning first her first year at TSU. team honors. As a team, TSU women’s basket- ball was picked to finish fifth. RADIO/INTERNET A 5-10 senior from Bay City, Texas, All of Texas Southern’s SWAC con- Mitchell averaged a double-double last season, tests and selected non-conference contests scoring 14.4 points and 10.7 rebounds per con- will broadcast live on KTSU 90.9 FM. The sta- test. She ranked fourth in the SWAC in scoring, tion can be heard via the airwaves or Internet at led the SWAC in rebounding (overall and offen- www.ktsufm.org. sive) and ranked second in field goal percent- Smartphone and tablet users can also age (49.8%). hear the game live by downloading the TuneIn She led the SWAC and ranked 41st application for their respective devices and se- nationally with 13 double-doubles while also lecting KTSU 90.0 FM. recording four-plus steals in eight games. A two-time SWAC Player of the Week, Mitchell UP NEXT also grabbed a season-high 21 rebounds at The Tigers head to Eugene, Ore. to Grambling State in addition to 18 at UAPB and square off against Oregon on Saturday, Nov. 16. 17 against Prairie View A&M.

NEW FACE BET YOU DIDN’T KNOW • The entire nation had a opportunity to find Senior Ciani Cryor will be an interest- out about Texas Southern University this fall ing addition to the 2019-20 roster after starting as the university hosted the third Democratic 16 games at Rutgers in 2018-19. Cryor aver- presidential primary debate on Sept. 12 inside aged 8.1 points and dished out 5.6 assists last the H&PE Arena. season. • TSU was formally established in 1947 with a mission to establish a credible college for Afri-

can-American students.

3 TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY TEXAS SOUTHERN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RECAPS TSU RECORD WHEN GAME 1 Overall Record...... 0-0 Day Games...... 0-0 Night Games...... 0-0 TV Games...... 0-0 ESPN2...... 0-0 ESPNU...... COX...... FOX SPORTS…. ESPN3.com….. TIME WARNER SWAC DN CBS (Regional)

Leading at the Half...... 0-0 Trailing at the Half...... 0-0 Tied at the Half...... 0-0

Shooting +50% from field...... 0-0 Shooting -50% from field...... 0-0 Opp. Shoots 50%+...... 0-0 Opp. Shoots -50%...... 0-0

Outrebounded Opp...... 0-0 Outrebounded by Opp...... 0-0 Same Rebounds...... 0-0

More turnovers than opp...... 0-0 Less turnovers than opp...... 0-0 Same Turnovers as opp...... 0-0

Win by more than 10 points...... 0-0 Win by less than 5 points...... 0-0 Lose by less than 5 points...... 0-0 Win decided by 6-10 points...... 0-0 Loss decided by 6-10 points...... 0-0

TSU scores less than 60 points...... 0-0 TSU scores 60-69 points...... 0-0 TSU scores 70-79 points...... 0-0 TSU scores 80+ points...... 0-0 TSU allows -60 points...... 0-0 TSU allows 60-69 points...... 0-0 TSU allows 70-79 points...... 0-0 TSU allows 80+ points...... 0-0 TSU has a 20+ scorer...... 0-0 TSU has a 30+ scorer...... 0-0 Opp. with a 20+ scorer...... 0-0 Bench Outscores Opp...... 0-0 Outscored by Opp. Bench...... 0-0 Bench scores same points...... 0-0 Wearing White Jerseys...... 0-0 Wearing Maroon Jerseys...... 0-0 Wearing Gray Jerseys...... 0-0

4 TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY TEXAS SOUTHERN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Thur. 11-7 at UTRGV Sat. 11-16 at Oregon Tue. 11-19 at Iowa State Fri. 11-22 vs. Utah Sun. 11-24 at Hawai’i Tue. 12-3 at Colorado Sat. 12-7 RICE Sat. 12-18 at Gonzaga Fri. 12-21 at Tulane Sat. 12-28 vs. UAB Mon. 12-30 at UT-Arlington Sat. 1-4 *SOUTHERN Mon. 1-6 *ALCORN STATE Sat. 1-11 *PRAIRIE VIEW A&M Sat. 1-18 *at Jackson State Mon. 1-20 *at Grambling State Sat. 1-25 *MISSISSIPPI VALLEY Mon. 1-27 *ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF Mon. 2-1 *at Alabama A&M Sat. 2-3 *at Alabama State Sat. 2-8 *at Prairie View A&M Sat. 2-15 *JACKSON STATE Mon. 2-17 *GRAMBLING STATE Sat. 2-22 *at Mississippi Valley Mon. 2-24 *at Arkansas -Pine Bluff Sat. 2-29 *ALABAMA A&M Sat. 3-2 *ALABAMA STATE Mon. 3-5 *at Southern Sat. 3-7 *at Alcorn State Tue. 3-10 SWAC Quarterfinals

5 TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY TEXAS SOUTHERN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER # Player Pos. Ht. Class Hometown (Previous School) 1 Namiko Adams G 5-8 Jr. Sacramento, Calif. (Chipola College) 2 Niya Mitchell F 5-10 Sr. Bay City, Texas (New Mexico JC) 3 Destiny Arvinger PG 5-5 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Daytona State) 4 Jekalen Jones G 5-10 Jr. Little Rock, Ark. (Holmes CC) 5 Ciani Cryor G 5-5 Gr. Philadelphia, Pa. (Rutgers) 10 Alaysia Ready G 5-7 Sr. Jacksonville, Ark. (Trinity Valley CC) 11 Tamaria White PG 5-4 So. Atlanta, Ga. (Jackson) 12 Ataiya Bridges PG 5-4 Jr. Lanett, Ala. (Shelton State) 15 Richelle Velez G 5-7 Sr. Lake Jackson, Texas (Kilgore College) 20 Demetrius Lewis G 5-7 Fr. Cypress, Texas (Cy Ranch) 22 Breasia McElrath F 6-0 Gr. Forest Park, Ga. (Forest Park) 23 Quatera Limbrick G 5-7 Jr. Sugar Land, Texas (Tyler JC) 32 Britnee Gabriel F/C 6-1 So. Spring Valley, NY (Eastern Oklahoma State College) 42 Nyaroup “Ruby” Angok C 6-4 Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich. (Ranger College) 44 Ryann Lewis C 6-3 So. Denver, Colo. (East) 45 Lauren Lewis C 6-3 So. Denver, Colo. (East)

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER # Player Pos. Ht. Class Hometown (Previous School) 1 Namiko Adams G 5-8 Jr. Sacramento, Calif. (Chipola College) 42 Nyaroup “Ruby” Angok C 6-4 Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich. (Ranger College) 3 Destiny Arvinger PG 5-5 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Daytona State) 12 Ataiya Bridges PG 5-4 Jr. Lanett, Ala. (Shelton State) 5 Ciani Cryor G 5-5 Gr. Philadelphia, Pa. (Rutgers) 32 Britnee Gabriel F/C 6-1 So. Spring Valley, NY (Eastern Oklahoma State College) 4 Jekalen Jones G 5-10 Jr. Little Rock, Ark. (Holmes CC) 20 Demetrius Lewis G 5-7 Fr. Cypress, Texas (Cy Ranch) 45 Lauren Lewis C 6-3 So. Denver, Colo. (East) 44 Ryann Lewis C 6-3 So. Denver, Colo. (East) 23 Quatera Limbrick G 5-7 Jr. Sugar Land, Texas (Tyler JC) 10 Alaysia Ready G 5-7 Sr. Jacksonville, Ark. (Trinity Valley CC) 22 Breasia McElrath F 6-0 Gr. Forest Park, Ga. (Forest Park) 2 Niya Mitchell F 5-10 Sr. Bay City, Texas (New Mexico JC) 15 Richelle Velez G 5-7 Sr. Lake Jackson, Texas (Kilgore College) 11 Tamaria White PG 5-4 So. Atlanta, Ga. (Jackson) COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH: Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (USC/Prairie View A&M ‘05) ASSISTANT COACH: Carlos Wilson (UT Permian Basin ‘14) ASSISTANT COACH: Lulu McKinney (Texas El Paso ‘17) ASSISTANT COACH: Alexis Lloyd (USC ‘16) OPERATIONS: De’Leon Harper (Texas Southern ‘10)

6 TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY TEXAS SOUTHERN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PRONUNCIATION CHART 1 Nu – mee - ko 2 Nigh - yuh 3 R - venger 4 Je - Kay – lin 5 See – yah - nee – Cry - your 10 Uh – lay – shuh 11 Tuh – mare – ree - uh 12 Uh – tie - yuh 15 Richelle Velez 20 Du - mee - tree - us 22 Bree – asia – Mac – el - rath 23 Qua – tear - ruh 32 Brit - nee 42 An - gok

TIGERS BY STATE / COUNTRY ALABAMA (1) 12 Ataiya Bridges PG 5-4 Jr. Lanett, Ala. (Shelton State)

ARKANSAS (2) 4 Jekalen Jones G 5-10 Jr. Little Rock, Ark. (Holmes CC) 10 Alaysia Ready G 5-7 Sr. Jacksonville, Ark. (Trinity Valley CC)

CALIFORNIA (1) 1 Namiko Adams G 5-8 Jr. Sacramento, Calif. (Chipola College) COLORADO (2) 44 Ryann Lewis C 6-3 So. Denver, Colo. (East) 45 Lauren Lewis C 6-3 So. Denver, Colo. (East)

FLORIDA (1) 3 Destiny Arvinger PG 5-5 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Daytona State) GEORGIA (2) 11 Tamaria White PG 5-4 So. Atlanta, Ga. (Jackson) 22 Breasia McElrath F 6-0 Gr. Forest Park, Ga. (Forest Park) MICHIGAN (1) 42 Nyaroup “Ruby” Angok C 6-4 Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich. (Ranger College)

NEW YORK (1) 32 Britnee Gabriel F/C 6-1 So. Spring Valley, NY (Eastern Oklahoma State College)

PENNSYLVANIA (1) 5 Ciani Cryor G 5-5 Gr. Philadelphia, Pa. (Rutgers) TEXAS (4) 2 Niya Mitchell F 5-10 Sr. Bay City, Texas (New Mexico JC) 15 Richelle Velez G 5-7 Sr. Lake Jackson, Texas (Kilgore College) 20 Demetrius Lewis G 5-7 Fr. Cypress, Texas (Cy Ranch) 23 Quatera Limbrick G 5-7 Jr. Sugar Land, Texas (Tyler JC)

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CYNTHIA COOPER-DYKE HEAD COACH One of the most decorated players in the history of women’s basketball, Cynthia Coo- per-Dyke returns to lead the Texas Southern women’s basketball program as its head coach.

Cooper-Dyke served as TSU’s head coach during the 2012-13 season before taking the reins at her alma mater, Southern California. She led the Lady Tigers to a 20-12 record and a trip to the postseason Women’s NIT in her only season at TSU. She had a 70-57 record in four seasons at USC before stepping down in 2017. Cooper-Dyke provided color commentary for Texas South- ern basketball home broadcasts on AT&T Sports Net Houston during the 2017-18 season.

Cooper-Dyke arrived at TSU in 2012 after spending the past two seasons at UNC-Wilmington where she led the Seahawks to two of their most successful campaigns in 2010-11 and 2011-12, guiding the squad to a school-record 24 victories (2010) and its second consecutive postseason appearance with an at-large berth in the 2012 Postseason Women’s National In- vitation Tournament. During the 2010-11 season UNCW was victorious in its first postseason contest, recording a 63-54 victory over Richmond before falling to Eastern Michigan in the second round.

That same year Cooper-Dyke was named CAA Coach-of-the-Year, marking the third time in her six-year collegiate coaching career that she has earned Coach-of-the-Year accolades. Freshman point guard Alisha Andrews garnered CAA Rookie-of-the-Year honors, while seniors Brittany Blackwell and Martha White were First and Second-Team All-Conference selections, respectively. All three players were named to the league’s All-Defensive Team.

Cooper-Dyke also achieved a personal milestone during the 2010-11 season, recording her 100th collegiate coaching victory with an 85-68 triumph at Northeastern on Jan. 23, 2011.

Cooper-Dyke was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on August, 13, 2010. Part of the largest induction class in the Hall of Fame’s history, Cooper-Dyke was enshrined along with and , longtime LA Lakers owner Dr. , St. Anthony’s (N.J.) high-school coach Bob Hurley, Sr., as well as former players , and international star Maciel “Ubiratan” Pereira, all of whom will be honored posthumously. Also included in the enshrinement ceremony were the 1960 and 1992 US Men’s Olympic teams.

The former college great, Olympic gold medalist and Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Most Valuable Player was named the ninth head coach in UNCW’s history on May 10, 2010 following a successful five-year stint at Prairie View A&M in central Texas.

Cooper-Dyke joined the Prairie View program in May of 2005 and guided the Lady Panthers to their first Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) regular season title, SWAC Tournament crown and NCAA Tournament berth in 2006-07, collecting conference Coach-of-the-Year honors.

PVAMU repeated as SWAC regular season champions in 2008 and 2009 under Cooper-Dyke. The 2008 club made its first appearance in the WNIT and Cooper-Dyke was voted SWAC Coach-of-the-Year for the second time in 2009 after leading the Panthers to their second NCAA Tournament appearance.

Born in Chicago but raised in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, Cooper-Dyke was a four-year standout at Southern California, where she sparked the Women of Troy to back-to-back NCAA championships in 1983 and 1984. She later completed her Bachelor’s Degree at Prairie View A&M.

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Cooper-Dyke collected five medals while representing the United States. She won a gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianap- olis, captured gold at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, claimed gold at the 1986 and 1990 FIBA World Championships and won bronze at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games.

Cooper-Dyke began her professional career overseas and played 10 seasons in Spain and Italy. She returned to the United States in 1997 to play with the Houston Comets of the newly-formed WNBA.

She subsequently led the Comets to four consecutive WNBA championships and was named WNBA Finals MVP four times. Cooper-Dyke was voted the league’s MVP in 1997 and 1998 and was a four-time WNBA All-Star before retiring in 2000.

Cooper-Dyke moved into the coaching ranks in 2001 as the head coach of the Phoenix Mercury and spent two seasons on the sidelines before returning to the Comets’ playing roster briefly until an injury curtailed her season in 2003. She announced her final retirement prior to the start of the 2004 campaign and finished as Houston’s all-time leader in scoring (2,601 points), free throw percentage (.871) and assists (602).

Cooper-Dyke, who was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010 and the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009, has also been active beyond the basketball court. In 2000, she published her autobiography, “She Got Game: My Personal Odyssey,” chronicling her childhood, basketball career and her mother’s battle with breast cancer. THE COOPER-DYKE FILE PERSONAL COACHING EXPERIENCE Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif. Overall League Family: Children: Brian, Jr., Cyan Year Team Record Record Finish Postseason 2006 Prairie View A&M 7-21 6-21 t-8th -- EDUCATION 2007* Prairie View A&M 19-14 14-4 1st SWAC** NCAA High School: Locke High School, Los Angeles, Calif. 2008 Prairie View A&M 22-12 15-3 1st SWAC WNIT College: USC ‘86, Prairie View A&M, BA, 2005 2009* Prairie View A&M 23-11 17-1 1st SWAC** NCAA 2010 Prairie View A&M 15-14 12-6 2nd SWAC WNIT PLAYING EXPERIENCE 2011* UNC Wilmington 24-9 14-4 2nd CAA WNIT 2012 UNC Wilmington 20-13 11-7 t-4th CAA WNIT Collegiate 2013 Texas Southern 20-12 16-2 1st SWAC WNIT 1982-84, ‘86 Four-year letterman at USC, G 2014 USC 22-13 11-7 t-4th Pac-12** NCAA Professional 2015 USC 15-15 7-11 t-7th Pac-12 -- 1986-87 Spain/Samoa Betera 2016 USC 19-13 6-12 8th Pac-12 -- 1987-94 Italy/Parma 2017 USC 14-16 5-13 t-9th Pac-12 -- 1994-96 Italy/Alcamo 2019 Texas Southern 0-0 0-0 1997-00 WNBA: Houston Comets COLLEGE CAREER 220-163 134-91 International (.574) (.596) 1986 FIBA World Championships (gold) 1987 Pan American Games (gold) 1988 Seoul Olympics (gold) 2001 Phoenix Mercury 13-19 5th -- 1990 FIBA World Championships (gold) 2002 Phoenix Mercury 6-4 -- -- 1992 Barcelona Olympics (bronze) WNBA CAREER 19-23 (.452)

*Conference Coach of the Year **Conference Tournament Champion

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