The Best Player in WNBA History
Cynthia Cooper is regarded by many as the WNBA’s version of Michael Jordan. She was 34 years old when she made her pro debut in 1997. The WNBA was founded in 1996 and had its first game in 1997.
Cooper won the WNBA Regular Season MVP in 1997 and 1998, and she led the league in scoring three times in a row. The Houston Comets, led by Cooper, won the first four championships in WNBA history (1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000). Cooper was named the Finals MVP all four times.
After 4 Peating, Cooper retired in 2000. She coached the Phoenix Mercury for a year and a half before returning back to the Comets in 2003. Cooper finally retired for good in 2004.
She was very competitive and had a killer instinct like MJ had. And like MJ, Cooper was an elite two-way player (offense and defense).
Cynthia Cooper is regarded by many as the WNBA’s version of Michael Jordan. She was 34 years old when she made her pro debut in 1997. The WNBA was founded in 1996 and had its first game in 1997.
Cooper won the WNBA Regular Season MVP in 1997 and 1998, and she led the league in scoring three times in a row. The Houston Comets, led by Cooper, won the first four championships in WNBA history (1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000). Cooper was named the Finals MVP all four times.
After 4 Peating, Cooper retired in 2000. She coached the Phoenix Mercury for a year and a half before returning back to the Comets in 2003. Cooper finally retired for good in 2004.
She was very competitive and had a killer instinct like MJ had. And like MJ, Cooper was an elite two-way player (offense and defense).
